A two-day conference at the University of Miami brought together hundreds of stakeholders to discuss the current state of higher education.
Tag: Higher Ed
PCOM Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) has received the 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
Integrating STEM majors won’t end gender segregation at work
Increasing women’s representation in science, technology, engineering, and math majors will reduce—but not nearly eliminate—gender disparities in STEM occupations, Cornell University sociologists report in new research.
Binghamton University reaches highest ever score for LGBTQ+ inclusion
Binghamton University, State University of New York scored a nearly perfect ranking on the latest national Campus Pride Index, which measures a university’s commitment to LGBTQ+ safety and inclusivity on campus. The University received a 4.5 out of 5, an increase from the 3.5 scores received in previous years.
College Rankings that Matter: 5 You May Have Missed
Take a look at these rankings from 2022 that highlight the incredible value and uniqueness of a CSU education.
CSU Super Sunday Message Inspires College-Going Culture Across California
The California State University has partnered with nearly 100 predominantly African American churches throughout California to present the 18th annual CSU Super Sunday on February 26, 2023.
Schools Across North Country Seeing Early Impact of Federal Grant Awarded to CFES Brilliant Pathways
The CFES North Country Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) program is improving rates of college and career training enrollment, persistence, and completion with a goal of moving 4,000 graduates into high-wage, in-demand regional jobs in upstate New York.
CSU Continues to Provide the Most Affordable Higher Education in the Nation
Once again, data from the annual student fee report demonstrates that the California State University’s annual undergraduate and graduate resident tuition and fees are lower than those of peer comparison institutions across the country.
Educating California’s Workforce
The CSU works with industry partners to help employees advance their careers and foster a more educated workforce for California’s economy.
Binghamton University announces $37.5 million in new endowed scholarships
Thanks to a generous anonymous family, 25 incoming Binghamton University undergraduate students will receive scholarships per class year until the program reaches a steady state of 100 scholarships awarded per year.
CSU Faculty and Staff Honored for Dedication to Student Success
The California State University (CSU) will honor four faculty and one staff member with the esteemed Wang Family Excellence Award for their unwavering commitment to student achievement and advancing the CSU mission through excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.
UC San Diego Named Among World’s Top 20 Universities by U.S. News and World Report
The University of California San Diego has been ranked among the top 20 universities in the world, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Global Universities.
Binghamton University receives 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award
For the second year in a row, Binghamton University received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
Diversity magazine honors Binghamton University’s Watson College Scholars Program
Binghamton University’s Watson College Scholars Program has received the 2022 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
An Open Road to Education
Seven CSU campuses received funding through the state’s K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program to eliminate equity gaps in higher education and workforce participation.
CFES Brilliant Pathways Offers Awards to Schools in Response to Record Drop in College Enrollment
New Beginnings program offers comprehensive college and career readiness program as part of CFES’ commitment to help another 100,000 underserved students become college and career ready by 2027, doubling its total since launching in 1991.
Bright Minds of the Future
The 36th Annual CSU Student Research Competition showcased the CSU’s innovative scholars.
David Yellen named dean of the University of Miami School of Law
A brilliant barrister who has argued a case before the Supreme Court and innovated in the classroom, David Yellen has served as a dean at two prestigious schools of law and is known as one of the most influential figures in legal education.
UNC Students Honor Chicano Tradition Through Creating a New One
El Día de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated annually on Nov. 1-2. The festivity showcases the love and respect for deceased loved ones. Every year, families and communities gather to remember their relatives through building altares or ofrendas.
$100 million in gifts to transform UAB School of Medicine
In grateful recognition of a transformational $95 million lead gift from longtime University of Alabama at Birmingham supporter Marnix E. Heersink, M.D., the UAB School of Medicine will now be named the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine.
Media Advisory: September 29th Forward Food Webinar
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Forward Food Food and Nutrition Coordinator Sonny Rodriguez will moderate an expert panel of speakers as they share ways of successfully integrating plant-based menu items and Meatless Monday promotions into their higher education foodservice operations.
UC San Diego Named Top 10 Public University by U.S. News & World Report
The U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges rankings listed UC San Diego as the nation’s eighth best public university. The school also ranks 13th among best colleges for veterans, moving up two spots from last year.
CSU Trustees to Honor 23 Top Student Scholars for Outstanding Achievement
The California State University (CSU) will honor 23 students, one from each CSU campus, who have been selected to receive the 2021 Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. The students will be acknowledged for their talent, determination and drive during a ceremony as part of the CSU Board of Trustees virtual meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 14.
UC San Diego Named No. 3 Best Public College by Forbes
The University of California San Diego has been ranked third among the nation’s top public colleges, according to the Forbes 2021 list of America’s Top Colleges. UC San Diego was No. 15 out of the complete list of 600 four-year private and public colleges in the country.
Same Berkeley MBA without the commute
UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business announced a new flexible online option for its top-ranked, part-time Evening & Weekend MBA Program. The new Flex option offers the same curriculum and faculty and the same Berkeley Haas MBA degree in a highly customized and flexible online and on-campus format.
RegeneratOR Workforce Development Receives NSF Award
With the recent announcement of the RegeneratOR Test Bed to support regenerative medicine start up companies, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and the RegenMed Development Organization (RemDO) are embarking on the next step – to help create the future workforce.
CUR Physics and Astronomy Division Announces 2021 Outstanding Research Mentor Awardee
The Physics and Astronomy Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research announces the 2021 recipient of its Outstanding Research Mentor award: Thomas Pannuti (Morehead State University).
New CSUCCESS Initiative Will Enhance Equity and Student Achievement for CSU Students
Largest-ever CSU device distribution will provide iPad Air for up to 35,000 first-year and new transfer students at eight campuses
CUR Mathematics and Computer Sciences Division Announces 2021 Faculty Mentor Awardees
The Mathematics and Computer Sciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research announces the 2021 recipients of its Faculty Mentor Awards, which honor mentors for their success in mentoring undergraduate researchers.
A LETTER TO MY FRESHMAN SELF
On the eve of graduation, five CSU students reflect on their transformational time on campus, the wisdom they’ve gained and the insight they’ll take with them.
UAB’s American Chemical Society chapter honored for its work during COVID-19 pandemic
The UAB undergraduate Student Affiliates group of the American Chemical Society has been awarded its highest recognition for the 2019-2020 academic year, Outstanding Student Chapter Award.
New Book Charts Rural America’s Pathways to College and Career
More than thirty years ago, college admissions expert Rick Dalton founded the nonprofit CFES Brilliant Pathways to train underserved students to become college- and career-ready. Little did he know at the time that a pandemic would blow open an opportunity gap that disproportionately affected low-income students, particularly in rural America. His latest book explains how community stakeholders throughout the nation can help rural students set and achieve their goals.
CFES Brilliant Pathways to Offer $1.5 Million College Readiness Program to 20 Schools in Northern New York, Vermont at No Cost to Schools
It’s well known that low-income urban students who want to attend college face significant hurdles. But rural students go to college and remain there at even lower rates than their urban counterparts.
A new initiative, the North Country Brilliant Pathways Program, aims to address this underrecognized gap for students at 20 elementary, middle and high schools in rural Vermont and northeastern New York by providing them with a multi-faceted, comprehensive college readiness program.
CSU to Implement COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Upon FDA Approval
Requirement would go into effect for the fall 2021 term contingent upon one or more vaccines receiving full approval
Tufts Enacts Investment Policies to Advance Sustainability
Tufts University has announced it will prohibit direct investment in coal and tar sands companies as part of a multi-part plan to support sustainability. Additional actions include investing up to $25 million in positive impact funds related to climate change over 5 years.
The Medical Council of Canada selects Education Management Solutions for the virtual delivery of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part II
The Virtual OSCE solution from EMS is a secure, turnkey and fully remote high stakes medical licensure examination platform. Now, the Medical Council of Canada will be able to resume the Step II exam, allowing hundreds of candidates across of Canada to resume their journey to full licensure during Covid-19.
The Fight Against COVID-19 Continues
As the health crisis appears to plateau, CSU faculty and students continue to pool their time, talents and resources to fight the spread.
Leaders in Education, Business and Government Join Forces to Solve Critical Issues Facing Young People at CFES Global Conference
COVID-19 and social unrest across the globe have changed our world forever. The CFES Brilliant Pathways Global Conferenceon October 27-29, will explore implication of this disruption and how we can ensure that our children succeed in education and the workplace in our new world.
CFES Brilliant Pathways Partners with Colgate-Palmolive to Mentor Over 1,200 Students on College and Career Readiness
CFES Brilliant Pathways and Colgate-Palmolive joined forces on September 30 for a day of e-mentoring over 1,200 students in 16 schools across New York and Florida with a focus on college and career readiness.
Neurotic college students could benefit from health education
College students are under a lot of stress, even more so lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on certain personality types, especially neurotic personalities, college health courses could help students develop a more positive stress mindset, according to research from faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows
Affirmative action is a contentious issue across the globe, hotly debated in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria and Brazil, as well as in the United States. While the direct effects of affirmative action on college admissions are well known, new evidence from India shows that affirmative action has indirect benefits on the behavior of underrepresented high school students, who tend to stay in school longer when they know higher education is within reach.
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Reaches Major Milestone and Operates as Independent School
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine has been established as an independent medical school. This is a major milestone for the three-year-old school that offers a three-year path to residency, partners students with underserved communities and strives to keep more physicians in New Jersey.
University of Utah to drop SAT/ACT test requirements
In a two-year pilot study, the University of Utah is electing to make the submission of standardized test scores, the SAT or ACT, optional for applicants beginning with the fall 2021 admissions cycle.
California State University Center to Close Achievements Gaps to Open at Cal State Long Beach
The California State University (CSU) announced today that California State University, Long Beach has been selected as the host site for the CSU Center to Close Achievement Gaps (CCAG). The center, set to open this spring, will focus on identifying and refining proven strategies to eliminate equity gaps at all levels of education and will share training, tools and evidence-based best practices with colleges of education across the CSU and education partners across California.
CSU Tapped to Scale Instructional Excellence to Advance Student Success
Eight CSU campuses to participate in the Association of College and University Educators’ faculty development programs to boost student achievement and close equity gaps.
CSU Receives Grants to Increase Scholarships for Math, Science Teacher Candidates in California’s High-Needs Schools
CSU Receives Grants to Increase Scholarships for Math, Science Teacher Candidates in California’s High-Needs Schools
Innovating the peer-review research process
A team of scientists led by a Michigan State University astronomer has found that a new process of evaluating proposed scientific research projects is as effective – if not more so – than the traditional peer-review method. Normally, when a researcher submits a proposal, the funding agency then asks a number of researchers in that particular field to evaluate and make funding recommendations.
Four things school districts need to know before moving learning online
As the number of cases of COVID-19 multiplies and the duration of school closures increases, school districts are struggling with the feasibility of providing students with online learning opportunities. A new report from Michigan State University’s Quello Center reveals the challenges schools face if they plan to move online.
Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores Offers Lessons of Leadership to College and Career Advisors
During a time when effective leadership is needed more than ever, Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores showed exactly what that looks like during a 30-minute webinar hosted by CFES Brilliant Pathways.
‘HOW I FELL FOR MY FIELD’
As the adage goes, “Choose a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” The CSU is lucky to be replete with faculty and staff across its 23 campuses who’ve found their true calling. And for those who work with them—whether students or colleagues—that dedication to education is infectious.
Read on to hear how faculty and staff at nine CSU campuses fell head over heels for their discipline.