Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2025
Dr. Walter Bumphus A fter nearly 15 years at the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Dr. Walter Bumphus is preparing to close this significant chapter of his illustrious career in higher education. As president and CEO of AACC since January 2011, Bumphus has been a transformative figure in advocating for community colleges nationwide, continuing a journey that began decades earlier.
Civitas Learning
JUNE 10, 2025
Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript For many institutions, improving persistence and retention rates feels like an uphill battle, but Greenville Technical College (GTC) is proving what’s possible when data meets execution. In this episode of Next Practices , we’re joined by Kevin McMindes , Assistant Director of Analytics at GTC, to explore how a focused, data-informed approach helped the college significantly boost student persistence rates—turning insight into
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2025
N early two decades after its founding, LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education Dr. Jim Berg has transformed from a small network of college presidents into a comprehensive professional development organization supporting leaders at all levels of higher education. As the association navigates an increasingly challenging political landscape, its mission to cultivate inclusive leadership has never been more vital.
CAMPUSPEAK
JUNE 10, 2025
On Tuesdays this summer, we are hosting FREE, LIVE, 1-hour speaker showcases to highlight three unique CAMPUSPEAK speakers! Join us… The post Summer Speaker Showcase Series appeared first on CAMPUSPEAK.
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
JUNE 10, 2025
Dr. John J. “Ski” Sygielski As I prepare for my retirement in mid-July from HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, where I’ve had the honor of serving as the longest-tenured president in its 61-year history, I find myself reflecting on the remarkable journey that has brought me to this point. Raised in a Polish immigrant community of steel mill workers in Cleveland, Ohio, I was fortunate to attend the prestigious Saint Ignatius Jesuit High School, an experience that would change the co
Patter by Pat Thomson
JUNE 10, 2025
I don’t write this blog in the same style that I write my academic papers. I guess that’s obvious. Different audiences, different purposes. Sometimes people ask me about the differences between academic writing and blogging and I do have an answer. But I did also recently ask AI Claude to analyse my blog writing style on the off-chance I was missing something.
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CAMPUSPEAK
JUNE 10, 2025
You hear it all the time: Set boundaries. But what does that actually mean, and how do you even start?… The post From Dorm Rooms to DMs: How to Practice Healthy Boundaries in Everyday College Life appeared first on CAMPUSPEAK.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2025
Tennis star Coco Gauff won the French Open women's singles title on Saturday, becoming the first American since Serena Williams in 2015 to claim the trophy. She defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in three sets in a thrilling match that showcased both her athletic prowess and mental fortitude. The 21-year-old described the nerve-racking moment she lost the first match point, saying, "Losing the first match point, I was. felt like I was holding my breath the whole game.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
JUNE 10, 2025
Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups | Serves: 8 Ingredients: 4 cups low sodium chicken broth 6 cups water 1 pound split peas, rinsed 1/2 cup brown rice 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup celery, chopped 1 cup carrots, sliced 1 cup onion, chopped 1 cup ham, cubed Directions: Stir chicken broth, water, split peas, rice, and ground black pepper together in a large pot.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2025
Dr. Martin Pollio Martin Pollio has been named the tenth president of Ivy Tech Community College. Pollio will assume the presidency on July 1. Pollio has served as superintendent of the Jefferson County Public School (JCPS) District in Louisville, Kentucky, since 2017. As Ivy Tech’s tenth president, Pollio will serve as the chief executive officer of Indiana’s largest postsecondary institution, which serves more than 200,000 students at its 19 campuses across the state and online.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2025
Dr. Jennifer Barker Jennifer Barker will lead the School of Film, Media & Theatre at Georgia State University as its new director, effective July 1. A founding faculty member of the school, Barker is an associate professor in film and media studies at Georgia State, specializing in moving image aesthetics, cinema and the senses, film phenomenology and theories of spectatorship.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2025
Political considerations are playing an unprecedented role in college selection, with nearly one-third of prospective students removing schools from consideration for political reasons, according to a new study released Tuesday by education research firm EAB. The report, "Recruiting the Anxious Generation," surveyed nearly 40,000 American teenagers across three national studies and found that 29% of students had eliminated at least one college from their consideration set due to political factor
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