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.
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.
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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 12, 2024
Should Sasse’s Résumé Have Raised Red Flags? Josh Moody Thu, 09/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Ben Sasse abruptly stepped down as president of the University of Florida in July. Some critics blame the board, arguing they missed shortcomings on his unusual CV.
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 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.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Community college students find themselves running into the same obstacles time and again on their way to credential completion: costs, blocked academic pathways and competing life priorities. Data from the Community College Research Center tells us that students can fight paltry completion rates by ramping up their course load per term, and recent insight tells us that students completing 18 to 23 credit hours per year are seven times more likely to graduate than students completing 11 credits
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Elevating the student experience is a key goal for higher education IT leaders who face pressure to offer frictionless and seamless access to technology for digital-native students who carry high expectations for IT. In last year’s U.S. Customer Experience rankings, Forrester Research revealed that only 6% of organizations reported a significant increase in CX quality.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released the 2024 High School Benchmarks report , which shows small improvements in college enrollment and persistence in public high school graduates. Data showed no change between 2022 and 2023 high school graduates when it came to immediately enrolling in college, but there was an increase of 3.2 percentage points between 2021 and 2022 graduates across nearly all high school characteristics in terms of enrolling in college within a year o
Roompact
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
This week, we're bringing Dustin and Paul together to have a deep exploration of all the things any higher ed professional should consider before they make the switch into a career in education technology. They discuss everything from how to evaluate different company dynamics, corporate culture shock, and how to stand out to prospective employers.
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.
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.
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
The Guardian Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Expanding access to Oxbridge and other leading institutions would boost social mobility, say authors of new book Strictly limiting the numbers of private school pupils attending Oxford, Cambridge and other leading universities is a “radical” move needed to boost UK social mobility and improve access to elite professions, according to the authors of a new book.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A Career Option Humanities Ph.D.s Should Consider Sarah Bray Thu, 09/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Jobs in career advising for grad students call on the natural skills of such Ph.D.s and are both fulfilling and in demand, writes Yoonha Shin.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
No higher education institution can remain static in today’s rapidly changing workforce environment. The next evolution of academic programming, in fact, requires revolution , Ozlem Kilic , inaugural dean of the University of Tennessee’s College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies , says on The University Business Podcast. “As emerging technologies abruptly change the way we live and work, higher ed finds itself in a conundrum,” she says. “We want to educate for t
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received more than 47,000 undergraduate and graduate applications for admission this fall, resulting in a 3% increase in enrollment this year over last year. Dr. James R. Martin II “As we watch that trend continue to play out, it’s clear that North Carolina A&T stands for something special in the higher education marketplace – a place of academic excellence where education is delivered at an affordable price, an exponential universit
Hope College Network
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
For myself and many other Hope students, a major perk of life in Holland is the options for recreation on campus and in the community. Depending on the season, you might find me rollerblading with friends, hammocking in the Pine Grove, or building a snowman outside. One thing remains consistent– Holland is an amazing place for outdoor recreation.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Decades of Enrollment Declines for Black Men at HBCUs Sara Weissman Mon, 09/09/2024 - 03:00 AM Black men make up roughly a quarter of students at historically Black colleges and universities, a significant drop from years past, according to a new report.
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Purpose, structure, momentum, and support. These are the four pillars of transformation, ingredients critical to the mission of Complete College America (CCA), the advocacy organization working to improve college graduation rates since 2009. CCA’s roots began in the state of Indiana, but, by 2018, when Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva became its president, the organization began to spread its work more intentionally across the nation.
HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Attract and Retain the Right Students for Your Institution Choosing a higher education program is often a defining moment in a person’s life. Whether it’s a teenager deciding on a traditional, on-ground undergraduate program, or someone in their late 30s selecting an online master’s program — it’s a big decision, and one that can be heavily influenced by the experiences they have with the institutions they’re considering.
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.
SRHE
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
by Andrea Laczik, Kat Emms, and Josh Patel Degree Apprenticeships (DAs) have been ascendant in popularity and visibility since their launch in 2015. They are of particular interest to us at the Edge Foundation, where we’ve long championed novel approaches to the alignment of employer needs with provider offer and of the importance of access to high quality education experiences.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The proportion of students from underserved backgrounds has declined at Brown University, according to its first year, incoming class numbers for 2024. Logan Powell Frank Mullin The university reports that about 18% of its new 1,725-student class come from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, a decline from 27% in 2023. About 45% will receive need-based scholarship or grant aid, a decrease from 50%; and roughly 14% are first-generation college students, down from 15%.
The Guardian Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Peter Kyle, who applied to university three times, said Tory government’s ‘war’ on higher education was over Britain’s future Nobel prizes will come from encouraging young people into university rather than making sandwiches in high street chains, according to the science secretary Peter Kyle, who declared that the previous government’s “war on universities” had ended.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Internet Archive Court Loss Leaves Higher Ed in Gray Area Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 09/09/2024 - 03:30 AM The nonprofit published thousands of ebooks for free, violating copyright law. What that means for research libraries remains to be seen.
Roompact
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
September is often when it feels like ResLife professionals are in the thick of it. The feeling of newness is starting to wear off, students are starting to test limits with policy and misbehave in a variety of ways, and your staff is moving past their seemingly fake smiles and are starting to lose their.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Mathematics, often regarded as a daunting subject, can significantly influence a student’s academic trajectory and career options. If one does not believe that they will be successful in a math class, then they can be defeated before they even begin. Regardless of an instructor's talent or the allure of a dynamic curriculum, success hinges not solely on external factors, but also on the learner's mindset.
The Guardian Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Snobbery and a lack of transparency around Labour’s review of vocational qualifications may be why there isn’t more outrage Have you heard that an axe is dangling over courses being taken by 590,000 16-to 18-year-olds in England? Or that Labour’s commitment to “pause and review” Tory plans to scrap more than 100 popular qualifications, including BTecs, has been translated – now they are in power – into a secretive internal process run by civil servants?
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway. Ryan Quinn Wed, 09/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Some of the state’s biggest public institutions have voluntarily dissolved their DEI offices. But will that be enough to forestall legislation that guts them even more?
The Change Leader, Inc.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton welcomes Joshua Bay, an education reporter with The 74, to discuss the challenges facing community college transfer students and explore innovative solutions to boost their enrollment and success rates at four-year institutions. Podcast Overview: • Alarming statistics on community college transfer student success rates and the equity gap for underrepresented groups. • Insights into institutional blind spots and the cultural differences
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Meridith Randall has deftly stabilized Golden West College (GWC) and moved it toward its future. When Randall’s presidency was made permanent in January, she had been serving as interim president for nine months. Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college.
The Guardian Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Avoid student debt and gather the skills that are most needed by prospective employers as you study on this new style of course University can be an expensive business, but there is a way to get a degree and earn money. Since 2015, degree apprenticeships have offered an alternative route into both higher education and the world of work. Companies partner with universities and give you the chance to earn a salary while you study.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Federal Anti-Hazing Bill Moves One Step Closer to Becoming Law kathryn.palmer… Thu, 09/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Lawmakers have been trying to pass federal anti-hazing legislation for years, to no avail. On Wednesday, that aspiration got the closest it’s been to becoming reality.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Addressing a ransomware attack is a costly process. Leaders are faced with sky-high recovery costs to restore computers, recover data and bolster their security systems to ensure they never fall victim again. But just how much are school leaders spending? In 2023, we saw a record-breaking number of ransomware attacks with 121 against K12 schools and higher education institutions, according to a new analysis from Comparitech, a cybersecurity and privacy product review site.
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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