Grant McMillan
JULY 10, 2023
I found a this while cleaning out a closet in my office. It’s still fairly applicable if you overlook a few words like “typewriter” and “punch cards.” Does anyone else have a copy of this, or another old timey document related to the registrar profession?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 14, 2023
The rapid advance of artificial intelligence in the world of higher education has continued with the report that Harvard University has plans to use an AI chatbot as part of its introductory computer science course. The bot is designed to help students understand code and improve it, as well as to answer common basic questions, freeing up teaching assistants and professors to deal with more complex concerns.
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Dr. Josie Ahlquist
JULY 10, 2023
TikTok has become a major platform for Gen Z, and colleges have increasingly used it to connect with potential students, to showcase campus life, and communicate with their community. According to data gathered by Thred, Gen Z are on TikTok for 12.4 hours a week on average. And on the app overall, they make up 60% of the total user base. But Gen Z aren’t the only ones on TikTok.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 11, 2023
As Affirmative Action Ends, HBCUs Wait or Plan for the Fallout Featured Image at Top of Article Morehouse.
Roompact
JULY 12, 2023
I recently was having a discussion with a colleague about conference registration rates that got me thinking… What do these cost in 2023? (What is the cost of anything anymore in 2023?!) I’m often aware of the conferences I attend, but what about the others? How do they compare to one another? Which are the.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 14, 2023
Community colleges play a critical role, providing affordable and accessible education for diverse populations. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, our nation had over 1,000 public, tribal, and independent community colleges enrolling 10.2 million credit and non-credit students for the 2021-22 academic year; the need to retain top talent among faculty and staff continues to grow.
Robert Kelchen
JULY 8, 2023
One of the joys and challenges of being an academic is being able to help to shape the future of scholarship through the peer review process. Much has been written about the issues with academic peer review, most notably the limited incentives to spend time reviewing submissions and the increasing length of time between when an academic submits a paper to a journal and when they finally receive feedback.
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JULY 11, 2023
When it comes to cybersecurity, it’s a bit of a good news/bad news situation for higher education institutions. The good news is that ransomware attacks — long a menace to college and university IT departments — dipped slightly overall last year, according to the 2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. The bad news? Malware attacks are on the rise, with colleges and universities increasingly targeted by malicious actors.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 13, 2023
In June, Head and Heart Philanthropy hosted its inaugural Presidential Cohort for HBCU Presidents at a two-day conference in New York, the first event held as part of two-year initiative centered around boosting sustainability and fiscal capacity for HBCUs. According to its website, Head and Heart Philanthropy, the philanthropic arm of Mosaic Genius, is a social impact agency focused on improving economic, health and education outcomes for communities of color.
PUC
JULY 14, 2023
Pastor Arturo Lopez felt God calling him to serve after being baptized at the South San Francisco Latin-American SDA Church in 2009. He received his BA in theology from PUC and with nearly 13 years in ministry, Pastor Lopez is deeply grateful to God for orchestrating a plan for him to serve as a pastor.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 11, 2023
The University of North Texas can continue to charge out-of-state students a higher tuition rate than undocumented students living in Texas, according to a Monday decision from the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision reversed a previous federal district court ruling and injunction that blocked the university from charging out-of-state tuition while the Texas Dream Act was in effect.
Roompact
JULY 14, 2023
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. Living in a residence hall can be an exciting experience, but it also means sharing a living space with.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 13, 2023
Amid a hazing scandal and the subsequent firing of Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald , some faculty, alumni, and investors are pushing back against the school’s plans for a $800 million renovation of its football stadium, CBS reported. The upgrades to Ryan Field were set to begin after the 2023 season, with a reopening in 2026. But calls to delay are increasing.
College for Creative Study
JULY 12, 2023
The post CCS Alumni Honor Former CCS Faculty at Bill Robinson Memorial Car Show appeared first on College for Creative Studies.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 11, 2023
Enrollment in the state has plummeted, but it has one of the highest ratios of institutions to students in the country. The result is fierce competition over a dwindling pool of applicants. Pennsylvania has a numbers problem.
Higher Education Whisperer
JULY 12, 2023
NSW/ACT ACEN Chapter Zoom MeetingGreetings from "Supporting diverse graduate career pathways" at the NSW/ACT ACEN Chapter, and "The Re-Conception of AI and Robotics as Complementary Artefact Intelligence and Augmented Capability" by Roger Clarke at ANU. I am actually sitting in the seminar room at ANU, where Roger is presenting.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 13, 2023
Dr. Ray Jayawardhana will become provost of Johns Hopkins University (JHU), effective Oct. 15. Dr. Ray Jayawardhana Jayawardhana is currently dean of Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. He previously served as dean of science and professor of physics and astronomy at York University in Canada and senior adviser to the president for science engagement at the University of Toronto.
Higher Education Today
JULY 10, 2023
Title: Recruiting ‘Gen P’ Authors: Lizzy Donaher, Anne Dodson, Michael Koppenheffer, Pamela Kiecker Royall Source: EAB The Education Advisory Board (EAB) has released a new paper that provides insights on how the pandemic has changed college searches and recruitment for “Gen P,” the generation of students whose college decisions were impacted by their pandemic experience.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 14, 2023
Scott McLemee reviews Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Research, and Experiences of Bias. Writing in The New York Times last month, Sara J. Winston, the coordinator of the photography program at Bard College, described the upheaval of having various unpleasant bodily sensations diagnosed as symptoms of multiple sclerosis. She soon began a course of treatment that sounds effective and encouraging, but the condition itself is chronic.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JULY 14, 2023
Higher education institutions have been operating in the cloud for years, with most colleges and universities slowly incorporating multiple cloud solutions to support or enhance on-premises data centers. This creates the hybrid cloud, a blend of resources that gives IT departments increased control and visibility while also supporting the kinds of flexible learning environments students demand.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 13, 2023
Favour Nerrise was interested in engineering even before she knew what it was. As young as 5 growing up in Cameroon, Favour was the one her family relied on to repair a broken television or telephone. “I don’t know how or why, but I knew how to fix everything,” she said. But Nerrise didn’t have a lot of guidance on how to channel her abilities. “Exposure to engineering doesn’t really exist for my family,” she said.
Roompact
JULY 10, 2023
Get Ready for Staff Training and Move In! Hello Friends! It’s hard to believe it’s time to start preparing for move in! To help get you ready, we’ve compiled a number of updates for you in this quarter’s Roompact Recap. We’ve also created a checklist for you of common tasks to accomplish to ensure you’re ready to.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 14, 2023
Defamation Ruling Could Influence Title IX Cases, Policy Featured Image at Top of Article Connecticut_State_Library_&_Supreme_Court_Building.
Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)
JULY 10, 2023
Image credit: A Little Bit Meg Introduction. This month marks my first full year as a Student Affairs assessment professional. In reflecting back on the year, so many things I love about this work were front and center. But it’s not completely uplifting. Imposter syndrome still knocks me off my feet. There is still so much I don’t know – although part of me is cool with that.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 12, 2023
Terry-Ann Jones Terry-Ann Jones has been named the deputy provost for undergraduate education at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Jones holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and Latin American and Caribbean studies from York University in Toronto and a master’s and a Ph.D. in international studies from the University of Miami.
Higher Education Whisperer
JULY 11, 2023
Greetings from the ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, where the book "Asian Military Evolutions: Civil–Military Relations in Asia", edited by Alan Chong and Nicole Jenne, is being launched. I guess from the title, the authors believe there is something different, and common among asian military. One commonality mentioned is a colonial past.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 13, 2023
More than ever, higher ed needs a new approach to assessing what faculty do, writes Salvatore J. Catanzaro, who proposes an integrated teacher-scholar model. In the face of internal disenchantment about faculty recognition and reward systems, as well as external threats questioning the value of faculty work and tenure altogether, higher education needs a new approach to understanding, evaluating and recognizing what faculty do more than ever before.
eLiterate
JULY 12, 2023
A friend recently asked me for advice on a problem he was wrestling with related to an issue he was having with a 1EdTech interoperability standard. It was the same old problem of a standard not quite getting true interoperability because people implement it differently. I suggested he try using a generative AI tool to fix his problem. (I’ll explain how shortly.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 13, 2023
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) has been given $33 million to build upon and renovate its academic facilities and resources. The money – it came in the form of a capital facilities grant by the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education of New Jersey – will go towards CNJ’s “Educating New Jersey’s Next Generation Health Workforce” plan. As part of the plan, TCNJ is looking to construct a new building for the nursing and public health departments; refurbish academic support spaces in Roscoe Wes
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JULY 14, 2023
High school students work hard to get into college. On top of the years of elementary and secondary education, they make time for in-person or virtual campus visits, complete arduous admission and scholarship applications and weigh the pros and cons of the schools that accept them before ultimately making what in many cases will be a life-altering decision on where to spend the next four or more years of their lives.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 12, 2023
students for Fair Admissions, the group that won the Supreme Court cases outlawing affirmative action in admissions, sent an email Tuesday night to 150 colleges and universities, making demands. The group said that the colleges were public and private. The email first outlined the group’s view of the decision.
Roompact
JULY 11, 2023
Across the country a week or two before all students return to campus, we see housing student leaders come back early to prepare and train for the upcoming year. This often involves team building, crisis management, facetime with campus resource leaders, and hopefully some time carved out for hall preparations. After the whirlwind of the.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 11, 2023
Having student loans is associated with worse health outcomes and practices, according to a new study published in the Journal of American College Health. Dr. Arielle Kuperberg “Student loans, physical and mental health, and health care use and delay in college” examined data collected from surveys in 2017 of 3,248 undergraduates at two public U.S. universities, looking to see whether there was a relationship between student loan presence and the health of students.
University Business
JULY 11, 2023
About half of West Virginia University’s academic programs are up for review as a financial crunch has pushed the school to size up what it can and can’t afford. During a Campus Conversation this week, officials said 47 percent of academic programs have been identified for review. About the same number, 48 percent, of academic units are up for review.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 12, 2023
It’s Time to Reassess Alumni Volunteer Roles Featured Image at Top of Article Untitled design_volunteer_cropped.
The Guardian Higher Education
JULY 8, 2023
‘Expected’ return could help retain scientists and researchers lost after grants were cancelled in Brexit row British scientists and academic researchers will be able to reapply to the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) for grants if, as expected, the UK rejoins the flagship Horizon European programme, it has been confirmed. The re-entry comes almost a year after 115 grants approved for British candidates were terminated by the council because of the delay in ratifying the UK’s associat
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 10, 2023
Clemson University will ban social media platform TikTok on all of its campus networks. The app, which has drawn the ire of some lawmakers over possible security concerns involving the Chinese government, will not be accessible through the school network, both wired and Eduroam Wi-Fi, effective Jul. 10. The move to protect the “integrity of information and resources connected to the Clemson network,” according to Clemson officials, was announced to the campus last week.
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