ACRLog
DECEMBER 20, 2024
If you were to walk into any university library during the last week of finals, some things are slowing down, while others remain. The thick air of stress, anxiety, and dread is slowly dissipating as more and more students depart for the winter break. Outside the reading rooms and study spaces, however, things are barely slowing down for academic library staff as systems and workflows continue to be maintained or, in some instances, ramp up.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 20, 2024
According to a DAAD snapshot survey, which included responses from 200 German universities, the country will be home to some 405,000 students in the 2024/25 winter semester, compared to around 380,000 in 2023/34. The number of international first-semester students has also risen to 88,000 this winter semester, compared to around 82,000 last year, the data showed.
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The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Survey finds post-1992 universities leading the way on sustainability and ethics More universities are banning fossil fuel companies from recruitment fairs in a sign of the sectors shrinking social licence among young people. The annual survey of sustainability and ethics in higher education found there has been a 30% rise in the number of institutions stopping fossil fuel companies taking part in graduate fairs this year.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Employers should be prepared for potential disruption caused by the rule, attorneys for law firm Fragomen wrote this week.
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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
University Business
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Two U.S. universities ranked in the top 10 in the latest global campus sustainability rankings. The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings measured sustainability efforts and institutional improvements at nearly 1,500 institutions in 95 countries. Each school was graded on attention to climate change, clean energy, water conservation, waste recycling, green transportation and sustainability education and research.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 20, 2024
We’re rounding up recent stories, from an Illinois institution trimming offerings to higher education associations asking to extend a key regulatory deadline.
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Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The Hypocrisy of Community-Engaged Research Elizabeth Redden Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Evelyn Vzquez writes that white saviorism often drives community-engaged research in the neoliberal universityand offers suggestions for how to change this.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Michael Clune, Jessica Riskin, Fara Dabhoiwala, and others on their favorites of the year. Michael Clune, Jessica Riskin, Fara Dabhoiwala, and others on their favorites of the year.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The Early Bird Gets Admitted Liam Knox Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges have been criticized for admitting more students through early decision, which benefits wealthier applicants. Without affirmative action, it could be a boon for diversity as welldepending how colleges use it.
FIRE
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The EXPLORE Act loosens restrictions on how the National Parks Service issues permits for filming on public lands.
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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.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
AI-Authored Abstracts More Authentic Than Human-Written Ones sara.custer@in Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Higher ratings for AI-authored abstracts should not obscure the need for engaging prose with a human touch, says study co-author.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 20, 2024
How K-12 reforms and recent disruptions created Gen Z's baffling habits. By Beckie Supiano Accountability and test-based reforms, pandemic-era disruptions, and larger social and economic pressures have fostered ineffective habits.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Colleges Send Out Heartwarming Holiday Messages Johanna Alonso Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM From ice skating with a mascot to going on a Christmas heist with a community college math teacher, holiday videos bring levity at the end of another year.
University Business
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Illinois colleges are more expensive than the national average. A first-in-the-nation bill could radically change how Illinois funds its universities and make it more affordable. What could that mean for families and young adults trying to pay for college? Learn more at WBEZ Chicago. The post Illinois lawmakers propose new funding model for state universities appeared first on University Business.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Brown University, one of the nations wealthiest institutions, is facing a $46million structural deficit, prompting efforts to limit growth in hiring and doctoral programs.
ACPA
DECEMBER 20, 2024
#29- Supporting Students in Multicultural Communities in Trinidad and Tobago by Sarika Moonian Keywords: students, support, trinidad, impact, culture, persons, feel, share, challenges, part, find, kinds, tobago, people, love, institution, quantify, island, lime, student affairs professionals Supporting Students in Multicultural Communities in Trinidad and Tobago by Sarika Moonian Lixing Li 00:00 Hello everyone, welcome to Global Connections.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The Connecticut State College and University system is asking some community college employees to return money mistakenly paid to them two years ago because of a calculation error, NBC Connecticut reported.
ACRLog
DECEMBER 20, 2024
As my first semester as an Academic Librarian draws to a close this holiday season, I was assured that December is a time to finally take a deep breath as meetings slow down. Maybe it could be a time to catch up on the scholarship youve been putting off, or read through the listserv emails that have been patiently waiting in their dedicated, untouched folder.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
In the New Year mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Scott McLemee looks ahead to select spring 2025 university press releases.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The first thing to understand is that when we talk to people face to face at our airport immigration booths, everything is logged. Theres a specific number, linked to our name, details and shift, that can be traced back to us through the stamp that we put in your passport. This means we take the responsibility very seriously as it is our name on the entry record.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
House leaders say that campus antisemitism has extended beyond student encampments to university health-care systems and call on the National Institutes of Health to ensure that institutions receiving grants comply with federal law and provide a safe environment for all, particularly individuals of Jewish ancestry.
Higher Education Inquirer
DECEMBER 20, 2024
With TikTok videos promoting honey packets, the supplements marketed as sexual enhancements have become popular on college campuses. But as Charles Trepany reports in USA Today , the Food and Drug Administration has warned that ingredients in the supplements could be potentially dangerous. (November 2024) VOA's Student Union is an online community for college and university students in the U.S., including international students.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills Board of Trustees appeared to pressure employees to admit specific students, according to a report from The Assembly based on more than 100 pages of text messages it received through an open records request.
Higher Education Inquirer
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Were joined by Nora Fayad, one of the CUNY 8. Nora and seven others were charged for their Palestine solidarity protest at City College, a campus in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. On April 30 they were arrested and charged with felony burglary and accused of attempting to enter a campus building without permission. Nora Fayad and others are concerned community members who joined the protests yet are condemned as being "outside agitators.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Biden Scraps Debt Relief Plans, Other Regs Katherine Knott Fri, 12/20/2024 - 01:39 PM The Education Department also withdrew its controversial rule regarding the participation of transgender student athletes in sports that align with their gender identity.
Academe Blog
DECEMBER 20, 2024
BY DANIEL A. SEGAL An opera based on Michael Chabons novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, with music by Mason Bates and libretto by Gene Scheer, had its world premiere at Indiana Universitys Jacobs School of Music on November 15.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Any overlap? Mostly, Im interested in what books you read in 2024. Let me know if there is any overlap between the books I reviewed and what you read.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Identity and access management (IAM) in higher education is a complex undertaking. There are different users with different roles that sometimes overlap, and identities can cross departments, colleges and campuses. Redundancies, outdated information and incorrect privileges run rampant when proper governance methods are not in place. Its important for higher ed IT leaders to understand who is using their services and the level of access each user needs.
Higher Education Inquirer
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The US Department of Defense (DOD) continues to stall the Higher Education Inquirer's efforts to investigate bad actor schools that prey upon servicemembers, veterans, and their families. Our effort began in December 2017 when we first asked DOD officials about oversight of its DOD Tuition Assistance Program (DOD TA). Our latest request was FOIA 22-1203-F and the projected response date has been moved to March 2025.
University Business
DECEMBER 20, 2024
A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration. More than a dozen schools have issued advisories, even though Trumps plans remain uncertain. At some schools, the spring semester begins before Trump will take office, so students may have to be back in class anyway.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 20, 2024
With the incoming Trump presidency beginning on January 20, international education stakeholders in the US are bracing for what his second term could mean for the sector. Beyond the political uncertainty, institutions are navigating changes associated with the rising price sensitivity of students, impending enrolment cliffs and the continued advancement of artificial intelligence.
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