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University of Connecticut proposes multi-year reductions to address looming $70M deficit

Higher Ed Dive

Faculty have balked at the plan, which calls for a 15% cut in operating support budgets over the next five years.

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Time is running out to make it easier for students to register to vote

Wonkhe

A general election is coming - but it could be at an awkward time. Bess Mayhew and Paul Greatrix discuss the easy way to ensure students are registered to vote The post Time is running out to make it easier for students to register to vote appeared first on Wonkhe.

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UNC Greensboro administrator resigns in protest of planned academic cuts

Higher Ed Dive

Associate Dean Charles Bolton bashed officials, saying they lacked transparency in their moves to drop 19 academic offerings.

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Podcast: Inspections, Jo Phoenix tribunal, governance

Wonkhe

This week on the podcast OfS has published more inspection reports into Business and Management provision in universities. Is the process and focus right? The post Podcast: Inspections, Jo Phoenix tribunal, governance 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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Western Oregon University Adopts New Grading System

Inside Higher Ed

Western Oregon University Adopts New Grading System jessica.blake@… Thu, 01/25/2024 - 03:00 AM D and F grades will be replaced with “no credit” and will not affect students’ GPAs. University leaders say it will raise retention rates; critics say it may lower academic rigor and lead to grade inflation.

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Higher education postcard: Royal School of Needlework

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag pulls together the threads of a unique institution The post Higher education postcard: Royal School of Needlework appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Colleges Need to Understand the Link Between Discrimination and Student Mental Health, Report Says

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Alecia Taylor Klaus Vedfelt, Getty Images The Center for Collegiate Mental Health analyzed data for 78,000 students and found a connection between experiences of identity-based bias and more severe mental-health symptoms.

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Why Sustainable Campuses Aren’t Complete Without Device Recycling

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

As higher education institutions and their students continue to prioritize sustainability, including over 330 U.S. colleges and universities publicly pledging to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, a focus on recycling is clear — and it can’t be limited to cardboard. University sustainability initiatives also need to emphasize electronics recycling. Between smartphones, laptops, monitors, tablets, printers and more, electronics are inescapable on campuses, and their limited lifecycles can make it

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How Will Universities Across the Globe Fare in the ‘Year of Elections’?

Inside Higher Ed

How Will Universities Across the Globe Fare in the ‘Year of Elections’? Marjorie Valbrun Thu, 01/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Countries that are home to about half of the world’s population will hold elections in 2024. Observers consider the role higher education will play in the campaigns and how it might be reshaped by the results.

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Georgia State Prep Program Seeks to Retain Local Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Georgia State University has launched a teacher prep and retention program to help ensure students in metro Atlanta school districts receive stable, qualified classroom instruction. The Georgia State University College of Education & Human Development is expected to support the professional development of 270 metro Atlanta educators over three years.

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10 Survival Tips for New Professors

Inside Higher Ed

10 Survival Tips for New Professors Sarah Bray Thu, 01/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Benjamin Pacini offers advice that can help you make your life as an instructor a little easier and, more important, benefit your students.

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CGS Report Delves Into Under-Researched Field of Graduate-Level Microcredentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Non-degree certificate programs at the graduate level are rarely researched, an issue that the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) aimed to address with the release of its new report. Dr. Matthew Linton Council of Graduate Schools Through surveys, focus groups, and interviews of employers, researchers, and higher ed institutions, CGS sought to expand on what is known about non-degree programs – referred to in the report as microcredentials – at the post-baccalaureate level.

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College Counseling Centers Need to Be Aware of Mental-Health Concerns Due to Discrimination, Report Says

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Alecia Taylor Klaus Vedfelt, Getty Images The Center for Collegiate Mental Health analyzed data for 78,000 students and found a connection between experiences of identity-based bias and more severe mental-health symptoms.

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Canada: “secure” research talent pipeline a must

The PIE News

Some 87 Chinese, 12 Iranian and six Russian organisations feature in a list that have connections with military, national defence or state security entities that “may pose a risk to Canada’s national security”, the country’s federal government has said. The list of named research organisations posing a threat is part of an initiative the government has announced in a bid to protect Canadian research and the higher education sector.

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Providing Opportunities for Continued Learning with Reflection Tools  

Faculty Focus

Learning does not stop when the course ends, or at least I hope it does not. As instructors and course developers, many of us would like to leave students and recent graduates with an interest in lifelong learning. After all, at its best, learning is limitless and looping. There is no set end point. Yet, learners’ busy schedules often get in the way of continuing education.

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Strengthening student and brand outcomes through TNE

The PIE News

Transnational education is an appealing first step for many international students on their journey to attending university overseas. Providing the opportunity to study a quality program in their home country, it offers the choice, flexibility and confidence both students and parents are looking for when setting the foundation for success in higher education.

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Loyola Marymount to Cut 6 Sports

Inside Higher Ed

Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles plans to cut six sports at the end of the 2023–24 season, according to a Wednesday news release. Sports targeted for cuts are men’s cross-country, men’s rowing, men’s track and field, women’s rowing, women’s swimming, and women’s track and field. Loyola Marymount currently sponsors 20 sports and is paring down to 14 offerings.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Political Science; Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D., political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Cingranelli, Binghamton University and Dr.

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Elizabeth Smart wants more college students to get self-defense training

University Business

Kidnapping and sexual assault survivor Elizabeth Smart is seeking funding so Smart Defense, the sexual violence prevention and self-defense program she developed, can be offered at all of Utah’s state-supported colleges and universities. When older teens go to college for the first time, they receive a lot of advice from friends and family, she said.

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MICHAEL RAY BRADLEY JR.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Michael Ray Bradley Jr. Michael Ray Bradley Jr. has been named director of the band at Jarvis Christian University in Hawkins, Texas. He served as a band director in middle and high schools in Louisiana. Bradley holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Grambling State University in Louisiana and a master’s in music education from the University of Louisiana Lafayette.

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Providing Opportunities for Continued Learning with Reflection Tools  

Faculty Focus

Learning does not stop when the course ends, or at least I hope it does not. As instructors and course developers, many of us would like to leave students and recent graduates with an interest in lifelong learning. After all, at its best, learning is limitless and looping. There is no set end point. Yet, learners’ busy schedules often get in the way of continuing education.

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Losing My Superheroes: The Transformational Power of My HBCU Professors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One of the stark realities of growing older is the inevitable experience of increasingly grappling with the death of loved ones. For me, this experience is not only related to family members and close friends, but also to mentors, especially my former HBCU professors. Over the last several years, most of my former HBCU professors have passed away, and this has saddened me deeply.

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Antisemitism Probe of Penn Kicks Off With Document Request

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Pennsylvania has two weeks to turn over documents, emails and other communications to a House committee regarding how it has responded to antisemitic incidents since January 2021, the university’s plan to combat antisemitism and its efforts to recruit and retain Jewish students.

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Building a Global Community on Your Campus

Caylor Solutions

Forming relationships with our international students through authentic engagement with them should lead to their incorporation into the broader campus community. The post Building a Global Community on Your Campus appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Rensselaer Settles COVID Lawsuit for $6.5 Million

Inside Higher Ed

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reached a $6.5 million settlement in a 2020 class action lawsuit over the transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. A district judge in upstate New York finalized the agreement on Jan. 9.

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5 Graduate and Online Enrollment Trends to Watch in 2024

Helix Education

One of my colleagues asked me to plan a session for an upcoming conference called “Empowering Excellence: Trends Driving Innovation and Change in 2024.” As I sifted through all the data released last fall by IPEDS, National Student Clearinghouse, Open Doors, Council of Graduate Schools, and more, I arrived at five data-driven trends that institutions will likely have to take into account as they chart their course in 2024.

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Cybersecurity Incident Management and Response Guide

Educause

Ensuring that your entire team understands what actions to take can make an important difference in how—and how quickly—your institution emerges from an incident.

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What could the higher education short course trial mean for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement?

HEPI

This HEPI blog was authored by Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at HEPI. Opportunities for lifelong learning are an essential part of a happy, productive and educated society. In fact, the Lancet Public Health journal has published a report stating that an adult’s risk of mortality drops by two per cent for every year they spend in full-time education.

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Tom Priestley obituary

The Guardian - Higher Education

Film editor who was nominated for an Oscar for Deliverance and sought to promote his father JB Priestley’s writing Tom Priestley, who has died aged 91, knew early on that he wanted a career in the arts. “But my father had covered so much territory, there wasn’t much left,” he said. He was the sixth child and only son of the playwright and novelist JB Priestley.

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Review: The ViewSonic M1 Mini Plus Projector Is a Smart Learning Tool

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Small, portable projectors that can be easily carried and set up anywhere are extremely popular right now. They are used for everything, from entertainment to business — any activity where a big viewing area can enhance the experience. They are especially good for today’s learning environments, where lectures are often conducted outside of classrooms in spaces not traditionally designed for instruction.

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Stolen from God

totallyrewired

I went to see Reg Meuross, Suntou Susso and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at Kings Place last night. The night was opened poet Jenny Mitchell and then Reg, Sunto and Cohen tackled the history of the transatlantic slave trade with a stunning song cycle. Narration was delivered by Folk On Foot/BBC Radio 4’s Matthew Bannister. Stolen from God is a fantastic album.

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Why a Faculty Strike Looms at the State University System - Soumya Karlamangla, NY Times

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Faculty members at the California State University system, the nation’s largest four-year public university system, are planning to cancel classes and strike next week as they demand higher pay and better benefits. The California Faculty Association, which represents 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches, says it will begin a five-day strike on Monday, the first day of the spring semester for most students.

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New Discoveries About a Familiar Black Hole: Academic Minute

Inside Higher Ed

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Northern Kentucky University Week: Dirk Grupe, associate professor and chair of the department of physics, geology and engineering technology, explains why black holes continue to fascinate us.

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Evaluating the ROI of Enrollment Efforts in Graduate Student Recruitment

Helix Education

In an environment where the costs associated with recruiting graduate students are escalating, the ability to accurately evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of enrollment efforts has become a must in strategic recruitment planning. The data informing this blog post is the very latest sourced from RNL’s 2023 Graduate Marketing and Recruitment Practices Report , which presents insights from a survey conducted among graduate marketing and recruitment leaders from more than 200 institution

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2024 Cybersecurity Outlook: Good and Bad AI, Compliance Concerns, and Softer Insurance

Campus Technology

In 2024, experts say that AI-based tools will enable threat actors to dramatically increase both the quantity and impact of their attacks — and attacks are more likely to focus on stealing valuable data than on ransom payments. Compliance will continue to grow in complexity, and cyber insurance will likely see rates stay flat or dip slightly.

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Expanding accessibility on campus for all

University Business

As universities strive to create inclusive and welcoming campuses that foster intellectual and personal growth, conversations around accessibility have moved past a focus only on elevators and wheelchair ramps. Physical accessibility is still crucial and a top concern, but many university leaders now pursue broader accessibility goals that emphasize options for everyone on campus.