Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Dear HBCU Graduates, As we stand at the dawn of the most consequential presidential election in American history, I must confess that I am deeply concerned about the future of American democracy in general and the implications of the election outcomes for Black people and other historically marginalized groups. As someone who grew up in the Arkansas Delta during America’s apartheid era, I experienced firsthand the emotional and physical pains of systemic racism, abject poverty, and political dis

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As technology and social media evolve at dizzying speed, from TikTok to ChatGPT and beyond, the challenge is not just to keep up but to remain purpose-driven and human-centered in the digital age. While digital innovations offer unprecedented opportunities for connection, they also risk distancing us from the essence of our humanity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The City University of New York’s School of Medicine was awarded $19.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to create a health equity center. The transformational gift will support the development of the New York Center for Minority Health, Equity and Social Justice, to be led by the CUNY School of Medicine and headquartered on its Harlem campus.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral Ryan Quinn Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Todd Wolfson is pushing the century-old American Association of University Professors to fight higher ed’s detractors and “organize every campus.” But critics say the venerable organization is straying from its roots.

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The Humphrey Group

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Explore how Dan Price’s $70K minimum wage decision embodies The Leader’s Mindset. Align leadership actions with vision, conviction, and courage can inspire lasting results.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Florida’s Much-Needed Reform of Gen Ed Elizabeth Redden Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM The review underway aims to bring coherence and a focus on foundational knowledge, Scott Yenor writes.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 30, 2024

~ Blog Posts Written By RAs for RAs ~ Quick, think of the worst policy-related incident you can respond to. Chances are, some event like a massive dorm party or maybe a vandalism event came to mind. These, however, have nothing on the more emotional side of the job. Such as, when is it proper.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Researchers come up with theory for why ‘jump scares’ are often followed by laughter – with advice on how to find ‘sweet spot’ of fear Whether it’s a friend jumping out from behind a bush or accidentally walking into a web of fake cobwebs, most of us will have fallen victim to a scare prank at some point. Now scientists have come up with a theory for why “jump scares” are so often followed by laughter – with insights for pranksters hoping to concoct Halloween tricks that tickle rather than terri

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Central State University on ‘Fiscal Watch’ Sara Weissman Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM The public historically Black university is working to get its finances in order under the watchful eye of the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The roughly £9bn unveiled in budget expected to disappear rapidly due to rising costs and years of underinvestment Schools in England are to get a multibillion-pound injection of funding, with extra money for children with special educational needs, but experts have said it will be rapidly swallowed up by rising costs and much more will be needed after years of underinvestment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Tanner Neidhardt, an adjunct professor at Texas State University and a local judge, is accused of breaking state law by asking his students to vote for him, The Texas Tribune reported. Neidhardt allegedly asked Texas State students to vote and campaign for him on campus, offering a free T-shirt and pizza to volunteers, according to records shared with the news outlet.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Colleges and universities are routinely under attack by cybercriminals, and hundreds of those individuals or criminal organizations have successfully breached higher education networks in recent years. That’s what happened at Lewis & Clark College in 2023, when an administrator’s credentials were compromised and attackers reached inside the school’s IT systems.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Internships are a high-impact practice that can provide students with valuable career skills, a professional network and on-the-job experience, but not every student participates in these opportunities. A recent report found of the 8.2 million students who wanted to intern in 2023, close to half didn’t do so.

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Terminalfour

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Engaging visuals are essential in higher education marketing to capture attention and communicate effectively. This week, we run through 10 powerful tools non-designers in higher education can leverage to create stunning, on-brand visual storytelling with ease.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A private religious college in Georgia is the latest site of ongoing legal battles over taxpayer funds flowing to parochial institutions.

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PUC

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For those of you looking for an internship or are in the interviewing process, we put together five steps to help you land an internship. Step One: Do Your Homework From their LinkedIn to their social media platforms, these will give you a good head start on the information you need to know before and during your interview. You have to show you’re interested in the industry, and reading up about it will show how genuine and interested you are in working with them.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Report: More Targeted Support for Former Foster Youth Needed Ashley Mowreader Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM A new analysis from Trellis Strategies finds students with foster care experience are more likely than their peers to have basic needs insecurity and to be impacted by financial concerns.

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University Business

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Since the US supreme court banned affirmative action in college admissions in June 2023, US colleges and universities have grappled with how to boost campus diversity amid recent, troubling data. The latest figures on US college admissions at some major universities have shown drops in Black, Latino and Indigenous first-year enrollment. Such enrollment fell sharply at elite, private colleges such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University and Stanford following the ban on r

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Staffing and Budget Cuts Limit Libraries' Ability to Evolve Doug Lederman Wed, 10/30/2024 - 10:08 AM Campus libraries are more important than ever, but many colleges are cutting back on library faculty.

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University Business

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Across the state, some schools are arranging creative housing options for students, from retirement homes to off-campus apartments. Others are bunking in lounges converted into sleeping spaces, Airbnbs or double dorm rooms that now squeeze in a third roommate. The unusual digs can present challenges, but they’re attempts by colleges like the University of Minnesota, St.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Deliberative Speech and Activist Speech Both Have Value Doug Lederman Wed, 10/30/2024 - 08:53 AM Colleges should view the two forms as part of a dialectic to engage and develop students.

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ISA Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Hope Schmitt is an ISA Florence alumna at Arizona State University. In the following blog, Hope highlights some of her favorite places around Florence, while providing some general insights into the experience of studying abroad in Italy.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Listen: Teaching Career Competencies In On-Campus Work Ashley Mowreader Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM In a new episode of Voices of Student Success, learn how one university seeks to close equity gaps in retention and postgraduation outcomes through intentional professional development for student workers on campus.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Join the webinar Promising Strategies to Prevent Student Harassment and Bullying Behavior - Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and almost 1 in 5 students experiences bullying in schools. Parents, school staff, and other caring adults have a role to play in preventing bullying. They can: • Help kids understand bullying.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Home Office failed to show presence of Dana Abu Qamar ‘not conducive to public good’, according to tribunal ruling A Palestinian student who was stripped of her student visa after remarks she made about the Israel-Gaza war has won a human rights appeal against the Home Office’s decision. The Home Office failed to demonstrate that the presence of Dana Abu Qamar, 20, was “not conducive to public good” after the law student’s visa was revoked in December 2023, according to a tribunal ruling.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Former U.S. education secretary Betsy DeVos has recently poured $250,000 into Elon Musk’s super PAC, despite having resigned from the Trump administration after the Jan. 6 insurrection, The Independent reported.

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Higher Education Inquirer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The US has never been a true democracy. Since its inception, it has systematically disenfranchised entire groups of people because of their race, class, and gender. Some of those undemocratic levers have been reduced over time as more folks have become enfranchised through waves of legislation, at the state and federal level. By the mid-1960s, with the Voting Rights Act, progressives believed that a more perfect union was possible.

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