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Accept students with poor language skills at your peril, unis warned

The PIE News

“If all you’re doing is churning out students that can’t actually communicate, can’t do the job that they are required to do, or if you’ve got incredibly high fail rates, this will drive you down in the QS rankings,” according to Susan Kinnear, dean of education and student experience at the University of Dundee. Taking this approach “puts you in effect into a death spiral because you then can’t attract further international students”, she wa

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Community College Leader Dr. Walter Bumphus to Step Down After Transformative Era

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After steering America's community colleges through unprecedented challenges and opportunities, Dr. Walter G. Bumphus announced he will retire as president and Dr. Walter G. Bumphus CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) at the end of 2025, capping a remarkable 15-year tenure that helped reshape higher education access nationwide.

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The Sky’s the Limit for Cloud Computing in Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Higher ed institutions are increasingly moving applications and workloads to the cloud. According to the 2024 CDW Cloud Computing Research Report, 88% of higher education institutions have moved more than a quarter of their applications into the cloud. The cloud has demonstrated agile storage benefits, but cost, staffing and security concerns remain.

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More engineering applications don’t make for more engineers

Wonkhe

Johnny Rich won't be celebrating a 14 per cent increase in engineering applications in the latest UCAS data - because sector capacity hasn't risen to match

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

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

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Debunking 3 Myths About Cloud-Based Phone Systems

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Alexandria Technical & Community College in Alexandria, Minn., recently switched from a traditional, on-premises phone system to a cloud-based phone system that allows instructors and staff to make and receive calls from any internet-connected device. College leaders and staffers are happy with their new phones now, but it took them more than six years to make it happen.

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A sea change in student partnership

Wonkhe

An eye-catching headline about institutional governance gets Simon Varwell thinking about the roles that students play An eye-catching headline about institutional governance gets Simon Varwell thinking about the roles that students play

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Lessons from Australia on how to do R&D consultations well

Wonkhe

After treading through the darkness of R&D consultations James Coe finds a light over in Australia

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Education Department Cancels Another $350M in Contracts, Grants

Inside Higher Ed

Education Department Cancels Another $350M in Contracts, Grants Ryan Quinn Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM The cancellations came after anti-DEI activist Christopher Rufo posted on social media about the programs.

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

February 17, 2025, by Dean Hoke: This profile of Earlham College is the second in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Background Founded in 1847 in Richmond, Indiana, Earlham College is a private liberal arts institution with deep Quaker roots. The college maintains its commitment to principles such as integrity, peace, social justice, and community engagement, which shape both its academic and extracurricular life.

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Why Are Campuses Quiet and College Leaders Silent When U.S. Democracy Is in Crisis?

Inside Higher Ed

Why Are Campuses Quiet and College Leaders Silent When U.S. Democracy Is in Crisis? Elizabeth Redden Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM The stakes are too high for higher ed to stay out of the fray, Austin Sarat writes.

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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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Purdue Adopts D2L Brightspace to Augment Digital Learning, Accessibility

Campus Technology

Purdue University has implemented D2L Brightspace as a "one-stop centralized learning environment" for its on-campus, hybrid, and digital courses.

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A West Virginia HBCU Reviews Programs After Anti-DEI Order

Inside Higher Ed

A West Virginia HBCU Reviews Programs After Anti-DEI Order Sara Weissman Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM West Virginia State University, like other public institutions in the state, has to identify its DEI practices for the governor to review. But as a historically Black university serving mostly white students, university leaders say diversity is part of its DNA.

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Accreditation: Statement to NACIQI regarding NSAD, Ambow Education, and WSCUC

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editor's note: The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) was authorized and reconstituted by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. NACIQI provides recommendations regarding accrediting agencies that monitor the academic quality of postsecondary institutions and educational programs for federal purposes.

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An Opportunity to Reframe the DEI Debate

Inside Higher Ed

An Opportunity to Reframe the DEI Debate Elizabeth Redden Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM A Dear Colleague letter seeking to prohibit race-conscious DEI initiatives should push campus leaders to rethink their core programs, Marjorie Hass writes.

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How to Get Better Content from AI Tools Like ChatGPT

Caylor Solutions

Learn how to get better content from AI tools like ChatGPT by treating them as smart interns or eager collaborators. The post How to Get Better Content from AI Tools Like ChatGPT appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Study: College Students With Disabilities Find Community Online

Inside Higher Ed

Study: College Students With Disabilities Find Community Online Ashley Mowreader Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM Social media can play a key role in creating feelings of belonging and connection for students who find it difficult to engage in in-person social interaction.

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Collaboration Meets AI Innovation

Educause

In this episode, well explore how cross-institutional collaboration can help institutions keep pace with advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), address the growing digital divide in AI adoption, and examine how AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and the value of a degree.

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Choose Your Adventure

Inside Higher Ed

Choose Your Adventure Elizabeth Redden Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM Victoria McGovern offers advice to help graduate students cultivate an interdisciplinary mindset.

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Sector leaders call for more agent training on cultural differences

The PIE News

While attention has been paid to agents embellishing the student experience for commission, genuine cultural misconceptions are also causing students to be misled by agents, delegates at NISAUs India UK Education Conference heard. I met an international student union president last year who had been told by their agent that there was a guaranteed placement year attached to their MBA, Wonkhe associate editor Jim Dickinson told delegates.

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A First-Year Seminar Built for Student Veterans

Inside Higher Ed

A First-Year Seminar Built for Student Veterans Ashley Mowreader Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM A new course offering at the University of Texas at San Antonio seeks to assist veterans and other students in transitioning into the university.

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Pioneering a new era in student sentiment tracking

The PIE News

The Student Source is the AI-powered student insights analytic platform, driven by genuine international student voices and conversations. The platform currently works by monitoring student sentiment across platforms and organising them into main themes: government, support services, education outcomes, quality of education, community and social integration, living and logistics and competitor destinations.

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Florida Ends In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

Inside Higher Ed

Florida state lawmakers voted on Thursday to get rid of in-state tuition for undocumented students as part of a sweeping immigration bill,

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Trump and Modi back opening more US uni campuses in India

The PIE News

In their first meeting since Trump’s return to the White House, the two leaders emphasised the importance of stronger US-India academic collaboration. Recognising the importance of international academic collaborations in fostering innovation, improving learning outcomes and development of a future-ready workforce, both leaders resolved to strengthen collaborations between the higher education institutions through efforts such as joint/dual degree and twinning programs, establishing joint

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Haskell Indian Nations University Lays Off Probationary Workers

Inside Higher Ed

Haskell Indian Nations University, a small tribal college in Lawrence, Kan., laid off nearly 30percent of its faculty and staff to comply with the Trump administrations directive to shrink the size of the federal workforce. Anorder came through the Office of Personnel ManagementFeb.13 to fire all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.

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How reduced federal spending can hurt state support for higher ed

University Business

As much as President Donald Trump has vied to end federal purview over education, his administration’s efforts to cut spending across other sectors may impact funding for education. Republican members of Congress are now considering spending reductions on Medicaid, which could leave states to pick up additional costs. Increases in state spending on Medicaid have historically hurt discretionary funding for higher education, according to Brookings. “Higher education is known as the bal

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OCR Halts Investigations, Switches Focus to Trump Priorities

Inside Higher Ed

The U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights has paused the majority of its investigations, according to a new report from ProPublica, and shifted focus to new cases related to gender-neutral bathrooms, trans women athletes and alleged antisemitism and discrimination against white students.

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The False Promises of Citizenship: Youth Anti-Citizenship to Restore the Commons (CRRE Seminar)

Higher Education Inquirer

Dr Kevin L. Clay , Assistant Professor of Black Studies in Education, Rutgers University The second term election of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. has, like his first election, mainstreamed the political divisions within the United States and re-ignited a wave of fear amongst ostensible enemies of fascism. Beginning in October 2023, under the leadership of a liberal Democratic party, a relentless war on Palestine unfolded with the U.S. sponsoring Isreals genocidal campaign against the citi