St. Andrews University announces abrupt closure
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 28, 2025
The North Carolina liberal arts institution’s president said that “financial sustainability is no longer attainable” and it will close May 5.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 28, 2025
The North Carolina liberal arts institution’s president said that “financial sustainability is no longer attainable” and it will close May 5.
Academe Blog
APRIL 28, 2025
By Matthew Boedy University of North Georgia police log from April 8, 2025 On April 8th our school had a gun incident that involved a student making threats against the campus. But this story isnt about that scary situation. Its about my school administrations epic communications failure about the incident. Incidents like this show why principles of academic freedom and shared governance matter.
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HEPI
APRIL 28, 2025
By Sarra Jenkins, Director of Future Pathways at Loughborough Grammar School. The headlines made by the financial uncertainties within the Higher Education sector have been widespread in recent months. QMUCU has a running list of the currently 90 organisations with redundancy and restructuring pr ogrammes, and the Office for Studentspredictsmore than one-third of universities will face serious cash flow problems.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 28, 2025
The agency has been threatening education institutions with the loss of federal funding if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.
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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
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 28, 2025
Dr. Yolanda Wiggins Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s recent claims about rising autism rates directly contradict the findings of a rigorous, peer-reviewed study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the CDC attributes the increase to better diagnostic tools and broader awarenessespecially among historically underdiagnosed populationsKennedy has revived a discredited suggestion that environmental factors, including vaccines, may be responsible.
The PIE News
APRIL 28, 2025
The campus, which will mark the first overseas university to open an international branch in Saudi Arabia, aims to enrol 13,000 students when fully operational although the necessary regulatory approvals are still pending. The announcement was made at the second annual Human Capability Initiative gathering in Riyadh earlier this month, hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s human capabi
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The PIE News
APRIL 28, 2025
The Labor party is following in the footsteps of the opposition Coalition in its pledge to increase student visa fees if it is victorious in the upcoming federal election. International education stakeholders are concerned that the move will deter overseas students from applying to Australian institutions. Millions of Australians had already cast their vote before the announcement as part of early voting for the federal election on May 3.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 28, 2025
A national partnership between the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) is creating powerful educational opportunities for both young children and their parents through the innovative "Kids on Campus" initiative. The recently released Year One Annual Report details how the five-year project aims to establish at least 50 Head Start childcare centers on community college campuses by 2030, addressing two critical challenges simultaneously:
Wonkhe
APRIL 28, 2025
David Bass argues that safeguarding both free speech and protection from harassment demands proactive leadership, collaboration, and innovation
Higher Education Today
APRIL 28, 2025
Higher education is at a crossroads. Most Americans recognize that our nations colleges and universities contribute enormously to the nations economy and the welfare of its people. For over a century, the sector has been an essential driver of innovation, discovery, job creation and economic mobility. There is unambiguous evidence linking postsecondary education to increased lifetime earnings, better health outcomes and.
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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.
Wonkhe
APRIL 28, 2025
Can you assess students without exams or set questions?
Higher Education Inquirer
APRIL 28, 2025
[Image of AidVantage operations in Greenville, Texas. Note the barbed wire fence.] The recent decision to have the Small Business Administration (SBA) take over the federal student loan portfolio has sent shockwaves through the world of education finance. As the SBA an agency traditionally focused on supporting small businesses begins to manage a multi-billion dollar portfolio of student loans, borrowers, consumer protection advocates, and financial experts alike are left to question what this
University Business
APRIL 28, 2025
Jeff was an 18-year-old first-year student struggling to manage his first semester in college. He sought out advice from the university and was encouraged to meet with staff in several departments. His advisor said he was taking too many hard classes and needed to drop a class and add an easier class The career counselor suggested pre-med might not be the best career field and that he should explore others The academic support center signed Jeff up for weekly tutoring to improve his test scores
Coursera blog
APRIL 28, 2025
Meet Joshua David Tarfa, a Nigeria-based senior product manager and recent graduate of the University of Illinois Gies College of Business Master of Science in Management (iMSM). In just one year, he completed his degree, secured two promotions at work, and managed his own freelance design business. We sat down with Joshua to hear about his experience, what motivated him to pursue the degree, and how its already paying off.
SRHE
APRIL 28, 2025
by John Kenny This blog post is based on research into the effectiveness of higher education policy, published in Policy Reviews in Higher Education. The article, Effectiveness in higher education: What lessons can be learned after 40 years of neoliberal reform? , takes a systemic perspective to consider a range of roles needed for HE to function effectively in the more accountable HE environment of today (Kenny, 2025).
Higher Education Today
APRIL 28, 2025
Title: Do Dual Enrollment Students Realize Better Long-Run Earnings? Variations in Financial Outcomes Among Key Student Groups Authors: Navi Dhaliwal, Sayeeda Jamilah, McKenna Griffin, Dillon Lu, David Mahan, Trey Miller, and Holly Kosiewicz Source: The Research Institute at Dallas College and University of Texas at Dallas Dual enrollment partnerships between school districts and colleges and universities provide an opportunity for high.
Coursera blog
APRIL 28, 2025
When Lennard Liebig first started exploring online courses, he wasnt chasing a diplomahe was simply looking to grow. With a background in international business, he dove into topics like Python, statistics, and analytics, all offered online through Coursera. That curiosity eventually led him to the Online Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship University Certificate offered by HEC Paris on Coursera.
Today's Learner
APRIL 28, 2025
Reading Time: 3 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.
FIRE
APRIL 28, 2025
The very ideal that so many of noncitizens cherish as Americas first freedom is now being curtailed.
eLiterate
APRIL 28, 2025
I write this post to e-Literate readers, Empirical Educator Project (EEP) participants, and 1EdTech members. You should know each other. But you don’t. We should all be working on solving problems together. But we aren’t. Not yet, anyway. Now that EEP is part of 1EdTech, I’m writing to ask you to come together at our Learning Impact conference in Indianapolis, the first week in June, to take on this work together. 1EdTech has the potential to enable a massive learning impact be
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 28, 2025
St. Andrews University announced Friday that it will cease operations next week. The private North Carolina institution, which is a branch campus of Florida-based Webber International University, announced that it was shutting down due to ongoing financial challenges that became insurmountable, according to a Friday statement by St. Andrews president Tarun Malik.
University Business
APRIL 28, 2025
The University of Toledo is suspending nine undergraduate programs in response to a controversial new higher education law that is set to take effect this summer. Admission to Africana studies, Asian studies, data analytics, disability studies, Middle East studies, philosophy, religious studies, Spanish and womens and gender studies programs has been suspended starting with the 2025-26 school year in compliance with SB1, according to a Monday news release from the university.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 28, 2025
Springtime at Harvard Elizabeth Redden Mon, 04/28/2025 - 03:00 AM The most powerful tool of the aspiring authoritarian is not shock, but normalcy, Brian Rosenberg writes.
FIRE
APRIL 28, 2025
Texas lawmakers once stood up for free speech. Now, some seem more interested in helping the rich sue critics into silence.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 28, 2025
Why Many Rural Latinx Students Choose a College Close to Home Elizabeth Redden Mon, 04/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Many rural Latinx students prioritize factors related to family, community and geography when it comes to choosing a college, Mayra Puente writes.
ACPA
APRIL 28, 2025
About the Magazine About Campus is a bimonthly scholarly magazine focused on higher education and student affairs praxis. A publication of ACPACollege Student Educators International, About Campus seeks to stoke curiosities across educational practice that animate possibilities for encouraging deep(er) student learning. About Campus has a wide readership across student affairs and higher education, as well as other educational fields, and aims to speak to educational administrators, faculty, sta
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 28, 2025
Florida governor Ron DeSantis intervened in the search for a new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, according toreportingfromThe Miami Herald.
Educause
APRIL 28, 2025
In this episode, hosts Sophie and Jenay are joined by guests Nicole Muscanell, Jessica Petko, and Yvette Chan to discuss findings from the 2025 EDUCAUSE Students and Technology Report and institutional perspectives on teaching and learning with technology.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 28, 2025
Most voters across the political spectrum want to see politicians take action on education and workforce issuesand even agree on what some of those actions could be, according to an April survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of Jobs for the Future, an organization focused on workforce development.
Caylor Solutions
APRIL 28, 2025
Learn how to turn your college website into a lead generation tool that attracts, qualifies, and converts mission-fit students. The post Turn Your College Website into a Lead Generation Tool appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 28, 2025
Report: Inclusive-Access Models as a Lever for Student Success Ashley Mowreader Mon, 04/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Tyton Partners researchers advocate for colleges and universities to adopt opt-out inclusive-access programs for course materials to reduce students cost of attendance.
Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson
APRIL 28, 2025
It was my privilege to answer 7 questions about leadership from Jonno White a Clarity. Read the full transcript and explore others perspectives on leadership in educational contexts.
The PIE News
APRIL 28, 2025
Watch highlights from The PIE Live Europe 2025 - one of the hottest events on the calendar! Brian Bell, Eurovision, AMAs and expert communities - we packed the agenda full of leaders in global education. See you again next year!
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 28, 2025
After Federal Grant Losses, HBCUs Put Hope in Executive Order Sara Weissman Mon, 04/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Federal agencies cut some grants to historically Black colleges in efforts to quash DEI. HBCU leaders hope a new executive order supporting their institutions creates a positive shift.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 28, 2025
A fatal shooting occurred early Sunday at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), a historically Black university in North Carolina, leaving one non-student dead and six others injured. The incident, which took place following a campus celebration, has raised concerns about safety and security at the institution. State, county, and local law enforcement agencies are investigating the shooting that occurred around 12:30 a.m.
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