Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Among traditional college-bound high school students who consider college rankings, only about one in 10 say they care about an institution’s particular rank, according to a new survey from the Art & Science Group, a higher education consulting and research firm

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 23, 2023

String Theory Schools (STS), an education management nonprofit group, is looking to help Philadelphia’s educational system through a $1 billion offer to fix up the city’s schools and build new ones. It's really about the communities that want to build schools." Edmunds (K-8). as White, 11.2% as Asian, and 8.3%

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The PIE News

JUNE 16, 2023

Global premium schools group Inspired has acquired Alpha Plus Group Schools, which features prestigious UK brands Wetherby School and Pembridge Hall among its portfolio. At the start of the 2022/23 academic year, Alpha Plus enrolled 3,335 school and nursery students. million from £102m the year previous.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik Shafik who is currently the president of the London School of Economics, will become the first woman to lead the Ivy League institution. Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, an economist whose career has focused on public policy and academia, has been named as the next president of Columbia University in New York City.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2023

By Eva Surovell Racial equity and reproductive rights were the top policy issues cited by high-school seniors in weighing colleges, an Art & Science Group survey found.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. As higher education faces growing pressure to invest in academic programs that provide direct pathways to a career, many resource-strapped colleges have responded by making significant cuts to their liberal arts offerings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 23, 2023

String Theory Schools (STS), an education management non-profit, is looking to help Philadelphia’s educational system through a $1 billion offer to fix up the city’s schools and build new ones. It's really about the communities that want to build schools." Edmunds (K-8). as White, 11.2% as Asian, and 8.3%

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2024

Victoria McCall The webinar gave a platform to Victoria McCall, director of eLearning at The Center for Black Educator Development, to provide ample advice and instruction on how educators can better forge strong and positive relationships with the people they serve. And it should not be left to them.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education. Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it.

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MindMax

JULY 15, 2024

Steven Mintz, author and professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, posits that higher ed has strayed too far from its traditional purpose: providing a holistic liberal arts education that produces students who are “life-ready.” I came across an interesting article recently that suggests higher ed has forgotten its aim.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The University of Wyoming (UW) and five community colleges in the state are building a faculty network to share best practices and make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more inclusive. Through that program, educators shared ideas and explored ways to ensure inclusiveness in pedagogy and research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

in Nursing with a Certificate in Disability Ethics Education: B.S. A second undergraduate major in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies fortified her desire to be a voice for change both in healthcare and healthcare education.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Annabelle Hutchinson…is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. What is the purpose of a university education? Computer Science and Engineering are the most highly recommended courses of study. Yet, this picture is a sham.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

Bárbara Brizuela Bárbara Brizuela has been appointed dean ad interim of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. The professor of education also serves as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

DECEMBER 20, 2023

There’s a magical buzz as schools around the globe gear up for the holiday festivities. Embracing the essence of this season, schools are rolling out a wide range of holiday-themed video highlights , adding their sense of humor, creativity, and sincerity to make each video memorable. But, what is a video highlight?

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This week, the British Council Scotland and Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities awarded 13 international EARTH scholarships to early-career researchers. One EARTH scholarship recipient is Camellia Biswas, who is a doctoral researcher in Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indiana Institute of Technology.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

I suspect this pattern of continuous review and adjustment will define all of higher education in this country going forward.” Previously frozen programs are those in African studies, Asian studies, film studies, French, museum studies, music, music education and world religions, professors said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Gilead Sciences Inc. Gilead Sciences recently announced awards totaling $12.6 million in grants to the medical school’s Department of Pediatrics and Child Health and 18 other organizations as part of its new Setting the P.A.C.E. Gilead Sciences recently announced awards totaling $12.6 Setting the P.A.C.E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2023

Sabrina Jamal-Eddine During her Bachelor of Science in Nursing studies, Sabrina Jamal-Eddine informed a clinical instructor about her back disability and lifting limitation as well as explaining that she could do everything but except lift a patient.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

She will be the first woman to lead the school. In Safa Zaki, Bowdoin has found a distinguished scholar and leader with a global perspective who believes deeply in the transformative power of a liberal arts education,” said Scott Perper, chair of the Bowdoin board and a member of the Presidential Search Committee. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

Earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics, according to a new American Educational Research Association (AERA) analysis of 5.8 million individuals with high school diplomas only, between ages18 and 65. million Americans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Art Pimentel will become president of Folsom Lake College, effective Jan. Dr. Art Pimentel Most recently, Pimentel was president of Woodland Community College. Pimentel holds a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences and a Master of Arts in educational leadership from California State University, Sacramento and a doctorate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Hilton, a young Black professional at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), wrote an op-ed in Diverse Issues in Higher Education , entitled “Are career paths of young Black professionals in higher education being impeded by implicit racism?” I, Adriel A. I concluded that the answer is yes. Dr. Adriel A. My cowriter, Peter St.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This method leverages online education technologies that have become more familiar and advanced during the COVID-19 pandemic. By partnering with other institutions, colleges can quickly introduce new programs in high-demand fields, attracting students who might otherwise have overlooked small liberal arts schools.

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. STEM and science students have OPT , scientists and accounting and finance majors have jobs at both fintech and technology companies – humanities students are feeling the lack of options.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

This appointment makes her the second woman to lead the school. Petersen Petersen is a professor of political science and dean of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tulsa (TU). She was previously faculty and dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU).

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Education leaders ready to leap into the next generation of education that fully embraces digital modalities aren’t waiting around for our current institutions to get it together. Instead, they’re building their own schools that they see better fall in line with 21st-century students and match their needs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

DePauw University DePauw’s Bold and Gold 2027 strategic plan seeks to bolster the university around four principles: the liberal arts and sciences; the student experience; institutional equity; and responsible financial and operational management. The school is set to launch this coming fall. “We higher ed institution.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

New findings from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) are eerily similar to those of the Department of Education : only 16% of community college students earn a bachelor’s degree within six years. Washington and California showed up again for its low-income students, graduating them at rates at or above 57%.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. The private nursing school will officially welcome its fifth president on May 6, according to school communications. William Pieczynski – Nichols College (Mass.)

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University Business

JUNE 24, 2024

In these days of rising skepticism around higher education, what makes a “Best Value College?” For its 2024 Best Value College rankings , the company also surveyed students and alumni of the 209 schools on the list about starting and mid-career salaries and job satisfaction. Value, of course, extends beyond campus.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 20, 2024

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Native Explorers Program Governor Bill Anoatubby of the Chickasaw Nation on the left has supported the Native Explorers Program for 15 years. The full list of 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners can be found here.

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HEPI

JUNE 20, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Angeliki Lymberopoulou , Senior Lecturer in Art History and Employability lead for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University , and Richard Marsden, Senior Lecturer in History and formerly Director of Teaching for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

The schools unveiled a trio of collaborations April 18 at Columbus State’s Delaware Campus, highlighted by the Tuition Match Program. The schools unveiled a trio of collaborations April 18 at Columbus State’s Delaware Campus, highlighted by the Tuition Match Program. and is in good academic standing with no disciplinary violations.

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HEPI

JULY 9, 2024

For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Ruth Arnold , Director of External Affairs at Study Group. And so it is decided. It’s been a long wait. No contest.

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Deans for Impact

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Valerie will carry on the generational mission of DFI: to transform this nation’s educator-preparation system such that every child is taught by well-prepared teachers. Listen to Benjamin describe how DFI came to be through the partnership and support of leaders in educator preparation who were eager to empower – not enfeeble – the field.

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