Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
If Dr. Valerie Kinloch could tell her teenage self anything, she’d say “Girl, stop doubting yourself and do not listen to anyone who tells you that you cannot achieve your dreams and goals.” As she pictured herself at 18, she began to uplift and encourage her younger self. Dr. Valerie Kinloch “I would sit Valerie down and tell her, ‘If you want to be a president, get to working on and learning what that means.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Why Do Students Stop Out of College? kathryn.palmer… Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Academic challenges, financial constraints and family responsibilities were among the biggest reasons students said they left, according to a recent survey.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Since becoming a college president, students and community members frequently have asked me what the day in the life of a college president entails. With a smile, I respond that, as a college president, I am responsible for ensuring that our institution fulfills its institutional mission by providing our faculty and staff with the high-quality resources to support their service to our students who have entrusted us with their dreams and aspirations.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Demand for Online Courses Surges, Creating Cultural Tensions Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Annual survey of chief online learning officers finds students seek more virtual options; faculty push back on more workload with no increased pay.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Newly released data reveals that, although students of color are steadily making up a higher percentage of those receiving law degrees, racial diversity in law school admissions, and attendance remains relatively stagnant. Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023. AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit organization that advocates access to legal education, released its biannual summary of demographic, financial, and academic data about U.S. law students and app
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Cronyism Is No Way to Run a University johnw@mcsweeneys.net Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM It may not be illegal, but it sure is corrupt.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Dr. Carla Panzella Carla Panzella has been appointed vice provost for student affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. She served as dean of students and associate vice provost. Panzella holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Saint Peter’s University, a master’s in organizational psychology and leadership from the Teachers College of Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in higher education from Seton Hall University.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Florida A&M University Interim President Dr. Timothy L. Beard has announced changes on the horizon for the embattled institution. Dr. Timothy L. Beard Beard wrote in a letter to some members of FAMU’s senior leadership team that changes in personnel would be necessary for the university to move forward more effectively. This he surmised from consultation with the Board of Trustees, the past university president, and his own observations.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
The Crisis of Disclosure on Our Campuses Sarah Bray Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM As students reveal upsetting personal information to us, we must help them transform it in ways that become meaningful, writes Deborah J. Cohan. Byline(s) Deborah J.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has released a new trustee guide intended to help higher education leadership proactively prepare for potential campus disruptions, such as those linked to antiwar protests last spring. Dr. Michael Poliakoff “The free exchange of ideas, which is the very lifeblood of education and progress, vanishes when anomie and disorder seize the campus,” said Dr.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Catawba College Receives a $200 Million Donation. Again. Johanna Alonso Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Like the anonymous gift the North Carolina college received in 2021, this one, too, requires a significant portion to be put toward sustainability.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
A new Data Points series is providing insights into the impacts of community college bachelor’s degree education and increasingly diverse populations and their career prospects. Dr. Angela Kersenbrock The series — funded by Lumina Foundation, the Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA), and research partner, Bragg & Associates, Inc. — examines common misperceptions of community college baccalaureate degrees based on national research, comprising 11 white paper data points on race
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Free tuition programs don’t always lead to higher enrollments or degree completion, according to a new study published by Brown University’s Annenberg Institute.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Though overall teacher turnover increased in districts that moved to four-day school weeks, morale and retention rates improved due to the reduced workweek, according to a new report from Keystone Policy Center. Van Schoales " Doing Less with Less: How a Four-Day School Week Affects Student Learning and the Teacher Workforce " examines the implications and outcomes of the increasingly popular shortened week across various school districts in Colorado, which has 119 four-day districts representin
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Approaching the Academic Year With Apprehension Elizabeth Redden Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM After divisive protests roiled campuses last spring, Gary Gilbert asks if—and how—this fall can be better.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Freda Coleman-Jackson Freda Coleman-Jackson has been appointed assistant dean of career strategy at Washington and Lee University. She recently served a two-year term on NALP’s Regional Leadership Council. Coleman-Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University, a master’s from the University of Florida, and a juris doctorate from Mercer University.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Tory ministers and Nigel Farage scapegoated us as part of their anti-immigration agenda. Does anyone see us as human? A new academic year is coming soon. But as students flock back to campuses, we will probably see fewer international student faces. According to the latest statistics, the number of work or study visa applicants fell by more than a third compared with last July, with some institutions bracing for a 50% decline in new international enrolments.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Layla Merrifield Layla Merrifield has been named president of the Wisconsin Technical College System. She served as executive director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association. Merrifield holds a bachelor’s degree in politics from Hendrix College.
Roompact
AUGUST 13, 2024
Why is it August already?!? Like, who authorized this? It was just May two seconds ago but now it’s August and in my case our students are headed back to campus. Now, your new academic year may not start until September but either way… Happy New (Academic) Year to us all! It seems only fitting.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
A newly established Center for Rising Generations at the Aspen Institute is expected to become a resource for youth, young adults, and those who support their development and leadership. Kaya Henderson The center publicly launches in 2025 as a $185.7 million founding investment of The Aspen Institute and the Bezos Family Foundation; about $175 million of the investment will establish a permanent endowment and $10.7 million will support initial operational costs.
University Business
AUGUST 13, 2024
Nearly half of all chief online learning officers surveyed stated that enrollment in their online degree programs is growing faster than their on-campus programs, according to a joint-research initiative by Quality Matters, EDUCAUSE and Eduventures Research. This extends to on-campus students as well: 77% of executives indicated that students are asking for online options and 60% noted that online courses tend to fill up first.
The Change Leader, Inc.
AUGUST 13, 2024
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton welcomes Dean David Marchick and Angela Virtu from American University's Kogod School of Business to discuss their ambitious initiative to integrate AI across the entire curriculum in just six months. Podcast Overview: • Insights into Kogod's strategy for rapidly developing and implementing AI-integrated courses across all business disciplines. • Discussion of the two-tiered approach: "Artisan" courses with light AI integration and "SAG
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Ransomware attacks just got even nastier. Picture this: A university is hit by ransomware, and it’s scrambling to recover. Then, it happens again, often with a different malware strain. Welcome to the world of dual ransomware attacks. Here are five things higher education IT professionals should understand about the questions surrounding dual ransomware attacks: 1.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
New Presidents or Provosts: Brookdale CC, Bryan College, Columbia, Fairleigh Dickinson, Maryland-Baltimore County, Northern Kentucky, Simmons, Whitman Doug Lederman Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Doug Lederman
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Jodi Ito joined the staff of the University of Hawaii in 1982 and has served as its CISO since 2000, giving her unusually deep and continuous knowledge of the university’s IT landscape and the threats it faces. She talked with EdTech about the changes she has seen and how information security teams can ensure that a teammate’s departure doesn’t leave the university vulnerable.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Excessive executive pay | Curly hair | Population news | Banksy’s crime | Tommy Robinson Universities, currently warning of looming economic catastrophe and expecting bailouts, should also be considered in any review of executive pay ( Editorial, 12 August ). Chancellors pay themselves telephone-number salaries while undertaking madcap schemes and paying academic staff peanuts.
CU Work-Life Balance
AUGUST 13, 2024
The university’s upgraded training platform, Skillsoft Percipio, will launch on Sept. 12. The platform will offer substantial improvements in usability, learning management, and content access. Users can prepare for the update with available resources and anticipate an outage for the Skillsoft platform as the upgrade is processed Sept. 6 – 11. Complete training prior to the Skillsoft outage The Skillsoft platform will be down starting at 5 p.m.
Parchment
AUGUST 13, 2024
How can your school district build a robust dual/concurrent enrollment program? In this episode, we are joined by Michael Werner, Post-Secondary Planning Coordinator from Mounds View Public Schools. Michael will share practical tips on growing your program, communicating with students/parents, and how they expanded to offer an Associate’s degree in high school.
ISA Journal
AUGUST 13, 2024
When you first arrive in a new city, it can be so hard to filter through all the restaurants and bars to find a place you like. And when you are abroad, you definitely want to make sure the places you visit are worth your time and money!
University Business
AUGUST 13, 2024
Not long after new college students have finished choosing the college that is right for them, they are asked to declare an academic major. For some students, this decision is easy, as their majors may have actually influenced their choice of college. Unfortunately, this decision is not always an easy one to make, and college students frequently change their minds.
SRHE
AUGUST 13, 2024
by Chahna Gonsalves and Zhongan Lin Transparency in assessment practices is a critical component of the UK’s higher education sector, but it is a term that carries many layers of meaning. This blog post explores a study that examined how transparency is framed in assessment policies across 151 UK higher education institutions (HEIs). The findings reveal that while institutions strive for transparency, they often overlook the complexities and multidimensional nature of the concept.
University Business
AUGUST 13, 2024
Rising college tuition costs, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a bungled FASFA rollout have impacted the financial circumstances of many prospective college students. After several years of declining enrollment, the numbers spiked up about 1.2% in the 2023-2024 academic year, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reported. Enrollment numbers remained below pre-pandemic levels of 16 million.
NACADA
AUGUST 13, 2024
For those of you traveling to Pittsburgh by way of the South Hills, there is something kind of magical about entering the Fort Pitt Tunnel and emerging to the panoramic view of Downtown Pittsburgh. As a Pittsburgh native, this has always been my favorite part of the city…what appears to be a typical suburban town on one side of the tunnel becomes a beautiful city, surrounded by rivers, in a matter of minutes.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
What a difference a summer makes! In the few weeks since announcing her candidacy for president, Vice President Kamala Harris has ignited a level of hope and optimism not observed within the American electorate since Barack Obama’s run for president in 2008. As I listened to her speech in Philadelphia introducing her running mate Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota widely known as Coach Walz, I found myself thinking about the role historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doesn’t think she’ll be asked to work again in a potential second Trump administration.
University Business
AUGUST 13, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is now the official nominee for the Democratic Party as the 2024 presidential election fast approaches. Given President Joe Biden’s late exit from the presidential race, her rise as a candidate has been rapid, and more details about her official policy positions will likely come to light in the coming weeks and months.
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