Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In an “embarrassing moment” to witness, a British university’s vice-chancellor “beelined” for the only Black academic at a PhD reception, despite not having spoken to any other candidates. At a European research institute, the only Black female researcher was included in every possible photo, even when the subject of the photo opportunity was unrelated to her area of expertise.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Pro-Palestinian students at Harvey Mudd College, Tufts University, and others have protested the presence of certain companies at recent career fairs. Pro-Palestinian protest activity has declined on college campuses this semester, at least compared to the tumultuous events of last spring.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In 2020, NJIT created the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as business and community leaders who work collaboratively to address recruitment, retention, engagement and persistence among Latinx students. The Council worked with the university to ensure it received federal Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation, which requires that at least 25% or higher of the undergraduate full-time enrollment be Hispanic or Latinx.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The Education Department wrapped up phase one of the federal aid form’s limited rollout last week, seeking out early bugs and reassurance for families shell-shocked from last year’s fiasco. Are they passing their own test? After the disastrous launch of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) last year, all eyes are on this fall’s rollout, watching under skeptically raised brows for signs of improvement or further frustration.
University Business
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The latest annual Healthy Minds Study, which surveyed 100,000-plus college students from 200 universities across the United States, has good news to report: There are decreases in symptoms of anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide, and increases in receiving mental health care and support. In general, the latest report from the Healthy Minds Network found that college students seem to be flourishing more, but mental illness and related issues for this age group remain a pressing concern.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Robert Zaretsky worries that the expansion of asynchronous courses is not serving students well. As with other corporations and institutions during the coronavirus pandemic, American universities turned to virtual means to maintain their vital functions. Consequently, though synchronous and asynchronous classes first appeared more than twenty years ago, they metastasized when students and faculty were either locked down or leery of returning to their campuses.
Experiential Learning Depot
OCTOBER 14, 2024
“What are some effective group work strategies for students?” I’m asked this question a lot, and understand it well as a project-based educator. I’ve been through the ups and downs that come along with group projects, and as a result, have developed some group work strategies for effective collaboration. Let’s take a look.
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University Business
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Online program managers, commonly referred to as OPMs, are dramatically down in funding, investment and buy-in from higher education and related stakeholders, according to a quarterly update from Validated Insights, a market research company. From 2019 to 2024, the proportion of colleges and universities reporting interest in partnerships with OPMs has declined eight percentage points to 34%.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The University of Kansas announced Friday that an instructor is no longer employed there after a video showed him “making a highly inappropriate comment in his classroom suggesting violence against individuals for their personal views.
Higher Education Whisperer
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Greetings from the final TechLauncher workshop at the Australian National University. This is a chance for students to not only listen to potential employers but also talk to them. Of course many computer students already have jobs, as they have in demand skills. There are some extra requirements for computer people, such as a Github account to show they can code.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Sharon Fleshman offers advice for committing to regular career wellness practices. Many of the graduate students I advise are juggling classes, practicums, research, involvement in student organizations and more. They realize that wellness is important, yet it can be a challenge to plan for it. As a career development professional, I can relate to this sense of overwhelm and imagine that you also may be wondering how wellness can fit into your everyday life.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Hi! My name’s Audrey and I’m a junior here at Hope studying communication and Spanish, with minors in global health and social witness ministry. One of my favorite things about the school year is having dependable routines throughout each week. Things definitely fluctuate and get more or less busy depending on the time of the semester, but having solid rhythms to fall back on always helps me stay grounded.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
David R. Smedley offers insights for new financial aid directors—and their senior administrator bosses. I came into the financial aid business in a most unusual way. I didn’t want to be a director of financial aid (DFA). I had long planned to study for ordained ministry. That didn’t work out, and I went back to my alma mater for graduate work in public administration.
University Business
OCTOBER 14, 2024
It’s hard to find higher ed rankings with big surprises at the top. The latest list of top 500 colleges and universities from WalletHub doesn’t throw higher ed leaders any curveballs. WalletHub offers separate top fives for universities and colleges: Universities: Princeton University Yale University Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dartmouth College Colleges Swarthmore College Hamilton College Amherst College Wellesley College Harvey Mudd College When it com
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Clark Atlanta University is ending its agreement with the current alumni association, according to a university announcement Thursday.
Parchment
OCTOBER 14, 2024
While hiring used to mainly focus on stacked resumes and where candidates earned their degrees, many employers are now prioritizing skills-based hiring. But what does post-secondary education look like from a governor’s perspective, and how are they thinking about ways to create pathways for career mobility and greater economic engagement? Amanda Winters, Program Director at the National Governors Association (NGA), works within the Center for Best Practices.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Pluralism is like any other school of thought, and thus attaching a university's mission to it would throttle the free exchange of ideas.
University Business
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Partnerships in higher education can greatly vary in their success, with some fitting seamlessly and others facing unexpected challenges. It’s often not until you’re well into a project that you start asking, “Why is this so tough? What could we do differently?” So, what makes a partnership truly successful.? In higher education—where issues like enrollment challenges and rising tuition costs are top of mind—the right partnership can make all the difference.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit from current and former student athletes who challenged the Ivy League’s ban on sport scholarships, Reuters reported.
Roompact
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Adjudicating student conduct is a crucial aspect of the Hall Director role and, by taking on this responsibility, the Hall Director plays a pivotal role in maintaining a safe, respectful, and productive learning environment within their community. But, if you’re like most Hall Directors, this may be something that turns your stomach into knots. This.
Creatrix Campus
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Enhance Discipline with Advanced Student Behavior Tracking Software for Higher Education admin Mon, 10/14/2024 - 06:12 Why Student Discipline Matters in Higher Education? Good discipline is essential to a secure and encouraging campus environment. According to NCES, colleges can easily monitor and address problems as they come up by using behavior-tracking software.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
OCTOBER 14, 2024
But, the federal government has no say in whether an individual college is accredited, experts say. That decision is up to the accreditors. Republicans in the House are renewing and ratcheting up their threats to take away colleges’ federal financial aid over civil rights violations, particularly regarding antisemitism on campus, and warning institutions that their accreditation is on the line.
The Guardian Higher Education
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Judges say unfairly dismissed academic David Miller’s views on Israel should be protected by antidiscrimination laws The belief that Israel’s actions amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are “worthy of respect in a democratic society”, an employment tribunal has concluded in a landmark decision. In February the tribunal ruled that Prof David Miller was unfairly discriminated against when he was dismissed by the University of Bristol over allegations of making antisemitic remarks, i
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 14, 2024
There has been quite a bit of hand wringing over the possible decrease in Black American Democratic participation rates in the upcoming November election most specifically among Black male voters. Much of the analysis has centered on Black men feeling disaffected and possibly abstaining in this consequential upcoming election. Just recently former President Obama had s tern words for Black men , admonishing them and hypothesizing that their perceived less than enthusiastic support for candidate
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