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Sept. 20, 2024

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A Call to Invest in Digital Infrastructure, Instead of Expecting HBCUs to Do More With Less

Jayla Moody Marshall, Diverse Issues in Higher Education

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Despite years of chronic underfunding, Historically Black Colleges and Universities are engines of economic opportunity for an array of students—many from underserved communities. Now, however, HBCUs must adapt their model to an increasingly online post-pandemic world driven by artificial intelligence.

 

A new report examines the powerful connection between the potential of student success at HBCUs and investments in cutting-edge technology. 

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Searching for Fit: The Impacts of AI in Higher Ed

Michael Horn and Jeff Selingo, Future U

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It's become a common question in the higher education community: How will artificial intelligence transform teaching and learning?

 

In this interview, bestselling author and professor of computer science at Georgetown University, Cal Newport, discusses AI’s academic and operational implications, its ethical and practical considerations, and the stages and timeline over which college leaders, professors, students, and others can expect this technological transformation to unfold. 

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Could a Wealth-Based Pell Grant Close Racial Gaps in Student Debt?

Jessica Blake, Inside Higher Ed

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Current formulas for awarding federal student financial aid are based primarily on income and don’t fully account for wealth inequality, especially by race. Students from low-income and low-wealth families—who are disproportionately Black and Latino—often have to take out more student loans to attend college.

 

New research argues that a supplemental Wealth-Based Pell Grant will help eliminate racial disparities in student loan borrowing and make debt-free college a reality for many more students.

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Could These Courses Help Students Make the Most of College?

Beckie Supiano, Teaching

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Today's students are arriving at college less prepared than instructors expect, often with mental-health challenges and responsibilities that pull their attention away from their coursework.

 

Against this backdrop, some colleges are offering new courses designed to help students both academically and in terms of their well-being. Can such courses actually help students study more effectively and navigate college successfully? Several professors weigh in.

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A Look at DEI Eliminations at Colleges Across the US

Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive

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A Republican-led crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education is ramping up at colleges across the country.

 

Many states have banned or tried to implement anti-DEI legislation, while others are applying pressure to college officials through intensive reviews. In some cases, college leaders are preemptively winding down DEI initiatives ahead of potential changes in laws. Here's a round-up of the most recent rollbacks to DEI on college campuses.

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Homeless Students Can Sleep Safely in Their Cars at This California College. Other Campuses Say No

Briana Mendez-Padilla, CalMatters

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From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., a nondescript parking lot at Long Beach City College serves as much more than just a place to park.

 

The lot is a designated area for Long Beach City College’s Safe Parking Program, an initiative from the college’s Basic Needs Center that offers safe overnight parking for students and connects them to resources like showers and Wi-Fi. The program was created to address a particular student demographic: homeless students living in their cars. 

HUMAN WORK AND LEARNING

The First Electric Vehicle Apprenticeship Program in the Country Is Coming to Pittsburgh, DOL Announces

Madaleine Rubin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Can This Start-Up Turn Casual Reading Into a Viable Credential?

Frederick Hess, Forbes

The Great Shrinking of the U.S. Workforce

Elyse Ashburn, Work Shift

How Microcredentials Are Spurring Deeper Collaboration Between Community College and Employers

Alcino Donadel, University Business

Looking to Swiss Model, Apprenticeship Coalition Outlines New Professional Pathway for Students

Kirsten Adair, Indiana Public Broadcasting

Why Universities Are Fighting for These Seven Acres in Southern Florida

Patrick Sisson, Fast Company

RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY

Ed Blum Puts Colleges ‘On Notice’ Over Diversity

Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed

San Diego Professors Weigh In on Project 2025, Part 1

Jade Hindmon, Elaine Alfaro, and Ashley Rusch, KPBS

Faculty of Color at SSU Oppose Protest Policy, Personnel Changes in Open Letter

Anna Armstrong, The Press Democrat

University of Maryland Sued Over Cancellation of October 7 Vigil for Gaza

Anna Betts, The Guardian

Kentucky Public University Presidents Outline Evolving DEI Efforts to State Lawmakers

Sylvia Goodman, Kentucky Public Radio

STATE POLICY

State OKs Major New College of Florida Changes, Despite Concerns Over Millions in Spending

Jim Turner, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

State Lawmakers Zero In on Education Funding, OPI Spending

Alex Sakariassen, Montana Free Press (Montana)

Legislators Tout Work to Restore Trust in Higher Ed

Anthony Hennen, The Center Square (Pennsylvania)

How to Improve Indiana’s Economy? A Question-and-Answer Fireside Chat

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

AFFORDABILITY

'I Found Out the Hard Way That Family Income Alone Doesn’t Predict College Financial Aid Needs'

Janai Raphael, Lumina Foundation

Can Jordan Peterson’s $500 Online Education Seriously Challenge Conventional Colleges and Universities?

Jennifer Graham, Deseret News

NKU Creates Three States, One Rate Tuition for Tri-State Students

The Lane Report

How Rising Higher Ed Costs Change Student Attitudes About College

Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge

Five Facts About Student Loans

Richard Fry and Anthony Cilluffo, Pew Research Center

Opinion: Community Colleges Make Becoming a Nurse Affordable.

Lynn Ceresino Neault and Gregory Smith, The San Diego Union-Tribune

NEW REPORTS AND EVENTS

A Supplemental Wealth-Based Pell Grant: How to Meet Unaddressed Need and Close Racial Gaps in Student Loan Borrowing

The Institute for College Access & Success

Critical Connections: Funding HBCUs’ Digital Infrastructure Is Essential for Meeting U.S. College Completion Goals

Complete College America

State of San Diego Latinos Report

San Diego Foundation

Webinar: The Changing College President: A Discussion With Presidents and Chancellors Who Were Not Provosts

American Council on Education

Indiana’s New Career Pathway: Preparing More Hoosiers for Success After High School

CEMETS iLab Indiana

Webinar: From Acceptance to Arrival: Practical Strategies to Address Summer Melt in Higher Education

University Business

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