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YOHANNIS A. JOB

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yohannis A. Job Yohannis A. Job has been named vice president of enrollment management at Benedict College. He served as vice president and dean of enrollment management at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. Job holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration -marketing from the University of Arkansas, and a juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Dueling Narratives Emerge After Arrests at UVA

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Dueling Narratives Emerge After Arrests at UVA Josh Moody Fri, 05/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Police forcefully cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia after what officials describe as “aggressive” protester behavior. Videos cast doubts on those claims.

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The Future is Bright for Indiana University's 15-Year-Old Graduate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Khaya Njumbe. On May 8, Khaya Njumbe walked across the commencement stage at Indiana University (IU) Northwest. At 15 years old, he is one of Indiana’s youngest ever bachelor’s degree recipients. Two weeks later, he will walk across the stage to receive his high school diploma, adding one last credential to the collection he’s been building since he was 11 years old, when he took his first dual enrollment courses.

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Fake Websites Pop Up Advertising Closed Universities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Multiple websites have cropped up advertising colleges that are no longer operating, USA Today reported. The newspaper’s investigation found at least nine websites seemingly representing institutions that have been shuttered for years. Many of the sites required an application fee, as well as credit card and driver’s license information.

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FAMU Pauses Process for $237.75M Gift

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Florida A&M University has paused moving forward with the $237.75 million donation in support of student success initiatives and athletics. Dr. Larry Robinson President Dr. Larry Robinson announced the decision at an emergency meeting Thursday of FAMU’s fundraising foundation. Board members expressed grave reservations about the donation, which drew national attention as one of the largest ever for one of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities.

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Faculty, Staff Turnover Rates See Post-Pandemic Decline

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Voluntary faculty and higher education staff turnover, excluding retirements, decreased in 2023–24 after two years of sharp rises, according to the latest survey data from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR).

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MEGAN M. COVAL

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Megan M. Coval Megan M. Coval has been appointed interim president of Butler County Community College in Pennsylvania. She served as executive director of the BC3 Education Foundation and external relations. Coval holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Allegheny College and a master’s in higher education administration from The Pennsylvania State University.

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UCLA Faculty, Staff Demand Chancellor’s Resignation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 800 members of the University of California, Los Angeles, faculty and staff are calling for the resignation of Chancellor Dr. Gene D. Block. The call is one of three demands the group made of the administration, during a May 9 rally amid antiwar protests. Dr. Gene D. Block. The group claimed that, on April 30, “UCLA administration and LAPD stood by as students were brutally attacked for over four hours by outside agitators.

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Cornell’s President to Retire, on Short Notice

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Martha E. Pollack, Cornell University’s president for seven years, announced Thursday that she would retire June 30. She said the decision was entirely her call.

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Symplicity Spotlight: Bill Heinrich, PhD

Symplicity

Each and every day, our client managers and implementation managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support students and employers. With a client support team that comes from across the student success spectrum, clients continuously speak to the dedication of our client support team, and at Symplicity want to give them the attention they deserve.

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Professors Worry About ‘Digital Surveillance’ of Their Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Professors Worry About ‘Digital Surveillance’ of Their Work Doug Lederman Fri, 05/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Union’s survey of academics elicits concerns that electronic systems that track teaching, grades and research productivity limit independence and well-being.

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Goldsmiths University to keep Black British literature course open

The Guardian Higher Education

Exclusive: Reversal comes after backlash from students and writers including Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo Goldsmiths, University of London, will keep its Black British literature course open after a backlash from students and writers including the Booker prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo. The decision is a reversal of April’s announcement that the master’s degree in Black British literature, alongside other courses, would be axed as part of a cost-cutting programme affecting 132 academic job

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Betrayals, Empty Promises and Transforming the Academy and Beyond

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Betrayals, Empty Promises and Transforming the Academy and Beyond Sarah Bray Fri, 05/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Bertin M. Louis Jr. describes a new anthology that highlights marginalizd faculty members’ sense that they’ll be accepted in higher education only if they do little to challenge the status quo.

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Sydney James is the 2024 Distinguished Alumni

College for Creative Study

Muralist Sydney G. James, College for Creative Studies’ 2024 Distinguished Alumni, has had a big impact on the art world — and not just because of the size of her artwork. “I really have been floating this entire time, wherever the wind kind of blows me to where I think I might want to go or do,” said James (Illustration ’01). “And even if I’m not doing exactly what I thought I’d be doing, where the wind blew me put me somewhere else where I needed to be.

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GAO: Gender Gap Persists in College Athletic Participation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Participation rates for women in college athletics continue to lag behind those of their male peers despite the fact that more women enroll in higher education, a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found.

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How To Share A Digital Diploma on LinkedIn

Parchment

Why is LinkedIn important for recent graduates and recent certifications holders? It’s the home of many recruiters and hiring managers that are looking for talent (and looking for people that have your skills). You worked hard, so make sure you put your academic credentials to work! Adding your digital diploma, digital certificate, or digital badge to LinkedIn is a great way to share with your network your success!

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‘They’re teaching me’: Greg Doran on staging Shakespeare’s unloved Two Gents with students

The Guardian Higher Education

The theatre director, now teaching at Oxford after years running the RSC, thinks The Two Gentlemen of Verona is perfect for a young cast to argue over. We go into rehearsals Which is Shakespeare’s least loved play? The Two Gentlemen of Verona would come high on many people’s lists. It is clearly apprentice-work. It has had few significant revivals. And it also raises problematic issues since the treacherous Proteus threatens at one point to rape Silvia who is betrothed to his best friend, Valent

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Columbus State budget cuts leaves 14 positions eliminated - Fox 28

Ray Schroeder

Columbus State is tightening their belt. There are budget cuts happening at the community college, and 14 positions were eliminated. None of the positions are teaching positions. We’re told two were in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The college says they are in the second year of a three-year recovery plan from the pandemic. They adjusted their staff to help address the effects of inflation and other pandemic-related factors.

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Get help with your FAFSA and Minnesota Dream Act application

College Forward

Completing the FAFSA or Minnesota Dream Act application is a very important step in the process of selecting a college. College Possible Minnesota is here to offer extra support with the FAFSA or Minnesota Dream Act application , as increased technical issues have been reported on the recently revamped applications. College Possible is a nonprofit organization that has been helping students get into and complete college for more than 20 years.

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New portal tool allows managers to clear outdated My Leave notifications

CU Work-Life Balance

A new employee portal tool allows managers to clear old My Leave notifications for leave requests or timesheet submissions. The problem: Old notifications stick around CU’s timekeeping system, My Leave, sends managers notifications that an employee has submitted a leave request or timesheet for review. Sometimes, employees need to modify or cancel a submission.

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Connect with McKinsey- Apply by June 1

CAPD

The Connect with McKinsey program is designed to help students across North America in undergraduate and non-MBA master’s programs create early connections with our colleagues and learn more about our recruiting process for full-time and internship roles starting in 2025. Being a part of Connect with McKinsey will allow us to better understand your background and the locations, practices, and type of work you are most interested in.

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Lois Cohn – In Memoriam

College for Creative Study

The College for Creative Studies mourns the loss of Lois P. Cohn, trustee since 2008. Lois passed away on May 9, 2024 at the age of 91. Lois brought her remarkable background in the arts, both as a collector and as an entrepreneur, in service to CCS as a trustee. In addition to utilizing her historic home in Birmingham as a backdrop for her own artworks and an extensive art collection, Lois owned Artspace II, a Birmingham Michigan gallery specializing in high-quality artwork, which she operated

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. Such a ‘culture’ will encompass ‘the behaviours, values, expectations, attitudes and norms’ of ‘research communities’, influence ‘researchers’ career paths and determine ‘the way that research is conducted and communicated’.

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President’s corner: Why Ed Feasel values cultivating global citizens at Soka University

University Business

Soka University of America is comparatively young standing next to other historic institutions that have racked up a century’s worth of legacy and alumni. This spring, Soka graduated just its 20th class since relocating its campus to Aliso Viejo, Calif. But questions around “how old” an institution is don’t interest President Ed Feasel. “The presidents adding to their curriculum and innovating are mission-centric and value-based,” he says. “Others that h

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Xavier Cancels UN Ambassador Commencement Address

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black college in New Orleans, has cancelled the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s May 11 commencement address amid student antiwar protests. “Everyone’s goal is to have a commencement ceremony that appropriately honors the graduates and their achievements,” said Xavier President Dr.

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Reimagining “Doing More with Less” in the Business Office

University Business

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, June 18th at 2 pm ET Leaders don’t typically look forward to asking their teams to “do more with less,” but higher ed leaders are having this conversation at colleges and universities across the country as they grapple with resource constraints. The business office is certainly not immune. But, this challenge can create an opportunity for positive change, as business office leaders find ways to improve efficiency, prioritize what’s most important, and help

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Protests Magnify Concerns About Student Mental Health

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Protests Magnify Concerns About Student Mental Health jessica.blake@… Fri, 05/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Data from digital mental health platforms for college students show an increased demand for counseling amid tensions stemming from the Israel-Hamas war.

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Colorado set to offer two years of free college

University Business

A bipartisan bill that would reduce the cost of college is headed for Gov. Jared Polis’ signature. House Bill 24-1340 will offer two years of free college for Colorado families earning less than $90,000 annually. It would apply to community colleges, technical colleges and four-year universities. Polis said it “will open the door of opportunity for so many Coloradans who either couldn’t attend, or had to put off being able to attend college or community college because they had to work part-time

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Nearly all Gaza campus protests in the US have been peaceful, study finds

The Guardian Higher Education

Analysis of 553 protests in solidarity with Palestinians between 18 April and 3 May found 97% of them did not cause serious damage An independent non-profit that tracks political violence and political protests around the world found that 97% of campus demonstrations over the war in Gaza that have taken place in the US since mid-April have been peaceful.

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Simmons College launches ‘Open Door’ initiative to bring educational opportunities to houseless

University Business

Simmons College of Kentucky, Louisville’s only Historically Black College and University, has launched a new initiative to help bring higher education opportunities to the city’s houseless community. “It’s not normal to have homeless and houseless people on the street,” Simmons College President Kevin Cosby said Thursday. Cosby announced the new “Open Door” initiative that has the potential to change countless lives.

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How Lizards Adapt: Academic Minute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Binghamton University Week: Lindsey Swierk, assistant research professor of biological sciences at the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, examines how reptiles of different sexes solve the same problem in different ways.

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Independent art college in Louisville to get millions in government funding

University Business

The Kentucky College of Art and Design, the state’s only independent art school, got $5 million in the state’s most recent budget and could get $1 million more from the city. All told, the independent art college in Louisville could see $6 million in government funding. The majority comes from the state’s budget. Read more from Louisville Public Media.

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Engaging Peacefully the Protestors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Job seekers looking for higher ed executive positions often come to this publication looking for opportunities. If that were me, I dare say after the last few months, one question I’d be prepared to answer is this one: “When do you call the cops, when it comes to campus protests?” Emil Guillermo The best answer may be this: “I want to be part of a university that knows its role is to engage and teach students to solve problems using intellect and knowledge.

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We need adult learners as much as they need us. Here’s how to help them

University Business

Jacqueline begins her day before dawn. A single 38-year-old mother of two, her days are busy and require an artful balance between work at a local retail store and responsibilities at home. Still, Jacqueline harbors a dream that burns bright—a dream of earning a college degree. Her story is not unique. Across the nation, millions of adults juggle the demands of work and family while hoping to further their education.

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