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Why Students Opt Not to Enroll

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students in a new survey cite concerns about academic preparation, mental health and affordability. Many say college isn’t worth it. One in five high school students who say they won’t enroll in college cite their doubts about the value of college, up from 8 percent in 2019. This is a finding in a new report from EAB. The report summarizes the results of a new survey of more than 20,000 high school students—those whose college-going behaviors have been influenced by the pandemic.

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Hampton University Establishes School of Religion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hampton University has established a School of Religion. “Given that we’ve hosted the [Hampton University Ministers’ Conference] for over a century – in terms of timing, I think this is long overdue,” said Hampton President Darrell K. Williams. “Although we are not a religious institution, it is certainly a part of our fabric and our foundation. We see the development of the School of Religion as a natural progression.

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CAT 6 and CAT 6A Cabling for the Transition to Wi-Fi 6 in Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

If there’s any place that can take advantage of the higher speeds and increased frequencies that Wi-Fi 6 provides, it’s a college campus. Thousands of students need reliable Wi-Fi to take notes and study or to kick back with video games or Netflix. Meanwhile, researchers and professors use wireless for devices such as test equipment and drones, and the athletic department uses tablets during practices and games.

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Authenticity: honest authors, being human

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

I briefly had a form up on my website for people to be able to contact me if they wanted to use any of my visualisations, visuals of theory in practice. I had to take it down because ‘people’ proved incapable of reading the text above it which clearly stated it’s purpose. They insisted on trying to persuade me they had something to flog. Often these individuals, generalists, were most likely using AI to generate blog posts on some vaguely related theme.

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Mayo Threatens Firing Professor for Interviews—and Idioms

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Mayo Threatens Firing Professor for Interviews—and Idioms Featured Image at Top of Article 2023-06-12-Mayo-Letter.

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Report Describes Pandemic Impact on College Choices of the COVID Cohort

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The high school class of 2023 had an experience that was inevitably shaped by COVID-19. The pandemic hit when they were freshmen and many students endured over a year of remote learning, with limited access to school counseling services and extracurricular activities. Now, as the COVID cohort graduates and gets ready for higher education, a new report shows how the pandemic affected their college and career choices, both positively and negatively.

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A ResLife Supervisor’s Guide: Preparing for Performance Evaluations

Roompact

This post is part of a three-part series on starting a supervisory relationship in residence life. Following a chronological timeline, this series is broken up into three parts: The Beginning: Staff Performance Begins with YouThe Middle: A ResLife Supervisor’s Guide: Managing Performance Through InquiryThe End: Preparing for Performance Evaluations The end of the year has.

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Republicans Unveil Sweeping Higher Education Legislation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Republicans Unveil Sweeping Higher Education Legislation Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1498491545.

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Report Suggests Reforms if Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In as little as two days, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a devastating verdict to advocates of affirmative action. Although the exact scope of the decision can’t be known, it seems clear that the court’s conservative majority will strike down the consideration of race in admissions. Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react.

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My 2023 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again at Tennessee this summer. Our students take classes year-round, and I am offering the class in a condensed five-week format this summer to best meet the needs of our students. That means a lot of reading for all of us in a short period of time, but I’m excited as always for this class.

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We Ask ChatGPT: Tell Me A Funny Story That Takes Place in a Residence Hall

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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DEI Standoff Derails a State Budget

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Wisconsin Republicans want to slash funding to the University of Wisconsin over DEI efforts, but Democrats are defiant. The stalemate has put the entire state budget on ice. A fierce battle over diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education is being waged in the Wisconsin State Assembly, where it has temporarily paralyzed the state budget vote.

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Howard University’s Undergraduate Library to be Renamed in Honor of President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Howard University’s Undergraduate Library will be renamed in honor of Howard President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick. Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick The announcement was made by the university's Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Laurence Morse during Frederick’s Jun. 8 farewell dinner. “There is, perhaps, no place on the Hilltop more revered than the Upper Quadrangle-Main Yard, known affectionately as “The Yard,” Morse said.

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5 Elements of a University Wi-Fi Site Survey

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

In the ever-evolving world of higher education, reliable, fast and secure Wi-Fi has become a necessity. Universities are dynamic environments filled with bustling classrooms, residence halls, labs and sprawling green spaces, all requiring seamless wireless connectivity. Planning for a Wi-Fi upgrade requires a thorough understanding of the campus landscape.

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Know who you enroll: the 6 traits of the upcoming college student

University Business

High school students molded by the pandemic are rejuvenated to experience an in-person college experience again. However, they expect institutions to be digitally literate, deliver outcome-oriented degrees, and provide resources that compensate for the growth they were deprived of when quarantined. These are some key takeaways EAB gathered in their latest meta-report that creates a comprehensive picture of higher education’s future college cohort: “Gen P.” It draws from convers

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Parent PLUS Loans a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ for Black Families

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Parent PLUS Loans a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ for Black Families Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1182622661.

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The College Board Announced Decision Not to Alter AP Courses to Accommodate Florida Demands

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The College Board will not be altering its Advanced Placement (AP) classes to accommodate new demands from Florida, The Hill reported. Gov. Ron DeSantis The educational testing company announced this decision in a letter last Thursday. “[College Board] will not modify our courses to accommodate restrictions on teaching essential, college-level topics,” the College Board said.

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Key Objectives For Residential Curriculum and Curricular Approach Facilitation Guides

Roompact

A key component of building out your student life curriculum is the creation of facilitation guides. Facilitation guides (sometimes referred to as lesson plans) are detailed plans that provide all of the information necessary so that anyone with the appropriate level of training and skills could execute the planned strategy. Beyond just the execution of.

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Drexel and Salus Universities have decided to proceed with a merger

University Business

The presidents of Drexel and Salus Universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer. The boards of both institutions have given approval, pending the necessary regulatory approvals, including consideration by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the accrediting body.

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Music’s Role in Developing Listening Skills: Academic Minute

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Today on the Academic Minute: Gena R. Greher, professor of music and music education at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, discusses how music can help kids develop the skills to listen.

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Increasing Belongingness Through a Strengths-Based Approach

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

How many times have you seen something about “ways to increase students’ sense of belongingness lately”? I see it everywhere, especially within higher education. We have finally come to the conclusion that the way that higher education institutions make people feel matters. Sense of belongingness has been found to impact everything from academic success to graduation rate.

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Who Am I? Reframing a Neurodivergent’s Sense of Self

CIP

For young adults on the spectrum, the journey to living independently can have many steps. At CIP, we find it crucial to help our students to reframe their understanding of who they really are. Generally, our students are very aware of how others react to them, how they are treated, and the ways people talk about them and their diagnoses. Humans aren’t rational, but we are rationalizing creatures.

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Top 3 Takeaways From Our 2023 Student Survey

Symplicity

At the beginning of March, Symplicity Recruit conducted its second annual student survey to learn more about how Gen Z approaches the job search process as they near their college graduation dates. Through the responses, Symplicity Recruit gained a better understanding of some of the challenges students face throughout the application process and what their advice is for recruiters and career advisors looking to increase engagement.

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Student Spending on Course Materials Falls to Decade Low

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Average annual spending on college course materials fell to a decade low of $285 in the 2022–23 academic year, Student Watch found, according to a press release from the Associatio

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Real Faculty Wages Decline for Third Straight Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Any recent gains in salary for full-time faculty members have been swallowed up by soaring inflation. That’s the main takeaway from the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2022-23 , recently released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Full-time faculty saw a 4% bump for the year ending fall 2022, the largest single-year gain since 1991.

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Fashion United Designates Detroit a Fashion Hub

College for Creative Study

Only a decade ago Detroit was known for poverty, crime and shrinking population, now it is a fashionable city, proud of its roots but going global

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Ghosts of Mississippi: Since last June, 7 presidents have stepped down in the state

University Business

With President Carmen Walter’s announcement to exit from Tougaloo College at the end of the month, she leaves the small private HBCU’s Board of Trustees and eventual president search committee in a rush to find a new permanent leader. In the last year, however, that’s nothing new to institutions in Mississippi. Since June 2022, seven presidents have stepped down from a college or university in Mississippi, which comprises nearly half the Magnolia State’s total 4-year inst

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Houston Dean Accused of Racial, LGBTQ Harassment

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Two preliminary investigation reports allege “microaggressions, slights, double entendre and boorish behavior.” Two University of Houston–Downtown preliminary investigation reports “substantiated” that a now former dean “said on multiple occasions that it would make him look good that he hired a Black, gay man,” according to documents provided anonymously to Inside Higher Ed.

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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a faculty member who has participated since 2005 in a variety of the rich academic experiences proffered by the Faculty Resource Network (FRN), including both summer and full semester scholar residencies, national symposiums both live and virtual, and week-long intensive seminars held at universities in Puerto Rico and Greece, I cannot overstate the value of my institution maintaining a membership in this lauded organization.

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What to do and not do with Augmented Reality for Education

Higher Education Whisperer

Greetings from the ASCILITE Mobile Learning Special Interest Group (MLSig) meeting with Dr. Patrick O'Shea, at Appalachian State University. His most recent paper is "Educational Practices and Strategies with Immersive Learning Environments: Mapping of Reviews for using the Metaverse". He characterized Apple's new headset as "Mixed Reality" (MR), combining features of AR & VR.

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Remuneration under inflation: Adjusted faculty salaries and benefits continue to plummet

University Business

Despite average salaries for full-time faculty members from fall 2021 to fall 2022 increasing to heights not seen in 30 years, historic increases in inflation have butchered those gains—and a slew of others. Salary, along with contributions to retirement and medical benefits, has sharply declined for full-time faculty across higher ed since the fall of 2019 thanks to another massive increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), according to an annual report by the America

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‘More Refined’ Performance-Based Funding for Community Colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

‘More Refined’ Performance-Based Funding for Community Colleges Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-538569004.

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Mellon Foundation to Award Over $5 Million to Expand Prison Education Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Mellon Foundation will award over $5 million to seven institutions to expand higher education opportunities and resources for those in carceral environments. Jessica Hicklin The organization seeks to support prison education programs that promote perspectives and leadership of those who have experienced the prison system and that help out overlooked populations and regions.

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IT Web: ServiceOps, Enterprise Orchestration Accelerate Innovation

Hanover Research

According to recent research by Hanover Research, commissioned by BMC, more than 60% of organisations surveyed say their top strategic priority for the next three to five years is to deliver successful innovations, which requires implementing intelligent services and operations capabilities, increasing automation, applying a DevOps approach and creating better customer experiences.

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12 ways online curriculum mapping supports competency-based education

Creatrix Campus

12 ways online curriculum mapping supports competency-based education admin Sat, 06/17/2023 - 02:44 Competency-based education (CBE) is an innovative approach to learning that focuses on students' mastery of specific skills and knowledge rather than traditional seat time. It allows students to progress at their own pace, ensuring they have a deep understanding of the subject matter before moving on.

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Seeking Bipartisan Governance in North Carolina

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A state commission proposed overhauling UNC governing board appointments to reduce partisanship, but some say lawmakers have few incentives to remove politics from the system. North Carolina governor Roy Cooper formed the Commission on the Governance of Public Universities last November to study “instability and political interference” in governance at both the institutional and system levels.

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Dr. Pamela E. Scott-Johnson Appointed Provost and VP for Academic Affairs at Spelman College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Pamela E. Scott-Johnson will become provost and vice president for academic affairs at Spelman College, effective Aug. 1. Dr. Pamela E. Scott-Johnson Scott-Johnson, is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Monmouth University. Previously, she was dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences at California State University, Los Angeles; interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and founding director of the psychometrics graduate program at Morgan State Uni

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