Colleges’ expenses rose 5.2% in FY22, the biggest increase since 2001
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 15, 2022
But higher education still experienced less significant inflation than the U.S. as a whole, according to new data.
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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
Hilton This expression is equally relevant to students applying to college. Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. Also, there is the affordability of college. Dr. Adriel A.
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Q&A With Michelle Blesi, Author of Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies
Today's Learner
APRIL 10, 2025
Reading Time: 6 minutes Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background (current title, professional milestones, professional history, education, research works, hobbies, etc.) I am a Certified Medical Assistant with 39 years of industry and education experience combined. What is distinctive about the text?
Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 19, 2024
Tina Tchen, left, and SLN CEO Yolonda Marshall sit in conversation at the Whole Girl Education National Conference. Secondary and postsecondary education must play key roles in the future of the American democracy. Tchen told listeners that, at this moment in time, education and democracy are walking “on the knife’s edge.” “I
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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 1, 2025
Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College. Shes known for her transformational work in higher education, says Dr. Theresa B. Where were the students coming from?
Turn it off and on again: digital literacy in college students
ACRLog
MARCH 21, 2024
This is why I don’t really like the term digital native (Prensky, 2001). link] The post Turn it off and on again: digital literacy in college students first appeared on ACRLog. It’s okay if they can’t find the answer and come ask us anyway – I just want to empower them to try. Let’s talk about digital learners in the digital era.
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Why I gave $25M to a small liberal arts college (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 17, 2022
Now, I see this through a new lens as my husband, Richard, and I have made our first big philanthropic investment in higher education: supporting one of our nation’s small liberal arts colleges. It is no longer enough to leave college with a diploma in hand. Since then, we have become regular supporters of the college.
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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 9, 2024
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University The Fryes are well-known throughout North Carolina for their contributions to the civil rights movement, public life, higher education, and the legal profession. Supreme Court, in 1983, and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, in 1999, before retiring in 2001.
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Most popular stories: Here is UB’s top 10 for 2024
University Business
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Whether it was news of a recent college closure or a forecast of the severity of the demographic cliff, the most popular stories of 2024 centered on the changing makeup of higher education institutions. These campuses harmonize design and education, creating visually captivating and inspiring environments. Read the story.
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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes
University Business
MARCH 4, 2024
Administrators from Notre Dame College in Ohio have announced that the century-old Roman Catholic school in Ohio will be closing its doors at the end of the semester. The college has already coordinated Teach-Out agreements with several neighboring colleges and universities to ensure the closure does not hurt its students.
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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?
Faculty Focus
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. As both formative and summative assessments have a distinct purpose, they are used simultaneously in educational settings.
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When Banks Lost Control of the Student Loan Mess
Higher Education Inquirer
JANUARY 13, 2025
We also find critical historical analysis essential when we think about US higher education and student loan debt from a People's perspective. Annual volume of private loans skyrocketed, from $5B in 2001 to over $20B in 2008, when 14 percent of all undergraduates had one. Department of Education (ED) acquired an additional $20.4
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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 18, 2023
Image: Adrian College president Jeff Docking has some innovative ideas for higher education leaders battling enrollment pressures and market forces. That allowed the college to build out new majors, which in turn brought in students and revenue. Rize was founded in 2019, and Adrian began using the platform the following year.
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Alabama’s Coach Saban Retires with Historic Seven National Titles
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after their win against Ohio State in an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game, Tuesday, Jan. 10, won seven national championships , more than any major college football coach. Saban led LSU to SEC championships in 2001 and 2003, when he won his first national title.
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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles Top “40 and Under” Scholars
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 13, 2023
Contact : Maya Matthews Minter Phone : 703.385.2411 Email : Maya@DiverseEducation.com Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles Top “40 and Under” Scholars FAIRFAX, VA — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education will kick off 2023 with its annual Emerging Scholars edition. Nathaniel Currie , assistant professor, Whitney M.
WEEKEND READING: Why Scotland’s student funding system is “unfair, unsustainable, unaffordable” and needs to be replaced with a graduate contribution model
HEPI
JANUARY 18, 2025
These are the remarks by Alison Payne, Research Director at Reform Scotland, at the HEPI / CDBU event on funding higher education, held at Birkbeck, University of London, on Thursday of this week. As a result, Scots can feel that they are denied access to education on their doorstep that those from elsewhere can obtain.
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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?
Faculty Focus
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. As both formative and summative assessments have a distinct purpose, they are used simultaneously in educational settings.
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Surviving and thriving in HE professional services
SRHE
MARCH 19, 2025
Rachel Reeds short but comprehensive book, Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education Professional Services: a guide to success (Routledge, 2025), is both an instruction manual for the professionals it was written for and an illuminating account of what they do for the academics and students who benefit.
These are the states with the highest student enrollment rates
University Business
MARCH 19, 2024
Utah, Idaho, North Dakota, Arizona and California led the country with the highest rate of college-going individuals. While California had by far the most students enrolled in college than any other state at over 2.1 While the state’s per-student budget allocation for education has been lower than the U.S.
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DREAM Conference Marks Milestone
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 31, 2024
Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. We are not leaving our colleges in Florida behind, and most importantly, we’re not leaving our students in Florida behind.”
Ohio Lawmaker Lied About MIT Degree
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 6, 2023
Republican lawmaker Dave Dobos has stepped down as vice chair of the Ohio House Higher Education Committee after Cleveland.com revealed he lied about earning a degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which he attended in the 1970s and 1980s. ” Editorial Tags: Degree scandals Ohio Is this diversity newsletter?
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Deion Sanders Leaves Jackson State for Colorado
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Some fans were hurt that Sanders is leaving the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) at its peak. As a result of [Sanders's] presence, a lot of things were excavated that were long time concerns of HBCU college-goers, community, alumni, and sports fans," said Davis. Some, like Dr. Charles H.F. asked Ortega.
Study Shows Declining State Aid in Massachusetts
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
State financial aid per student in Massachusetts has been steadily decreasing over the last two decades, according to a new study by the Hildreth Institute, a research and policy advocacy center focused on higher education and social mobility. The majority of students had tens of thousands of dollars in unmet financial need each year.
Is India the world’s next top knowledge power?
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
India has the second largest number of enrolments in the world, is rapidly growing access to education and has the third highest volume of scholarly outputs in the world. Student enrolments Globally, there are 39 national systems with more than 1 million enrolments in higher education compared to 33 in 2016. in 2015 or 17.8%
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Gilman program ‘expands horizons’ – US students
The PIE News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad through the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The ECA’s Gilman Scholarship initiative began in 2001 and is supported by the Institute of International Education. Richie is one of nearly 1500 US undergraduate students to receive a Benjamin A. Gilman International
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How Academic Advising Impacts the Question: Are You Coming Back Next Semester?
Faculty Focus
JUNE 27, 2023
Light (2001) states, “It is hard to imagine any academic support function that is more important to student success and institutional productivity than advising” (p. Advising services in higher education assist first-year students to choose courses and appropriately schedule them, help select a major, and plan a future career.
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How Academic Advising Impacts the Question: Are You Coming Back Next Semester?
Faculty Focus
JUNE 27, 2023
Light (2001) states, “It is hard to imagine any academic support function that is more important to student success and institutional productivity than advising” (p. Advising services in higher education assist first-year students to choose courses and appropriately schedule them, help select a major, and plan a future career.
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Pride in the Halls
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 16, 2024
of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9% Christopher Roth’s primary job at Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York, is associate director of academic technology. of non-LGBTQ people. About 45.5% of LGBTQ people reported hearing slurs, and 10.3%
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Public health majors grow by more than 1,000 percent
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 6, 2023
She earned a nursing assistant certification in high school but decided not to pursue the field at Westminster College, a small private institution in Salt Lake City; she worried that it would limit her job opportunities when she graduated. Despite the rise in public health education, few uniform standards exist for such programs.
Western Connecticut challenges reflect system tensions
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
WCSU administrators are urging patience while they build a plan for financial viability, in collaboration with Connecticut State Colleges & Universities System leaders. She also questioned the state’s commitment to higher education, given a projected budget surplus on the horizon for next year.
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ChatGPT: A Must-See Before the Semester Begins
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 8, 2023
Could this be a chance to design a model where students wouldn’t dream of using AI unethically or allow it to steal their learning, a model where educators find more meaning and purpose in their work as well? While it is focused on high school, the majority of the concepts would be transferrable to higher education.
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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 31, 2023
He earned an associate degree in liberal arts from Orange County Community College, a bachelor’s degree in history from Vassar College, and a Ph.D. Burgos arrived at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2001, where he earned tenure as an associate professor in 2007 and rose to full professor in 2012.
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The Lasso Way to Formative Assessment
Faculty Focus
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
But we also fell in love because we are educators who are passionate about assessment. Not only does the formula make for some emotional character arcs, but it also serves as an important reminder for all educators, namely, that assessment can be transformational. Studies in Higher Education , 47 (7), 1343-1356. Broadbent, J.,
Highlights from Higher Ed: Data-Based Decisions, High Salary Expectations, Hispanic Enrollment, and Cyber Attacks
Liaison International
MAY 16, 2023
Enrollment and admissions top the data-improvement wish list Just 29% of higher ed leaders say their institutions use data to guide decisions about business, financial, and operational decisions whereas 43% rely on a combination of data, “hunches, and educated guesses.” million in 2001, according to a new report from the U.S.
Life and Learning, the Washington Way
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 29, 2024
Jamie Washington — an educator, author, student affairs administrator, pastor, consultant, president and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute (SJTI), past-president of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and much more. Washington is the president and co-founder of Washington Consulting Group (WCG).
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After escaping the Taliban for Wisconsin, these women take on the high cost of college
University Business
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
They knew that with the Taliban back in power, their dreams of a college education would likely soon be over. occupation, the number of Afghan women in higher education increased from around 5,000 in 2001 under the previous Taliban rule to about 90,000 in 2018, the United Nations found. During the 20 years of U.S.
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The Lasso Way to Formative Assessment
Faculty Focus
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
But we also fell in love because we are educators who are passionate about assessment. Not only does the formula make for some emotional character arcs, but it also serves as an important reminder for all educators, namely, that assessment can be transformational. Studies in Higher Education , 47 (7), 1343-1356. Broadbent, J.,
Highlights from Higher Ed: Public Health Popularity, Microcredentials, Higher-Ed Risks, and Early Decisions
Liaison International
JANUARY 12, 2023
Between 2001 and 2020, the number of students earning the former increased by 1,100% thanks in part to the creation of new programs and growth in established programs. More than 40% of college students say the ability to get a job was a top motivation for enrolling, but many feel their institutions are failing to meet those expectations.
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The Luddite Chronicles: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots
Faculty Focus
MARCH 10, 2024
Considering the urgency of the stakes, is it time for us low-tech educators to hang it up and look to change careers? In this brave new world, I posit to my fellow educators that us neo-Luddites can be a part of the conversation, too. Is Uncanny Valley Community College really so far off?
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Australia’s NUHEPs: shonks and crooks – or an invaluable cradle of innovation?
The PIE News
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The proposed amendments to Australia’s ESOS Bill have elicited a strong response from diverse voices within the higher education sector over the past six months. One possible implication is that this is part of the activity to weed out the “shonks and crooks” to which the minister of education has often referred. ahead (78.6%
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Questions remain after release of new Pell Grant regulations
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Before new programs can start, a college or university will need staff on board and to train those employees, along with funding beyond the Pell Grants, which typically don’t cover the total cost. Department of Education. Then, an institution will have to get approval from its accreditor, a corrections agency, and the U.S.
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The Luddite Chronicles: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots
Faculty Focus
MARCH 10, 2024
Considering the urgency of the stakes, is it time for us low-tech educators to hang it up and look to change careers? In this brave new world, I posit to my fellow educators that us neo-Luddites can be a part of the conversation, too. Is Uncanny Valley Community College really so far off?
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Optional attendance policies ill serve students (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
So why not allow them to exercise their enhanced abilities, to be agents of their own education? The optional attendance policy, unchecked, can compromise what many seek in the college experience. After all, students are now better than ever at accessing materials and participating online. Two decades ago, Frank H.
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Renaming of the Voices of Inclusion Award to the Nancy J. Evans Voices of Inclusion Award
ACPA
JANUARY 26, 2024
Evans was the 62nd President of ACPA from 2001-2002 and established the Voices of Inclusion Award during her term. In 2006, Evans was awarded the ACPA Voices of Inclusion Award for her work on social justice in higher education. In 1987, she began serving on the Editorial Board for the Journal of College Student Development.
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