Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2025

A new report reveals that today's college students are navigating significant financial challenges while balancing competing priorities, yet they continue to believe in the value of higher education. The Student Financial Wellness Survey , released this month by Trellis Strategies, documents the financial wellbeing of over 53,000 students from 104 institutions across 27 states.

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University Business

APRIL 29, 2025

In-person students at West Valley-Mission Community College District will receive a weekly meal allowance equivalent to four meals to address student hunger. The credit is usable anytime during the week. High-need students may qualify for additional support. The 2023 Real College California Survey found that about 21% of the approximately 20,000 students attending West Valley-Mission Community College District experience food insecurity.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

April 29, 2025 · Episode 257 Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In 34 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. How this higher education strategic planning approach helped College of Charleston grow enrollment, launch new schools, and achieve national university status. Effective higher education strategic planning requires more than setting goalsit requires leadership that understands the importance of stakeholder engagement, shared vision, and persistence

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Knowledge Avatars College

APRIL 28, 2025

Knowledge Avatars: Transformative Education For Teachers and Students Emiliano De La Mon, 04/28/2025 - 15:31 Knowledge Avatars (KAs) are revolutionizing classrooms by enhancing teaching effectiveness and deepening student learning. Heres how were implementing this dynamic tool across several schools. For Teachers: Personalized Teaching Assistant Knowledge Avatar bots are customizable, allowing teachers to upload tests, notes, videos, rubrics, and other resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2025

Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, Senior Pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church. Alfred Street Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, a prominent Black congregation located just outside Washington D.C., has donated $132,469 to Saint Augustine's University (SAU) to eliminate the outstanding debt of 11 graduating seniors, enabling them to receive their diplomas debt-free at the May 3rd commencement ceremony.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 29, 2025

What Is a Program Viability Assessment, and Why Does It Matter? Knowing which pieces you want exchanged is a great help in finding the right moves. – Graham Burgess, chess master and author In a game of checkers, players often make tactical, reactive moves based on the immediate situation with game pieces that generally move in standard ways. In a game of chess, on the other hand, each type of game piece has a distinct movement potential.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 28, 2025

[Image of AidVantage operations in Greenville, Texas. Note the barbed wire fence.] The recent decision to have the Small Business Administration (SBA) take over the federal student loan portfolio has sent shockwaves through the world of education finance. As the SBA an agency traditionally focused on supporting small businesses begins to manage a multi-billion dollar portfolio of student loans, borrowers, consumer protection advocates, and financial experts alike are left to question what this

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2025

Jeff was an 18-year-old first-year student struggling to manage his first semester in college. He sought out advice from the university and was encouraged to meet with staff in several departments. His advisor said he was taking too many hard classes and needed to drop a class and add an easier class The career counselor suggested pre-med might not be the best career field and that he should explore others The academic support center signed Jeff up for weekly tutoring to improve his test scores

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

APRIL 28, 2025

It was my privilege to answer 7 questions about leadership from Jonno White a Clarity. Read the full transcript and explore others perspectives on leadership in educational contexts.

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Parchment

APRIL 28, 2025

Graduation season is an exciting milestone for students, but for registrar and administrative teams, it can feel like a race against time. The pressure is on to finalize graduate lists, prepare diplomas, coordinate ceremonies, and ensure every student receives their credentials without a hitch. With so many moving parts, even small errors can lead to major headaches, from incorrect diplomas to undelivered credentials.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 29, 2025

The landscape of higher education staffing is undergoing significant transformations, as highlighted in the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) April 2025 report, The Non-Exempt Higher Education Staff Workforce: Trends in Composition, Size, and Pay Equity. This comprehensive study delves into the evolving composition, size, and pay equity of non-exempt staff within U.S. colleges and universities from the 201617 to 202324 academic years.

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ISA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

Avery Edelbrock is a student at Belmont University and an ISA Featured Photo Blogger. She is studying with ISA in Seville, Spain. One semi-surviving photo from London, taken on my camera by a friend. Last Monday, I walked the half hour up Calle Recaredo in Seville, Spain, to drop off my film at a lab in the historical center.

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University Business

APRIL 29, 2025

Getting a college education has traditionally been seen as a way to move up the economic ladder. But an analysis by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that the cost of a degree may not always be worth it. The value of a college education has increasingly come into question in recent years, especially as tuition costs steadily climb and millions of Americans grapple with student loans.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 28, 2025

St. Andrews University announced Friday that it will cease operations next week. The private North Carolina institution, which is a branch campus of Florida-based Webber International University, announced that it was shutting down due to ongoing financial challenges that became insurmountable, according to a Friday statement by St. Andrews president Tarun Malik.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 27, 2025

As debates around the fairness of college admissions continue to dominate headlines, a growing number of voices are calling for a fundamental change in how universities operateespecially when it comes to legacy admissions. Legacy admissions, a practice where children of alumni are given preferential treatment in the admissions process, have long been a controversial issue.

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Roompact

APRIL 29, 2025

Wait, you actually know what Army of Darkness is? my student asked. What a silly question, of course I know the 1992 Sam Raimi directed classic, it was a huge part of personality in college, I thought to myself. I had made a fleeting reference to the film Army of Darkness in a meeting I.

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CIP

APRIL 29, 2025

CIPs two-week Summer@CIP program empowers high school students with autism and learning differences to build independence, form lasting friendships, and explore college and career readinessall in a supportive and fun-filled environment.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 28, 2025

Florida governor Ron DeSantis intervened in the search for a new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, according toreportingfromThe Miami Herald.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 27, 2025

My mother, Shireen Mahdavi Khazeni, who has died aged 87, was an Iranian-born, British-educated intellectual who eventually settled in the US following the Islamic revolution. But she missed her home country. To nourish her longing, she undertook the study of Irans social history. In 1999 she earned her doctorate in Middle East history, jointly awarded by the University of Utah and London School of Economics (where she had completed her degree in the 1960s) under the supervision of Ernest Gellne

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Roompact

APRIL 27, 2025

If youre a Resident Assistant or in a similar role under a different name, you already know that the role involves more than unlocking doors and putting up bulletin boards. At its core, your job is about creating a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment where students can thrive. And one of the best ways to.

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CIP

APRIL 28, 2025

In honor of Autism Month, students from the College Internship Program (CIP) Long Beach Center rolled up their sleeves and spent a meaningful day volunteering with Sowing Seeds of Change , a local nonprofit urban farm dedicated to empowering young adults through agricultural education and vocational training.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 28, 2025

Springtime at Harvard Elizabeth Redden Mon, 04/28/2025 - 03:00 AM The most powerful tool of the aspiring authoritarian is not shock, but normalcy, Brian Rosenberg writes.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2025

Legal aid group says most students contacting them are Palestinian, Arab Muslim and other students of color EK was completing a take-home exam on 6 March when the dean of student conduct at Swarthmore College emailed her about an urgent Zoom meeting. On the video call, she said, the dean told her that she would be suspended for one semester for staging a protest at the colleges trustees dinner in December 2023.

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Roompact

APRIL 26, 2025

You pick up A LOT of transferable skills as an RA or student staff member. Many of these skills are useful to highlight as you apply for future jobs beyond graduation. One of the ways you’ll sell your skills and abilities to potential employers is through your resume. When crafting a resume that includes your.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2025

A national partnership between the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) is creating powerful educational opportunities for both young children and their parents through the innovative "Kids on Campus" initiative. The recently released Year One Annual Report details how the five-year project aims to establish at least 50 Head Start childcare centers on community college campuses by 2030, addressing two critical challenges simultaneously:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2025

Harvard Announces Changes Driven by Internal Reports on Antisemitism, Anti-Muslim Bias Josh Moody Tue, 04/29/2025 - 03:15 PM Harvard University is rethinking its admissions, curriculum and more and investing in Jewish and Palestinian studies as it reckons with the fallout of pro-Palestinian protests.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2025

Office phones have come a long way in a relatively short time. With the introduction of Internet Protocol phones, new features make those devices more akin to computers than simple phone systems. There are only two things that have held back IP phone deployments: connectivity issues and complexity. The new Cisco IP Phone 8865 solves both of those issues, making it perfect for deployment in places such as colleges and universities that dont have sufficient IT staff to manage the devices or highly

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Roompact

APRIL 28, 2025

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RA role?” By Colin Varnet, Student Staff Member Okay, but hear me out. The phrase Lets get rid of RAs may come across as provocative or even absurd to those familiar with the vital role Resident Assistants play in.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2025

Dr. Yolanda Wiggins Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s recent claims about rising autism rates directly contradict the findings of a rigorous, peer-reviewed study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the CDC attributes the increase to better diagnostic tools and broader awarenessespecially among historically underdiagnosed populationsKennedy has revived a discredited suggestion that environmental factors, including vaccines, may be responsible.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 29, 2025

More Florida Colleges Sign ICE Agreements Josh Moody Tue, 04/29/2025 - 03:00 AM At least 15 campus police departments in Florida are seeking immigration enforcement powers. ICE has already approved eight institutions as active partners.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2025

Many people in the higher education sector, from administrative staff to students, are becoming more familiar with generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini. Theyre using these tools to help summarize meeting notes or draft emails in support of completing daily tasks. While such programs can be beneficial for the average user, there are growing concerns about how they can be used negatively, including how large language models (LLMs) can power

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eLiterate

APRIL 28, 2025

I write this post to e-Literate readers, Empirical Educator Project (EEP) participants, and 1EdTech members. You should know each other. But you don’t. We should all be working on solving problems together. But we aren’t. Not yet, anyway. Now that EEP is part of 1EdTech, I’m writing to ask you to come together at our Learning Impact conference in Indianapolis, the first week in June, to take on this work together. 1EdTech has the potential to enable a massive learning impact be

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2025

Senator Alex Padilla A group of 36 Democratic senators is pressing the Trump administration to reconsider its recent actions revoking international student visas and terminating Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records, calling the moves potentially unlawful. The senators, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Immigration Subcommittee Ranking Member Alex Padilla and Senator Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), sent a letter to Department

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 28, 2025

Why Many Rural Latinx Students Choose a College Close to Home Elizabeth Redden Mon, 04/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Many rural Latinx students prioritize factors related to family, community and geography when it comes to choosing a college, Mayra Puente writes.

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Higher Education Today

APRIL 28, 2025

Title: Do Dual Enrollment Students Realize Better Long-Run Earnings? Variations in Financial Outcomes Among Key Student Groups Authors: Navi Dhaliwal, Sayeeda Jamilah, McKenna Griffin, Dillon Lu, David Mahan, Trey Miller, and Holly Kosiewicz Source: The Research Institute at Dallas College and University of Texas at Dallas Dual enrollment partnerships between school districts and colleges and universities provide an opportunity for high.

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College for Creative Study

APRIL 28, 2025

The College for Creative Studies is deeply saddened by the passing of Anne Beck, a cherished member of our community and former Vice President for Administration and Finance. Anne passed away on April 25, 2025 at the age of 69 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Bruce Beck; children Stephanie Beck, Bryan (Meghan) Beck, Billy (Roni) Balconi; grandchildren Nolan and Isla; and siblings Tom (Kris) Greene, Cathy (Dave) Pike, and Bob (Suzy) Greene.

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SRHE

APRIL 28, 2025

by John Kenny This blog post is based on research into the effectiveness of higher education policy, published in Policy Reviews in Higher Education. The article, Effectiveness in higher education: What lessons can be learned after 40 years of neoliberal reform? , takes a systemic perspective to consider a range of roles needed for HE to function effectively in the more accountable HE environment of today (Kenny, 2025).

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