Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About seven years ago, Columbia University welcomed its first HBCU Fellowship cohort, allowing students who had graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursue select master’s degrees in the university’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), all the while getting financial, career, and academic support. Zelon Crawford The SPS’s HBCU Fellowship Program continues to progress as it has graduated more than 100 fellows in the span of its existence.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

With Harvard Subpoena, Congress Sends Higher Ed a Message Katherine Knott Fri, 02/16/2024 - 05:28 PM The information demands escalate a brewing battle between Congress and Harvard that some experts worry could undermine higher education more broadly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

G. Preston Wilson Jr. G. Preston Wilson Jr. has been appointed director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers at Fisk University in Nashville. Wilson, a former member of the ensemble, holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Fisk, a master’s in choral music education from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and a Ph.D. in music education from the University of Missouri.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor Katherine Frank has the honor of claiming many “firsts” for her university. As one of only two special mission universities in the Wisconsin system and its designated polytechnic university, Stout has maneuvered onto the cutting edge of workforce development and explored different college pathways for K12 graduates and learners of all backgrounds, thanks to Frank’s thoughtful leadership.

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PUC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Memphis, Tennessee, native Bailey Stockton is a double major in pre-law and psychology. After two years at La Sierra University, she felt a strong urge to make a change in her academic journey. At that point, Pacific Union College, which promised a more tranquil and rewarding spiritual environment, came into view.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In recent agency research, a young first-generation Hispanic college student shared that she was initially not going to attend college because she did not know what to study. She and her parents knew of only a few career paths: doctor, nurse and engineer (her parents were janitors for an engineering firm). The challenge was that none of these paths aligned with this young Hispanic student’s interests or strengths—she did not like math.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Stan Waddell, IT vice president and CIO at Carnegie Mellon University, spoke to EdTech on the lessons learned from his earlier roles, balancing information security with the mission of the university and managing the technological transformations underway. EDTECH: Before you were a CIO, you were a CISO and CTO. What was that transition like, and how does your experience impact your approach to your current position?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Duke University is closing its herbarium, which is among the largest herbaria in the country, housing more than 825,000 plant species. The decision comes amid budget cuts and staff shortages, according to Medriva, a medical news website.

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CIP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Summer@CIP offers two-week summer programs designed to assist rising high school sophomores to recent graduates with autism, ADHD, and other learning differences in acquiring valuable skills for a successful transition to college and beyond.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

World Reputation Rankings 2023: Results Announced Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 02/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Times Higher Education’s annual analysis of the top 200 universities in the world by reputation.

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Ray Schroeder

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

More than 200 community college students and alumni from across Maryland descended on the State House in Annapolis Tuesday to take part in an annual Student Advocacy Day event and promote state support for their colleges. There was a newfound sense of urgency among participants this year because of looming state budget cuts that could slash funding for the colleges by $22 million.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

U.S. Eyes Debt Relief for Borrowers Facing Hardship Katherine Knott Fri, 02/16/2024 - 03:00 AM The expansive proposal could open the possibility of student loan forgiveness to a larger swath of borrowers.

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Ray Schroeder

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

New grads and employers agree on what student proficiencies are necessary — graduating seniors ranked communication, critical thinking, and teamwork as the three most important competencies for a job candidate to develop to be considered career ready on a 2023 NACE student survey. Employers positioned the same three career readiness competencies at the top of their list in the association’s job outlook survey in 2024.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Learning in a Time of Abundance johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 02/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Q&A with Dave Cormier on his fascinating new book.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The president of the New School in Manhattan is about to lose an extraordinary perk: a five-story West Village townhouse that for decades has served as the university head’s official residence. The school, which projected a $52 million budget shortfall for the 2024 fiscal year, is asking $20 million for the home as it seeks to stabilize its finances.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Nearly two-thirds of faculty members view textbook affordability as a top priority for their universities, according to the annual Faculty Watch Report. The survey, released Thursday by the National Association of College Stores, found that 63 percent of faculty cited textbook affordability as a top priority, up from 57 percent in 2021.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Wright State University plans to “deactivate” 34 lesser-used degree-bearing academic programs as part of its ongoing Academic Efficiency and Effectiveness review, university officials said. The programs affected are a mix of associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree tracks, across engineering, foreign language, science, education and other fields.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The University of Colorado at Boulder has settled a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit that one of its law professors filed against it. In June, Paul Campos sued the university and Lolita Buckner Inniss, the law school’s dean, in federal court. Campos alleged he was paid less than his white colleagues because he’s Latino, that he received a low rating from his department in 2021 for taking paternity leave and that the university retaliated against him for complaining.

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College Forward

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If you’re interviewing for a role as an AmeriCorps service member, or you’ve already landed a service position with College Possible, you may want to learn more about our organization. Whether you’re prepping for your interview or brushing up on the basics before Welcome Weeks , we’ll give you a rundown of what College Possible does, and how you’ll support our mission as a College Possible AmeriCorps coach.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Andrei Cimpian, professor of psychology at New York University, explores one example of how women still face discrimination in certain competitive games today.

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MultiFamily Insider

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Navigating the dynamic world of student housing marketing is comparable to catching a moving train – trends evolve rapidly, and staying ahead is both a challenge and a necessity. In the student living world that's changing by the minute, we get it – keeping up can be a challenge! Whether you're feeling confident about staying trendy or you could us.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Columbia College Chicago president and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim is stepping down after recent tensions with faculty members and with cuts likely on the horizon, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Colorado College President Song Richardson, the fiery leader known for speaking candidly about study equity amid the fall of affirmative action, recently announced she was stepping down at the end of the academic year. Just two years into her tenure, she announced she’d return to a position where she could “challenge the status quo” without compromising the institution she was leading.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Cutting Off Qatar Liam Knox Fri, 02/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Texas A&M’s Board of Regents voted to shutter its long-standing, hugely profitable branch campus in the Gulf country. Are accusations of Hamas ties to blame?

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Request comes six weeks after lawmakers grilled school president Claudine Gay, who lost her job in aftermath of contentious hearing Republicans in Congress have escalated their fight with Harvard University by issuing subpoenas to university leaders, six weeks after hearings into antisemitism on campus set in motion the resignation of Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay.

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Education Higher Education 71

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Scholarly Groups Choose Between Speech and Silence on War Ryan Quinn Fri, 02/16/2024 - 03:00 AM In the continuing debate over when, and how, higher education entities should comment on political issues like the Israel-Hamas war, disciplinary associations have received less attention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics by Dr. Anastasia C. Curwood (The University of North Carolina Press) is a fascinating and timely book that traces the political trajectory of the first African American congresswoman who would later break barriers as the first Black major party presidential candidate. As we celebrate Black History Month, a close examination of Shirley Chisholm’s rise in progressive politics is not only important, but it is necessary.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., issued subpoenas to multiple leaders at Harvard University for “failing to produce priority documents” related to the committee’s antisemitism investigation into the Ivy League school. She previously threatened to issue subpoenas if Harvard did not produce sufficient documents on two of four priority requests and gave the university until 5 p.m. on Feb. 14 to do so.

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