Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In the two weeks after George Floyd’s 2020 murder, more than 200 U.S. colleges and universities issued statements mentioning his name, according to a joint report from associations representing student affairs administrators and diversity officers. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s not an everyday occurrence when a community college leader gets a phone call telling them their institution will receive an influx of funding in the millions. when MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, decided to make a major investment in community colleges.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Whether that’s because of administrative red tape or a lack of funds, colleges and universities often approach large-scale technology projects in manageable phases rather than with an overnight transformation. When it comes to cloud migration, we’re seeing this to be the case.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning in colleges and universities is now recognized as more than an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom (Higher Ed Partners, 2021), which is how distance learning was largely viewed at the time that institutions turned entirely to virtual teaching and learning during COVID-19 (Suruchi & Dutt, 2021).

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image: Against the backdrop of headlines blaring news about declining community college enrollments, one bright spot has emerged: community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly aligned in their enthusiasm for the digital transformation that has occurred at their institutions since the start of the pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

Racial hiring practices in college athletics saw minor improvement but gender hiring practices declined, according to the 2022 College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card (CSRGRC) from the University of Central Florida (UCF). in 2020-2021, and 33.2% in 2020-2021. points, a decrease from 2021’s 75.8 points in 2021.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The pandemic may be over, Patrick Sanaghan and Erica Barreiro write, but top administrators should still use its lessons to navigate today’s challenges. The COVID pandemic of 2020 was a crash course on navigating uncertainty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since the racial reckoning of 2020, sparked by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minnesota police officer, many institutions have announced cluster hires of either minoritized faculty or professors who study issues like race and justice. And an increasingly popular one. Hall says she has received good assistance from SIUE.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The University’s exceptional educational programs enable increased personal and professional success, enhanced economic and social mobility, and mutually beneficial and reciprocal relationships with the surrounding communities as well as the local K-12 and community college systems. of SCNC students nationwide reenrolled in 2020-21 classes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

As of May 7, Dr. Ivy Taylor, president of Rust College, is no longer with the school, bringing an end to her almost three-year tenure as the institution’s head, Mississippi Today reported. Dr. Ivy Taylor It is unclear whether Taylor – appointed in June 2020 as the school’s first female president – stepped down or was fired.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Several New Jersey public colleges and research universities can apply for mental health services funding from the state, NorthJersey.com reported. State agencies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spoke of a mental health emergency among youth and schoolchildren in 2020, citing steadily rising rates of suicide from 2010-2020.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Image: A new automotive technology program at Coconino Community College, launched last fall, is on pause as campus leaders struggle to hire a full-time faculty member to keep it afloat. Administrators say the lure of better-paying industry jobs coupled with the high cost of living in Flagstaff, Ariz.,

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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.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 18, 2022

Image: With fiscal year 2022 in the books, some colleges are reporting blockbuster fundraising years even amid economic uncertainty and a period of high inflation. Broadly speaking, the results vary by institution, with some colleges missing the money train while others have cashed in on the generosity of donors. billion in 2021.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 30, 2022

A new peer-reviewed study published Monday found that when colleges that went online during the coronavirus pandemic reopened in the fall of 2020, COVID-19 case counts increased in the surrounding community as students returned to campus. ” So, what does that mean for this fall with students set to return to colleges en masse?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU) is receiving new faces on its Board of Directors. She has served on the board since 2020 and chairs AASCU’s Council of State Representatives. She has served on the board since 2020 and chairs AASCU’s Council of State Representatives. Dr. Heidi M. Dr. Ronald S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Joy Gaston Gayles will become head of the NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), effective Jul. She was the 2022 President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Hikes Woman of Color in the Academy Award. Gayles holds a Ph.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 4, 2023

Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic. The institutions lost 13 percent of their employees nationally from January 2020 to April 2022, according to an estimate from EAB, a higher education consulting firm.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Image: Two colleges, one for-profit Chinese education company and too many problems to count. Bay State College in Massachusetts has seen three presidents in three years amid financial struggles that have led to the institution providing limited classes for students and receiving warnings from its accreditor. A Mess in Massachusetts.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 11, 2022

Image: Community colleges across the country suffered staggering enrollment losses during the pandemic. But some campus leaders say free college programs might offer the boost institutions need to reverse declines. percent in 2020 compared to the prior year, according to National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 2, 2024

In response to increased enrollment of first-generation students , colleges are actively creating programs and forging partnerships designed to build community while providing support through mentorship, resources, and special events. We are thrilled to be starting this initiative in support of our first-gen students,” says Reesor. “I

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Image: Bloomfield College will become part of Montclair State University, the institutions announced Wednesday, formalizing a merger that had been in the works for months since Montclair State stepped up to help the financially struggling Bloomfield. Going forward, Bloomfield will be known as Bloomfield College of Montclair State University.

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Helix Education

MAY 11, 2023

May is college decision time, and we can’t think of a more emotional time in college planning than these next few weeks. However, a college rejection brings rejection to a whole new emotional level. You can also read more about our research in my earlier blog, Emotions and College Planning.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 17, 2022

Freyer, inspired by the project’s success, launched the free naloxone bike as a kind of spinoff in February 2020. It’s an innovative approach to a growing trend at colleges and universities: making naloxone widely accessible across campus, and training as many students as possible to use it.

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University Business

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Colleges across the country are shutting down expensive and expansive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, some of which were put in place just a few years ago. The post Colleges dismantle DEI appeared first on University Business. Read more at Axios.

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FIRE

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

3, 2022 — Two down, one to go in a trio of lawsuits against the Texas college that just can’t resist firing professors for exercising their First Amendment rights. As part of the settlement, the college agreed to a two-year, $230,000 teaching contract with Jones and to pay $145,000 in attorneys’ fees. . McKINNEY, Texas, Nov.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 24, 2022

The newly accredited institution, the result of a merger of three financially challenged public colleges and universities scattered across more than 100 miles in Vermont, isn’t the kind of change many academic idealists might want; the consolidation will eliminate scores of programs and will cost some employees their jobs.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Campus administrators hope the initiative builds stronger ties between higher ed institutions and rural communities in Wyoming at a time when some rural residents across the country feel ideologically distant from academic institutions and are increasingly questioning the value of a college degree. million grant from the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 21, 2023

A former administrator was accused of mishandling sexual assault issues at St. Norbert College. A former administrator who is now a trustee at St. Norbert College is suing a graduate for allegedly defaming him in 2018 while criticizing his response to sexual assault on campus.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2023

Image: Presentation College in South Dakota announced its impending closure this week, making it the latest higher education casualty in a sector squeezed by slumping enrollment and rising costs. Plans for Presentation College Presentation College has been a fixture in the small town of Aberdeen, S.D.—population

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Over the past few years, college counselors have struggled to serve a rising number of students with mental health issues. Smith University (JCSU), a historically Black college and university in Charlotte, N.C. To fortify in-person and their own online counseling, many institutions are turning to virtual therapy companies.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Image: The Whittier College Board of Trustees was scheduled for a rare in-person meeting this Friday, after conducting most business virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with her address looming, Oubré and her critics have radically different views of what the state of the college is. We’re very proud of that.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

His Future College Graduate Academy targets potential scholars from low-income homes that earn less than $55,000 a year and sees them through graduation. It helps roughly 100 students complete college each year. Jean’s work at MSU helps him connect with some of these populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The 2023 American College Presidents Study (ACPS) was released with sadly predictable results. The ACPS, conducted by the American Council on Education and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Institute, found that 61% of college presidents surveyed were men, and 46% were white men. More than 80% were white.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Hollingsworth had always dreamed of attending an historically Black college and university (HBCU). With Iowa being a predominantly white state, I had limited options of a diverse experience growing up into my college and postsecondary education,” Hollingsworth says. “I Iowa native Juana D. Louis, six hours away. For her Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Graduate school first-time enrollment has gone up between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021, according to a new report. Dr. Enyu Zhou The Graduate Enrollment and Degrees (GE&D) report – released by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) – showed that, between Fall 2020 to Fall 2021, first-time enrollment rose by 8.9%. in Fall 2020.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Davidson serves as professor of law at the law school and has served as dean at SIU Law since July 2020. Davidson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and a J.D. Camille Davidson “I am thrilled to be leading Mitchell Hamline,” said Davidson. House of Representatives.

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