Survey: Jewish students fearful after Hamas attack in Israel
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Jewish students find themselves in fear and facing sadness on their college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, according to a recent survey by Jewish campus organization Hillel International.
Read More about Survey: Jewish students fearful after Hamas attack in IsraelCommunity colleges see increase in online enrollment
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Lone Star College, a community college with eight campuses in Texas, has one “campus” that’s different than the others—it’s all online.
Read More about Community colleges see increase in online enrollmentOpinion: Graduate students should be taught public communications skills
INSIDE HIGHER ED — People have suggested many strategies for combating misinformation, but one of the best, and most doable, isn’t being discussed at all: to train graduate students in video communication.
Read More about Opinion: Graduate students should be taught public communications skillsHow recent political issues are causing conflict on campuses
KATC — As a Jewish student, Eden Roth always has felt safe and welcome at Tulane University, where more than 40% of the students are Jewish. That has been tested by the aftermath of last month’s Hamas incursion into Israel.
Read More about How recent political issues are causing conflict on campusesCollege students struggle with transfer process
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Attending a two-year college is often viewed as a more affordable path to a bachelor’s degree, especially for first-generation students or those from low-income backgrounds. Although practical in theory, in practice most students don’t follow that path.
Read More about College students struggle with transfer processUniversities prepare to launch two-year college programs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Butler University, a private institution in Indianapolis, and College of Mount Saint Vincent, a Catholic college in the Bronx borough of New York City, recently announced plans to launch two-year colleges on their campuses with intensive wraparound supports to serve local low-income students.
Read More about Universities prepare to launch two-year college programsUS House budget proposes cuts to federal work study and other programs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — House Republicans are planning to zero out the budgets for programs that support student parents who need childcare and that help improve the quality of prospective and new teachers, among other cuts.
Read More about US House budget proposes cuts to federal work study and other programsCalifornia faces legal challenges to hiring policy regarding undocumented students
BLOOMBERG LAW — California has been a leader in legislation benefiting undocumented residents, such as allowing them to obtain driver’s licenses. Now, the state’s higher education system is looking to be their largest employer by relying on an untested legal theory.
Read More about California faces legal challenges to hiring policy regarding undocumented studentsOpinion: Why university organizations should end the practice of joint statements
INSIDE HIGHER ED — After almost three decades as a higher education administrator, I’ve witnessed a disturbing evolution in student statements when, in place of signing statements about campus and world events in their individual capacities, students began signing as organizations.
Read More about Opinion: Why university organizations should end the practice of joint statementsYoung adults report high levels of anxiety and depression
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Young adults in the U.S. are reporting feelings of anxiety and depression twice as frequently as teenagers, according to a recent report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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