Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
New British Academy interactive maps reveal cold spots in social sciences, humanities and arts in UK higher education – especially affecting disadvantaged students.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found enrollment patterns that exemplify broader trends in higher education.
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Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Boston U Suspends Admissions to Humanities and Social Science Ph.D. Programs Ryan Quinn Tue, 11/19/2024 - 03:00 AM The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
By Megan Zahneis Faculty members at the University of North Texas fear their teaching and research on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion will be curtailed by their own university's interpretation of a state law — and, in one college, they say it already has.
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HEPI
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
By Famke Veenstra-Ashmore, who completed an internship with HEPI in summer 2024. UCAS data show that in 2024, the number of 18-year-olds from Wales applying to university was the lowest in the UK. While 41.9% of 18-year-olds in England had applied for university by the end of June deadline, only 33.8% of their Welsh counterparts followed suit. The percentage of 18-year-olds who applied to university from Wales reached a record high of 38.1% in 2022.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Debbie McVitty puts the case for ditching the idea that being "business-like" is anathema to higher education's public purpose
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Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Bold Christian and Catholic Colleges Make Gains Sara Weissman Tue, 11/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Stricter Catholic and Christian colleges seem to be experiencing enrollment increases as religious families become more wary of secular institutions.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The concept of artificial intelligence is hardly new, but the full range of opportunities that exist are just being discovered. In the higher education world, colleges and universities are starting to dabble with AI projects, such as chatbots or aids for incoming students. The age of AI is burgeoning, ushering advancements in many fields, so it’s important that any institutions interested in incorporating this technology consider the rules and regulations around it.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
By Eric Hoover New research reveals that socioeconomic diversity has long been stagnant at prominent colleges — and that the SAT hasn't been an equalizer.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us back to that London This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us back to that London
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The Hildreth Institute said MassReconnect largely accounted for a 12% year-over-year enrollment increase in students ages 25 and older.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
What Is Behind FIRE’s Attacks on AAUP? Elizabeth Redden Mon, 11/18/2024 - 03:00 AM FIRE is no defender of academic freedom, Joan W. Scott writes. Byline(s) Joan W.
The Berkeley Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
University of California experts have laid out path for nearly nixing plastic waste. The post A world without plastic pollution? A new study shows it’s possible appeared first on Berkeley News.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Global. Adaptive. Driven. What do you like most about your job? I love helping international students worldwide to reach their fullest potential and to access the best of education. I believe that human wisdom and experience are really worthy investments. A capable individual can bring transformation not only in themselves but also in their family, industry, and even country.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The OfS has updated financial models that demonstrate the sector is facing financial pressure.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The Atlanta university has described its campus as a "loosely connected network" of buildings. Nine new facilities projects are looking to change that.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden’s Overtime Expansion jessica.blake@… Mon, 11/18/2024 - 03:00 AM The order means that tens of thousands of college and university staffers are no longer guaranteed either a raise or overtime benefits.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The potential use cases for generative artificial intelligence appear endless. As this tech tool continues to evolve, it has given university leaders and faculty members the potential to solve a broad spectrum of institutional and pedagogical challenges. Microsoft Windows devices are at the forefront of this transformation, enabling schools to harness the power of AI effectively.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
New research shows that 1.1 million international students at US colleges and universities contributed $43.8bn to the US economy during the 2023/24 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs. Their total economic activity has reached an all-time high, surpassing the previous record of $41bn set in the 2018/19 academic year. “International students’ contributions to the US are significant and multi-faceted, and this year’s record-breaking economic total is the latest proof of that,” sai
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Ideas for shared services can frequently fall at the first hurdle: the VAT implications. VAT expert John Rippon thinks this need not be the case Ideas for shared services can frequently fall at the first hurdle: the VAT implications.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Last school year's delays to filling out the federal financial aid form are spurring early action to support the class of 2025.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
In an Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey conducted shortly before the election, over 90 percent of faculty strongly or somewhat agreed that academic freedom is under threat. Nearly 60 percent of the roughly 1,100 respondents to an Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey—conducted in the lead-up to last week’s election—strongly agreed that academic freedom in higher education is under threat.
HEPI
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
By Dr Tom Fryer ( @TomFryer4 ) Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester, Professor Steven Jones ( @StevenJones_MCR ), Professor of Education at the University of Manchester, and Dr Bowen Zhang ( @charlzhang1996 ), Lecturer in Education at Durham University. Our recent paper found that university guidance regarding the UCAS personal statement lacks transparency.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The politicization of research, hiring, and teaching made professors sitting ducks. By Michael W. Clune The politicization of research, hiring, and teaching made professors sitting ducks.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Transition programmes help underrepresented groups get the most out of university. Why not offer credit for them, like they do in the US and New Zealand?
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Workers who receive kindness are more likely to perform acts of kindness as well, a survey of higher education employees found.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Financial Aid’s Foggy Future Liam Knox Thu, 11/14/2024 - 03:00 AM Whatever happens to the Education Department, Trump’s second term could have major implications for federal financial aid—and the students who rely on it.
The Guardian - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms Oxford University has been accused of relying on academics on “Deliveroo-style” and precarious fixed-term contracts to give the majority of its tutorials, after new research revealed just a third of lessons are taught by full-time professors. Data obtained through freedom of information requests by the University and College Union and shared exclusively with the Observer , reveals that about 61% of core tutori
University Business
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
What makes a college or university best for international students? There are five key conditions that create more supportive environments for students trying to acclimate themselves to life on a U.S. campus, according to rankings posted by Colleges of Distinction, a college search firm. Those conditions cross the college-going spectrum, “from recruitment and arrival to academic success and career development,” the list contends.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Jonny Exon explains how joining his university’s governing body gave him a voice in university governance and helped bridge the gap between staff and leadership
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The public institution faces a fiscal crisis after past years of mismanagement and a history of underfunding from Tennessee.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
DEI Retrenchment on Campus Is Far Worse Than Maps Show Doug Lederman Wed, 11/20/2024 - 03:00 AM They don’t capture local-level and self-imposed efforts to defund, eliminate or otherwise suppress diversity and inclusion efforts.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
More than 300 women faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder will receive back pay and a salary equity analyses every three years, following a $4.5 million settlement that the university reached following a class action lawsuit that was filed alleging widespread gender pay discrimination. “I’m feeling very proud of our class representatives for pursuing this action,” said Dr.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
By Megan Zahneis The university's decision points to a broader set of tensions surrounding graduate-student unionization and the need for reform in doctoral education.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
It's peace in our time as David Meech Mazumdar's research suggests that challenging times make for much improved relations between groups of university staff
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The network’s enrollment increases for the fall semester were twice those seen at the national level.
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