Deans for Impact
AUGUST 22, 2022
Deans for Impact · Deepening student relationships and connections. Subscribe: Learning by Scientific Design is a podcast series by Deans for Impact that explores how an understanding of cognitive science, or the science of how students learn, can lead to more rigorous, equitable and inclusive teaching. . How does learning science influence specific teaching practices?
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Category: Carpe Careers Sonali Majumdar and James M. Van Wyck encourage graduate students to connect with the vast social and intellectual ecosystem on campus beyond their departments. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Graduate students Show on Jobs site: Image Source: XiaoYun Li/digitalvision vectors/gettty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: Sonali Majumdar James M.
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Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.
AUGUST 22, 2022
In these times of monumental change, our community turns to Lorain County Community College to light a path to the future. As LCCC and University Partnership classes begin today, the campus is alive with the hope and purpose of all students – those starting their first college classes, those returning after some time away, those retraining for new careers, and so many more.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Image: The president of the American Historical Association apologized Friday for a column he’d written on presentism. But the apology also irked some historians, who thought it was either insufficient or unnecessary. The controversy continued over the weekend, when the AHA restricted its Twitter account to prevent “trolls,” including white nationalist Richard Spencer, from commenting further on the matter.
The Berkeley Blog
AUGUST 22, 2022
Human rights NGOs are often subject to relentless criticism by those they critique, and this is particularly the case when authoritarian regimes grow furious with them for making these abuses public, demanding an end to them, and affirming the importance of justice and accountability. Non-state actors who are also criticized for human rights violations will.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Image: Ousted last fall as CEO of Manchester Community College, Nicole Esposito subsequently sued the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, alleging gender discrimination and a number of other issues, including violations of her First Amendment and equal protection rights. Today she’s returning to her role—with a payout and other concessions from the CSCU system.
Higher Education Today
AUGUST 22, 2022
Title: Racial and Ethnic Equity in US Higher Education Authors: Diana Ellsworth, Erin Harding, Jonathan Law, Duwain Pinder Source: McKinsey & Company A new report from McKinsey & Company utilizes data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) highlights representation parity gaps for students and faculty and the subsequent implications these gaps have for.
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Dr. Missy Alexander
AUGUST 22, 2022
It is late August and we are all gearing up for another year. Students will join us on Friday, classes will start next Monday, and I am sure that faculty are putting finishing touches on their syllabi. It’s that exhilarating rush of new beginnings and the optimism that comes from the chance to start fresh every fall. There has not been much downtime for us at WCSU this summer.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Grinnell College has imposed a mask mandate for the first two weeks of the fall semester, KCCI News reported. The mandate is a precaution. “Our students come to Grinnell from across the country and around the world,” said Ellen de Graffenreid, vice president of communications and marketing. “They maybe have been exposed to COVID variants or other infectious diseases, respiratory diseases that haven’t been prevalent in our community.
ACRLog
AUGUST 22, 2022
With the new academic year coming up soon (or perhaps, for some of you, already begun!), we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank our 2021-2022 FYAL bloggers Ramón García and Heather Bobrowicz. We’d also like to encourage new academic librarians — those who are just beginning in their first position at an academic library — to blog with us during their first year.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
The University of California, Berkeley, is distancing itself from an off-campus housing facility that restricts white guests. Fox News on Saturday reported on rules for the facility that were posted on Reddit. The rules state that “many POC members moved here to be able to avoid white violence and presence, so respect their decision of avoidance if you bring white guests.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Three Indiana State University students were killed in a crash early Sunday, the university announced. Police said there were five people in the vehicle. They are all believed to be Indiana State students, including several football players. “This is a terrible tragedy,” said the university's president, Deborah J. Curtis. “As we are waiting on additional details from authorities investigating this accident, our hearts go out to the families and friends of the students invol
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
The board of Eastern Oregon University on Friday appointed two people to serve as interim co-presidents of the university. The two are Lara Moore, vice president of finance and administration, and Richard Chaves, the board chair. He will resign from the board to assume his new duties. Tom Insko is leaving the presidency at the end of the month. “We don’t make this choice lightly,” board vice chair Cheryl Martin said.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Inside Higher Ed is today publishing “ Preparing Professors for a More Digital World ,” a free compilation of articles and essays about the changing landscape for teaching and learning and how institutions are ensuring that faculty members are ready for it. A copy of this booklet may be downloaded here. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, Inside Higher Ed ’s editors will present a free webcast on the themes of this collection.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
The University of Akron has disciplined one of its police officers for actions it considered excessive, WJW News reported. The finding concerned an officer's handling of a man being transported to the university police station. After he arrived at the station, a police officer fought with him. Medical officials, who were present afterwords, expressed concerns.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Starting Off. California State University, San Bernardino , has started a campaign to raise $200 million. Thus far, the university has raised $130 million. Finishing Up. Saint Louis University has raised a total of $604 million. The campaign went public in 2018 with a goal of $500 million. Editorial Tags: Fund-Raising Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Today on the Academic Minute : Dimitris Xygalatas, associate professor in the departments of anthropology and psychological sciences at the University of Connecticut, explores how the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the importance of being around other people. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has made us realize the importance of being around other people. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Connecticut’s Dimitris Xygalatas explains why. Xygalatas is an associate professor in the departments of anthropology and psychological sciences at UConn. A transcript of today’s podcast can be found here. Section: Academic Minute File: 08-22-22 Connecticut - The Transformative Effects of Collective Gatherings.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma In some cases, emotional and psychological trauma subsides over time. In other instances, the impact persists. The numbness, anxiety, confusion, guilt and despair never fade. Like long COVID, trauma’s effects linger and last. I often wonder: Will the pandemic’s impact be like that of the Sept. 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks—deeply consequential for those who lost loved ones and family breadwinners as a result of the extremists’ strikes and the militar
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said Sunday that the Biden administration is going to decide what to do about student loans by the end of this month. Appearing on the CBS program Face the Nation , he said, “I don’t have a decision for you today. But what I will tell you [is] that daily, we’re having conversations about this, and the American folks will hear it before the end of the month.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
Image: The Department of Education is officially terminating federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools after Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten issued a final decision Friday. The department will provisionally certify the 27 for-profit colleges currently accredited by ACICS to continue to receive federal funding.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2022
With the health of American democracy hanging by an unraveling thread, our old approaches to civic education are woefully inadequate to combat this existential threat. To meet this moment of peril, we must recognize that the American political divide is no longer between Democrats and Republicans. Instead, it’s between those who are pro-democracy and those increasingly pushing us toward authoritarianism.
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