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UNC Greensboro looks to cut 19 academic offerings

Higher Ed Dive

Recommended program eliminations span from foreign language minors to graduate degrees, which collectively enroll more than 210 students.

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When students are tutors belonging is built

Wonkhe

OfS is urging universities to think hard about impactful work on belonging. Jim Dickinson finds inspiration from friends in Europe. The post When students are tutors belonging is built appeared first on Wonkhe.

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University of New Hampshire to lay off 75 employees to help save $14M

Higher Ed Dive

The public institution’s president indicated more cuts could be on the horizon, including program eliminations.

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Higher education postcard: Eastern General Hospital, Trinity Cambridge

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to 1914, grim days, and repurposed buildings The post Higher education postcard: Eastern General Hospital, Trinity Cambridge 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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Spelman College receives record $100M gift

Higher Ed Dive

The institution’s officials said the donation is the largest single gift ever given to a historically Black college or university.

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Podcast: Fraud, market exit, applications, living wage

Wonkhe

This week on the podcast the NAO reports on organised crime in franchise agreements - is the regulation right and are the incentives appropriate? The post Podcast: Fraud, market exit, applications, living wage appeared first on Wonkhe.

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DEI Spending Banned, Sociology Scrapped in Florida

Inside Higher Ed

DEI Spending Banned, Sociology Scrapped in Florida Josh Moody Thu, 01/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida’s State Board of Education imposed new prohibitions on DEI spending at state colleges, following a similar decision for state universities.

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Is Dan Ariely Telling the Truth?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The dishonesty researcher's latest project — convincing you he's honest. By Tom Bartlett After a data-fabrication scandal and a university investigation, the dishonesty researcher is trying to move on. But is the damage already done?

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4 More Colleges Face Civil Rights Investigations

Inside Higher Ed

4 More Colleges Face Civil Rights Investigations Katherine Knott Thu, 01/18/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education Department has now opened dozens of investigations into antisemitic and other bias-related incidents on college campuses since Oct. 7. But resolutions that could lead to changes are expected to take a while.

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Spelman College Receives $100M Gift

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Spelman College has received a historic $100 million gift. The Atlanta-based institution was founded in 1881 and is considered a leading liberal arts college and global leader in the education of women of African descent. It boasts its ranks among the leading producers of Black women who complete Ph.Ds. in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

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Leading for Equity and Justice

Inside Higher Ed

Leading for Equity and Justice Sarah Bray Thu, 01/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Julia Chinyere Oparah offers strategies to help women of color transform higher ed as senior administrators without sacrificing their careers and health.

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Emerging Scholars Express Hope, Validation, and Drive During Webinar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education's 2024 Emerging Scholars shared sentiments of drive, hope, community, and validation during a webinar Thursday. To accompany the release of its 2024 Emerging Scholars magazine edition, Diverse hosted its first-ever panel for the 15 outstanding scholars it recognized this year. The panel was moderated by Dr. Jamal Watson.

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Five Ways to Build Trust Within Higher Ed Enrollment

Caylor Solutions

Unlock the secrets to a high-trust, high-performance marketing team with these insights from Baylor University's innovative approach. The post Five Ways to Build Trust Within Higher Ed Enrollment appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

Faculty Focus

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Now, with nearly 20 years of teaching experience, and nine working as an educational developer, I know that while those planning steps are needed, they are not t

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Fielding Graduate University Mourns Educational Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Fielding Graduate University community is mourning the death of Dr. Orlando L. Taylor, the Distinguished Senior Advisor to the President. The university noted contributions to be made in memory Taylor’s memory may be made to the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education at Fielding. Dr. Orlando L. Taylor delivers an inspiring speech to a full house Jan. 10, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California.

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OIEG enters Australia with Notre Dame deal

The PIE News

International education company Oxford International Education Group has announced its first foray into the Australian market with an integrated program partnership with The University of Notre Dame Australia. Through the agreement, OIEG will “establish an innovative new operational model and platform for growth” for the university with campuses in Fremantle and Broome in Western Australia, as well as in Sydney in New South Wales.

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Spelman College Receives Largest Single Gift to HBCU

Insight Into Diversity

Spelman College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, has received the largest single donation ever awarded to an HBCU (historically Black college or university). The $100 million award comes from billionaire couple Ronda Stryker, director and granddaughter of the founder of the medical technology company Stryker Corp., and her husband, William Johnson, founder and chairman of Greenleaf Trust, a wealth management firm.

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Ireland’s allure: how one education agency steps apart from competitors

The PIE News

Discover the allure of Ireland, a vibrant hub for education that beckons students with its unique blend of quality academics and affordability. As the sole English-speaking member of the European Union post-Brexit, Ireland is fast becoming the preferred destination for international students seeking a top-notch education without breaking the bank. In the academic year 2020/21, more than 25,000 international students embraced the enriching Irish educational experience, represent a close to 90% in

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Minority Applicants Surge Post–Affirmative Action

Inside Higher Ed

Applications to colleges rose by 9 percent over all this year—and 12 percent among underrepresented minority applicants—according to a new report from the Common Application highlighting year-over-year data from the current admissions cycle. The increase in underrepresented minority applicants was driven largely by a 12 percent bump in Black applicants and a 13 percent increase in Latino applicants.

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Workgroup Offers 13 Recommendations to Advance CSU Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student success experts have prescribed potential solutions to declining Black student enrollment and retention numbers in California’s public universities in a recent report published by The California State University (CSU) Office of the Chancellor. Class of 2022 data revealed that only 48% of Black, first-year students who enrolled in the CSU in fall 2016 earned their degree in six years, according to the Black Student Success Workgroup Report.

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Here are 3 academic programs for the professionals of tomorrow

Gray Associates

Colleges and universities are in the middle of an academic arms race to create curricula relevant to today’s jobs. If your institution wants to be ahead of the curve and discover the next exciting academic program to offer students, take some advice from Gray Decision Intelligence.

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In 2024, Higher Ed Must Find Its Footing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Everywhere you look there are signs that the higher education sector is precariously rocking, such that even a strong jab might take it down. The suicides and resignations of key leaders and the broader mental health crisis are a signal that cannot be ignored. The increasingly aggressive stance toward the sector among both federal and state politicians, growth in faculty departures, ongoing staff burnout, and persistent dearth of enrollment among low-income, rural, and male-identified students a

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UK regional groups form part of ‘leadership communities’

The PIE News

The growing proliferation of regional groups, advisory boards, conferences and organic meet-ups has highlighted the appetite for trusted knowledge exchange in the UK recruitment sector. The British Universities International Liaison Association, coordinates regional interest groups focused on key geographical recruitment markets around the world. It also chairs an elected committee of representatives from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Put Democracy in The Community

Academe Blog

By MATTHEW BOEDY Last month I encouraged faculty to put democracy on the syllabus. In that post, I wrote: “No one is coming to save us. We all have to do this together.” To further that call, I urge faculty now to put democracy in the community.

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I’m An Adjunct: What Do I Need to Know About Teaching? 

Faculty Focus

When I started as an adjunct faculty member, I had no teaching experience. I was handed a syllabus, a classroom, and students, and left to figure out the rest on my own. In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Now, with nearly 20 years of teaching experience, and nine working as an educational developer, I know that while those planning steps are needed, they are not t

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Harvard May Keep Interim President ‘For Years’

Inside Higher Ed

Harvard May Keep Interim President ‘For Years’ Marjorie Valbrun Thu, 01/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Despite some calls to replace former president Claudine Gay with another Black woman, tradition and mercy might prompt persistence of white male leadership.

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VIVIANA VALLE GOMEZ

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Viviana Valle Gomez Viviana Valle Gomez has been appointed associate director of women, gender, and sexual equity at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Valle Gomez holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and gender, sexuality and women’s studies from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s in American studies from Columbia University in New York.

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3 Ways That Anti-DEI Efforts Are Changing How Colleges Operate

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Alecia Taylor Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image Some physical spaces, policies, and courses are being affected.

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upGrad in talks to acquire US platform Udacity

The PIE News

The Indian edtech firm upGrad is reported to be in talks to acquire US online learning platform Udacity. According to The Economic Times , upGrad is looking to raise funds to finance the move and close the deal by the end of 2024. It was reported that upGrad is likely to acquire Udacity for around US$80 million, a slightly lower value than the previously mentioned figure of $100 million, with around $50-60million coming from external investors and the remaining from existing investors.

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9 Grad Students Honored with K. Patricia Cross Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Association of Colleges and Universities ( AAC&U ) has announced the 2024 recipients of the annual K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. A past annual conference hosted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities. “This year’s recipients truly embody the commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership, and civic engagement that Pat Cross championed throughout her distinguished career,” said AAC&U President Dr.

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Washington State U Student Workers Strike, Get Deal

Inside Higher Ed

A union representing Washington State University student academic employees announced Wednesday—on the first day of its strike—that it had reached a tentative agreement with the institution.

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The Warwick Perspective on ‘Core Skills’

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Pat Tissington , Academic Director (Employability and Skills) at the University of Warwick and Dr Pat Mertova , Consultant in Higher Education and Policy at the Associates in Higher Education Policy, Development and Quality (AHEPDQ). The Skills Gap (the mismatch or gap between the skills required in current vacancies and skills possessed by people looking for work) and the Skills Shortage have become part of the everyday narrative in UK politics dr

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Your Gradebook Is Not Your Friend

Academe Blog

BY JONATHAN REES I am old enough to have used a physical gradebook when I started teaching. It looked like it was filled with graph paper, but there was definitely an extra-large space on the left for the students’ names and room to do some calculating all the way on the other side.

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Loyola University Maryland Acknowledges Connections to Slavery

Inside Higher Ed

The president of Loyola University Maryland has formally acknowledged the university’s historical connections to slavery, according to a university spokesman.

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Is grad school worth the investment? Our exclusive data shows some surprising answers - Alia Wong, USA TODAY

Economics and Change in Higher Education

But roughly a third of the survey’s participants said they hadn’t fulfilled those objectives: 30% of recent completers have not been consistently employed in the field they studied, and 35% earn less than they had expected. “These two measures – career advancement and higher income – are where we see the largest gaps between what recent graduates are hoping to get out of their grad school experience vs. how well their school actually delivered for them,” the researchers note in a slide deck shar

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Ketamine and Patients With Severe PTSD: Academic Minute

Inside Higher Ed

Today on the Academic Minute: C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor and chair of pharmacy practice at the University of Connecticut, details one avenue of treatment for those with severe post-traumatic stress disorder.