Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Colleges and universities rely on admissions positions with high turnover and young employees to do much of the work when it comes to building graduating classes, according to a recent data analysis by College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). The research report, The Higher Ed Admissions Workforce: Pay, Diversity, Equity, and Years in Position , contains analyses of data reported by 940 institutions about 12,042 admissions employees in six admissions positio

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Roberta shares the truths and struggles of being an international student living in the UK, giving some useful tips on how to manage this new experience. - Roberta Gaeta Moving to this country to study is clearly a popular choice for many students from abroad. When looking at what the UK could offer me, the high-quality courses and the multiculturalism were the main factors that led me to leave my country, Italy, to study in London.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Brown University President Dr. Christina H. Paxson received the 2023 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence. Dr. Christina Hull Paxson The award – sponsored by the TIAA Institute, administered by the American Council on Education (ACE) – commends current college or university presidents or chancellors for outstanding institutional leadership and broad impact on higher education and society.

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Student Loan Planner

APRIL 17, 2023

According to The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), about 60% of Delaware college graduates have student loan debt. The average amount of debt for graduates in Delaware was $39,705 in 2020. That can feel like an overwhelming amount of money, especially when you consider monthly payments once you finish your higher education. However, […] The post 4 Student Loan Forgiveness Options in Delaware: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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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 17, 2023

A Michigan judge has ruled that the graduate instructor union at University of Michigan currently striking should stop the strike, MLive reported. The Graduate Employees Organization has been on strike for 20 days over matters such as higher pay, increased childcare subsidies, and increased co-pays for mental health care. Judge David Peltz of the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings & Rules ruled that the union went on strike with the knowledge that it would be in violation of its prev

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Vermont State University (VTSU) President Parwinder Grewal has resigned. Dr. Parwinder Grewal Grewal’s departure comes after less than a year in the leadership role. He cited personal reasons for his leave, according to Vermont State Colleges spokesperson Katherine Levasseur. “As the chair of this Board of Trustees, I would like to thank Dr. Grewal for all his hard work in support of the colleges, the system, its faculty, students, its staff and its communities, and we wish him all the best in h

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APRIL 17, 2023

Written by Katie Wiedeman, MSW Candidate, Brown School and student in Contemporary Perspectives on Aging Mental health and suicide are concerns that impact Americans of every age, but for older adults, these issues are especially pertinent. Although 16.8% of the US population are over the age of 65, they account for 20% of all suicide deaths nationally.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

George Washington University (GWU) recently announced a plan to provide firearms to about 20 specially trained supervisors on a GWU police force, a plan that has drawn criticism from students and neighbors, The Washington Post reported. GWU administrators are arguing that they need every possible tool to prevent mass shootings and respond to fast-moving threats, but students and neighbors often suspicious of police are arguing back that an armed force would not make them feel safer.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Blogs Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Here Are Four Tips Health care administration programs are increasingly attractive to both students and employers. Between the 2016-17 and 2020-21 academic years, bachelor’s-level health care administration programs grew by 9.41%, in part to meet rising employer demand for health care administration professionals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Rutgers University reached an agreement with its faculty unions Apr. 14 for new contract, after a week of faculty strikes, NBC News reported. Those on strike – professors, part-time lecturers, and graduate student workers – had been making demands for improvements such as salary increases, better adjunct job security, and guaranteed funding for graduate students.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Across the globe there is a continued concern on how higher education institutions handle student conduct, complaints, and polices when it comes to incidents of sexual assault and harassment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Shefali Mookencherry Shefali Mookencherry has been appointed chief information security officer at the University of Illinois Chicago. She served as the chief information security officer at Edward-Elmhurst Health. Mookencherry holds a master’s in management information systems and an MPH from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Leslie Chang Leslie Chang has been named assistant commissioner of student-athlete programming for the Big West Conference, an 11-member athletic conference headquartered in Irvine, California. Chang holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from California State University, Northridge, and a master’s in sports management from Mississippi State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

The United States’ rising tide of right-wing political extremism, manifested in a surge of hateful speech and violent attacks, is a critical concern, according to this weekend’s State of Black America , the annual report on racial equality put out by the National Urban League (NUL). Although extremism has been rising for over a decade, fueled by opposition to the Obama administration and the rise of Donald Trump, the report, created with research and data from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SP

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Oprah Winfrey will be the keynote speaker for Tennessee State University’s (TSU) spring undergraduate commencement on May 6, a return home for the TSU alumna. Oprah Winfrey “To have Ms. Winfrey as our speaker will be a life-changing moment for graduates and the University,” TSU President Dr. Glenda Glover said. “She is someone who has walked the TSU campus as a student, sat in some of the same classroom, and knows first-hand the value of a TSU education.

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