Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2023
When Reagan Gonzalez began applying to law schools, she didn’t imagine that she would have to research the laws of the states to which she was thinking about moving. But this year’s wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and proposals— the American Civil Liberties Union is currently tracking 388 bills —wound up shaping her decision in ways that she didn’t anticipate.
Active Minds
MARCH 15, 2023
When Active Minds received a three-year $3 million grant last year from United Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Optum, our team could not have imagined the impact that this partnership would have on the growth of our community. We are proud to announce that thanks to their support, we are bringing our proven peer-to-peer mental health model to middle schools nationwide.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2023
The post-pandemic decline in U.S. college enrollment is a lingering concern for both educators and policy makers. College and university student enrollment is down for the third straight year, 7% lower than it was in 2019. At least some of the enrollment loss is due to misinformation and misconceptions about the relationship between employment and educational attainment.
Counselors' Corner
MARCH 15, 2023
by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. The student was unsure what to do. One of the colleges she applied to notified her she had been admitted. After offering their congratulations, the college then told the student that, since the program she had applied to had only so many slots, she had to tell them if she was accepting the offer by March 10th—about 15 days later.
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2023
Women’s liberal arts institution Wellesley College students voted Mar. 14 to allow transgender men and nonbinary people assigned male at birth to be eligible for admission, The Washington Post reported. The nonbinding vote came after a recent debate between students and Wellesley’s administration – the latter has resisted such a change. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2023
Lauren Di Monte Lauren Di Monte has been appointed associate university librarian for research and learning at Yale University Library. Di Monte holds a bachelor’s degree in visual studies and a master’s in information from the University of Toronto and in interdisciplinary studies from York University in Toronto.
The University Innovation Alliance
MARCH 15, 2023
Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership A Conversation With Javier Reyes, Interim Chancellor, University of Illinois Chicago bridget Thu, 03/23/2023 - 06:00 interim Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom Just a year after he joined the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Javier Reyes found himself elevated to the position of Interim Chancellor.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2023
Dr. John Karl Scholz will become president of The University of Oregon (UO), effective Jul. 1. Dr. John Karl Scholz Scholz is currently provost and the Nellie June Gray Professor of Economic Policy at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was previously UW–Madison’s dean of the College of Letters & Science and director of the Institute for Research on Poverty.
College Aid Services
MARCH 15, 2023
Federal Student Aid’s Office of Enforcement announced that it will add the use of secret shoppers to it’s toolbox. The secret shoppers will be used to help evaluate an institution’s recruitment, enrollment, financial aid, and other practices. “Practices that secret shoppers will look for may include—but are not limited to—misrepresentations related to the transfer of credits… More » Secret Shoppers to Evaluate Recruitment, Enrollment Practices, and Title IV Compliance The post
EAB
MARCH 15, 2023
Blogs Accelerate your strategic goals with a chief of staff: the latest trend in independent schools Our independent school partners often ask us about the latest developments in higher education operations and management, as university trends often foreshadow how independent schools will evolve in the not-so-distant future. The most progressive independent schools frequently adapt ideas from higher ed, which is what we’re seeing with the rise in the number of chief of staff roles.
Tutor Zone
MARCH 15, 2023
The ease to facilitate instruction across the internet creates opportunities for students of all ages to enroll in remote coursework and, in many cases, to receive a legitimate degree from an accredited, fully online academic institution. Ultimately, it is of great convenience to the public for schools to have such… The post Trending Now, Online Schools!
The Advisor That Cares
MARCH 15, 2023
Working my way through Craig Mertler’s book Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators, I decided to jump online and see what I could find to better wrap my mind around the concept. A few of my favorite quotes, as related to the ADL program , are found below. “Gathering evidence of the effectiveness with which this new strategy works for us also empowers us to make our lives better.
College Aid Services
MARCH 15, 2023
President Joe Biden on Thursday released his first budget request for fiscal year 2024, which would boost funding for the Department of Education (ED) by 13.6%, and includes plans to increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $820, provide more funding for the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and expand access to free community… More » Biden’s 2024 Budget Proposal Doubles Down on Funding for Pell Grants, Free Community College, and Federal Student Aid Administration The post Biden’s 2024
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