Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

When it comes to equity in higher education, Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson has been a leader. Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership. It is no surprise then that Gilkerson, who was appointed chancellor of the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) earlier this year, has been part of The Equity Avengers, an initiative started b

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Study: The 7 Competencies Presidents Need Josh Moody Mon, 09/16/2024 - 03:00 AM A new study aimed to identify the competencies college leaders need. Current college presidents emphasized trust building, resilience and communication skills.

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The Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Ann Lichliter , Winona State University Mary Kirk , Winona State University Keywords: Equitable, Transparent, Assignments Key Statement: To benefit all students, faculty redesigned course assignments using the transparent assignment framework to increase student efficacy and improve learning outcomes. Background Higher education faculty are expected to assess their teaching practices to better meet the needs of college students, including students from underrepresented populations.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Washington has gone from negative to positive to negative to positive again on network neutrality, and advocates for educators say they need to see the federal government commit to making open networks a policy priority. “It really is unfortunate that libraries and educational institutions are sort of caught up in the flip-flopping and back-and-forth,” says Katherine Klosek, director of information policy and federal relations for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Complete College America (CCA) is making the connection between the potential of student success at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and investment in cutting-edge technology. In a newly released report, " Critical Connections: Funding HBCUs’ Digital Infrastructure is Essential to Meeting U.S. College Completion Goals ,” CCA calls on state policymakers to increase investment in the digital and physical infrastructure at HBCUs.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Female Law Faculty, Students Across the Country Are Getting Unsettling Texts Ryan Quinn Tue, 09/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Since the start of the year, women law professors, deans and students have received messages on their personal cellphones saying things like, “Law school isn’t fair for us men.” The FBI is reportedly investigating.

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Higher Education Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Early in my career as an education data analyst, I was chatting with the new counselor at a rural Georgia high school. She described a particularly challenging student named “Joey,” a troubled but bright young sophomore. When she sought advice from a veteran teacher, the response was disheartening: “Honey, don’t you worry about that child. We’ve had problems with that family.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) kicks off its annual conference in Philadelphia this week, President Biden appeared before thousands of attendees where he announced additional federal investments in HBCUs totaling $1.3 billion. The additional $1.3 billion in federal investments announced today will further build on the Administration’s commitments and on HBCUs’ demonstrated track record of delivering excellence.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The affirmative action foe threatened to sue three colleges for allegedly defying the Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions ban. Should others prepare for the worst? Selective colleges began unveiling demographic data for the Class of 2028, the first admitted after the 2023 affirmative action ban, just a few weeks ago, and already legal threats are flying.

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PUC

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

With the 2024-2025 school year about to begin, we want to introduce you to Student Association President Christian J. De Jesus. He is a senior from Manchester, New Hampshire, majoring in business administration with a finance emphasis. When Christian visited PUC before officially becoming a student, he knew he made the right choice once he saw the campus.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Wichita, Kansas, is an aviation town. McConnell Air Force Base, located southeast of the city, was estimated to have an over $1 billion impact on the region, supporting nearly 10,000 direct and indirect jobs in fiscal year 2023. Fort Riley, an army base also recognized for aviation, is only a two-hour drive north. “When aviation has a dip, we feel it,” says Jennifer Seymour, v ice president of general education and skilled trades at the Wichita State University Campus of Applied Scie

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Dr. Jorge Burmicky, assistant professor at Howard University. Over 700 college and university presidents have responded to a new survey, providing a glimpse into the ever-evolving higher education landscape. Their insights along with those from four focus groups identified the leadership traits necessary to succeed in the current climate. The survey was highlighted in a new report titled, “2024 Competencies for the College Presidency: A National Study of Effective Leadership in Higher Educatio

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Colleges in Springfield Rocked By Trump’s Lie jessica.blake@… Tue, 09/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Wittenberg University and Clark State College have moved classes online for the week as dishonest rumors about migrants circulate and bomb threats reach campus.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Officials warn repeat of Tory rejection could dent new government’s hopes of pacts on defence and agriculture Fresh proposals to allow young people to move between the UK and the EU will be presented to the British government within weeks, in what is seen as a key early test of Labour’s “reset” in relations with Brussels. Informed sources say the first draft of a new version of Ursula von der Leyen’s April proposal has already been discussed by member states and will be put to a working group in

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Low-key public colleges and minority-serving institutions, commonly known as MSIs, are serving as strong engines for economic mobility for the average American, according to new data by Third Way, a center-left think tank focused on improving learner outcomes. Of the over 1,600 institutions evaluated, 135 helped their students recoup the cost of their credentials in less than two years on average.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to establish the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI). According to university officials, the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI will focus on "harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform early literacy instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse learners in kindergarten through second-gr

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

College Park president Darryll Pines has requested an independent review into allegations that he lifted a portion of a tutorial website for two papers. The University of Maryland at College Park will review the scholarship of President Darryll Pines—at his request—following allegations that he plagiarized portions of two papers.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

One of the appeals of welcoming an AI-trained chatbot to campus is the ability to answer any question, at any time, on any day. It can be a lifesaver for overworked staff burned out from answering the same questions over and over while more important projects fall by the wayside.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

All over the place, average people are completely squeezing the pips out of life The question I am a 22-year-old woman who has just graduated from university and am feeling extremely average. I grew up in an “education-heavy” household where success was measured in excellent marks and prestigious universities, and any good grades I received didn’t seem satisfactory.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A proposed federal financial aid policy could change the lives of postsecondary students, particularly Black and Latinx students, by allowing them to spend less out-of-pocket for their degrees and prevent the accumulation of student debt, which remains financially crippling for many graduates. That's the findings from a new report , released by researchers at the Higher Education, Race, and the Economy (HERE) Lab at the University of California, Merced, in cooperation with The Institute for Col

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A group of scientists and scholars are accusing six academic journal publishers of working together to exploit their labor, in violation of federal antitrust laws.

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Roompact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

~ Blog Posts Written By RAs for RAs ~ I’m sure we all (student staff and professional staff alike) have our fair share of opinions and stories regarding a residential curriculum (or RC, sometimes called a residential learning or engagement model). Some love it, and some not so much. But why? The educational/programmatic model has.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When Alden Jones taught her first back-in-person college class during the pandemic, something surprising happened. “Here I am, teaching the same class I’ve taught for 10 years, using the same book and asking the same questions, and my students were dead-silent,” says Jones, who teaches literature and creative writing at Emerson College, a private liberal arts school in Boston. “Then I would ask easier questions — silent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Norma J. Torres (D-Calif), reintroduce the Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act on Wednesday, a bicameral legislation to help ensure college students can meet their basic needs while pursuing their education. The legislators said that the legislation would combat the basic needs crisis by allocating funding to help students access nutritious food, safe and secure housing, mental and physical health care, high-quality and aff

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Students for Fair Admissions, the group whose lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina led the Supreme Court to strike down race-conscious admissions, wrote letters Tuesday to the general counsels of three other universities—Yale, Princeton and Duke Universities—asking for details about their admissions processes.

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Experiential Learning Depot

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month projects offer a unique opportunity for students to explore the rich and diverse history, culture, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. As educators, we can deepen this learning experience through student-led project-based learning (PBL). Let’s dive into 10 Hispanic Heritage Month project-based learning driving questions.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

When the Summer Games in Paris came to a close, it placed an unprecedented emphasis on the mental health of athletes. The organization launched a new mental health helpline, provided 2,000 licenses to athletes for a meditation app and announced it would offer ongoing well-being support to all Paris Olympians for up to four years after the competition.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It’s been a homecoming of sorts for John K. Pierre, who took the reins of his alma mater earlier this year, becoming chancellor of Southern University Agricultural and & Mechanical College’s flagship campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pierre, a seasoned legal scholar, had been serving the Southern University Law Center in numerous roles since 1990, first as a faculty member and then as an administrator.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A large-scale federal study shows how the challenges of COVID-19—including job loss and difficulty paying for food and housing—affected various groups of students. Emerging federal data offers a nuanced portrait of the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic created for the generation of students who entered higher education at the onset of the public health crisis.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Vice-chancellors to ask ministers to stabilise visa regime and allow them to address the sector’s financial crisis Universities will offer to curb the rise in overseas students in return for greater stability and the chance to increase tuition fees, as part of a plea for the government to ease the sector’s growing financial crisis. A “blueprint” to be published by vice-chancellors will call for tuition fees in England to rise in line with inflation and for greater government financial support.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm welcomes Lauren Zalaznick, author of "Letters from the Corporation of Brown University: Lives of Usefulness and Reputation," to explore the evolution and future of university governance. Podcast Overview: • Insights from 250 years of Brown University trustee resignation letters, offering a unique historical perspective on higher education leadership. • Strategies for adapting governance structures to meet modern challenges while honoring institutional

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Empowering HBCU students to reshape the political landscape “I don’t want politicians to be relatable, I want them to be reliable. I don’t care if you have hot sauce in your bag; what are you going to do about student loan debt?” This raw plea from young Black voters highlights a stark truth: traditional political engagement methods are failing those who know what they want but feel unheard.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Survey: When Should College Students Use AI? They’re Not Sure Ashley Mowreader Mon, 09/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Data from Inside Higher Ed’s 2024 Student Voice survey shows that three in 10 students are not clear on when they’re permitted to use generative artificial intelligence in their coursework. Higher ed experts say AI policies should be led by faculty members, considering institutional values.

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Roompact

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Programming has always been one of my favorite parts of being in ResLife. Bringing people together to share ideas, foster community, or just to have fun has always been useful in galvanizing an identity of unity within residence halls.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Image credit: StockSnap, Pixabay CC0 In this post, Dr Matjaz Vidmar explores the future of the take-home essay as a form of assessment in the era of generative large-language models. Matjaz is Lecturer in Engineering Management and Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching overseeing the interdisciplinary courses at the School of Engineering. This post is Part 1 of 2, and belongs to the Hot Topic theme: Critical insights into contemporary issues in Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Ronnie D. Williams Ronnie D. Williams has been appointed Senior DEI Strategist and Advisor at Hendrix College. He is retired from the University of Central Arkansas, where he served as vice president of student services and chief diversity officer. Williams, a graduate of Hendrix College, holds a master’s from Arkansas State University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A new report argues a $17 billion investment in a grant program will meet unaddressed financial aid needs for Black and brown students. As concerns about college affordability and the economic burden of student loan debt grow, some experts say it might be time not only to boost the budget for federal financial aid but also to go back to the drawing board on how that aid is allocated.

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