Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Image credit: unsplash, Ying Ge, CC0 In this extra post, Dr Adan Chew, Dr Jess Gurney, and Dr Magdalena Cerbin-Koczorowska, from Edinburgh Medical School, explore the concept of student-centred education through the lens of medical education and clinical practice. In considering different learning theories, they foreground the importance of social and cultural influences, and the uniqueness of the individual, on learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the wake of a front assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is calling on colleges and universities not to give in to the pressure to abandon such initiatives. On Wednesday, AAUP renewed their call to colleges and universities to fund and protect research and teaching that addresses social inequity and the needs of historically underrepresented groups.

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The Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Jeannette Baca , New Mexico Highlands University Debbie Gonzalez , California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Jamie Langlois , Grand Valley State University Mary Kirk , Winona State University Key Statement: A framework for educators to address personal and student trauma, provide compassionate instruction, and create a thriving learning environment Keywords: T-I CoI, Instruction, Well-Being, Crisis Introduction Using the Trauma-Informed Community of Inquiry (T-I CoI) framework as a peda

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A new report shows institutions are turning away from beleaguered online program managers en masse. Is it the end of the road for a once-thriving sector? Colleges’ interest in partnering with outside companies to run their online programs has plummeted, according to newly released data from market researcher Validated Insights.

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Ed.gov Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By: James Kvaal, U.S. Under Secretary of Education Too often, the conversation on higher education focuses on a handful of colleges and universities that were founded centuries ago, have huge endowments and sparkling facilities, and admit very few students. While our country is lucky to have these institutions, we also need colleges and universities that Continue Reading The post Raising the Bar on College Excellence and Equity: Update on the Postsecondary Success Recognition Program appeared fi

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As a 5-year-old got ready for her first day of kindergarten in rural Michigan, Dr. Rema Reynolds Vassar’s stepfather gave her one order. Sturgis, a town of about 10,000, had fewer than 100 Black residents, and he needed her to understand. “Don’t let anyone call you n *r,” he said. “If they do, you fight back.” She thought kindergarten that morning was “the best,” as she stroked the teacher’s hair and listened to her read aloud, as happened every night at home.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Most students will save the supplemental essays as the very last thing they do on their application. But those supplemental essays are important. Some would say they are as important as the Common App personal statement. Red flags are raised by admission officers when they read an excellent personal essay followed by a less than mediocre supplemental essay.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In this episode of Roompact’s RA Chat, Crystal is joined by Brooks Hetle, Associate Director of Residence Life at North Dakota State University and current President of the UMR-ACUHO region. Join them as they unravel the myths surrounding introverts and their leadership potential, with Brooks sharing invaluable insights on how to care for yourself and recharge while juggling a student staff position full of social interactions and activities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, most higher education institutions opted to eliminate the requirement that applicants submit standardized test scores such as the ACT and SAT. The reasoning for going “test optional” was twofold: it was not possible to administer the tests safely, and there was a shared understanding that the most deleterious effects of the pandemic were exacerbating inequities in ways that disadvantaged students from under-resourced communities.

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Ed.gov Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

One year ago, Congress restarted student loan payments, and already more borrowers are current on their federal student loans than were before the payment pause began. Borrowers now have only three months until they face consequences for late payments – making our work to support student borrowers and reform the broken student loan system more Continue Reading The post What’s Next as Borrowers Return to Repayment appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Since last Oct. 7, several institutions have pledged to refrain from speaking on political and social issues. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral? In the two weeks after George Floyd’s 2020 murder, more than 200 U.S. colleges and universities issued statements mentioning his name, according to a joint report from associations representing student affairs administrators and diversity officers.

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University Business

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A wave of initiatives has sprouted across the U.S. to serve the country’s rapidly growing Hispanic workforce. A key pillar is the over 600 Hispanic-serving institutions, known as HSIs, working to fuel Hispanic students’ ambitions. “HSIs are vital to the future competitiveness of the workforce in the country and our global economy,” Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It’s easy these days to feel pessimistic about the state of higher education. Campus conflicts and the FAFSA debacle contribute to a steady drumbeat of bad news, eroding public confidence. Amid these tensions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) represent a promising opportunity to reinvigorate and expand the national higher education narrative. Over the past three decades, the number of colleges and universities with 25% or more full-time undergraduate Latine students has tripled.

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Ed.gov Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As parents, we have an incredible superpower: From everyday moments, we grow true and deep connections with our kids. When we spend quality time, create routines, and listen to and learn from them, we come to know their ever-evolving strengths and challenges better than anyone. Similarly, parents often come to know their child’s school by Continue Reading The post Five Ways to be a School Parent Superhero appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

The task force, a group of lawmakers from 32 states, wants states and the federal government to work together more to make college a better return on investment. The cost of college continues to rise. The student debt crisis has gained national infamy. A bachelor’s degree no longer guarantees a stable career. And the demographic cliff has enrollment numbers plummeting just as colleges and universities are relying more heavily on tuition for financial health.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In last month’s post, we explored some examples of programming ideas that are both fun and educational. However, programming is only one of the many strategies that make up a residential curriculum. For those that are newer to the world of curriculum, a strategy can be thought of as any intentional effort to interact with.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Higher education has long been a key driver of economic prosperity and social mobility in the United States. American universities have provided countless students with the opportunity to pursue their dreams, develop their talents, and improve their economic standing. However, for some of the very groups who need it most—especially Black students—these opportunities are becoming more limited.

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University Business

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Toxic incentive structures surrounding publishing scholarly work may be eroding faculty and research integrity at large. Without proper mediation, those shortcuts can resurface years later at the highest echelons of academia. At least three former or current college presidents have been struck by plagiarism accusations in the past 15 months, including Marc Tessier-Lavigne of Stanford, Claudine Gay of Harvard and, most recently, Darryl J.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 11, 2024

For immigrant families of color, affording the full costs of college is still often out of reach, even after generations in this country, according to a new data analysis. Affording college is more attainable for some immigrant families than others, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Higher Education Policy, released Friday.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Higher ed institutions are increasingly moving applications and workloads to the cloud. The cloud has proven to be a reliable place for research computing, student information systems, collaboration and more. According to the 2024 CDW Cloud Computing Research Report, 88% of higher education institutions have moved more than a quarter of their applications into the cloud.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Centering Black Children in Education (CBCE) is mounting a movement. Created in 2021, CBCE consistently provides a powerful counter-narrative to challenge systemic racism and educational inequities through groundbreaking programming and initiatives. Our collective ultimate aim is liberatory education for Black children. Unlike traditional educational organizations, CBCE is more than just a gathering of academics and educators.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2024

If you have a sense of adventure and know your squills from your spurges, Cambridge University Botanic Garden may have the job for you With the promise of travel, adventure and the chance to follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, applications have opened for what might be the best job in the natural world: an expedition botanist to go on plant-collecting adventures for Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 8, 2024

ACE Tells Presidential Candidates, ‘Higher Education Builds America’ Sara Weissman Tue, 10/08/2024 - 03:00 AM In a full-page ad in The New York Times, the American Council on Education addressed both presidential candidates and made its case for higher ed. Here’s why.

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University Business

OCTOBER 8, 2024

A stealthier wave of censorship campaigns is hitting college campuses as lawmakers in some states move to restrict academic freedom beyond “educational gag orders” enacted in recent years, a new report warns. New censorship laws aimed at higher education have become “more insidious” during 2024 legislative sessions, according to PEN America’s “ America’s Censored Classrooms 2024: Refining the Art of Censorship ” report.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Last school year was one of the most turbulent times for higher education in recent memory. As the fall semester begins, it seems that college protests over the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict are not slowing down. With three-fifths of U.S. colleges having protests last school year and encampments on over 130 campuses across the country, it’s more likely than not that you have or will experience this at your school.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Humboldt University of Berlin research also shows Asian elephants have more wrinkles than African cousins While humans are split between right-handers and left-handers, elephants have a preference for which side of their trunk they use. Now scientists have discovered it is possible to determine an elephant’s “trunkedness” by looking at its wrinkles.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Unlikely Enrollment Success Stories Liam Knox Tue, 10/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Despite months of doomsaying for regional public universities, a number boasted surprisingly robust enrollment gains this fall. We took a closer look at six.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Next Steps to Empower Your Multiyear Growth Road Map In higher education organizations, enrollment management plans can be like the weather: short term, ever changing, and subject to the whims of the seasons each year. But for your organization and programs to thrive no matter the conditions, a multiyear growth road map is needed to keep all parts of the organization aligned and moving toward a strategic set of goals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Dr. Christopher A. Brooks Dr. Christopher A. Brooks can link a recent trip to the African continent back to childhood. Brooks recalls his father’s experiences in the Merchant Marines in the 1950s, visiting West Africa, and how the parental influence extends into his work as an anthropologist and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. “Both of my parents made their children aware of African history and geography when we were young,” reflects Brooks, during his most recent excursion to Ken

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In this week's podcast Drumm is joined by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) President Sonny Ramaswamy and Executive Vice President Selena Grace to share insights into the commission's efforts to transform accreditation through collaboration and innovation. What you'll gain from listening to this podcast: ✓ Understanding Accreditation Changes: Gain insights into innovative accreditation approaches, such as NWCCU’s pilot for a three-year bachelor's degree, which could help

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Can We Trust AI in Qualitative Research? Elizabeth Redden Wed, 10/09/2024 - 03:00 AM Andrew L. Gillen urges caution in using AI to analyze qualitative data. Byline(s) Andrew L.

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University Business

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Flawed incentive structures for publishing scholarly work may be eroding faculty and research integrity at large, contributing to an “epidemic” of dishonesty and even cheating, says Phillip Magness, senior fellow at the Independent Institute, a think tank, and co-author of “ Cracks in the Ivory Tower: The Moral Mess of Higher Education.” “Academia is an industry,” he says. “Even though we have private universities, it’s really kind of a private-pub

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A new initiative between a Connecticut university and a public school system has been established to help diversify teaching and the shortage of special education professionals. The partnership between Sacred Heart University’s Farrington College of Education & Human Development and Stamford Public Schools will be laser-focused on identifying and recruiting local talent to ensure that classrooms are led by teachers who better represent the families and the children they serve.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In this extra post, Colette Revadillo, David Geddes, and Anya Tan showcase APEX 7, an upcoming student-led medical research expedition to Bolivia that seeks to advance the field of high-altitude medicine. Colette, David and Anya are currently undergraduate Medical Students at the Edinburgh Medical School and are all part of the APEX Committee What can medical students achieve during their time in medical school?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Colleges throughout the Carolinas are picking up the pieces after the devastating storm. But officials are confident students will be able to finish the semester. As colleges and universities across the western Carolinas start the cleanup from Hurricane Helene, administrators say a full recovery will take not just days or weeks, but months and possibly even years.

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University Business

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Cedar Crest College’s leadership prepares for all possible outcomes when census date locks in fall enrollment. After all, it’s a challenging environment for any small private institution to be operating in—particularly a women’s college. Nevertheless, President Elizabeth Meade and her cabinet were thumped when the final numbers came in for fall 2023: full-time enrollment had dropped by 4.5%, creating a $3.7 million budget shortfall. “I felt a black eye on me and my leader

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Ohio Wesleyan University has received an estate commitment of $12 million to support first-generation college students. The gift, made by 1992 Ohio Wesleyan alumna Kathrine Trine Grissom of Louisville, honors her mother, Mary Ellen Grissom who died in a car accident when Grissom was 8-month-old. Ohio Wesleyan University “I believe I would have fallen through the cracks at any other school,” Grissom said.

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