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Algorithmic Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased. Dr. Denisa Gándara, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of the study.

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Deploying Student Journalists to Help Local ‘News Deserts’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Deploying Student Journalists to Help Local ‘News Deserts’ jessica.blake@… Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of Vermont’s Center for Community News supports efforts to re-energize local news coverage in underserved regions in the state and beyond.

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Jackson to Step Away from Cal Poly Humboldt Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cal Poly Humboldt President Dr. Tom Jackson Jr. announced plans to step away from his post Aug. 11. Dr. Tom Jackson Jr. “Cal Poly Humboldt is an amazing place with special people,” said Jackson. “I have had the privilege to work alongside scientists and future scientists, teachers and future teachers, artists and future artists, engineers and future engineers, and leaders and future leaders.

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A Hopeful First Year for New Texas Funding Model

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Hopeful First Year for New Texas Funding Model Sara Weissman Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Texas embraced a new, performance-based funding model for community colleges. A year later, campus leaders believe they are starting to see the rewards.

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Dickinson State President Resigns Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Steve Easton has announced his resignation as president of Dickinson State University in North Dakota. His departure follows a contention tenure with members of the university’s faculty and administration. Steve Easton Easton wrote to Dickinson State students in a missive explaining his departure , saying: “Though I will not be there in person to cheer you on, please know that I will be supporting you from a distance, thinking, as I always do when you wonderful students do such remarkable things

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Faculty Panel Recommends Firing Joe Gow

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Faculty Panel Recommends Firing Joe Gow Josh Moody Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The former University of Wisconsin at La Crosse chancellor was fired last year for making pornography with his wife. Now a panel has recommended he lose his faculty job and tenure.

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RICHARD JOHNSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Richard Johnson Richard Johnson has been appointed chief of police at South Carolina State University. He served as a senior special agent with the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division. Johnson holds an associate degree in criminal justice from Denmark (South Carolina) Technical College, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Voorhees University, a master’s in criminal justice from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and a Ph.D. in public safety from Capella University

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DAVID BLACKWELL

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. David Blackwell David Blackwell has been named Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida. He served as associate dean for professional graduate programs at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics. Blackwell holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a doctorate in finance from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

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Wisconsin System Chancellors Could See 15 Percent Raises

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Amid enrollment challenges, the Universities of Wisconsin has closed campuses and cut employees as it seeks to fix financial challenges, with six of 13 institutions projecting budget deficits for next year

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JENNIFER ERNST

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jennifer Ernst Jennifer Ernst has been appointed vice president of academic affairs at Portland Community College. She serves as vice president of instruction and student services at Yakima Valley College. Ernst holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh, a graduate degree from Duquesne University, and an Ed.D. in community college leadership from Ferris State University.

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The Forming Stage: Building a Solid Foundation For Your ResLife Team

Roompact

With the arrival of August come preparations for the fall semester and the excitement of staff training. This is what you’ve been waiting for: getting connected with your staff and welcoming students as they make their way back to campus. When you consider the performance of your team, it will be helpful to view their.

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PA Budget Establishes Statewide Coordinating Board of Higher Ed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the state’s budget for fiscal year 2024–25 into law on Thursday, creating a coordinating board of higher education, providing community colleges and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) system with a 6 percent funding increase, and launching the development of a performance-based funding formula.

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Together we thrive: Co-designing Peer Support for Master’s students

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

In this extra post, Julie, Emily, and Lianyu spotlight a peer support initiative ‘Dissertation Buddies’, co-created to support one-year master’s students during their dissertation phase and to foster community building and belonging.

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Conferencing for Career Development

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Conferencing for Career Development Sarah Bray Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Katie Homar provides advice for making the most of conferences, especially during the early stages of your career or in transition phases.

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Q&A: Selecting the Right Cybersecurity Tools for Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Michael Stempf, senior director of Product and Ecosystem Strategy at Commvault, has personally assisted in over 100 recoveries following cyberattacks perpetrated by state-sponsored actors. Prior to joining Commvault, he ran one of the largest data protection practices in the world. His years of hands-on experience have made him an expert in how to recover from a breach and given him an intimate understanding of what really happens during an attack.

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Financial Mismanagement Prompts Pay Cuts at Averett

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Senior leaders at Averett University are taking pay cuts and some employees are having their work week reduced to four days due to financial mismanagement, Cardinal News reported.

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Celebrating 10 years of higher education digital marketing insights

Terminalfour

It's our birthday! We've been writing about higher education digital marketing since 2014. Over the next few weeks, we'll take a look back at some insights into what trends stuck around and which didn't. Today, we're looking back at the 10 most popular articles of the decade!

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Florida A&M President Resigns

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Larry Robinson, who served as president of Florida A&M University for seven years, resigned Friday.

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5 Proven Reasons to Implement a Behavior Management System in the Classroom

Creatrix Campus

5 Proven Reasons to Implement a Behavior Management System in the Classroom admin Mon, 07/15/2024 - 19:57 Tune In To Our Audio Blog There are times when you just want to persist with students involved in disciplinary infractions in the classroom. Even though faculty experience greater stress and difficulties, institutions don’t make a compromise on bad behavior.

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How a bad year for college financial aid is shaping these students’ futures

University Business

Ramon Montiel-García, a newly minted high school graduate from KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy in Colorado, was accepted to his first-choice school, Wheaton College in Massachusetts. However, with a sticker price of nearly $80,000 per year, including tuition, fees, and room and board, Montiel-García, like many college hopefuls, needed financial aid to bring the cost down.

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12 Ways Cloud and Mobile Technologies Drive Digital Transformation in Higher Education

Creatrix Campus

12 Ways Cloud and Mobile Technologies Drive Digital Transformation in Higher Education admin Tue, 07/16/2024 - 01:15 Without a doubt, Digital Transformation in Higher Education is in full swing. The digital revolution of higher education has made it easier for administrators, instructors, and staff to prioritize learning objectives. Campus management systems that are mobile and cloud-based may be customized, scaled, and priced to meet a variety of institutional requirements.

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To bring back a college football video game, it took 11,000 paydays

University Business

Quinn Ewers is among the legions of sports fans who will rejoice over a subtle change when the first new college football video game in more than a decade debuts this week. Ewers will be able to play as himself rather than as an unnamed 6-foot-2-inch athlete with strikingly similar features who also wears a No. 3 orange-and-white jersey. “As far back as I can remember, I was always trying to create myself and always playing for the Longhorns,” said Ewers, the starting quarterback for the Univers

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The State of Law School Diversity in the Wake of Affirmative Action Bans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Law students entering school in 2023 are the most racially diverse group yet, continuing a multi-year trend. Jermaine Cruz “Forty percent are students of color, compared to 39% in 2022, and 36.9% in 2021, [and] 36.2% in 2020, and 35.3% in 2019,” says Susan L. Krinsky, executive vice president for operations and chief of staff at The Law School Admission Council (LSAC).

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Women don’t have equal access to college in prison. Here’s why

University Business

On a spring day earlier this year, the prison gymnasium at the Maryland Correctional Institution for women, about 25 minutes outside Baltimore, was decorated in blue and yellow balloons and flowers. State officials and teary family members gathered with a group of incarcerated people to mark a historic moment: The state’s first ever college graduation ceremony at a women’s prison.

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Material World: The Importance of Selecting Healthy Materials for K-12 Projects

Clark Nesxen

INTRODUCTION According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the average person spends about 90% of their lifetime inside a built environment. As a multi-disciplinary firm, we strive to design environments that positively impact on the health, safety, and welfare of all users, especially our younger clientele in the K-12 market sector. The chemicals and biological pollutants found indoors contribute to significant health impacts, both short and long-term.

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Defending Against Cyber Threats Targeting Higher Ed Research Data

University Business

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, August 13th at 2 pm ET A new generation of cyber threats is targeting higher education research data to access and steal vast amounts of valuable intellectual property. A single breach can have catastrophic consequences for institutions from financial loss and reputational damage, as well as for national security and U.S. global competitiveness, and future industry innovations.

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New Title IX Rule Blocked in Texas

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Finding that Texas was likely to prevail in its lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule, a district judge has temporarily blocked the regulations from taking effect in the Lone Star State.

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Alumni Gift $25M to UCLA Department of History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of California Los Angeles has become the benefactor of a $25 million gift from Meyer Luskin and his wife, Renee, both UCLA alumni. Meyer and Renee Luskin have donated $25 million to UCLA to broaden historical knowledge among the public. “We believe the study of history is vital in creating informed participants in a vibrant democratic society,” said Meyer Luskin, president, CEO, and chairman of Scope Industries.

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Academics Fight for Access to Supercomputers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Academics Fight for Access to Supercomputers kathryn.palmer… Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM A pilot led by the National Science Foundation aims to democratize AI research by connecting universities with the supercomputers that big tech companies use.

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Trump Picks U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as 2024 Running Mate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Former President Donald J. Trump has chosen U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate Monday ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. J.D. Vance “I’ve thought about this decision for months, but deep down I always knew that I needed JD Vance on my side to Make America Great Again,” Trump announced on his campaign website.

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