Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom Undocumented students in California’s higher education system may soon be able to get a job in California’s public universities and colleges. California would become the first state in the nation to employ undocumented college students without legal work permits, pending a signature from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The landmark legislation, Assembly Bill 2586, passed the state legislature in a final 41-7 assembly vote last month.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Another guide labeling higher education institutions has entered the arena. This one’s metrics include graduation rates, ROI … and DEI. U.S. News & World Report. The Wall Street Journal. Campus Pride. From exclusivity to return on investment to LGBTQ+ friendliness, organizations judge, rank, rate and label U.S. colleges and universities in multitudinous ways.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Dr. Charles Alexander is shown with Kiet Lam, president of the AAP alumni network. Courtesy of Dr. Charles Alexander Dr. Charles J. Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically unde

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In his six years as PASSHE chancellor, Dan Greenstein took a bold—and sometimes controversial—approach to repairing a public university system in a downward spiral. Did it work? When the Great Recession hit the University of California system in 2008, it marked a major “inflection point” in the life of Dan Greenstein. The state’s higher education budget took a dramatic hit, and as a result, the projected capacity of UC was going to decline by about 400,000 students, said Greenstein, who was then

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Mpoli Simwanza-Johnson Mpoli Simwanza-Johnson has been named general counsel for the Colorado State University Foundation. She served as director of legal affairs at the University of Wisconsin Foundation in Madison. Simwanza-Johnson holds a juris doctorate from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The U.S. government’s $120 million settlement with the onetime student loan giant concludes a seven-year legal saga and sets a precedent for stricter oversight. Navient, an embattled student loan provider, will pay back $100 million to student loan borrowers after years of accusations that it mismanaged loans and misled borrowers. The company agreed to pay the restitution, on top of a $20 million penalty, as part of a settlement reached with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Now that all the data is in, a small group of Asian Americans should hang their heads in shame. The group with the ironic and hypocritical name, Students for Fair Admissions, was corralled by anti-affirmative action advocate Ed Blum and effectively duped and used to sue Harvard over race-based admissions. The result? After six years of litigation that went all the way to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Nygil Likely Nygil Likely has been named vice president for people, culture, and equity at Grand Rapids Community College. He served as chief diversity officer at Calvin University. Likely holds an MBA in human resources and management and a master’s in adult and continuing education administration from the University of Phoenix.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Organizations across all industries, including higher education, have more access to data than they’ve ever had before, but they’re still evolving when it comes to transforming that data into actionable insights. This transformation is especially crucial for customer experience strategies. Today’s consumers — and the employees who make customer support services run — expect more personalization and a more seamless experience when they interact with an organization’s contact center.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The American Association of Colleges and Universities has launched a new Institute on AI, Pedagogy and the Curriculum, an online center dedicated to helping institutions deal with the challenges presented by artificial intelligence in the classroom.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Tough questions need to be asked of these institutions, starting with: are they really the right place for so many young people? Forget the NHS for a minute – and look to Britain’s universities, another institution in urgent need of fixing. A number are on the brink of bankruptcy or closure. Revenues are plummeting. Rich foreign students are vanishing.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Google, LinkedIn and X warned that ads for contract cheating services have proliferated despite legislative bans. Internet giants have been urged to block advertisements for contract cheating websites by a global alliance of higher education regulators.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Relegated clubs suffered ‘4-8% drop’ in admissions compared with those whose clubs survived There are many things to consider when choosing a university: where has the best course, what is the campus like, who are the lecturers? And also, perhaps, how did the local football team get on last season? According to research, students can be influenced in their choice of university in England by the performance of Premier League football clubs linked to the university’s town or city.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The hunted becomes the hunter.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This brief, engaging suicide prevention video was created for all Texas institutions of higher education to raise awareness and promote strategies to address suicidality among students of all ages and backgrounds. The video includes warning signs and emphasizes that help and resources are available on campus and in the community. The intended audience is incoming first-year, transfer, graduate, and professional students, though it is also appropriate for current students — and those who work wit

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Outgoing University of Arizona president Robert Robbins is officially leaving his role next month but will continue to collect a paycheck through July 2026, The Arizona Daily Star reported.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Exclusive new data from SAP Concur and Wakefield Research’s first Higher Education Global Business Traveler Survey provides common ground between the goals of university managers to keep travel costs down and the desire of staff for travel flexibility. Pulled from a comprehensive survey, this infographic contains key data and insights on: Traveler wants vs. institution needs Why employees would decline a trip What tools staff would consider using to improve travel and why The challenge of choosi

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Lincoln University, a historically Black institution in Missouri, has carried through on a threat to end its formal relationship with its national alumni association, according to an announcement Thursday.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

College graduates on average earn more than those without a four-year degree — but where you go to school may influence your earning potential. Young men (ages 25 to 34) earned a median annual income of $77,000 in 2023, compared with $45,000 for those in the same age group who only completed high school, Pew Research Center data shows. Young women who graduated college earned $65,000, while their degreeless counterparts earned about $36,000.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Chapman University has rejected student demands to divest endowment funds from companies profiting off the war between Israel and Hamas, the university announced earlier this week. Chapman faced pressure to divest from Students for Justice in Palestine, which established a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus in the spring. Though board members met with student organizers several times to discuss the proposal, they ultimately rejected divestment.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the country were recognized recently by a proclamation from President Biden, during National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week and just before the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month. The proclamation is fueling new energy by college leaders to press for more support and recognition for the nation’s more than 500 HSIs.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The American Council on Education, the chief lobbying group for the higher education industry, wants the next president to repeal the tax on wealthy universities’ endowments and work to increase the Pell Grant to $13,000 from $7,395 as a way of making college more affordable, among other policies.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

“Change where you stand, and change what you see.” Excavated and paraphrased from the manifesto of a 15th-century Italian Renaissance painter, these are words that Hilary Link, president of Drew University, has stood by throughout her 24 years as a scholar and administrator across five institutions and two countries. President Link had a “foot in two worlds” during her six years serving as the dean of Temple University Rome, where she re-educated herself on Europe’s

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