Wonkhe
AUGUST 14, 2024
The Officer for Students is changing its relationship with students. Jim Dickinson wonders if they'll end up with any more power The post John Blake gets interested in students – but what’s his theory of change? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 14, 2024
Leaders of the two Pennsylvania-based nonprofit institutions say their programs, missions and markets are complementary.
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Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
After a little more than a year in the position, she becomes the third college president to lose her job following pro-Palestinian student protests on campus. Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned abruptly Wednesday night after months of pressure from Congress and campus constituents over her handling of pro-Palestinian student protests.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 14, 2024
Timothy Beard's missive signals that leadership turnover will continue to disrupt the historically Black university as the fall semester approaches.
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
The field of artificial intelligence is hot right now, and with so many potential applications for the technology, most of us can’t even imagine them all. Because of the explosion in AI interest, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 11.5 million data-related job openings by 2026, with demand for AI research scientists expected to grow by 19 percent.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
A new book says the diverse experiences of Harvard undergrads during the COVID-19 pandemic carry larger lessons for higher ed—namely that the off-campus lives of low-income students deeply affect their lives on campus. Highly selective universities have welcomed unprecedentedly diverse classes in recent years. That’s a laudable development, Anthony Abraham Jack argues in his new book, Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price (Princeton University Press), but in
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The PIE News
AUGUST 14, 2024
The new Youth Assembly Impact Program will provide scholarships to 10 young leaders from Africa who will receive individual mentoring, seed-funding and support to implement initiatives in their local communities that advance sustainable development. “Despite its growing youth population, African students remain underrepresented in global higher education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
By Sarah Brown and Andy Thomason Tom Williams, CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images Nemat (Minouche) Shafik Nemat (Minouche) Shafik’s controversial presidency ended quickly and unexpectedly on Wednesday.
The PIE News
AUGUST 14, 2024
Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Innovative, dedicated, leader. What do you like most about your job? I love helping students achieve their dreams and making a tangible impact in their lives through education. Best work trip/Worst work trip? Best: Attending an investment conference in Brussels while raising our second investment round.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker signed a law Friday banning the use of legacy preferences in admissions at public colleges and universities, making Illinois the fourth state to do so. Colorado and Virginia have banned the practice at public universities, while Maryland passed a bill making it illegal at all colleges in the state.
FIRE
AUGUST 14, 2024
After Colorado officials kicked Jeff Hunt out of the senate public gallery for wearing a pro-life sweatshirt, FIRE demanded they stop playing fashion police.
The Berkeley Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
The Perseverance rover gathered sediments that can only be analyzed on Earth to retrieve more detailed information on Mars' water history. The post Rocks collected on Mars hold key to water and perhaps life on the planet. Bring them back to Earth. appeared first on Berkeley News.
University Business
AUGUST 14, 2024
While open educational resources have gained steam over the past decade, colleges and universities lack clear and definable metrics to share with other institutions on how much money they’re helping save students. A new whitepaper from the Midwestern Higher Education Compact believes its “course marking” strategy can help institutions communicate the value of OER to each other, their students and broader higher education systems.
Academe Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
BY NATHANIEL MILLS Joe Lockard’s August 8 Academe Blog post criticizes, with multiple errors and missing contexts, a statement of the executive committee of the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities AAUP chapter.
University Business
AUGUST 14, 2024
Catawba College got its week off on the right foot, announcing a $200 million anonymous gift to its endowment on Monday. The contribution is the third transformative gift in three years to the Salisbury-based liberal arts college, which has helped get the ball rolling. “After the first gift, we started a planning process, and last October, our board approved a strategic plan,” Catawba College President Dr.
The Berkeley Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
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FIRE
AUGUST 14, 2024
Bates College in Maine took a step in the right direction this summer by making DEI statements optional rather than required for faculty job-seekers.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
By Amanda Friedman and Eric Kelderman Illustration by The Chronicle; Photos by Getty and University of Florida Joseph Glover After a brief stint as the University of Arizona’s provost, Joseph Glover is returning to the University of Florida. It marks another chapter in the ongoing leadership shake-ups at both institutions.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
The two adult-oriented institutions in Pennsylvania hope that, by joining forces, they can expand their reach and access to higher education. Lackawanna College and Peirce College, two adult-oriented institutions in Pennsylvania, plan to join forces in a merger, the institutions announced Wednesday morning.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
It’s time we reclaim faculty-student trust through clear advocacy — not opaque surveillance. By Marc Watkins It’s time we reclaim faculty-student trust through clear advocacy — not opaque surveillance.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
The American Association of University Professors, or AAUP, has responded to a proliferation of administrative actions it deems as hastily enacted policies restricting rights to assemble and protest on college and university campuses. The association, which recently revised its own policy concerning academic boycotts, released a statement that argues new on-campus policies responding to last spring’s antiwar demonstrations go beyond reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about greater awareness of an even larger epidemic, one of loneliness in America. In higher education, it is incumbent on us to help our learners with overcoming the pain and other ill-effects of this condition.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $40 million in grant funding to help improve completion rates for underserved students. James Kvaal “Across the country, colleges and universities are rejecting the old idea that weeding out students was a sign of quality, and instead they are taking responsibility for all of their students’ success,” said U.S.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
The FAFSA fiasco undermined projections for Minnesota’s grant program, leaving many students with hundreds or thousands of dollars less than they anticipated. In a normal year, Nicole Whelan, a research analyst at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, can predict how much money the need-based state grant program will need far in advance of when students return to campus.
The PIE News
AUGUST 14, 2024
The British brand already has global campuses in Vietnam, China and Saudi Arabia. The school in Kuala Lumpur is set to be ready in January 2025, after a refurbishment of the purpose-built campus is finished. The school took to LinkedIn on Tuesday to announce the addition to its franchise, in partnership with Beaconhouse Malaysia – a preschool and international school provider in Kuala Lumpur.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris’s sorority is launching its first political action committee—a move that will allow Alpha Kappa Alpha to raise and spend money on behalf of political candidates.
FIRE
AUGUST 14, 2024
FIRE President Greg Lukianoff argued that academic boycotts of a nation’s institutions or scholars cannot be reconciled with academic freedom.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
Hastings College received a $9 million gift from a long-time donor specifically for deferred maintenance, a growing and costly issue for institutions across the sector. Hastings College will soon be tackling a backlog of deferred maintenance across its rural Nebraska campus thanks to a $9 million donation specifically directed to facility upkeep. While donations directed to scholarships or new buildings are ubiquitous across higher education, gifts toward deferred maintenance projects are less c
The PIE News
AUGUST 14, 2024
Some agents are already seeing a dampening in interest, while others claim there are bigger deterrents such as visa refusal rates and wait times. In the New Zealand government’s reasoning for the visa fee increases across almost all categories, immigration minister Erica Stanford said that New Zealand’s charges remain relatively low compared to other popular destinations such as Australia and the UK.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
Florida A&M University’s interim president wants to start the academic year with a clean slate of senior leaders amid fallout from a fraudulent $237 million donation.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik resigned her post effective Aug. 14. Dr. Minouche Shafik The university has been embroiled in controversy since antiwar demonstrations reached a fever pitch in the spring of 2024. Many on faculty at the university expressed no-confidence in the administration partly for its aggressive response to on-campus demonstrations.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
They must do what they always expect to do and, at the same time, do something completely novel, write Peter Eckel and Courtney Chandler. The campus turmoil this past spring over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reminded presidents that they exist between their boards and the faculty, each with often different expectations and aims. Such competing priorities often put presidents in difficult positions.
The PIE News
AUGUST 14, 2024
In an official report in July 2024, the communist party laid out plans to promote “modernisation with Chinese characteristics”, including to “explore the establishment of an immigration system for high-tech talents”. The report also vowed to “open up talent exchange channels between universities, research institutes and enterprises” and “improve the mechanism for overseas talent introduction and form a talent system with international competitiveness”.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
Classes at Saint Augustine’s University, the historically Black university in North Carolina, will be delayed by two weeks. Dr. Marcus H Burgess Fall classes have been delayed until Sept. 3, which means new and returning student move-ins will be delayed until Aug. 27-28, according to a university notice. Officials noted that continued repairs to buildings damaged by Tropical Storm Debbie was partly the reason for the delay.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 14, 2024
In their frenzy to find AI detection tools, educators must not adopt analysis models without recognizing their shortfalls and biases. To the Editor: In a recent column (“Anatomy of an AI Essay,” Inside Higher Ed, July 2, 2024), Elizabeth Steere described an analysis of AI-generated responses to essay prompts from her courses. While this analysis is valuable, its framing could give false confidence to instructors trying to determine if a student’s work was AI-generated.
Coursera blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
Female scientist working on a computer while her colleague using a microscope in background By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Today, I’m excited to announce our partnership with Moderna , a leader in establishing the field of mRNA medicine, to offer mRNAs as Medicines , a free course that provides a comprehensive overview of mRNA medicines, how they work, and their potential applications.
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