Fri.Sep 13, 2024

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Petitioning for the Right to Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gov. Gavin Newsom Undocumented students in California’s higher education system may soon be able to get a job in California’s public universities and colleges. California would become the first state in the nation to employ undocumented college students without legal work permits, pending a signature from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The landmark legislation, Assembly Bill 2586, passed the state legislature in a final 41-7 assembly vote last month.

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How can colleges use predictive algorithms equitably? A conversation with Dr. Denisa Gándara

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

New research reveals that algorithms commonly used by institutions to predict student success may be racially biased against Black and Latinx students. The report, “ Inside the Black Box: Detecting and Mitigating Algorithmic Bias Across Racialized Groups in College Student-Success Prediction ,” shows that predictive models are more likely to predict failure for Black and Latinx students who succeed, compared to their White and Asian counterparts.

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MPOLI SIMWANZA-JOHNSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mpoli Simwanza-Johnson Mpoli Simwanza-Johnson has been named general counsel for the Colorado State University Foundation. She served as director of legal affairs at the University of Wisconsin Foundation in Madison. Simwanza-Johnson holds a juris doctorate from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.

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GE & FVT Reporting Deadline Extended to January 2025

College Aid Services

Today, the Department of Education announced that the deadline for Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment Reporting is being extended to January 15, 2025. This announcement provides much needed relief to Financial Aid offices across the country who are already struggling with issues surrounding the the 2024-25 FAFSA. The full announcement is below.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Harvard’s Numbers Show Old Affirmative Action Should Have Been Saved

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now that all the data is in, a small group of Asian Americans should hang their heads in shame. The group with the ironic and hypocritical name, Students for Fair Admissions, was corralled by anti-affirmative action advocate Ed Blum and effectively duped and used to sue Harvard over race-based admissions. The result? After six years of litigation that went all the way to the U.S.

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Scaling Peer Tutoring in Colleges of Business to Boost Retention, Career Readiness, & Student Employment

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Scaling academic support in colleges of business is a powerful strategy that not only enhances student retention and persistence to graduation but also fosters job creation for students. By integrating more peer tutoring opportunities, colleges can achieve both educational and economic goals, creating a dual benefit for institutions and students alike.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Charles Alexander is shown with Kiet Lam, president of the AAP alumni network. Courtesy of Dr. Charles Alexander Dr. Charles J. Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically unde

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