Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Ocean County College’s (OCC) accreditation may be at risk, NJ.com reported. The New Jersey public community college was warned last week in a notice from its regional accrediting agency, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. According to the notice, there is insufficient evidence that the school is in compliance with Standard VII, the agency’s standard on governance, leadership, and administration.

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Steve Keating

JULY 6, 2023

I know people who claim to love change. I’m not certain I know anyone who actually does. I am certain I know lots of people who would be better off if they changed, I’m also certain I’m not one of those people. Change is hard. One of the reasons for that is that there is always some sort of loss associated with change. Even change that we instigate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Jay Gonzalez will become president of Curry College, effective Jul. 31, Milton Times reported. He will be the first Hispanic leader of the school. Jay Gonzalez Gonzalez is currently a partner at law firm Hinckley Allen. He previously has served as president and CEO of CeltiCare Health Plan of Massachusetts and New Hampshire Healthy Families; secretary of administration and finance for Massachusetts Gov.

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Counseling Today

JULY 6, 2023

The toll of racism is implicated in health and mental health disparities that can be addressed only through knowledge, awareness and a commitment to culturally responsive care. The post Conceptualizing and assessing race-based traumatic stress appeared first on Counseling Today.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

The cautionary advice dispatched by his mentors when Dr. José Vargas-Muñiz was a college student dented his confidence and, on several occasions, tripped him up. Don’t let your hands fly the way so many Puerto Ricans like you do when they’re excited about something. In a professional setting, tell no one that you’re queer. Try to lose your island-inflected speech, they’d suggested.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

A New College of Florida presidential search committee has approved a proposed $487,000-$868,000 pay range for its next president, WUSF reported. The move will now go to The New College Board of Trustees for approval. The school’s interim president, Richard Corcoran, a former Florida House speaker and state education commissioner, is being paid a base salary of $699,000.

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HEAG

JULY 6, 2023

Since I built my first computer at fifteen, technology has fascinated me. Instead of running in the other direction, I’ve always sought to embrace it and explore ways in which it can be used to make our lives easier. One … Read more ».

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Black scholars and policy leaders gathered on Thursday to discuss the impact that the end of affirmative action may bring to Black colleges and Black students at large. The virtual panel, convened by the Center for Policy Analysis and Research, explored the growing concerns surrounding the end of race-conscious admissions in colleges and universities and what these policy changes will mean for campuses nationwide.

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Student Privacy Compass

JULY 6, 2023

Higher education institutions participating in the US Department of Education’s federal student aid programs need to be aware of recent updates to requirements to the Safeguards Rule of the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), which will go into effect on June 9, 2023. Though this act typically ensures that financial institutions like banks maintain appropriate data privacy practices that protect individuals’ nonpublic personal information (NPI), on February 28, 2020, the Office of Federal Student Ai

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Chris V. Rey will become president of Barber-Scotia College, effective Jul. 17, the Independent Tribune reported. Chris V. Rey For 22 years, Rey served as part of the Army National Guard service. In the military, he worked to establish the first cyber brigade headquarters for the National Guard. He is also the international president of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., one of the U.S.’s oldest historically black fraternities.

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SRI Education

JULY 6, 2023

The popularity of social media is widespread and continues to rise, especially among youth. According to a recent general advisory report released by the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, up to 95% of youth aged 13-17 regularly use at least one social media platform. And of those users, more than 1 in 3 report using social media “almost constantly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Dr. Charles “Chipper” Griffith III will become dean of the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine, effective Jul. 15. Dr. Charles Griffith III Griffith is currently acting dean of the college, a role he has been in since July 2021. He previously has served in a number of roles at UK, including vice dean for education, senior associate dean for medical education, associate dean for student affairs, physician, and professor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Part of the harm of the model-minority myth Asian Americans face in the United States is that they are often not understood as being interesting, said Dr. David Oh, an associate professor of communication arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Dr. David Oh “I think that also leads to a lack of opportunities for people to play interesting roles [in the dramatic arts],” said Oh, noting the underrepresentation of Asians in popular American media.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Emily Pritchard Emily Pritchard has been appointed assistant vice president for academic affairs for health innovation and strategic alliances at Florida State University. Pritchard holds a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Tennessee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Dr. Wayne Gersie will become vice president for equity and inclusion at Quinnipiac University, effective Jul. 31. As part of the role, he will serve on the school’s Management Committee. Dr. Wayne Gersie “I’m humbled and enthusiastic to be joining Quinnipiac University,” Gersie said. “I’m inspired by its ambitious vision for the future. Quinnipiac is already progressing in building a culture of inclusive excellence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Bucks County Community College will receive $200,000 to create 100 scholarships for students, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The money – from longtime donors Gene and Marlene Epstein – will be for students from Lower Bucks County, a suburb of Philadelphia, to cover costs such as tuition and books, on top of other financial aid. Students will be funded for two years, time necessary to earn an associate’s degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

“I’m baked. I am well done !” remarks one of our colleagues as we stood in the sweltering heat outside the hallowed halls of Mississippi’s Capital Building in downtown Jackson. The bumpy bus ride from Tougaloo College, Mississippi’s private Historically Black College or University that boasts the production of over 40% of the state’s Black physicians and dentists, is punctuated by a steady flow of thick, balmy air desperately trying to provide relief while obviously in need of a refrigerant top-

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