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Certificate Programs Surge as Bachelor's and Associate Degrees Decline, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the third consecutive year, undergraduate certificate programs have reached a 10-year high in completion rates while traditional degree programs continue to decline, according to new data released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The annual Undergraduate Degree Earners report reveals shifting student preferences toward shorter, more affordable credential options in higher education.

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Here’s how social media can build community for online and professional education

University Business

Social media is one of the most dynamic channels in your arsenal as an education marketer. While each platform serves a different purpose, social media as a whole offers powerful opportunities to foster professional connections and build engaged learning communities. For online and professional education providers, platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube create spaces for past, current, and prospective learners to connect, share insights, and contribute to meaningful discuss

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Francisco Tapia Salinas: The Artist Who Set Chile’s Student Debt Ablaze

Higher Education Inquirer

Born in 1983 in the southern neighborhoods of Santiago, Chile, Francisco Tapia Salinasbetter known as Papas Fritas emerged as an influential figure in contemporary art despite having limited formal training. Tapias unconventional path led him to become an internationally recognized artist, but it was his provocative 2014 performance piece, Ad Augusta per Augusta ("To the Elevated by the Difficult"), that catapulted him to fame and solidified his place in the global art scene.

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ResEdChat Ep 114: Storytelling with Data: Engaging Residential Staff in Assessment Practices

Roompact

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we rebroadcast a past webinar discussing storytelling through data and assessment with panelists from the University of South Carolina and University of South Florida. Through this session, the panelists explore best practices to collect, interpret, and present data to campus partners and departmental leadership to create buy-in and provide the why to students and staff.

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Beyond words: Intermediality as a teaching method to diversify engagement

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Students’ Artists Books laid out on a display table at 50 George Square Artists Books showcasing the work of the current Intermediality cohort (2024-25). Photo credit: author. In this post, Dr Inma Snchez Garca contemplates Kae Tempet’s book ‘On Connection’ and the notion of intermediality, and how they relate to a pedagogical context where connection and engagement is required for learning to be meaningful and transformative.

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AI Mindscape Prompting

eLiterate

ChatGPT’s visualization of this post Michael: Today’s post is going to get both a little geeky and a little trippy. But I promise it will come back to education. I’m trying to get at some little-discussed aspects of how AI works and the implications for how we work with it. Today I’ll be chatting with Gemini Advanced 2.5 Pro (experimental).

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Trends in New College Program Announcements for March 2025

Gray Associates

March 2025 brought a wave of new program announcements from colleges and universities and with them, a clear view of where higher education is heading next. From healthcare and business to cybersecurity and technology, institutions are aligning new offerings with workforce needs while expanding access through online and flexible formats. Explore what these latest announcements reveal about shifting priorities, emerging trends, and the future direction of academic programs.

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Struggling Alabama college makes announcement about its future

University Business

A struggling Alabama college recently secured a $15 million loan and said it plans to announce its next president soon. Talladega College, one of the oldest historically Black colleges in Alabama, recently got a loan from Hope Federal Credit Union, based in Mississippi. The college has had financial difficulties for at least a year, but leaders say theres a bright path forward.

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Growing Orchids Amid Dandelions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Growing Orchids Amid Dandelions Elizabeth Redden Thu, 04/10/2025 - 03:00 AM A floral metaphor offers a way to think about the work of teaching and learning centers, JT Torres, Lance Eaton and Deborah Kronenberg write.

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List of Nine Nations Involved in US Student Detentions Includes China, India, Russia

Higher Education Inquirer

According to Inside Higher Education, "nearly 100 colleges and universities have identified almost 450 international students and recent graduates who have had their legal status changed by the State Department." The nations of origin for known students who have been detained by US Immigration: Mahmoud Khalil Palestinian (residing in the U.S.

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House bill seeks to prevent college athletes from being employees of schools, conference or NCAA

University Business

U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), one of the highest-ranking Republicans in the House, has introduced a bill that would prevent college athletes from being employees of their schools, conferences or an athletic association. McClain said this during a hearing of the Committee on Education and the Workforces Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee.

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ShareWell Offers Free Mental Health Support to University Students Nationwide

Higher Education Inquirer

ShareWellthe first peer-to-peer mental health support platformis now offering free, unlimited memberships to all university students across the U.S. With 70% of college students reporting mental health challenges, ShareWell aims to fill critical gaps in care by providing live, virtual peer-led support groups on topics like anxiety, depression, academic pressure, and life transitions.

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The Power of Stories: Find, Craft, and Deliver Stories that Inspire

The Humphrey Group

This blog is part of a three-part series on the power of storytelling in leadership. At The Humphrey Group, weve seen firsthand how compelling stories can inspire teams, build trust, and drive meaningful action.

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University of Sussex’s record fine sparks confusion over freedom of speech rules

The Guardian Higher Education

Vice-chancellors urge Office for Students to provide more clarity to protect students and academics from abuse A ruling by the higher education regulator for England on freedom of speech breaches at the University of Sussex has sparked anxiety in the sector, as vice-chancellors scramble to review their policies to avoid potential violations. Two weeks after the Office for Students (OfS) handed out a record 585,000 fine , many university leaders are still not clear what it means in practice.

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Controversial U of Cincinnati Bathroom Signs Cost $16K

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Cincinnati has removed biological male and biological female bathroom signs that caused outrage when they were first put up in February.

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PRODUCT RELEASE: Turning AI Innovation Into Everyday Impact

Symplicity

Earlier this year, we shared how Symplicitys AI advantage has been quietly powering institutions around the globe from surfacing smart recommendations to automating student support. With the release of CSM 9.5 , that vision is no longer in the background. Its front and center.

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4 Layers of Corequisite Education Support

Confessions of a Community College Dean

4 Layers of Corequisite Education Support Ashley Mowreader Thu, 04/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Middle Georgia State University created a multipronged approach to aiding corequisite math learners through embedded tutoring, peer mentoring, success coaching and faculty assistance.

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Canvas for WIL and Accreditation

Higher Education Whisperer

This week I have been on training to use the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). I have been using Moodle for 17 years, but Canvas doesn't look that different. At the same time I have been asked to contribute to a local event at ANU College of ANU College of Systems & Society on how to improve Work Integrated Learning (WIL).

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Reviewer’s Choice

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Reviewers Choice Elizabeth Redden Thu, 04/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Torbjrn Netland argues that peer review could potentially be improved by giving reviewers more choice.

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Michigan Governor Signs Directive to Boost Men's Access to Education and Training

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rosye Cloud Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Wednesday aimed at increasing men's access to skills training and higher education, citing concerns about educational disparities affecting male students. The directive, signed at Oakland Community College during a College Promise convening, instructs the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to conduct targeted outreach

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The Difficult Work of Developing Engaged Citizens: The Key

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Teaching students the skills of civil discoursefree inquiry, free expression and critical thinkingis only part of the work of preparing them for a life of citizenship; they must also put these skills to work many times throughout their academic career, according to Raj Vinnakota, president of the Institute for Citizens and Scholars.

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3 ways new federal actions are surprising higher ed leaders

University Business

College and university stakeholders are ill-equipped for recent changes enacted by the Trump administration, which has pursued policy initiatives that entirely lack precedence, according to last week’s webinar hosted by the American Council on Education. The Trump administration’s revocation of hundreds of student visas because of alleged pro-Palestinian activism has dumbfounded institutions’ international offices, said Sarah Spreitzer, vice president of government relations at

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NSF, NIH Slash Support for Early-Career Scientists

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Both the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are slashing funding support for graduate students and early-career researchers as President Donald Trump continues dramatic federal budget cuts.

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Trump administration cuts $4m to Princeton’s climate research funding

The Guardian Higher Education

White House claims universitys work exposed students to climate anxiety and exaggerated climate threats US politics live latest updates Almost $4m in federal funding has been stripped from an Ivy League universitys prestigious climate research department because the Trump administration has determined it exposed students and other young people to climate anxiety.

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Trump Administration to Search Noncitizens’ Social Media

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Department of Homeland Security is formalizing a policy to search the social media accounts of all foreign applicants for U.S. visas or other benefits, according to a memo issued Wednesday morning.

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Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee

The Guardian Higher Education

Beleaguered UK universities have a golden opportunity. If the government passes it up, it risks billions in revenue Shocking stories told at a US universities conference in San Diego described Donald Trumps assaults on research grants, academics and students. Foreign students face deportation for infractions as minor as parking or speeding tickets. A reported 500 student visas have been suddenly revoked with some students sent to deportation centres, and others told to self-deport.

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Community Colleges Make Difficult Calls and Cuts Under Trump

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Community Colleges Make Difficult Calls and Cuts Under Trump Sara Weissman Thu, 04/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Some community colleges have stripped back DEI programming and made other cuts under federal and state pressures.

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Trump Administration Clamps Down on Free Speech at US Universities

Higher Education Inquirer

When the Trump administration announced in 2019 that it would protect free speech on college campuses, many students expected more room for open dialogue and critical debate. Instead, what followed was a pattern of surveillance, intimidation, defunding, and deportationespecially for those who dared to speak out against the administrations policies or support marginalized communities.

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Republicans Oppose Legislation Demanding Details on Trump’s Plan to Close ED

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Republicans Oppose Legislation Demanding Details on Trumps Plan to Close ED jessica.blake@ Thu, 04/10/2025 - 03:00 AM House committee members killed a Democratic-sponsored resolution that sought all documents related to closure of the Education Department.

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