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Higher Ed scholar, Asst. Dean & grad program director at Villanova University's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Research: graduate student engagement, teaching & learning, student life, program evaluation, retirement transitions in higher ed. Cat Dad!
Great repurpose with purpose! via @hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org/from-pony-so... #higherEd #CommunityCollege #Housing
How an old hotel shows one solution to community college student housing insecurity
Some universities, colleges and nonprofits are attempting to address one of the fastest-growing problems in higher education: rising housing costs and housing insecurity among college students.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Great repurpose with purpose! via @hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org/from-pony-so... #higherEd #CommunityCollege #Housing
Has any CC reduced 60 credit AA to, say 45 credits?
The 3-year bachelor's degree, a long-time goal of some higher ed advocates, is fast gaining traction. Once-hesitant accreditors are granting approval for shortened degrees at institutions from Maine to Utah. Johanna Alonso @insidehighered.com has the story:
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Colleges, Accreditors and States Embrace 3-Year Degrees
Colleges from Utah to Indiana and Maine are on track to offer three-year degrees in the near future. But the hesitations that have long plagued the movement haven’t disappeared.
www.insidehighered.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Has any CC reduced 60 credit AA to, say 45 credits?
www.insidehighered.com/news/student... - always good to see such initiatives engage with arts community and students. #HigherEd
College Connects Students to Creative Arts for Mental Health
Colleges have invested in creative partnerships to support student health and wellness, inspiring community and emotional intelligence.
www.insidehighered.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
www.insidehighered.com/news/student... - always good to see such initiatives engage with arts community and students. #HigherEd
There's a great table with all the implementation deadlines for all the changes, most in 2026 and beyond: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm... #HigherEd
What’s Next After Trump Signed “Big Beautiful Bill”
Colleges should start communicating with students about the changes while bracing for state budget cuts, higher ed experts say.
www.insidehighered.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
There's a great table with all the implementation deadlines for all the changes, most in 2026 and beyond: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm... #HigherEd
tOSU now encouraging students to learn to use AI under a new initiative that will launch with the incoming Class of 2029 aiming to make students more fluent in the technology's usage
www.wosu.org/2025-06-17/o... #HigherEd
www.wosu.org/2025-06-17/o... #HigherEd
Ohio State University will discipline fewer students for using AI under new initiative
Ravi Bellamkonda, Ohio State's provost and executive vice president, said on WOSU's All Sides with Amy Juravich on Tuesday that professors will not be required to allow students to use AI, but will no...
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June 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
tOSU now encouraging students to learn to use AI under a new initiative that will launch with the incoming Class of 2029 aiming to make students more fluent in the technology's usage
www.wosu.org/2025-06-17/o... #HigherEd
www.wosu.org/2025-06-17/o... #HigherEd
Been getting some texts about Pope Leo XIV and no, he's not going to be Villanova's surprise graduation speaker this year! #Higher#Ed #NovaNation www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The New Pope, Leo XIV, Is a ’77 Villanova Grad
The Vatican announced the selection of a new pope to lead the Catholic Church on Thursday, the first to come from the United States and the first to hold a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. university.
www.insidehighered.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Been getting some texts about Pope Leo XIV and no, he's not going to be Villanova's surprise graduation speaker this year! #Higher#Ed #NovaNation www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
ACPA's got their future conference schedule for the next 5 years + all the old annual conferences listed with all the keynote speakers: myacpa.org/convention/ #highered
Annual Conventions | ACPA
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April 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ACPA's got their future conference schedule for the next 5 years + all the old annual conferences listed with all the keynote speakers: myacpa.org/convention/ #highered
New guide from UW's Matthew Hora on transferable skills - a must read! ccwt.wisc.edu/publication/... #HigherEd
Teaching Transferable Skills Using a Sociocultural Perspective
Hora, M.T. (2025). Teaching transferable skills using a sociocultural perspective: A guide for faculty and institutions for creating college courses that highlight disciplinary knowledge, professional...
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April 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New guide from UW's Matthew Hora on transferable skills - a must read! ccwt.wisc.edu/publication/... #HigherEd
Ah campus parking...! Why I don't drive to campus @chronicle.com @jackstripling.bsky.social great podcast on campus parking! Loved hearing the behind-the-scenes (shoutout to the K-State parking director), and ideas discussed (land use, transit use). www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY3L... #HigherEd
Why Parking Drives Us Mad
YouTube video by Chronicle of Higher Education
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April 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Ah campus parking...! Why I don't drive to campus @chronicle.com @jackstripling.bsky.social great podcast on campus parking! Loved hearing the behind-the-scenes (shoutout to the K-State parking director), and ideas discussed (land use, transit use). www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY3L... #HigherEd
It's bonkers there's a tax on Pell grants or that the employer education benefits that help working folks the most hasn't changed since almost 40 years! "the $5,250 cap hasn’t changed since 1986" www.higheredtoday.org/2025/04/14/t... @aceducation.bsky.social #HigherEd
Three Easy Tax Fixes That Would Help Students Succeed - Higher Education Today
As Congress takes on tax reform, three bipartisan fixes—ending the tax on Pell Grants, modernizing employer education benefits, and simplifying tax credits—could make college more affordable for milli...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It's bonkers there's a tax on Pell grants or that the employer education benefits that help working folks the most hasn't changed since almost 40 years! "the $5,250 cap hasn’t changed since 1986" www.higheredtoday.org/2025/04/14/t... @aceducation.bsky.social #HigherEd
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NASPA Faculty Council Recognition Form
Please submit the below information if you would like for the NASPA Faculty Council to recognize your accomplishment on their social media channels.
These channels include our Facebook page, our Lin...
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January 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
📣 #StudentAffairs Faculty! 🌟 The NASPA Faculty Council wants to celebrate YOU! Share your publications, grants, awards, tenure decisions, or promotions. 📝 Submit your accomplishments here: tinyurl.com/8vzv5rtc Let’s amplify your success! 🎉 #NASPAFacultyCouncil #HigherEd #NASPA
Would be interesting to know what percent of full-time faculty teach the intro classes in a gen ed curriculum; it's always a suggestion to increase majors: www.chronicle.com/article/how-... #HigherEd #EduSky
Advice | How to Rescue Your Slumping Humanities Program
An English department reversed its enrollment slide and reinvigorated graduate training, too.
www.chronicle.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Would be interesting to know what percent of full-time faculty teach the intro classes in a gen ed curriculum; it's always a suggestion to increase majors: www.chronicle.com/article/how-... #HigherEd #EduSky
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Hey! Amid....everything we are HIRING for an education reporter here in Philly. There could not be a more important time to focus on local ed issues and I think Chalkbeat is a really incredible place to get to do that. Let me know if you're interested or have questions and please spread the word!
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February 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hey! Amid....everything we are HIRING for an education reporter here in Philly. There could not be a more important time to focus on local ed issues and I think Chalkbeat is a really incredible place to get to do that. Let me know if you're interested or have questions and please spread the word!
Lawsuits coming for false positives (using AI detection software) on cheating, among other problems. AI panelists think AI detection software worthless. #aacu2015 www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
She lost her scholarship over an AI allegation — and it impacted her mental health
With generative AI use on the rise, students say they’re terrified of falsely being accused. It's harming their mental health. Here's what to do.
www.usatoday.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Lawsuits coming for false positives (using AI detection software) on cheating, among other problems. AI panelists think AI detection software worthless. #aacu2015 www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
@aacu.org & @elonuniversity.bsky.social guide to student AI use - free download and been cited a few times at #AACU2025: www.aacu.org/publication/...
AI-U/v1.0: A Student Guide to Navigating College in the… | AAC&U
This free student guide to navigating college in the era of artificial intelligence is available for students and institutions to download, distribute,…
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January 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@aacu.org & @elonuniversity.bsky.social guide to student AI use - free download and been cited a few times at #AACU2025: www.aacu.org/publication/...
@aacu.org #AACU2025 The State of AI in #HigherEd w/ J.Bowen, B. Alexander, M.Singh, C. Edward Watson session : most campuses lack strategic planning on AI but all have 'committees' very political now - might become partisan issue. Cultural & some faculty resistance. Fast moving!
January 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
As a grad program faculty director, admitted students tell me how they appreciated a personal email from me versus the automated, generic emails they receive at other institutions. Yes, more work for me, but they don't feel spammed either!
Students feel that they receive “too many emails” from their universities, and that they find their institution’s communications “inconsistent, inauthentic, and rather annoying”, researchers have found
#AcademicSky #EduSky
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Students feel ‘spammed’ by ‘overload’ of university emails
Institutional communications branded ‘inconsistent, inauthentic, and rather annoying’ by study participants
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
As a grad program faculty director, admitted students tell me how they appreciated a personal email from me versus the automated, generic emails they receive at other institutions. Yes, more work for me, but they don't feel spammed either!
I was just about to mention this data point in my 1st class on Contemporary Issues in HigherEd! This 5%decline was cited everywhere but now nope, do-over. www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi... #HigherEd
Erroneous data showed first-year decline; it actually rose
In October, the National Student Clearinghouse reported that first-year enrollment fell by 5 percent. Now, citing a research error, they say it actually increased.
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I was just about to mention this data point in my 1st class on Contemporary Issues in HigherEd! This 5%decline was cited everywhere but now nope, do-over. www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi... #HigherEd
@chronicle.com visual article on the upcoming representation of higher ed in Congress. 96% hold a bachelor's degree, compared to about 38% of the population. www.chronicle.com/article/the-... #highered #congress #education #college
The Colleges That Shape Congress
We analyzed the educational backgrounds of every current and incoming member of Congress. Here’s what we found.
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December 11, 2024 at 3:01 PM
@chronicle.com visual article on the upcoming representation of higher ed in Congress. 96% hold a bachelor's degree, compared to about 38% of the population. www.chronicle.com/article/the-... #highered #congress #education #college
#Teaching advice for new #highered #faculty via @chronicle.com @bethmcmurtrie.bsky.social Teaching Newsletter (also on CHE website). Thanks for citing me! www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...
Advice for a New Instructor
Readers share ideas for instructors who might be struggling with how to balance the requirements of teaching with students’ need for help.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:44 PM
#Teaching advice for new #highered #faculty via @chronicle.com @bethmcmurtrie.bsky.social Teaching Newsletter (also on CHE website). Thanks for citing me! www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...
Interesting prof devo initiative here via Johns Hopkins Center for Staff Life Design: hub.jhu.edu/at-work/2024... #highered
Introducing the Center for Staff Life Design
Meet Patrick Brugh, whose role as director is to help you move from where you are right now to where you want to be in the future
hub.jhu.edu
December 5, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Interesting prof devo initiative here via Johns Hopkins Center for Staff Life Design: hub.jhu.edu/at-work/2024... #highered
Today's AI fail email, though I appreciate the range of disciplines and a Dewey reference on 'times of despair' which seems on-point.
November 21, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Today's AI fail email, though I appreciate the range of disciplines and a Dewey reference on 'times of despair' which seems on-point.