Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

There are gated majors, typically in computer science, engineering and nursing, and, at my institution, business, that require students to earn a minimum GPA in an introductory course in order to declare a major. The resounding demands for equity within higher education heard far and wide during the summer of 2020 have, I fear, faded.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This project will transform the student experience in STEM at Furman,” said Dr. Alison Roark, associate professor of biology and program director.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The new Labour government has rightly recognised that universities are vital engines of innovation and growth and are key to tackling all five of the missions that are at the heart of its agenda. Last year, I was one of three Vice-Chancellors invited by HEPI to write a manifesto for higher education for the expected upcoming general election.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The report, titled “Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Black Early-Career Academics,” was the culmination of a monthslong survey of Black ECAs by the Higher Education Policy Institute, a U.K. think tank. This parallels findings in the U.S., I’ve felt it,” says Patton Davis. “I

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. Literature review Writing assignments have traditionally served as a means to support the development of critical thinking skills in higher education. Kuswoyo et al. World Englishes 15 (1). link] Kuswoyo, H.,

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Creating equity in the classroom requires that educators anticipate individual student needs, consider the delivery and presentation of their content, assign coursework that has real-world meaning, and prioritize skills development — efforts that result in greater student success, according to experts and research.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Projects like the toolkit are vital to promoting DEI principles within the transportation policy and engineering fields, connecting with disadvantaged communities to understand their needs, and addressing longstanding equity concerns, says Boyd. “In

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For too many learners, higher education is just too costly—and risky—of an investment. Students from low-income families borrow , on average, $43,983 to pay for their education, compared to the $25,375 that students from higher-income families borrow.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. Literature review Writing assignments have traditionally served as a means to support the development of critical thinking skills in higher education. Kuswoyo et al. World Englishes 15 (1). link] Kuswoyo, H.,

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Helix Education

JULY 11, 2024

Search engine optimization (SEO) is an essential element of any institution’s lead generation strategy and is a core tactic that should be at the center of your digital marketing strategy. Almost all prospective (graduate and online) students begin their search on a search engine. Your competition is investing in SEO.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

Potential As with any new development, advantages often come with disadvantages. In 2023, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on the results of a virtual forum attended by 1,600 people on how ChatGPT affects education and the recommendations. link] The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2023; 11(6):887.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 16, 2024

When it comes to higher education, Mental Parity means a free-for-all for students, whose opposition to IQ tests is shown by their IQuit badges. And Wrights passion for education left me thinking I wish he was one of my own kids teachers, which is perhaps the highest accolade anyone can give a teacher.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

What are those of us within higher education to do? Students may face challenges because they are transgender, because they are neurodiverse, because of economic disadvantages, because they do not share the cultural background of many people on campus or because they represent the first generation in their family to attend college.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

If we look rearward, we see that a series of utterly unpredictable developments in the last decade and a half left an indelible imprint on higher education today. The great American demographic shift was a second major development with vast repercussions for higher education.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

Potential As with any new development, advantages often come with disadvantages. In 2023, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on the results of a virtual forum attended by 1,600 people on how ChatGPT affects education and the recommendations. link] The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2023; 11(6):887.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

While students can learn at their own pace, they have the disadvantage of limited contact with instructors and reduced opportunity of immediate feedback. In some programs like teaching, nursing, physical therapy, engineering, etc., students are required to be skillful professionals to minimize risk in their professions.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MAY 11, 2023

At our recent event, Kortext Live, we were honoured to have Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews and President Elect of Universities UK, speaking about her vision for higher education in the next decade. Dame Sally, congratulations on being elected as President of Universities UK.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MAY 11, 2023

At our recent event, Kortext Live, we were honoured to have Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews and President Elect of Universities UK, speaking about her vision for higher education in the next decade. Dame Sally, congratulations on being elected as President of Universities UK.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MAY 11, 2023

At our recent event, Kortext Live, we were honoured to have Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews and President Elect of Universities UK, speaking about her vision for higher education in the next decade. Dame Sally, congratulations on being elected as President of Universities UK.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MAY 11, 2023

At our recent event, Kortext Live, we were honoured to have Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews and President Elect of Universities UK, speaking about her vision for higher education in the next decade. Dame Sally, congratulations on being elected as President of Universities UK.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

While students can learn at their own pace, they have the disadvantage of limited contact with instructors and reduced opportunity of immediate feedback. In some programs like teaching, nursing, physical therapy, engineering, etc., students are required to be skillful professionals to minimize risk in their professions.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This academic and professional development initiative encourages and assists students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. . The College of Urban Education at Davenport University launched a BS in Urban STEM Education program. Minority Male Initiative — Broward College.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

I’m sure we’ll dig into it, but I also have to wonder if part of it on the cost side has to do with public support of higher education. But the big fear for presidents is that they put themselves at a competitive disadvantage. Going back to the ’60s and ’70s, they wanted more mathematicians and engineers for a space race.

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SRHE

MAY 10, 2024

by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. That has remained the case with UCU’s ‘Post-1992 National Contract’.

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WCET Frontiers

MARCH 14, 2023

Advantages and Disadvantages of OPMs Some benefited from their OPM partnership: “As a small state school, we simply do not have the funds to take on all the risk in a fee-for-service at one time.” Surprise by the Department of Education on the ‘Big Impact’. Below are a few highlights of what we learned through the responses.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The authors state their rationale and goals up front: The conventional model of higher education is facing growing skepticism. With rising tuition costs, ballooning debt, and concerns about preparedness for the work force, many are doubting the value of higher education. The context of the need.

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SRHE

JUNE 7, 2023

by Brett Bligh, Sue Beckingham, Lesley Gourlay, and Julianne K Viola SRHE’s ‘Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures: prospects for space in higher education’ symposium series, delivered with Professor Sam Elkington and Dr Jill Dickinson, aims to foster continuous dialogue around learning spaces.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Lab space is inadequate to meet the growing for programs in biological sciences, neuroscience, or engineering, but can’t easily be expanded because of cost constraints and safety regulations. Unfortunately, all too many colleges and universities have been missing in action. Wherever a physical campus is located, it needs to be walkable.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

The initiative is designed for socioeconomically disadvantaged and first-generation students enrolled in the major and will provide mentoring, academic support, social activities, and research and networking opportunities. This fall, UNO anticipates enrollment of the first Prep Academy alumni.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The event was introduced by the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Education, Margaret Greenwood MP, who said that a gender pay gap and class ceiling in many sectors for disadvantaged women had been exacerbated by Covid, its aftermath and cost-of-living crisis – and this event was timely.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

“Injustice literally costs lives and diminishes educational and economic opportunities for millions of African Americans and other members of historically marginalized populations,” says Williams. Strayhorn, Belonging in Higher Education: Perspectives and Lessons from Diverse Faculty , is being released in mid-July. Nicholas D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Middleton Social media is neither honest about nor friendly toward Black males in P-12 and higher education. Black males are further disadvantaged and marginalized due to being labeled and stereotyped as intellectually inferior to their racial and gender counterparts. Hines, Donna Y. Ford, Edward C. Fletcher Jr, Renae D.

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HEPI

JANUARY 10, 2024

The balancing influence of HEFCE’s cooperating bodies has been broken up and institutions are registering to the new, sole regulator of English Higher Education, the Office for Students. They have always been engines of innovation and economic development, addressing societal challenges and improving lives. The date is 2018.

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HEPI

MAY 17, 2024

We previously published a chapter by David Willetts , Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, and another by Chloe Field , Vice President for Higher Education at the National Union of Students. Over the next few weekends, we will be running select chapters from that collection as Weekend Reading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2024

HBCUs, despite being less than 3% of American universities, are engines of social mobility in the African American community. Historically Black College or university-enrolled students face compounded disadvantages relative to college students overall. Dr. Christine M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2024

Addressing this opposition requires recognizing the systemic issues that hinder equal opportunity and fostering a dialogue that emphasizes the benefits of diverse perspectives and inclusivity at higher education institutions and in the workforce.

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