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How the value of the 20 largest college endowments changed last year

Higher Ed Dive

Johns Hopkins University’s endowment clocked a major increase in fiscal year 2023, though several others saw declines in their market value.

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Student reps should be more like external examiners

Wonkhe

External examiners are still regarded as an essential component of higher education quality - so why don't we treat their student equivalents in the same way? George Bryant-Aird sets out what that would look like The post Student reps should be more like external examiners appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Goldwater Institute sues Education Department over records related to Grand Canyon fine

Higher Ed Dive

The conservative think tank wants the agency to release emails over its decision to fine the Christian university $37.7 million.

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It’s time to start seeing students as students

Wonkhe

While governance structures and formal committees have important roles for student representatives, Alex Harden-Way asks if we are missing something by not listening to students as students The post It’s time to start seeing students as students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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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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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and an interest in Black history, life, and culture.

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Higher education postcard: St Catherine’s College, Oxford

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag shows a modernist masterpiece built on Victorian policy The post Higher education postcard: St Catherine’s College, Oxford appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Podcast: Disability discrimination, applications, students at work

Wonkhe

This week on the podcast the University of Bristol has lost its appeal over a student suicide case - we discuss the implications The post Podcast: Disability discrimination, applications, students at work appeared first on Wonkhe.

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College Endowment Returns Ticked Up in Fiscal Year 2023

Inside Higher Ed

College Endowment Returns Ticked Up in Fiscal Year 2023 Josh Moody Thu, 02/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Thanks to strong public equity markets, endowment returns bounced back after falling last year. But they’re still a long way from the sky-high returns of FY 2021.

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AERA Announces 2024 Fellows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AERA Fellows were announced on Thursday and a distinguished list of researchers topped the list including Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson. Jackson, a professor and dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Education, is among 24 exemplary scholars selected by the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson “The 2024 AERA Fellows join an exceptional group of scholars, and we are thrilled to welcome them,” said AERA Executive Director Dr.

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Details Trickle Out About $50 Million FAFSA Support Fund

Inside Higher Ed

Details Trickle Out About $50 Million FAFSA Support Fund Katherine Knott Thu, 02/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The money comes from a fund designated to pay off insurance claims and refund payments to borrowers, though the education secretary can authorize other uses.

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A New Data Mindset: Creating Equitable Student Outcomes and Vibrant Communities

Educause

Transforming community colleges to transform their communities by accelerating more equitable student outcomes requires institutional leaders to adopt a new data mindset that is fully focused on building better access to college, creating momentum for timely completion, and ensuring equitable mobility for graduates along career paths paying a family-sustaining wage.

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Pro-Union Is Pro-Student

Inside Higher Ed

Pro-Union Is Pro-Student Elizabeth Redden Thu, 02/15/2024 - 09:55 AM Improving working conditions for non-tenure-track faculty is what’s best for students, Anna Harrison writes.

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What Are Ghost Students, and How Do They Operate?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The looming enrollment cliff and a slow recovery from pandemic-related enrollment dips have left higher education institutions across the country looking for ways to boost interest and applications from potential students. But not every bump in applications is a positive sign. In fact, the ease with which prospective students can now apply to college — and be accepted — is one of the factors behind a disturbing trend: the rise in so-called ghost students.

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Why It’s So Hard to Get People Back in College Once They’ve Quit

The Chronicle of Higher Education

For many of America's 40 million college dropouts, the reasons not to return are obvious. By Karin Fischer GAVIN MCINTYRE FOR THE CHRONICLE For many of America’s 40 million college dropouts, the reasons not to return are obvious.

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Focusing on Personality Type and Interests to Support Student Success

Inside Higher Ed

Focusing on Personality Type and Interests to Support Student Success Melissa Ezarik Thu, 02/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Career coach Marta Koonz offers an overview of the use of assessments in guiding academic and career choices, including group and individual models for helping students maximize the results.

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ELICOS facing highest visa rejection rate ever

The PIE News

Australia’s ELICOS sector is suffering what stakeholders are calling the worst visa rejection rates in almost two decades and rejections increasingly “appear to be at odds with reasonable standards” Visa approval ratings have been impacting the entire international education market in Australia, but especially country’s English language providers.

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A Rabbi Walks Into a Christian University

Inside Higher Ed

A Rabbi Walks Into a Christian University Sara Weissman Thu, 02/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Belmont University’s new hire signals ramped-up support for Jewish students. Other Christian universities are also increasingly embracing students of other faiths.

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Building Opportunities for Black Men

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Adrianne Washington, dean of special academic programs at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), found that the Honors Program was overlooking the school’s Black men, it didn’t sit right with her. Adrianne Washington "It was difficult for me to think that I had a thriving Honors Program — our students find considerable success — but that there was a group of students who was invisible,” says Washington.

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Colleges Urge Education Dept. to Keep Rules Allowing Inclusive Access

Inside Higher Ed

Seventy-five administrators and professors from at least 61 institutions are calling on the Education Department in a letter released Wednesday to abandon its current proposal to change how colleges and universities can bill students for books and supplies.

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Finding love in international education: four stories

The PIE News

In the international education sector, we are constantly meeting people – at conferences, institutions and agencies, and it’s a constant rollercoaster. For some, they’ve even found love. The PIE chats to four couples who met in the industry – and the rest is history. Love in Providence “We met in Rhode Island in 2016. “Maureen was working in advertising and was interested in changing roles – Jerry had been in the international admissions field for quite some time at Johnson & Wales in

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Why African American History Month Is the Quintessential American Celebration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

African American History Month marks a period in which Americans can celebrate together, because it spotlights the possibilities and the promise that the country remains poised to offer, even as we acknowledge the mistakes and shortcomings of the past. The nation owes a debt of gratitude to celebrated historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson for his conception and development of this singularly American institution which provides a shared opportunity, on an annual basis, to take a snapshot of the interna

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Aus: “drunken sailor” approach hurts students

The PIE News

Stakeholders fear that Australia’s approach to visa policy and processing is damaging the chances of genuine students being able to enrol at universities across the country. Visa processing has been hampered by policy changes stemming from the migration strategy launched in December. The changes have especially hit the Vocational Education and Training sector, which recorded a 0.0% approval rate for offshore student visas from India in December 2023.

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AAUP Starting Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom

Inside Higher Ed

The American Association of University Professors is starting what it is calling a Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom with a grant of more than $1.5 million from the Mellon Foundation.

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Report Examines Massive Overhaul of Student Loan Servicing System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) report analyzes a Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) contract, set to go live in the spring, and its potential impact on student loan borrowers’ rights and experiences. Alpha Taylor The U.S. Department of Education awarded new student loan servicing contracts to five companies last year under the USDS solicitation to improve student loan servicing, provide better customer service to borrowers, and better hold servicers accountable.

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The top 20 university endowments of 2023

University Business

Enrollment wasn’t the only significant metric to bounce back in higher education in 2023. After an 8% percent drop off in fiscal year 2022, endowment has surged back, nearly recouping its loss with a 7.7% gain, according to the latest report by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund (NACUBO-Commonfund).

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TORY VERKAMP

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tory Verkamp Tory Verkamp has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She served as assistant vice chancellor of university advancement. Verkamp holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish and a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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Learning to Surf:  Supporting a Campus’s AI Needs 

Faculty Focus

Many colleges and universities have struggled to prepare for generative AI on campus, for instance, by providing guiding policies or pedagogical support. Centralized responses can be helpful but they are typically slow and expensive. To fill immediate gaps, smaller academic programs, such as Critical Thinking Initiatives and Centers for Teaching and Learning, can help campus communities begin engaging with generative AI thoughtfully while fostering student success and workplace readiness.

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Endowment returns averaged 7.7% in fiscal 2023

Higher Ed Dive

Strong public equity markets buoyed returns, found the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute.

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University Leader Criticizes Anti-DEI Legislation in Kentucky

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of Kentucky President Dr. Eli Capilouto is publicly opposed to bills proposed by state legislators to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reported the Lexington Herald Leader. Dr. Eli Capilouto Capilouto criticized Senate Bill 6 from Sen. Mike Wilson of Bowling Green, which would block all DEI initiatives that promote so-called “discriminatory concepts.

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Learning to Surf:  Supporting a Campus’s AI Needs 

Faculty Focus

Many colleges and universities have struggled to prepare for generative AI on campus, for instance, by providing guiding policies or pedagogical support. Centralized responses can be helpful but they are typically slow and expensive. To fill immediate gaps, smaller academic programs, such as Critical Thinking Initiatives and Centers for Teaching and Learning, can help campus communities begin engaging with generative AI thoughtfully while fostering student success and workplace readiness.

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10th Minority Male Initiative Set to Shape the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Minority Male Initiative, an annual conference aimed at helping shape the futures of high school juniors, seniors, and current Brookdale Community College students will take place next week at the New Jersey institution. With its theme, Tomorrow Belongs to Those Who Prepare for it Today - Malcolm X , the conference aims to provide firsthand information about different career opportunities and education on personal development.

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Microsoft, OpenAI Shut Down State-Sponsored Hackers Using OpenAI LLMs

Campus Technology

Microsoft and OpenAI on Wednesday detailed how they jointly identified and shut down five state-sponsored hacking groups that were using OpenAI's LLMs "in support of malicious cyber activities.

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Wisconsin Legislature Approves Guaranteed Admissions Policy

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Wisconsin at Madison will likely be required to admit all in-state students who graduate in the top 5 percent of their high school class under a bill approved by the state Legislature Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. The measure requires all other campuses in the Universities of Wisconsin system to admit the top 10 percent of state high school graduates.

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SHERYL R. WILSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sheryl R. Wilson Sheryl R. Wilson has been named vice president for culture and belonging at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas. She served as the executive director of the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution at the college. Wilson holds a bachelor’s degree in mediation and communication studies and a master’s in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota.

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Landing Page Best Practices for Educational Marketers

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 9 minutes In the competitive realm of educational marketing, adequately optimized landing pages are a significant asset for connecting with potential students and enhancing recruitment strategies. As digital touchpoints present a focused message, they can convert a casual browser into an engaged prospect. Establishing a strong online presence with well-optimized landing pages is now considered necessary for educational institutions aiming to attract and retain students.

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Institutional autonomy: does it need an ‘academic community’?

HEPI

This post was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. This piece is the second part of two on the topic of institutional autonomy. The first part was published yesterday and is available here. The arrival of the ‘alternative provider’ In 1997 the Dearing Report saw diversity in British higher education institutions as an advantage ‘especially in providing for student choice; in programme and pedagogi