Education

[ad_1] We call it the presidential teach-in, and one of us, Mary Dana Hinton, has firsthand experience with the value and success of this approach. As a new president at Hollins University, she was eager to get to know the culture, challenges and opportunities in her new community. She also wanted to create an intentional, …

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[ad_1] Eric Boynton, provost and dean at Beloit College, in Wisconsin, has been named president there. Kristie Fisher, president of Iowa Valley Community College, has been appointed president of Kirkwood Community College, also in Iowa. Nerita Hughes, interim associate vice president of academic affairs and workforce innovation and the dean of the School of Business, …

New presidents or provosts: Auburn Bay Beloit Howard Kirkwood Manchester MCCC Pembroke Read More »

[ad_1] Telecounseling for college students isn’t going anywhere. That’s one takeaway from a new report on critical considerations for partnering with teletherapy vendors from the American Council on Education, says co-author Nance Roy. “The current landscape suggests that teletherapy is here to stay and can be a useful and effective offering for colleges to consider,” …

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[ad_1] Tampa: right on the water—but also right in the heart of Florida. The Mathematical Association of America is, despite continued public objections from LGBTQ+ mathematicians, holding its main annual conference, MathFest, this August in the sprawling Tampa Convention Center, near Hillsborough Bay. Mike Hill, president of Spectra, a national LGBTQ+ mathematicians’ association named after …

MathFest in Florida? Some LGBTQ+ mathematicians aren’t going Read More »

[ad_1] A new graduate poses with Empire State president Lisa Vollendorf at the 2023 commencement ceremony in Rochester, N.Y. When you’re a higher ed professional, you get used to stories from exasperated people whose credits earned at one institution didn’t count at another. This costs students and families time and money and results in students …

What transfer students need from a university (opinion) Read More »

[ad_1] Part of my job is to think about the future of online learning. Institutional capabilities and competencies can’t be built overnight. Universities need to begin learning about what might be coming well in advance of that future. Until this week, my interest in learning about the potential of XR (mixed reality) in relation to …

Apple Vision Pro and the future of XR in online learning Read More »

[ad_1] Separated by fewer than 75 miles, Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia are, in many ways, diametrically opposed. One is a small military college with a rigid honor code, while the other is a large national university known for rigorous academics and cutting-edge research. But both are public institutions that have become …

Two institutions, two different defenses of DEI in Virginia Read More »

[ad_1] The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a membership organization representing public historically Black colleges and universities, is actively welcoming Black community colleges into its network for the first time. The group brought six two-year institutions in Alabama into the fold this week. Community college leaders who advocated for the move say joining the organization will …

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[ad_1] A new poll from the Pew Research Center found that more Americans disapprove than approve of colleges considering race in admissions. The poll found that half of U.S. adults say they disapprove of selective colleges and universities taking prospective students’ racial and ethnic backgrounds into account when making admissions decisions. Fewer (33 percent) approve of colleges …

Poll finds the public is skeptical of affirmative action Read More »