Grant McMillan
JULY 18, 2024
I had a serendipitous experience while teaching a class last month. A student asked me if they could change an assignment. My first thought was “No way! I worked hard to make this assignment what it is!” But then I pushed that thought down and asked the student to explain.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 15, 2024
As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased. Dr. Denisa Gándara, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of the study.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 16, 2024
J.D. Vance Called Universities ‘The Enemy.’ Now He’s Trump’s VP Pick. Katherine Knott Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM The Yale Law School graduate has used sharp criticism of elite higher ed to help establish his MAGA bona fides and build a national brand.
SRHE
JULY 19, 2024
by Inger Mewburn Hang out in any tearoom and you will hear complaints about work – that’s if there even is a tea room at the end of your open plan cubicle farm. Yet surprisingly little is known about the mundane, daily realities of academic work itself – despite the best efforts of many SRHE members. Understanding the source of academic work unhappiness is important: unhappy academics lead to unhappy students and stressed-out administrators.
PUC
JULY 16, 2024
At 11 am on June 20, Abraham Garrido, PUC enrollment counselor and alum, summited Mt Whitney—the highest mountain in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet. Along with his friends and recent PUC alums Bianca Le’Giu, Tyler Williams, and his brother Pablo Garrido, it took them exactly five and a half hours to make it to the top.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2024
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has announced its Real Solutions for Higher Education campaign, a multi-pronged, multiyear $1 million endeavor to ensure higher education serves students and communities. Randi Weingarten “Higher education is a vehicle to the middle class, a public good that should offer opportunity without strings attached — but that mission is becoming increasingly imperiled,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 15, 2024
Deploying Student Journalists to Help Local ‘News Deserts’ jessica.blake@… Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of Vermont’s Center for Community News supports efforts to re-energize local news coverage in underserved regions in the state and beyond.
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The Guardian Higher Education
JULY 17, 2024
Social mobility experts welcome change in which students will instead be asked to answer three questions The years of sixth formers and their families agonising over personal statements for their university application forms will soon be a thing of the past, after the UK’s university admissions service announced they are to be dropped. Instead of a statement limited to 4,000 characters (including spaces), those applying for undergraduate places in 2026 through the Universities and Colleges Admis
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 19, 2024
Harvard University is partnering with Clark Atlanta University to help cultivate and empower the next generation of leaders at historically Black colleges and universities through its Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. Dr. Judith Block McLaughlin Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative has committed to increasing access to professional development for HBCUs Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) at Clark Atlanta.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 16, 2024
Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators Ryan Quinn Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM In this polarized time, one assistant professor is teaching students to argue more constructively about the most contentious topics: abortion, guns, transracial identities, moral obligations to animals—even the existence of God.
Roompact
JULY 16, 2024
Or “We’re moving away from curriculum.” Every now and then I hear this phrase from a school and I find it strange. What does that even mean? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! It’s almost like I don’t even understand it. As I pondered this question, I’ve come think it’s because I have a different understanding of.
The Guardian Higher Education
JULY 16, 2024
Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own Arash Abizadeh is a philosopher and the Angus professor of political science at McGill University, Canada If you’ve ever read an academic article, the chances are that you were unwittingly paying tribute to a vast profit-generating machine that exploits the free labour of researchers and siphons off public funds.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 19, 2024
The missions of higher education and policing differ, yet each occupies well-known and established community spaces. Much like higher education, policing nationwide continues to wrestle with unparalleled demographic shifts, persistent public scrutiny, and questionable legitimacy. Together, higher education and policing can be effective partners to frame cultural competence education and training to better serve diverse populations.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 16, 2024
Dickinson State President Resigns, Blaming Nursing Board kathryn.palmer… Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM In the fallout from the mass resignation of Dickinson State’s nursing faculty, President Stephen Easton said North Dakota’s nursing board prevented him from quickly restaffing the program. The board says that’s not true.
Ed.gov Blog
JULY 19, 2024
By: Eliomar Santiago Rodriguez, Estudiante de Grado 12 de la Escuela Superior Vocacional Antonio Luchetti en Arecibo, Puerto Rico Soy estudiante de grado 12 del taller de Electricidad con Controladores Lógicos Programables (PLC, por sus siglas en inglés) y Energías Renovables en la Escuela Superior Vocacional Antonio Luchetti, en Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
The Guardian Higher Education
JULY 16, 2024
After years of austerity, the government’s plans imply another reduction in funding that public services simply cannot take The Resolution Foundation has estimated that Labour’s spending plans commit the party to around £18bn of annual budget cuts over the next parliament. As they stand, these would affect “unprotected” areas of government such as the Department for Work and Pensions, the Ministry of Justice, local councils and higher education – and a funding shortfall for a depleted NHS.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 19, 2024
Dr. Cynthia Shapira In-state undergraduate students in Pennsylvania will see no change in tuition rates this year, according to the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors. The board announced that, for the seventh straight year, it voted to freeze in-state tuition rates at its 10 universities for the 2024-25 academic year.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 15, 2024
A Hopeful First Year for New Texas Funding Model Sara Weissman Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Texas embraced a new, performance-based funding model for community colleges. A year later, campus leaders believe they are starting to see the rewards.
Roompact
JULY 18, 2024
In this episode of Roompact’s RA*Chat, Crystal is joined by Brittney Henton, former RA and an Educational Services Representative in schools and libraries, and a Brand Partner with PaperPie (formerly Usborne Books & More). Brittney shares the things she learned as an RA and how they continue to influence her life as a wife, and.
The Guardian Higher Education
JULY 13, 2024
Experts say the next head of the Office for Students must oversee a programme that will protect higher education The new head of the Office for Students (OfS) will have to oversee rescue plans to avoid a “domino effect” with a number of universities going under, experts have warned. The new government’s Department for Education (DfE) announced on Tuesday that it had accepted the resignation of the OfS’s controversial chair, James Wharton, a former Tory MP who ran Boris Johnson’s leadership campa
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman has rejected claims by Students for Fair Admissions that the University of Texas at Austin continued to unlawfully consider race when admitting students after the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Students for Fair Admissions v.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 18, 2024
University of Florida president Ben Sasse is stepping down after a little more than a year on the job due to his wife’s health issues, according to an announcement posted on social media Thursday night.
Roompact
JULY 15, 2024
With the arrival of August come preparations for the fall semester and the excitement of staff training. This is what you’ve been waiting for: getting connected with your staff and welcoming students as they make their way back to campus. When you consider the performance of your team, it will be helpful to view their.
University Business
JULY 18, 2024
For decades, the pathway to a high-paying career seemed clear: go to college. Higher ed institutions thrived with minimal effort as students flocked to their doors. Recruitment strategies remained stagnant, operating under the assumption that the well would never run dry. Even when online schools and for-profit institutions entered the market, the core recruitment approach didn’t change—it simply became a race to be the first or the loudest.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 16, 2024
Students who complete Power52's Energy Professional Training Program and solar curriculum may now transfer to a skilled building trades associate degree program at Howard Community College, thanks to a new articulation agreement with the Power52 Foundation. "We are thrilled to partner with Howard Community College to create a transformative pathway for our graduates," said Cherie Brooks, president and CEO of Power52 Foundation.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 15, 2024
Faculty Panel Recommends Firing Joe Gow Josh Moody Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The former University of Wisconsin at La Crosse chancellor was fired last year for making pornography with his wife. Now a panel has recommended he lose his faculty job and tenure.
Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)
JULY 19, 2024
June 26th to 28 th saw the convergence of Student Affairs folks at the ACPA Assessment Institute hosted in Costa Mesa, California. For those that have not been, the ACPA Assessment Institute is a professional development opportunity for all levels of assessment experience and roles. Attendees roles and responsibilities ranged from Entry level in specific functional areas to full time assessment roles.
Ed.gov Blog
JULY 19, 2024
By: Eliomar Santiago Rodriguez, Senior Student at Antonio Luchetti Vocational High School in Arecibo, Puerto Rico I am a 12th grade student of the Electricity with the Programmer Logical Controller (PLC) and Renewable Energy workshop at the Antonio Luchetti Vocational High School in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. My education has definitely prepared me to pursue a Continue Reading The post Student Voice: Career and Technical Education in Puerto Rico appeared first on ED.gov Blog.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2024
The role of higher education institutions in shaping students' career path choices is pivotal. These institutions serve as a nexus where students are exposed to a wide array of disciplines, professions, and perspectives that can influence their decision-making process. While personal interests and skills certainly play a crucial role in deciding what career pathways students choose to enter, external factors such as social and economic incentives also exert a significant influence.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 19, 2024
After months of delaying a planned vote on the issue, the University of California’s Board of Regents voted 13 to 1 Thursday to prohibit academic departments and other academic units from posting political statements on their website homepages. The ban comes after some UC departments posted statements supporting Palestinians. Josiah Beharry, the student member on the board, was the only no vote.
Gray Associates
JULY 18, 2024
A recent report highlights a pressing issue in higher education: while nearly all adults without a degree see its value, there is a significant skills gap between what colleges teach and what employers need. Aligning college programs with in-demand skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, and leadership is essential. Addressing this gap ensures that graduates are prepared for the job market, benefiting students, employers, and educational institutions alike.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JULY 16, 2024
In a 2023 survey of tech leaders at higher education institutions, Inside Higher Ed found that fewer than a quarter of respondents were either very or extremely confident that their networks could withstand a ransomware attack. Their fears are not an exaggeration; higher education has proved to be one of the least secure industry sectors over the past few years, with the number of cyberattacks against institutions in that sector on the rise.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 18, 2024
New proposed regulations could increase college access for high school students and provide better public data on student outcomes, according to officials at the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Miguel Cardona The department’s proposal — partly to increase oversight over distance education programs and to promote student-focused student aid programs — adds changes to the federal TRIO programs, Distance Education, and Return to Title IV.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JULY 18, 2024
Desperate Times, Unorthodox Measures Liam Knox Thu, 07/18/2024 - 03:00 AM The FAFSA fiasco set fall enrollments back, far behind targets for many vulnerable small colleges. Some are taking extreme steps to fill their empty seats.
Experiential Learning Depot
JULY 14, 2024
Student-led project-based learning doesn’t have to be difficult, expensive, challenging, or time-consuming to set up. Self-directed PBL is, however, a very unique learning experience, and the classroom or homeschool should be set up in a way that is conducive to self-direction and the distinct elements of project-based learning. There are not specific classroom project-based learning materials required for student-led PBL, but I do have some suggestions for general supplies that do nurture
Roompact
JULY 17, 2024
Whether you are supervising students, graduate assistance, or full-time staff, identifying and sharing expectations are one of the most pivotal aspects of your role as a leader. It sets the tone in terms of how individuals are to perform within their role, ensuring that team dynamics remain positive and that tasks, whether they are door.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2024
Lack of focus or inattention from students had a “severe negative impact” on their learning during the 2023–24 school, according to 26% of public school leaders surveyed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Peggy G. Carr NCES’s report provides insights into how some schools are using tutoring to address student behavior and learning.
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