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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The form was available about three months later than usual, and seniors submitted roughly 676,000 forms by late January.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For Buckinghamshire New University's Nick Braisby, the Office for Students' investigation process could be improved The post Improving the quality of assessments of quality appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Education Department is closer to finalizing the controversial regulation, which it aimed to release in March after two previous delays.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Progress in widening access varies widely across England’s local areas, and the major political parties aren’t paying attention. Graeme Atherton asks what the levelling up agenda means, if not this The post A postcode lottery for university access appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The private Ohio institution has operated in the red for the past two years and has seen a decline in enrollment over the last decade.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Assessing Quality of Microcredentials Is Difficult kathryn.palmer… Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Most high school educators recognize the value of microcredentials, but a dearth of available data on outcomes can make them hesitant to recommend nondegree pathways to students.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the risk artificial intelligence and AI regulation pose to freedom of speech and knowledge creation in the 21st century.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By Scott Carlson Yes, the sector has a lot that it needs to fix. But criticisms that seem to dismiss the value of college altogether often miss key details.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash Liam Knox Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is allocating $50 million and deploying staffers to help institutions adjust to the rocky FAFSA rollout. College leaders are underwhelmed.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A sweeping punishment, a canceled art show, and the silencing of pro-Palestinian voices. By Maggie Hicks Illustration by The Chronicle; Michael Hickey, Getty Images A sweeping punishment, a canceled art show, and allegations that Indiana University is silencing pro-Palestinian voices.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Dartmouth Basketball Players Are Employees, NLRB Rules Doug Lederman Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Regional office of National Labor Relations Board says the Ivy League college’s male players can unionize. Dartmouth plans to appeal.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Effectively integrating generative AI into higher education requires policy development, cross-functional engagement, ethical principles, risk assessments, collaboration with other institutions, and an exploration of diverse use cases.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has partnered with the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to provide on-campus childcare classrooms at community colleges. "Students who are parents face enormous life challenges that compete with their abilities to thrive in college,” said ACCT President and CEO Jee Hang Lee. “Bringing Head Start centers to more community colleges is an elegant solution to address one complexity of the long-standing problem of student persistence and comp

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Differential Tuition Is Popular. But Is It Equitable? Johanna Alonso Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges have long charged more for costly programs like nursing and engineering. Some put money back into scholarships meant to offset negative impacts.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. Proponents of AI claim that AI tools should be integrated into lesson design, however, it is also the case that AI may be used by students as an unethical shortcut to wholly complete written assignments. While companies such as GPTZero have responded to academic concerns by creating software designed to detect the use of AI in written work, false positives and underconfidence in th

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Free Community College Boosts Enrollment, Strains Massachusetts System jessica.blake@… Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM The enrollment surge is a welcome development for the Massachusetts community college system, but it has also created staffing shortages and stretched capacity.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As artificial intelligence continues its reach into nearly every aspect of higher education, a new role has emerged to oversee the responsible growth and safe management of this rapidly evolving technology: the chief AI officer. The CAIO role first began to appear in the business world less than a decade ago, within corporations and startups alike. More recently, the government sector has jumped on board, as President Joe Biden’s recent AI executive order requires that all federal agencies appoi

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University Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A plagiarism war has erupted since Claudine Gay announced her resignation from Harvard University. After Business Insider suggested Neri Oxman—a prominent MIT grad and wife of billionaire philanthropist William Ackman—had plagiarized in her dissertation, Ackman promised to leverage AI capabilities to review the published work of all of MIT’s faculty, its president and the work of the faculties at other Ivy Leagues. “No body of written work in academia can survive the power of AI searchin

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Answers to common questions of early-career academics on this all-important job document. By Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman Answers to common questions of early-career academics on this all-important job document.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The American Indian College Fund has announced its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the fall of 2024. The scholarship, made possible by a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor, covers tuition and all costs of attendance for an American Indian or Alaska Native law student enrolled in Harvard Law School’s three-year course of study.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The head of the organisation representing language schools in Canada has called the decision to include some of their students in the international student cap “unconscionable”. The move , which will last for two years to try and bring numbers back down to 2022 levels, has garnered polarising reactions from across the sector. While the cap will not include all language students, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada does include those who are on a student visa, which, according to the exe

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The perception between college graduates and potential employers of the new grads’ competencies differs widely, according to research by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). National Association of Colleges and Employers New grads and employers agree on what student proficiencies are necessary — graduating seniors ranked communication, critical thinking, and teamwork as the three most important competencies for a job candidate to develop to be considered career ready on a 2

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Prohibitions on knowledge draw attention to what they prohibit. By Peter Brooks Prohibitions on knowledge draw attention to what they prohibit.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The first time I stepped into the offices of Diverse Issues In Higher Education , I was with Dr. Orlando Taylor. He took me there to meet his long-time colleague and co-founder of the magazine, Dr. Bill Cox. As I listened to their wide-ranging conversation, about people they knew, or had known, and projects they worked on together, I was taken by the longevity of their connection to each other.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

On a scandalous suspension at Indiana University. By Jeffrey C. Isaac Jon Krause for The Chronicle On a scandalous suspension at Indiana University.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Dartmouth College will reinstate its standardized testing requirement for the next application cycle, officials announced Monday, making it the first Ivy League institution to do so.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We need to have a frank conversation about higher education. These confected rows benefit nobody What is the biggest problem bedevilling universities right now? Talk to academics, students or parents, and there’s no shortage of contenders. Universities are buzzing with rumours about institutions that might be about to go bust , or at the very least scrap the course your child’s heart was set upon.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The recent announcement by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada concerning changes in policies for international students has sparked a significant conversation across Canada and the world. These changes, while aimed at ensuring a sustainable and high-quality experience for international students, also raise questions about accessibility, diversity, and the future of Canada’s reputation as a leading educational destination.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. Proponents of AI claim that AI tools should be integrated into lesson design, however, it is also the case that AI may be used by students as an unethical shortcut to wholly complete written assignments. While companies such as GPTZero have responded to academic concerns by creating software designed to detect the use of AI in written work, false positives and underconfidence in th

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Lee Ann Bohn Lee Ann Bohn has been named chief operating officer at Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona. She served as assistant manager for Maricopa County. Bohn holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and social work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s in public policy from the State University of New York in Albany.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By Nell Gluckman A federal official has ruled in the athletes' favor, allowing them to hold a union vote. The ruling applies only to them but could reverberate across college sports.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Making Sure Your Institution Is Ready for Online Student Success With Archer’s Readiness Assessment On the crowded highways of higher education, institutions are continually having to navigate through critical construction zones. The landscape is evolving at a breakneck pace, driven by technological advancements, changing student demographics, and shifts in educational demands.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

by Katy Jordan, Janja Komljenovic and Jeremy Knox The SRHE Digital University Network was launched in 2012, with a view to present “ critical, theorised and research-based perspectives on technologies in higher education ”. As the landscape of digital technologies being used in different ways across the higher education sector is subject to change over time, we took the opportunity through the 2023 SRHE conference session to reflect on what the Digital University means and think about the future

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Alice Pettigrew, a researcher at the Institute of Education, University of London. Researchers from University College London and the University of Oxford have recently launched an ambitious new project aiming to provide an empirical portrait of current teaching and learning around the interconnected themes of the British Empire, migration and belonging in England’s secondary schools.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Jamestown Business College, a for-profit institution in New York founded in 1886, is no longer accepting students and plans to close, according to a statement posted to its website Thursday.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Bias in the realm of AI and Large Language Models in education is inevitable, but what can and must be avoided is “harmful bias”, experts in the field have said. Paul LeBlanc, outgoing president of Southern New Hampshire University, told press that working with data and broadening horizons was key to controlling the unavoidable bias that is created by generative AI.

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