Mon.Oct 28, 2024

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UNCF Honors Maryland Governor Wes Moore

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recognized Maryland Governor Wes Moore for his support of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and for being a champion for educational equity. Dr. Michael Lomax, president and CEO of United Negro College Fund (UNCF), presents award to Maryland Governor Wes Moore. "When our elected leaders not only talk the talk but also walk the walk, progress follows," said Dr.

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How to Help Students Debate Constructively

Confessions of a Community College Dean

How to Help Students Debate Constructively jessica.blake@… Mon, 10/28/2024 - 03:00 AM Students gathered at George Washington University to debate U.S.-Israel policy and to learn how to have peaceful discussions about tense and nuanced topics.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As we enter the final countdown to the election, I find myself grappling with a nagging sense of abandonment by our nation’s leaders and policymakers. I feel like a child whose parents forgot to pick them up at school, and the last teacher on site is asking, “Do you need me to call someone?” The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates.

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Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re Calling for That to End.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re Calling for That to End. Ryan Quinn Mon, 10/28/2024 - 03:00 AM The university’s contingent teachers unionized in the spring. Before they sign their first agreement, they want administrators to stop limiting their contract renewals.

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Are Passkeys Right for Your University?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Passkeys are the latest version of an advanced web-based authentication, WebAuthn. Reducing the risk of phishing and data breaches, passkeys can be a great answer to the problem of passwords and two-factor authentication systems. What Are Passkeys? Passkeys are a form of public/private cryptography used for authentication. With passkeys, a user's browser (or hardware token) generates a public/private key pair for each web application.

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Biden Moves Forward With Next Debt Relief Plan Despite Legal Challenges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Biden Moves Forward With Next Debt Relief Plan Despite Legal Challenges jessica.blake@… Mon, 10/28/2024 - 03:00 AM The long-awaited proposal is likely the last piece of Biden’s ambitious debt relief agenda, which has mostly been thwarted by the courts.

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The Norming Phase: Helping Your ResLife Team Settle Into Their Roles

Roompact

At this point in the semester, your staff should be falling into the natural rhythms of the semester and are getting more acclimated to the expectations of their roles. Sure, there will always be different questions about what-if scenarios but, by and large, the staff have a foundational understanding of what is expected of them.

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ANU Learning and Teaching Innovation Showcase

Higher Education Whisperer

Greetings from the ANU Learning and Teaching Innovation Showcase in Canberra. Staff are giving short talks on their teaching innovation, and there are three workshops: 1: Blended Learning - Small Changes, Big Impact, 2: Creating Accessible Digital Content, & 3: Teamwork & Transdisciplinary Community of Practice. I picked the third workshop as I teach students to work in teams.

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State AGs Urge Columbia Not to Divest

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A coalition of half of the nation’s attorneys general wrote a letter to Columbia University leaders raising concerns about antisemitism on campus and urging them not to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

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Empowering Student Success: Fostering Holistic Growth in Higher Education

Symplicity

Higher education faces a critical challenge in fostering not just academic success but also supporting students' personal development, resilience, and readiness for life beyond the classroom. According to EAB’s recent report on the “ Student Readiness Crisis ,” a majority of today’s students are arriving on campus with lower levels of resilience, time management skills, and self-efficacy than previous generations.

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Struggling N.Y. College to Sell Off Manhattan Campus

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Metropolitan College of New York will sell off all or part of its Manhattan campus as part of a deal officials struck with bondholders after the college broke bond covenants, Bloomberg reported. MCNY has another campus in the Bronx.

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Reciprocal multicultural learning through refugee partnerships: Supporting educational trajectories at Project CARE and the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Sawa Zainb Naderi artwork ‘ Journey Begins at Dawn’ when she was in transition from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom. In this extra post, Lei Garcia from Project CARE (Community Action for and with Refugees in Edinburgh) and Dr Sam Spiegel from the School of Social and Political Science, explore learning through exchange initiatives linking University of Edinburgh MSc students and Afghan, Eritrean, Sudanese and other refugees supported at St Ninian’s Episcopal Church.

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Translating Mentoring Experiences Into Skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Translating Mentoring Experiences Into Skills Elizabeth Redden Mon, 10/28/2024 - 03:00 AM Victoria Hallinan and Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan offer advice for translating skills learned through mentoring in your career search.

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How to align higher ed with industry to foster social mobility

University Business

In today’s fast-evolving world, universities have the opportunity to align their programs with industry trends, equipping students with the skills needed for the workforce and creating social mobility. The pandemic brought unprecedented changes to education, further pushing institutions to adapt to modern needs. One key area impacting learning is the rise of new technologies.

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Is the Fix In?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Is the Fix In? Elizabeth Redden Mon, 10/28/2024 - 03:00 AM A lawsuit accusing the College Board of colluding with colleges to inflate prices raises ethical questions, including about the role of noncustodial parents, Jim Jump writes.

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Colleges of education are falling behind on AI. Here’s how to fix that

University Business

AI training in colleges of education is not keeping pace with the technology, leaving student teachers unequipped to get the most out of artificial intelligence when they arrive in their classrooms. That’s because most colleges of education are only now adding AI training, curriculum and coursework, says a new analysis from the Center on Reimagining Public Education, a think tank at Arizona State University. “Many education schools are more focused on supporting faculty than training

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Survey: Thinking About Life After College  

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Survey: Thinking About Life After College colleen.flaherty Mon, 10/28/2024 - 03:00 AM In the career readiness portion of Inside Higher Ed’s annual Student Voice survey, most students say they’re stressed when thinking about preparing for life after college—but most also express confidence in their future success. Students are “meh” on career centers but enthusiastic about finding internships.

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Stephan Harding obituary

The Guardian Higher Education

My friend and colleague Stephan Harding, who has died aged 71, was a scientist, ecologist and teacher. At the heart of his work lay his deep feeling for the Earth and his belief in the planet as a living intelligence. As teacher and resident ecologist, he was one of the five founding faculty at Schumacher College, a progressive institution for ecological studies created in 1991 as part of Dartington Hall Trust in Totnes, Devon.

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Reciprocal multicultural learning through refugee partnerships: Supporting educational trajectories at Project CARE and the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Sawa Zainb Naderi’s artwork when she was in transition from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom: My Journey Begins at Dawn In this extra post, Lei Garcia from Project CARE (Community Action for and with Refugees in Edinburgh) and Dr Sam Spiegel from the School of Social and Political Science, explore learning through exchange initiatives linking University of Edinburgh MSc students and Afghan, Eritrean, Sudanese and other refugees supported at St Ninian’s Episcopal Church.

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Parchment Strengthens Global Expansion with Appointment of New Channel Manager in Japan

Parchment

Parchment, an Instructure company, the global leader in digital credentialing solutions, is excited to announce Yoshimi Takagi as the new Channel Account Manager for Japan. This appointment reflects Parchment’s commitment to expanding its Japanese footprint and unlocking the vast potential of the Japanese education technology (EdTech) market. “I’m thrilled to join Parchment at such a pivotal time for education and workforce development in Japan,” said Yoshimi Takagi.

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SA Feature: Leila Beltran

PUC

Leila Beltran toyed with the idea of running for SA religious vice president but was motivated to run due to her love of student leadership. She looked at all the SA positions and found religious VP the role she had the most aptitude for since she loves being personal with students. After much prayer, she decided to take the leap and run. How do you plan to continue PUC’s mission of prioritizing spiritual life on campus?

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Nominate an outstanding CU leader for the Excellence in Leadership Award by Nov. 22

CU Work-Life Balance

Do you know a University of Colorado leader who has participated in the Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP) ? Consider recognizing the leadership and contributions of an ELP alumnus by submitting a nomination for the Excellence in Leadership Award. All ELP alumni currently working at the University of Colorado are eligible to be nominated through Nov. 22.

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New Report Sheds Light on College Faculty and Staff Mental Health

Higher Education Today

Title: The Healthy Minds Study: 2023-2024 Faculty and Staff Report Authors: Daniel Eisenberg, Sarah Ketchen Lipson, Justin Heinze, and Sasha Zhou Source: The Healthy Minds Network The Healthy Minds Study’s Faculty/Staff Survey, since it piloted in 2021, has helped institutions understand their employees’ mental health and perceived ability to help students with mental health concerns.

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Can college athletes unionize within a conference? State laws will dominate until after the 2024 election

University Business

Sports fans, commentators and even athletics directors are openly debating the feasibility of whether college athletes could organize and collectively bargain in the future. The issue of collective bargaining at public land grant universities appears to be a major sticking point in addressing the legal problems facing college athletics. Lawyers I’ve spoken to across the country all seem to be in agreement-the only way out of this expensive legal mess is for colleges and universities is to sit do

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AI Adoption Slow Despite Growing Digital Transformation Efforts, CTOs Report

Higher Education Today

Title: 2024 Survey of Campus Chief Technology/Information Officers Source: Inside Higher Ed and Hanover Research Inside Higher Ed, partnering with Hanover Research, recently released its third annual Survey of Campus Chief Technology/Information Officers. This comprehensive report explores how colleges and universities are dealing with rapid changes in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, offering insights into their challenges and opportunities.

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Fast forward to 2034: In higher education, colleges will meet students where they are

University Business

Becker College’s 2021 closing contained a lesson for Central Massachusetts schools heading into the next decade. The New England Commission of Higher Education and Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (DHE) first announced that the private college had begun considering closure as an option due to financial difficulties earlier that year. Becker with campuses in Worcester and Leicester – was the tenth-largest school in the region at the time by enrollment, according to a WBJ article by Gr

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New Presidents or Provosts: Grambling State, Hamilton, Jefferson CC, La Roche, Lake Superior State, Loyola U Chicago, Stephen F. Austin, Wagner

Confessions of a Community College Dean

New Presidents or Provosts: Grambling State, Hamilton, Jefferson CC, La Roche, Lake Superior State, Loyola U Chicago, Stephen F.

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A quick look at the global rise of for-credit micro-credentials

University Business

For-credit micro-credentials aren’t just fueling enrollment at community colleges across the United States. Colleges and universities across the world are leveraging the credentials to fuel student engagement, brand differentiation and workforce development opportunities for learners of all ages, according to a new report from Coursera. Over 80% of education leaders surveyed by the online program manager said their institution plans to integrate or expand for-credit micro-credentials in th

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As Election Day Draws Nearer, College Turnout Will Prove Critical

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As election day approaches, organizers nationwide are intensifying their efforts to boost engagement and turnout efforts among college students and first-time voters. From registration drives to workshops on understanding ballot propositions, campus organizers are using creative strategies to get out the vote. With top concerns like employment opportunities, the economy, mental health, and reproductive rights at stake, Gen Z students are looking to the polls as a means of addressing issues they