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Tech Trends 2025: Can Technology Help Universities Avoid the Enrollment Cliff?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The fertility rate in the United States reached a historic low in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Center for Health Statistics, and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the fertility rate dropped more than 22% from 2007 to 2020. Fast-forward to today, and that first cadre

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Malaysia looks to streamline international admissions

The PIE News

The minister signalled the changes to come during a speech made at the University of Technology Malaysia located in Skudai, and reinforced the ministry’s priority to ensure that all international students coming to Malaysia hold legitimate qualifications, verified by the ministry.

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QS rankings: US and UK unis lead but Asian countries excel

The PIE News

While US universities lead in 32 subjects, with Harvard topping 15 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading 11, UK universities excel in 18 subjects, with Cambridge ranking first in four. China, for example, had 100 entries in the top 50 in 2020. That number has now risen to 231, marking a 131% increase over five years.

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Remote Desktops Pose Security Risks for Online Learners

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of technological solutions enabling digital communication led to a massive increase in distance learning. billion students in 186 countries from their classrooms in 2020. The pandemic displaced approximately 1.2

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.

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Higher Education, Technology, and A Growing Social Anxiety

Higher Education Inquirer

The Era We Are In We are living in a neoliberal/libertarian era filled with technological change, emotional change, and behavioral change. We are simultaneously moving forward with technology and backward with human values and principles. The mainstream media were largely complicit with these higher ed schemes.

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Immersion at UNLV: Revising and Reviving an ACRL Program

ACRLog

“ The ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program, usually referred to as Immersion, has been on hiatus since March 2020, when our facilitator team canceled the summer 2020 Immersion program because of the COVID-19 pandemic.