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Note: This article used collaboration between the human author and the AI programs of ChatGPT, Copilot, and Meta AI. The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era for community college education, presenting both exciting possibilities and complex challenges. While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied the Biden administration’s request to allow enforcement of uncontested parts of the Title IX final rule in some states where injunctions are in place. The administration asked the high court last month to weigh in on whether the U.S. Department of Education could move forward with enforcing the…
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik resigned her post effective Aug. 14. Dr. Minouche ShafikThe university has been embroiled in controversy since antiwar demonstrations reached a fever pitch in the spring of 2024. Many on faculty at the university expressed no-confidence in the administration partly for its aggressive response to on-campus demonstrations. University leadership was…
Dr. Joseph Glover is leaving his leadership post at the University of Arizona in Tucson and headed back to the University of Florida in Gainesville after just a month on the job. Dr. Joseph GloverGlover, who holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego, was appointed following a months-long national search….
Learning continues to be an obstacle for nearly a third of students, according to 2023-24 survey data released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Dr. Peggy G. Carr“In the latest data from the School Pulse Panel survey we are seeing signs of change in the areas of learning recovery and student absences in…
Dr. Jessica SnowdenJessica Snowden has been named vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Snowden holds master’s degrees in health professions teaching and technology and in clinical and translational research from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha as well as a medical degree from Texas A&M College of…
The ACLU of Florida has responded to allegations that the New College of Florida discreetly dumped hundreds of library books in a landfill. The act was brazen censorship that harkens back to when academic freedom is sacrificed on the altar of political expediency, asserted the ACLU of Florida, an affiliate of the nonprofit, nonpartisan American…
Phill GrossThe United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is launching a new partnership that seeks to cultivate a student pipeline from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) into the financial services sector. The planned program, known as Project ACCLAIM (Accelerating Learning in Asset Investment Management), is funded by a $10 million gift from Adage Capital Management…
Kari YoungKari Young has been appointed executive director of the Nash Community College Foundation. She served as the senior director of development at Degrees of Change in Tacoma, Washington. Young holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Pacific Lutheran University and an MBA from Phoenix University. #KARI #YOUNG #Diverse #Issues #Higher #Education
At a time when higher education is facing enormous challenges, including attracting and retaining good leaders, Dr. Alvin J. Schexnider — a retired university president — has given us much to reflect upon in his newly published memoir titled, Confessions of a Black Academic (McFarland & Company, Inc.). Schexnider — the former chancellor of Winston-Salem…