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New Jersey Senate Sends K-12 Media Literacy Bill to Governor's Desk

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Phil Murphy will be receiving a media literacy bill from the New Jersey Senate to sign, a bill that would make New Jersey the first state to mandate information literacy education for all K-12 students. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy “This bill ensures that 1.3 Phil Murphy “This bill ensures that 1.3

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Chapman University’s Transformative Social Media Strategy in Residence Life

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

JANUARY 29, 2024

How can social media strategy make an impact on campus life? Social media platforms provide a vibrant space to share valuable content and ignite discussions that empower and educate — from academic support to life skills in higher education.

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Summer Social Media Manager Guide

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

MAY 20, 2024

Summer’s here, but the pressure to deliver outstanding social media results isn’t taking a break. Social media is far from the days when I first became a strategist. Whether you’re part of a team or a team of one, I want you to know you’re not in this alone.

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Social Media Manager Advocacy Toolkit

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

If there’s one thing you should know about me: I’m a social media manager advocate. If there’s one thing I know for sure: Y’all need more than advice to go for a walk or get a massage. The Great Resignation (or whatever else you call it) has hurt Higher Ed. of respondents were somewhat.

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Professor Examines Asian American Representation Across Media, Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

David Oh “I think that also leads to a lack of opportunities for people to play interesting roles [in the dramatic arts],” said Oh, noting the underrepresentation of Asians in popular American media. For years, Oh has been studying Asian American representation along with matters of identity, critical media studies, and the diaspora.

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Student Strategists: A Catalyst for Purdue Daniels’ Social Media Growth

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We often rely on students to manage social media for various accounts — from university-wide channels to department and academic program pages. Reyn, a Social Media Specialist Intern at the Daniels School of Business, highlights the Academy’s strength in… Source

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Scholars Discuss Advantages and Pitfalls of Social Media in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Using social media as a way to amplify one’s own reach in academe, was one of many topics discussed during a University of Michigan panel on how diversity scholars have navigated this tool. And so, thinking about using social media to build that sense of community has been everything to me,” McCloud said. “I

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Confessions of Social Media Student Supervisors

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

AUGUST 5, 2024

Supervision isn’t for everyone, and not all supervision gigs are created equal. Fresh out of grad school, I landed my first full-time job as a Resident Director at Cal State LA, brimming with ideas and eager to change lives.

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The Secrets of Successful Student Supervisors in Higher Ed Social Media

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.

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Digital Media Literacy Becoming a Graduation Requirement

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 26, 2024

Digital Media Literacy Becoming a Graduation Requirement Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 03/26/2024 - 03:00 AM As concerns mount about online misinformation, AI-created images and the ethics of the digital landscape, several institutions are requiring courses in digital media literacy. Byline(s) Lauren Coffey

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Living Life Offline: Social Media Effects on the Success of Black College Students Amid Today’s Political Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Social media has become a battlefield of ideas, a forum for activism, and, increasingly, a source of stress for students of color. Amari Henderson Social media remains a powerful tool for activism, particularly for Black students who leverage it to organize and amplify voices for racial justice.

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Investigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty

Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Investigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty Sara Weissman Fri, 12/15/2023 - 03:00 AM The investigations found that Spartanburg Community College disbanded its Faculty Senate and surveilled faculty members, then lied about it to media outlets and South Carolina’s inspector general.

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Chinese Media Turns Stanford AI Plagiarism Into ‘Propaganda’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 14, 2024

Chinese Media Turns Stanford AI Plagiarism Into ‘Propaganda’ Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:00 AM An AI model released by two Stanford students sparked controversy in China for its similarities to a model developed by scientists at Tsinghua University. Byline(s) Helen Packer for Times Higher Ed

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Film Director Joins Spelman Faculty as Director of Documentary Filmmaking

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shola Lynch Spelman College has scored a major coup with the hiring of award-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch as its Diana King Endowed Professor in Film, Filmmaking, Television, and Related Media in the Department of Art and Visual Culture. It is amazing that Spelman has a documentary film program — it is the only HBCU with one.

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Universities Follow Student Interest in Social Media With Courses

Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Universities Follow Student Interest in Social Media With Courses Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 12/15/2023 - 03:00 AM East Carolina University, once attended by MrBeast, YouTube’s highest-paid content creator, is among institutions seeking to serve the growing industry and creating training programs. Byline(s) Jon Marcus

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Brown-Dean A Winner in Annual Gracie Awards

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Khalilah Brown-Dean was announced as one of this year’s winners in the 49th Annual Gracie Awards, presented by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF). THRILLED to announce that DISRUPTED earned the Best Talk Show Award from the Alliance for Women in Media!

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Identities, the Focus of Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

“Our definitions of manhood are largely driven by messaging — from parents and peers to the media,” said Young. Manhood is a mosaic construct and is a fundamentally existential experience. “We

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Media studies are popular, dynamic and have ‘profound impact’, report says

The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

Degrees often derided as ‘low-value’ or ‘Mickey Mouse’ subjects are praised as vital to UK’s £108bn creative industries Media and communications studies, often derided as “soft”, “low-value” or “Mickey Mouse” subjects, are in fact popular, dynamic and have “profound impact”, according to a report.

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

media studies and Asian studies, Pomona College; M.A., Find ways to take pleasure in your work now, because this is such a rewarding job.” For as long as she can remember, Dr. Lori Kido Lopez has been passionate about media and Asian American social justice. mass communication, Indiana University; and Ph.D.,

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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

SFFA relied solely on statistical analysis and non-student witnesses in its argument — a fact that was buried by inflammatory media coverage pitting Asian Americans against other communities of color. Despite the media attention and racialized division that this case drew, the U.S.

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Report: Young Black Voters Skeptical About Digital Messaging and Negative Campaign Ads

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Black voters ages 18-29 are showing skepticism about social media messaging and negative campaign advertisements, according to a new report from the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions ( CMSI ).

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How to do good on social media, according to 2 leaders

University Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Social media has the potential to broaden your connection with off-campus community members, though moderation is recommended. ” But social media is more than a shared space to “hang out, mess around and geek out,” Geisel says. “It’s a place for me to learn, connect and grow,” Geisel says.

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Columbia Journalism School Waives Application Fee

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

The school announced the move as part of its efforts, known as the CJS2030 strategic initiatives, to foster an inclusive media landscape. The program has offered $300,000 to more than 30 graduates at nonprofit news media organizations. Dr. Jelani Cobb, dean and Henry R. Applications to the journalism school for 2025-26 opened Aug.

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Y’all Not Tired of Hating on Black Women? When Misogynoir Meets Double-Standards

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Only two days after South Carolina coach Dawn Staley called out the media for the way it (and other coaches) described her team’s intense style of play, the media has cast two distinct visions of women basketball players giving it their all to lead their team to the NCAA women’s basketball national championship.

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Some Universities Are Blocking TikTok on School Devices and Networks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Some universities are scrutinizing or blocking usage of the social media platform TikTok on school devices and networks amid cybersecurity concerns surrounding the video-sharing app and its parent company, ByteDance. One concern Thuraisingham has is that malicious actors can get access to devices through social media accounts.

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Assisting Students in Making Career Decisions in the Context of Socioeconomic Incentives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

Dr. Marcus Bright Societal norms and expectations, parental influence, peer pressure, and media portrayal of certain professions can all contribute to the glamorization of specific careers. Students may feel pressured to pursue popular or prestigious fields to gain approval from others or to conform to perceived standards of success.

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Reshaping the Narrative Can Improve Life for Young Black Workers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Their study includes an analysis of media discussing varying economic and work concerns, and conversations with focus groups, including one formed in 2022 at the Joint Center, the Black Youth Worker Task Force, which united 11 young, Black, full-time, entry- to mid-level workers who have earned a four-year degree.

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President’s corner: Enrollment guru Mark Lombardi on the terrific power of social media

University Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

.” Here are some of the biggest shifts Lombardi has witnessed over his 40-year career in higher education: How social media has flipped communications teams on their head Yes, AI is higher ed’s new frontier and investors are pouring billions into preeminent edtech tools.

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Retired Vermont State University Dean Fatally Shot Near Campus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Honoree Fleming and Ron Powers Vermont News & Media Fleming was killed from a gunshot to the head on the Delaware & Hudson Rail Trail, officials said. Scores of students benefited from Dr. Fleming’s teachings and research,” Vermont State University said in a statement on social media. Honoree will be deeply missed."

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Leading With Vision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

These skills have combined in her groundbreaking research around how students of color, particularly Black students, engage with institutional social media as a tool for recruitment or retention. This can include students watching “day in the life” videos of current students, or reacting to media created by the institutional teams.

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Students Increasingly Don’t Remember the 9/11 Attacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Gordilla remembers that UC-R had done social media posts in the past. Dr. Marita Sturken is a professor of media, culture, and communication at NYU, who teaches about 9/11 as a case study of memorialization and as a global media event. It’s pre-social media, it’s pre-cellphones, pre-many of the things that define their lives.”

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FAMU Says Philanthropic Contribution is Legit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2024

million to the university to support student success initiatives and athletics, many who were suspicious took to social media to express their skepticism. If (scratch that, WHEN) this turns out to be a scam, the entire university leadership should resign for being had by an obvious unwell conman,” wrote one individual on social media.

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The Rise of Local News Deserts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

These losses have been incredibly damaging, especially in a time of social media misinformation, disinformation and isolation. This surge includes new entrants into the media landscape, as nearly one-third of these digital sites are less than five years old. The current media landscape isn’t uniform.

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Striving for Digital Equity in Education

The Scholarly Teacher

JUNE 26, 2024

Digital Media for Teaching and Learning The importance of digital tools in teaching and learning cannot be overemphasized. We rely heavily on digital media and technology to perform our academic work and professional duties. Image courtesy of Kyle Lautner, Unsplash.

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SHAY MALONE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Malone holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s in media communications from Webster University in Missouri as well as a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Alabama. Shay Malone has been named assistant vice president of diversity and inclusion at Northwest Missouri State University.

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our third move is to pay attention to the media type used (PowerPoint, YouTube, Twitter [now X], TikTok, etc.). Decolonizing educational media means that we challenge established norms and biased media in our courses. We need to provide students with the tools to deconstruct media messages.

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LENORA HELM HAMMONDS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

Hammonds holds a bachelor’s degree in film and media scoring from Berklee, a Master of Music degree in jazz performance from East Carolina University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in music education from Boston University. She served as a professor in the music department and jazz studies program at North Carolina Central University.

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Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University Honored at NASPA Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Her research interests include Black and Latinx issues in higher education, media influences in the postsecondary sector, and critical theory in higher educational contexts. Shawna Patterson-Stephens Patterson-Stephens is an award-winning scholar-practitioner with 20 years of experience in higher education.

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Must Headlines Deceive?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

A February 23, 2024, article in Diverse headlined “Growing Number of College Grads Earn Less Than the Typical High School Graduate” was based on a report from the HEA Group – a headline mirrored in other national media (including CBS MoneyWatch, Forbes, and the New York Times ). The motives of Mr. Itzkowitz and the media are unknown to me.

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CUNY Colleges Receive $750,000 for Anti-Bigotry Strategies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

And the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism will offer a workshop series on how media outlets in Jewish, Asian American, and Black communities are responding to the upward national trend in hate crimes. Brooklyn College will have a student retreat to confront religious and ethnic discrimination.

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When a Commencement Speech Goes Viral

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2024

Daniel Black’s 15-minute speech, which he delivered to Clark Atlanta University (CAU) graduates last weekend quickly spread like a wildfire across social media. Daniel “Danny” Black and I were students together at the AUC," Warnock posted on social media following the commencement address. "He Raphael Warnock. "Dr.

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An Urgent Solution Required: Too Many Guns are Killing Too Many of our Children.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2023

Hundreds of teens are gathering in downtown Chicago in a coordinated effort, advertised as “the trend” on social media, intent upon causing chaos. Is it social media influence? Social media influence. It’s 2023, perhaps we should also consider, “Do You Know What Your Children Are Up To On Social Media?”

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Peyton Manning Appointed Professor of Practice in University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

Peyton Manning Manning – acclaimed former football star, sports commentator, and media personality –returns to his alma mater as a featured expert with industry experience. Peyton Manning will become a professor of practice in The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s (UT) College of Communication and Information, starting this fall.

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Morehouse Gifted Anonymous $20M Supporting New Professorships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2024

It is expected to fund six endowed professorships in the college’s Division of Business and Economics; the Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, and the Arts (HSSMA); and the Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, including the Office of Health Professions. “At

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New Jersey Senate Sends K-12 Media Literacy Bill to Governor's Desk

Chapman University’s Transformative Social Media Strategy in Residence Life

Trending Sources

Summer Social Media Manager Guide

Social Media Manager Advocacy Toolkit

Professor Examines Asian American Representation Across Media, Diaspora

Student Strategists: A Catalyst for Purdue Daniels’ Social Media Growth

Scholars Discuss Advantages and Pitfalls of Social Media in Academia

Confessions of Social Media Student Supervisors

The Secrets of Successful Student Supervisors in Higher Ed Social Media

Digital Media Literacy Becoming a Graduation Requirement

Living Life Offline: Social Media Effects on the Success of Black College Students Amid Today’s Political Challenges

Investigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty

Chinese Media Turns Stanford AI Plagiarism Into ‘Propaganda’

Film Director Joins Spelman Faculty as Director of Documentary Filmmaking

Universities Follow Student Interest in Social Media With Courses

Brown-Dean A Winner in Annual Gracie Awards

Identities, the Focus of Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Media studies are popular, dynamic and have ‘profound impact’, report says

An Activist-Scholar

Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

Report: Young Black Voters Skeptical About Digital Messaging and Negative Campaign Ads

How to do good on social media, according to 2 leaders

Columbia Journalism School Waives Application Fee

Y’all Not Tired of Hating on Black Women? When Misogynoir Meets Double-Standards

Some Universities Are Blocking TikTok on School Devices and Networks

Assisting Students in Making Career Decisions in the Context of Socioeconomic Incentives

Reshaping the Narrative Can Improve Life for Young Black Workers

President’s corner: Enrollment guru Mark Lombardi on the terrific power of social media

Retired Vermont State University Dean Fatally Shot Near Campus

Leading With Vision

Students Increasingly Don’t Remember the 9/11 Attacks

FAMU Says Philanthropic Contribution is Legit

The Rise of Local News Deserts

Striving for Digital Equity in Education

SHAY MALONE

Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

LENORA HELM HAMMONDS

Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University Honored at NASPA Conference

Must Headlines Deceive?

CUNY Colleges Receive $750,000 for Anti-Bigotry Strategies

When a Commencement Speech Goes Viral

An Urgent Solution Required: Too Many Guns are Killing Too Many of our Children.

Peyton Manning Appointed Professor of Practice in University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Morehouse Gifted Anonymous $20M Supporting New Professorships

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