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Tenure Awarded… at Muhlenberg, WPI

March 6, 2023
Muhlenberg College Andrew Ardizzoia, music Giancarlo Cuadra, biology Matthieu de Wit, neuroscience Tineke D’Haeseleer, history Alexandra Frazer, psychology Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jeannine Coburn, biomedical engineering Daniel DiMassa, humanities and arts Ulkuhan Guler, electrical and computer engineering Tian Guo, computer science Nikhil Karanjgaokar, aerospace engineering Elizabeth Long Lingo, business
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Microcredentials Confuse Employers, Colleges and Learners

March 3, 2023
Three recent studies highlight confusion about alternative credentials. But all parties seek quality, verifiable, bite-size, low-priced online offerings targeting specific industries.
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Under Fire and Underfunded

March 3, 2023
A comptroller’s report outlines a lack of planning and poor decisions by Tennessee State University and calls for new leadership. The institution’s supporters blame decades of state underfunding for the problems.
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Holding Executives Responsible

March 3, 2023
In Education Department’s latest move to ramp up oversight of for-profit colleges, it outlines its authority to hold individuals who control risky institutions financially responsible. The guidance also applies to private nonprofit colleges.
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Should Doctoral Supervisors Be Trained?

March 3, 2023
The League of European Research Universities thinks so, but it also acknowledges that some academics may be beyond help.
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5 Types of Workplace Writing Students Can Practice in Class

March 3, 2023
From memos and reports to self-assessments and slide decks, writing skills often needed on the job don’t tend to be taught in college. But professors can incorporate workplace writing into course assignments.
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Barbershop Talks Create Space for Black Masculinity

March 3, 2023
Virginia Tech’s Barbershop Talk Series opens conversations for students to receive support and build belonging at college.

New Presidents or Provosts: Atlanta Metropolitan State College, Clayton State U, Columbia U, Delaware County CC, Georgia State U, Lakehead U, New York Institute of Technology, U of Mount Union, U of Wisconsin–Whitewater

March 3, 2023
Jerry Balentine, executive vice president and interim provost at New York Institute of Technology, has been named provost and EVP there on a permanent basis. Marta Yera Cronin, president of Columbia Gorge Community College, in Oregon, has been chosen as president of Delaware County Community College, in Pennsylvania.
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Middle East Conflict, in Chicago

March 2, 2023
Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Chicago is protesting a retired Israeli general teaching a counterterrorism course about Israel. An Israel-defending organization wants Chicago to condemn a broader campaign.
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The Aftershocks of the Asbury Revival

March 2, 2023
Christians from across the country flocked to Asbury University after students led a spontaneous, round-the-clock prayer service that lasted more than two weeks. Participants and skeptics on and off campus are now processing what happened.
Ruth Simmons, a Black woman wearing a suit jacket, sits in front of a purple Prairie View A&M backdrop.

Should Outgoing Presidents Have Hiring Powers?

March 2, 2023
Ruth Simmons left Prairie View A&M early over limits to her authority in hiring decisions. Deferring such powers to new presidents is a common practice but often not a set policy.
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Study: Minority Male Student Success Linked to Having Consistent Academic Coach

March 2, 2023
Persistence and completion for this vulnerable student population are more likely to happen when students have an opportunity to form a relationship over time with an academic coach.
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College Holds Disproportionately Affect Students of Color

March 2, 2023
Nearly one in three Black students and one in four Hispanic students have been unable to register for classes to due to an institutional hold.

New Programs: Business, School Counseling, Human-Centered Design

March 2, 2023
Indiana Wesleyan University is starting a certificate program in essential business practices. Sacred Heart University is starting a master of arts in school counseling.
People rally in support of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court on February 28, 2023, in Washington, DC

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Debt Relief

March 1, 2023
They questioned the Biden administration’s authority to forgive student loans but also seemed suspicious of arguments from plaintiffs that they have standing to challenge the debt-relief plan.
A student walks out of double wooden doors; over the doors, "T.C. Williams School of Law" is engraved in the stone.

A Law School’s ‘Denaming’ Evokes Donor Family’s Ire

March 1, 2023
The University of Richmond removed a slave-owning benefactor’s name from its law school, infuriating his descendants. It’s a familiar debacle that illustrates the pervasive effects of culture war politics.
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Lacking Collective Bargaining Rights, but Organizing Anyway

March 1, 2023
Faculty and staff are forming unions even in states that lack collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. These recent actions are part of a long history.
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Nearly Half of Students Lack Key Academic Guidance

March 1, 2023
Just 55 percent of students say they’ve been advised on required coursework for graduation, according to Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse’s survey on students’ experiences with advising and registration.
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‘The Latinx Guide to Graduate School’

March 1, 2023
Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales, professor of leadership studies at the University of San Francisco, and Magdalena L. Barrera, vice provost for faculty success at San Jose State University, co-wrote the book as a guide for prospective and current Latinx graduate students.
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A Match Made Online: Virtual Speed-Round Networking

March 1, 2023
Grinnell College arranges short, online video calls between students and alumni for networking opportunities.

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