Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Students and an advocacy group are suing Yale University, alleging systemic discrimination against students with mental health disabilities, CNN reported. The lawsuit – filed Wednesday in Connecticut federal court – claims that the school discriminated against students with mental health disabilities and forced students to withdraw after exhibiting severe mental health disability symptoms.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By: Donna Downs , Taylor University. Key Statement : Intentionally developing a welcoming classroom environment increases student engagement and cultivates meaningful classroom relationships. Keywords: engagement, motivation, relationship. Introduction. Maintaining student engagement is difficult; this is not a controversial opinion or surprise to most faculty.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Who should universities watch? The question is to what extent universities feel the need to step into the developmental space around XR technologies, and who should they be watching. Which evolutionary pathways will win out is unknown. Meta/Facebook has brand identification with the Metaverse concept in its advocacy of VR. Given the serious trust issues with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, the challenge to revenue from Apple’s changing advertising policy, and TikTok’s growing share of a

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Augusta University’s College of Nursing realized it needed to better train students on how to support family members when patients are near the end of life after recent graduates told faculty how emotionally unprepared they were the first time they faced the situation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Dr. Ellesse-Roselee Akré, assistant professor of health policy and clinical practice at the Dartmouth Institute Dr. Ellesse-Roselee Akré has always understood the value of diversity in STEM fields In the first year of her Ph.D program, she worked with researchers who were studying why people making 300-400% of the federal poverty level were not signing up for Obamac

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University Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

With Thanksgiving break under wraps, school districts and higher education institutions have their final holiday to look forward to as 2022 comes to a close: Christmas break. Unfortunately, administrators must understand that while they’re on break, criminal actors simply aren’t. The education sector is especially vulnerable to cyberattacks over the holidays—that’s the conclusion of a global survey of 1.203 cybersecurity professionals by Cybereason, a cybersecurity technology c

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Robert Kelchen

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It’s safe to say that leaders in higher education typically have a love/hate relationship with college rankings. Traditionally, they love them when they do well and hate them when they move down a few pegs. Yet, outside of a small number of liberal arts colleges , few institutions have made the choice not to cooperate with the 800-pound gorilla in the college rankings industry– U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. Since the mid-1970s, the Latino college student population has increased fivefold, with one out of every five college students being Latino by 2017. During the same 40-year period, Black enrollment doubled. But the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed much of that hard-fought progress.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Let the debate, disagreements and direct marketing begin: The latest list of the 100 best college towns from WalletHub is out. The personal finance website suggests that higher ed leaders can leverage the list to encourage high school seniors and other prospective students to visit their campus. College and university recruiters could also use these rankings to make the case that students will find a fun social environment, a reasonable cost of living, and ample academic and work opportunities.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Blogs. 700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution. Online students and other non-traditional audiences are increasingly an area of focus for institutions nationwide. But there is one large group of non-traditional students that’s been previously excluded: incarcerated students. Beginning July 2023, over 700,000 incarcerated adults will become Pell Grant eligible , enabling qualified students to pursue federally funded college edu

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When William Choi stepped into his role as director of supplier diversity at the City University of New York in 2015, he was the first person to hold that title. “At the time, the university wanted to be a better steward of tax support and student tuition dollars, and officials realized that a strong commitment was needed,” says Choi. “The university needed to show the diverse vendor community that CUNY was open for business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Robert F. Smith, the richest Black man in America, wants to invest in students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) by helping them invest in the stock market, Al.com reported. Robert F. Smith The billionaire – who acquired his wealth through the private equity industry – aims to educate HBCU and minority serving institutions (MSIs) students on financial wellness through his Student Investment Program.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

College completion rates flattened this year, with slight and similar decreases in the number of white, Black, and Latinx graduates compared to 2021. The 62.3% completion rate in 2022 barely changed from last year’s rate of 62.2%, which followed a 1.2% compared to 2020, according to the latest Completing College report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Blogs. Our LGBTQ students’ lives and wellbeing are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help. Content warning: this blog contains discussions of gun violence and hate speech. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Emerging technology, new learning environments and evolving cultural landscapes are all impacting higher education, and universities and their IT leaders are shifting their thinking away from the traditional ways of operating. Remaining agile, open-minded and willing to deviate from the norm when the situation demands it is fundamental for universities that expect to stay on the cutting edge of technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The detrimental ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education won’t be going away any time soon, and student mental health is becoming an increasingly urgent issue, according to a recent EAB report. Dr. Ed Venit The white paper, “Navigating the Recovery: A Long Term Perspective on Student Success Following the Pandemic and What Actions You Can Take Now,” notes three student success issues that were made worse by the pandemic: K-12 learning loss, high staff turnover rates in higher

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University Business

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On Wednesday, current and former students of Yale University filed a lawsuit against the school for its discriminatory policies against students with mental health disabilities and insisting that they withdraw. In hopes to change the university’s withdrawal policies, the lawsuit alleges that multiple students have been pressed to withdraw from the school.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

University of California campuses come to a standstill as 48,000 student workers strike for better pay Three weeks of strikes by university academics has brought campuses across California to standstill. Labs are closed, assignments go ungraded. Graduate students have walked off the job, professors have cancelled class, and even construction staff have put down their tools in solidarity.

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Via's

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Via-Sponsored Events Were A Major Success Across the Country. The Via team had so much fun attending several and sponsoring all Fall 2022 NAFSA Regional Conferences. All across the country, we met people who share our passion for global experiences and who believe what we believe: that global experiences can change the world. We want to extend a huge thank you to all the NAFSA regionals teams who helped coordinate these incredible sponsorship opportunities for Via!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Dr. Kim Schatzel will become president of the University of Louisville, effective Feb. 1, 2023. Dr. Kim Schatzel Schatzel – currently president of Towson University (TU) – previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, A first-generation college student herself, she has been praised for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

When student-athletes arrived at the University of Mississippi this fall, each was given an Apple MacBook Pro laptop and AirPods — theirs to keep and take with them when they graduate. Distributing the technology bundles made Ole Miss one of the first schools to take advantage of an April 2021 Supreme Court decision (NCAA v. Alston) that gave colleges and universities the right to offer financial and other benefits, such as devices and tutoring, to support their athletes academically.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Exclusive: one university cites the industry as a ‘fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world’ Three more UK universities have banned fossil fuel companies from recruiting students through their career services, with one citing the industry as a “fundamental barrier to a more just and sustainable world”. The University of the Arts London, University of Bedfordshire, and Wrexham Glyndwr University join Birkbeck, University of London, which was the first to adopt a fossil-free career

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AIFS Abroad

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Last Updated on December 2, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. When you intern abroad this fall , you can explore captivating cities while gaining work experience that will make your resume pop. With AIFS Abroad international internship programs you have the option to earn academic credit, expand your professional skillset and make lifelong friends and memories!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) will use a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement a program to increase STEM graduate students from underrepresented populations, particularly Ph.Ds. The two-year, $1,075,000 grant will go toward the Preparing Future Minority Ph.D. Researcher (PFMPR) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) program.

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Higher Education Whisperer

DECEMBER 1, 2022

QR Code from ChromeQR Code from LinkedInThere were fewer business cards offered to me at the five conference I attended in Singapore recently. It may be a lingering fear of COVID-19, or people have just got out of the habit. One alternative is a QR code scan. This provides a similar ritual: you first can each other's code on your phone, then examine the profile, offering appreciative remarks.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Former universities ministers David Willetts, Jo Johnson and Chris Skidmore say PM’s move will hit economy and levelling up Rishi Sunak is facing an immediate backlash over plans for a “mindless crackdown” on overseas students , as three former Tory university ministers warned it would hit attempts to level up the country and hold back Britain’s faltering economy.

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Biola

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It’s the home stretch of the fall semester! You only have a few more weeks before Christmas break and should be feeling proud of all you have accomplished so far. As you wrap up your final projects, papers and exams, we want to be sure you feel.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A Marine Corps veteran is suing the U.S. government, alleging that it has historically discriminated against Black military veterans, denied them access to housing and education benefits, and rejected service-related disability claims at far higher rates than other veterans, Task & Purpose reported. The suit – filed Nov. 28 by the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Service Clinic on behalf of Conley Monk Jr. – claims that Monk Jr. and his father were rejected by the Department of Veterans Affair

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Campus Groups

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The Total Student Experience Solution We help campuses achieve more by delivering a total student experience solution. Our technology drives success throughout the entire student life cycle. This starts with enrollment through to graduation, and beyond with alumni management. Our suite of solutions serves the entire Higher Ed community, helping students, staff, and alumni: ?

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Queen Mary in London and Wolverhampton criticised for ‘brutalising’ stance against employees Two universities have threatened striking academics that they will be docked all of their pay “indefinitely” in a move that has been described by a union as “brutalising staff into submission”. The University and College Union (UCU) claims record numbers of its members, at 150 higher education institutions across the UK, went on strike on Thursday and Friday.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Podcast. Will the Supreme Court Kill Affirmative Action in Admissions? Episode 129. November 29, 2022. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has chosen the schools that will participate in the third annual Institute on ePortfolios , which will begin on Jan. 13, 2023. Dr. C. Edward Watson According to the AAC&U, ePortfolios are digital repositories of student work – such as course-related essays, volunteer experiences, and employment history – that show learning outcomes.

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Higher Education Whisperer

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

ACS Canberra meeting roomGreetings from the new Canberra office of the Australian Computer Society. I am here for a planning workshop of the ACS Blockchain Technical Committee, in a small meeting room (my fifth ACS meeting for the week). As it happens there is an ACS Think Tank this afternoon in the main room. This room demonstrates a good design for meetings, and education.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Raising maintenance loans in England in line with forecasts, not actual inflation, could cause ‘significant hardship this winter’ England’s poorest students will be more than £1,000 worse off this academic year than the last, according to a new analysis that warns of “significant hardship for many this winter”. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the reduction – which means students from the poorest families will be £125 out of pocket each month – is due to the falling value of

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Roompact

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In this episode of Roompact's ResEdChat, we talk with Crystal about her decades of experience working in Residence Life all the way from her time as a student. She shares reflections about crisis response, setting boundaries, and being able to bring your best self to work. If you have a topic idea or want to engage in the community discussion, use the hashtag #ResEdChat.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Sally A. Kornbluth Sally A. Kornbluth has been appointed president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kornbluth served as Duke University’s provost. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Williams College, a bachelor’s degree in genetics from Cambridge University as a Herchel Smith Scholar at Emmanuel College, and a Ph.D. in molecular oncology at Rockefeller University.

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Higher Education Whisperer

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

View from ACS HQGreetings from the Australian Computer Society head office, halfway up a very tall building in Sydney, overlooking the harbour. I am here for a meeting of the ACS Professional Standards Board (PSB). But beforehand I am sitting in on the ACS Accreditation Committee. This committee decides on which university degrees are suitable for those applying for ACS membership.

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