Wonkhe
JUNE 20, 2024
The teaching of undergraduate research can suffer from being overly mechanical. Erica Cargill and James Cunningham call for deeper engagement The post Embracing the role of undergraduate students as engaged researchers appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
A higher education researcher breaks down how a think tank attempted to quantify the return on investment for 53,000 different programs.
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Wonkhe
JUNE 20, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to not-a-polytechnic in Peckham The post Higher education postcard: Camberwell College of Arts appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
After a brush with potential closure five years ago, the college says admissions have rebounded but headwinds remain.
Wonkhe
JUNE 20, 2024
LEO data isn't great for finding poor quality courses, but DK reckons there's a lot more we can learn from it The post There’s more to LEO than Mickey Mouse appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
The private nonprofit faced an onslaught of financial and legal challenges over the past year, including a heavy fine from the U.S. Department of Education.
Wonkhe
JUNE 20, 2024
This week on the podcast we have new research out on cost of living and its impact on students. With no time, will students get the skills and confidence they were promised? The post Podcast: Cost of living, public polling, election appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
Questions Linger After Penn State Buyouts Josh Moody Thu, 06/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Faculty argue the “voluntary separation” plan was rushed, and question the new regional leadership model that requires some chancellors to juggle multiple campuses.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Iowa native Juana D. Hollingsworth had always dreamed of attending an historically Black college and university (HBCU). She saw what it could be like through movies and television and she wanted that experience. Though she grew up in a primarily Black community, spending her life in a mostly white state left her with few options nearby to pursue that desire.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
California Bill Would Prevent AI Replacement of Community College Faculty Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 06/20/2024 - 03:00 AM The new bill comes after concerns from several faculty members about AI’s classroom role.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
He built his career advocating for underrepresented students. Now his movement is under organized attack. By J. Brian Charles Dominic Miller for The Chronicle He built his career advocating for underrepresented students. Now his movement is under organized attack.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
Guest Post: AI Meets Academia—Navigating the New Terrain johnw@mcsweeneys.net Thu, 06/20/2024 - 03:00 AM James Bennett on how he’s using AI to help translate the ways of academia to students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
The immediate losses as a result of continued and strategic legislative attacks against diversity, equity, and inclusion work are staggering: reduced funding for offices, the elimination of staff, diluted support for students, and the dismantling of progress made over the past 60 years to support students, faculty, and staff and move the U.S. closer to its ideals of being a great democracy.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
In Praise of Lunch Sarah Bray Thu, 06/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Amid the stress and clutter of our daily lives, and the divisions that strain our politics and culture, we need sustained social engagement, Peter J. Dougherty writes. Byline(s) Peter J.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
When Alonso Delgado was growing up, he could never have imagined he would one day be studying venom in sea anemones, simply because he never knew it was something that he could do. After studying aircraft mechanics, then working at the Los Angeles Zoo, he discovered the field of evolutionary marine biology while attending Portland State University (PSU).
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
Higher Education Has Not Been Forgotten by Generative AI jdimaggio@upcea.edu Thu, 06/20/2024 - 03:00 AM The generative AI (GenAI) revolution has not ignored higher education; a whole host of tools are available now and more revolutionary tools are on the way.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Growing up, Ann Ramirez really wanted to be a doctor. But she also held a fascination with math, specifically with how math can be used to create tools and engineer solutions to problems. She’s found a way to pursue both, having earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and now working toward a Ph.D. in bioengineering at the University of Maryland.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
The educational technology company Chegg, known for offering students homework help, announced on Tuesday it will cut nearly a quarter of its workforce in an effort to change focus as it faces growing competition from artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
Insight Into Diversity
JUNE 20, 2024
Since 2018, the U.S. Air Force has been exploring ways to broaden the representation of its talent pool; in 2020, recruiting efforts began focusing on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions. Now, Tennessee State University (TSU) is the first HBCU to develop a formal Air Force collaboration with the Aim High Flight Academy.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
Struggling Union Institute & University has voluntarily surrendered accreditation, effective June 25, according to a letter on the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) website.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Jordan Ealy counts herself among the stargazers who delight in watching specks of light twinkle against the darkness of outer space. But her scholarship focuses on those stars she can barely see. “Yeah, I study small stars,” says Ealy, a Ph.D. candidate in astronomy at the University of Maryland, College Park. “M dwarfs are the most numerous stars in our galaxy even though you wouldn’t be able to see them if you just went outside,” she explains.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
Employees of the New York Film Academy’s New York City campus have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, the new union announced Tuesday. The Academy is a for-profit institution whose website lists campuses in New York City, Florida, California, Italy and Australia. Jerry Sherlock, an executive producer of The Hunt for Red October, founded it in 1992. As of fall 2022, the latest data from the U.S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. After completing his Ph.D. in educational policy and planning, Reid hopes to make an impact on federal and state policies related to education. His focus is driven by his lived experiences growing up in Philadelphia and attending public schools throughout K–12.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
Today on the Academic Minute: Jane Kuehne, associate professor of music education at Auburn University, discusses her theory about why some people can love a song, and others hate it.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Maurice A. Jones Maurice Jones has been appointed chief executive officer at The Center for First-Generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation. Jones, founder of the professional and business services firm MJConnects, served as CEO of OneTen. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Hampden-Sydney College, a master’s in international relations from Oxford University in England, and a Juris Doctor from
University Business
JUNE 20, 2024
It’s no secret that higher education has faced enormous pressures both within the category and with outside forces. Our industry is grappling with a lack of consumer confidence and trust , shifting demographics and increased competition. But we’re not just fighting over enrollment. With resources, staffing and budget often in flux, managing effective marketing has never been more important.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced it’s considering expanding Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) to early childhood education (ECE) workers employed at for-profit businesses. “Early childhood educators help young children learn, grow, and thrive. But they are often poorly compensated, and student debt is a problem,” said U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
By Megan Zahneis A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks every R1 institution in a newly published scorecard.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Keene State College plans to simplify the transfer process for student in New Hampshire. Dr. Debby Scire The college and four other higher education institutions have signed on as new participants in the New England Transfer Guarantee Program of the New England Board of Higher Education. The program streamlines the process for students who earn associate degrees in the Community College System of New Hampshire and want to pursue a bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution in New Hampshire.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 20, 2024
Why do TED Talks captivate us so consistently? TED Talks captivate us because their speakers apply fundamental principles of communication that, I believe, 99% of speakers fail to follow. Because teaching is first and foremost about communication, these principles apply just as well to teaching, especially to online teaching with videos. Photos Imagery, in either a live talk or online video, is not for projecting your notes.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Dr. Walter Allen, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), has been teaching for 50 years. He says he keeps planning to retire, but every time he gets close, he meets a student like Passion Lord, and he puts retirement on hold for “the joy and delight of working with that student, and the satisfactions of helping them achieve their goals.
The PIE News
JUNE 20, 2024
Thrown by IBIS Capital spinout EdTechX Global at the glamorous Hurlingham Club in West London as part of London EdTech Week (June 17-21), the evening highlighted the excellent work edtech companies are doing all over the world. The Indian-based higher education guidance platform CollegeDekho and the language-learning app Promova were among the 15 award winners.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Isabel Mendoza appreciates industrial organizational psychology’s use of data to support practices in the workplace. She likes to think of it as business and psychology put together, but more people-focused. “It also encompasses big things like leadership, talent management and coaching, and I lean more toward that,” says Mendoza, a third-year Ph.D. student in industrial organizational psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2024
A new law enacted Monday in Louisiana excludes acts of civil disobedience from free speech protections on public college campuses, The
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Leonard L. Adams Jr. has resigned his post as president of Knoxville College. Leonard L. Adams Jr. Adams, who serves as the college’s 31st president, announced his decision to step down from the role June 18. "Serving as President of Knoxville College has been an extraordinary honor and a profound privilege,” Adams wrote in a letter to the Knoxville College Board of Trustees.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 20, 2024
Why do TED Talks captivate us so consistently? TED Talks captivate us because their speakers apply fundamental principles of communication that, I believe, 99% of speakers fail to follow. Because teaching is first and foremost about communication, these principles apply just as well to teaching, especially to online teaching with videos. Photos Imagery, in either a live talk or online video, is not for projecting your notes.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Victor Wing Heng Yuen is both a gifted musician and a talented educator. To that end, he is pursuing two doctoral degrees at the University of Kentucky (UK). The first, Doctor of Musical Arts, Trumpet Performance, should be completed later this year. He is currently doing his coursework for the second doctoral program, Doctor of Philosophy, Music Theory.
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