Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2023

Fang recently published a paper, titled “Historical Information and Beliefs About Racial Inequality,” that addresses whether learning about history can prompt individuals to think in systemic ways about issues like racial inequality. White began teaching at Syracuse in 2017. graduate taught at Lafayette College for a few years.

History 98

History Policy Schooling Education 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

Colby College has named four residence halls honoring four prominent alumnae. The Carol Swann-Daniels House is one of the four Colby College residence halls named after trailblazing alumnae. Jacqueline Núñez, ’61, advocated for the college to enact a non-discrimination clause before it became standard in higher education.

College 97

College Advocate Facilities History 97

Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 25, 2025

The Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) initiative, a multi-year effort of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), is facilitating conversations to confront the ongoing impacts of racism, community by community. The work varies by campus in terms of how they see their relationship to their communities.

Equity 59

Equity Humanities History Model 59

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Everyone didn’t feel that way.”

Recruitment 111

Recruitment Inclusivity Achievement Engineering 111

The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Tamwood International College has been acquired by Canadian private education company ILAC. In 2017, it launched a “start-up school” aimed at international entrepreneurship education. The post Canada: Tamwood College sells to ILAC appeared first on The PIE News. It’s been a great ride!

College 105

College Facilities Guidance History 105

University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

These colleges may all be well over a hundred years old, but there is still a first time for everything: Mount Holyoke (Mass.), Norbert College (Wis.) and NYU have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their schools’ histories. Norbert College all fall somewhere around 2,000.

Liberal Arts 104

Liberal Arts College Law School History 104

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Image: Some colleges and universities have offered mental health days or experimented with work-from-home policies to address burnout and low employee morale during the pandemic. Meredith College, a private women’s liberal arts institution in Raleigh, N.C., It offered a second opportunity in 2019. The pandemic put things on hold.

Arts And Sciences 116

Arts And Sciences College Liberal Arts Professional Development 116

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Image: Connecticut College president Katherine Bergeron is stepping down in the wake of student protests and widespread calls for her resignation over missteps on diversity, equity and inclusion. While Connecticut College ultimately canceled the event, the move came too late, prompting King to step down. That is my wish for Conn.”

College 116

College Equity Inclusivity Administration 116

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D. In New York City?

Humanities 112

Humanities History Liberal Arts Faculty 112

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Image: Gustavus Adolphus College went 161 years without any graduate programs. Like other small private institutions, Gustavus Adolphus, a Lutheran college in southern Minnesota, faces a shrinking pool of traditional-age students, even ahead of the projected decline in college-age students due to kick in later this decade.

College 98

College Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Provost 98

Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 27, 2024

Grambling State University (GSU) has made history with the opening of their Digital Library and Learning Commons. Not only is this landmark facility the first digital library ever established at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the US, but it is also the first digital library in the state of Louisiana.

History 52

History Facilities Technology Leadership 52

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Certainly, K-12 education has the potential to play a key part in this work, but as a longtime college professor, I want to see colleges and universities take a more proactive role. Walmart in 2019, killing 23, were both recently enrolled college students. The perpetrator of the May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. ,

College 116

College Higher Education History Humanities 116

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2024

Frye Hall is one of six buildings on campus designed by the architectural firm of the late Phil Freelon, a nationally recognized figure in the architecture community who led the design team for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

History 124

History Degree Achievement Department 124

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

The center’s 2022 annual report analyzes the cases of 4,415 students who withdrew from an institution of higher education while in counseling between 2017 and 2022. percent of the 156,257 total students from 95 college or university counseling centers who had a CCMH case closure form on file. Those who withdrew made up 2.8

College 112

College Students Community College Retention 112

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 23, 2023

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. UC Irvine was one of the earliest colleges to have such a center.

College 125

College Students Deans Dean Of Students 125

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

News outlet KLAS identified him as Anthony “Tony” Polito, a former college professor in his 60s who previously taught at East Carolina University. No student should have to fear pursuing their dreams on a college campus,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill said. history, which killed 60 people and wounded hundreds.

University 101

University History Schooling College 101

University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Hired Sandeep Mazumder – Berry College (Ga.) Sandeep Mazumder, Berry College The Berry College Board of Trustees has tapped first-time president Sandeep Mazumder , dean of Baylor University’s business school beginning in July. Stepping down Helene Gayle – Spelman College (Ga.) billion in philanthropy.

Deans 52

Deans History Schooling Department 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

Hemispheric lateralization is clearly a misconception (Tyng et al, 2017). 2017) state, “emotional stimuli appear to consume more attentional resources than non-emotional stimuli” (p. The post Whole-brain Teaching Strategies for the Diverse College Classroom appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

College 116

College Humanities Postsecondary Education Higher Education 116

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Failed searches for college presidents are now commonplace. Given the pay, benefits and prestige, candidates for college presidencies aren’t in short supply. It’s exceedingly rare to see college presidents portrayed as visionaries, change agents or creative thinkers.

University President 106

University President College University Leadership 106

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. A case study from a California community college illustrates these principles in action. How can it enhance teaching without diminishing faculty agency?

Community College 88

Community College Faculty Faculty Development College 88

HEPI

DECEMBER 15, 2024

In our research at the Social Market Foundation, we found that adults who undertook a degree or diploma level course at a university or college saw their incomes rise by 10 percentage points more over five years on average than those who did not (25% vs 15%). But they need not be.

Adult Education 55

Adult Education University Degree Higher Education 55

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

The fundamental reason is that the wealthiest colleges and universities compete intensely to increase their revenue, wealth and spending, while the earnings growth of most Americans has lagged behind the cost of living, as we explain in our new book. Government action will not stem the rivalry.

College 106

College Higher Education Liberal Arts Schooling 106

University Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Hiring Torey Alston – Broward College (Fla.) The Broward College Board of Trustees has appointed Torey Alston as president. Quinnipiac University has found its next leader in Marie Hardin, professor and dean of Pennsylvania State University’s communications college. Joseph Odenwald – Alma College (Mich.)

Provost 52

Provost Deans Leadership Technology 52

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

One National Academy of Science published study indicates that despite active learning being identified as a superior method of instruction, most college STEM instructors continue to choose traditional teaching methods. And for history? Two decades of detailed slide presentations have resulted in students who multitask during class.

Model 122

Model Faculty Retention History 122

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

In 2017, Walker was given Baylor’s Medal of Service for Contributions to the Professions, Christian Ministry. Walker dedicated her statue to her mother, who had always dreamed of going to college. “If From the time I was a little girl, it was always in my heart that I was going to college.

University 105

University History Humanities Department 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Such experiences can help engage and enthuse students to be attentive to related material in the rest of the course, and students who perceive their instructors as more authentic indicate higher levels of learning and understanding (Johnson & LaBelle 2017). The ROI of a History Degree. College Hopes and Worries Survey.

Humanities 111

Humanities History Recruitment Education 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While this playful interaction between users may seem like the antithesis of serious learning, Tara Martin (2017) found a way to channel student interest in sharing annotated images toward an educational purpose by creating what she calls a BookSnap. 2017, August 14). Experiment with BookSnaps in your teaching. References Martin, T.

Students 108

Students Arts And Sciences Retention History 108

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

Hemispheric lateralization is clearly a misconception (Tyng et al, 2017). 2017) state, “emotional stimuli appear to consume more attentional resources than non-emotional stimuli” (p. The post Whole-brain Teaching Strategies for the Diverse College Classroom appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

College 98

College Humanities Postsecondary Education Higher Education 98

SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

The Higher Education and Research Act of 2017 therefore includes what is now a considerable range of higher education providers in England, traditional Universities among them, but also hundreds of alternative providers. CUA traced its history back to the Meeting of University Academic Administrative Staff, founded in 1961.

Administration 59

Administration Higher Education Leadership University Administration 59

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Image: Harvard University announced its 30th president Thursday, drawing from within to hire Claudine Gay, the first Black president in the institution’s nearly 400-year history. Though Gay has not previously held a presidency, she has a long history with Harvard. College was always the expectation for me.

History 98

History Arts And Sciences Deans Engineering 98

University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. from 2017 to 2022. At Middlebury College (Vt.),

Liberal Arts 111

Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Schooling Degree 111

Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 11, 2022

Oberlin College doesn't have to pay a bakery $36 million, for now, under an Ohio Supreme Court decision issued Tuesday, cleveland.com reported. The case started in 2016, when Allyn Gibson caught three Black Oberlin students stealing wine from Gibson's Bakery, which is located near the college. The students claimed racism.

Dean Of Students 76

Dean Of Students Deans History Administration 76

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

For most of its 50-year history, the Pell Grant has not covered summer classes, with two brief exceptions: 2009-2011 and 2017 to the present. Students with summer Pell consistently made 6% more per year than students without, equivalent to over $1300 extra, nine years after entering college.

Degree 105

Degree Disadvantaged Policy Educational Policy 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The APA apology to minoritized people for the history of test bias was finally issued in 2021. Better for all the world: The secret history of forced sterilization and America’s quest for racial purity (1st ed.). A disability history of the United States. New York: Teachers College Press. Bruinius, H. Strassfeld, N.,

Education 124

Education Model History Policy 124

University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Hired Trevor Bates – Mercy College of Ohio Trevor Bates Mercy College of Ohio has announced Trevor Bates as its next president.

Arts And Sciences 111

Arts And Sciences Liberal Arts Academia Facilities 111

Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 31, 2022

Blog: Beyond Transfer Millions of community college students are pursuing their higher education journeys right now. Many aspire to transfer to a four-year college or university. Now that we can look at data from the fall 2017 cohort, we see just three percent of community college transfer students enrolled at selective schools.

College 76

College Community College University Computer Science 76

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

One National Academy of Science published study indicates that despite active learning being identified as a superior method of instruction, most college STEM instructors continue to choose traditional teaching methods. And for history? Two decades of detailed slide presentations have resulted in students who multitask during class.

Model 98

Model Faculty Retention History 98