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Academia’s Role in Fighting Mental Illness Stigma
Though we are in an era of growing anti-intellectualism, colleges and universities still retain a large amount of influence in educating vast sectors of society and shaping public discourse, and can play a large role in destigmatizing mental illness. Stigma is one of the primary barriers to diagnosis and treatment, and given the prevalence of mental illness across demographic groups, fighting it should be a cause that everyone can get behind.
December 11, 2020
Community Colleges
South Puget Sound Community College Receives Historic Gift of $2.5M
South Puget Sound Community College has received $2.5 million — the largest gift in its history — from the Bruno and Evelyne Betti Foundation. The donation will benefit the college’s professional technical degree programs, which include automotive and welding trades, as well as health care programs in the college’s Dr. Angela Bowen Center for Health […]
December 11, 2020
Community Colleges
How Two-Year Colleges Can Mitigate Student Enrollment Declines
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the higher education sector, concerns arise around enrollment rates. More specifically, at community colleges. This fall, the freshman enrollment rate declined by 18.9% at community colleges. The largest declines were seen among Native American males and Black males at 20.1% and 19.2%, respectively, according to the National Student […]
December 11, 2020
Latest News
Webinar Analyzes Prior-Learning Assessments’ Impact on Adult Student Outcomes
Using first-hand accounts of student experiences and input from higher education leaders, Lumina Foundation’s webinar Dec. 10 discussed the impact of prior-learning assessments (PLA) on adult student outcomes.
December 10, 2020
COVID-19
Panel Discussion Focuses on Small Businesses and Education Amid COVID-19
A virtual panel on Thursday highlighted the ways in which small business owners and educators have been affected and have had to adapt amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 10, 2020
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Diversity Takes Center Stage in Biden-Harris Nominations
With about six weeks to go before President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris take office, their incoming administration is likely to be the most diverse in the nation’s history.
December 10, 2020
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BRITT RIOS-ELLIS
BRITT RIOS-ELLIS has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Oakland University. Rios-Ellis was the founding dean at the College of Health Sciences and Human Services at California State University (CSU), Monterey Bay, and was founding director of CSU’s Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training.
December 10, 2020
Students
Virtual Panel Urges Student Debt Cancellation, Calling it a Racial Justice Issue Too
Cancelling student debt isn’t just an economic issue but a racial justice one too, argued higher education leaders and policy makers in a Thursday virtual panel hosted by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and the NAACP.
December 10, 2020
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Year in Review
Top 100 Associate Degree Producers | Community Colleges
December 10, 2020
News Roundup
Census Records Reveal the Founder of Johns Hopkins University Owned Slaves
Records show that Johns Hopkins, the founder of Johns Hopkins University, owned slaves, despite the previously held perception that he was an early abolitionist. The university announced the discovery on Wednesday in a letter to the campus community from President Ronald J. Daniels, Dean of the Medical Faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine Dr. […]
December 10, 2020
Community Colleges
Dr. Vincent June Unanimously Appointed Chancellor of South Louisiana Community College
Dr. Vincent June was unanimously chosen as chancellor of South Louisiana Community College Wednesday, Daily Advertiser reported. June – interim chancellor since late May – begins in the role immediately after being voted in by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors. “After a thorough vetting process, we believe Dr. June is […]
December 10, 2020
Podcasts
Learn About DOIT, the program created to certify an Institution’s progress on Diversity & Inclusion
In this episode, staff writer Sara Weissman sits down with co-researchers Drs. Ken Coopwood, Sr. and William T. Lewis to discuss a new program that will certify an institution’s progress on diversity and inclusion. While the stakes are high and the pressure is on for colleges to change the way they’ve done things for decades […]
December 10, 2020
News Roundup
University of Tennessee System Votes in Favor of Adding Martin Methodist University
Martin Methodist University – located in rural Pulaski, Tennessee – is likely to be the first institution added to the University of Tennessee System in 50 years, Knox News reported. The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees voted unanimously to add Martin Methodist University to the university system on Wednesday. Martin Methodist University’s board voted […]
December 10, 2020
News Roundup
University of Minnesota Considers Tuition-Free Program for Low Income Students
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will discuss a tuition-free program for in-state students with an annual household income of less than $50,000, the Star Tribune reported. The initiative was proposed by President Dr. Joan Gabel as a part of her strategic plan for the university. The goal is to launch the program by […]
December 10, 2020
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RENNIE WALTERS
RENNIE WALTERS has been appointed chief of police at Savannah State University. Previously a criminal investigator and a district attorney investigator, Walters has 19 years of law enforcement experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from St. Leo University.
December 10, 2020
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JINLIU WANG
JINLIU WANG has been named executive vice president for research, innovation and knowledge enterprise at The Ohio State University. Most recently senior vice chancellor for research and economic development at the State University of New York System and interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Wang holds a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University.
December 10, 2020
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Year in Review
Top 100 Associate Degree Producers | Community Colleges
December 10, 2020
LGBTQ+
Clemson University Will Open First LGBTQ Residential Community Next Fall
Clemson University is opening its first LGBTQ “living and learning community” in fall 2021, a project ten years in the making, according to LGBTQ students.
December 9, 2020
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