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Academics want their research to influence policy.

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Brittany Trinh returns to talk about research lab and research group websites. And, how her online presence has changed now that she's back in grad school.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Lower shares of middle-income students in the class of 2023 completed the federal financial aid form than those who graduated before the health crisis.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Online Degrees Out of Reach Liam Knox Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Fewer than half of students at the largest nonprofit online institutions earn a degree after eight years. Is it an unfortunate reality or a cry for accountability?

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Jay Hartzell has served as the Texas public university’s leader since 2020 and joined its faculty in 2001.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

4 of 5 Western New Mexico U Regents Resign Amid Controversy Josh Moody Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Mounting scrutiny over a multimillion-dollar exit package for an outgoing president prompted the regents to resign.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

A Few Recent Developments That Shine a Light on the Path of AI in Higher Ed mnelson@upcea.edu Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM As I write this at the dawn of 2025, I believe a scan of a few of the most recent developments in generative AI in higher education helps to illuminate the path this technology will take in the coming year.

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Reading Time: 8 minutes Education marketing is poised for a transformative shift in 2025. As technological innovations accelerate and global competition intensifies, schools, colleges, and universities must adopt strategies that meet the evolving expectations of prospective students. If youre new to educational marketing or administration, you may benefit from a working definition of the topic were exploring.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

The Department of Education is fining Baker College $2.5million as part of a settlement reached Tuesday following a yearlong investigation into the institutions marketing and recruiting practices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

California community college presidents and chancellors are spending less time in their roles while the leadership ranks are becoming increasingly diverse, highlighting Dr. Larry Galizio both challenges and progress in the nation's largest public higher education system. Those are the findings included the Community College League of California's 11th biennial CEO Tenure & Retention Study.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Johns Hopkins University has agreed to resolve a federal civil rights investigation into whether it violated TitleVI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects students from discrimination based on shared ancestry, the Department of Education

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JANUARY 8, 2025

The partnership between Koblenz University of Applied Sciences and Kenya’s Mount Kenya University , whichpiloted over 2023 and 2024, has slowed because few candidates meet the required language skills. Further, a lack of training and test facilities in Kenya remain a key challenge for attaining the target, but could be boosted by an expanded number of apprenticeships on offer in the upcoming intake in March 2025.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2025

University of Texas at Austin president Jay Hartzell is moving 200 miles up the interstate to take the helm of Southern Methodist University, the private Dallas college announced Tuesday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Milwaukee Area Technical College's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging retaliatory termination after she reported racial and disability discrimination concerns. Eva Martinez Powless Eva Martinez Powless, who served as MATC's first DEI officer starting in 2021, claims in the lawsuit filed December 30 in the U.S.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

As AI and other technologies become a part of the edtech landscape, LSE HE Blog Fellow Maha Bali exhorts educators to ask these five questions when considering a new technology (or pedagogy) for their course We are bombarded daily with new technologies that claim to transform or disrupt education even though we know that, historically, tech in education has been overhyped.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Study: Majority of Students on Academic Dismissal Experienced Major Life Event Ashley Mowreader Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM A new study evaluates the barriers to student success for those who left college due to academic dismissal and what factors pushed them out of higher education.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

The University of Liverpool has signed an agreement with the University of Al Dhaid to provide the teaching curriculum at the new college, located at the University of Al Dhaid, based in Sharjah. Together, the two institutions will support and deliver a new Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, with teaching delivered at new facilities within the university.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Students at Luther Rice College & Seminary, a Christian institution in Georgia, will now be able to access a state financial aid program after initially being denied due to a state prohibition on tuition assistance for divinity school students.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Universities, reliant on recruitment agents and aggregator platforms, face enduring challenges in ensuring the quality and integrity of student admissions. Despite advancements in accreditation systems and agent quality frameworks, unethical practices and a lack of accountability remain pervasive. The ApplyCourses Agent Ranking System , a proprietary and IP-protected innovation , is designed to address these issues head-on.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

In 2025, the trends shaping higher education reflect a continuous transformation of the higher education landscape to meet the changing needs of students and staff, while maintaining sustainable and cost-effective institutional practices.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

By Ian Blenkharn , Director of Education and Student Services at the University of Bath. Like most institutions across the sector, the University of Bath is carefully considering the potential opportunities, implications and challenges posed by the new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE). Bath is somewhat unusual in having both a high proportion of integrated master’s courses and a high proportion of students studying programmes with a placement year (nearly two-thirds of Bath students und

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University Business

JANUARY 8, 2025

When Nhan Tong, a freshman majoring in computer science at USC, arrived on campus in the fall, he was excited to join social clubs, discover a new passion and make some college friends. A club focused on meetups to make and explore new foods caught Tongs eye, but he soon learned about the groups laborious, multistep application process: the submission of several essays, followed by an in-person, structured vibe check session, where Tong participated in a group interview with prospective members.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 8, 2025

OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EARN FREE COLLEGE CREDIT A new, high-quality path to free college credit was launched in 2017. The goal of the program, dubbed Freshman Year for Free, is to make college more accessible and affordable for high school students, college students and adult learners, including active duty military personnel, their families, and veterans.

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Coursera blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO Today, the World Economic Forum published the Future of Jobs Report 2025, revealing that shifts in technology, the economy, demographics, and the green transition will dramatically reshape labor markets worldwide. By 2030, 92 million jobs will be displaced, and 170 million new ones will be created, a net increase of 78 million.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Medical schools across the United States are facing new challenges in maintaining student diversity, according to data released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). While overall first-year enrollment increased slightly by 0.8% in the 2024-25 academic year, matriculation rates among historically underrepresented groups showed significant declines.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

In the past, weve talked about how you can improve your efficiency and outcomes with practical AI skills. Whether thats by using prompt engineering to draft the perfect email or prepping for your next interview with ChatGPT , there are seemingly endless ways that generative AI can help you in your current jobor even job search. But, despite their benefits, many workers remain unsure how to reliably use the numerous GenAI tools being integrated into their productivity software.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Tech Career Mentors: Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Dr. Aubrey Knight, Dr.

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Existing laws and First Amendment doctrine already address the vast majority of concerns that legislators are seeking to address.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

In this important and timely examination of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a political science professor at Clark Atlanta University, delivers what may be the most important critique of these institutions in recent memory. Drawing from his unique trajectory as a first-generation college student turned HBCU president and professor, Black, Not Historically Black combines scholarly analysis with raw personal testimony to create a work that is both an indi

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The Berkeley Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

The grant, from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will support a multiyear initiative that confronts censorship and surveillance targeting academic and artistic freedom. The post UC Berkeley awarded $2.6 million grant to counter arts censorship appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Cornell got a jump on its New Years resolutions this winter, unveiling an updated version of its proposed Expressive Activity Policy just before the holiday season.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

The Climate and Society Center aims to accelerate Californias equitable transition to renewable energy and zero-carbon emissions. The post Ambitious new center will link scientific analysis and environmental justice appeared first on Berkeley News.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

On the wall in Ted Carters office is a framed picture of two fighter jets in mid-flight against a blue sky. Im in one of those, he says. No university president in the country can claim the exploits of Ohio States leader. In 38 years of active military service, Carter, 65, logged more than 6,300 flying hours, flew 125 combat missions, received more than two dozen awards and retired in 2019 as Vice Admiral, the third-highest rank of the 25 positions in the U.S.

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The Berkeley Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Announced by President Joe Biden, the award honors the nation's technological trailblazers The post UC Berkeleys Jennifer Doudna receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2025

Should the U.S. Regulate Cost of Attendance? Johanna Alonso Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM The Education Department now has the power to oversee how colleges calculate student costs, which impacts financial aidand often misses the mark. Will the Trump administration act?

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Indiana University (IU) is under fire from state officials and lawmakers who are pushing to defund the university entirely over its ties to the Kinsey Institute, a prominent research center on human sexuality. At the heart of the conflict is ongoing criticism from conservatives, who accuse the institute of promoting liberalized sexual values rooted in the controversial work of its founder, Alfred Kinsey.

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