University Business
MARCH 12, 2024
Education and how professors, administrators and their institutions can deliver content are bristling with innovation thanks to cutting-edge technology. However, a lack of understanding around edtech, which in turn is fueling decision paralysis, may be forestalling the future, according to an unsettling survey by the College Innovation Network (CIN).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2024
College students who graduate as English majors actually find jobs at about the same rate as those who major in other subjects, according to a recent report commissioned by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Dr. Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 12, 2024
Low Grade? Arizona Bill Would Let Students Allege ‘Political Bias’ Ryan Quinn Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Legislation that’s near passage in Arizona would create a “grade challenge department” for public universities. It could force professors to change students’ marks.
Robert Kelchen
MARCH 13, 2024
I write this piece with the sounds of excavators and dump trucks in the background, as we are getting the 30-year-old pool at our house replaced this month. Pools should last a lot longer than that, but the original owner of the house decided to save money by installing the pool on top of a pile of logs and stumps left over from clearing the land. As those logs settled and decayed, the pool began to leak and we are left with a sizable bill to dig everything out and do things right.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2024
Higher education institutions were once again inundated by cyberattacks in 2023, according to a report from Malwarebytes, which called it “the worst ransomware year on record” for the education sector. The grim statistics include a 105 percent increase in known ransomware attacks against K–12 and higher education, surging from 129 in 2022 to 265 last year.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 11, 2024
That animals avoid environments which seem unhealthy due to predators or poor conditions is a well-documented ecological phenomenon. Humans are no different. We, too, instinctively avoid environments that look unhealthy or unwelcoming. It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 15, 2024
Civil Rights Groups Push Back Against Wave of Anti-DEI Bills Ryan Quinn Fri, 03/15/2024 - 03:00 AM So far this year, at least five state legislatures have passed bills seeking to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. This year’s batch may seep more into the classroom.
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The Guardian Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Home secretary calls for visa review over concern that courses are being used as shortcut to gain work permits UK politics – latest updates The home secretary, James Cleverly, has said international students may be “undermining the integrity and quality of the UK higher education system” by using university courses as a cheap way of getting work visas.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2024
Community colleges were able to persevere through the pandemic thanks to the emergency relief funding passed through Congress. That’s the conclusion of the latest research from the Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges Network at the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University. Without Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) funding, experts say many community college programs would have closed, faculty and staff laid off, and more students forced to stop out on their
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 14, 2024
On Wednesday, Indiana’s Republican governor signed a controversial bill diminishing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and tenure protections in the state’s public higher education institutions—including through mandating a shift in focus to what Republican lawmakers call “intellectual diversity.” The Indiana Conference of the American Association of University Professors and a group called the University Alliance for Racial Justice had been pushing for a veto.
Hope College Network
MARCH 13, 2024
Springtime in Holland is like no other. Don’t get me wrong, I love coming back to school in the fall, and the first snow is absolutely magical. Still, there’s just something about the first few warm days on campus that have a special air to them. Here are my top five aspects of springtime in Holland. 1. Classes Outside One day last week, temperatures got up to about 65 degrees in Holland.
The Guardian Higher Education
MARCH 9, 2024
Under Dr Cathy Foley’s world-first open access model, all Australians would have access to research papers for free Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Before Latin mass was abandoned in the late 1960s, the average church-goer got by picking up snippets of phrases and the meanings of gestures. To Dr Averil Cook, that’s what scientific research is like in the 21st century.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 13, 2024
Iné Collins has been a school counselor at Ewing High School in New Jersey since August 2022. This year, helping her high school seniors through the newly simplified FAFSA application process has been more stressful than simple. Iné Collins, school counselor at Ewing High School in New Jersey. “This new system, it’s supposed to be more user-friendly, but it ended up not dropping until January,” said Collins.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 15, 2024
Biden Administration Wants Accreditors to Set Benchmarks For Student Outcomes Katherine Knott Fri, 03/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Advocates have argued for years that accreditors aren’t doing enough to ensure that students get the education they're paying for.
The Change Leader, Inc.
MARCH 12, 2024
New York University's School for Professional Studies continues to break new ground in democratizing access to elite education, with a keen focus on serving first-generation and low-income students. Building on the momentum of innovative educational strategies, Part 2 dives into the further evolution of NYU’s commitment to meeting the multifaceted needs of today's learners.
The Guardian Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2024
Specimens collected on Voyage of the Beagle have been in Cambridge University archive for nearly 200 years Plant specimens collected by Charles Darwin on the Voyage of the Beagle have been found in an archive in Cambridge University. The rare specimens – which have been stored in the archives of the Cambridge University Herbarium for nearly 200 years – were given by Darwin to his teacher and friend, Prof John Stevens Henslow, the founder of Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 13, 2024
Though confidence about the value of pursuing a two- or four-year college degree is higher among high schoolers than graduates who either dropped out or chose not to attend in the first place, neither demographic view such pursuits as the most valuable, according to a recent report from Edge Research, HCM Strategists, and D2 Strategies. Adam Burns Through focus groups and a national survey, Continuing to Explore the Exodus from Higher Education – prepared for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundat
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 13, 2024
Surviving Not One but Two College Closures Johanna Alonso Wed, 03/13/2024 - 03:00 AM When Alderson Broaddus University shuttered last August, several students transferred to Notre Dame College. Now it’s closing, too.
University Business
MARCH 13, 2024
Higher education leaders frequently cite the pressure they have to deal with from a caustic public, the media and even state and federal governments that are skeptical about their offerings. However, opinions from over 10,000 current college applicants and their parents suggest narratives surrounding higher education can differ vastly from those interested in attending U.S. institutions.
Roompact
MARCH 15, 2024
What does the future of AI-based technology hold? We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 13, 2024
Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University, received the Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award on Tuesday from NASPA, the association representing student affairs professionals. Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens Patterson-Stephens is an award-winning scholar-practitioner with 20 years of experience in higher education.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 13, 2024
Doubts About Value Are Deterring College Enrollment jessica.blake@… Wed, 03/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Survey data suggests that prospective learners are being dissuaded from college by skepticism about whether degrees are worth the time and money.
University Business
MARCH 14, 2024
As colleges and universities try more than ever to engage with those outside of their walls, leaders are looking for ways to do so genuinely and with care. As campuses tend to stand as hubs of culture and scientific inquiry for the broader community, one way to build confidence and interaction with the community is through intentional building design. “When you say you’re going to welcome people in, you can do it with a slogan or a campaign, but that’s only the visuals,”
Roompact
MARCH 14, 2024
This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” Guest Post by Erin Brown, Residence Life Professional As the RD role continues to grow, both in the number of residents overseen and the number of bullet points in our job description, so does the need.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) educated over two million Hispanic students during the 2021-22 school year, but continued to demonstrate extensive facility needs, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The cost to repair some vacant residential halls exceeds the cost of demolition, according to Hispanic-Serving Institutions officials.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 13, 2024
University of North Carolina System Banning Apps Over Cyberbullying Lauren.Coffey@… Wed, 03/13/2024 - 03:00 AM UNC’s president says these four social media apps that allow anonymous posting have a ‘reckless disregard’ for students’ wellbeing.
The Guardian Higher Education
MARCH 10, 2024
Helen Mountfield, principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, hopes to raise £100m to help improve outcomes Oxbridge colleges need to actively help their state school-educated pupils succeed, rather than hope a “magical sorting hat” will uncover their talent, according to the head of an Oxford college who is looking to raise £100m to do just that. Helen Mountfield, the principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, said her college was able to recruit 93% of its undergraduates from UK state schools and see
Roompact
MARCH 13, 2024
This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” Guest Post by Bonny Sucherman, Residence Life Professional Picture this: a job where you can roll out of bed (in your swanky $0 rent apartment) 10 minutes before work because you have a zero minute commute.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 14, 2024
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — reflecting on the lessons he learned from the movement in Albany, Georgia, in the early 1960s — said that one mistake they made was trying to desegregate the entire town (schools, parks, restaurants, stores, theaters, hotels, pools, etc.) at once instead of targeting one sector where they had particularly strong leverage.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 11, 2024
Lumina Awards Millions for Admissions Innovations Johanna Alonso Mon, 03/11/2024 - 03:00 AM The seven winning states and university systems will use the funds for direct admissions, universal transfer pathways and other initiatives to simplify admissions.
Terminalfour
MARCH 12, 2024
The next generation will be applying to institutions in just a few years. But what are tomorrow’s students like? Are universities ready for them, and how can you engage with them?
Roompact
MARCH 12, 2024
Several weeks ago I was speaking with a student who had recently found out their parents had to say goodbye to the family dog. They had shared this with someone else on campus and was met with a well-intentioned but ultimately unsupportive comment inquiring if and when they may get another fur baby. For this.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 14, 2024
Workers in rural America are almost just as likely to have good jobs as those in urban areas but face a number of distinct disparities as well, according to a recent report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW). Martin Van Der Werf The report, Small Towns, Big Opportunities , categorizes what constitutes a “good job” as a one that pays a minimum of – in 2022 dollars – approximately $43,000 for workers ages 25 to 44 and a minimum of approximately $55,000 for w
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 13, 2024
House Republicans Warn Against College Athlete Unions Katherine Knott Wed, 03/13/2024 - 03:00 AM In a hearing Tuesday, GOP representatives argued that labor unions would disrupt college sports and lead to program cuts. Democrats said student-athletes deserve a seat at the bargaining table.
University Business
MARCH 15, 2024
Most colleges and universities understand why students are drawn to online programs: They’re flexible, affordable and can be completed more quickly than an in-person degree. Considering online enrollment has grown by 90% in the last six years while traditional university enrollment has declined, offering competitive digital modalities is a no-brainer.
Roompact
MARCH 11, 2024
This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” Guest Post by Ali Martin Scoufield, Residence Life Professional I have…let’s call them ‘fond’ memories of participating in job placement. I completed speed-date style job interviews one after the other, sustaining myself for days on.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 13, 2024
The growing prominence of artificial intelligence tools in the mainstream can strengthen the work of higher education in a variety of ways, according to a report commissioned by HBCU support organization the Partnership for Education Advancement. " AI, Equity, and Affordability: A Primer for Higher Education Leaders and Educators " a report produced by Whiteboard Advisors and created in partnership with the Harvard-MIT Axim Collaborative, details the ways in which AI can be used to assist colle
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