Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released the 2024 High School Benchmarks report , which shows small improvements in college enrollment and persistence in public high school graduates. Data showed no change between 2022 and 2023 high school graduates when it came to immediately enrolling in college, but there was an increase of 3.2 percentage points between 2021 and 2022 graduates across nearly all high school characteristics in terms of enrolling in college within a year o

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Last week we discussed how to tackle the ‘your choice’ Common App essay prompt. This week we turn our attention back to the first prompt: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. As a high school senior preparing to apply to college, you are faced with the daunting task of writing an essay that will capture the attention of admission

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Dr. David M. Johnson The reach, scope, and importance of the California Community College (CCC) System cannot be overstated. As the largest system of higher education in the nation, it comprises 90,000 employees, 73 districts, 116 colleges, and nearly two million students. The 2022 report, The Economic Value of the California Community College System, noted that the operations, construction, and student spending of the system, together with the enhanced productivity of community college alumni,

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A Silver Lining for HBCUs in Affirmative Action’s Demise Liam Knox Wed, 09/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Applications to historically Black colleges and universities surged last cycle, and enrollments are up this fall. Can the perennially underfunded institutions handle the influx?

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Ronald M. Carrere Jr. Ronald M. Carrere Jr. has been named associate vice president of government and community relations at Xavier University of Louisiana. He serves as interim executive director of the Norman C. Francis Leadership Institute. Carrere holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance and real estate from the University of New Orleans and a master’s in sustainable real estate and architecture from Tulane University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway. Ryan Quinn Wed, 09/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Some of the state’s biggest public institutions have voluntarily dissolved their DEI offices. But will that be enough to forestall legislation that guts them even more?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Meridith Randall has deftly stabilized Golden West College (GWC) and moved it toward its future. When Randall’s presidency was made permanent in January, she had been serving as interim president for nine months. Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Avoid student debt and gather the skills that are most needed by prospective employers as you study on this new style of course University can be an expensive business, but there is a way to get a degree and earn money. Since 2015, degree apprenticeships have offered an alternative route into both higher education and the world of work. Companies partner with universities and give you the chance to earn a salary while you study.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Boosting Transfer Ease, Success With New Initiatives Ashley Mowreader Wed, 09/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Transfer processes continue to impact student degree attainment. Read about how six colleges and universities are working to smooth out challenges.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

by Andrea Laczik, Kat Emms, and Josh Patel Degree Apprenticeships (DAs) have been ascendant in popularity and visibility since their launch in 2015. They are of particular interest to us at the Edge Foundation, where we’ve long championed novel approaches to the alignment of employer needs with provider offer and of the importance of access to high quality education experiences.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The University of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday it will embrace a policy of institutional neutrality going forward, refraining from issuing public statements “in response to local and world events except for those which have direct and significant bearing on University functions.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

University’s outgoing chancellor says it is a mistake to try to turn election for his successor ‘into a left-right issue’ Chris Patten has described Peter Mandelson’s claim that it is time for a non-Tory chancellor of the University of Oxford as “a sort of stupid argument” and a “real mistake”, as Patten retires from the prestigious role. A host of candidates including Labour’s Lord Mandelson and the former Conservative cabinet ministers William Hague and Dominic Grieve have announced they are s

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A bipartisan group of 20 senators has asked the Education Department to give colleges more time to report program-level information that’s currently due at the end of the month.

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The Humphrey Group

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

During the 2010 oil spill crisis, former BP CEO Tony Hayward made several poorly received comments including the now infamous " I'd like my life back " statement during an interview.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

How to Give Up Tenure—Twice—and Thrive Sarah Bray Wed, 09/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Regardless of our fears and challenges, Heather Braun writes, we all can take actions, however small, that will over time lead to bigger and more lasting changes.

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AIFS Abroad

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For two weeks each Spring, the charming seaside city of Cannes, France transforms itself into a hub for one of the film industry’s most important and iconic events: The Cannes Film Festival. If you’re a college student passionate about or pursuing film, we’re certain you’re well-versed in all that happens at Cannes — but did you know you can actually volunteer or intern at the Cannes Film Festival?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Numerous college campuses in Louisiana announced closures Tuesday in preparation for Tropical Storm Francine. Experts expect the storm to strengthen into a category-two hurricane before hitting the Louisiana coast late today.

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Ed.gov Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By: Isabel Prasad, Policy Intern, Office of the Deputy Secretary Isabel is a rising junior at UC Berkeley studying Political Science, concentrating in International Relations and minoring in Human Rights Interdisciplinary Studies. To build a globally adept citizenry, the U.S. Department of Education promotes biliteracy, collaborates with relevant domestic and international stakeholders, and participates in Continue Reading The post Lead the World: How the U.S.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Study: How Students See Parental Communication in the First-Year Experience Ashley Mowreader Wed, 09/11/2024 - 03:00 AM New research from Washington State University evaluates how parents and first-year students communicate, as well as students’ perception of interactions and what that could mean for student success interventions.

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PUC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Learn About PUC’s Honors Program The PUC Honors Program is an alternate general education program comprised mostly of interdisciplinary seminars and is a modern interpretation of the classical learning model. It can unite with most undergraduate degrees. Milbert Mariano, dean of arts, humanities, and professions, is the director and teaches and guides the capstone project courses.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A majority of graduates from Oklahoma’s public universities and colleges stay and enter the state’s workforce, contributing to its economy. According to the 2023 Employment Outcomes Report from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 87% of graduates were working and living in Oklahoma one year after graduation. Five years after graduation, 75% still remained in the state.

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Campus Sonar

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We’ve shared our strategies and recommendations for how leaders can rebuild trust on campus, but it’s not always as clear-cut to put it into practice. When we developed our social intelligence research, we had the opportunity to share it with Rebecca Ehretsman, president of Wartburg College. She shared some thoughts on the implications of our research.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Beginning July 1, financial statements for higher education institutions were required to comply with the Department of Education’s newest regulation. The new regulation is an amendment to Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, covering financial responsibility, administrative capability, certification procedures and the ability to benefit. These amendments were made in an effort to financially protect students and taxpayers from high-risk events and also significantly expand related part

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Hope College Network

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The one thing that has dramatically shaped my college trajectory here at Hope College is the SHARP undergraduate research program. After my freshman year of school, I realized I had no idea what I wanted to do post graduation. When enrolling at Hope, I wanted to pursue medicine. However, I realized I no longer wanted to be in the medical industry. I had no idea if I wanted to remain in the STEM field, or if I wanted to follow another calling of mine.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A new report released by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli highlights the higher education sector’s importance to New York’s local economies and to the state’s overall economic health. The state’s 290 degree-granting, postsecondary institutions employed over 296,000 people, paying wages of around $26.5 billion in 2023, but the sector still has over 13,000 fewer jobs since the pandemic.

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Campus Sonar

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

I’m going to be vulnerable in this post. This is intentional; you haven’t stumbled across a mistakenly published diary entry. Our educational institutions serve humans with a myriad of feelings, challenges, and experiences. This is mine, and I hope it helps you understand others’. A Personal Experience Validates the Value of Reddit Late one night in August, I sat crying in the dark.

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NACADA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

You already know that attending the NACADA conference is an excellent opportunity to expand your professional network. It’s also an opportunity to discover innovative tools and services that support advising and student success. This year, the exhibitor hall is filled with exciting technologies and programs. What will you find? Tools to streamline advising and explore platforms for course planning, student success tracking, and cutting-edge advising strategies.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Some of us were still working on our salad when the on-record conversation at The Presidents Dinner in Washington, D.C., last Thursday turned to free speech. One reporter asked the 11 private college presidents in attendance if, to shield their institutions from lawsuits and Title XI complaints, they’d be willing to commit to the full scope of First Amendment protections, like public colleges are obligated to do.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Republicans Seek to Revive China Initiative jessica.blake@… Wed, 09/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Many education and civil rights advocates are worried the proposed House legislation would justify racial profiling and hinder American science.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Higher Education Inquirer is a rare space for students (consumers), workers, debtors, and community members to speak the truth about higher education and its most important issues, including the truth related to climate change and environmental destruction, human rights, mass surveillance and policing, sexual assault and rape culture, racism, and bullying, mental illness and suicide, hypercredentialism, student loan debt and underemployment, NCAA money sports, higher education scams, cheatin

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

As a child, I vividly remember going to the polls with my mother on election day. I would wait in line with her, peer over her shoulder in the voting booth, and leave with an “I Voted” sticker attached to my collar. She always enforced the idea that voting was powerful, and as I get ready to cast my first vote in a presidential election, that sentiment is fresh in my mind.

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