Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 11, 2024
A federal judge recently ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy may continue considering race as a factor in its admissions process, citing the unique needs of military readiness and national security. Judge Richard Bennett, in his decision, emphasized that the academy demonstrated a compelling national security interest in fostering a diverse officer corps.
UW Presidential Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
I join the many people across the University of Washington who were saddened to learn of the passing of David Bonderman, who earned his undergraduate degree in Russian here in 1963. We are proud to count him among our alumni and grateful for his generous support, which created immense opportunities for students to transform their lives and expand their horizons through travel and cultural exchange.
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Wonkhe
DECEMBER 11, 2024
England's higher education regulator is consulting on a new strategy designed to enable improvement. Debbie McVitty explains the new plan England's higher education regulator is consulting on a new strategy designed to enable improvement.
University Business
DECEMBER 11, 2024
In 2025, high school graduation numbers will peak before entering a period of prolonged decline, exacerbating pressures higher ed institutions are experiencing as they brace for the proverbial enrollment “cliff.” Nearly four million high school students will walk the graduation stage next year, the Western Interstate for Higher Education (WICHE) projects in the 11th installment of Knocking at the College Door , a comprehensive report that tracks graduation numbers in every state.
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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Anne Marie Graham calls for measurable objectives to ensure international students receive a world-class experience while in the UK
Liaison International
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Key Takeaways: Shift from transactional to strategic planning to drive impactful enrollment outcomes. Adopt AI-powered tools for continuous optimization, moving beyond traditional analytics. Embrace holistic, omnichannel strategies that engage individual students on multiple platforms. Therecent AACRAO SEM Conference2024 was buzzing with insights and strategies to address the rapid changes reshaping the work of enrollment leaders.
University Leadership Central brings together the best content for university leaders and administrators from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Coursera blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
A collection of stories from the University of London program Earning the MSc in Cyber Security from the University of London is a transformative experience for students from many backgrounds. Because every student enrolls with unique motivations and aspirations, they each have something different to say about their time during and after the program.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 11, 2024
What's been going on with undergraduate recruitment?
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Researchers say Chinese students feel they are treated as revenue sources rather community members Universities in the UK are being urged to provide better support for students from China to improve integration on campuses amid concerns about ethnic clustering. Chinese students make up a quarter of all international students and the 2.3bn fees they pay every year play a vital role in propping up the UKs cash-strapped higher education sector.
FIRE
DECEMBER 11, 2024
A third of faculty say they self-censor their written work, nearly four times the number of social scientists who said the same in 1954 at the height of McCarthyism.
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
Today's Learner
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes This post is a modified version of an article that originally appeared on the Cengage EMEA Unstoppable Minds Blog. Cengage EMEA Student Ambassador Bryony Hoyle from Trinity College Dublin shares some practical tips that your students can use to balance study and life while in college. The transition from high school life to university life isnt always easy.
UIA (University Innovation Alliance)
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Innovating Together: 6 Essential Episodes for Higher Education Leaders Elana Thu, 12/12/2024 - 06:25 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom Its been another great year for the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), and were happy to share our top six episodes from the Innovating Together Podcast. These must-listen shows represent just a few of the innovations and challenges that were top of mind for higher education leaders in 2024.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Dr. ClauDean Kizart If you think youre too small to make a difference, you havent spent the night with a mosquito. This African proverb holds a profound truth about the impact what often seems to be the smallest players. Like mosquitoes, community colleges have the power to create a ripple of meaningful change. Community colleges, often under-appreciated yet mighty in their mission, are essential agents of transformationparticularly for students from historically marginalized communities.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 11, 2024
In 2023, when Quinnipiac University undertook an extensive renovation of its Communications, Computing and Engineering building, a focus on student collaboration was central to the project. In recent years, the Hamden, Conn., campus has evolved to integrate modern collaboration technology, and spaces in which to use it, in every corner.
Higher Education Inquirer
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Higher Education Inquirer has received all the current contracts between the US Department of Education and Maximus/AidVantage through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Maximus serves millions of student loan debtors and has faced increased scrutiny (and loss of revenues) for not fulfilling their duties on time. The FOIA response (23-01436-F) consists of a zip file of 998 pages in 5 separate files.
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
More Californians than ever recognize that global climate change is driven by human activities. But while awareness of climate changes causes has grown among the states residents, most have yet to recognize how environmental conditions are fueling transnational migration.
HEPI
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Today, HEPI published a report on the experiences of Chinese students. In this blog, Laura Dalgleish, DirectorofMarketingandCommunications at iQStudentAccommodation, sets out how iQ supports its Chinese student residents. Regardless of where they are from, the majority of students approach university with great excitement about their newfound independence.
FIRE
DECEMBER 11, 2024
First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from FIRE.
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
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Campus Technology
DECEMBER 11, 2024
In these days of rampant ransomware and other cybersecurity exploits, security is paramount to both proprietary and open source AI approaches and here the open source movement might be susceptible to some inherent drawbacks, such as use of possibly insecure code from unknown sources.
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Members of Berkeley's Ethnic Studies department reflect on its origins in activist movements in the 1960s. The post How the Free Speech Movement and Third World Liberation Front transformed Berkeley scholarship appeared first on Berkeley News.
Educause
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of Defense released the final regulations for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program on October 15, 2024. The DOD reconfirmed the exclusion of fundamental research from CMMC program requirements and added concepts to help institutions meet the requirements.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 11, 2024
At the end of November, I had the opportunity to join the British Councils Going Global Conference in Abuja. Holding the flagship event in Nigerias capital was a strong statement: its first-ever Going Global to shine a light on Africa a continent whose population is projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, and whose youth population , already the largest in the world, is set to double to over 830 million by the middle of this century.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 11, 2024
University strategies and mission statements love to talk about global citizenship.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Local leaders, educational institutions, businesses, and other organisations from Limburg have penned an open letter to Eppo Bruins, the Netherlands minister of education, culture, and science, highlighting the provinces dependence on international students. Limburg has a strong international orientation due to its location on the border with Belgium and Germany.
HEPI
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Here ProfessorEdward Peck, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University and the Government’s appointed Student Support Champion, marks the launch of Compassionate Communication. When working to improve student mental health, it is easy to become reactive. Across all areas of higher education there are many priorities clamouring for our attention within a context of financial pressure.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 11, 2024
ETH Zurich climbed from eighth to second place in the rankings, with Lund University in Sweden and the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in joint third. We are thrilled that our university is once again ranked number one in the world in the QS Sustainability Rankings. The U of T community is profoundly committed to the advancement of sustainability as one of the most urgent challenges of our time.
Academe Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
BY MICHAEL ANTHONY LEWIS Its been over a year since Hamass October 7, 2023, attack on Israel; were still witnessing Israels response. All this has made the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians front page (or front screen) news. Were constantly hearing debates about the perennial issues that make up this conflict.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Christopher Edley Jr. In 2024, the nation lost a number of individuals who were passionate for helping to ensure that higher education remained accessible and diverse. While this is not an exhaustive list, we pause to remember some. May their memory be a blessing. Christopher Edley Jr. Christopher Edley Jr., a prominent legal and public policy scholar who co-founded the Harvard Civil Rights Project with Dr.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The development comes as more public universities in the UK explore transnational educational opportunities in India and the region. The India hub is the latest such establishment from Coventry University , which has similar offices located in Belgium, China, Singapore, Rwanda, and UAE. The hub , situated at HT House in Connaught Place, opposite the British Council India’s office, will focus on strengthening existing partnerships and building new ones between the global education groups an
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Reading Time: 8 minutes Search engine optimization (SEO) is essential for improving your schools online visibility, ensuring that when local families search for educational options, your school is among the first they see. SEO helps your website rank higher in search engine results, making prospective parents more likely to find you before other schools in your area.
University Business
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Ndilei Lukulay was skeptical when an email from Western New England University offered her admissionand a scholarshipbefore she had even submitted her application. Common App was still saying that my application was pending, said Lukulay, who grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. So I was like, Is this a scam? Is this real? It was real. This year, Western New England offered admission to her and more than 2,000 other students before they had even applied, and 210or about 12%accepted the offer.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 11, 2024
In an email sent to Canadian institutions on December 10, the IRCC clarified that students transferring institutions in January or May 2025 may start attending the new designated learning institution (DLI) they were intending to transfer to while their study permit is being processed. The temporary exemption addresses timing concerns created by the IRCCs changes to the international student program on November 8, 2024, mandating that students transferring between institutions must apply for a n
Higher Education Inquirer
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The owners of shuttered for-profit Hussian College have sued the schools former president and CEO, Jeremiah Staropoli, seeking $162 million in damages and penalties and claiming that Staropoli and close associates in the company embezzled funds and then conspired to cover up the alleged misdeeds. On September 5, father-and-son Hussian owners David and Joshua Figuli sued Staropoli , other former Hussian employees, and two lending companies in Pennsylvania state court, alleging a racketeering cons
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 11, 2024
When Donald Trump took office in 2016, the political shockwaves reverberated far beyond the United States, reshaping perceptions of America as the land of opportunity. For many of us, navigating the complexities of identity and belonging as Black international students, it marked a seismic shift. Fresh out of a graduate program at American University (AU), a predominantly white institution (PWI), I began my first job in global education.
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