Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Target Corporation is launching an internship program for students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported. Maya Moss The Target Scholars Sophomore Internship Program will give second-year students industry experience in a number of the retailer's departments, such as retail, supply chain facilities, technology, merchandising, and product development.

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Student Minds

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Artemis's poem draws on her experience influenced by anxiety, working through her feelings, and ending with a hope for self-acceptance and coexistence with anxiety. - Artemis Lam mediocrity is my illness a two-day-old coffee drink it – and leftover instant noodle soup save it – i could not bear to throw out i could not bear myself want aching and straining out of me i am fervidly unwell i am in a closed room there is no window, no door much easier to spatter myself on wall and on floor yes, i am

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Active Minds

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As the co-president of Active Minds at Vanderbilt University, a student studying psychology and public health, and as an Asian American woman, I’ve seen first-hand the effects that a lack of inclusive mental health support and resources can have on a community. It’s detrimental to not only those who are under-represented but to everyone existing in those spaces.

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Student Loan Hero

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Early decision (ED) is when a college accepts a student months before the regular acceptance date. Although ED can help secure a place at your top school, it comes with a catch: If accepted, you must attend that school. This binding agreement could be a problem for students needing financial aid. For starters, ED prevents you from comparing financial aid packages from multiple schools.

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Binghamton University (BU) has received a $6.5 million SUNY grant and is looking to hire 30 replacement faculty and 36 new faculty, Pipe Dream reported. The grant – part of a $53 million SUNY-wide hiring initiative – will go towards creating faculty positions with a heavy focus on research. The end goal is to boost BU’s national research profile, according to the school.

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Student Minds

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Kammy talks about her personal experience of anxiety and shares her 3 top tips for working through it. - Kammy Lam We all experience anxiety from time to time; the feeling of worry, fear and dread, typically in response to stress. With anxiety, you can start to sweat, feel restless, become tense, and you can notice a rapid heartbeat. Anxiety-inducing situations could include facing challenges with work, sitting exams, or before making big decisions.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Blogs. Creating a data-informed campus: part 2. How to staff your analytics function. The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. But successful adoption of new technologies requires more than just the technology itself—it also requires the necessary leadership to set a clear vision for ana

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

After two years of COVID-19, community college enrollment was in triage. But fall 2022 saw those losses slow. Some institutions were even able to reverse their downward trajectory. Indian River State College (IRSC) in Fort Pierce, FL, and Coahoma Community College (CCC) in Clarksdale, MS, saw their efforts to rebuild their student populations pay off.

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Student Minds

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

International Stress Awareness Week was created in 2018 to raise awareness about stress prevention. Sub-editors, Joe and Sarah, have come together to share their thoughts. - Student Minds Editorial Team ✨ What are your experiences of stress at university? ✨ ⭐ Joe (Student): I doubt that there are many students who can say that they went through their time at university without experiencing any stress.

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Community College Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Valedictorians and honors students are increasingly choosing honors programs at community colleges instead of four-year institutions after graduating from high school. Learn about the trends and benefits of taking the honors track at a community college before transferring to a four-year institution.

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Winona State University Wellness blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Access to trans affirmative healthcare if critical to the wellbeing of our community. There is estimated to be more than two million transgender people throughout the U.S. They come from all walks of life, representing all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as all faith traditions. As trans people become more visible, an increase in understanding regarding their community has become more vital.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Dr. Art Malloy Art Malloy has been named the next vice president for student affairs at the University of North Dakota. Malloy earned a bachelor’s degree in film and television from Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., a master’s in African/African American studies from Ohio State University, and a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Georgia.

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Counselors' Corner

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. I have to admit, I’m not crazy talking to ninth graders about college. No matter what I say, these discussions almost always end up centering on test scores and essays—and ninth grade just isn’t the time to worry about either. Promise me you won’t be thinking about these things, and let’s focus in on what you can work on—being a great person.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

J. Barry Griswell, former Scholarship America Board Chair, faced great odds against achieving success. He grew up in Atlanta, raised in the shadow of physical and mental abuse, and knew education was key in helping him rise above his circumstances. Scholarships helped Barry achieve his education and set him on the path to becoming a Fortune 500 CEO; his whole career, he was dedicated to helping students overcome difficult circumstances in their lives.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a month that is dedicated to recognizing suicide prevention efforts and helps us stop and remember our friends and families who have been affected by suicide, while focusing efforts on directing treatment to those who need it most. But given that one person dies by suicide every 11 minutes , suicide prevention efforts can and should go beyond just the month of September.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande has been named the sole finalist to become president of Prairie View A&M University. Dr. Tomikia LeGrande Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp recommended LeGrande as the sole finalist, and the Texas A&M system’s Board of Regents approved. LeGrande will not step into the role at Prairie View A&M until the end of the 2022-23 school year.

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Community College Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Learn about how minority mentorship programs at community colleges are improving academic performance and graduation rates, as well as providing a medley of benefits.

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The University Innovation Alliance

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Some of Our Favorite Conversations With Higher Ed Leaders. Weekly Wisdom Highlights From the 2021-22 Academic Year. bridget. Thu, 11/17/2022 - 06:00. Higher Ed Leadership. Inside Higher Ed. Weekly Wisdom. . . . . . . The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) is proud to host the Innovating Together Podcast , a regular feature designed to bring you current thinking and insider views around all things higher education.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a month that is dedicated to recognizing suicide prevention efforts and helps us stop and remember our friends and families who have been affected by suicide, while focusing efforts on directing treatment to those who need it most. But given that one person dies by suicide every 11 minutes , suicide prevention efforts can and should go beyond just the month of September.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The National Black Food & Justice Alliance (NBFJA) and Florida A&M University (FAMU) are launching a center to address the lack of and support Black farmers. The Lola Hampton-Frank Pinder Center for Agroecology – named after local land stewards and sustainable agriculture advocates, Lola Hampton and Frank Pinder – seeks to be an agroecological hub to expand practices, create solutions, and give support to land grant institutions and future generations of farmers, so that they may maintai

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Mongoose

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The greatest tech stack in the world is only as effective as the higher ed staff members using it. Building relationships with current and prospective students, their families, and alumni is paramount to your institution’s mission, but doing so takes empathy and understanding.The more you ensure the student journey is not a task-driven maze, the more you’ll connect with your audience.

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Community College Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Once merely an afterthought in education, early education may finally be getting the critical attention it deserves. Learn more about how community colleges are playing a role in discovering the value of comprehensive training in early education.

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School Counselor Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In my role as a school counseling department chair, I am always on the lookout for professional development opportunities. I know how challenging it can be to find relevant professional development that meets school counselors' needs. Below I share a few virtual professional development events and options for school counselors. These ideas and suggestions would be excellent options to for you to attend solo or to share with other school counselors in your district!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The racial wealth gap can be downright physically harmful for Black Americans, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open. The study – done by researchers at Harvard Medical School, the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Drexel University, and Duke University – found that the odds of dying for Blacks were 26% higher than for white counterparts and that much of that life expectancy gap can be attributed to wealth differences.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Blogs. Prepare your graduates for today's and tomorrow’s tech jobs—here’s how. Offer coursework in in-demand languages like Python, SQL, Go, and Swift. What do data scientists, web developers, business analysts, and software engineers have in common? Each of these jobs requires the use of programming languages Python, SQL, or both. While programming Java and JavaScript have remained among the top five most requested programming languages by employers since 2015, Python and SQL have now largely u

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COE

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Christina Westbrook: She overcame traumatic accident to help others. November 8, 2022. Christina is the CEO and founder of Fontenelle Art LLC. In 2011, Christina Westbrook was hit by a car during her first semester as a transfer student at Illinois State University. Christina missed the entire spring semester and felt mentally, emotionally, and physically lost.

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College Planners of America

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

College tuition is on the rise again after a two-year hiatus brought about by the pandemic. Increases have been substantial — usually in the range of 3 to 4%. Families are more concerned than ever about the affordability of college, so they seek options to avoid taking on excessive debt or foregoing college altogether. One such option is private scholarships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Sophia Rosing, 22, the white University of Kentucky (UK) senior caught on video assaulting Black students will voluntarily withdraw from the school, her lawyer said Nov. 8, NBC News reported. Sophia Rosing and Kylah Spring Rosing was captured on video visibly intoxicated and assaulting UK first-year Kylah Spring and repeatedly calling her a racial slur on Nov. 6.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Podcast. How to Build an Effective Graduate Enrollment Management Plan. Episode 127. November 8, 2022. 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.

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Patter by Pat Thomson

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A lot of writing advice focuses on how to be more productive. Write more. Write fast. Write often. Write regularly. Write better. Do we really need this? Well, probably. Writing is important for getting a job, getting a promotion, getting a grant. And there’s no doubt that many of us are under pressure to be more productive and to write the stuff that will garner citations and prestige.

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Winona State University Wellness blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We all have something that we are grateful for no matter what that person or item may be and these things are important to our lives and that’s why it is so important to practice and use gratitude to become resilient warriors. This week, after watching Mick Lynch’s video, Flip the Switch, I got to learn more about gratitude. In this video, he discusses how hard times can help us reflect on what we.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A stipend increase is coming to the graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill). The announcement was made by UNC Chapel Hill Provost Dr. Chris Clemens at a Nov. 4 Faculty Council meeting. The proposed one-time increase – which would be in addition to a $1,000 increase to the minimum stipend that has already been approved – does not have a specific figure or date.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Blogs. 2 emerging law school recruitment challenges – and how to address them. In the last 20 years, law school enrollment has been anything but consistent. In just a five-year period, from 2010 to 2015, the number of first-year law students decreased by more than 29%. Then, from 2015 to 2020, the number of first-year law students increased by 3%. And in 2021 – due in part to the pandemic, political shifts, and LSAT exam delivery changes – law school enrollment and median LSAT scores spiked.

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Community College Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Learn about how religious initiatives at community colleges are growing in popularity and how these programs will impact the dynamics on campus.

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Winona State University Wellness blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Currently, more than 5 million undergraduate students across the country are pregnant or parenting. That makes up more than one-quarter of the entire student population. This highlights how common pregnancy is among young adults. It does not matter whether the case was intentional or unexpected, we have compiled a list of various resources to help throughout their journey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Officials at several Florida universities are worried about a proposed regulation that would base faculty tenure decisions on Florida’s new “Stop WOKE” law, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The policy would create a review for tenured faculty in the university system every five years which would look at several factors, including compliance with the new law, which bans schools from “indoctrinating” students with concepts such as white privilege and other ideas and theories surrounding race.

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