Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Accreditor Middle States Commission on Higher Education said ASA rejected plans to have students transfer to several colleges over compliance issues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The City University of New York (CUNY) colleges and the university’s central offices will see $750,000 distributed to support efforts seeking to address religious, racial, and ethnic bigotry at CUNY. Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez “With our continued commitment to fight against bigotry, antisemitism, and hate of all kinds, our colleges are stepping up and have developed additional programming to address these incidents,” said Dr.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Legislation would block state colleges from funding diversity programs, abolish gender studies degrees and restrict faculty hiring.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Image: A number of financial disincentives deter colleges from smoothly transferring students’ course credits from one institution to another, according to a new white paper by the Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board (PAB), a group of experts dedicated to transforming the transfer process. The paper, released Thursday, concludes that improving the transfer process has been hampered by short-term thinking by campus leaders concerned about how allowing credits to transfer into their instit

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“At present, there are not enough qualified applicants to fill all the state’s job vacancies,” the administrative order said.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

How an opportunity to write separately but in one place has created a vibrant, visible scholarly community at a small college. By Dana M. Polanichka and Aubrey Westfall How an opportunity to write separately but in one place has created a vibrant, visible scholarly community at a small college.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Image: Rows of shelves containing everything from card games to coloring sheets, fidget toys to aromatherapy cards, line the Bellin College Student Success Center, encouraging students, staff and faculty to take a moment and reconnect in the middle of a busy day. The Wisconsin college’s “brain break” space provides tools for pausing and refocusing attention while drawing students closer to academic resources.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Image: Facing financial pressures, the King’s College made a recent appeal to donors for $2.6 million to meet immediate needs, warning that the small evangelical institution located in the heart of Wall Street is at risk of closure if it can’t quickly fundraise its way out of a dire situation. The deadline to raise the $2.6 million was Feb. 15.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

By Francie Diep If enacted, the legislation would place faculty hiring in the hands of governing boards, outlaw certain majors, and allow trustees to review tenure statuses at any time.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“I have been waiting a long time to say this,” began AIEA conference chair David Fleshler in his address to the delegates at the AIEA annual luncheon, “but I’m pleased to report that the state of AIEA is strong.” Indeed, the organisation’s commitment to supporting international students, faculty and administrators was a common theme woven throughout this week’s conference in Washington DC.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The African American Studies scandal is just one clue: The AP experiment has run its course. By Annie Abrams Joan Wong for The Chronicle The African American Studies scandal is just one clue: The AP experiment has run its course.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

New York State governor Kathy Hochul has released her budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year, featuring almost $7.5 billion in higher ed spending—a 13% increase from this year’s spending and a 22% increase from the 2022 budget proposed by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo. Dr. Tom Harnisch, vice president of government relations at the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association The funding was hailed by the chancellors of the City University of New York (CUNY) and the State University o

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FIRE

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Florida House Bill 999 is a dangerous expansion of the unconstitutional ‘Stop WOKE Act,’ putting entire majors disfavored by legislators on the chopping block.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dr. J. Luke Wood has been appointed to serve on the California Racial Equity Commission, the state's Senate Rules Committee. Wood will serve a two-year term. Dr. J. Luke Wood Wood is currently vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer (CDO) at San Diego State University (SDSU). In the role, he led the creation of new cultural centers, such as the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Resource Center (APIDA), the Latinx Resource Center, the Native Resource

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A university in Western Australia has suspended the recruitment of undergraduate international students from Punjab and Haryana in India. In an email seen by The PIE News , Edith Cowan University said to agents that the reason for the suspension was an increase in the number of visa refusals from these regions, as well as concerns raised regarding students’ academic progress.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dr. Sonya Christian has been selected to lead California Community Colleges, effective Jun. 1. She will be the first woman and the first person of South Asian heritage in the role. Dr. Sonya Christian Christian is chancellor of the Kern Community College District. “Dr. Christian is one of our nation’s most dynamic college leaders, with a demonstrated record of collaboration and results in the Central Valley,” said California Gov.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

By Lee Gardner Jason Hoffman for The Chronicle Inflation, enrollment woes, and increasing intolerance of tuition increases has made this budget season especially difficult.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Column: Intellectual Affairs Three years ago Peter Burke published The Polymath ( Yale University Press ), an illustrated history of what are usually called Renaissance men or women. Burke, an emeritus professor of cultural history at the University of Cambridge, defines polymaths as having “interests that were ‘encyclopedic’ in the original sense of running around the whole intellectual ‘course’ or ‘curriculum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Tsai Lu Liu has been appointed dean of the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD) at Virginia Tech, effective Jul. 1. Tsai Lu Liu Liu is the head of the Department of Graphic Design and Industrial Design at North Carolina State University. “During this important transitional period for the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, Lu brings a wealth of academic and industry leadership experience to the college and a vision for working collaboratively to elevate its programs, faculty, a

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Image: One organization is creating space at the tech industry’s table for undergraduates by providing short-term work experiences to equip them for summer internships and beyond. Employment in science, technology, engineering and math has grown over the years, with about 24 percent of the U.S.’s workforce in STEM in 2021, but only 18 percent of the field at that time identified as women, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.

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Academe Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

BY KELLY BENJAMIN Students from at least nine universities across Florida walked out of class yesterday in protest of Governor Ron DeSantis’s relentless barrage of attacks on the state’s higher education system.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

There are barriers which need to be addressed in both the Turing and Taith schemes to benefit from their full potential, said stakeholders during a roundtable organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Students and UUKi. To ensure the future success of Turing, some high level support to tackle immigration obstacles is needed, participants at the House of Lords event heard.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

By Katherine Mangan Illustration by The Chronicle; Getty Images Priyanga Amarasekare New questions surround the harsh penalty meted out to a noted UCLA ecologist.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Aimee J. Vargas Aimee J. Vargas has been named senior advisor to the dean at the NYU Silver School of Social Work. She served as a government relations and public affairs executive. Vargas is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Image: The complaint processes at seven of the agencies charged with monitoring the quality of higher education institutions and holding them accountable are burdensome and seem designed to protect colleges, a new brief from the think tank New America argues. None of the policies reviewed in the brief meet New America’s criteria for an effective complaint process, the brief concluded.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“If the air raid siren goes off, we have to go to the bunker. Even if you are in class, you have to go to the bunker.” Utkarsh Singh, a 23-year old Indian national, speaks from a hostel in Western Ukraine. He is in the same region as he was one year ago, when Russian troops stormed into the country in an invasion that has killed thousands and displaced millions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I’m doing a one-man show in New York City, where I talk about the Philippine American War. It’s the war no one likes to talk about. That’s because the U.S. is the aggressor against a sovereign, the Philippines. In other words, the U.S. is in the role of Russia. And the Philippines is in the role of Ukraine. That’s your update on geopolitical ironies.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Image: What’s in a name? Quite a lot, if you call yourself a university—a title evoking the pinnacle of higher learning, discovery and dialogue. “University” has meant many things, from a seminary for medieval priests to a finishing school for the aristocracy. Since the 19th century, universities have generally been seen as both transmitters and creators of knowledge.

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Today's Learner

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr. Ashley Hall is an adjunct instructor in the Rusche College of Business at Stephen F. Austin State University Working with administration can be a challenge. Whether you’re requesting funding for something, proposing a new idea, or seeking input on a challenging situation, faculty can have a wide range of experiences when it comes to getting what they need from administration.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Category: Conditionally Accepted How much an institution helps pay for financially disadvantaged BIPOC faculty to attend conferences indicates how equitable and embracing it truly is, writes Reem Khamis. Job Tags: Academic administration Section: Diversity Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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Helix Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Student success efforts often focus on traditional, undergraduate students. But there is value in being intentional with supporting the experiences of your graduate students and online learners as well. Gathering student satisfaction data is one way to understand the current student experience and to identify priorities for improvement. While these student populations tend to be pretty satisfied (compared with traditional, undergrad, on-campus students), there is always room for improvement base

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The University of Texas system is pausing new policies to promote diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Board of Regents announced Wednesday. The move comes weeks after Texas governor Greg Abbott sent letters to state institutions arguing that the use of DEI policies in hiring practices could amount to illegal discrimination and violate state and federal laws.

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College Marketing Group

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Let’s say you’re looking for a place to buy a bottle of organic white wine. How do you find it online? Most people search for “organic white wine near me.” In other words, they use what’s called a keyphrase to find what they need. Brands that rise to the top practice a marketing tactic called keyword targeting. Let’s break it down. The keyphrase “organic white wine” does a few things.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Some of my earliest lessons in ethical behavior, as a child, came in the form of a question: “how would you feel if someone did that to you?” It was reasonably effective because it was simple. I could guess how I would feel, and I didn’t want to make anyone else feel that way. Although I couldn’t have spelled the word at the time, the theory underlying that lesson was reciprocity.

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College Marketing Group

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Let’s say you’re looking for a place to buy a bottle of organic white wine. How do you find it online? Most people search for “organic white wine near me.” In other words, they use what’s called a keyphrase to find what they need. Brands that rise to the top practice a marketing tactic called keyword targeting. Let’s break it down. The keyphrase “organic white wine” does a few things.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

According to Cengage Group’s 2022 Graduate Employability Report , only 41% of traditional degree graduates believe a college degree signals that they have or will have the skills needed by their employers. In other words, students aren’t confident a traditional college degree will give them the skills they need to enter the workforce. So how can universities help?

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PeopleAdmin

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

How to Optimize Faculty Activity: Best Practices for Academic Leaders Between managing teaching assignments, navigating promotion and tenure review, balancing faculty workloads, and tracking down course evaluations, academic affairs teams and academic administrators are kept busy constantly. Unfortunately, a lot of academic processes are manual and inefficient, adding administrative burden to everyone’s days and making things like true workload balance almost impossible.

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