Fees of £10,500 would be a return to the policies of 2017
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
As The Times hints at a coming fee rise that will be welcomed by the sector, David Kernohan notes how little policy would actually be involved in making this happen
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Rising costs, student debt turn graduate degrees into a ‘risky’ proposition, research finds
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Georgetown University researchers said that tuition and fees tripled over two decades, while earnings prospects remain uneven.
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Black and Asian students experience the curriculum as less culturally sensitive
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Outcomes get all the attention, but what about the experience gaps by ethnicity which persist in UK higher education?
Tenured Jewish Professor Says She’s Been Fired for Pro-Palestinian Speech
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Pennsylvania’s Muhlenberg College may have become the first institution since Oct. 7 to oust a tenured faculty member for such statements, though the professor is appealing the decision and still receiving a salary. In January of this year, Maura Finkelstein, a tenured associate professor at Muhlenberg College, temporarily reposted on Instagram a statement from a Palestinian American poet.
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‘U.S. News’ ranks UC Berkeley No. 2 public school in the country
The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
For over two decades, Berkeley has almost always been ranked as the No. 1 or No. 2 public school in the country. The post ‘U.S. News’ ranks UC Berkeley No. 2 public school in the country appeared first on Berkeley News.
Going to College Doesn’t Have to Suck
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child.
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Princeton, MIT, Harvard sit atop U.S. News college rankings — again
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
After methodological changes unveiled last year, the latest list shows more stability.
How Much Do Students Really Read?
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Students are turning to YouTube, podcasts and ChatGPT-crafted summaries rather than actually reading their assignments for class. Professors are unsure how to adapt. Ava Wherley likes to read—especially thrillers. She rarely reads nonfiction, but when she does, she prefers suspenseful tales of true crime. Reading for school is another matter. Wherley, a sophomore biology major at the University of Florida, is assigned about 100 pages of reading a week for three classes—most of which she skips in
This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth — 8 billion years from now
The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Existence of Earth-like planet around dead sun offers hope for our planet's ultimate survival The post This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth — 8 billion years from now appeared first on Berkeley News.
Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world
University Business
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Higher education is re-envisioning its offerings from the ground up to acclimate itself to the emerging demands of a digital workforce. Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions. “No matter how much technology
3 Western Michigan U faculty unions vote no confidence in president
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The resolution comes amid threats of a labor strike after protracted negotiations over compensation and healthcare.
New Laws in 27 States Could Keep Students From Voting
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Dozens of restrictive laws passed since 2020 could impact student voters this year, from shortened timelines for absentee ballots to new restrictions on using student IDs. In the last presidential election, an out-of-state student going to college in Ohio wouldn’t have to do much to vote in the state beyond registering and bringing proof of residence—a bank statement, a utility bill or even a paycheck listing their Ohio address—to the polls.
With $3 million gift, Berkeley prepares to build premier Ukrainian studies program
The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The top-ranked Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is undertaking a $9 million campaign to add more Ukrainian scholarship and programming. The post With $3 million gift, Berkeley prepares to build premier Ukrainian studies program appeared first on Berkeley News.
Report: HBCUs need more funding now to keep pace with digital demands
University Business
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
With campus IT teams reaching Amazon-like levels of service, predictive analytics boosting student enrollment and retention , and AI yet to unlock its potential, HBCUs can no longer afford to do “more with less” in higher ed’s tech-infused environment, declares a new report from Complete College America. The nonprofit, dedicated to improving equitable college completion rates, is challenging policymakers to erase longstanding funding gaps between HBCUs and predominantly white i
University survival will be pointless if students don’t
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
Mack Marshall and Jim Dickinson spent the summer training up this year’s batch of student leaders. There wasn’t much discussion about the future. Mack Marshall and Jim Dickinson spent the summer training up this year’s batch of student leaders. There wasn’t much discussion about the future.
Miles College to buy shuttered Birmingham-Southern’s campus
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Just miles apart, both institutions struggled with declining enrollment in recent years. But Birmingham-Southern couldn’t rebound financially.
Federal Agencies Aim to Boost Research at HBCUs
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
A newly launched, HBCU-specific $10 million grant program from the National Science Foundation is part of the federal government’s broader push to diversify scientific research and the STEM workforce. In the 14 years Michael Curry worked as a chemistry and materials science professor at Tuskegee University, he and his colleagues got research funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
Physicist Paul Richards, a pioneer in studies of the cosmic microwave background, dies at 90
The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
At UC Berkeley, Richards built sensitive instruments to explore relic radiation from the Big Bang The post Physicist Paul Richards, a pioneer in studies of the cosmic microwave background, dies at 90 appeared first on Berkeley News.
Canada and Australia: the shift from quantity to quality – and rightly so
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Canada, Australia and then Canada again! Canada last week announced a further capping on the number of international students that can enter the country to study in its various world-class institutions. It’s a move that is expected to hurt international students aspiring to study in the North American country – mainly Indians , who currently account for about 40% of all students studying in Canada.
The Jacqui Smith doctrine
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
As the dust settles on Labour’s annual conference, Jonathan Simons has scried an emerging policy agenda – and even come up with an acronym for it As the dust settles on Labour’s annual conference, Jonathan Simons has scried an emerging policy agenda – and even come up with an acronym for it
Retention ripples: How campus experiences interconnect to drive or derail retention
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Many variables play into students’ decision to stay or leave an institution. Recognizing that, many institutions are updating their retention strategies to reflect the interwoven nature of student life.
The Long-Awaited FAFSA Autopsy Is Here
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The Long-Awaited FAFSA Autopsy Is Here Liam Knox Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:26 AM A new government investigation dissects the federal aid form’s botched rollout. It paints a familiar picture of bureaucratic bungling, with some telling new details.
Had enough with the status quo? Heed the challenger brands
University Business
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Steve Jobs famously said, “It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the Navy.” Amid higher education’s increasing closures and consolidations , shrinking enrollment , aging infrastructures and students’ skepticism with current tuition models, scholars have rightfully ascribed this quote to the rise of challenger brands in higher education offering cutting-edge curricula.
Advancing Black Males in STEM is My Passion — Here’s How I Got There
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Broadening Black males’ participation in science and engineering extends our country’s ability to solve our — and the world’s — grand challenges. Implementing new strategies aimed at increasing Black males’ participation in these fields is key, and the new Black Males in Engineering (BME) project can help fulfill this goal.
The allure of collaborative advantage and the danger of collaborative inertia
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Competition is everywhere in higher education, but Nic Beech and Jackie Njoroge see the value in - messy, complex, but ultimately rewarding - collaboration
Arizona State to add tuition surcharge, close 1 campus after state funding cuts
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
With a $24 million reduction in public funds, the Arizona university warned of impacts to students.
Universities of Wisconsin Fires Joe Gow Again
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to fire former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow from his tenured faculty job over making pornography. The Universities of Wisconsin has fired Joe Gow for a second time over his pornographic double life: the Board of Regents voted unanimously on Friday to oust him from his tenured faculty position.
Times are tough but don’t lose heart: academia’s value is no dark matter
THE (Times Higher Education)
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A ground-breaking physics experiment underlines a proud scholarly tradition that relies on purpose, dedication – and money, says Keith Burnett
International student tuition helps Ontario almost balance 2023/24 budget
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Ontario’s public accounts for the last fiscal year, released this month, showed the province ended the year with a $600 million deficit, down from the $1.3bn deficit projected in the 2023 budget. Revenues were up by $1.6bn from what was expected in the 2023 budget, largely due to “higher third-party revenue from colleges driven by higher revenue from international student tuition and private partnerships ,” according to the document.
Culture connects, and universities can help
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Katy Shaw introduces some of the work universities are doing to support local areas in the way they support cultural activity
What traits make a great college president?
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Top education executives most commonly listed attributes like trustworthiness and resilience as very relevant to their presidencies in a recent study by Academic Search.
The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers kathryn.palmer… Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A federal antitrust lawsuit against a group of megapublishers highlights how academia’s system of rewarding researchers for publishing in certain journals has undermined their leverage.
As UK Study Visas Continue to Drop, Institutions Should Focus on Recruiting From These Emerging Student Populations
HEPI
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Meti Basiri , Co-founder and CEO at ApplyBoard. The UK Home Office released its latest international education data in August and, as expected, the number of sponsored study visas issued to main applicants continued to decline through June. This follows an ongoing trend since the UK’s previous government announced restrictions on dependants.
UC Berkeley to launch compute hub with California Education Learning Lab
The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The hub will provide students across the state with access to course materials built on the JupyterHub platform, a cloud-based, open-source system widely used in scientific and industrial workplaces. The post UC Berkeley to launch compute hub with California Education Learning Lab appeared first on Berkeley News.
OfS wants universities to define sexual misconduct using the language of courtrooms. Here’s the problem with that
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
For Nicola Campbell, the new Office for Students condition of registration on harassment and sexual misconduct still has problems with the definitions of crucial terms
Scathing GAO reports blame Education Department leaders for FAFSA mess
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
A monthslong investigation found the department failed to properly oversee vendors and communicate with colleges and students.
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