Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
California has banned legacy admissions, making it illegal for public and private universities in the state to consider an applicant’s relationship to alumni or donors when deciding whether to admit them. California’s law, which will take effect Sept. 1, 2025, is the nation’s fifth legacy admissions ban, but only the second that will apply to private colleges.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Helene’s Aftermath: Classes Canceled, Students Relocated Katherine Knott Mon, 09/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges in western North Carolina have little cell service and are cut off from the rest of the state after historic flooding caused power outages and wiped out roads.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
For most American workers today, employment news is largely positive. Average hourly wages have grown faster than inflation for the past year. Although unemployment continues to inch up, it remains at near-record historic lows. In many respects, getting a good job with good pay seems easier than ever. For employers, however, this robust American economy has generated tight labor markets, an ongoing shortage of skilled workers and a constant scramble for talent to help their businesses grow.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Portland State University spent five months and $1.23 million to repair its library, which was damaged by pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied the building for four days in the spring, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
Ed.gov Blog
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Recent natural disasters have significantly impacted communities and their education institutions. Since 2017, there have been over 500 presidentially declared major disasters across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Outlying Areas. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) closely follows the impacts of natural disasters on students, educators, staff, families, and others.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Power Dynamics of Transfer Sara Weissman Mon, 09/30/2024 - 03:00 AM A new book explores how the interplay between community college and university staff members affects the challenges facing students who want to transfer.
Higher Education Today
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Title: Beyond the Basics: How Institution Websites Can Encourage Enrollment for Adult Learners Source: American Institutes for Research Authors: Jasmine Howard, Abril Dominguez, and Sachiko Oates American Institutes for Research, in partnership with Lumina Foundation, is researching how colleges and universities can better design programs and messaging to meet the needs of Black, Hispanic, and Native American adult learners.
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University Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Universities once struggling to keep up with the surge in demand for counseling during the pandemic have since scaled up their support services. Campus mental health seems to be improving, and more students are aware of their college counseling centers. But heightened awareness surrounding campus mental health services has become “both a blessing and a curse,” says Dr.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Protesters at the UC Berkeley School of Law disrupted a talk by an Israeli lawmaker last week, forcing him to deliver remarks remotely via Zoom, SFGATE reported.
Higher Education Today
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Title: How High School Students Are Thinking About Higher Ed Author: Ben Cecil Source: Third Way In the face of declining enrollment and deteriorating public perception of higher education’s value, a recent report from Third Way explores how high schoolers feel about postsecondary education and their likelihood of attendance. Third Way surveyed 1,002 high school students in conjunction with the report, The post Measuring Value: High Schoolers’ Thoughts on Postsecondary Education appeared first o
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
An assistant professor of counseling psychology has left Austin Peay State University after antifascists accused him online of being a white supremacist who attended the 2017 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Va. Logan Smith and Austin Peay State “mutually agreed to end employment” Sept. 20, university president Mike Licari announced last week in a message to the Tennessee campus community.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Bloomberg’s annual best business school rankings rates business schools across the U.S. based on compensation, learning, networking, entrepreneurship, and diversity opportunities. This year’s top five schools were Stanford, Chicago, Northwestern, Dartmouth, and the University of Virginia. While Illinois is home to two of the top five, it’s not among the states with the most highly-rated business schools.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Student Wellness Tip: Supporting Students in Political Uncertainty Ashley Mowreader Mon, 09/30/2024 - 03:00 AM As colleges and universities prepare for the 2024 presidential election, mental health experts recommend providing spaces for student to connect and set boundaries in their news consumption.
Roompact
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
IT’S HERE! Roompact is holding its annual residence hall poster contest! This contest is open to student staff (RAs, CAs, etc.) at schools who currently use Roompact’s software on their campus. Send us the best poster (or social media image… or similar type “advertisement”) you’ve created this year (for an informational/educational campaign, a program, a.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Supporting Biomedical Trainees Through Alumni Mentorship Sarah Bray Mon, 09/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Delaney Dann and Lee Tacliad describe a program that offers students and postdocs an objective source of guidance and knowledge to help shape their career paths.
Higher Education Inquirer
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Yesterday the NY Times published an article on Simplilearn and its business of using brand name schools like Cal Tech, but that the programs have little to do with the actual schools. The scandal is likely larger than this NYT article. What makes the story interesting is that like 2U-edX, we find another online program manager peddling elite university certificates.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Community of Practice Leads to Improved Student Outcomes, Enrollment Ashley Mowreader Mon, 09/30/2024 - 03:00 AM An initiative at Indiana University Northwest finds encouraging faculty to engage with research-backed pedagogical interventions has reduced equity gaps among student groups and boosted overall retention.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
When Darren Hick, a philosophy professor, first came across an AI-generated essay in late 2022, he knew it was just the start of something bigger. Almost two years later, Hick says the use of AI among students has become a “virus.” “All plagiarism has become AI plagiarism at this point,” Hick, who teaches philosophy at Furman University, told Business Insider.”I look back at the sort of assignments that I give in my classes and realize just how ripe they are for AI
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The meaning, history and power of celebrity. One of the best books ever written about celebrity culture has a very evocative and apt title: Intimate Strangers. That title captures the paradoxical relationship that exists between celebrities and their audiences. Details about celebrities’ personal lives, relationships and daily routines shared through media create a sense of intimacy with fans.
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