Hi. I was wondering if anyone knew of any commercial or free software that does a reasonable job of assigning instructors to courses. We have outgrown our manual system of assigning courses to professors and the number of variables (competencies, schedule limitations, room limitations, course load limitations) is making the job staggering and time-consuming. I'm contemplating writing something but I would like to know if someone has already done this.

TIA.

New America is launching a Partners Council for the Accelerator for Community Colleges in the Innovation Economy.

This one-of-a-kind national network comprises leaders from membership associations representing higher education, industry, governors, mayors, local officials, workforce boards, K-12 policy leaders, community and economic development organizations, and science societies.

Accelerator Partners Council will provide guidance and assist New America in researching and disseminating replicable strategies that maximize partnerships between community colleges and their organization's membership.

https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/empowering-community-colleges-partnerships-for-economic-development-and-industrial-policy/

So I already have a master’s in strategic communications but I am more interested in marketing (it was a very PR/corporate and crisis comms heavy program). The university I work at gives employees free tuition. I’m wondering if I should do the higher education administration M.S. Ed. or an M.S. in marketing (a shorter program). This would be for fun, and if it eventually leads to a promotion or something that’d be cool but I’m not betting on it.

Also I do not do student-facing communications. The HEA program has a large student focus with some classes broad and relevant to my job, but the student focus would be boring for me.

Hi all,

I work in higher ed (community college) and there is a large tension amongst everyone on campus because of the unknowns following the election. What could axing the Department of Education do for funding of community colleges? Would budget cuts need to happen? Everything I read online is confusing. Sounds like primarily grant funded programs like TRiO and then financial aid would be the main things impacted but is that it?

Our College President is facilitating a mandatory meeting for all employees next Monday (which never happens) so we are eager to see what it is about, but it's hard not to imagine the worst given the circumstantial timing.

Please no hate, just worried.

Cheers

I have 6 years of mishmashed paraprofessional experience in student affairs/learning support/curriculum dev at a university, all part time and contract based:

• tutor (as a student employee)
• student programming assistant (mentoring student employees, facilitating an ongoing learning community group, facilitating learning skills training, evaluating language placement tests, resource design, and general admin stuff like booking appointments, scheduling meetings, minute taking etc)
• curricular research assistant (environmental scans, literature searches, thematic data analysis for both faculty led research initiatives and initiatives directly impacting curriculum ie, credit hour model changes)
• instructional design assistant (LMS content migration and LMS troubleshooting for faculty)

I've had many supportive colleagues strongly encourage me to pursue an MEd so that I can move up in the field, but where I live (Ontario) it's a total dumpster fire of budget deficits, layoffs and hiring freezes at almost every institution. I actually just got laid off before my contract could become permanent (how convenient!).

I've been applying to a bunch of positions at local institutions but I'm not hearing back from much, and what I am hearing back from are roles that are primarily administrative. I'm not opposed to that, but it's also not exactly my passion in life. is an MEd actually useful for obtaining higher ed positions? I have no qualifications or certifications other than an art history BA. I'm not able or willing to relocate for this field, so to me pursuing an MEd seems like a silly idea in Ontario at this moment.

Broadly I'm interested in direct student support, program development, working with youth and/or adult learners. I'd also be happy to do similar work to this outside of the higher ed context, if anyone has ever taken a different path, or pursued a different masters program to continue on in higher ed (plus expanded opportunities)? I'm also open to pursuing TESL certification. the curricular research stuff was not my cup of tea, and I generally don't enjoy working in faculty development. TIA for any insight or anecdotes.

I recently started an entry-level position in alumni relations/institutional advancement at a university (been here about six weeks), and I’m finding that I’m able to complete my tasks pretty quickly. Since I have a fair amount of downtime, I’d love to use it productively for professional development.

My long-term goal is to stay in higher education, but I’m especially interested in roles involving planning and project management. Does anyone have advice on how I could make the most of this free time? Maybe online courses, certifications, or specific projects I could suggest to my supervisor that align with planning/project management in a higher ed setting?

Any advice on how I can grow in my role and develop skills that could be useful for future opportunities would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

i’m about a month into my new role as an academic advisor I. graduated about a year and a half ago, still feeling really inexperienced and frankly, struggling with the professional aspect of this position.

i have almost a decade of restaurant management experience and it was something I really excelled in (which isn’t saying much, i suppose). i’m very used to understanding where i can make the biggest impact and excel, so being new and feeling stupid regularly has been a hard transition for me.

what advice do you have for a college graduate in a new field? any advice specific to advising? how can i excel? even in terms of professionalism - how can I improve my professional vocabulary and interactions with peers/superiors?

Hi everyone, I was hoping to gain some insight, I’ve been a school counselor in NY for about 8 years now with my longest position lasting about 6 yrs in a middle school setting until I was excessed due to funding. I luckily was able to land on my feet and start another position this year as a school counselor but throughout this transition I have found myself really looking to transition to a position in Higher Ed and took this position more as a immediate income.

Now living in Hoboken NJ, I have recently focused on universities in NYC or somewhere close by. Since May, I have applied to various Advisor positions at NYU and a few other universities . I had one interview with no luck. I was wondering if anyone could share any tips in getting noticed or getting my foot in the door. While I don’t have professional experience in a college setting ( only working as a graduate assistant while in grad school) I do think based on the job descriptions my skills would transfer well. I originally was interested in higher ed. I would appreciate any advice any one can offer .