University of Notre Dame’s longtime president to step down
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 16, 2023
John Jenkins, who has held the post since 2005, will return to teaching and ministry at the Roman Catholic institution at the end of the academic year.
Open universities: between radical promise and market reality
SRHE
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
by Ourania Filippakou Open universities have long symbolised a radical departure from the exclusivity of conventional universities. Similarly, Butler (2005) reminds us that the very categories of who counts as human, who is deemed grievable, and whose knowledge is legitimised are deeply political struggles.
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Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 5, 2025
IDs work closely and collaboratively with subject matter experts (SMEs) to design and implement strategies that reflect these needs, as well as design universally for accessibility and diversity. Patricia Baia, PhD, is a s enior i nstructional d esigner at Touro University Jacob D. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching.
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Pivot to the Middle East: How universities are expanding amid global shifts
The PIE News
DECEMBER 16, 2024
The challenges facing universities are wide-ranging and well-reported – which is leading them to seek out some creative solutions for their growing list of problems. According to Thomas, its partly as a result of global trends that have long shaped university strategy. A spluttering global economy.
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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 19, 2025
Tintos Theory of Departure (1997) and Pascarella and Terenzinis (2005) Influence Theory emphasize the importance of student-faculty interactions in fostering academic success. ” Chicago: University of Chicago Press. References Pascarella, Ernest T., and Patrick T. “How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research.”
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Study: Latino Students Use Practical Strategies to Finance College Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 28, 2025
There has clearly been some progress, but the need to expand access to opportunity remains," noted Santiago in the report's foreword, referencing Excelencia's initial study on Latino financial aid patterns from 2005. The report also examines differences in aid receipt by institution type.
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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) welcomed Howard University's announcement late last week of Dr. Ibram X. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. Kendi's appointment Dr. Crystal A.
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Dubai’s growing student population fuels TNE expansion
The PIE News
JANUARY 27, 2025
By 2040, were anticipating that we will more than double enrolment in higher education, Nitesh Sughnani, director of university ratings at Dubais Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) told delegates. Supply is growing exponentially, and the education sector has to respond, said Sughnani.
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AAUP Ends Two-Decade Opposition to Academic Boycotts
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 12, 2024
AAUP Ends Two-Decade Opposition to Academic Boycotts Ryan Quinn Mon, 08/12/2024 - 03:00 AM In 2005, the American Association of University Professors spoke out against this form of protest amid calls for scholars to spurn Israeli institutions. Now, the group says boycotts “can be considered legitimate tactical responses.”
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Most UK universities failing to hit carbon reduction targets
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Campaign group calls for institutions to be accountable via short-term assessments after 59% missed goals The majority of UK universities have failed to meet their carbon reduction targets, figures reveal. The sector had a goal to reduce emissions directly controlled by institutions by 43% between 2005-06 and 2020-21.
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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Black Male Initiative (BMI) officially began in 2005, when the New York City Council approved funding for BMI throughout the whole of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, 25 institutions in total. CUNY is a public university [system], and Im a public servant. Were here to support the public.
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Could Skilled Worker visa changes be a warning of what could be coming for international graduates in the UK?
The PIE News
MARCH 26, 2025
New, targeted visa pathways for international graduates For years, I have been saying much alike, universities and employers that the UK must either improve access to the Skilled Worker visa for Graduate visa holders or establish dedicated post-study work pathways.
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Being Genuine in the Classroom
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 16, 2025
In The Art of Teaching , Jay Parini is quick to dismiss these questions, since authenticity itself is, he argues, yet another construction and [t]he notion of the true self is [] utterly false (2005, 59). Oxford University Press. The Pedagogy of Real Talk. Mowreader, Ashley. Academic Success Tip: Engage Students in Real Talk.
Alarm at first fall in disadvantaged students in England reaching university
The Guardian - Higher Education
OCTOBER 24, 2024
to 29% The proportion of disadvantaged teenagers in England going on to study at university has fallen for the first time on record, leading to accusations that the country is moving backwards in terms of social mobility. the previous year – the first time the rate has fallen since it was first measured in 2005-06. Continue reading.
Will GenAI narrow or widen the digital divide in higher education?
SRHE
APRIL 2, 2025
Based on our study ( Zhou et al , 2025 ), while universities offer a wide range of support such as laptop loans, free access to remote systems, extracurricular digital skills training, and targeted funding to WP students, WP students often do not make use of these resources. This divide is not only student-level but also institutional.
JAMES T. OVERTON
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2024
Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University. This is his second time serving in the role, initially from 2005 to 2011. Overton James T. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware.
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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 14, 2023
As a scholar engaged in legal research, the law library of New York University School of Law, ranked in the top ten of law schools, affords one bountiful offerings of legal research tools such as HeinOnline, Lexis Plus, VitalLaw, Law Journal Library and Proquest that are not available at primarily undergraduate institutions such as my own.
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Explore the Technology Behind Today’s HyFlex Classroom
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 17, 2023
In 2005, more than a decade before the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in the modern era of online and hybrid learning in higher education, this classroom on the campus of San Francisco State University was outfitted for the budding field of online learning. Room 170 at Burk Hall was ahead of its time.
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Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana
SRHE
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
For instance, institutional autonomy and academic freedom are widely acknowledged as essential for the optimization of university operations in most African nations. Universities offer the necessary space for the exercise of academic freedom, and thus, institutional autonomy is necessary for its preservation.
INTO launches new AI admissions service
The PIE News
AUGUST 12, 2024
The system uses AI to read and extract data from application documents for applications to INTO university partners in the US and UK, and is launching in Australia soon. “Embracing AI innovations is crucial for universities seeking a competitive edge in the global education market.
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Canada and Australia: the shift from quantity to quality – and rightly so
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Both countries have also introduced additional measures alongside these caps, including increases in visa fees, stricter compliance requirements for universities, and more rigorous visa application processes. To understand the situation, let’s revisit 2005. And, perhaps more importantly, could we have predicted this shift?
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President’s corner: Trust is the bedrock of progress at High Point University
University Business
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
But upon closer examination of the dynamic career of businessman, author, Toastmasters award winner and High Point University (N.C.) The cornerstone of High Point University’s brand is the trust that Qubein has instilled in community members with him. President Nido Qubein, it seems quite natural when he does just that.
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Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 5, 2025
IDs work closely and collaboratively with subject matter experts (SMEs) to design and implement strategies that reflect these needs, as well as design universally for accessibility and diversity. Patricia Baia, PhD, is a s enior i nstructional d esigner at Touro University Jacob D. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching.
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New Report: Faculty Remain Stubbornly White
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Griffin, professor and dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland. Griffin, professor and dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland “I wasn’t surprised by the result,” said Griffin. Schools that showed the most growth tended to be ones that did not have any minoritized faculty at all in 2005. “I
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Student perspectives on sustainability in international education
The PIE News
JUNE 20, 2024
Importance scores rose from 79% to 84% in UK universities, and from 76% to 78% in non-UK universities. In the UK, satisfaction rose from 89% to 95%, and in non-UK universities from 90% to 92%. Data taken from the 2024 Global Student Experience report brought to you by Etio.
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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
ACPA
JUNE 30, 2023
University of North Carolina. The decision determined that the Harvard University and University of North Carolina policies violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and exceeded the limitations based on previous Supreme Court rulings. We continue to believe in the value of Affirmative Action. As seen in U.S.
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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Shirley Ann Jackson is the 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological university in the U.S. Time Magazine in 2005 hailed her as “perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science,” having held senior leadership positions in government, industry, research and academe.
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Q&A With Michelle Blesi, Author of Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies
Today's Learner
APRIL 10, 2025
In spring 2005, I completed the TES (Teacher Education Series) courses at the University of Minnesota, earning my teaching license in vocational education. She completed the TES (Teacher Education Series) courses in spring 2005 at the University of Minnesota.
Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
Testy served as Dean and Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law from 2009 to 2017 and at Seattle University School of Law from 2005 to 2009. She began her career as a law professor at the University of Puget Sound in 1992, which then became Seattle University.
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Columbia Journalism School Honors Life, Legacy of Ida B. Wells
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 18, 2024
Wells Symposium will feature remarks by Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik and notable voices from national media. Wells impacted these causes through her journalism “Ida’s legacy is a powerful one and continues to resonate,” said Dawn Kissi, a 2005 graduate of the journalism school. “As The inaugural Ida B.
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Ohio State Emeritus Professor Wins Nobel in Physics
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 4, 2023
An emeritus professor at Ohio State University was one of three researchers awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics Tuesday.
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$2.1M Grant Aims to Diversify Geosciences
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 7, 2024
North Carolina Central University (NCCU), an historically Black university, will join Eastern Carolina University and the University of Puerto Rico in efforts to diversify the field of geoscience. The percentage of Black environmental scientists and geoscientists fluctuated between 1% and 7.8%, from 2005 to 2019.
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Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 22, 2022
From January 2005-2009, Rice served as the 66th secretary of state of the United States, the second woman and first African-American woman to hold the post. Bush’s national security adviser from January 2001-2005, the first woman to hold the position. from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 19, 2025
Tintos Theory of Departure (1997) and Pascarella and Terenzinis (2005) Influence Theory emphasize the importance of student-faculty interactions in fostering academic success. ” Chicago: University of Chicago Press. References Pascarella, Ernest T., and Patrick T. “How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research.”
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Working environments: a short overview of the literature
SRHE
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Lee and Brand (2005) also proposed that offering more flexibility and control over workspaces could lead to significant benefits for occupants. Nic Kipar leads the Academic and Digital Development team at the University of Glasgow. Personal communication to Kipar, N.,
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Precarious times: how the UK university workforce is changing
LSE Higher Education Blog
JANUARY 20, 2023
As university staff prepare to go on strike, is it time to take another look at UK HE’s growing reliance on fixed-term and teaching-only contracts? Andrew Jenkins and Alison Wolf explore the changing composition of the workforce in UK universities. In recent decades there has been enormous growth in higher education.
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Opposition Against Northwestern Stadium Renovation Grows Amid Hazing Scandal Fallout
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 13, 2023
Amid a hazing scandal and the subsequent firing of Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald , some faculty, alumni, and investors are pushing back against the school’s plans for a $800 million renovation of its football stadium, CBS reported. But calls to delay are increasing. Former Northwestern football player Ramon Diaz Jr. –
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Most UK universities have failed to meet their carbon reduction targets: Reducing ambition and embracing offsetting is not the solution
HEPI
JANUARY 19, 2023
The People & Planet University League was first published in 2007 and on the 6 December 2022 its 13th edition was released. When surveyed in January 2022, 69% of sustainability managers said the People & Planet University League had a direct impact on institutional policymaking.
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WEEKEND READING: Why Scotland’s student funding system is “unfair, unsustainable, unaffordable” and needs to be replaced with a graduate contribution model
HEPI
JANUARY 18, 2025
These are the remarks by Alison Payne, Research Director at Reform Scotland, at the HEPI / CDBU event on funding higher education, held at Birkbeck, University of London, on Thursday of this week. And while more Scots are going to university, places are unable to keep up with demand.
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Mobility championed by UK ed minister
The PIE News
MAY 10, 2023
She nodded to the success of Heriot-Watt’s Dubai campus – the first campus of an overseas university to open in Dubai International Academic City in 2005 – noting that it began with 120 students and now has 4,000. “International education is popular. It makes us all richer.
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Five-Minute Starts: Fifteen Ideas to Ignite Your Class
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 28, 2025
Educators must model inclusive practices, invite collaboration, and encourage dialogue; however, there is also a responsibility to address bias or discrimination when it arises (Holley and Steiner, 2005). Marie McQuade is a lecturer at the University of Glasgow, and program lead for the BA Childhood Practice. References Barbezat, D.P.
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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 21, 2024
From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr. Prior to NASPA, Parnell was director of research initiatives at the Association for Institutional Research and director of national survey research for the Association for Institutional Research.
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Making Equity a Priority
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 28, 2024
In 2005 — long before Curry took the helm — the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revoked the school’s accreditation because of financial instability. He adds that the partnership between Compton College and California State University Dominguez Hills has been successful over the years.
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Global Networks Amplify Local Controversies
GlobalHigherEd
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
What are the implications for universities and their governing boards/trustees/councils of becoming increasingly embedded in global networks? Beauchesne of indexable co-authorship between 2005-2009: What political boundaries, if any, do you notice in this empirically-based visualization of collaborative activity?
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