Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Dr. Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. Dr. Sol Gittleman Gittleman, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, has emerged as one of the nation’s most important interpreters of the history of higher education.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Inevitably, when I visit colleges and sit through their information sessions, a question comes from a concerned parent in the audience asking about the school’s acceptance rate (the number admitted divided by the number who applied) for Early Decision versus Regular Decision. The fundamental question? “Is it easier to get in if you apply early decision?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Gettysburg College Shutters Acclaimed Literary Journal Johanna Alonso Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Administrators say The Gettysburg Review does not fit the college’s new curriculum, which focuses on student experiences. Staff—and former interns—disagree.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Every year, the EDUCAUSE top 10 IT issues report outlines the biggest trends, opportunities and challenges in higher ed IT, covering the higher education IT workforce, teaching and learning, emerging technologies, and more. Susan Grajek, vice president of partnerships, communities and research at EDUCAUSE, presented this year’s list at the organization’s annual conference in Chicago.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. Additionally, five institutions that previously received the Seal have chosen to recertify their status by demonstrating how they continue to utilize the Seal’s principles.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Partnership between Glasgow University and University of the West Indies was established as part of a reparative justice programme The world’s first master’s degree in reparatory justice has been launched by Glasgow University, in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI), as the global campaign for financial reparations for transatlantic slavery gathers momentum.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Admissions Offices Deploy AI Liam Knox Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Even as fears of robot-generated admissions essays abound, colleges are increasingly using AI in application reviews, raising new possibilities and ethical concerns.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are proud parents of third grader, Mason. He has excelled in school, academic competitions (spelling bee), and sports (particularly tennis). He has been one of the top performing students every year of his short educational experience. Lately, they have been surprised and concerned about Mason complaining about being Black, a slave, and a ‘bad boy.

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University Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The graduating class of 2023 has continued a six-year decline in ACT scores, and all 50 states’ average composite score makes it a thirty-year low, according to new data released by the testing giant. The average score for the class of 2023 was 19.5, three decimal points below last year. When broken down by individual subjects such as reading, science and math, student scores still fell below the benchmarks the ACT says students must reach to have a high probability of success in first-yea

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Do ‘Women in STEM’ Programs Violate Title IX? Liam Knox Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM Civil rights complaints against initiatives for women in male-dominated STEM fields are piling up. But it’s not clear that such programs are actually illegal.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work was not the norm in higher education. However, once institutions realized that remote and flexible work policies were not only possible but also offered several advantages — from improved productivity to talent recruitment and retention benefits — many embraced it. At the 2023 EDUCAUSE conference in Chicago, a panel of cybersecurity staff members from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign spoke about their team’s willingness to embrace a hybrid and

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In an effort to address the needs of Black and Latinx men in higher education, male resource centers have been looking to increase belonging, persistence, and graduation rates. “You can see that there are gender disparities across higher ed — outcomes, enrollment — and generally find that men have worse outcomes than women,” says Dr. Su Jin Jez, CEO of California Competes, a nonpartisan policy and research organization focused on identifying solutions to California’s most critical higher educati

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University Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

From the K12 to the postsecondary level, foster children face many challenges and risks that harm their academic success. Roughly half of foster children graduate from high school nationally, and less than five percent graduate from a four-year college. Foster students are also three times more likely to drop out of high school than other low-income children in general.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Few Campus IT Leaders See AI as a Top Priority Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey of campus IT leaders sheds light on the state of digital transformation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other tech priorities.

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Title: High School Benchmarks Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center The High School Benchmarks report is an annual report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center that aims to encapsulate the transition from high school to higher education. This year’s report features three primary areas of assessment: immediate enrollment, persistence, and completion; a special analysis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Success for all students in higher education cannot simply be achieved with a “one-size-fits-all approach,” according to a new equity toolkit from Achieving the Dream (ATD). Francesca Carpenter “ To be clear, ensuring equity requires that we disavow the one-size-fits-all approach and that we intentionally consider institutional context and capacity for engaging in equity-minded work,” the report stated.

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Higher Education Whisperer

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Italian Forum Cultural CentreLast night I attended a performance of "La Giara" (The Jar) by Luigi Pirandello at the The Italian Forum, Leichhardt, in Sydney's Inner West. Most know this as the location for Italian restaurants, a public library, and some apartments. But hidden underneath is a modern drama theater, with retractable seating.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Why New ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Are Flawed Elizabeth Redden Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM The new methodology downgrades measures of academic quality while relying on misleading metrics for affordability and career outcomes, Daniel Diermeier writes.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As higher education institutions increasingly embark on data-intensive research projects, high-performance computing is a necessity. In some cases, universities are replacing traditional computing environments with scalable cloud infrastructure. At EDUCAUSE 2023 in Chicago, Clifton Chow, senior research technology consultant for Bentley University, and Gaurav Shah, director of academic technologies, spoke about their university’s journey migrating research computing to the cloud.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is launching a center to train fundraising professionals with culturally informed expertise, racial justice, and social equity. United Negro College Fund The Philanthropy Institute (UNCFPI) – designed by fundraising professionals at Black and other underserved organizations – seeks to cater to the unique needs of fundraisers working with communities where Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) live.

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College for Creative Study

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In the northern part of Alaska exists the Canning River Delta, a wide river valley formed by glacial water from Mt Chamberlain. For seven days, Francis Vallejo, award-winning artist and assistant professor of Illustration, accompanied a group of biologists into an Arctic National Wildlife Refuge studying birds and small mammals. Vallejo is releasing a book of his illustrations during his time in the arctic as part of the Voices of the Wilderness Artist in Residence Program.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Promoting Academic Freedom, from UChicago to… Hamline? Ryan Quinn Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Free expression debates continue at universities. And when traditional institutions don’t back speech, others, such as Heterodox Academy and Jordan Peterson's new venture, step in.

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University Business

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The essay has always been integral to a student’s college application. However, it is now arguably an even more critical aspect for students this upcoming admissions cycle, thanks to colleges adopting test-optional policies and the fall of affirmative action pressuring students to capture their experience as a minority in their written materials.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The shock waves that erupted following the U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing the use of affirmative action in the higher education admissions process continue to ripple across the nation. After an organized disinformation campaign by conservative groups and individuals about the scope of its impact on the higher education community, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education offered guidance and clarification to the public about what colleges and universities are now permitted to do as th

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Roompact

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Where Does the Thinking Happen? Sarah Bray Wed, 10/11/2023 - 03:00 AM Johann Neem explores why academe needs discipline-specific responses to ChatGPT.

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Clark Nesxen

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Dorothea Dix Park, located just outside of downtown Raleigh, features sweeping views of the city skyline. Clark Nexsen’s Combustion Chamber serves as a vehicle to fuel experimentation and discovery within the professional realm of architectural design. The intent is to provide a place to exchange ideas that foster creativity and collaboration, propagating curiosity in the interest of sustained professional growth, driving better outcomes for clients, and fostering an engaged design culture withi

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The University of Kentucky (UK) will be the nationwide coordination center for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to train researchers on how to work with racial and ethnic minority populations. Dr. Danelle Stevens-Watkins The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Racial Equity Initiative – funded by a $3.4 million NIDA grant over five years – will see The UK Racial Equity Initiative Coordinating Center train and assist researchers as they investigate substance abuse-related heal

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Roompact

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, it's just the host! Paul Brown walks you through how to cultivate a "curricular mindset" in your residence life work. As many of you may be heading to the Institute on the Curricular Approach this month, this episode can be a good primer!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Is Substack a Brave New World for Academic Publishing? Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM The platform offers scholars a way of building a profile and livelihood away from universities, but what makes a successful Substacker, and is there really room for everyone?

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Experiential Learning Depot

OCTOBER 8, 2023

What are 21st century skills in education and w hy are 21st century skills important for 21st-century learners? In short, soft skills are essential for modern day life and the workplace. Therefore, teaching 21st century skills, in my opinion, is as important as teaching content. But why? ​Let me paint you a little picture. It is spring of 2020 and you are an urban high school biology teacher.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Surprise, shock, honor. Such were the emotions of many of the MacArthur Fellows selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "I was in total shock when I first learned about it,” said Dr. Linsey C. Marr , the Charles P. Lunsford Professor and University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech and one of the 20 individuals chosen to be part of the MacArthur Fellow Class of 2023.

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Clark Nesxen

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Aiming to eliminate PFAS from their current fire protection system, the U.S. Navy was in need of a new system to protect its hangars, planes, and personnel from catastrophic events. In the following, Clark Nexsen senior project manager Brian Snyder highlights how collaboration and adaptability facilitated the timely implementation of an innovative and compliant fire protection system.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Campus Involvement: The Tech Connection colleen.flaherty Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM Some students say they lack awareness of campus events and activities, according to new Student Voice survey findings. Many want a comprehensive campus events calendar and see technology as a way to enhance campus involvement.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Experts uncover 17th-century coins at site linked with clan chief Alasdair Ruadh ‘Maclain’ MacDonald A hoard of coins linked to a Highland chief – which may have been stashed away as he tried in vain to escape the Glen Coe massacre – has been discovered underneath a fireplace. The 17th-century collection of 36 coins included international currency, and was hidden beneath the remains of a grand stone fireplace at a site believed to have been a hunting lodge or feasting hall.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Anthony Culpepper Anthony Culpepper has been named president of Los Angeles Southwest College. He holds an associate degree in business from Long Beach City College, a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Cal State Dominguez Hills, and an MBA and Ed.D. in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University as well as a juris doctor degree from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As a resident advisor, you likely have heard your department talk about assessment. What in the world do they mean when they say assessment? University housing assessment is a process where the university evaluates and gathers feedback from students about their experiences living on campus. It helps the university make improvements to housing services and.

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