Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Northern Arizona University developed and launched an initiative that broke down its biggest obstacles for student access — in eight months.
Insight Into Diversity
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Byron Perkins, a defensive back for the Hampton University Pirates, became the first openly gay football player at a historically Black college or university (HBCU) after publicly coming out this week via social media. “I’ve been self-reflective and trying to prioritize what makes me happy and makes me feel alive,” he said in an Instagram post. “I thought it could be just football and school, but there was a component missing.
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Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Prehired faces a glut of state investigations. A critic says the case could indicate larger problems for a vocational niche that had been booming.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
In 2022, Deloitte connected with over 23,000 Gen Zs and Millennials around the world as part of its annual survey to gauge their views about work and the world around them. Not surprisingly, there is a pervasive sense of cynicism among this generation who are “deeply worried about the state of the world and are fighting to reconcile their desire for change with the demands and constraints of everyday life.”.
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2022
We’re keeping tabs on the legal threats to the debt relief plan, which opened for applications this month.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The British government has announced that Colombians visiting the UK will no longer need a visa from November 9, in a landmark move that could see an influx of Colombians pursuing ELT courses and short programs. The UK ambassador to Colombia announced the news via Twitter on October 18. “It is obviously very welcome news that students from Colombia will be able to come to the UK to learn English and experience all we have to offer much more easily,” Annie Wright, marketing communications direct
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Image: A new report , based on a survey of tens of thousands of community college students, found that they face rampant food and housing insecurity that may outpace the on-campus assistance services available to them. The survey of 82,424 community college students from 194 institutions was conducted in spring 2021 by the Center for Community College Student Engagement, a service and research initiative in the educational leadership and policy department at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Popular films can have a positive impact on certain groups, but the real history needs to be told as well. In today’s Academic Minute, part of University of Dayton Week, Shannen Dee Williams explores this statement in one community. Williams is an associate professor of history and author of Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle (Duke University Press, 2022).
The PIE News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Some 46 organisations have been successful in their applications to the first pathway of the Welsh student mobility program Taith , the government announced this week. Speaking in Welsh parliament on October 18, education and welsh language minister Jeremy Miles described the response to the program as “fantastic”, and said the successful projects would create opportunities for over 5,000 staff and learners who “are going to have life-changing learning experiences across the world”. .
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Column: Intellectual Affairs The environmental activists who threw tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London last week did so without harm to the painting, which is behind glass. The act was not vandalism so much as a rhetorical gesture—accompanied, of course, by rhetorical questions, directed at a baffled public.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
By Megan Zahneis. Chronicle Illustration/Alamy photo. "This decision puts one more nail in the coffin of tenure," said one of those dismissed by the College of Saint Rose.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
In writing a book about the pandemic’s impact on his university, Robert Bliwise learned a lot about how a campus handles a health crisis, but he learned other things, too. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Pra-chid/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Dr. Kim Davis Kim Davis has been named dean of arts & humanities at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Md. She served as the associate dean of communication, arts and humanities at Oakland Community College in Michigan. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University and a master's and Ph.D. in English from Wayne State University.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
During the pandemic, many colleges and universities embraced a form of blended learning called HyFlex, to mixed reviews. Is it likely to be part of colleges’ instructional strategy going forward? This week’s episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed ’s news and analysis podcast, explores HyFlex, in which students in a classroom learn synchronously alongside a cohort of peers studying remotely.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
When the University of Central Florida (UCF) struggled to diversify its predominately White student and faculty demographics, it turned Dr. Valarie Greene King, an Army-trained clinical psychologist, to help drive the diversity agenda. That was 20 years ago and she’s never looked back. King, who was a UCF counselor, is the founding director of the university’s Office of Diversity Initiatives.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A student at Edgecombe Community College in North Carolina was arrested for bringing guns and ammunition to campus, ABC11 reported. A faculty member reported to campus security on Monday that the student, Jason William Messenbrink, appeared to be acting erratically in a nearby parking lot. Tarboro Police Department officers found three rifles, ammunition and “material that linked the individual to a hate-based group” in Messenbrink’s car, according to a statement from the polic
ACRLog
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Throughout this academic year I’m participating in a leadership institute at my university. I’m part of a cohort of nine colleagues, from across the university and in various leadership roles. We meet once a month to discuss chapters from Reframing Academic Leadership , hear from leaders across campus, learn how to be better leaders, and discuss the challenges and opportunities we see and face in our roles.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. Graduate school prepared me for a world that didn’t exist. It prepared me to be a very specialized political theorist in a poli sci department of at least a couple dozen people. I have never worked in that world, other than as a teaching assistant. Instead, I’ve spent most of my career in places where the poli sci department was either one person or two.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Higher education IT professionals are heading to Denver for the 2022 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, the organization’s first in-person conference since 2019. This year, attendees have the option to attend in person or virtually. Held Oct. 25-28 at the Colorado Convention Center and online Nov. 2-3, EDUCAUSE will feature programming on higher education IT issues and offer opportunities to see innovative technology at work.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Thursday named Sally A. Kornbluth , a cell biologist and provost of Duke University, its next president. She will succeed L. Rafael Reif, who is stepping down after 10 years leading MIT. “The ethos of MIT, where groundbreaking research and education are woven into the DNA of the institution, is thrilling to me,” Kornbluth said.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) is attempting to bolster diversity in the cybersecurity field through multiple different programs and initiatives. Dr. Janine Davidson MSU Denver houses its own Cybersecurity Center and offers cybersecurity as a major, said MSU Denver President Dr. Janine Davidson. And cybersecurity company Atos has a Security Operations Center on campus and has hired students even before graduation, according to the school.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has donated an additional $350 million to Harvard University to support the research center that bears his name: the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Wyss, a graduate of Harvard Business School, donated $125 million to establish the institute in 2009. Since then, he has made additional gifts of more than $150 million to advance the institute’s mission of transforming health care and the environment by developing new te
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Dr. Adrienne Morgan Adrienne Morgan has been appointed interim vice president for equity and inclusion and the Richard Feldman Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Rochester in New York. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a master’s in cross-disciplinary professional studies from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Rochester.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A comprehensive new report by the Boyer 2030 Commission, an accomplished group of research university presidents and higher education leaders, argues that research universities must make equity as central to undergraduate education as excellence. Titled “The Equity-Excellence Imperative: A 2030 Blueprint for Undergraduate Education at U.S. Research Universities,” the report notes that “excellence and equity are inextricably entwined, such that excellence without equity (privile
AACC
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Appalachia has a higher percentage of working-age adults with an associate degree but no bachelor’s degree than the national average, according to a new federal report that examines trends in the Appalachia region. In 2016-20, 10.2% of adults ages 25 to 64 in Appalachia had an associate degree but not a baccalaureate, compared to 9.3% nationally, shows […].
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to a group of conservative students at Clovis Community College in an ongoing lawsuit against the college’s president and other administrators after campus officials allegedly disallowed their fliers from campus bulletin boards last year, The Fresno Bee reported. The injunction, issued last week by district judge Jennifer Thurston in Fresno, temporarily prevents college officials from enforcing a policy that campus fliers must get formal pre
Campus Technology
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The Consortium of College and University Media Centers (CCUMC) has announced a rebrand: The association of technologists in higher education will now be known as the Educational Technology Collective (ETC).
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Northwestern University announced a $121 million gift to advance biomedical research at the Feinberg School of Medicine and expand executive education at the Kellogg School of Management. The gift was from Kimberly K. Querrey, a trustee, and a trust created by her late husband, Louis A. Simpson. Ad keywords: administrators institutionalfinance Is this diversity newsletter?
Campus Technology
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A new network of research teams, led by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) in partnership with the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and the University of California, Davis Wheelhouse Center for Community College Leadership and Research, is embarking on a three-year project to study ways to combat community college enrollment drops and learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coursera blog
OCTOBER 21, 2022
By Kevin Mills, Global Head of Government. The modern workplace requires new skills, and students and underemployed workers need access to flexible, affordable, and fast-tracked learning and career pathways to enter well-paying jobs in the new digital economy. In a recent Coursera survey , 53% of U.S. employers said finding applicants with the specific skills needed for the job was the biggest challenge they face when hiring recent graduates.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 21, 2022
US student Zeke Winitsky has been named the winner of IES Abroad’s eighth annual Study Abroad Film Festival for his film Coming to Berlin. Winitsky studied abroad in Berlin with IES Abroad in the summer as part of his program at Penn State University, and created the film which aims to link the past to the present through landscape and examine his own heritage. “’Coming to Berlin’ is a film that was experienced as much as it was made,” Winitsky said.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Dr. Julianna M. Asperin Barnes Julianna M. Asperin Barnes has been named the new chancellor for the South Orange County Community College District. Barnes served as president of Cuyamaca College. She earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of California, San Diego, as well as a master’s in education/multicultural counseling and a Doctor of Education in educational leadership, both from San Diego State University.
The Guardian - Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Josephine Makepeace writes that she may have to wave goodbye to her postgraduate dreams, while Marion Durose explains the extra costs of post-Brexit European study Re Chelsie Henshaw’s article ( The cost of living crisis will force students to choose between studying and eating, 14 October ), I graduated earlier this year with a first, and was all set to go on to my master’s course this autumn.
University Business
OCTOBER 21, 2022
It’s no secret that Utah Gov. Spencer Cox isn’t a fan of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Cox, in September, joined nearly half of governors across the nation in signing a letter denouncing the president’s student loan forgiveness plan and asking for it to be withdrawn. During his monthly news conference on Thursday , Cox again spoke out against the plan.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Although students were forced into virtual instruction by the COVID-19 emergency in March 2020, they soon found greater flexibility online, much like the U.S. labor force. In pre-pandemic fall 2019, 80% of community college classes were fully in person, 15% were fully remote and 5% were hybrid, a mix of online and in-person, according to a state report.
University Business
OCTOBER 21, 2022
For the past few months, Stephen F. Austin State University has been speed dating. The 11,300-student school in the East Texas Piney Woods has four suitors: The Texas A&M University System, The Texas State University System, The Texas Tech University System and the University of Texas System, all vying for a chance to have the university join their ranks.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 21, 2022
In fact, according to a recent study on higher education expectations, college savings, and student debt, four in ten college students rated ‘cost’ as the most important factor they take into account when choosing where and how to pursue their education. This important issue has been widely acknowledged by colleges and universities, which are actively looking for affordable alternatives to traditional textbooks as a way of responding to students’ concerns.
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