Fri.Apr 14, 2023

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Higher ed’s game of thrones: ACE plans to debut new Carnegie Classification methodology this year

Higher Ed Dive

The American Council on Education also says it will gather feedback for the system’s social and economic mobility metric in late 2023.

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Study: American College Presidency is Still Largely White and Male

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although women and people of color have made small amounts of progress over the past half-decade, the college presidency is still mostly white and mostly male That’s the main takeaway from the American Council on Education (ACE)’s The American College President: 2023 Edition , released Friday. ACE’s study, performed approximately every five years since 1986, surveyed over 1,000 college presidents and chancellors about their experiences and backgrounds during 2022.

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College presidents are still overwhelmingly White men

Higher Ed Dive

ACE’s latest survey shows new levels of racial diversity, but not much improvement for women leaders.

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How to Prepare for Wi-Fi 6 on Your Campus

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Deploying Wi-Fi 6 across a university campus can be a complex and time-consuming process that requires careful planning and preparation. However, the benefits of faster data transfer, improved network efficiency and better performance make it a worthwhile investment. When successfully implemented, Wi-Fi 6 provides students, faculty and staff with fast and reliable wireless connectivity.

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HBCUs level up: Funding pours in to tackle critical needs and rewrite history after George Floyd

Higher Ed Dive

Historically Black institutions also saw an influx of pandemic money from government and philanthropy. But they say it's not enough.

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Thoughts on the “Heckler’s Veto”

Academe Blog

BY HANK REICHMAN The so-called “heckler’s veto” is much in the higher ed news these days, with Inside Higher Ed this week running a piece, “Shouting Down Speakers Who Offend,” focusing on incidents at SUNY Albany, Stanford, and San Francisco State Universities. The Stanford incident has prompted two prior posts to this blog (here and here).

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Two New York institutions permanently shift to test-optional admissions

Higher Ed Dive

SUNY and Vassar College each announced this week that they will keep the COVID-era change going forward.

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Study: Summer 2023 internship outlook wavers

Higher Ed Dive

Year over year, fewer companies reported plans to expand intern hiring programs.

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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Lauded at Dr. John Hope Franklin Reception

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

WASHINGTON — Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, noted physicist who recently retired as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), was honored with a Dr. John Hope Franklin Award last Friday night by Diverse. The presentation took place during the annual meeting of American Council of Education (ACE). Dozens gathered to celebrate Jackson’s extraordinary academic, industry, and government career.

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ICEF and AIRC renew strategic partnership

The PIE News

The American International Recruitment Council and ICEF have announced a renewed strategic partnership with closer cooperation in programming, events and credentialing. “ICEF and AIRC share a determination to improve professional standards in international student recruitment,” said Markus Badde, CEO, ICEF. “We firmly believe that self-regulation is preferable to misaligned or ill-informed government initiatives, and as such, we have doubled down on investments in training and

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Susan Davis Susan Davis has been appointed vice president for student affairs at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She served as the senior associate vice president for student affairs at the University of Virginia. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a juris doctorate from Temple University in Philadelphia.

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‘Help! My Dissertation Supervisor Is Smothering Me!’

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to cope with poor advising from your mentor. By Rebecca Schuman Dave Cutler for The Chronicle Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to cope with poor advising from your mentor.

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Faculty Strike Suspended at Eastern Illinois

Inside Higher Ed

Faculty Strike Suspended at Eastern Illinois Scott Jaschik Fri, 04/14/2023 - 06:17 AM

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Princeton African American Studies Chair Dr. Eddie Glaude to step down

University Business

Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. chair of the Department of African American Studies (AAS) at Princeton University, will be stepping down from the role, The Daily Princetonian reported. With this move, he said he would be staying at Princeton and returning to full-time research and other responsibilities, such as “trying to help the nation imagine itself differently when it comes to race matters.

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Report: Ransomware Attacks Up 627% - David Nagel, Campus Technology

Economics and Change in Higher Education

According to the latest Internet Security Report from data security provider WatchGuard, ransomware at the endpoint level has surged 627% — despite an observed decrease at the network level of detected malware last quarter. What's the explanation? Some 93% of malware is hiding behind encryption, WatchGuard said, and about 80% of the company's customers have not enabled https decryption in their firewalls, so the malware is going largely undetected until it reaches endpoints, where detections inc

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UF among wave of college ‘swatting’ hoaxes, investigating with FBI

University Business

UF is just one of at least 16 colleges and universities that received a hoax call of a campus threat in April, according to an analysis by The Alligator. Many of these instances have been referred to by authorities as “swatting” — when a fake call is made to authorities to cause chaos and send a large amount of police to a certain location. At least one major U.S. university was forced to respond to a fake active shooting threat every day for a week beginning April 3.

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XEquals envisions ‘game-changing’ conversion

The PIE News

A new student conversion platform has launched in the US promising to be a “game-changer” in helping institutions reach their enrolment goals. XEquals utilises its technology to integrate student CRMs and institutions’ digital marketing channels to create a “connected picture” of recruitment funnels. The company says ineffective or inefficient enrolment funnels mean energy and budget is being wasted and institutions are losing prospective students.

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Smaller Wisconsin college campuses struggle; declining enrollment

University Business

While Cardinal Stritch University plans to close its doors, other small colleges are also struggling with dwindling enrollment. Now, one county wants to combine two campuses into one, but it is not a done deal. Washington County has two, two-year colleges, both with declining numbers. When UWM at Washington County first started in 2018, the student population was in the mid-700s.

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More Money For 'Free College' Program In Proposed NJ Budget: Murphy - Eric Kiefer, Patch

Economics and Change in Higher Education

If the proposed state budget passes as written, there will be more money coming for a pair of programs that help New Jersey residents to pay for college, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday. Appearing at a roundtable discussion at Rutgers-Newark, the governor highlighted $134 million that would be used to expand the income limit for the New Jersey College Promise initiative from $80,000 to $100,000 for the 2023-2024 academic year.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

The last two weeks have seen two long-serving presidents retire from their posts with a tinge of bittersweetness. One new presidential hire will be entering an office that hasn’t changed hands in 26 years. On the flip side, another president didn’t make it into his first year before resigning, and one president of a major university left following two “embarrassing” mishaps.

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The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success

EAB

Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9% increase in six-year completion rates for students who started in fall 2015 compared to fall 2016.

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NADOHE Annual Conference Attracts Record Number of Attendees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amid escalating political attacks on diversity, equity & inclusion work, over 1,100 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) professionals descended on Baltimore last week for the 17 th annual National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) Annual Conference. NADOHE President Paulette Granberry Russell says in-person conference attendance hit a record this year.

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VP Harris Fisk Visit Continues Tradition of HBCU Chapel Activism

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some people are undoubtedly wondering why United States Vice President Kamala Harris chose the Fisk Memorial Chapel as the venue from which she offered last Friday's remarks in support of the Tennessee General Assembly's then-recently expelled Democratic Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones. Jones has since returned to the Capitol following a unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council to reappoint him as an interim representative.

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