Dr. Josie Ahlquist
AUGUST 16, 2024
Social media plays a pivotal role in higher education, shaping how institutions connect with students, alumni, faculty, and the broader community. And while students bring a valuable perspective and voice to social media efforts, it’s the guidance and expertise of professional supervisors, coupled with comprehensive training, that truly elevate these teams to success.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
If Dr. Valerie Kinloch could tell her teenage self anything, she’d say “Girl, stop doubting yourself and do not listen to anyone who tells you that you cannot achieve your dreams and goals.” As she pictured herself at 18, she began to uplift and encourage her younger self. Dr. Valerie Kinloch “I would sit Valerie down and tell her, ‘If you want to be a president, get to working on and learning what that means.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 14, 2024
Defending a new law requiring “intellectual diversity” from professors, the Indiana attorney general echoes Florida and asserts that “curriculum of a public university is government speech.” In February, Republican lawmakers in Indiana passed a law saying public colleges and universities must deny tenure to professors who are “unlikely to foster … intellectual diversity.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
The field of artificial intelligence is hot right now, and with so many potential applications for the technology, most of us can’t even imagine them all. Because of the explosion in AI interest, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 11.5 million data-related job openings by 2026, with demand for AI research scientists expected to grow by 19 percent.
Higher Education Today
AUGUST 12, 2024
Colleges and universities are at the forefront of a cultural shift, as the experiences of COVID-19 and the perspectives of Gen Z students catalyze a more open dialogue about the social and contextual implications of disability. However, disability encompasses a wide range of conditions and manifests differently in each individual. Students with disabilities face extra steps in higher education, carrying the.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 12, 2024
In a matter of days, our Black boys and girls will be returning to school. For some, especially our boys, this is not a time of celebration, as it should be. Instead of being taught, they are being unjustly punished - hyper-surveilled and hyper-penalized. The dismal numbers tell the story when it comes to discipline - suspension and expulsion. They do not lie.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 12, 2024
AAUP Ends Two-Decade Opposition to Academic Boycotts Ryan Quinn Mon, 08/12/2024 - 03:00 AM In 2005, the American Association of University Professors spoke out against this form of protest amid calls for scholars to spurn Israeli institutions. Now, the group says boycotts “can be considered legitimate tactical responses.
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 15, 2024
Wireless needs on campus are expanding at a rapid pace. “Three years ago, students were bringing two and a half devices on average to campus that needed Wi-Fi access. Today they’re bringing four and a half,” says Michael Mathews, vice president of global learning and innovation at Oral Roberts University. With students increasingly dependent on Wi-Fi in classrooms, labs and dorms, a robust wireless capability “is a baseline infrastructure expectation,” says Dorothy Stanley, IEEE member and chair
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 15, 2024
Dr. Tryan L. McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed. in Higher Education Administration Program at North Carolina Central University, an historically Black university in Durham, North Carolina.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 12, 2024
Inside an HBCU’s Big Endowment Push Sara Weissman Mon, 08/12/2024 - 03:00 AM North Carolina A&T State University achieved the largest endowment of any public HBCU—no simple feat given some of the challenges HBCUs face in growing these funds.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 15, 2024
James Esses lost place at Metanoia Institute in London after he campaigned against proposed conversion practices ban A student psychotherapist who was expelled from his master’s course after expressing gender-critical views has received an apology from the training institute where he was studying. James Esses has reached a settlement with the Metanoia Institute in London, which specialises in training counsellors and psychotherapists.
University Business
AUGUST 15, 2024
Our old school cafeteria was sitting unloved, waiting for someone to come along and repurpose it into a more useful, engaging space for the modern learning environment. We have a lot of clubs on campus that needed a place to convene, plus students who really wanted a place where they could go and hang out between classes. So, we had the 7,000-square-foot space ready to convert, but before we started, we really wanted to get student feedback on what they wanted from the space, how they planned to
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Since becoming a college president, students and community members frequently have asked me what the day in the life of a college president entails. With a smile, I respond that, as a college president, I am responsible for ensuring that our institution fulfills its institutional mission by providing our faculty and staff with the high-quality resources to support their service to our students who have entrusted us with their dreams and aspirations.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 14, 2024
After a little more than a year in the position, she becomes the third college president to lose her job following pro-Palestinian student protests on campus. Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned abruptly Wednesday night after months of pressure from Congress and campus constituents over her handling of pro-Palestinian student protests.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 15, 2024
Proportion of top grades is best outside pandemic but results in Wales and Northern Ireland fall compared with last year A-level results – live updates Sixth-formers in England are enjoying a bumper crop of top A-level results, surpassing previous pre-pandemic highs in the proportion of A* and A grades awarded, thanks in part to strong performances in maths and sciences.
Roompact
AUGUST 15, 2024
We're pleased to welcome Jeanette to the show this week where she and Dustin discuss the importance and methods of utilizing the ACUHO-I Standards in our departmental processes. Jeanette also shares some reflections on recently earning her doctorate in Educational Leadership.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Newly released data reveals that, although students of color are steadily making up a higher percentage of those receiving law degrees, racial diversity in law school admissions, and attendance remains relatively stagnant. Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023. AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit organization that advocates access to legal education, released its biannual summary of demographic, financial, and academic data about U.S. law students and app
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 16, 2024
AAUP Faces Criticism for Reversal on Academic Boycotts Ryan Quinn Fri, 08/16/2024 - 03:00 AM The American Association of University Professors announced Monday it had dropped its categorical opposition to the tactic. Critics say the organization has changed for the worse, but its new president isn’t backing down.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
Tory ministers and Nigel Farage scapegoated us as part of their anti-immigration agenda. Does anyone see us as human? A new academic year is coming soon. But as students flock back to campuses, we will probably see fewer international student faces. According to the latest statistics, the number of work or study visa applicants fell by more than a third compared with last July, with some institutions bracing for a 50% decline in new international enrolments.
University Business
AUGUST 14, 2024
While open educational resources have gained steam over the past decade, colleges and universities lack clear and definable metrics to share with other institutions on how much money they’re helping save students. A new whitepaper from the Midwestern Higher Education Compact believes its “course marking” strategy can help institutions communicate the value of OER to each other, their students and broader higher education systems.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 13, 2024
A new Data Points series is providing insights into the impacts of community college bachelor’s degree education and increasingly diverse populations and their career prospects. Dr. Angela Kersenbrock The series — funded by Lumina Foundation, the Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA), and research partner, Bragg & Associates, Inc. — examines common misperceptions of community college baccalaureate degrees based on national research, comprising 11 white paper data points on race
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 12, 2024
Under New Florida Law, Eight Adjunct Unions Are Dissolved Josh Moody Mon, 08/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Like other higher-ed bargaining units in the state, they failed to meet a threshold for dues-paying members championed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 10, 2024
Committee rejects student denaming proposal despite role of Sackler-owned Purdue Pharma in US opioid epidemic Harvard University has decided that it will not remove the name of the Sackler family from two of its buildings, despite years of protests from families of opioid overdose victims and anti-opioid groups. In its recent denaming proposal update, a Harvard review committee rebuffed a 23-page proposal filed in October 2022 by Harvard College Overdose Prevention and Education Students to dena
Roompact
AUGUST 13, 2024
Why is it August already?!? Like, who authorized this? It was just May two seconds ago but now it’s August and in my case our students are headed back to campus. Now, your new academic year may not start until September but either way… Happy New (Academic) Year to us all! It seems only fitting.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
The American Association of University Professors, or AAUP, has responded to a proliferation of administrative actions it deems as hastily enacted policies restricting rights to assemble and protest on college and university campuses. The association, which recently revised its own policy concerning academic boycotts, released a statement that argues new on-campus policies responding to last spring’s antiwar demonstrations go beyond reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Why Do Students Stop Out of College? kathryn.palmer… Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Academic challenges, financial constraints and family responsibilities were among the biggest reasons students said they left, according to a recent survey.
University Business
AUGUST 14, 2024
Catawba College got its week off on the right foot, announcing a $200 million anonymous gift to its endowment on Monday. The contribution is the third transformative gift in three years to the Salisbury-based liberal arts college, which has helped get the ball rolling. “After the first gift, we started a planning process, and last October, our board approved a strategic plan,” Catawba College President Dr.
The Guardian Higher Education
AUGUST 16, 2024
Governor Ron DeSantis and financial chief call on University of Florida board to investigate Ben Sasse’s hires Increased spending by the recently resigned University of Florida president Ben Sasse is coming under scrutiny after a student-run newspaper found that he awarded secretive consulting contracts and gave high-paying jobs to former members of his US Senate staff and Republican allies – actions that he defended on Friday.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $40 million in grant funding to help improve completion rates for underserved students. James Kvaal “Across the country, colleges and universities are rejecting the old idea that weeding out students was a sign of quality, and instead they are taking responsibility for all of their students’ success,” said U.S.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 13, 2024
Demand for Online Courses Surges, Creating Cultural Tensions Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 08/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Annual survey of chief online learning officers finds students seek more virtual options; faculty push back on more workload with no increased pay.
University Business
AUGUST 13, 2024
Nearly half of all chief online learning officers surveyed stated that enrollment in their online degree programs is growing faster than their on-campus programs, according to a joint-research initiative by Quality Matters, EDUCAUSE and Eduventures Research. This extends to on-campus students as well: 77% of executives indicated that students are asking for online options and 60% noted that online courses tend to fill up first.
The Change Leader, Inc.
AUGUST 13, 2024
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton welcomes Dean David Marchick and Angela Virtu from American University's Kogod School of Business to discuss their ambitious initiative to integrate AI across the entire curriculum in just six months. Podcast Overview: • Insights into Kogod's strategy for rapidly developing and implementing AI-integrated courses across all business disciplines. • Discussion of the two-tiered approach: "Artisan" courses with light AI integration and "SAG
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 12, 2024
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Council recently adopted a revised policy concerning academic boycotts in its " Statement on Academic Boycotts." The American Association of University Professors' new "Statement on Academic Boycotts" reconsiders AAUP's categorical opposition to academic boycotts. The statement reconsiders AAUP's categorical opposition to academic boycotts from the 2006 report, On Academic Boycotts , maintaining that such boycotts are not in themselves vio
Confessions of a Community College Dean
AUGUST 15, 2024
A new survey from New Mexico shows that nearly 60 percent of students are food insecure. Experts say that number likely rose when the state’s free-tuition program made college more accessible for low-income learners. In the fall of 2019, after years of declining enrollment, higher education institutions in New Mexico were seeking a new way to attract adult learners in the hopes of matching the state’s peak head count of around 154,000 postsecondary students, last achieved in 2010.
Roompact
AUGUST 12, 2024
Most RAs and even professional staff can see team-building day as a drag going in but come out enjoying it. The dread of the team-building day always comes from not knowing what your team needs or what to do. Here are some tips for a successful team-building day. Overall, team-building day should be something to.
Creatrix Campus
AUGUST 14, 2024
5 Key Features of Cloud-Based Library Management System Software admin Wed, 08/14/2024 - 06:35 Higher education libraries can be difficult to maintain, but a cloud-based library management system provides an easy-to-use but effective alternative. By automating all internal processes, this software facilitates resource management for organizations of all sizes.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 12, 2024
Dr. Andrew Agwunobi Andrew Agwunobi has been named CEO and executive vice president of health affairs at the University of Connecticut Health. He served as president of Home Solutions for Humana. Agwunobi is a pediatrician with a medical degree from the University of Jos in Nigeria and residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He also holds an MBA from Stanford Business School.
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