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
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.
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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.
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%.
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
Keystone College—a small, liberal arts college in Northeastern Pennsylvania—had its accreditation withdrawn this week by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.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.
Knowledge Avatars College
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Announcing Brainwaves: The Knowledge Avatar Experience Podcast Emiliano De La… Thu, 11/28/2024 - 10:06 Brainwaves: The Knowledge Avatar Experience is a vibrant podcast that dives into the dynamic world of Knowledge Avatars, unraveling how these virtual personas are revolutionizing how we learn and interact with information. In each episode Emiliano De Laurentiis, our host, explores cutting-edge developments, shares insightful conversations with experts, and offers practical tips to harness these
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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
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.
The Humphrey Group
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
My journey into the world of leadership coaching might seem a little unconventional as my career path began in law. Prior to attending law school, I had always imagined I would focus on environmental law. But in my second year at Osgoode Hall Law School, I had an “aha moment”: How on earth (no pun intended) could we treat the inanimate world with respect if we can’t even treat each other, as humans, with respect?
The Guardian Higher Education
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
My friend Agnes Flues, who has died suddenly aged 42, was a courageous and principled trade unionist. She was branch president of the University and College Union (UCU) at Nottingham University from 2020 to the summer of 2023, when she relinquished the position following her election to the union’s national executive committee. During her time as branch president, Agnes led local strike action to challenge (successfully) harmful changes to the pension scheme.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Guardian Higher Education
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Former foreign secretary and Oxford graduate wins online vote, ending hopes a woman would fill role for first time The former foreign secretary William Hague has been elected as Oxford University’s next chancellor, ending hopes that a woman would fill the role for the first time in Oxford’s 800-year history. In the first ever online election for the ceremonial role, Hague triumphed over Elish Angiolini, the principal of Oxford’s St Hugh’s College and former lord advocate of Scotland, and Jan Roy
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PUC
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The holidays are here! With Christmas gift shopping and decorating, we’ve put a few tips for making your holidays eco-friendly. Give Up Wrapping Paper We know wrapping gifts is fun, and all the presents look pretty under the tree– but not all wrapping paper can be recycled. If you buy wrapping paper containing velvet, foil, or glitter, remember it’s not recyclable.
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.
Teaching Matters Academic Communities
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Mollie McFarlane (speaking) and Rob Williams (seated) from NHS medical physics, who spoke about the NHS medical physics training scheme. Image credit: author. In this post, Lucy Kershaw explains how they used Student Partnership Agreement Funding to rejuvenate a monthly meeting series, in an attempt to support PhD students and engage colleagues from across other Centres and Schools in imaging physics.
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.
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.
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.
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
Occidental College has settled with two nonprofit organizations focused on combating antisemitism over a federal Office for Civil Rights complaint that the campus was a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students in the weeks and months following Hamas’s Oct.
ISA Journal
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only and readers should know, truly, the author has no known experience when it comes to talking to men. First of all, don’t laugh, because I am dead serious when I say I was a little afraid of coming to the U.K. as a recovering hopeless romantic.
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
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.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
American universities likely to be hampered by restrictions on spending money overseas, experts say. U.S. universities may be more cautious about establishing branch campuses in India than their British and Australian counterparts, academics have said, as a leading American institution discusses the prospect with the Delhi government.
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.
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