Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Ten years ago, most college students short of money for food would have difficulty finding a food pantry on campus. Food insecurity wasn’t a widely recognized problem in higher education and “student basic needs” wasn’t a field of practice. As we reach the end of another tough year, we deserve to take a moment to be grateful and proud that times truly have changed.
Dr. Josie Ahlquist
DECEMBER 10, 2023
As we begin to wrap up 2023, I’m taking the next twelve days to celebrate and recognize inspiring individuals and impactful projects that made this year so special. Join me on a journey of gratitude with 12 Days of Goodness Every day, I’ll send out a big digital hug and recognize the people who made all the goodness possible in my work – and for the entire field of higher education.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The House wants to expand the Pell Grant to shorter career training programs. To pay for it, a new bill would cut off federal student loans to the nation’s wealthiest private colleges, starting in July. As Congress gears up to head home for the holiday season, proponents who have hoped to see a breakthrough on the long-running issue of expanding Pell Grants to career-training programs lasting fewer than 15 weeks have received an early gift—a bipartisan deal in the House.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Since 2009, the iMLearning program at Shenandoah University has been giving devices to incoming undergraduate students at the start of their college careers. Today, each student receives a MacBook Air, iPad and Apple Pencil, paid for through a fee in their tuition. By standardizing technology across the student body, faculty can more easily deliver lessons and troubleshoot issues.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 14, 2023
High school students are divided on whether they should use generative AI tools for school, and most of those who did found errors in what these tools produced, according to a new report from ACT. Dr. Jeff Schiel ACT For the report, " High School Students’ Use and Impressions of AI Tools ", ACT researchers asked 4,006 10th to 12th-grade students nationally about their AI usage and their views on such tools.
University Business
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Online education is higher education’s new muse for improving the student experience, but some things may never change. Institutions prioritizing expanding their physical presence with masterclass facilities are increasing their academic offerings, student perks and enrollment prospects. Better yet, they’re doing so sustainably and cost-effectively.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Key lawmakers on the education committee say they are open to reconsidering a provision that would cut off federal student loans to the nation’s wealthiest private colleges. The House Education and Workforce Committee voted Tuesday in favor of a bill that would expand the Pell Grant to short-term career training programs that last between eight and 14 weeks, despite opposition from some higher education associations.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Attempts to clamp down on free expression do little to combat antisemitism or other unacceptable forms of hate and prejudice, according to the leader of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Dr. Irene_Mulvey “The current clamor for political and financial interference in higher education in the name of fighting discrimination creates a climate of chilled speech and censorship that violates core principles of academic freedom,” said AAUP President Dr.
University Business
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Adult learners are an increasingly attractive cohort of student prospects to recruit. However, on top of how little the American public today seems to trust higher education, skepticism among adults who have already stopped out has already been confirmed. Adult learners are balancing a range of complex psychosocial challenges. Many are working full-time and raising children.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Non-need-based merit aid has surged in the past decade, especially at struggling public institutions looking to boost enrollment. Some say it’s an unacknowledged equity issue. Merit scholarships are widely seen as exactly what their name suggests: financial awards institutions dole out to deserving students based on proven academic achievement. But a growing chorus of scholars and higher ed experts believes that deepening enrollment challenges have turned those scholarships into something else e
Credo Higher Ed
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Join us in celebrating Dr. Barbara Farley, recipient of the 11th Annual Courageous Leadership Award.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has published new research on digital leisure reading habits, suggesting a mostly nonexistent relationship between digital reading and improved reading comprehension with ‘slightly positive’ effects in higher ed. Lidia Altamura “ Do New Forms of Reading Pay Off? A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Leisure Digital Reading Habits and Text Comprehension ” published Dec. 12 in Review of Educational Research , a peer-reviewed journal of the
Symplicity
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Symplicity ® Advocate™ renowned worldwide for student case management with over 300 universities in its network, is thrilled to welcome Lancaster University as a new partner in the United Kingdom.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 15, 2023
New Study Highlights Campus Antisemitism ‘Hot Spots’ jessica.blake@… Fri, 12/15/2023 - 03:00 AM A survey of about 2,000 Jewish students across the country found their perceptions of antisemitism varied from one campus to another.
PUC
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Junior Mika Palitang has helped with PUC’s campus ministries praise team since her freshman year.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Dr. Nicholas Bowman The presence of underrepresented racial minority (URM) and first-generation college students in a course is related to higher STEM grades for all students in the class, especially for the minority students themselves, according to a recent study published in AERA Open. The December-published study, " The Role of Minoritized Student Representation in Promoting Achievement and Equity Within College STEM Courses ", examined the effects of having URM and first-gen students in und
Parchment
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Amy Williams, Executive Director at the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), joins us to discuss the importance of quality and rigor in Dual Enrollment. We discuss the importance of standards in advancing equity and access, as well as how school districts can scale up their Dual Enrollment programs. Transcript Matt Sterenberg So tell us a little bit about the work that NACEP is doing.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted 11 to 6 Wednesday night to approve a deal to cut spending on diversity, equity and inclusion in exchange for $800 million in funds held hostage by state Republicans, reversing a first vote held last Saturday that rejected the deal 9 to 8.
Higher Education Whisperer
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Greetings from the AI, ML and Friends Seminar at the Australian National University in Canberra, where Dr. Zak Kingston from Rice University is speaking on "Scaling Multi-Modal Planning". That doesn't sound very exciting, but he is speaking from the USA, where he has been planning how to use a robot on the International Space Station.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 15, 2023
New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges has joined the Institute for Higher Education Policy’s (IHEP) Board of Directors. Dr. Brian K. Bridges Bridges previously served as vice president of research and member engagement at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF); vice provost for diversity, access, and equity at Ohio University; associate director of the Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity at the American Council on Education; and associate director at the Nationa
University Business
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Food insecurity among college students is a more significant issue than one might imagine. Seeing a lack of easily accessible food in its own state, The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation outlined several measures institutions can take to curb hunger on campus. The United States Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as limited or uncertain access to adequate food on a household level.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 11, 2023
A Michigan Tech professor allegedly called Young Americans for Freedom members “idiots” in class—and was then removed from the class. A free expression group is criticizing the university it ranked No. 1 nationally for student free speech after that same university allegedly punished a professor for using his own speech to criticize a student demonstration.
Roompact
DECEMBER 14, 2023
In this final episode of the year, Dustin chats with Justin about his background leveraging the CliftonStrengths assessment to empower student and staff to do their best work. He shares how he discovered this tool and advice for others looking to utilize it.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The exclusion of Florida State University’s football team from the College Football Playoff serves as a stark reminder of the challenges facing high school recruits, particularly quarterbacks, hoping to join top-tier college football programs. Despite earning the right to make the playoff based on their resume, Florida State's decision to bring in a true freshman quarterback who needed further development arguably cost the team at shot to compete in the College Football Playoff due to the percep
The Guardian Higher Education
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Student pressure pushes higher education institutions to commit to divesting from fossil fuels More UK universities are cutting ties with the fossil fuel industry in response to student campaigns, according to the annual survey of sustainability in higher education. The student network People and Planet has published its sustainability university league showing that 72% of the universities it surveyed have committed to divesting from fossil fuels – up from 65% last year.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Toward a Transfer Guarantee Liam Knox Thu, 12/14/2023 - 03:00 AM Interest in guaranteed admission surged after the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban. But the main beneficiaries of the programs are often overlooked: transfer students.
Roompact
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The transition from the bustling independence of college life and a new place to lay one’s head in the residence halls to the familiar comfort of “home-home” can be a bittersweet experience for college students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The Universities of Wisconsin (UW) Board of Regents rejected a deal that the school system had made with state Republicans to halt UW diversity efforts in exchange for funding and employee raises. UW Board of Regents Member Angela Adams The regents’ decision – a close 9-8 vote – came during an Dec. 9 emergency meeting after school leaders had agreed on Dec. 8 to acquiesce to Republican demands by freezing the hiring for diversity positions through the end of 2026; moving more than 40 diversity p
The Guardian Higher Education
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Government’s underestimation of inflation has eroded teaching resources, according to thinktank University students in England are seeing less spent on their education than at any time since their tuition fees were tripled in 2012, according to new analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. According to the IFS, students are receiving even less than they were in 1990 as the government badly underestimated the effect of high inflation since it decided to freeze domestic undergraduate tuition f
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Student Athletes’ Mental Health Has Improved, but Not for All Johanna Alonso Fri, 12/15/2023 - 03:00 AM Female athletes are more than twice as likely as their male peers to feel overwhelmed, according to a new NCAA report.
University Business
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The electric vehicle (EV) transition is approaching faster than expected. A recent analysis by EY found that EV sales will outpace all other types of engines three years sooner than expected. Campuses need to be ready with convenient access to fast and reliable charging stations to support students, staff, guests and electrified fleets. Let’s look at the most compelling reasons colleges and universities should actively begin integrating EV charging stations into their infrastructure right now.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Employment rates for Class of 2022 graduates returned to pre-pandemic levels after two relatively down years, according to results of a new survey. Shawn VanDerziel The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) First-Destination Survey for the Class of 2022 revealed that the overall employment rate for Class of 2022 bachelor’s degree graduates was 64.0% with a full-time employment rate of 59.1%.
Credo Higher Ed
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Credo and APCU have formed a strategic partnership to improve student outcomes and retention on APCU campuses. This collaboration aims to enhance student success and elevate the value of Presbyterian higher education.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Investigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty Sara Weissman Fri, 12/15/2023 - 03:00 AM The investigations found that Spartanburg Community College disbanded its Faculty Senate and surveilled faculty members, then lied about it to media outlets and South Carolina’s inspector general.
Higher Education Whisperer
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Luke Townsend, Managing Director at Outlook IndustriesLuke Townsend Managing Director at Outlook Industries Pty Ltd, has proposed an Australian service questionnaire ("Revolutionising ADF recruiting: an opt-out system", 15 Dec 2023). This would be compulsory for all year 11 or 12 Australian students, to determine their suitability for military service.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Jason T. Evans Jason T. Evans has been named chief operating officer at Tennessee State University in Nashville. Evans holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bellevue University in Nebraska, an MBA from Webster University in Missouri, and an MBA in national resource strategy from the National Defense University.
The Guardian Higher Education
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Boss of elite French university Mathias Vicherat has been interviewed by police and denies claims against him The director of once of France’s most prestigious higher education colleges, Sciences Po in Paris, is to stand down temporarily after being interviewed by police over accusations of domestic violence. Mathias Vicherat said he would withdraw from his position for a period, the length of which was to be decided by the establishment’s governing bodies.
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