Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Things are looking up… There have been positive trends and progress in promoting women’s leadership in higher education in recent years. But we’re not there yet. of the academic workforce in the subject area of “medicine, dentistry, and health” but only 15.2%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

By Maggie Hicks Mikala Compton, USA TODAY NETWORK Students participate in a protest to defend diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Texas. Advocates for students of color worry about an outsize impact on services, retention, and grant money.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2023

Over a century ago, 11 Native American tribes sold nearly 94,440 acres of land at a cheap price to make room for what is now the University of Minnesota, marking the start of what researchers say was a long, toxic relationship. Notably, reparations for the two groups have important differences, advocates said.

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ACRLog

JUNE 26, 2023

Alejandro is a Collection Development Librarian at the Auraria Library which serves the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the Community College of Denver. Individuals who are taking action whenever and wherever possible to advocate for change behind the scenes.

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Josh Shapiro proclaimed the state’s higher education system wasn’t “working.” ” Declining enrollment, skyrocketing tuition and financially thin institutions paralyzed state leaders on how the best path forward was to keep in-state talent and ensure its colleges and universities remained competitive.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Does the possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university system signal the demise of the for-profit higher education sector that Phoenix once epitomized?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

HBCU advocates have voiced concerns to Maryland officials about how approving a doctoral business analytics program at Towson University violates a 2021 federal ruling, The Baltimore Banner reported. in Business Administration,” Sean Welsh, Towson vice president of university marketing and communications, said in an email. “TU

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ACPA

MAY 30, 2023

ACPA – College Student Educators International expresses our profound sadness and alarm on the ongoing threats to the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within U.S. Higher Education. These attacks have real world implications on the daily work and learning that takes place within Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The Saint Peter’s University Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Hubert Benitez as the 23rd president of Saint Peter’s University, effective July 1. Dr. Hubert Benitez “I want to thank the Board of Trustees for the distinction of being appointed president of Saint Peter’s University,” said Benitez. “As He earned a Ph.D.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Baroness Blackstone was Minister for Education and Employment from 1997 to 2001, and has led two universities: Birkbeck, from 1987 to 1997, and the University of Greenwich, from 2004 to 2011. The policy paper outlines how realigning with this good practice could help retain international trust in UK higher education.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2023

Advocates urged lawmakers Monday to increase oversight of public college finances after fiscal mismanagement forced layoffs at one state school and threatened to shutter another.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Blackwell is a gender equity advocate, who oversees an organization counting over 40,000 members and donors, 700 branches, and 500 college and university partners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

Having spent more than a half-century as a faculty member, administrator, and advocate in higher education, I lost count a long time ago of the number of meetings I have attended, as well as the number of speeches and presentations I’ve made, all of which I gifted to the Indiana University Archives.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. In the 1960s, many higher education institutions, especially historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), began recognizing Black History Month with campus observances.

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HEPI

APRIL 20, 2024

This chapter was authored by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014 and author of A University Education (2017). Our universities face a funding crisis. Fees of £9,250 are not sufficient to cover the costs of delivering higher education to the typical student.

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Helix Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made a buzz throughout higher education in the past year. According to a recent survey of education professionals , 50 percent said they use AI in admissions—and that number is expected to grow to 80 percent in 2024. The benefits of AI for higher education are transformational.

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HEPI

MARCH 14, 2024

Stand Alone has announced its closure and its higher education work is coming to an end. Will the sector continue to advocate for estranged students and drive policy change? Quickly Stand Alone understood that ‘estrangement’ was unrecognised as a barrier to higher education. And they called on Stand Alone to help.

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HEPI

MARCH 10, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Neil Raven, independent educational consultant. This is a personal perspective on one of the most enduring challenges facing those of us working to widen university participation (WP). Some feared higher education would be just like school.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Stewart has been appointed executive vice president and provost at Hampton University, effective July 1. Stewart “I hope to cultivate a culture of care and support within our university community, advocating for the success and happiness of students, faculty, and staff alike,” said Stewart. Dr. Betty H. Williams. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

On Tuesday, a panel of New York politicians, non-profit leaders, and advocates came together at Columbia University to discuss solutions for the problem of reading disability in American and across the world. Approximately 80% of adults in the prison system are estimated to be functionally illiterate.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Fourteen universities in The Netherlands have announced plans to limit the number of English-taught degrees and reduce international student enrolment in an effort to prioritise the Dutch language and relieve pressure on student accommodation.

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University Business

MAY 28, 2024

While often confused with related yet different terms such as psychotherapy and educational psychology, educational therapy has been helping neurotypical and neurodiverse students manage learning challenges, build on their strengths, advocate for themselves and succeed academically for decades.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This blog was written by Professor Sara Spear, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at St Mary’s University. It is the tenth in our series on leadership in partnership with the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE). Connection.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Does the possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university system signal the demise of the for-profit higher education sector that Phoenix once epitomized? Listen to this episode here , and find out more about The Key here. Ad keywords: forprofit Is this diversity newsletter?

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HEPI

MAY 20, 2024

Vincenzo is an independent international higher education consultant and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading where he was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement. This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Vincenzo Raimo.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Towson University has withdrawn its proposal for a business analytics Ph.D. Towson’s program proposal had received criticism from advocates for what they claim was a duplication of a program at Morgan State University. It plans to resubmit at a later date.

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2023

Jeremy Young of PEN America , an organization that advocates for freedom of expression, spoke at an education summit hosted by faculty at New College of Florida in Sarasota on Saturday. The post Academic freedom gets the focus at a Florida higher education summit appeared first on University Business.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Political interference in higher education, we are told , is increasing. The partisan divide in views on higher education, we hear , is deepening. ” As her own books demonstrate, political attacks on higher education date back much further. Of course not.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of governing boards, such as the Board of Trustees, is of paramount importance. I define academic acumen as a wide range of knowledge and skills related to teaching, research, and knowledge creation within the higher education context.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Known for his advocacy against apartheid and for Haitian democracy and reparations for Black Americans, Robinson was a fierce supporter of higher education. from Harvard Law School – also spent time teaching as a professor of human rights law at Penn State University. Robinson died of aspiration pneumonia, NPR reported.

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HEPI

AUGUST 1, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for the HEPI 20th Anniversary Collection by Roger Brown, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Policy and former Vice-Chancellor of Southampton Solent University. By the start of the twenty-first century though, that had changed and there was a role for a specialist higher education think tank.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

This year’s American Council on Education (ACE) Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award honors Dr. Richard Helldobler, the president of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. It is bestowed annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions with sustained commitments to diversity in higher education.

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The PIE News

JUNE 6, 2024

In our survey, most respondents said they were influenced by the reputation of American universities, program quality, and job prospects. Institutions can draw inspiration from successful programs like Baylor University’s friendship program, which pairs international students with peers to help them acclimate to campus life.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Making Higher Education Work for All Students A Conversation With Becky Takeda-Tinker, President, Colorado State University Global bridget Thu, 09/14/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Remote Learning Weekly Wisdom Online learning became a critical component for many institutions during COVID. She holds a Ph.D.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The state budget spending cap is expected to slam down on Connecticut’s public colleges and universities next year, reducing course offerings and teaching posts while triggering further tuition and fees hikes.

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WCET Frontiers

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

At this year’s WCET Annual Meeting, Brandon Karcher, the Manager of Instructional Technology at Bucknell University, facilitated an unconference session titled “Higher Ed Technology: Innovative or Overwhelming.” This is not a unique role and a version of it exists at many (if not most) universities.

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