Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Five selective colleges launched strikingly similar student aid initiatives last week for low- and middle-income students. What’s behind the frenzy to boost financial aid? For students worried about the cost of attending a selective college, last week was a bonanza.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Shola Lynch Spelman College has scored a major coup with the hiring of award-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch as its Diana King Endowed Professor in Film, Filmmaking, Television, and Related Media in the Department of Art and Visual Culture. Lynch will also serve as the director of the documentary film program at the historically Black college in Atlanta.
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University Business
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
As the pace of change accelerates in education and the workforce, staying ahead requires insight into what’s shaping these worlds. In business education, we’re seeing shifts driven by artificial intelligence, evolving learner needs, and a demand for greater flexibility and accessibility. These trends aren’t just reshaping how we learn—they’re redefining how we lead, grow, and thrive in today’s workplaces and economy.
SRHE
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
by Kai Syng Tan A loveless storm and a love-filled symposium On 18 November I was ill. I recovered in time to travel to Helsinki for a symposium two days later, but winter storms shut down the airport, delayed flights and lost luggage, including mine. The symposium director Dr Timothy Smith (image 2 below, to the left) had to step in to act as my wardrobe assistant.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The rapid introduction of generative AI has created a wild west of policies at colleges, complicating the use of long-standing editing and writing tools. The University of Notre Dame’s decision this fall to allow professors to ban students from using the 15-year-old editing software Grammarly is raising questions about how to create artificial intelligence policies that uphold academic integrity while also embracing new technology.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
A new $4.8 million grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) will help the historically Black college and university study Alzheimer’s disease in middle-aged African Americans. Dr. Travonia Brown-Hughes, COAACH director and an associate professor in N.C.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The term “computer lab” might bring to mind a room filled with rows of 1990s-era PCs, keyboards and mice, all networked to a shared printer constantly running low on paper as undergrads desperately print their end-of-term papers. It has taken a while, but the computer lab is once again an integral campus resource as higher education institutions update and reimagine its role to better meet students’ needs.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Linda McMahon, nominated to lead the Education Department, helped turn WWE from a regional business into a multibillion-dollar global enterprise. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon as education secretary came as a surprise to many in the education world, akin to a story line swerve befitting of her former employer, WWE.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Saint Augustine’s University—a historically Black college and university in North Carolina—has announced plans to cut half of its employees as administrators, amid financial challenges. The move comes after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) voted to remove SAU from membership after two years of warnings because of its financial status.
Symplicity
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Symplicity convened an all-start panel of experts in career services from around the globe to discuss the impact of skills-based hiring on higher education institutions and the recruiting sector. Our global panel included: Niesha Taylor from NACE (US) , Alan McAlpine from NAGCAS (Australia) , and Martin Edmondson from AGCAS (UK), who all shared their perspectives on how skills-based hiring is transforming the landscape for students and employers alike.
Roompact
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
An attitude of gratitude. I often have to remind my son, being grateful for what you have should never be taken for granted. The world does not owe anyone anything. So I try my hardest to have an attitude of gratitude. I personally celebrate Thanksgiving so when November rolls around each year, I get extra.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Political scientist Joseph L. Jones argues in his new book that historically Black colleges should strive to be what he calls “pan-Black” institutions. Joseph L. Jones has spent his entire educational career at historically Black colleges and universities: He earned his bachelor’s degree at Philander Smith College (now University), completed his Ph.D. at Clark-Atlanta University and spent a little over a year as president of Arkansas Baptist College.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Keystone College—a small, liberal arts college in Northeastern Pennsylvania—had its accreditation withdrawn this week by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Keystone College The school, which has about 1,100 students, pledged to appeal the decision. The decision to revoke the school’s accreditation is connected to its ongoing financial challenges.
The Guardian Higher Education
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Results of trial of benralizumab injection could be ‘gamechanger’ for millions of people around the world Doctors are hailing a new way to treat serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease attacks that marks the first breakthrough for 50 years and could be a “gamechanger” for patients. A trial found offering patients an injection was more effective than the current care of steroid tablets, and cuts the need for further treatment by 30%.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
In an instant, biology students are transported to Antarctica, where they collect plankton samples. An endless supply of patients with mysterious diseases materializes in front of medical students’ eyes. And in a rhetoric class, a restless audience prepares to mercilessly heckle students who drone on in a monotone as they practice their speeches. This is the power of virtual reality and other immersive technologies in higher education.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Tennessee State University is in deep financial trouble.
Higher Education Inquirer
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The latest report regarding Borrower Defense to Repayment settlements has been published. National Student Loan Data System records indicate that discharges have been fully processed for at least 195,5908 Class Members eligible for relief. Refunds have been fully processed for at least 194,782 Class Members eligible for relief. Borrower Defense to Repayment is a debt forgiveness strategy for consumers if they believe they were defrauded by a school and can document that fraud.
Roompact
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
I didn’t do an assessment. I didn’t know how. I didn’t do an assessment. It seemed too time-consuming. I didn’t do an assessment. A student crisis took priority. I didn’t do an assessment. I had a creative idea for gathering data, but the university denied my funding request. I didn’t do an assessment. I have.
Creatrix Campus
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
10 Tips and Solutions for Students Skipping Classes to Boost Performance admin Thu, 11/28/2024 - 01:50 High education institutions and colleges are trying hard to suppress student skipping rates to boost performance and improve education standards. Management is trying hard to tackle truancy by imposing strict penalties on students skipping classes.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Katie Homar offers tips for composing thoughtful thank-you notes. It’s the start of Thanksgiving week in the United States, when many of us express gratitude for family, friends and colleagues and reflect on good things that happened in the past year. Taking time to share your gratitude is an important career skill and essential to effective leadership.
Teaching Matters Academic Communities
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Image credit: Max Nyman In this post, Max Nyman, a 4th year chemistry student, describes how they used their Student Partnership Agreement funds to provide an inclusive community building event by buying a selection of board games, and hosting a staff and student games night at the School of Chemistry. This post is part of the Student Partnership Agreement 2024 series.
The Guardian Higher Education
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Worries about animal euthanasia and mishandling of complaints from students about racism among concerns The University of Cambridge’s prestigious veterinary course could be stripped of its professional accreditation after regulators uncovered “ethical concerns” over animal euthanasia and mishandling of complaints from students who experienced racism and discrimination.
University Business
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
As higher education magnifies its lens on value proposition, college and university stakeholders must strengthen their understanding of whether rapidly growing short-term credentials provide real benefits to its learners, declares a new report from EdTrust. The research and advocacy nonprofit examined the cost of attendance (combining program costs and living expenses during a program’s length) of nearly 19,000 short-term credentials in 43 states.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
The university built a $60 million law building on its flagship campus. Now it’ll serve as a branch of a law school 80 miles away. A decade ago, Pennsylvania State University’s two law school campuses divorced, becoming two separately accredited entities. Now, they’re getting back together. This month, the American Bar Association approved the university’s request to recombine the two similarly named schools: Penn State Law, located at the flagship University Park/State College campus, and Penn
Parchment
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Both the education and job market are evolving, and institutions are embracing Comprehensive Learner Records (CLRs) to keep pace with these changes. This shift is quickly transforming how higher education showcases student achievements. Read on to explore the value of CLRs for both schools and students, diving into the current landscape and uncovering what the future holds.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Image credit: Tumisu from Pixabay In this extra post, James Garforth, Benedetta Catanzariti, and Meenakshi Mani, from the Centre for Techomoral Futures (Edinburgh Futures Institute), share their reflections on designing an MSc course ‘Translational Data and AI Ethics’, which responds to the broader challenges of implementing translational ethics teaching programmes within more traditional computer and data science degrees.
The Change Leader, Inc.
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Courtney Brown, Vice President of Impact and Planning for the Lumina Foundation, about the critical issue of declining public confidence in higher education. Their discussion examines the dramatic shift in public trust, explores key demographic changes in today's student population, and offers practical solutions for institutions facing these challenges.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
A Tennessee middle school will change its mascot and logo in response to a cease-and-desist letter from the University of Cincinnati, which claimed Cheatham Middle School’s use of the bearcat mascot infringed on the university’s copyright, The Tennessean reported Monday.
Higher Education Inquirer
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
Will college pay off for you, the student/consumer/worker? This is a question that folks have been asking for years. The short but honest answer is that it depends on who you are and what you do with the resources you have. And it depends on what you consider success. In 2017, we co-authored a video called the College Meltdown. At the time, it may have been considered hyperbolic and cynical.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Following the successful launch of a healthcare apprenticeship program in 2019, the Colorado Community College System — which comprises 13 independently accredited institutions — began to consider what other industries might benefit from a similar initiative.
University Business
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Most of Virginia’s public universities and colleges are aware of student food insecurity at their institutions, according to a November survey conducted by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. 80% labeled on-campus food insecurity as a “somewhat” or “very” problematic issue. The total number of college students experiencing food insecurity is unclear because not all public colleges and universities are tracking the issue, and the economic and social stigma associated with fo
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
A recent survey of human resources and business experts finds discrepancies in entry-level talent skills and employer needs, as well as an opportunity for earlier outreach to young people about careers. Two in five employers believe schools aren’t sufficiently preparing students for careers in their respective industries, according to new data from YouScience.
SRHE
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
by GR Evans A change of government has not changed the government’s power to intrude upon the autonomy of providers of higher education, which is constrained chiefly by its being limited to the financial. Government can also issue guidance to the regulator, the Office for Students, and that guidance may be detailed. Recent exchanges give a flavour of the kind of control which politicians may seek, but this may be at odds with the current statutory framework.
Higher Education Whisperer
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Erika Wood, PhD Student in computing at the Australian National University needs volunteers to help her with the Design Exercise Game.
University Business
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Howard Community College President Daria Willis sat in her sunlit office, snapping together gray and orange Lego bricks from a tray on her desk. Nearby was an instruction manual as thick as any course catalogue. Willis says she finds respite in the step-by-step construction between meetings and calls. For much of her nearly three years on the job, Willis has contended with mounting complaints about her leadership.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
However, first-generation students and graduates of less selective law schools still struggle to break in, according to a new study. The legal professoriate is becoming more racially, ethnically and gender diverse, but new data shows that first-generation college graduates remain underrepresented among law faculty ranks.
Gray Associates
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The creator economy, projected to skyrocket to $78.91 billion by 2031, is transforming career opportunities, and higher education is rising to meet the moment. From degrees in digital media influence to certificates in influencer marketing, colleges are crafting programs that blend creativity with cutting-edge skills like AI, marketing, and content creation.
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