Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In San Luiz, Arizona, along the border of the state and Sonora, Mexico, there is Gadsden Elementary School District #32, where more than 99% of its more than 5,000 students identified as Hispanic in 2020. Within that school district lies Southwest Junior High (SJH), a school comprising mostly Latinx (96%) students. Dr. Cindy Trejo According to Dr. Cindy Trejo, author of a new report produced by the Rutgers University’s Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice, what

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Great College Advice

MAY 23, 2024

When to hire a college counselor: four groups of students who will benefit the most As the college admissions process continues to become more complex and more competitive, more and more high school students and families are turning to private college counselors for support and guidance. If your child is planning to go through the college application process soon, you may be wondering if you should hire a college counselo r.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of governing boards, such as the Board of Trustees, is of paramount importance. These bodies are entrusted with the responsibility of setting the strategic direction, ensuring financial stability, and upholding the mission and values of their respective institutions. However, to effectively fulfill these duties, it is essential for board members to possess a deep understanding of academic acumen.

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Great College Advice

MAY 23, 2024

When to hire a college counselor: four groups of students who will benefit the most As the college admissions process continues to become more complex and more competitive, more and more high school students and families are turning to private college counselors for support and guidance. If your child is planning to go through the college application process soon, you may be wondering if you should hire a college counselo r.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

Dr. Michelle D. Young About $1.2 million in state funding has been awarded to the University of California Berkeley School of Education to provide tuition assistance for aspiring school leaders from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue an advanced degree and administrative credential with the Principal Leadership Institute and Leadership Support Program.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

Technological tools, ranging from text-to-speech apps to audio-enhancing receivers, are being used more and more by schools to make content readily available to students with hearing and vision loss. The move to remote learning in recent years has emphasized the importance of creating inclusive learning environments, which has always been a challenging endeavor, says Jason Warner, associate CIO for academic technology services at Southern Methodist University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

Colby College has named four residence halls honoring four prominent alumnae. The Carol Swann-Daniels House is one of the four Colby College residence halls named after trailblazing alumnae. Paula Crane Lunder, ’98, is a life trustee. Jane Powers, ’86, an advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, was the first woman to chair the Board of Trustees. Carol Swann-Daniels, ’69, was among those who desegregated public schools in Richmond, Virginia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

Dr. Juan R. Guardia Juan R. Guardia has been named vice president for student affairs at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. He served as assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Guardia holds an associate degree in broadcasting from Miami Dade College, a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s in higher education from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies from Iowa State Uni

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

Commencement Speech Crosses, Captivates—and Centers Campus Culture Wars Sara Weissman Thu, 05/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sparked controversy at Benedictine College’s graduation when he praised women who choose to be homemakers and mothers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the study of economics, the relationship between inflation and market correction is complex and interesting. Recently, I have found myself studying this relationship to understand what has been occurring in higher education and what realities are on the horizon – and for me, this is all starting to make sense. According to the Federal Reserve, inflation is a rise in the price of goods and services.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

A former professor and interim provost of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was arraigned Tuesday on federal charges of falsification of records, the Religion News Service (RNS)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

The push for more representation and education about Asian identities at Amherst College has been a multi-decade affair. It’s involved protests and urging from all levels, from students to university leaders. This fall, all of that coalesces into an academic major in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) studies at Amherst. When Dr. Pawan Dhingra first arrived on campus as a faculty member more than five years ago, conversations around wanting AAPI content were already being had, he says.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

A new report, published Wednesday by the center-left think tank Third Way, asserts that Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) “do more with less,” often producing positive outcomes for students with less funding than other institutions.

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University Business

MAY 23, 2024

Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared loneliness an epidemic in the United States. Citing research about the significant health consequences of isolation, Murthy urged the country to “prioritize building social connection the same way we have prioritized other critical public health issues such as tobacco, obesity and substance use disorders.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

Report: Improving Data Collection on Indigenous Students Ashley Mowreader Thu, 05/23/2024 - 03:00 AM New federal standards around Alaska Native and American Indian student data will impact how states and institutions collect and report data. A recent brief from the Institute for Higher Education Policy digs into the issue.

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The Humphrey Group

MAY 23, 2024

Picture this. You’re an employee in a mid-sized marketing firm, and every week you have a scheduled one-on-one meeting with your boss to discuss progress, address concerns, and get feedback on your work. The problem is your boss keeps canceling – and one time he just didn’t show up.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

California’s state assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass a bill that would ban legacy preferences in admissions at public and private colleges in the state. The bill will advance to a Senate vote in the next few weeks.

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Gray Associates

MAY 23, 2024

Explore the relationship between academic program success, student demand, and labor market data through real-world examples. From Actuarial Science to Hospitality Administration, uncover insights into employment prospects, enrollment trends, and strategic decision-making in higher education. Learn why understanding metrics like student demand and international interest is crucial for investing wisely and ensuring program success.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

A new report by TimelyCare and Active Minds indicates that loneliness is strongly associated with negative mental health among college students.

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University Business

MAY 23, 2024

What happens to a college when it dies? What happens to its alumni? What happens to the memories the sacred site stores? What happens to its soul? Is it tainted somehow, corrupted by its demise, cheapened? Or do the bittersweet memories become even more important — augmented through the agony — something we will never take for granted, impossible to forget, something which will haunt us forever?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

A Meaningless Education johnw@mcsweeneys.net Thu, 05/23/2024 - 03:00 AM 18- to 25-year-olds are more anxious and depressed than their teen peers. We shouldn’t be surprised.

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University Business

MAY 23, 2024

Private nonprofit institutions are providing their students with historic levels of tuition discounts and institutional grant aid, but it’s coming at a cost to their net tuition revenue, a new analysis from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) has found. Institutions on average offered a 54.8% tuition discount rate for first-time, full-time undergraduates and 51.9% for all undergraduates in academic year 2022-23.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are the most popular Ph.D. specialities among graduates in the computer science, computer engineering and information fields, a new report finds. The Computing Research Association’s annual Taulbee survey revealed that, for the last academic year in North America, more than a quarter (28 percent) of awarded doctoral degrees in those computer-related fields had a speciality focus in machine learning or AI.

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University Business

MAY 23, 2024

As Yanelit Madriz Zarate crossed the stage at a University of California, Berkeley, commencement ceremony this month, she reflected on the fits and starts in her educational journey: the mental and physical challenges that forced her to drop out after her first higher education stint in the California State system, the lessons she learned advocating for herself when she resumed at a community college and the empowerment she felt when she transferred to Cal.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

A new report from ACT, the company that owns and administers its namesake standardized exam, found that its test scores are a better predictor of a students’ need for remedial courses in college than the traditional measure of high school GPA.

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Roompact

MAY 23, 2024

We're honored to be able to have another amazing intern, Seferine, this summer at Roompact. As usual, we wanted to introduce her further to our community with a deeper discussion on the podcast. She speaks with Dustin about how she found out about the position, what she'll be working on, and what fun plans she's looking forward to for the summer.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

One woman describes her journey. How many of us have asked ourselves “Why can’t transfer just be easier?” As most of us working in higher education know, transfer is not always a straightforward process. I’ve experienced transfer from multiple vantage points, including starting my educational journey as a transfer student. While we have come a long way since then, there is always room for improvement.

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University Business

MAY 23, 2024

Long before the Education Department’s overhaul of the federal student aid application fell apart this year, officials who now lead the department were warned of a complex and time-consuming effort and its potential pitfalls in 2020, according to internal emails and documents obtained by The New York Times. The documents anticipated a demanding timetable that would require the department to closely manage its priorities over several years to revamp the application form in time for students’ fall

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 23, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Lewis, lecturer in the humanities and social sciences division at the California Institute of Technology, examines one species that is likely to adapt well to a warming climate.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

Bills, including smoking ban for people born after 2009, unlikely to become law before 4 July vote Sign up for our general election newsletter Rishi Sunak is now speaking at an event in Ilkeston in Derbyshire. It is in the Erewash constituency, where the Tory MP Maggie Throup had a majority of 10,606 at the last election. He repeats the claim that a Labour government would cost every family £2,000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the approval of $7.7 billion for borrowers receiving Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), those who signed up for Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, and those receiving forgiveness on income-driven repayment (IDR) due to fixes made by the administration. James Kvaal The U.S. Department of Education also announced an update on the timing of the payment count adjustment, an administrative fix to ensure borrowers get credit for progress borr

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University Business

MAY 23, 2024

Northwestern President Michael Schill deferred, denied and even outright refused to answer questions if they pertained to hypotheticals, making the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce’s third hearing on campus antisemitism with U.S. leaders the most confrontational yet. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the committee chair, regularly sounded her gavel to contain cross-talking and representatives overstepping their five minutes of questioning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

The American Sociological Association (ASA) is calling for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza” through the organization’s recently adopted resolution on the issue. Roi Livne "ASA members have taken a clear position against Israel's murderous military campaign in Gaza and violent police crackdowns in universities across the U.S.,” said Israeli sociologist Dr.

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MAY 23, 2024

Guns on campus—or the lack thereof—are playing a larger role in students’ college choices, a new survey finds. More than eight in 10 current and prospective students surveyed by Gallup late last year said a college or university’s firearms policies are “at least somewhat important” in their decision to attend. A little more than a third said such regulations were “extremely important.” But does favoring the existence of gun policies necessarily mean all these

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University Business

MAY 23, 2024

Connecticut lawmakers recently passed a state budget stabilization bill that allocates a large portion of the state’s remaining COVID relief funds to higher education. It’s a last-ditch effort to plug massive budget deficits facing the state’s public institutions for the second year in a row. While most of the $2.8 billion Connecticut received from Congress’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in 2021 has been exhausted, $370 million remains, and the unspent federal money must be distributed by Dec

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