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JUNE 3, 2024

The 148-year-old Philadelphia college will close June 7 after years of enrollment declines.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Governments seemed settled on a desire to regulate international agents, and the sector seems to agree. Louise Nicol wonders whether more and better data is what we really need The post Transparency is better a better tool than regulation to improve the work of international agents appeared first on Wonkhe.

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JUNE 3, 2024

A report confirming an unprecedented caseload comes as the education secretary and civil rights groups plead for more funding.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Gail Marshall and Andrew McRae explain the campaign that's aimed at promoting English degrees for their creative, critical and vocational potential The post English degrees help students change the world appeared first on Wonkhe.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Turning Students’ College Intentions Into Enrollments jessica.blake@… Mon, 06/03/2024 - 03:00 AM A new survey from Art & Science Group suggests colleges should invest in cultivating recent high school grads who have considered a 4-year degree but not followed through.

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JUNE 3, 2024

In Iowa, enrollments are falling as businesses recruit high-school grads. Can colleges come up with a better pitch? By Eric Kelderman Enrollments are falling and businesses are luring high-school grads straight into the work force. Can colleges change their minds?

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JUNE 3, 2024

There are paths forward, but they all require acting early. By Robert Kelchen Davide Bonazzi for The Chronicle There are paths forward, but they all require acting early.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Librarians Grapple With Diverse Archiving in a Digital World Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 06/03/2024 - 03:00 AM Librarians know more diversity is needed in archiving but it’s a work in progress.

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JUNE 3, 2024

By Eric Hoover A new report examines the large role that a family's net worth plays in shaping postsecondary opportunities and outcomes.

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JUNE 3, 2024

After an increase in disruptions by pro-Palestinian student protesters, Indiana University paused all guided campus tours last week and shifted to self-guided tours. On Friday, guided tours resumed—this time with IU police officers as escorts.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

By Alex Walters Jordan Acker has won praise from fellow Michigan board members for his prolific social-media postings. But he's become a target of activists: An incident on Monday is being investigated as an alleged hate crime.

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JUNE 3, 2024

In a panel discussion at the GenAI Summit 2024 in San Francisco, experts in artificial intelligence and education explored the transformative potential of generative AI in reshaping the classroom of the future.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Mental Health and Career Transitions Sarah Bray Mon, 06/03/2024 - 03:00 AM Grad students and postdocs about to embark on a job search can sustain their well-being by taking a holistic approach, write Pallavi Eswara and Lauren Lyon.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s been a year of missteps, miscalculations, confusion, delays, glitches, and frustration after the botched launch of the simplified FAFSA, which has prevented financial aid packages from being awarded to students with ample time to make plans for their future. Last week, Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona released a letter to Federal Student Aid (FSA) staff which acknowledged the errors made and a need for departmental modernization, which he outlined in an eight-point plan.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Higher Education’s Trust Deficit mprutter@mit.edu Mon, 06/03/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges' and universities’ new mandate: to rebuild public trust.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Faculty members are swimming in useful research on teaching. But it’s vital to trust your own instincts, too. By James M. Lang Faculty members are swimming in useful research on teaching. But it’s vital to trust your own instincts, too.

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JUNE 3, 2024

The decision is understood to be part of a wider consolidation process within Global Affairs Canada and not directly related to the temporary cap on international student numbers. The department will continue with an internal reorganisation of management duties and budgets along the current strategy themes of digital marketing, scholarships, diversification and education agents.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 3, 2024

The University of Virginia will pay a total of $9 million in settlements to the families of the victims of a 2022 shooting that left three students dead and two injured, The Washington Post reported.

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The PIE News

JUNE 3, 2024

The latest €17 million funding brings Bcas’s total raised to €25m, for the fintech platform dedicated to helping students access higher education without financial barriers. The platform offers a flexible financing solution for students, enabling them to cover the cost of their education with the goal of allowing talented students who lack financial means to pursue post-graduate courses and high-quality training programs that enhance skills highly sought after by employers such as cybersec

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 3, 2024

A Contentious Pay Cut at Maricopa Community Colleges Sara Weissman Mon, 06/03/2024 - 03:00 AM Some of the college district’s adjunct librarians and counselors have been fighting a pay cut intended to bring their wages closer to that of other adjunct faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Columbia College Chicago has laid off 70 faculty and staff members with plans to remove 32 vacant positions to address financial concerns amid declining enrollment numbers. The announcement tops mounting troubles for the college, whose budget deficit is expected to grow to $38 million. Columbia College President and CEO Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim recently announced plans to step down July 1.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

By Beckie Supiano Pat Kinsella for The Chronicle A sociologist who studied families during the pandemic discusses how her new book connects to higher ed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Marquette University recently received over a million dollars from the Mellon Foundation to further energize and grow its prison education program. The program is headed by two organizations housed within Marquette’s Center for Urban Research, Teaching, & Outreach (CURTO). The first, the Educational Preparedness Program (EPP) , offers courses, academic support, and career-building resources to currently and formerly incarcerated (CFI) students.

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University Business

JUNE 3, 2024

Think a branding agency can rank the 100 best college mottos? So do we. Or at least, verbal brand agency Tagline Guru believes they can in their newly released Top 100 U.S. College & University Mottos. The agency gathered votes from 250 branding, marketing and ad agency professionals who were asked to pick their 10 favorites out of 400 nominations based on whether the motto “embodied” the school, told its story in a compelling way, was original and “inspired” the rea

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Montana State University President Dr. Waded Cruzado has been named winner of the American Council on Education’s 2024 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award. Dr. Waded Cruzado The annual award acknowledges the role mentors play in the success of participants in the ACE Fellows Program, which was established in 1965 to help prepare faculty and administrators for senior positions in higher education leadership.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 3, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Benefits of Project-Based Learning Week: Kris Wobbe, associate professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, explains why developing high-impact practices for students can benefit institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

The University of the Arts in Philadelphia is closing, effective June 7. Dr. Kerry Walk The university, established in 1876, served some 1,300 students in 40 undergraduate and graduate programs. Its Board of Trustees announced the shutter after the Middle States Commission on Higher Education took immediate adverse action to withdraw the university’s accreditation.

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Insight Into Diversity

JUNE 3, 2024

The University of Lynchburg (UL) in Virginia announced large-scale budget cuts last week that include the closure of 12 undergraduate and 5 graduate level programs of study. The three primary factors considered in the closure decisions were financial sustainability, market trends, and enrollment trends. The announcement comes in the wake of an almost 15% enrollment decline for the institution over the last ten years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Columbia College Chicago has laid off 70 faculty and staff members with plans to remove 32 vacant positions to address financial concerns amid declining enrollment numbers. The announcement tops mounting troubles for the college, whose budget deficit is expected to grow to $38 million. Columbia College President and CEO Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim recently announced plans to step down July 1.

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University Business

JUNE 3, 2024

Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law this week that allows more people in Colorado to achieve their goal of higher education. He signed the bill that created the Colorado Promise: Two Free Years of College Expanded effort on Thursday. The effort makes two years at a four-year public college, community or trade school free beginning this fall. The program applies to students who have family incomes of $90,000 or less.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Joseph J. McCarthy Joseph J. McCarthy has been appointed provost and senior vice chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. He served as interim provost and William Kepler Whiteford Professor in the Swanson School of Engineering. McCarthy holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Northwestern University.

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The Berkeley Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

"Focusing on interventions with demonstrated effectiveness in preventing infections must be at the heart of global action," a Berkeley researcher said. The post Simple steps could prevent thousands of deaths from antimicrobial resistance every year appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Dr. Heather Bush Heather Bush has been named dean of the University of Kentucky’s College of Public Health. She served as the acting dean of Kentucky’s College of Public Health. Bush holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Mount Vernon Nazarene University as well as an M.S. and a Ph.D. in statistics from Kentucky’s College of Arts and Sciences.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Going green is a major theme in higher education these days. “A growing number of universities and colleges are committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050,” says Jenay Robert, a senior researcher at EDUCAUSE. To that end, they are “finding and using renewable sources of energy, adopting green technology and making curriculum changes.” Remote work also can help schools to achieve their overall sustainability goals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

The University of the Arts in Philadelphia is closing, effective June 7. Dr. Kerry Walk The university, established in 1876, served some 1,300 students in 40 undergraduate and graduate programs. Its Board of Trustees announced the shutter after the Middle States Commission on Higher Education took immediate adverse action to withdraw the university’s accreditation.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

There are countless network upgrades taking place across higher education. This is a straightforward response to an obvious and significant challenge, as networks are being forced to react to the seemingly endless demands on their capacity. Forget the surge of interest in remote and hybrid learning options, and just think for a moment about the sheer number of devices interacting with a campus network today.

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