Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2025
A Dr. Joshua Travis Brown formerly enslaved educator purchases a plantation to create a school for freed persons. A group of monks arrives by foot at an immigrant community in the throes of poverty, eventually developing a network of social services. Tribal leaders sheltering from windswept plains combat the disillusionment of their reservations youth through education.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 28, 2025
The North Carolina liberal arts institution’s president said that “financial sustainability is no longer attainable” and it will close May 5.
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Academe Blog
APRIL 28, 2025
By Matthew Boedy University of North Georgia police log from April 8, 2025 On April 8th our school had a gun incident that involved a student making threats against the campus. But this story isnt about that scary situation. Its about my school administrations epic communications failure about the incident. Incidents like this show why principles of academic freedom and shared governance matter.
HEPI
APRIL 28, 2025
By Sarra Jenkins, Director of Future Pathways at Loughborough Grammar School. The headlines made by the financial uncertainties within the Higher Education sector have been widespread in recent months. QMUCU has a running list of the currently 90 organisations with redundancy and restructuring pr ogrammes, and the Office for Studentspredictsmore than one-third of universities will face serious cash flow problems.
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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti
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.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 29, 2025
New-to-market job seekers are feeling the effects of fervent AI adoption more acutely than any other generation, according to Indeed.
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Faculty Focus
APRIL 29, 2025
Bullying in nursing is a well-documented issue, but less attention has been given to the experiences of nurse educators who face hostility within academic institutions. While nursing education should promote professional growth, collaboration, and mentorship, many nurse educatorsespecially those in tenure-track positionsexperience bullying from colleagues, senior faculty, or administrators.
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 1, 2025
The bill would require the U.S. Department of Education to use a controversial definition that critics say would undermine free speech.
The PIE News
APRIL 28, 2025
The campus, which will mark the first overseas university to open an international branch in Saudi Arabia, aims to enrol 13,000 students when fully operational although the necessary regulatory approvals are still pending. The announcement was made at the second annual Human Capability Initiative gathering in Riyadh earlier this month, hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s human capabi
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
Wonkhe
APRIL 27, 2025
Following two days with SUs visiting universities in Portugal, Jim Dickinson and team reflect on a sector tackling housing, brain drain, skills and student participation with ambition, urgency and an eye on both the past and the future
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2025
National University (NU) has been approved by the U.S. Department of Labor to serve as a sponsor of a Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) for aspiring K-12 teachers, the institution announced on National Apprenticeship Day. The nonprofit, Veteran-founded university, which serves over 50,000 nontraditional, working, and military students annually through degree programs and 80,000 more through workforce and professional programs, aims to address critical teacher shortages with this new initia
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 29, 2025
A proposed state budget would, in part, create post-tenure reviews at public colleges and give the governor full control of Indiana University's board.
The PIE News
MAY 1, 2025
The notice was posted by the Tuition Protection Service (TPS), which outlined that operations ceased as of May 1, with Worrells appointed as the liquidator. “The Tuition Protection Service is in contact with Worrells to inform them of The Language Academys obligations to students and to determine how we can support The Language Academy and their students during this difficult time,” the notice read.
ACRLog
MAY 2, 2025
Not a day goes by that I dont read a headline, article, or hear about something that really just punches me in the stomach. Its not an easy time to be somebody in higher education or a library, and my lucky self happens to be both. The systematic dismantling of higher education , as well as K-12, terrifies me in a time where hallucinating large language models are dominating the information landscape.
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.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 28, 2025
The agency has been threatening education institutions with the loss of federal funding if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.
The PIE News
APRIL 29, 2025
Last week, Australian stakeholders firmly denied media reports claiming that some universities had banned or restricted applications from Indian states like Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Jammu and Kashmir. The new reports repeated similar claims that garnered media attention in 2023. The assertion that Indian university student applications from specific Indian states are being banned, or restricted, is incorrect,” a spokesperson from the Australian H
Wonkhe
APRIL 27, 2025
Jim Dickinson explores new polling that reveals a worsening picture of students' physical and mental health, undermining their academic success
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 2, 2025
Dr. Sharon Tran Dr. Sharon Tran, an assistant professor of English at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has established herself as a rising voice in Asian American literary studies. With affiliations in the Gender, Womens, and Sexuality Studies department and the Asian Studies program, Tran brings a multidisciplinary lens to her scholarship that examines the intersections of race, gender, and U.S. empire.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 1, 2025
Graduating seniors also report trepidation around participating in meetings and giving feedback to managers, according to the recruiting platform Handshake.
The PIE News
APRIL 28, 2025
The Labor party is following in the footsteps of the opposition Coalition in its pledge to increase student visa fees if it is victorious in the upcoming federal election. International education stakeholders are concerned that the move will deter overseas students from applying to Australian institutions. Millions of Australians had already cast their vote before the announcement as part of early voting for the federal election on May 3.
Wonkhe
APRIL 28, 2025
Findings in this year's OIA annual report point to disabled students being placed at a disadvantage to their non-disabled peers.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 30, 2025
Dr. Stephen L. Pruitt The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has elected Dr. Stephen L. Pruitt as its next president, the accrediting organization announced today. Pruitt, who currently serves as president of the Southern Regional Education Board, will replace Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, who is retiring after 20 years leading the accreditation body.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 29, 2025
Faced with grant delays and terminations, the university has created two new programs, partly funded through earnings on its endowment.
The PIE News
MAY 1, 2025
As it reported a record number of complaints, the Office of the Independent Adjudicator’s (OIA) 2024 report noted that in line with previous years international students are “over-represented” in recording grievances. Almost one in four complaints in 2024 were made by international students, the report showed. Just over a third (34%) of the complaints came from non-EU students, 5% from EU students and the remaining 61% from home students.
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.
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:
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 29, 2025
Republicans say the plan would save $330 billion and spur institutions to lower costs, but Democrats argue it would create barriers to college.
The PIE News
APRIL 29, 2025
Over the last few years, interest in transnational education has surged. Some of this can be attributed to very pragmatic reasons, such as attempts by universities to diversify income, especially in countries that have historically attracted large numbers of international students but, in recent years, have seen softening or falling demand. As policies on international student mobility have tightened, universities have increasingly considered developing campuses overseas.
Wonkhe
APRIL 29, 2025
American science and research has been thrown into crisis.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 30, 2025
After serving students for nearly two centuries, Limestone University announced Wednesday that it will permanently close at the end of the current semester, marking the end of one of South Carolina's oldest educational institutions. The university's Board of Trustees voted to discontinue all on-campus and online programs despite recent fundraising efforts that secured over $2.1 million from nearly 200 supporters in the past two weeks.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 30, 2025
The Christian institution in South Carolina raised over $2 million in two weeks but fell short of the estimated $6 million it needed to avoid shuttering.
The PIE News
APRIL 30, 2025
Introduce yourself in three words or phrases A thinker, a learning enthusiast, and an innovator. What makes you get up in the morning? My passion is higher education and empowering youth. Tell me about a defining moment in your career. There are several, of course, but certainly one moment that stands out for me was my inauguration at the British University in Egypt in December 2021, and my return once again to my beloved country, where I aimed to contribute to the Egyptian higher education syst
University Business
MAY 1, 2025
Many international students are rethinking their education in the United States as the federal government revokes visas, often over minor infractions. A shift away could carry a heavy economic toll, as international students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy last school year. So what happens when a generation of bright-eyed scholars decide to forgo school in the U.S. and take their dollars elsewhere?
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