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Simplifying the Transfer Process

Parchment

Ask any student who transferred from one college or university to another if the experience was simple, and you’re likely to hear an adamant “NO!” But just because transferring has been a complicated and difficult-to-navigate process in the past doesn’t mean it can’t get better. We can improve the transfer experience for students. The Impact of Credit Loss Many students lose credits when transferring.

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D-1 Football’s Only Native American Head Coach Preps for First Season

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Though the Western Michigan University Broncos had a winning record (37-32) over the last six years under head coach Tim Lester, the team fell short of its goal to win the Mid-American Conference. The Division 1 football team fell out of contention the final week some seasons. “The results on the field didn’t reflect the investment in performance,” said athletic director Dan Bartholomae.

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Waiting and Planning for a Supreme Court Defeat

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some colleges are quietly talking about how they will respond if the justices, as expected, reject affirmative action—especially if the ruling applies beyond admissions. On Thursday, when the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings in three cases, colleges were watching for two cases, one on President Biden’s loan-forgiveness plan and one on affirmative action.

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Digital credentials: Higher education’s new frontier

University Business

Would you use a pitchfork to find a needle in a haystack? It’s a question that Noah Geisel, the micro-credential program manager at the University of Colorado Boulder, asks employers, admissions counselors and all other professionals trying to find the most qualified human among the swaths of faceless applicants—the hay. Currently, too many industry stakeholders are too dependent on the pitchfork, according to Geisel. “It’s a crummy tool,” he quips.

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We Ask ChatGPT: What Would Be The Most Annoying Songs To Use As A Ringtone For An On-Call Duty Phone?

Roompact

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.

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Judge Allows FAMU Students' Class Action Lawsuit Alleging State Discrimination

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A Florida judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit to proceed with accusations the state discriminates against a historically Black university while prioritizing its largest public university, a predominantly white, NBC News r eported. Six Florida A&M University students filed suit in September alleging, in part, that the University of Florida receives a larger state appropriation per student than Florida A&M.

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Legislating an Honest Look at College Cost

Confessions of a Community College Dean

State legislation to improve transparency about the cost of a degree has earned bipartisan support. Some worry about political motives and unintended consequences. The Ohio State House of Representatives passed a higher education bill last week to ensure that colleges are transparent in their communications about the cost of their degree programs and the returns their graduates can expect on that investment.

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ResEdChat Ep 33: Keith Edward’s New Book, “Unmasking: Toward Authentic Masculinity”

Roompact

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, Crystal sits down with Keith Edwards to discuss his new book, Unmasking: Toward Authentic Masculinity. "Based on more than fifteen years of research, Keith E. Edwards, PhD, illuminates men’s masking, unmasking, and becoming to help men develop their own authentic masculinity. He also shares strategies to help us all better engage the men in our lives with empathy, reach them with compassion, effectively hold them accountable, and help them to become the m

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Oregon Higher Ed Commission Approves Student Success-Centric Funding Model for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oregon is changing how $550 million-plus in annual local and state taxpayer funding will be distributed to the state’s 17 community colleges. Ben Cannon This new approach – approved by Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) – is a student-focused distribution model that allocates a portion of money to support Oregon’s community college student success and equity.

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A ‘Modest but Important Step’ Against Transcript Withholding

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The proposed ban comes as more states are restricting colleges and universities from withholding transcripts when a student owes money to the institution. The planned federal ban would only apply in some cases. A proposed ban to limit when colleges and universities can withhold a student’s transcript could help thousands of students, if not more than a million, access their credits and resume their college education, experts and advocates say.

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Forbes: Rebranding: The Ultimate Brand-Led Business Transformation

Hanover Research

A recent UpCity survey found that 51% of businesses changed their branding since Covid-19, in line with a Hanover Research study that found 75% of business executives have done work on brands since 2020. The post Forbes: Rebranding: The Ultimate Brand-Led Business Transformation appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Sashay Away: A Long Time On-Campus Housing Professional Packs His Bags

Roompact

I wasn’t supposed to live on campus originally. I had checked a box when I applied to the state institution 15 minutes down the road from my parents as a senior in high school. That checkmark could have very well shaped the next two decades of my life. Little did I know that by checking.

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Mendocino College Reaches Highest Percentage of Native American Students Among California Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mendocino College has achieved the highest percentage of Native American students among all California Community Colleges, The Ukiah Daily Journal reported. Mendocino College hosts the Native Learning Symposium, a speaker series with local tribe representatives, Native American experts, elders, and educators to teach about the tribes in the Mendocino-Lake Community College District.

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A New Ph.D. Program Fulfills an Old Dream

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Navajo Technical University will become the first tribal university to offer a Ph.D. program this fall. Tribal college and university leaders are celebrating the move. Navajo Technical University in New Mexico has come a long way since its founding about 40 years ago as a job skills training center with five signature vocational programs.

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Top 7 Tips for a Successful Rebrand

Hanover Research

Today, a strong brand is more important than ever as companies are forced to compete with an increasing number of players, heightened customer expectations, and limited budgets and resources. A solid brand presence can give a company an edge over its competitors. However to be effective, brands need to ensure their brand equity is not only strong, but aligned with current market and customer needs and reflect any recent changes in the company.

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Designing A Successful Engineering Building: A Case Study of Fitts-Woolard Hall

Clark Nesxen

Higher education engineering programs span a diverse range of studies, each with unique requirements and activities in their lab spaces. In the following, Clark Nexsen mechanical engineer Adam McElhaney highlights how various laboratories in NC State’s Fitts-Woolard Hall required a complex web of engineering systems to support their functionality.

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Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Appointed Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been appointed a Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Lori Lightfoot Lightfoot is Chicago’s first Black woman and first openly gay mayor. She concluded her mayoral tenure May 15. Lightfoot will be a fellow for the fall 2023 term, during which she will teach a course, tentatively titled, “Health Policy and Leadership” in the school’s Department of Health Policy and Management.

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MathFest in Florida? Some LGBTQ+ Mathematicians Aren’t Going

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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Can higher education in Pennsylvania be saved?

University Business

Pennsylvania is facing a double-edged sword in funding its higher education system next year, so much so that Gov. Josh Shapiro proclaimed his state’s public higher education system “isn’t working. ” Since then, he has commissioned his Acting Education Secretary Khalid Mumin to create a task force to develop a statewide reform plan for next year.

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ResLife Pro-D in a Bag: How Might We Re-Imagine the “RD” Role? (1 hour)

Roompact

The Roompact “ResLife Pro-D in a Bag” series provides all the details you’ll need to create a professional development opportunity for your staff around a given topic. Each facilitation guide outlines free and open source videos to watch, articles to read, quizzes and inventories to complete, and suggested questions for discussion and activities.

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Morgan State to Become First HBCU Marching Band in International D-Day Normandy Parade

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State University’s marching band, the Magnificent Marching Machine, will be the first from a historically Black college or university to participate in the international D-Day Normandy Parade in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024. Morgan State University’s Magnificent Marching Machine plans to fundraise to cover costs associated with the band’s appearance in the international D-Day Normandy Parade in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024.

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Defining Liberal Education—and How to Advertise It

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Faculty members and other supporters of the liberal arts gathered at Ursinus College last week to debate what liberal education is and how best to attract students to it. What is liberal education? How can colleges support it? And how can they attract more students to pursue it? At a conference on such questions at Ursinus College, outside Philadelphia, the vice president for enrollment at Grinnell College, a far wealthier liberal arts institution in Iowa, shared the pitch he currently offers st

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Hunter College professor calls pro-life display ‘violent,’ threatens reporter with machete for asking questions

University Business

An adjunct assistant professor of art at New York’s Hunter College, which is part of the City University of New York, reacted angrily to two pro-life students tabling on campus by berating them and vandalizing their display. After the video went viral, a New York Post reporter knocked on the professor’s Bronx apartment door on May 23 to ask some questions.

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CCS Students’ Advertising Concept Recognized by PETA

College for Creative Study

The 2023 Young Ones Student Awards highlights some of the best design work from students around the globe. Here are some of PETA’s favorite anti-speciesist campaigns.

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Wong Appointed Interim President of Connecticut College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Leslie E. Wong will become interim president of Connecticut College, effective July 1. Dr. Les Wong “As a steward of this institution, I believe we have a tremendous opportunity at hand, particularly in executing our strategic plan, ' Building on Strength ,' which will guide me during my role as interim president,” said Wong. “This role requires considerable listening and dialogue as well as a willingness to engage ideas and aspirations of everyone at Conn.

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A Battle Over DEI in Central Virginia

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Despite their differences, both the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia have defended diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the face of criticism. Separated by fewer than 75 miles, Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia are, in many ways, diametrically opposed. One is a small military college with a rigid honor code, while the other is a large national university known for rigorous academics and cutting-edge research.

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Despite regulation efforts and student complaints, this popular edtech platform marches on

University Business

With the pandemic accelerating higher education into the online space , colleges and universities have been forced to keep up with rampant student demand. As a result, online program managers (OPMs) have become one of the hottest edtech assets a college and university can partner with, but few OPMs are big enough to stand toe-to-toe with 2U, Inc. 2U recently announced two new degree programs with Cabrini University, extended its contract with Southern Methodist University and signed an agreement

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Experiential Education Books: 10 Great Reads for the Experiential Educator

Experiential Learning Depot

Experiential education is taking the world by storm, especially our mid/post-pandemic world. If you are an aspiring or even practicing experiential educator looking for more information about experiential learning or could use a boost of inspiration, I highly recommend that you start by reading some books about experiential education written by the experiential learning greats!

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Dr. Stevie Lawrence II Appointed Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. Dr. Stevie L. Lawrence II “I especially look forward to working with the academic deans, department chairs, and the faculty – including them in the decision-making process to move Lincoln University to its next level of preeminence,” Lawrence said.

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Crafting Community… Without a Campus

Confessions of a Community College Dean

National University will launch its first mascot, Navi, a peregrine falcon, at commencement this weekend. The move raises a question: How can online institutions cultivate school spirit? Like many predominantly online universities, National University serves large numbers of parents, full-time workers and members of the military—people who are used to the challenge of managing different roles and responsibilities.

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The 5 trends that will predict the course of higher education

University Business

Over the past decade, we have heard the steady message that higher education is at a crossroads. Student frustration over the high cost—and lack of transparency—of earning a degree has clashed with the ever-increasing costs of operating an academic enterprise. Yet, change has happened in pockets, and slowly. Trends facing higher education suggest that we may finally be approaching the tipping point at which institutions must accelerate, transformation or face significant financial headwinds.

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Assessment or Public Relations: What's my real job here?

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Allow me to paint a picture: You, an assessment leader, have been given a seemingly impossible task: to tell the story of a failing program. Now, you didn’t know going into this project that the program was failing. Anecdotal evidence was positive. The program has been around for some time and it seems (key word) to be working as designed. All good , you think.

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Dr. Peter O. Nwosu Appointed President of SUNY Oswego

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Peter O. Nwosu will become president of SUNY Oswego, effective Aug. 15. Dr. Peter O. Nwosu Nwosu is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and student success at Herbert H. Lehman College. Previously, he was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clark Atlanta University and associate vice president for academic programs and accreditation liaison officer at California State University, Fullerton.

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The Current State of NIL

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Athletics officials will lobby lawmakers this week for a federal bill governing name, image and likeness as the NCAA and conferences contend with a patchwork of state laws on NIL. It’s been two years since the National Collegiate Athletic Association established policies allowing college athletes to profit off of their name, image and likeness. The NCAA had argued for years that allowing athletes the same rights as every other student would ruin collegiate sports.

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3 ResLife Pro Quick Tips for Dealing with Bed Bugs

Roompact

Roompact’s “Quick Tips” series highlights ideas and suggestions you can put into your practice as either a professional staff or student staff member working in residence life and education. Click to read more from the series. Bed bugs are a common nuisance that can infest even the cleanest and well-maintained spaces, including residence halls.

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Gates Foundation Awards Grant to Help Universities Make Data-Driven Decisions

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

A collaboration between the Association for Institutional Research, EDUCAUSE and the National Association of College and University Business Officers — funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — is continuing its efforts to improve the way higher education institutions use data to drive student success.

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Jackson Makes SEC History with Head Baseball Coach Appointment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kerrick Jackson will become head baseball coach for the University of Missouri. In doing so, he becomes the first Black head baseball coach in the Southeastern Conference. Kerrick Jackson Previously, Johnson was head baseball coach at Southern University, head baseball coach at the University of Memphis, and assistant coach at Missouri. He also served in an administrative position in Major League Baseball.