Computer Science, Equity, Higher Education and History

Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

” It goes on, “Even a few decades ago, no one could have fully anticipated future investments in computer science, quantum computing, or climate science—fields where Princeton is now a leader.” Inequities pervade American higher education.

Equity

Equity Computer Science Disadvantaged Postsecondary Education

Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education needs to come to grips with a series of hard and unpleasant truths: That this country’s system of postsecondary education relegates the students with the greatest needs to the most underresourced institutions. Adapt or die.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education Professional Development Equity

A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. We are an affordable institution. Also, it’s the environment.

Computer Science

Computer Science Engineering Advise Organization

As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

So have the changing attitudes toward higher education. It has been, well, an interesting time to be in higher education. Criminal Justice/Justice and Law Administration has created an MS in Homeland Security providing opportunities for advancement for students in business, computer science, and criminal justice.

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Provost Model

How Colleges Can Help Close K-12 Achievement Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 30, 2022

These areas have much lower rates of college attendance, suggesting that higher education is less valued and isn’t a priority. Eliminating standardized testing to monitor K-12 achievement risks of blinding administrators, teachers, and the general public to improvements or losses in performance and to equity gaps.

Achievement

Achievement Arts And Sciences College Computer Science

Challenge Labs – a new way of doing research and teaching

HEPI

APRIL 10, 2023

Awarded a small amount of funding to collect information about the depth of digital knowledge in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, the Director of the Institute, Professor Jennifer Richards, turned to recent graduates for help, making use of the University’s internship scheme.

Humanities

Humanities Computer Science Model Inclusivity

Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Is there equity in measures of faculty success? Institutional supports of interest include: resources for caregiving, mental health and wellness; extensions of the tenure clock; dual-career hiring; and attention to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in hiring, tenure and promotion processes. What Data Do We Need? What Do We Do?

Faculty

Faculty Equity Computer Science Inclusivity

Transforming Transfer at Selective Colleges and Universities

Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 31, 2022

Blog: Beyond Transfer Millions of community college students are pursuing their higher education journeys right now. This past spring, we awarded the Undergraduate Transfer scholarship to 100 high-achieving community college students , the largest group in the program's history.

College

College Community College University Computer Science

At the University of Montana, esports is about more than competition

University Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I mean English majors, Biology majors, Math majors, Computer Science, we have people from everywhere,” he explains. Sarah Houser, a junior at UM studying Political Science and History, is captain of the JV Overwatch team and also plays for the Valorant team. They c o me from all over campus. And to us, that’s the beauty.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences University Inclusivity Scholarship

SJSU Public-Private Partnerships Boost Enrollment and Community Relationships: Changing Higher Ed 193 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson

The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Not all news in higher education is doom and gloom. Utilizing Higher Education Student Housing (HESH) funds, SJSU has partnered with a third-party developer to transform a former Freemont luxury hotel tower in the downtown Innovation Corridor into a residence hall. Three Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards 1.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Technology Higher Education Model

What is College for?

Dr. Missy Alexander

OCTOBER 10, 2022

When you transition from faculty to administration, you tend to go to conferences focused on institutional questions – assessment, retention, general education, equity, and so on. A very creative school might also find a way to weave science into this strategy, but mostly, we separate science from this kind of thinking.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences College Computer Science History

Why Implementing a Richer, More Robust Academic Experience Is So Hard

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Institutional leadership need to support initiatives that are evidence-based, that can be scaled in an affordable, effective way, that promote equity and that improve essential learning outcomes. I’m as opinionated as the next person, and I have a number of worries about what’s occurring in higher education right now.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Advise Liberal Arts Computer Science

College 2023

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 4, 2023

Accreditors should require transparent indicators of cost, equity and completion. Faculty should require their institutions to collect and act upon data involving equity and disparate outcomes. Are there classes at your institution with grossly disproportionate DFW rates or equity gaps? Just say no. Seize the day.

College

College Equity Faculty Computer Science

How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

How might this precept apply to higher education? As the historian Henry Steele Commager observed six decades ago, American higher education is an amalgam of four distinct educational traditions. ” Yet we can’t do better if we fail to reflect on the past and extract its messages and warnings.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences College Computer Science Applied Science

Data: Enrollment is Stabilizing and Freshman are Returning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Two years after COVID-19 first decimated higher education enrollment, fall 2022 numbers show enrollment is finally stabilizing. This is a very promising sign for higher education after two straight years in which the number of new, entering students sat at 10% below pre-pandemic levels.” at community colleges and 3.9%

Postsecondary Education

Postsecondary Education Computer Science Community College Equity

Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

million investment in the institution, and in higher education development across Africa. campus in Africa, other American institutions have sought to invest in higher education on the continent by working with local institutions. “Higher education development used to be, the Global North leads and Africa follows.

Engineering

Engineering Higher Education Scholarship Computer Science

What Today’s College Students Need

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Why, then, should my thoughts about the future of higher education be any more accurate? His pieces, which appear frequently in Inside Higher Ed and Times Higher Education , focus on a series of issues that our campuses should take more seriously. Let’s look at three. Is this diversity newsletter?:

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences College Students Advise

Which Path Forward?

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But those higher figures still won’t bowl you over. Meanwhile, equity gaps persist, with graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients and Black and Latino/a students roughly 10 points lower than among non–Pell Grant recipients and white and Asian American undergrads. But much more needs to be done. Yet the problems go deeper.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Liberal Arts Advise Model

2023 wrapped: The biggest trends in higher ed—and the most read stories

University Business

JANUARY 1, 2024

It’s been quite the year for higher education in 2023. Republican-led states have aimed their sights at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, thanks to a strong charge by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to extract the “woke” from higher education. Computer science degrees are still red hot.

Computer Science

Computer Science Community College Higher Education Faculty

Regulatory Changes and Their Implications for Higher Education Mergers: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 190 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2024

16 January · Regulatory Changes and Their Implications for Higher Education Mergers 39 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Insights on regulatory changes, negotiated rulemaking, NC SARA, and the impact on higher education mergers. Thinking about a merger? Listen in.

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

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A Continued Commitment to Community

As I take my leave.

How Colleges Can Help Close K-12 Achievement Gaps

Challenge Labs – a new way of doing research and teaching

Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Transforming Transfer at Selective Colleges and Universities

At the University of Montana, esports is about more than competition

SJSU Public-Private Partnerships Boost Enrollment and Community Relationships: Changing Higher Ed 193 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson

What is College for?

Why Implementing a Richer, More Robust Academic Experience Is So Hard

College 2023

How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Data: Enrollment is Stabilizing and Freshman are Returning

Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

What Today’s College Students Need

Which Path Forward?

2023 wrapped: The biggest trends in higher ed—and the most read stories

Regulatory Changes and Their Implications for Higher Education Mergers: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 190 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

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