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Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 3, 2023
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 4, 2023
HBCUs are attracting students at record numbers and experiencing an uptick in philanthropic support, both of which are chipping away at decades of underfunding. It’s a promising trend—one that we have a responsibility to ensure isn’t just a blip. Even with these successes, the long-term viability of many HBCUs remains precarious if we don’t take advantage of this moment to create lasting, systemic changes to advance the ways HBCUs operate and provide more Black Americans with access to the dis
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Dr. Josie Ahlquist
MAY 1, 2023
Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated annually in May to honor the contributions of AANHPI generations to American history, society, and culture. It’s an opportunity to recognize and honor the changemakers who have paved the way for future generations to thrive and succeed. This month’s theme, selected by the Federal Asian Pacific American Council.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 4, 2023
The way we teach has undergone a massive shift in the past three years. When the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends toward remote instruction, asynchronous learning and more, classrooms were inundated with new technologies that were intended to help. The sudden push forced higher education institutions sometimes reticent instructors to adopt these tools to facilitate teaching and learning whether they were in the classroom or not.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 5, 2023
Dozens of Seton Hall University students and supporters staged a sit-in at Presidents Hall on campus last week to protest the school’s alleged lack of support for its Africana Studies program, NJ.com reported. Protestors said the program has no tenured professors and that it was impossible to complete majors or minors in it. The students are demanding that the school hire three or four full-time professors; restore the Africana Studies Department by next spring; appoint a full-time tenured progr
The Scholarly Teacher
MAY 3, 2023
Todd Zakrajsek , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Key Statement : Your time off deserves the same careful attention and nurturing strategies as the time you devote to the classroom. Maximize your relaxation! Keywords: Maximize, Work-Life Harmony, SMART, Backward Planning Introduction I love just about everything there is about teaching, but I still feel a bit of a lift with the approach of the last week of the spring semester, turning in grades and securing regalia for graduation.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 2, 2023
Conservatives Rail Against ‘Segregated Graduations’ Featured Image at Top of Article 22_28757 (1).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 4, 2023
Music is a medium commonly used as an instrument to motivate individuals through different facets of life. In 2017, hip-hop became the most streamed genre in the United States of America. While hip-hop may not often be referenced as tantamount with higher education, many artists have referenced the academe within their works. Dr. Jeremy C. McCool Whether you are analyzing Ye’s multiplatinum and highly regarded debut album “College Dropout” or J.
Campus Sonar
MAY 3, 2023
Your campus social media manager’s job is never done. They’re on call 24/7, very few people understand exactly what they do all day, and their talent and expertise are regularly dismissed by colleagues and the general public. Often they’re not appropriately compensated for their skills, overtime hours, and the comments and DMs they monitor and respond to may hurt personally even if they're not meant for them.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 2, 2023
What if online learning felt as warm and welcoming as a classroom? EdTech spoke to Michelle Pacansky-Brock, faculty mentor for online teaching and learning with the Foothill-De Anza Community College District and lead researcher on a California Learning Lab grant project, about her two decades of experience in making her own asynchronous internet-based classrooms engaging and effective, and how she supports faculty who want to follow her lead.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 4, 2023
Every so often, we get to see a college president overjoyed by the honor of awarding their son/daughter a diploma at commencement. That was the case for Dr. David K. Wilson, of Morgan State University in Baltimore, who in 2021, presented a degree to his son, alongside hundreds of other cheering Morgan graduates. But rarely do we see a college president preside over a commencement ceremony where they get to award a degree to their spouse.
The Guardian Higher Education
MAY 2, 2023
Keir Starmer says party will set out ‘fairer solution’ to funding university fees in coming weeks UK politics live –latest news updates Keir Starmer has said Labour is set to ditch its longstanding commitment to abolish university tuition fees in England, arguing it was necessary to “move on” from the idea because of the economic situation. Starmer said his party was “looking at options” for how to fund universities, but made it clear the existing promise to get rid of student-paid tuition fees,
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 3, 2023
Higher education has a data problem. Every day, we generate massive amounts of data across the institution, which has the potential to inspire meaningful change. However, we often don’t leverage it efficiently or effectively. However, we’re often not using it efficiently or effectively. According to an EDUCAUSE QuickPoll, 58 percent of higher education leaders do not believe the current structure of data functions at their institutions is ideal for meeting the data and analytics needs of their i
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 5, 2023
In Proctoring Debate, Stanford Faculty Takes ‘Nuclear Option’ Featured Image at Top of Article g.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 3, 2023
On average, historically Black college and universities (HBCUs) received 178 times less funding from foundations than Ivy League schools in 2019, according to a report from research group Candid and ABFE, a nonprofit advocate for investments in Black communities, the Associated Press reported. The May 2 study found that the eight Ivy League schools received $5.5 billion from foundations in 2019.
University Business
MAY 5, 2023
Universities are expanding their menu of optional graduation events focused on participants’ identities and segregated by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and even income. Georgetown University, the University of Oklahoma , Illinois State University and Grand Valley State University in Michigan are among the growing number of schools holding special ceremonies for Black graduates in upcoming weeks as the academic year winds down.
Roompact
MAY 4, 2023
This week, Dustin chats with Sam to explore what neurodiversity is and how best to create caring residential environments for neurodiverse students by collaborating with campus colleagues.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 3, 2023
Dr. Ben Vinson III will become president of Howard University, effective Sept. 1, The Washington Post reported. Dr. Ben Vinson III Vinson – a historian of the African diaspora in Latin America – is currently provost at Case Western Reserve University. Some of his previous roles include dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University; vice dean for interdisciplinary programs and graduate education at Johns Hopkins University; and founding director of the Cen
University Business
MAY 4, 2023
Credentials holders in computer-related fields, such as computer science, computer engineering and computer and information sciences, are the country’s most lucrative students early into their careers, according to Department of Education data compiled by The HEA Group and College Scorecard. Bachelor’s degree holders in computer science from Harvard University have the highest mean earnings four years after graduation at $256,539.
Roompact
MAY 2, 2023
The Roompact “ResLife Pro-D in a Bag” series provides all the details you’ll need to create a professional development opportunity for your staff around a given topic. Each facilitation guide outlines free and open source videos to watch, articles to read, quizzes and inventories to complete, and suggested questions for discussion and activities.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 4, 2023
Scaling Up: Program Gets Student Stop-Outs to Graduation Featured Image at Top of Article 20221216_Commencement_82.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 3, 2023
As legislative sessions in many states head towards their conclusions, new attempts to exert control over higher education have continued to appear. Among the latest efforts are HB 715 in North Carolina, which would remove tenure for future faculty in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system and at public community colleges, and SB 266 in Florida, which would give the state more control over the content of core classes and limit funding for DEI efforts.
Via's
MAY 3, 2023
Via Removes Study Abroad Barriers; Gives UCM Quality Student Data It Can Use Via helps develop a path to better support students, coordinator says. The University of Central Missouri needed a software system that was easier to work with and more manageable for its one-person study abroad office. The office, housed within UCM’s Center for Global Education, found what it was looking for in Via.
University Business
MAY 5, 2023
During the University of Pennsylvania’s latest admissions cycle, the highly competitive university took a moment to appreciate its tradition of applicants hailing from alumni. It went on to say that these students will be thoroughly considered—but in no way differently than other applicants, according to the university’s admissions page.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 4, 2023
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 2, 2023
The path to a top position of a big company often starts with an internship. Research has found that between 50-60% of interns become full-time employees, and former interns are retained at higher rates than others. But Black students are often left out: African Americans have been less likely to get paid internships than their white peers, and the lack of diversity in internship cohorts winds up being mirrored in executive boardrooms.
Symplicity
MAY 1, 2023
For many employers and HR professionals today, increasing diversity in their recruiting strategy is at the top of their priority list. Yet, talent acquisition teams tend still to focus their recruitment strategy on the same core schools every year – three to five schools where most of the hiring process occurs. While it’s true that having a core school strategy is effective for some organizations, it’s also true that it can limit employers in building a diverse talent pool of qualified candidate
EAB
MAY 2, 2023
Podcast How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources Episode 149. May 2, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 5, 2023
What do DePaul’s Budget Woes Mean for Catholic Higher Ed? Featured Image at Top of Article depaul1.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2023
Within the academy, the field of higher education, it is not difficult to find examples of racism in the form of micro-civilities, or implicit bias. This is the case even at our storied Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which are diversifying their workforce with non-Black senior-level administrators and members of the professoriate.
HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)
MAY 1, 2023
Leveraging Faculty as a Brand Differentiator How Faculty Engagement Can Enhance Public Relations Competition is fierce in the ever-changing higher education landscape, and degree programs need to work hard to stand out, requiring enrollment teams to build unique marketing strategies. This is where faculty support can be a valuable asset. Your institution has thought leaders, industry experts, and decorated doctors on staff.
Higher Education Whisperer
MAY 3, 2023
Greetings from the ANU, where Guillaume Pitron, is talking on his new book "The Dark Cloud. How the digital world is costing the earth". This reveals how apparently clean computers have a dirty secret: they use energy and materials. The discussion ranged wider over how green smart cities are. Of course none of this is new to computer professionals.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MAY 2, 2023
Students Rally to Save Black Professor Featured Image at Top of Article 2023-05-01-Loyola-Heath.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2023
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed into law bills to promote volunteerism, enhance the state workforce, and financially support education. Gov. Wes Moore “Leaving no one behind means delivering a world-class education to all of our children, ensuring Marylanders are safe in their communities, and offering one-of-a-kind opportunities to serve,” Moore said.
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