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The Hill

Remaining Monolingual Is A Surefire Way For America To Fall Behind

Remaining Monolingual Is A Surefire Way For America To Fall Behind

May 15, 2022

David Wippman, President, Hamilton College and Glenn C. Altschuler write: In a multilingual world, the United States remains a mostly monolingual country. Even though roughly 70 million Americans speak a language other than English at home, almost 80 percent speak English only. In Europe, almost two thirds of working age adults report knowing at least one foreign language. While over 300 million Chinese students are studying English, only 200,000 or so American students are studying Chinese.
David Wippman, President, Hamilton College and Glenn C. Altschuler write: In a multilingual world, the United States remains a mostly monolingual country. Even though roughly 70 million Americans speak a language other than English at home, almost 80 percent speak English only. In Europe, almost two thirds of working age adults report knowing at least one foreign language. While over 300 million Chinese students are studying English, only 200,000 or so American students are studying Chinese.

May 15, 2022

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UniversityBusiness.com

The College Campus Of The Future Will Be Hybrid

The College Campus Of The Future Will Be Hybrid

May 13, 2022

Jeffrey Docking, President, Adrian College writes: Faced with headwinds, college leadership teams are tasked with coming up with the next new thing. A rebranded website, a catchy slogan, revamped tuition discounting, or a scholarship giveaway. However, while creativity is important to remain competitive, I have also found that the best creative answers often start by recalibrating with an obvious question – what do students want most from their college experience?
Jeffrey Docking, President, Adrian College writes: Faced with headwinds, college leadership teams are tasked with coming up with the next new thing. A rebranded website, a catchy slogan, revamped tuition discounting, or a scholarship giveaway. However, while creativity is important to remain competitive, I have also found that the best creative answers often start by recalibrating with an obvious question – what do students want most from their college experience?

May 13, 2022

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Inside Higher Ed

Serving by Meeting Students’ Basic Needs

Serving by Meeting Students’ Basic Needs

May 10, 2022

Ann McElaney-Johnson, President, Mount Saint Mary’s University writes: But most of all, the pandemic changed my conversations with students. No longer was the perfunctory “how are you?” actually perfunctory. I slowed down to really listen to their answers—and I learned more about my students than I had known before. I watched them pivot from in class to on Zoom, and as the equalizing forces of campus life (available food, beds, computer labs) disappeared, I came to see how different our lives were—and how truly expansive our responsibility to serve them is. Students in my first-year seminar were generous in their lessons that have transformed the way I wish to lead and serve.
Ann McElaney-Johnson, President, Mount Saint Mary’s University writes: But most of all, the pandemic changed my conversations with students. No longer was the perfunctory “how are you?” actually perfunctory. I slowed down to really listen to their answers—and I learned more about my students than I had known before. I watched them pivot from in class to on Zoom, and as the equalizing forces of campus life (available food, beds, computer labs) disappeared, I came to see how different our lives were—and how truly expansive our responsibility to serve them is. Students in my first-year seminar were generous in their lessons that have transformed the way I wish to lead and serve.

May 10, 2022

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Inside Higher Ed

‘Principled Neutrality’

‘Principled Neutrality’

May 05, 2022

Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor, Vanderbilt University writes: Conversations about free speech on campus often focus on the intolerance of divergent viewpoints among students and faculty. And indeed, maintaining a culture of open discourse and free expression is essential if universities are to fulfill their mission. Our purpose lies in providing our students with a transformative education and providing our faculty members with an environment where they can engage in pathbreaking research. Both education and research are best served in an academic climate where students and faculty can feel free to debate complex issues and challenge conventional wisdom. As Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt University’s fifth chancellor, put it in 1965, “The university’s obligation is not to protect students from ideas, but rather to expose them to ideas, and to help make them capable of handling, and, hopefully, having ideas.”
Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor, Vanderbilt University writes: Conversations about free speech on campus often focus on the intolerance of divergent viewpoints among students and faculty. And indeed, maintaining a culture of open discourse and free expression is essential if universities are to fulfill their mission. Our purpose lies in providing our students with a transformative education and providing our faculty members with an environment where they can engage in pathbreaking research. Both education and research are best served in an academic climate where students and faculty can feel free to debate complex issues and challenge conventional wisdom. As Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt University’s fifth chancellor, put it in 1965, “The university’s obligation is not to protect students from ideas, but rather to expose them to ideas, and to help make them capable of handling, and, hopefully, having ideas.”

May 05, 2022

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Forbes

It’s Time To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness

It’s Time To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness

May 03, 2022

Marvin Krislov, President, Pace University writes: As debates continue about how to solve the student loan crisis in our country, one federal program with significant benefits doesn’t get enough attention. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program was created in 2007 to help federal student loan borrowers who choose to go into nonprofit or governmental careers, which typically pay less than jobs in the for-profit sector.
Marvin Krislov, President, Pace University writes: As debates continue about how to solve the student loan crisis in our country, one federal program with significant benefits doesn’t get enough attention. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program was created in 2007 to help federal student loan borrowers who choose to go into nonprofit or governmental careers, which typically pay less than jobs in the for-profit sector.

May 03, 2022

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