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Recruitment & Retention

Doing the Real Work in Higher Education Amidst Two Pandemics

As we stare down the double barrel of a global pandemic and historic levels of police brutality inflicted upon Black Indigenous People of Color, we are faced with the reality that neither problem is going away. In addition to massive school closures across the country, many disadvantaged groups—Black families in particular—have suffered disproportionately during these turbulent times.

November 6, 2020

COVID-19

University of Florida Faculty File Grievance to Stay Remote for Spring 2021

Faculty at The University of Florida are demanding that they continue teaching remotely next smelter, but still have yet to gain approval, according to The Gainesville Sun. Last week, the university’s faculty union filed a grievance asking administrators to “cease and desist” from requiring members to hold the same level of in-person courses as they […]

November 6, 2020

Recruitment & Retention

In the Wake of Disaster, the 2020 Election

I sit here today writing from the pit of my stomach. I have a dirty little secret. I have only shared this secret with my mother who expressed deep disappointment in me. However, I choose to share this now because it is important. I did not vote in the 2016 presidential election. Please let me explain.

November 5, 2020

COVID-19

Yale Faculty Move to End Disciplinary Actions on Students Failing to Comply With COVID-19 Measures

More than 100 faculty at the Yale School of Public Health signed an open letter — calling on university leaders across the nation to end “unnecessarily punitive disciplinary actions” on students who fail to follow all school health protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Yale News. Harvard epidemiologist Julia Marcus and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of […]

November 5, 2020

HBCUs

Final 2020 Presidential Election Results Still Unknown

The Presidential Election is too close to call, thanks largely to the unprecedented number of people who mailed in absentee ballots and conducted early voting out of heightened concern for their safety amid a global pandemic. At press time, Democrat Joe Biden was leading in the Electoral College vote count — with results in North Carolina and Pennsylvania among other states still up in the air.

November 3, 2020

COVID-19

Amid COVID-19 Higher Education Experts Call on Institutional Leaders and Policymakers to Support Transfer Students

COVID-19 has heightened higher education’s existing barriers for students, and transfer students are no exception. Last week, 25 higher education reform and research organizations signed a call to action to persuade higher ed leaders and lawmakers to prioritize streamlining the transfer process.

November 3, 2020

African-American

How Should Higher Education Campuses Prepare for Life After the US Presidential Election?

It would not be at the forefront of one’s mind to think that the outcome of the US Presidential Election could have heavy implications on the role of university presidents across the country.

November 2, 2020

Latest News

Advice for New Ph.D.s in Job Market: Be Open to Opportunities Outside Traditional Academia

Leaders of higher education associations say that though it’s a difficult period for new scholars looking for jobs, it also can be a time for enhancing skills and advancing research techniques.

October 28, 2020

Disabilties

National School Boards Association Tackles Equity Issues Within Public Education

As part of its “Public School Transformation Now!” campaign, which aims to improve equity and access within K-12 public schools, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) hosted a virtual webinar Oct. 27.

October 27, 2020

COVID-19

Duke Reports 17 New Positive COVID-19 Tests

Between Oct. 17 and Oct. 23, Duke University reported 21 new positive coronavirus test results out of 15,378 total tests, according to data from the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker. Out of 13,563 student tests, 17 resulted in positive. The positivity rate is now 0.125%, according to The Chronicle.  Nine students tested positive of 131 tests […]

October 26, 2020

COVID-19

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Study Abroad, Student Exchange Programs

Due to early travel restrictions imposed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the nature of COVID-19 itself, the ongoing pandemic has changed how study abroad and student exchange programs in higher ed operate across the U.S. and internationally.

October 25, 2020

Leadership & Policy

TIAA Institute Virtual Higher Ed Symposium Participants Express Optimism, Despite COVID-19

The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Institute recently hosted a virtual “Higher Education Leadership Symposium” based on a new white paper — developed by TIAA in collaboration with EY-Parthenon — that spoke to the future of operating models and student success at higher ed institutions, given the financial constraints of COVID-19.

October 22, 2020