Dr. Josie Ahlquist
JANUARY 29, 2024
How can social media strategy make an impact on campus life? Social media platforms provide a vibrant space to share valuable content and ignite discussions that empower and educate — from academic support to life skills in higher education.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Dr. Daniel Jean often recounts with sadness the story of Robert Daniel Cuadra, an 18-year-old honor student from Paterson, New Jersey, who was planning to embark on a promising college career at Montclair State University in the summer of 2022. Dr. Junius Gonzales Mike Peters/Montclair State University But Cuadra would never actually enroll at the public research university just a few miles from his home.
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Great College Advice
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Deciding to study in the US is an exciting decision most students would want to make. Perhaps, it’s due to the plethora of opportunities that the American Education system offers. Today, in this guide, we’ll help you fully understand the college application in the US in 2024. We’ll be taking the help of crisp and sequential points to elucidate our findings better.
The Scholarly Teacher
JANUARY 31, 2024
Barry Sharpe , Western Governors University Key Statement: Assignment/exam wrappers support metacognition and reinforce learning. Scholarship wrappers can help faculty get more out of their scholarship and support deeper reflection on professional learning. Keywords: Assignment/Exam Wrappers, Faculty Development, Metacognition Introduction While working on a project about learning to teach and teaching to learn, I pivoted, due to a bit of serendipity, to another project.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 31, 2024
Another ‘Devastating’ FAFSA Delay Liam Knox Wed, 01/31/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges will not receive applicants’ federal aid information until March. They may be forced to push back commitment deadlines, and the delay could discourage low-income students from enrolling.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2024
Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students. Dr. Bevlee Watford Taylor Cupp Established in 1992 by Dr.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
College students are the lifeblood of higher education. Everyone in university administration — including in the IT office — knows how valuable it is to truly understand how those students feel, what they want, what they appreciate and what they dislike about their college experience. Our series of student-authored content, which began in 2020 as the pandemic upended our world, aims to help institutions get an unfiltered student perspective.
Student Affairs Connection brings together the best content for student affair professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
American University Bans Indoor Protests jessica.blake@… Thu, 02/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Administrators say the new policy was a necessary response to antisemitism, but many faculty members, students and free speech advocates fear it will chill free speech on campus.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. Dr. DB Poli This will make Roanoke College the first college in Virginia to offer a four-year degree in the field of cannabis studies, according to the school. Come this August, students will be able to declare either a major or a minor in cannabis studies.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2024
Colleges and universities undergoing digital transformation rely increasingly on massive amounts of data to propel every facet of their institutions. As that seismic shift collides with today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, zero trust’s always-on approach to cybersecurity has become a requirement — not just a nice-to-have — for higher ed institutions of all sizes.
University Business
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
The University of Kentucky is sitting on a cash cow. In October, the flagship land-grant university reached its colossal $2.1 billion fundraising goal , aided by contributions from over 162,000 donors across all 50 states and 50 countries. This past November, contractors began constructing a $380 million health education building approved by the Kentucky General Assembly.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 29, 2024
Governor Proposes ‘Bold’ Plan to Restructure Pennsylvania Higher Ed jessica.blake@… Mon, 01/29/2024 - 03:00 AM The proposal calls for a sweeping overhaul of the state system as part of an initiative focused on workforce development and shoring up 25 public institutions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Dr. Lamont O. Repollet Kean University opened Black History Month announcing the creation of a new Center for Africana Studies. “This new center epitomizes the University’s commitment to equity and to serving our state, particularly our urban communities,” said Kean President Dr. Lamont O. Repollet. “All young people deserve to know their past. We are dedicated to establishing the best, most effective curriculum and programming to ensure they have a full understanding of history to help them sha
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JANUARY 30, 2024
In the face of increasingly intelligent cybercriminals and rising threats, higher education institutions must protect their networks and online environments from attacks. Cybersecurity remains a top priority for higher ed IT leaders, according to InsideHigherEd's "2023 Survey of Campus Chief Technology/Information Officers," report, with 92 percent of respondents noting that they have updated their software to improve their cybersecurity practices within the last 12 months.
The Guardian Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2024
Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory Rightwing activist Christopher Rufo has links to a self-styled “sociobiology magazine” that is focused on the supposed relationships between race, intelligence and criminality, and which experts have characterized as an outlet for scientific racism.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Privileging outputs can steer us away from quality. I am in the midst of revising a book about writing, which has me simultaneously thinking about writing in the context of what I’m saying in the book and reflecting on the writing I am doing as the book is being written. This has surfaced a desire to get a little Zen on y’all regarding a minor epiphany I’ve had while making my way through the revision process following receiving feedback from my editor and some trusted readers.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2024
Are we there yet? My children would ask every 30 minutes of our 12-hour holiday trek from Fishers, Indiana, to my hometown, Fort Worth, Texas. Gas stations were the ultimate disappointment for my youngest child, who would argue at each of the four gas station stops. At the end of the trip, I had to convince her that the gas station was a necessary stop along the road.
PUC
JANUARY 31, 2024
Junior theology major Kyler VanHook has been the Bible study and sabbath school coordinator for PUC’s Campus Ministries team for two years. He became interested in joining this team after noticing how much he wanted to help with vespers and programs like Week of Prayer.
Paradigm IQ
JANUARY 31, 2024
Fun fact: the new year isn’t only celebrated on January 1. In fact, there are multiple new years each time the earth revolves around the sun. While most of the world aligns around the Gregorian calendar — the 12 month, 365.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 29, 2024
Biden Administration Looks to Clamp Down on Inclusive Access Katherine Knott Mon, 01/29/2024 - 03:00 AM For nearly a decade, universities have been able to automatically charge students for books and supplies, creating a system the Education Department says lacks transparency.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Ruth L. Okediji Ruth L. Okediji has been appointed the Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Center for African Studies at Harvard University. She serves as the Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Okediji holds a Bachelor of Law degree from University of Jos in Nigeria as well as a master’s and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School.
University Business
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Providing higher education access for rural learners in the United States has pushed state leaders in Kentucky to think about building a new university and the USDA to help sustain the financial health of some colleges to prevent an “education desert” in the region. One foundation is stepping up to bridge these underserved students’ college and university access.
The Guardian Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2024
Teachers also using the generative technology to aid with lesson planning, with hopes it could ease the burden of their workload More than half of undergraduates say they consult artificial intelligence programmes to help with their essays, while schools are trialling its use in the classroom. A survey of more than 1,000 UK undergraduates, conducted by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi), found 53% were using AI to generate material for work they would be marked on.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 29, 2024
Are the Legacy Dominoes Finally Falling? Liam Knox Mon, 01/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Virginia is likely to ban legacy preferences for public colleges next month, making it the first state to do so since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. Others are poised to follow suit.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
The University of Texas System (UT System) has approved the creation of the Regents’ Research Excellence Program across its four Emerging Research Universities, including UT Arlington, UT Dallas, UT El Paso, and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The UT System has allocated $55 million across the ERUs to fund the recruitment of research-active faculty to increase its national research prominence and federal funding opportunities.
Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)
JANUARY 31, 2024
The Committee for Community Development and Engagement created the inaugural SAAL Awards. The purpose of the SAAL awards is to recognize the assessment work of members that advances the field of Student Affairs assessment and furthers the mission and values of SAAL. In total, we received 29 nominations that recognized offices, programs, and/or staff from 17 different institutions across the country for eight award categories.
Hope College Network
JANUARY 29, 2024
In my experience, living in dorms is better than most people make it out to be. While I certainly don’t mind having my own room when I go back home, there are a lot of positives about dorm life that tend to get overlooked. I especially realize this now that a lot of my friends are in apartments and cottages, and I can see what their experiences have been like.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
What’s Really at Stake When Colleges Lose Faculty of Color? Sarah Bray Fri, 02/02/2024 - 03:00 AM Top administrators must respond to increasingly pervasive legislation that hinders the recruitment, retention and vital work of those faculty members, writes Jackie Pedota.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 30, 2024
College Possible is renewing its collaboration with the NBA Foundation to help remove barriers to college access and entry for young people of color and students from low-income communities. The mission of the nonprofit is to boost college access and success by connecting high school and college students with near-peer coaches. By teaming up with the NBA Foundation, the organization expects to be able to deliver high-impact coaching services to more students from low-income communities across th
University Business
JANUARY 30, 2024
Students and parents anxiously submitting a delayed FAFSA Simplification Form were met with a glitchy, crash-prone website in the soft launch period. Federal Student Aid tried to soothe users’ nerves by explaining that form processing wouldn’t begin until the end of January and that they had time to submit. Yet another announcement from the Department of Education guarantees students almost all the time in the world.
Terminalfour
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
By practicing privacy-first marketing and capturing and using data ethically, you can create more personalized experiences and bolster your university’s brand and recruitment efforts. Here’s a brief update about the data privacy landscape and 3 tips for higher education marketing.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Counseling Centers See a Rise in Traumatized Students Johanna Alonso Fri, 02/02/2024 - 03:00 AM Nearly half of all students who visit counseling centers report trauma. In response, colleges are changing the treatments and supports they offer.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
A dozen higher education institutions have been selected to participate in the Equitable and Inclusive Curriculum-to-Career Models Project, according to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The two-year project — supported by a grant from Lumina Foundation — builds on campus work initiated through AAC&U’s Curriculum-to-Career Innovations Institute.
University Business
JANUARY 29, 2024
Cleveland State University and Notre Dame College have met to discuss the university potentially absorbing the struggling private college. Meetings between officials from the two schools took place three times last fall, Cleveland State officials told Signal Cleveland. It remains unclear what “absorbing” could look like for either institution or how long the process could take.
The Guardian Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2024
Their critics are right about one thing: universities are reliant on overseas money. But that need is generated by cuts Jonathan Portes is professor of economics and public policy at King’s College London Since 2010, the number of international students in the UK has increased by up to 70%, while entry to the most competitive universities has become more and more difficult.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 30, 2024
‘A Roller-Coaster Ride From Start to Finish’ Susan H. Greenberg Tue, 01/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Former Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks discusses his forthright new book, which recounts a tumultuous career in higher education on both coasts. Byline(s) Susan H.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 29, 2024
Rhodes College has announced its membership to the American Talent Initiative (ATI) collective. Jennifer Collins “I am grateful to have the opportunity to engage with other colleges and universities dedicated to expanding access and opportunity,” said Rhodes College President Dr. Jennifer Collins. “Ensuring that students from all backgrounds can enroll and thrive at Rhodes, regardless of their financial circumstances, is one of our core institutional commitments.
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