Mon.Dec 23, 2024

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2024 Winter Commencement: A day of reflection, celebration and advice

The Berkeley Blog

Over 1,000 students participated in Saturdays event. The post 2024 Winter Commencement: A day of reflection, celebration and advice appeared first on Berkeley News.

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The things we carry: our identity as counselors and advisors

The PIE News

Before my first ever flight, which was for a study abroad program in the UK, my mom and dad escorted me to the gate (it was that long ago), and my mom whispered to me in my ear before I boarded: Remember who you are, and whose you are. It’s a phrase that continues to be repeated throughout my life. Even as careers, places, relationships evolved, this phrase is something that my mom still says to me.

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Fly vs. wasp: Stealing a defense move helps thwart a predator

The Berkeley Blog

To avoid unwillingly birthing a baby wasp, flies filched a trick from bacteria The post Fly vs. wasp: Stealing a defense move helps thwart a predator appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Western Connecticut State University’s Strategic Enrollment Success: Leveraging TargetX and Othot for Growth

Liaison International

Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), with two locations in Danbury, CT, is committed to its mission of providing all students with a high-quality education that fosters their growth as individuals, scholars, professionals, and leaders in a global society. To fulfill this promise, WCSU implemented Liaisons TargetX CRM solution in 2013 to address critical challenges in its admissions process, including inefficient workflows and decentralized data tracking.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

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.

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California and other states are rushing to regulate AI. This is what they’re missing

FIRE

The Constitution shouldnt be rewritten for every new communications technology, and AI is no exception.

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Career Talk: Our Employees Share 4 Steps to Career Advancement 

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 4 minutes Our Career Talk Series invites faculty, former Cengage student ambassadors and Cengage employees to share their unique journeys into their current roles, highlighting the motivations that guided them. Each talk delves into the unexpected twists and turns that shaped their paths, offering valuable insights and lessons for students as they think about their own future careers.

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Cleaning House: A Guide to Credential Management in Higher Ed

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Youve been good, for the most part, about taking care of your digital house. Youve successfully convinced your campus that multifactor authentication is worth the hassle. Youve integrated Internet of Things tools to make life easier for students, faculty and staff. Youve built a network that can handle a mountain of devices. And youve taught sometimes less-than-eager audiences how to make technology an integral part of teaching and learning, now and into the future.

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International higher education: Canada’s 2025 predictions

The PIE News

Kicking off with minister Marc Millers announcement of international study permit caps on January 22, the year 2024 marked a dramatic break from Canadas long-held habit of welcoming international students. During what sector leaders have called an incredibly challenging and nightmarish year, study permit caps were implemented not once , but twice , followed by a barrage of policies tightening PGWP requirements and closing visa processing paths, to name a few.

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Weed, Wagering, Warehouses, and Wall Street

Higher Education Inquirer

As social observers at the Higher Education Inquirer, we have noticed a US youth society showing increasing signs of anxiety and cynicism. Both of these emotions are understandable, but they have to be treated with care. This angst among so many young adults shows up not just in suicides and drug epidemics but in many other destructive but subtler ways that don't make the news as much.

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Biden withdraws Title IX athletics, debt forgiveness proposals

Higher Ed Dive

Both regulations faced significant legislative and legal challenges, and were unlikely to survive under a Trump presidency.

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UK: private school VAT row to reach High Court

The PIE News

Independent schools in the country have railed against the Labour Party’s election promise due to come into effect in January to levy VAT taxes on school fees in a measure designed to redistribute the extra cash generated into state education. Experts predict that the move could force schools to increase the amount they charge parents by an average of 10-15%.