Excelencia in Education and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities recently released a joint set of resources on Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) for the 2018-19 academic year.
Author: Laurie Arnston
Survival to Transformation: Navigating Fiscal Distress During COVID-19
The challenge ahead for higher education is unprecedented, and the typical solutions won’t sustain our institutions. If we can’t go back to what we used to be before COVID-19, we must instead evolve to something better, writes Philip Rogers.
We Need to Talk About Learning Continuity
Amid all the transitions that students and colleges will be going through in the coming months, we need to start experimenting with new tools and practices—like blockchain—that hold the potential to equitably safeguard, verify, and share learning no matter where it happens, writes ACE’s Louis Soares.
Supporting College Students Through a Public Health Crisis: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Harvey
In the fall of 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck the Gulf Coast, significantly affecting 13 million people in states throughout the region. Ruth M. López and Vincent D. Carales of the University of Houston look at what colleges can learn from Hurricane Harvey to address student mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Community College Snapshot
The American Association of Community Colleges recently released its Fast Facts 2020 snapshot.
Equity in Career AND Technical Education
MDRC has published a brief following a review of community college Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.
Let’s Talk About Race: An Interview With Thuy Thi Nguyen
The Let’s Talk About Race interview series captures the voices of prominent higher education scholars and leaders as they share their perspectives and experiences on race and ethnicity in higher education. Read the latest conversation with Thuy Thi Nguyen, president of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California.
FBI Report Addresses Hacking in Online Classes and Other Meetings
Tthere has been a significant uptick in reports of conference disruptions by individuals posting pornographic or hate images and using threatening language. In light of these security concerns, the FBI has sent out a press release on how to use the platform more securely.
Survey Studies College and University Student Affairs Officers’ Perceptions
Inside Higher Ed released findings from a recent survey of higher education institutions to better understand the perceptions and practices of university student affairs officers on key issues including student mental health, race relations and diversity on campus, hunger and homelessness on campus, free speech, sexual assault, Greek life, and athletics.
Faces of Dreamers: Saira Gonzalez, Michell Hernandez, and Juan Diego Mazuera, University of Florida and Queens University of Charlotte
For Dreamers, the upcoming presidential election feels especially crucial.
Guideposts for the COVID-19 Learning Transition
COVID-19 is pressing millions of students and faculty into an experiment in teaching and learning that has implications for a new form of college-going that may transform our understanding of higher education. ACE’s Louis Soares writes that our knowledge of how students learn can help us figure out how to move forward.
Exploring the Future of Teaching and Learning
A report published by EDUCAUSE examines major trends, new technologies, and emerging practices that might shape the future of teaching and learning.