Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Alabama State University’s Department of Athletics has announced its plans to launch a competitive women's flag football program in the 2024-25 academic year. The program will be the first at a Division 1 historically Black college or university, according to officials.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 8, 2024

The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women. These upward trends are born from an attitude of intentional inclusion and the cultivation of a campus environment where all students can thrive.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Among the data reported are healthier first-year GPAs, higher student retention, and higher average graduation rates. The scorecard comes in light of University President Taylor Randall’s statement on HB 261 that a “deep assessment” of university policies and processes would be conducted “as part of the work to understand the new law.”

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 23, 2024

Enrollment for the fall semester was 874 students, including 650 undergraduates. A decade ago, Fontbonne's enrollment was about 2,000 students, the St. University President Nancy Blattner said in a statement that Fontbonne will not accept freshmen for the fall 2024 semester, but will continue with classes through summer 2025.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

These program cuts come as impacts of the $58 million predicted university budget deficit by the end of the 2024-25 school year, as reported by university President Ted Carter in June. The NU Board of Regents has not announced specific cuts or intended programs that will be leaving the university.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 22, 2024

The note, sent to members on January 19, says IRCC is aiming to bring total numbers back in line with 2022, when Canada hosted some 800,000 international students. IRCC said student numbers then were at “more sustainable levels” In 2021, there were 621,565 international students in the country.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JANUARY 16, 2024

Our member university presidents and chancellors have been the visionaries who crafted the UIA's vision, set it in motion, and continued to steadfastly support it with their teams. These endeavors reflect the commitment to holistic student development and transformative changes in higher education.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A new funding model for Nova Scotia’s universities will hike fees for international students and require institutions to add more housing. “We These agreements take a student-centred approach and recognise the unique differences of each university.

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University Business

AUGUST 25, 2023

And the most recent smattering of presidents to soon depart is a stark reminder of that. Of the four college and university presidents whose run will end this academic year, only one is retiring on satisfying terms. Of the four presidents whose tenure is up, three lasted for 10 years or more. Why was it ever revoked?

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The cuts, which originally included the entire department of world languages, literatures and linguistics, are a response to a $45million budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year. “It’s unprecedented,” said Akash Patel, president of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages said of the cuts.

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University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite the abrupt upheaval and its ramifications, Reid and student body president Grace Keenan were the only trustees to vote against Corcoran’s permanent hire. Gillam currently serves as the executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, an institution whose student population doubles that of BU.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Shonda Gibson , Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS). She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Shonda Gibson , Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS). She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

As a president, I'm incredibly proud of my campus and this community. Being brave enough to open a charter school and figure out how to get more high school students early college experiences has been tremendous, and it's been so much fun to see students and parents get access to that kind of programming.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After reading this year’s report, my position remains unchanged, prompting me to offer a few tidbits of advice to college and university presidents and their advancement teams in preparation for fundraising for the 2023-2024 Academic Year.

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EAB

JULY 7, 2023

This spring, US News and World Report announced they will remove alumni giving metrics from consideration for their 2024 college rankings. The news marks a meaningful shift, especially given University Boards and Presidents’ laser focus on alumni participation as a way of buoying their institutions’ standings in these rankings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

HBCU leaders convened online Thursday to strategize about the state of historically Black colleges and universities in the country and what can be done to strengthen them. The event was hosted by Virginia Union University and Rice University. and former Wilberforce University President Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, among others.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Department of Education (ED) announced additional steps to facilitate submitting the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Last week, ED announced $50 million in funding for personnel and resources, including technical assistance and support, deployed to support institutions, students and their families with Better FAFSA®. On Monday, the U.S.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

When a student from any of these community colleges applies to Franklin University, the system can instantly inform them about the transferability of their courses into their desired degree program. These agreements are not just on paper; they are integrated into a sophisticated technological system.

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SRHE

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2024 fifty or more universities have declared or are likely to declare redundancies , as their funding position becomes ever more perilous. TPS contributions rose sharply on 1 April 2024 as Tom Williams reported for Times Higher Education on 18 March 2024.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

31 May · Episode 157 Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed: Strategies for Student Success and Employability 37 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Zach and Kathryn discuss their most recent study, What Works: 10 Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes that Lead to Good Jobs. Most families are turned off by the tuition price.

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Infographic Meet Your New Graduate and Adult Learner Insights from EAB's Survey of 3,800+ Prospective Students The proportion of adult learners from Gen Z is expected to double in the coming years, from 31% of the adult learner population in 2024 to 60% of adult learners in 2031.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JANUARY 19, 2024

Honoring the Promise of Higher Ed A Conversation With Lisa Vollendorf, President, SUNY Empire State bridget Thu, 01/25/2024 - 06:00 Image Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom At the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), we like hearing the thoughts of higher education leaders at all levels of experience.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 4, 2023

The original rule was designed to monitor contracted companies that provide colleges and universities with services to manage various aspects of Federal Student Aid. These regulations will likely not go into effect until July 1, 2024, at the earliest. It provides grants and loans to students.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 11, 2024

Raritan Valley Community College President, Michael McDonough, has been selected to serve on the Presidents’ Council of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in 2024. Brad Mortensen, president of Weber State University, will chair the council.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Hillel International are expanding their partnership to deepen the organizations’ critical work with college and university presidents and administrators to combat rising antisemitism on campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the country, we are confronted with the challenges of extreme polarization, perhaps no more intensely than on our college campuses,” said UC President Dr. Tensions surrounding this most recent conflict – which has resulted in thousands of deaths, mostly of those in Palestine – have flared student protests and hostility at colleges.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Two University of Louisiana System leaders have changed the state’s dynamic in the past two weeks as they pursue new opportunities within the state’s framework, which has drawn some pushback. Davis will remain in his position through the year and the beginning of 2024.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

billion in new funding—to the State University of New York and City University of New York systems. In her latest budget proposal for fiscal year 2024, the Democratic governor pledged $7.5 billion —including $1.5 billion , slightly less than FY2023. billion in new funding for the system over the next five years.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

Learning Leadership by Example In describing his leadership style, President Welch recalled a few pivotal moments early in his academic career: “I was going to go to law school to be a politician. I had been president of the student body in high school, and then I became president of the student body at the University of Arkansas.

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The PIE News

MARCH 7, 2024

It comes as the Institute of International Education is sent its own delegation of 17 US colleges and universities to the country in a bid to “support broader bi-national efforts to increase U.S.-India Tufts University president Sunil Kumar travelled to India in February. So the issue is resolving itself,” noted Kumar.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

(The board is comprised of six members appointed by DeSantis, five appointed by the Republican-led Florida Board of Governors and one representative each from the student body and the faculty.) He claimed that the state’s DEI efforts have shamed white and Christian students.

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University Business

APRIL 18, 2024

CDI, the research-driven nonprofit dedicated to fostering campus connectivity, interviewed 21 college presidents, administrators, faculty and staff to gauge how higher education leaders can handle it. Place the onus on you—the leader—to conflict-proof the campus Faculty and staff will be the boots on the ground, gauging students daily.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

26 December · Episode 187 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions 55 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024. Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 30, 2024

Challenges of Trust and Politicization in Higher Education McNaughton and Hennessy discuss the diminishing trust in educational institutions and the perceived value of higher education as referenced by the results of The Edelman 2024 Trust Barometer and Gallop’s poll showing historically low faith in U.S. Institutions continues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

Student debt Dr. Robert Kelchen Democrats are likely to make the student loan debt relief issue a major campaign talking point. There’s a sizable contingent of young progressives that want universal loan cancellation.” director of the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy at Northwestern University. As the U.S.

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