Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Michael Koppenheffer EAB, formerly the Education Advisory Board, periodically surveys parents of students applying to college to understand their attitudes and the factors that influence their behaviors. Its latest insight paper, “2024 Parent Survey: Understanding Top Parent Concerns in College Search, Insights and Recommendations for Enrollment Leaders,” presents data on parental responses as well as recommendations for how institutions can better serve the needs of prospective students and the

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

Report Finds Higher Ed Sector Shrank by 2 Percent Josh Moody Thu, 08/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that nearly 100 institutions closed between the 2022–23 and 2023–24 academic years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Dr. Patricia Benson Patricia Benson has been appointed campus chief executive officer of CT State Housatonic in Bridgeport. She served as vice president for finance and administration at Delaware County Community College. Benson holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Hampton University, an MBA from LaSalle University, and an Ed.D. in higher education leadership from Wilmington University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

Two U.S. senators said Wednesday they were “stunned” that New College of Florida has discarded their book, Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate, from its collection.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Jerome Coley Jerome Coley has been named sports information director at Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He served as coordinator of tutorial services and intramural sports at Coahoma. Coley holds a bachelor's degree in exercise science and a master's in sports administration from Delta State University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

Struggling to Create AI Policies? Ask Your Students Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 08/22/2024 - 03:00 AM A professor at Florida International University tasked her students with devising an ethical guide to using AI in their classes—and found them to be stricter than she would have been.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2024

Consider this: Parents helping with their child’s college search may define “affordability” differently than some higher ed leaders. Nearly half of parents surveyed by higher ed consulting firm EAB said “affordable” means their students will graduate without any debt. Even more parents defined “affordable” or “manageable” as taking on only a small amount in loans.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Report that EU proposal on work and study for under-30s could be revisited is denied by government UK politics live – latest updates Ministers have reiterated their opposition to any deal with Brussels allowing young people to live and work in EU countries, after a report said some elements of this could be agreed as part of a wider set of negotiations.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

For Parents, College Choice Is All About Cost Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 08/22/2024 - 03:00 AM According to a new study, the top concerns among primary caretakers helping their kids decide where to go to college center on debt and the cost of a degree.

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Roompact

AUGUST 22, 2024

With the start of a new academic year means it is time to say goodbye to another ACUHO-I summer intern at Roompact. As has become tradition here, we welcomed Seferine back to the podcast to speak with Dustin about what she has worked on these past few months, what she's learned, and what she is looking forward to as she parts ways with Roompact.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

The incoming cohort of first-year students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is less diverse than in previous years, according to demographic data the institution released Wednesday.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Joan Walley on how the efforts to promote the teaching of German in Stoke on Trent are bearing fruit. Plus letters from Veronica Hardstaff and Keith Hayward The Goethe Institute is right to insist that the shocking decrease in the number of A-level students studying German (2,261 nationally) needs urgent remedy ( ‘It enriches your mind in every way’: the fight to keep the UK learning German, 17 August ).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

On its quest to snag a prestigious national research ranking, Louisiana State University is making it harder for librarians to keep tenure.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2024

Teaching events being relocated while urgent repairs carried out on 1970s structures with degraded concrete The University of Leicester is dealing with a “major incident” over crumbling buildings on campus that will be closed for years and require a major relocation of classes while they undergo repairs. Two large buildings on the university’s main campus, where students attend hundreds of lectures and seminars each academic year, will be closed owing to concrete degradation and the corrosion of

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

The incoming cohort of first-year students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is less diverse than in previous years, according to demographic data the institution released Wednesday.

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Gray Associates

AUGUST 22, 2024

Inspired by the recent Olympic achievements, Mechanical Engineering is earning its place on the podium as one of the highest-performing academic programs. With strong student demand, robust employment prospects, and strategic positioning, this program is poised for growth. Dive into the factors driving these trends and discover how institutions can leverage this momentum to their advantage.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

Swearing-at-the-LMS Season johnw@mcsweeneys.net Thu, 08/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Does the learning management system truly enhance instruction?

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CIP

AUGUST 22, 2024

This upcoming year marks CIP’s 40th Anniversary. We are excited to announce next year’s 2024-2025 theme: Step into Your Story,' a call to action for all of us as we navigate the chapters of our lives. This year, we are not just participants in our stories but the authors of them, with the power to shape our destinies.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

The University of California, Berkeley, Law School is now offering an artificial intelligence–focused law degree in response to a growing demand for AI law experts. The master of laws degree track—one of the nation's first, if not the first—will teach students about AI ethics, current and future efforts to regulate AI, and the fundamentals of AI technology.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2024

Ever since he was a kid, Tyre’k Swanigan dreamed of going to Indiana University. But after he graduated from high school, he decided to start at community college. He figured he could keep his full-time job and transfer to IU later to earn his bachelor’s degree. At first, Swanigan, now 23, did well. Then, he said he heard from an IU recruiter that some of his community college credits might not count toward his degree.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 22, 2024

A former Bloomsburg University dean will be awarded $3.

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SRHE

AUGUST 22, 2024

by Paul Temple The easy way to tell authoritarian (or worse) states from ones that are, broadly speaking, liberal democracies is that in the latter you will find a range of public institutions that are significantly independent of the central state: this is what creates a plural society. It is, when you consider it, pretty surprising that we can have institutions largely funded, one way or another, by taxation, yet not controlled by the state.

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The Humphrey Group

AUGUST 22, 2024

With the possibility of up to five generations being represented, today's workforce reflects unprecedented generational diversity. This means that leaders are increasingly required to manage multi-generational teams where each generation will bring its own unique experiences, expectations, and communication styles to the table.

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ISA Journal

AUGUST 22, 2024

I'd argue that every single student remembers what they were doing on March 13, 2020: the day that started our "extended spring break" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For me, the talks of school being canceled started around 1 p.m. that day. At 2 p.m.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2024

Lawsuits in Republican-led states and a pair of court orders are blocking President Joe Biden’s efforts to ease loan repayments for cash-strapped graduates and enshrine new protections for LGBTQ+ students. Meanwhile, the president of New College of Florida fights back against criticism of the school’s decision to dump books en masse, and nearly 2,000 Cornell University are striking as fall classes begin.

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