Robert Kelchen
JANUARY 7, 2025
It is safe to say that there is a lot of concern right now about the financial viability of higher education. And while I think fewer colleges are going to close than pundits predict (and check out my recent NBER working paper on factors associated with college closures), it is still going to be a bumpy ride as colleges try to cut costs after efforts to increase revenue are unsuccessful.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2025
A new study reveals a concerning decline in academic freedom across U.S. higher education, with more than one-third of faculty members reporting increased constraints on their ability to teach, conduct research, and speak freely compared to six or seven years ago. The national survey, conducted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in partnership with the American Association of University Professors, found that 35% of faculty say they have less freedom to teach co
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Great College Advice
JANUARY 7, 2025
Congratulations on completing the first semester of your junior year of high school! As we laid out back in August , your junior year is the most important year in preparing for college admissions from an academic standpoint as it is the last full year of grades that colleges will see as they review your college application and it will likely be your most rigorous year of classes with AP, Honors and/or IB courses.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 8, 2025
Online Degrees Out of Reach Liam Knox Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Fewer than half of students at the largest nonprofit online institutions earn a degree after eight years. Is it an unfortunate reality or a cry for accountability?
The Guardian Higher Education
JANUARY 6, 2025
Downwardly mobile graduates are arguably becoming the UKs electoral kingmakers and could spur a political revolution Some groups loom larger in the national imagination than others. It has become a shibboleth that economically left, socially conservative ex-Labour voters in the red wall are the UKs political kingmakers and therefore must be wooed. Yet there is little mention of the graduate without a future , a group that first emerged after the 2010 student protests and continues to grow in nu
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2025
Education is the key to unlock the golden door to freedom. George Washington Carver People generally enroll in college with dreams of creating lives like the ones their parents provided, or better. Ambitious, and often anxious, students enter collegiate Alicia P. Peoples environments aspiring to find answers, solve problems and create systems to support themselves and others.
College for Creative Study
JANUARY 6, 2025
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Roompact
JANUARY 5, 2025
Residence life professionals often joke about the perennial stress of the job: late-night duty calls, back-to-back meetings, endless emails, and an overwhelming list of responsibilities. While humor can be a healthy coping mechanism, it also hints at a larger cultural issue (one that certainly has been highlighted by work culture during and since the pandemic.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 7, 2025
A groundbreaking report released by Generation Hope reveals the devastating impact of housing insecurity on student parents pursuing higher education. The report, "Breaking Barriers: The Hidden Struggles of Student Parents and Housing Insecurity," highlights how the intersection of parenting responsibilities and housing challenges creates significant obstacles for students trying to complete their degrees.
Ed.gov Blog
JANUARY 8, 2025
By: Alex Turney, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education recently announced over $250 million in new investments through the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) awards to increase academic recovery and to scale innovative evidence-based solutions to drive improvement. During this most recent competition for the EIR Continue Reading The post Education Awards over $250 million to Support Data-Driven Innovation for Students and
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 10, 2025
President Carter: Champion of HBCUs Elizabeth Redden Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM The 39th president played a critical role in saving and modernizing Black colleges, Cheryl E. Mango writes. Byline(s) Cheryl E.
Roompact
JANUARY 9, 2025
We're pleased to welcome back Paul into the guest spot this week as he chats with Dustin about utilizing intentional conversations as a simple, effective tool to create supportive environments for residents. They explore how to integrate intentional conversations, ways to overcome challenges, and resources to learn more.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2025
A new report from United Educators reveals that enrollment concerns reclaimed the top spot as the most pressing risk facing colleges and universities in 2024, with 71% of institutions identifying it as a major challenge. This represents an increase from 67% in the previous year. The annual Top Risks Survey, which gathered responses from 194 colleges and universities between August and December 2024, showed a significant shift in institutional priorities.
The Guardian Higher Education
JANUARY 7, 2025
Renowned drama school says unprecedented funding challenges make degrees unviable from September 2025 One of the UKs most celebrated drama schools, which counts the Oscar-winners Olivia Colman, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jeremy Irons among its alumni, is to scrap its undergraduate degrees due to a range of financial challenges. Bristol Old Vic theatre school, founded in 1946, said its undergraduate training model was now financially unsustainable.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 6, 2025
December Brings Late Round of Job, Program Cuts Josh Moody Mon, 01/06/2025 - 03:00 AM Fiscal challenges of 2024 will extend into the new year with several institutions announcing plans to drop jobs and programs due to structural deficits.
The Humphrey Group
JANUARY 8, 2025
Studying gender, race and social justice during my undergraduate at the University of British Columbia helped so many areas in my life click together.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 7, 2025
The San Diego Foundation (SDF) announced a $4 million commitment to support local high school students facing homelessness, in foster care, or learning English prepare for college success. The initiative comes as recent data shows significant graduation disparities among vulnerable student populations in San Diego County. While the overall graduation rate reached 84.6% in 2023-24, only 4% of English learners, 8% of foster youth, and 8% of homeless students graduated.
The Guardian Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2025
Actors Samuel West and Paapa Essiedu join calls for urgent action to protect and expand access to arts World-leading drama schools in England are facing a financial crisis that threatens to turn back the clock, shutting down opportunities for talented young people from diverse and less privileged backgrounds, according to leading figures in the arts.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 7, 2025
Congress Failed to Pass WIOA Update. What Does That Mean for Higher Ed? jessica.blake@ Tue, 01/07/2025 - 03:00 AM Congress looked set to pass the bipartisan bill to update the workforce development law but then scrapped the legislation at the last minute. That failure leaves money on the table for community colleges.
Roompact
JANUARY 4, 2025
At many universities, live-in residence life professional positions such as residence hall coordinators, assistant directors, and area coordinators are seen as “entry-level stepping stone” roles for individuals aspiring to move into higher positions within higher education or student affairs. This perception undermines the significance of these positions and the professionals who occupy them.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2025
In this important and timely examination of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a political science professor at Clark Atlanta University, delivers what may be the most important critique of these institutions in recent memory. Drawing from his unique trajectory as a first-generation college student turned HBCU president and professor, Black, Not Historically Black combines scholarly analysis with raw personal testimony to create a work that is both an indi
University Business
JANUARY 6, 2025
State university systems and private colleges have ramped up free tuition programs over the past year hoping to quell public skepticism regarding the affordability of a degree. States with free-tuition or “last-dollar” scholarship programs prior to 2024 have seen stronger application and enrollment numbers. However, erasing college tuition and related frees does not equate to a free education.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 9, 2025
As multiple wildfires rage in and around the Los Angeles metro area and scorch thousands of acres, many colleges and universities in the region are canceling events or classes, closing, or providing shelter.
Dr. Laura Pasquini
JANUARY 8, 2025
I have no doubt the beginning of 2025 has you thinking about what lies ahead. Maybe you have a few new aspirations, set some goals, or are pondering your new year’s resolution. Most of these intentions are future-forward, involve effort, and aim to make us the best version of ourselves. Today I dusted off my blog to find a draft post I started in 2013 about strengths.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 6, 2025
A big part of the future of higher education access and success lies before children even reach kindergarten. As we approach the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we Dr. Marcus Bright need a new push to ensure that our youth dont fall behind at the beginning of their journey to post-secondary education. In his 1964 book Why We Cant Wait , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that there comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of d
The Change Leader, Inc.
JANUARY 7, 2025
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Jeremy Young, Program Director of Freedom to Learn at PEN America. The discussion examines the growing challenges to academic freedom and free speech in higher education, including state legislative attempts to restrict institutional autonomy, the impact of DEI bans, and strategies for university leaders to protect academic independence.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 10, 2025
A Path to Wellness for Women of Color Academics Elizabeth Redden Fri, 01/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Kenyatta Y. Dawson writes of the power of slowing down. Byline(s) Kenyatta Y.
Roompact
JANUARY 10, 2025
When people apply to be Resident Assistants, or RAs, they look forward to the connections they will have with residents, the events they will host on their floor, and the general community that they are able to build. Confronting policy violations is one of the least glamorous aspects of the RA role and for good.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2025
Milwaukee Area Technical College's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging retaliatory termination after she reported racial and disability discrimination concerns. Eva Martinez Powless Eva Martinez Powless, who served as MATC's first DEI officer starting in 2021, claims in the lawsuit filed December 30 in the U.S.
HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)
JANUARY 10, 2025
Fostering Interdepartmental Collaboration to Drive a More Effective and Engaging Student Journey Achieving success in your higher education marketing strategy requires seamless collaboration between your admissions and marketing teams to create a connected, consistent student journey experience. When these teams align, they move beyond their isolated efforts and build a unified strategy that not only captures students attention but also drives meaningful engagement and enrollments.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 7, 2025
Western New Mexico U Presidents Golden Parachute Irks Lawmakers Josh Moody Tue, 01/07/2025 - 03:00 AM The president, who led the university for 13 years and faced criticism for his spending, received an exit package that will more than triple what he would earn if he had been fired without cause.
University Business
JANUARY 6, 2025
Artificial intelligence is transforming higher education, influencing recruitment, research and classroom experiences.But while we tend to talk about AI as if its a single, monolithic technology, thats of course not the case. AI encompasses a huge variety of algorithms that range from simple, rule-based systems to hugely complex, deep-learning models.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 6, 2025
Its a reminder that you are a representation for many others and many other players that look the same way I do. Your color shouldnt matter. Your evidence of your work should. After leading the University of Notre Dames football team to a 23-10 victory over the University of Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, head coach Marcus Freeman Christian Collins guaranteed that this years NCAA Division 1 FBS national championship will be the first to feature a Black head coach regardless of the victor between Fre
The Guardian Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2025
Learning and Work Institute says 71% of Londoners and 65% of adults in Scotland will have degree by 2035, compared with 29% in East Yorkshire Economic growth in the UK risks being held back by a skills chasm between regions, as London and the south-east suck in highly qualified workers, according to a report by the Learning and Work Institute. The gap between high- and low-skilled areas of the UK is already wider than in many comparable countries and is forecast to widen, the thinktank says.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 8, 2025
4 of 5 Western New Mexico U Regents Resign Amid Controversy Josh Moody Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Mounting scrutiny over a multimillion-dollar exit package for an outgoing president prompted the regents to resign.
Roompact
JANUARY 7, 2025
During my time in Residence Life as a Hall Director, I was located exclusively in the midwest region, specifically in Minnesota and Iowa. The Upper Midwest Region – Association of College and University Housing Officers (UMR-ACUHO) was the organization that I was predominantly involved with. But, while I was a Hall Director for four and.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2025
Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Tech Career Mentors: Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Dr. Aubrey Knight, Dr.
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