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Working-class students feel alienated from their creative arts degrees – here’s how to help

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Sarah Weston and Hannah Allen spoke to working-class creative arts students, and came away with recommendations for improving inclusivity Sarah Weston and Hannah Allen spoke to working-class creative arts students, and came away with recommendations for improving inclusivity

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Leading Scholars Gather for Hilliard-Sizemore Research Course in Denver

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Fred A. Bonner The annual Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore Research Course on African Americans and Education convened Wednesday ahead of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), bringing together prominent scholars and emerging researchers in the field of Black educational studies. The day-long event featured presentations from renowned scholars including Dr.

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NIH prohibits new grant awards to colleges with DEI initiatives

Higher Ed Dive

Organizations will have to certify that they don’t have diversity programs that violate federal antidiscrimination laws and that they aren’t boycotting Israel.

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How Rutgers University-Newark moved marketing beyond ‘apply here’

University Business

We need branding and marketing, I said when I came into the director of communications and marketing role at Rutgers University-Newark. With that focus, Rutgers University-Newark is thriving at a time when higher education institutions struggle with enrollment and a dramatically changed business environment. New market reality. New marketing approach Prospective students have different needs today.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

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

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Optimizing SEO for Private Schools: Best Practices to Increase Online Visibility

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 8 minutes To stand out amidst competition, private schools must ensure their online presence is strong enough to attract prospective students and parents. While traditional marketing methods such as word-of-mouth and print advertising still hold value, digital visibility has become crucial to school enrollment. Are you wondering how to market a private school to maximize visibility?

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University of Wollongong set to open Saudi Arabia campus

The PIE News

The institution will be the first foreign university to receive a Saudi Investment License under the country’s 2030 vision, opening its Saudi Arabia campus in Riyadh in the second half of 2025. The university will begin by offering English language courses, followed by undergraduate degrees in 2027. UOW Global Enterprises (UOWGE), which manages the institution’s global expansion, said that the move marks a significant development, as being given the Saudi Investment License reflects

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How our researchers are using AI – and what we can do to support them

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Christina Boswell reports on an institutional survey of researchers' use of generative AI at the University of Edinburgh

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Limestone University may have a ‘lifeline’ to avert closure

Higher Ed Dive

The Christian institution's board said “a possible funding source has surfaced" after warning last week it may have to shutter or go online.

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The changing landscape of international education and Landmark Immigration’s role in shaping student success

The PIE News

The global shift in education International education has changed in unimaginable ways over the past two decades. Once, it was a niche opportunity for the privileged few; now it is an open dream for eager students all over the globe. No longer just institutions, universities have become global ecosystems where nations collaborate, research transcends borders, and cultures connect.

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We have met the enemy.

Higher Education Inquirer

Class conflict has always been woven into the fabric of American higher education. The struggle over access, affordability, and control of knowledge production has long pitted economic elites against working-class and middle-class students, faculty, and staff. Since the 1960s, these tensions have only deepened, exacerbated by policy shifts that have served to entrench inequality rather than dismantle it.

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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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No NIH Grants for Colleges With DEI Programs or Israel Boycotts

Inside Higher Ed

No NIH Grants for Colleges With DEI Programs or Israel Boycotts Katherine Knott Wed, 04/23/2025 - 03:00 AM Colleges will have to comply with new certification requirements in order to receive any funding from the NIH, effective immediately.

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United Steel Workers Goes All in on Solidarity at Convention

Higher Education Inquirer

More than 2,000 members from across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean spent four days charting the future of our union and recommitting themselves to the solidarity that powers the union at the USWs triennial constitutional convention earlier this month. International President David McCall opened the convention by calling on union members to fight back against wealthy elites who want to silence workers across North America.

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CU Boulder announces AI master’s degree on Coursera for under $16,000 — no application required

Coursera blog

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Im excited to announce a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MS-AI) from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), marking the universitys fifth degree on Coursera. As demand for AI talent grows, this degree enables anyone to build their AI expertise while earning a credential that stands out in a competitive job market.

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Academic Recovery Program Avoids ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach

Inside Higher Ed

Academic Recovery Program Avoids One-Size-Fits-All Approach Ashley Mowreader Wed, 04/23/2025 - 03:00 AM Texas State University provides personalized support to help students bounce back from academic probation.

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International students stripped of legal status in the U.S. are piling up wins in court

University Business

Anjan Roy was studying with friends at Missouri State University when he got an email that turned his world upside down. His legal status as an international student had been terminated, and he was suddenly at risk for deportation. I was in literal shock, like, what the hell is this? said Roy, a graduate student in computer science from Bangladesh. At first, he avoided going out in public, skipping classes and mostly keeping his phone turned off.

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Limestone University Pulls Back From Brink of Closure

Inside Higher Ed

Limestone University Pulls Back From Brink of Closure Josh Moody Wed, 04/23/2025 - 03:00 AM Limestone Universitys board was set to decide whether to close or go online Tuesday. Instead the university announced a possible financial lifeline was in the works.

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EDUCAUSE Recommends Changes to Proposed FAR CUI Rules

Educause

EDUCAUSE and other higher education associations recently highlighted problems with proposed changes to federal contracting regulations to incorporate uniform controlled unclassified information (CUI) marking and handling requirements. Those problems include definitions of CUI and covered federal information that might expose federally funded fundamental research projects to inappropriate data security requirements.

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Collection of Free Education Research May Lose Funding

Inside Higher Ed

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), an online repository of educational research and historical documents that dates back to the 1960s, will most likely run out of funding today, April 23, The Hechinger Report reported this week.

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How much debt do community college students take on? More than you might think

University Business

While community colleges are known for being affordable, student loan debt is still a reality for many students. On average, roughly 19 percent of last years graduates across the nine community colleges in the Houston region had student debt. Houston-area community colleges regularly charge students thousands of dollars each year to attend the institutions, state data shows, with price tags at some colleges reaching nearly $4,000 per year.

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How to Ensure You’ll Never Be a Chair Again

Inside Higher Ed

How to Ensure Youll Never Be a Chair Again Elizabeth Redden Wed, 04/23/2025 - 03:00 AM Want out of the chair role? Lisa Chasan-Taber and Barry Braun offer 10 tips for failing (up).

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New Carnegie Classification Aims to Shake Up How Higher Ed Sees Itself

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Francie Diep New labels assessing colleges minority and low-income enrollments, and students later earnings, suggest a new orientation from one of higher educations longtime arbiters of prestige.

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OpenAI Launches GPT-4.1 with Upgrades in Coding, Context Processing, Efficiency

Campus Technology

OpenAI has announced GPT-4.1, offering stronger performance across software development, instruction following, and long-context comprehension.

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Broward College Trustees Exert New Control Over Foundation Board

Inside Higher Ed

Broward College Trustees Exert New Control Over Foundation Board Sara Weissman Wed, 04/23/2025 - 03:00 AM The Broward College Board of Trustees granted itself more power over the institutions foundation board earlier this year. Now trustees are wielding it. The trustees revamped the foundation's board and argue the organization is in need of greater financial oversight.

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Thankfully, Larry David mocks Bill Maher – First Amendment News 467

FIRE

First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from FIRE.

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The CMO’s Commercial Case for Creativity

Inside Higher Ed

The CMOs Commercial Case for Creativity Kristine Maloney Wed, 04/23/2025 - 03:00 AM Why an investment in creativity may be an institutions biggest competitive advantage.

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EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: Technology Budgets and Staffing

Educause

As institutions face a multitude of challenges and anticipate budget reductions and resource shortages, data for benchmarking and decision-making and the affordances of new technologies can help illuminate paths forward.

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Leighton Ernsberger, British Council, East Asia

The PIE News

Introduce yourself in three words or phrases Curious, mobile, excelling. What do you like most about your job? Working with people in so many different jobs. That also goes for when I was based in India. India is continental in size, so you can either find differences in terms of how people behave and act that is alienating, or you can see it as energising.

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Union: Police Raids Targeted Michigan Palestine Activists

Inside Higher Ed

Union: Police Raids Targeted Michigan Palestine Activists Ryan Quinn Wed, 04/23/2025 - 05:38 PM The state attorney generals office says it is investigating multi-jurisdictional acts of vandalism, but further details are sparse. The grad workers union claims repression.

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Statement from Jewish Faculty and Staff at Northwestern University

Academe Blog

POSTED BY HANK REICHMAN The following statement is republished here with permission of its organizers. The statement with a regularly updated list of signatories may also be found here. As Jewish faculty and staff at Northwestern University, we write today to defend the values of academic freedom, pluralism and independence that animate Northwestern and undergird its commitment to teaching, learning, and research.

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Trump’s Executive Order Bashes Accreditors, Blames DEI for Low Standards and Poor Outcomes

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eric Kelderman The order, signed Wednesday, also warns that the administration will seek to remove accreditors federal recognition should they fail to adhere to its aims.

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Olivia Cantrell - Rowing, George Washington University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Beechside views: the big political spring clean

The PIE News

Spring is traditionally a time of change. This year, this is especially true when it comes to global politics. First up, on April 28, Canadians will go to the polls in the 2025 federal election. Until February and as even I wrote in the January 2025 issue of this very column it looked likely that the Conservatives would storm to victory following Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus resignation.

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Riley Agerbeek - Water Polo, San José State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Hanging in the balance: The future of higher education procurement

University Business

The U.S. Education Department recently announced that it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the agency altogether. This adds to the financial pressure and uncertainty caused by the new administrations announcement regarding the reduction or suspension of funding for university research. In response to these measures, universities nationwide are resorting to hiring freezes, reductions in Ph.D. admissions, and budget cuts.

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Sarah Cedarstrand - Lacrosse, Rutgers University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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