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Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused

Wonkhe

Tetiana Vakulenko and Ivan Yuriychuk explain how Ukraine is addressing quality and standards challenges in the school system – in hopes UK schools quality experts can help The post Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Cornell University reinstates ACT and SAT requirements

Higher Ed Dive

The Ivy League institution is just the latest top-ranked college to shed test-optional policies adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Private college discount rates for first-year students, 2021

Higher Ed Data Stories

Before we begin, here is what this post does not do: It will generally not tell you where you can get low tuition, with a very few exceptions. And when it does, it won't be at one of "those" colleges. It will not tell you which colleges are likely to close soon, although after the fact, you can probably find a closed college and say, "Aha! Right where I expected it would be!

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The Thomas Jefferson University Model: Building next-gen leaders and real-world solutions in population health

Higher Ed Dive

As Thomas Jefferson University celebrates its 200th year, Dr. Billy Oglesby, Humana Dean of the College of Population Health, shares how it prepares students to drive change in population health, even before they graduate.

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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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Why data stewards are the real heroes of AI

Wonkhe

If your university is thinking about using AI tools, getting the basics of data stewardship right should be your first step. Paul Clark explains more. The post Why data stewards are the real heroes of AI appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Columbia University temporarily goes remote amid pro-Palestinian protests

Higher Ed Dive

The university’s president — who is facing calls to resign — urged employees and students to stay home on Monday if they could, saying “we need a reset.

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Curry College Guarantees Graduates Will Be Employed

Inside Higher Ed

Curry College Guarantees Graduates Will Be Employed Sara Weissman Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM The college will help those who remain unemployed six months after graduation pay their student loans, find paid internships or allow them to take classes for free.

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Happy Birthday, Kant!

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The great philosopher was also a great theorist of education. By Michael S. Roth The great philosopher was also a great theorist of education.

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Another Wave of Unrest Grips Campuses

Inside Higher Ed

Another Wave of Unrest Grips Campuses Susan H. Greenberg Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Protesters regroup at Columbia, garnering support from students at other colleges. Penn blocks a pro-Palestinian group; USC cancels more graduation speakers. Byline(s) Susan H.

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FIRE statement on campus violence and arrests

FIRE

FIRE is monitoring outbreaks of violence and arrests on campuses nationwide. Sadly, we must again restate a bedrock principle: Violence is never acceptable.

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Is Financial Aid the New Affirmative Action?

Inside Higher Ed

Is Financial Aid the New Affirmative Action? Liam Knox Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Many highly selective colleges are pumping up their financial aid offerings. With race-conscious admissions out of the picture, it may be their best bet for diversity.

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UPCEA 2024 Recap: Uncertainty in Higher Education

MindMax

MindMax recently attended the 2024 Annual UPCEA Conference in Boston, and my team and I were thrilled to participate in such a lively and well-attended event. This year’s conference was centered on the following themes: “growing [higher education’s] impact through expanded access and innovation (focused especially on emerging topics such as AI), broadened inclusivity, policy advocacy, organizational transformation, engaging faculty and other critical partners, and building our individual networ

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Colleges Still Waiting to Send Aid Offers

Inside Higher Ed

With less than two weeks until the typical May 1 commitment deadline, only 34 percent of colleges have started sending financial aid offers to accepted students, according to new survey data from the National Association for Student Financial Aid Advisers (NASFAA); 54 percent had not begun packaging offers at all.

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Creating a Culture Around AI: Thoughts and Decision-Making

Educause

Given the potential ramifications of artificial intelligence (AI) diffusion on matters of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, now is the time for higher education institutions to adopt culturally aware, analytical decision-making processes, policies, and practices around AI tools selection and use.

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Advising on Classes, Life and Anything Else

Inside Higher Ed

Advising on Classes, Life and Anything Else Ashley Mowreader Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of Central Florida streamlined student supports by merging the roles of academic adviser and student success coach roles into one.

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Student Divestment Encampments Are Spreading. Here's the Latest.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Sonel Cutler and Alecia Taylor Joseph Prezioso, AFP, Getty Images Student protesters set up an encampment near Emerson College, in Boston. The Chronicle tracked roughly a dozen colleges across the country where activists have put up tents to demand that their institutions cut ties with Israel and take other actions.

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No Limits: Failing and Winning Like Michael Phelps

Inside Higher Ed

No Limits: Failing and Winning Like Michael Phelps Sarah Bray Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Adriana Bankston provides advice for how to turn setbacks into opportunities and other guidelines for approaching your career like a champion.

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7 Ideas to Perk Up Your Last Day of Class

The Chronicle of Higher Education

How to end the semester with a flourish instead of a fizzle. By Kristi Rudenga How to end the semester with a flourish instead of a fizzle.

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Minnesota Lawmakers Push to Regulate OPMs

Inside Higher Ed

Minnesota Lawmakers Push to Regulate OPMs Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Online program managers that allow institutions to offer wide-scale online courses are under fire in Minnesota. Lawmakers don’t like their profit-sharing model, among other things.

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Dozens of Students Arrested at Yale as Administrators Clear Encampment

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Forest Hunt Adrian Martinez Chavez, The New York Times, Redux Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on Monday at Yale University as campus police officers arrested nearly 50 of them. Echoing mass arrests last week at Columbia University, campus police officers on Monday detained 47 Yale students who were protesting the university's ties to weapons manufacturers.

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Cuts Shrink Arizona Budget Shortfall to $52 Million

Inside Higher Ed

To combat severe budget issues, University of Arizona officials have unveiled a plan that will reduce a projected financial shortfall for the next fiscal year from $162 million to an estimated $52 million.

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Academic Life Is About Humiliation and Envy. This Novel Gets It.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

C.P. Snow's forgotten classic 'The Masters' deserves to make a comeback. By Jefferson Pooley C.P. Snow's forgotten classic The Masters deserves to make a comeback.

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A Passover Reminder

Inside Higher Ed

A Passover Reminder Elizabeth Redden Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM The Seder liturgy reminds us that too many colleges are creating students who don’t know how to ask a question, Rachel Fish writes.

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UK colleges call for more support for int’l ambitions

The PIE News

England’s further education sector could make a greater contribution to UK education exports if data collection on internationalisation activities in colleges were improved, the leading voice for colleges in the country has suggested. The Association of Colleges has recommended that support for colleges to export and innovate must be increased and student visa policy be reviewed. “The export potential of the UK’s skills sector – and the central role of colleges – must be given more governm

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Treating Substance Use and Eating Disorders: Academic Minute

Inside Higher Ed

Today on the Academic Minute: Cailyn Green, assistant professor of addiction studies in the school of human services at SUNY Empire State University, explores how to treat multiple mental health disorders in one individual.

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DENISHA HENDRICKS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Denisha Hendricks Denisha Hendricks has been appointed director of athletics at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is director of parks and recreation for the City of Selma, Alabama. Hendricks holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education and athletic training from the University of South Carolina and a master’s and doctorate in higher education administration from Auburn University.

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Higher Ed Email Campaigns: How to Create Emails Students Want to Read

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Emails Are Still a Powerful Tool in Higher Ed Marketing In the mid-1990s, a new phrase began triggering internet users’ dopamine receptors: You’ve got mail! Primarily associated with AOL, the audio alert became one of the hallmark features of online interactions, later going on to transcend its practical origins and become a cultural touchstone led by Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in the movie that used the phrase for its title.

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Birmingham-Illinois invest in new joint research

The PIE News

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Birmingham in the UK have announced a tripling of their investment in their partnership to develop new signature research collaborations. The investment increase includes US$400,000 to establish strategic research partnerships with the global South, focusing on global health, sustainability and education access and equity.

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The 3 factors holding at-risk students back from graduating

University Business

Nearly a quarter of today’s undergraduate students have seriously considered leaving school or were nearly dismissed, according to a new Sallie Mae study conducted by Ipsos. Three clues can help higher education leaders discover what strategies they can prioritize to increase their institutions’ completion rates and assist their at-risk students.

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A Registrar’s View: Will You Graduate?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One of the most enchanting segments of the academic year, the build-up to Spring graduation and commencement signifies the highlight of college matriculation and persistence. Yet, the experience can be plagued with confusion and curricular dysfunction as students attend to the inner workings and step-by-step preparation of a process that, at times, begs the question, “Will I graduate?

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Innovation under Regulation

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly written by the Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University and Chief Executive of LSBU Group, Professor David Phoenix. Has regulation of higher education gone too far? Those in Government would say certainly not and most likely point at the National Audit Office’s recent report on student loan fraud at franchised providers or explain that – given higher interest rates have increased the cost of funding the student loans system in England by £10bn a year –

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Decoding GEO: What It Is and Why It Should Be In Your Marketing Strategy

Caylor Solutions

Have you heard of GEO? It could be the next marketing strategy you need to make sure your content stands out in an AI-driven world. The post Decoding GEO: What It Is and Why It Should Be In Your Marketing Strategy appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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A quick guide on marketing automation for higher education

Terminalfour

Personalization is key to engaging Gen Z prospective students, and marketing automation can help you streamline this process, with email marketing, lead nurturing, social media management, and personalization so you can connect with students, prioritize meaningful initiatives, and optimize campaigns

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DEI backlash pushes shell-shocked colleges to the right

University Business

Big-name colleges are now cracking down more aggressively on pro-Palestinian protests, which they say are getting increasingly intense and disruptive. Politicians, meanwhile, are exerting massive pressure on universities over protests, diversity efforts and curricula have started to push administrators to the right. Congressional testimony by Columbia University’s leadership and the school’s subsequent aggressive posture toward student protesters this week spotlighted the increasing

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9 Key Enrollment and AI sessions at the 2024 RNL National Conference

Helix Education

July is just around the corner, and with summer comes the RNL National Conference , in Dallas (July 23-25). This year’s agenda is set and it full to the brim with sessions that will engage you, inform you, and prepare you to go back to your campus and affect change and advance enrollment. Because enrollment health is increasingly a careful balance between traditional undergraduates, graduate students, and online students at both levels, we present here a mix of featured sessions meant to show ho

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Who’s running for Dallas College’s board of trustees?

University Business

Five candidates have their eyes on the Dallas College board at a time when the state has raised the stakes in how it funds community colleges. Whoever is elected onto the two board seats up for grabs will work with Chancellor Justin Lonon on managing one of the largest community college systems in Texas. Its leaders are working to navigate a new community college funding model that ties state dollars to student outcomes, rebound from enrollment drops and convince North Texans on the value of a d