Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Grinnell College is launching a Department of African Diaspora Studies. “Part of Grinnell College’s mission is to help create citizens that go out to do wonderful things in terms of social justice and community,” said Dr. Stephanie Jones, an associate professor at Grinnell. “I think we’re living in a time right now of grave misinformation, of suppression of history, and of rolling back of civil and human rights, and we need to know how we got here.

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Symplicity

AUGUST 11, 2023

Job descriptions are one of the most fundamental elements of the job search process for entry-level candidates. Yet, for students that participated in our 2023 student survey , job descriptions are one of the most significant pain points in their job search experience. In our survey, 3,500 college students, said that they found job descriptions completely unattainable, or the information needs to be more specific on the job postings for them to want to invest time in the application process.

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Higher Education Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

By Louis Soares This is the third piece in a series focused on exploring the concept of a postsecondary learning ecosystem—one that includes not only traditional higher education institutions but also alternative providers that connect learners to the labor market, either independently or in partnership with colleges and universities. Read posts one and two.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

The value of a university degree is a major topic of conversation across the U.S. Beyond the surface of the debate lies the issue of student outcomes. The path to good student outcomes includes not just successful degree completion but also a clear career route with opportunities for hands-on experience. To support this journey, higher education institutions are quickly taking notice of the benefits of experiential learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad, is planning to step down as dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year when her three-year contract expires. Phylicia Rashad is currently the dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University. Even while serving as dean and professor at her alma mater, Rashad has continued her acting career.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 8, 2023

A mandated curriculum long sought by Virginia Commonwealth students and faculty members was set to take effect this fall. The university delayed it late last month, and advocates don’t buy its reasoning for doing so. In 2019, the chair of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of African American Studies asked a panel of four Virginia college and university presidents whether their institutions required a course on race and racism.

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University Business

AUGUST 9, 2023

Four out of 10 students from your graduating class will be fighting an uphill battle in the employment search as their next interviewer might already be convinced that they’re unfit for the job—and they’re putting the blame on educators, according to a new survey from Intelligent. The online degree ranking service surveyed more than 1,200 business leaders in July and found that 40% believe recent college graduates are “very” or “somewhat” unprepared for the wo

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2023

He was arguably one of this generation’s most astute legal minds. But Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., was more than that. Like Thurgood Marshall, Charles Hamilton Houston, and Oliver W. Hill Sr., Ogletree used his legal prowess to significantly advance the cause of Black Americans. Ogletree—who was affectionately known as “Tree”—died on Friday, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Higher Education Whisperer

AUGUST 11, 2023

Lambert, Artze-Vega, and Tapia (2023) suggest five ways for college students (what in Australia are university undergraduates), to meet new friends and mentors. They suggest this is important to student success. I agree this is important, so important it should not be left as an ad-hoc extra curricular activity, it should be built into the core compulsory program.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas August 9, 2023 Lance K. L. Bennet Associate Director of Assessment and Accreditation, Office of Institutional Success and Decision Support, t he University of Texas at Dallas The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2023

The 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) is the survey’s first iteration to ask students about food insecurity and homelessness, and it may have unearthed a different kind of pandemic students have long been struggling with in pursuit of postsecondary education. Specifically, 23% of all undergraduates and 12% of graduate students experienced food insecurity, according to an analysis by The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

Land-grant universities (LGUs) that are historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) are significantly underfunded compared to predominantly white LGUs, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP). Dr. Sara Partridge LGUs categorized as 1890 and 1994 institutions – those recognized as HBCUs and TCUs – serve students from predominantly low- and low-middle-income backgrounds but are given far less resources, the report sta

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Higher Education Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

Title: A Typology and Policy Landscape Analysis of State Investments in Short-term Credential Pathways Author: Stephanie M. Murphy Source: HCM Strategists With a growing demand for short-term credentials—known as microcredentials, sub-baccalaureate credentials, or non-degree credentials—states are quickly taking action to advance these alternative credential pathways for their residents.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Supreme Court ruling sent institutions scrambling to ensure compliance. Some say it’s also enabled politically motivated overreach. Late last month, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees gathered for its first in-person meeting since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action.

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Ed.gov Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

For far too long, there have been invisible walls between K-12, higher education, and workforce systems treated like they’re set in stone. That you need to complete one before moving on to the next. But the reality is that there’s a lot more overlap, and it’s time to Raise the Bar and reimagine high school Continue Reading The post Launching the Career Connected High School Grant Program appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

Performers, academics, and music enthusiasts gathered at Howard University on Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. The conference titled, "Hip Hop 50: Past, Present, and Future," is one of dozens of events taking place across the nation and included workshops focused on women in hip-hop, artificial intelligence in the music industry, and mental health.

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Roompact

AUGUST 8, 2023

Like millions of other people, I have made my way to the movie theater to see Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. With my lap covered in popcorn stains and my cheeks covered in tears, the feelings that came forward for me from this film were truly unexpected. The last time I had these feelings in a theater.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 8, 2023

Susan Resneck Pierce explores this growing threat to higher education and how presidential searches must change in response. In a letter to the late William G. Bowen, the former president of Princeton University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Brian Rosenberg, then president of Macalester College, wrote, “I think organizations with a culture of suspicion make decisions to avoid the worst, while those with a culture of trust make decisions to aspire to the best.

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Ed.gov Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

By: Andrea Suarez Falken, Special Advisor for Infrastructure and Sustainability, U.S. Department of Education Before presenting this year’s awards, Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten addresses the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) at the ceremony on August 8th in Washington, D.C. On August 8, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) recognized Continue Reading The post Celebrating the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2023

In the summer of 2020 during the time of painted sidewalks, murals, along with street and building renamings, some of the easily convinced proclaimed the period of what seemed to be a racial reckoning as a start. Institutions and organizations began making promises that walked hand-in-hand with the black boxes posted on social media by celebrities. Everyone seemed to be in a place of introspection, unlearning/relearning, and beginning their anti-racist journeys toward co-conspiratorship.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Digital University Ecosystem: Engaging and Supporting Students With Technology The modern student makes meaningful contact with a prospective college or university before they ever set foot on its campus. That’s because they’re highly adept at seeking and gathering information from the institution’s website — which serves as the school’s virtual campus.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 11, 2023

Enrollment and demographic declines are leading some regional public colleges to entice students from neighboring states, stoking tensions and spurring competition. A high school student in Davenport, Iowa, or St. Louis, Missouri, will soon be able to attend the University of Illinois Springfield for the same price as an Illinois resident, thanks to a tuition-matching program approved last month by the UI system board of trustees.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

UW-Oshkosh will lay off more than 200 staff, furlough others and consider ending some non-academic programs as it seeks to close a projected $18 million deficit by the end of fiscal 2024. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced the measures in an email to staff Thursday morning, citing declining enrollment, the state's aging population and decisions by state legislators over the last decade to freeze enrollment and reduce state support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

Two years after a scathing report on gender equity issues, the NCAA commissioned an external, independent review of its progress at championships. “A continued commitment to equity must be at the center of everything in college sports,” said National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker. When huge disparities were exposed between the 2021 Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, ranging from workout facilities to food to swag bags, the NCAA retained the law

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Despite recent scandals of research misconduct and error, the academic world still seems determined to look the other way Scientific misconduct has enjoyed some limelight lately. The president of Stanford, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, resigned last month after a series of investigations exposed serious problems in his research; an independent review of Tessier-Lavigne’s work found no evidence that he falsified data himself but concluded that his research failed standards “of scientific rigor and proces

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 7, 2023

Report says current rules set inconsistent and sometimes inadequate expectations regarding student achievement, but it stops short of suggesting “bright-line” standards for agencies.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 8, 2023

The average data breach in the higher education and training sector cost $3.7 million in 2023, according to an annual report from IBM. This marks a decline from 2022, when the average cost of a data breach for the higher education sector reached $3.9 million. IBM includes public and private colleges, as well as training and development companies in its count.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

For more than a million students each year, the college process starts with logging on to the Common App, the online application that can submitted to over 1,000 colleges and universities. But for about a quarter of those students, the process stops there: although they set up a student profile and begin working on at least one application, they ultimately don’t complete or submit any.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

Concerns that ‘cancel culture’ is blighting universities appear unfounded, according to OfS report Nearly nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their opinions and beliefs, according to a government-backed survey that contrasts with claims of widespread “cancel culture” on campuses. A new question added to the Office for Students (OfS) national student survey found that 86% said they were free or very free to express their “ideas, opinions, and beliefs” during their studies.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 11, 2023

Education Dept. Exempts Baylor From Protecting Gay Students From Harassment—or Did It? Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1245484426.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 6, 2023

The email also included a “formal censure” of Alonzo, although it did not specify what she said that was offensive. Neither UTMB nor Texas A&M would confirm what Alonzo said that prompted such a reaction, and UTMB students interviewed by the Tribune recalled a vague reference to Patrick’s office but nothing specific. UTMB declined to comment for this story, and Alonzo declined to be interviewed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

Dr. Donna E. Shalala, a veteran higher education leader and former U.S. Congresswoman, has been named as the interim president of The New School in New Dr. Donna Shalala York City. Shalala is expected to begin the new job next week. She replaces Dr. Dwight A. McBride, who recently stepped down from the presidency to accept a position as an endowed professor and senior advisor at Washington University in St.

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Higher Education Whisperer

AUGUST 7, 2023

Nick Thieberger, University of MelbourneGreetings from "Digitisation for Pacific cultural materials" by Nick Thieberger from University of Melbourne, at ANU Department of Pacific Affairs. This is a fascinating presentation about Paradisec, an archive of digitized audio and other cultural material of the Pacific.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 8, 2023

A former University of Michigan music professor who was fired in 2020 after being accused of multiple instances of sexual assault pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting an adult, a second-degree felony,

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AUGUST 5, 2023

The California State University system has objected to seven proposed degree programs at the state’s community colleges, citing concerns that they would create undue competition between the two systems. The California Community College system is allowed to offer bachelor’s degrees, with the proviso that the programs not unnecessarily duplicate ones already provided by the state’s two public university systems, Cal State and the University of California.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

During the developmental period between adolescence to adulthood, students of color, similar to all students, confront social, academic, and psychological stresses. However, there are major differences in the lived experience of students from communities of color due to structural inequities, racial bias, and discrimination which can exact a toll on their psychological well-being.

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Higher Education Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

Title: Nourishing the Nation While Starving: The Underfunding of Black Land-Grant Colleges and Universities Author: Denise A. Smith Source: The Century Foundation A new report from the Century Foundation highlights the underfunding of the nation’s Black land-grant colleges and universities, as Congress has the opportunity to increase funding and improve equity for these institutions through.

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