Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Dr. Martha Enciso, associate vice president of student affairs at California State University, Fullerton, has won the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ (NASPA) 2023 Mena Valdez Award. Dr. Martha Enciso She was given the Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer Award, which is given to senior student affairs officers that have provided advice, energy, leadership, and guidance to the Latino community.

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Active Minds

APRIL 4, 2023

At Active Minds, we believe policy is key to enacting lasting mental health change – and students play a huge role in facilitating this change. Our new policy platform identifies core policies that we value as an organization and helps us determine what actions to take and legislation to speak out about. Last month, we unveiled our legislative agenda, which includes four priorities that aid in promoting social equity: The Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act The Improving Mental He

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

The City University of New York’s (CUNY) Graduate Center has announced its 65 Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES) Fellows. The fellows – 20 CUNY Graduate Center doctoral student fellows and 45 faculty fellows – will be affiliated with CUNY’s BRES Collaboration Hub and will do research and create curricula to improve Black, race, and ethnic studies at CUNY.

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Counseling Today

APRIL 4, 2023

As telebehavioral health continues to reshape the profession, counselors are adapting the clinical skills they use for in-person therapy to better fit an online environment. The post The impact of telebehavioral health on clinical practice 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

APRIL 4, 2023

Faculty at Chicago State University walked off the job Apr. 3 after 10 months of failed negotiations between staff and administrators, WBEZ Chicago reported. The faculty are negotiating and striking for better pay and reduced workloads. For the 2021-2022 school year, Chicago State professors earned an average of $88,000, $7,000 less than the average salary for Illinois public university professors, according to a report from the National Education Association.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Watching Black women win is one of our favorite things. Conversely, it seems to be one of society’s least favorite things. Just look at the past four days. Only two days after South Carolina coach Dawn Staley called out the media for the way it (and other coaches) described her team’s intense style of play, the media has cast two distinct visions of women basketball players giving it their all to lead their team to the NCAA women’s basketball national championship.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 4, 2023

As the spring begins, college seniors are making their final decisions about which school will be their home for the next few years. Paperwork is being submitted, deposits are being paid, and you and your student are celebrating this next step. While celebration is definitely. The post Four Ways to Prepare Your Student for College Success appeared first on CFAA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Joan T.A. Gabel has been appointed chancellor and chief executive officer (CEO) of the University of Pittsburgh, making her the first woman to lead the university. Joan T.A. Gabel Gabel is currently president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota System and Twin Cities campus. She was also the first woman to be UMinn president. “She possesses the vision, drive, academic and research acumen and depth of experience necessary to lead this University as we seek to further enhance our p

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Mongoose

APRIL 4, 2023

Discussing one of the most talked about topics in tech, ChatGPT, two of Mongoose’s fearless leaders, Dave Marshall and Andrew Veatch, join FYI host with the most, Gil Rogers, to highlight what exactly ChatGPT is, as well as what it means not just for the tech industry but the role it can have in higher education moving forward.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

With the goal of infusing scholarship into practice, thousands of student affairs practitioners from colleges and universities across the nation gathered in Boston to strategize about the future of the profession. Dozens of panel and plenary sessions were offered at this year’s meeting of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) including a panel titled, “Historic Role of University Presidents in Shaping Racial Policies and Practice,” and keynotes by David Hogg and Ja

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

APRIL 4, 2023

Parkinson’s disease affects an estimated 1 million Americans. This number is growing daily. Iowa is ranked 33rd for Parkinson’s disease rates. Parkinson’s disease is a type of movement disorder. People with Parkinson’s disease may have a variety of symptoms that can make it hard to diagnose. Early signs of Parkinson’s disease could include the following: Tremor or slight shaking in your finger, thumb, hand, or chin.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Hamline University President Dr. Fayneese S. Miller, who has received backlash for the university's treatment of a faculty member who showed images of the Prophet Muhammad in an art history class, will be retiring next year in June, The New York Times reported. Dr. Fayneese Miller Miller, Hamline’s first Black president, had initially defended the school’s decision to not reappoint adjunct professor Erika López Prater, who had shown students images of the Prophet Muhammad, with warnings beforeha

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

Podcast How to Recruit Adult Career Switchers Episode 145. April 4, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes. EAB’s Beth Donaldson and David Kuehl discuss how to reach prospective graduate school students who are looking to switch careers and enroll in business programs that

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Misha G. Cornelius Misha G. Cornelius has been named director of public relations in the Office of University Communications at Howard University. She recently served as the interim director of public relations. Cornelius earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from San Francisco State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

In the wave of anti-DEI state legislation that has crested over America this year (29 bills in 17 states), the recently introduced Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act (SB 83) is uniquely comprehensive. “What a Frankenstein’s monster of a bill,” said Jeremy C. Young, senior manager of free expression and education at PEN America, a free speech organization.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

The University of Vermont (UVM) will resolve a seven-month federal investigation into allegations of antisemitism on campus, VTDigger reported. As part of a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the school will add language about antisemitism to its equal opportunity and anti-harassment policies, strengthen anti-discrimination training, submit to more federal oversight, and create protocols for responding to antisemitism allegations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Stacey Abrams will become the inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics at Howard University. Stacey Abrams “Stacey Abrams is a respected voice in American politics, known for her advocacy for voting rights, criminal justice reform, environmental justice, and economic empowerment for marginalized communities,” said Dr. Anthony K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Nearly 100 Columbia University faculty members are criticizing the school’s plan to open a new research hub for professors and graduate students in Tel Aviv, Israel, citing the country’s human rights record and political situation, The New York Times reported. In the fall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reelected with the help of far-right political allies.

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