Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child.
Dr. Josie Ahlquist
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
We often rely on students to manage social media for various accounts — from university-wide channels to department and academic program pages. However, busy schedules, limited resources, and time constraints can make providing these students with the training they need difficult.
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The Scholarly Teacher
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Caitlin K. Kirby, Michigan State University Min Zhuang, Michigan State University Imari Cheyne Tetu, Michigan State University Stephen Thomas, Michigan State University Keywords: Generative AI, Course Design, Teaching Philosophy Key Statement: We offer a framework to help navigate a response to generative AI in higher education classrooms through a series of guiding questions.
Great College Advice
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
How will you write your Common App essay about a belief or idea? The Common Application prompts give you a chance to answer an interesting question, tell an important or revealing anecdote, and reflect on the ways in which the anecdote reveals something about your character, your beliefs, your values, or your personal priorities. Prompt #3, especially, focuses on the beliefs that are fundamental to who you are.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Pennsylvania’s Muhlenberg College may have become the first institution since Oct. 7 to oust a tenured faculty member for such statements, though the professor is appealing the decision and still receiving a salary. In January of this year, Maura Finkelstein, a tenured associate professor at Muhlenberg College, temporarily reposted on Instagram a statement from a Palestinian American poet.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
As enrollment and retention remain top concerns for higher education leaders, IT professionals and other technology experts are integral members of these institutions’ teams. They know that to stay competitive, colleges and universities must employ the latest technologies and give students access to the technology they will see in the workforce. Whether they’re keeping campus secure or deploying the latest artificial intelligence applications, influential college and university technology profes
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
When it comes to equity in higher education, Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson has been a leader. Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership. It is no surprise then that Gilkerson, who was appointed chancellor of the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) earlier this year, has been part of The Equity Avengers, an initiative started b
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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
There is a looming skills deficit across all disciplines currently being taught in Universities today. The vast majority of degree programmes are, at best, gradual evolutions of what has gone before. At their worst they are static bodies of knowledge transmission awaiting a young vibrant new member of faculty to reignite them. Internal reviews are too often perfunctory exercises, seldom challenging the future direction of graduates as long as pass rates are sustained.
Great College Advice
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
This week, Great College Advice’s Jamie Berger discusses Prompt 2 of the Common App essay, which he (affectionately) calls “the failure prompt”. Here’s the prompt : The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Now, I try to be amused, but it’s not working.
The Scholarly Teacher
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Ann Lichliter , Winona State University Mary Kirk , Winona State University Keywords: Equitable, Transparent, Assignments Key Statement: To benefit all students, faculty redesigned course assignments using the transparent assignment framework to increase student efficacy and improve learning outcomes. Background Higher education faculty are expected to assess their teaching practices to better meet the needs of college students, including students from underrepresented populations.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Broadening Black males’ participation in science and engineering extends our country’s ability to solve our — and the world’s — grand challenges. Implementing new strategies aimed at increasing Black males’ participation in these fields is key, and the new Black Males in Engineering (BME) project can help fulfill this goal.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Higher education has a reputation for being slow to embrace some of the technological advancements that other industries might jump at the chance to adopt. Whether that’s because of administrative red tape or a lack of funds, colleges and universities often approach large-scale technology projects in manageable phases rather than with an overnight transformation.
Robert Kelchen
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
College closures are getting quite a bit of attention right now—and for good reason. When a college closes suddenly, students are much less likely to complete their studies and employees have a difficult time finding comparable jobs. And the uptick in the number of college closures in the last year or two has been obvious to nearly everyone in higher education.
Great College Advice
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Last week we discussed how to tackle the ‘your choice’ Common App essay prompt. This week we turn our attention back to the first prompt: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. As a high school senior preparing to apply to college, you are faced with the daunting task of writing an essay that will capture the attention of admission
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Students are turning to YouTube, podcasts and ChatGPT-crafted summaries rather than actually reading their assignments for class. Professors are unsure how to adapt. Ava Wherley likes to read—especially thrillers. She rarely reads nonfiction, but when she does, she prefers suspenseful tales of true crime. Reading for school is another matter. Wherley, a sophomore biology major at the University of Florida, is assigned about 100 pages of reading a week for three classes—most of which she skips in
University Business
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Higher education is re-envisioning its offerings from the ground up to acclimate itself to the emerging demands of a digital workforce. Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions. “No matter how much technology
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Manny Rodriguez laments childhood memories of the discourse surrounding education policies in California, particularly those that negatively affected migrant families like his. But he remains inspired by the words of his father, who would repeat the motto, “Cada generación tiene la responsabilidad de darle un mejor comienzo a la próxima generación.” Meaning, every generation has a responsibility to give the next generation a better start.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
While the IT needs of college campuses are always changing, it seems that the number of different requirements that students, faculty and researchers have has increased exponentially over the past five years. One of the major changes to how universities use data is artificial intelligence. AI-based tools used by researchers and students require large pools of data to analyze, as well as processing power and storage for the resulting data.
Higher Education Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Early in my career as an education data analyst, I was chatting with the new counselor at a rural Georgia high school. She described a particularly challenging student named “Joey,” a troubled but bright young sophomore. When she sought advice from a veteran teacher, the response was disheartening: “Honey, don’t you worry about that child. We’ve had problems with that family.
Great College Advice
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
In our previous post, we provided some tips on how to tackle the Common App essay prompts. As a reminder, reflect on moments of your life and jot down as many ideas in an initial outline. A few stories may relate to one of the specific Common App essay prompts – if so, great! But, if you’re having a difficult time fitting your favorite idea into one of these prompts, do not fear.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators Ryan Quinn Mon, 09/09/2024 - 03:00 AM The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. More spooked professors are leaving in addition to those cuts, but so are key leaders who pushed them.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
With campus IT teams reaching Amazon-like levels of service, predictive analytics boosting student enrollment and retention , and AI yet to unlock its potential, HBCUs can no longer afford to do “more with less” in higher ed’s tech-infused environment, declares a new report from Complete College America. The nonprofit, dedicated to improving equitable college completion rates, is challenging policymakers to erase longstanding funding gaps between HBCUs and predominantly white i
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is set to host its 109th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. The Sept. 25-29 ASALH conference will feature a rich program of scholarly sessions, professional workshops, historical tours, a film festival, book signings, and many other events that illuminate the importance of the current struggle to own and control our own narrative.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Technology has always evolved quickly, but we’ve seen a rapid escalation in that evolution in the past few years as tools such as artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) devices continue to gain traction across industries. In higher education, many of these tools are not only useful in the classroom and the back office, they’re also technologies that students will see in the workforce.
PUC
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
With the 2024-2025 school year about to begin, we want to introduce you to Student Association President Christian J. De Jesus. He is a senior from Manchester, New Hampshire, majoring in business administration with a finance emphasis. When Christian visited PUC before officially becoming a student, he knew he made the right choice once he saw the campus.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Complete College America (CCA) is making the connection between the potential of student success at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and investment in cutting-edge technology. In a newly released report, " Critical Connections: Funding HBCUs’ Digital Infrastructure is Essential to Meeting U.S. College Completion Goals ,” CCA calls on state policymakers to increase investment in the digital and physical infrastructure at HBCUs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
In the wake of the COVID pandemic, high school GPAs (HSGPA) are less likely to be clear indicators of first-year, postsecondary success. A more holistic assessment of students, including the use of the ACT test score alongside HSGPA, acts as a better predictor. That’s according to the latest report from the ACT , which analyzed high school GPAs, ACT test scores, and first-year grades in students from 2017 to 2021.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
Two new reports from The California Alliance for Student Parent Success (The Alliance) detail the challenges that student parents face at California institutions. The reports analyze the available data and call for more research to be gathered so that this population can be served more effectively. Approximately 300,000 undergraduate student parents are currently enrolled at institutions of higher education in the state of California.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
California has banned legacy admissions, making it illegal for public and private universities in the state to consider an applicant’s relationship to alumni or donors when deciding whether to admit them. California’s law, which will take effect Sept. 1, 2025, is the nation’s fifth legacy admissions ban, but only the second that will apply to private colleges.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
As The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) kicks off its annual conference in Philadelphia this week, President Biden appeared before thousands of attendees where he announced additional federal investments in HBCUs totaling $1.3 billion. The additional $1.3 billion in federal investments announced today will further build on the Administration’s commitments and on HBCUs’ demonstrated track record of delivering excellence.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Morgan State University has been awarded a five-year, $20.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Dr. David K. Wilson The grant will expand ongoing health research at the university’s Research Centers in Minority Institutions Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
We know the pain. We wallow in the sadness. The poets and painters, they are our light in a dangerous and depressed world. For real. If it weren’t for the James Baldwins and Louise Erdriches ; or the stories of sadness or narratives love triumphing over oppression, all of the pain, all the sadness--all of it--would overwhelm. We need to find a way to John Keats who found beauty in the paradox.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A. Burt has created the Black Males in Engineering (BME) project, an interactive guide that spotlights his critical research over the past decade.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), points out that Black girls tend to face more and harsher forms of discipline than other girls including higher suspension and expulsion rates. The report’s conclusion is based on an analysis of U.S. Department of Education data in the 2017-2018 school year. At the time, Black girls comprised 15 percent of all girls in public schools but received almost half of suspensions and expulsions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Editor's Note: With the exception of the last section about an Anti-Racist, Culturally Competent Special Education Model, the content in this article comes from a recently accepted journal manuscript. This manuscript will be available online soon. Please use the following citation to view the full text: Bell, N.S., Collier, Z., Vélez, V., & Ford, D.Y. (2024-forthcoming).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Dr. Jorge Burmicky, assistant professor at Howard University. Over 700 college and university presidents have responded to a new survey, providing a glimpse into the ever-evolving higher education landscape. Their insights along with those from four focus groups identified the leadership traits necessary to succeed in the current climate. The survey was highlighted in a new report titled, “2024 Competencies for the College Presidency: A National Study of Effective Leadership in Higher Educatio
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