Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam, a physician and higher education leader, will take on the mantle of president of Boston University, effective Jul. 1, 2024. In doing so, she will become BU’s first woman and first Black president. Dr. Melissa Gilliam Boston University Photography Gilliam, 58, is no stranger to firsts. She is currently executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, the first Black to hold that role in the school’s history.

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Counseling Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A trauma-informed approach benefits both counselors and clients, yet more work needs to be done to ensure these principles are adopted across health care systems. The post Prioritizing trauma-informed care appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When I first left home at age 17, I had little interest in pursuing higher education. That changed when, while working as a live-in caregiver to help support myself through high school graduation, I discovered I had a passion for being a professional caretaker. My interest led me to pursue a career — and an education — in nursing. I am now a junior in college, have earned my CNA and MA certifications, and I am preparing to start nursing school.

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Counselors' Corner

OCTOBER 4, 2023

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Students, driving the life-after-high school bus means taking care of all the passengers, and that includes someone whose role is pretty important—your school counselor. Go ahead, I’ll wait. “Hang on. So I meet with my parents every week, and I have to stay in touch with someone I’ve only met once when I changed my schedule?

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Guilford College has apologized to Virginia State University after racial slurs were yelled at players during a Sep. 26 women’s soccer game between the two schools. Guilford College Guilford fans reportedly yelled the N-word and made monkey noises aimed at VSU players, according to VSU officials. “While there have been direct apologies to our administration, VSU says that our student-athletes also deserve a personal apology,” VSU said in an Oct. 3 statement.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Blogs Americans’ trust in higher ed has reached a new low. Here’s how to navigate the ongoing confidence crisis. Gallup’s most recent poll revealed a concerning trend: only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. This decline is not a new development, with trust steadily eroding over the past eight years.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

So much of student success depends on access to support. Inside and outside of the classroom, administrators seek to bolster student support as the needs of students change and employers continue to emphasize skills related to emotional intelligence in future hires.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Kate Garry Kate Garry has been appointed executive director of academic communications at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Garry holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Richmond and a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Nichols College President Glenn Sulmasy has resigned, following reports that he allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with several students during his time teaching at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, CNN reported. Glenn M. Sulmasy Nichols had opened an investigation into the retired US Coast Guard captain after news of the allegations broke. Sulmasy had been on voluntary leave and was banned from the Coast Guard Academy campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Dr. Norris Allen Edney III Norris Allen Edney III has been named vice president and deputy chief of staff at Talladega College in Alabama. He served as the assistant vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion at the University of Mississippi. Edney earned a bachelor’s degree in biology, a master’s in higher education, and a doctorate in higher education, all from the University of Mississippi.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Rebecca Teague Rebecca Teague has been appointed vice president of student services at Mt. San Jacinto College in California. She served as interim vice president of student services. Teague holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master’s in public administration from California State University, Dominguez Hills.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A shooting at Morgan State University Tuesday night left five people wounded. Morgan State University Campus police on patrol heard gunfire around 9:25 p.m. and found multiple victims shot. Four men and one woman – ages 18-22 – were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, four being Morgan State students, police said. The shooting took place outdoors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

An additional 125,000 Americans have been approved for approximately $9 billion in debt relief. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona Michael Reynolds — EPA/Bloomberg The Biden-Harris Administration has approved $5.2 billion in additional debt relief for 53,000 borrowers under Public Service Loan Forgiveness programs; nearly $2.8 billion in new debt relief for almost 51,000 borrowers through income-driven repayment plan fixes; and $1.2 billion in automatic relief for approximately 22,000 borrow

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