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The end of BTECs has been paused, so now what?

Wonkhe

BTECs are an important entry route to higher education, and one that has been under threat. During a welcome pause to plans, Alice Wilby asks how universities can better support students who hold them The post The end of BTECs has been paused, so now what? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Only 36% of adults say higher education is ‘fine how it is,’ survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

Although respondents flagged issues with college affordability, the majority said they think postsecondary education provides a good return on investment.

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How to implement the new OfS requirements on harassment and sexual misconduct

Wonkhe

As OfS publishes new regulatory requirements on harassment and sexual misconduct, Anna Bull considers what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the sector The post How to implement the new OfS requirements on harassment and sexual misconduct appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Title IX rule blocked in more than half of states — just as it takes effect

Higher Ed Dive

The Education Department clarified on Thursday that it will continue enforcing the 2020 rule in states where the new rule is enjoined.

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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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Not So Fast on Teaching AI ‘Skills’

Inside Higher Ed

Preparing students for the future means thinking deeply about the questions new technologies raise. Writing here at Inside Higher Ed, Ray Schroeder argues that “it is our urgent responsibility to teach students how to use [AI] in their discipline.” I agree, but I also found the proposal for what we’re supposed to do following the opening call to arms rather murky and feel like some of the claims about the future of the workplace and higher education’s role in preparing students for those jobs co

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Size of tropical glaciers at lowest point in at least 11,000 years

The Berkeley Blog

The high Andes mountains host many glaciers. Study shows four of them have shrunk to a size not seen since the rise of human civilization. The post Size of tropical glaciers at lowest point in at least 11,000 years appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Four new faculty hires are a quantum leap for experimental physics

The Berkeley Blog

New assistant professors cement UC Berkeley's leadership in quantum science and technology The post Four new faculty hires are a quantum leap for experimental physics appeared first on Berkeley News.

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COVID’s Lasting Impacts on Faculty Inclusion

Inside Higher Ed

Think the pandemic is well behind us? Survey data shows feelings of inclusion have continued dropping as a result of it, write Laurel Smith-Doerr, Joya Misra, Shuyin Liu and Dessie Clark. Remember the COVID-19 pandemic? It seems like a silly question, but as social scientists who study organizations, we know that organizational routines, including in higher education, are set up to forget crises and return to business as usual.

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The untapped potential of near-completers: Why higher ed must double down on adult learners 

University Business

Many of the most direct predictions about higher education appear poised to become reality as we enter the second half of the decade: the looming demographic cliff, the shrinking pool of first-time students, waning public confidence in higher education and growing skepticism about the value of attending college. The percentage of high school students matriculating immediately to college has fallen to a 10-year low, and the nation’s colleges—now closing at a rate of one per week —may well be faci

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Higher Ed Reimagined: Device Program Equips Students for the Future

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Shenandoah University gives every incoming undergraduate student an Apple MacBook Pro, iPad and Apple Pencil through its iMLearning program. Not only are these devices useful learning tools that students will use throughout their time at the university, they’re also the devices many students will see in the workforce. Matthew Neal, a graduate of Shenandoah’s music production and recording technology program, shared how access to these Apple products impacted his time at college, as well as how t

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Do college degrees lead to better jobs? Typically, yes

University Business

By 2031, we’ll see the number of good jobs grow by 15.2 million, and 85% of them will require some postsecondary education. A college degree may not be the only postsecondary option for high school graduates, but it may be preferred among those who value earnings potential. A “good job” pays at least $43,000, with a median of $74,000 for workers between the ages of 25 and 44, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce in a new report, The Future of Good Jobs: P

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Success Program Launch: Student-Led Sports Consulting Agency

Inside Higher Ed

A student-founded and -led initiative at Gonzaga University creates pro bono work opportunities for future business professionals to work with pro sports teams. For many students, working for their dream company after graduation can feel like a distant goal. One sophomore at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., decided to bring experiential learning in sports management to campus and founded the Gonzaga Sport Consulting Group.

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New Title IX regs are a confusing mess that threaten student rights

FIRE

Courts have blocked alarming new Title IX regulations from taking effect in 26 states, making for different “federal” rules on different campuses.

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Social Drivers of Health Are Affecting Your Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a few short weeks, fall term will be upon us and millions of students will flood classrooms. While their past transcripts, test scores, and applications indicate something about who they are and how they are doing, the truth is that we won’t know much about their lives without asking better questions. If one thing’s certain these days, it’s that we are constantly changing with the world around us.

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Australia’s resounding endorsement from international students

The PIE News

During The PIE Live Asia Pacific 2024, a group of international students from various institutions spoke candidly in front of educators, policy-makers and senior leaders on what it means to be an international student in Australia. The level of mental health and wellbeing support available to students at Torrens University came as a pleasant surprise to Chenai, a student from Zimbabwe. “In my country it’s a privilege to tell someone what I’m going through,” she said.

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Academics Need to Raise Their Public Voices

Inside Higher Ed

Why engaging in public scholarship has never been more necessary. At a time marked by increasing media polarization, with left- and right-leaning news agencies using their pulpits to advance partisan agendas and social media amplifying this fragmentation by providing a platform for unvetted opinions, it is increasingly challenging for the public to navigate the cacophony of misinformation.

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Int’l students in Malta can claim back bulk of fees in tax

The PIE News

The small Mediterranean island only has a population of around 500,000 but boasts a number of higher and further education institutes. One of these, Global Banking School (GBS) Malta , will see its first Masters students graduating in September. GBS’s head of international student recruitment, Raj Kapoor, told The PIE News that the country offers significant benefits for students seeking a cost-effective qualification.

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Education Department Prepares to Enact Debt-Relief Plan

Inside Higher Ed

The Education Department will send emails to borrowers about the potential for debt relief today, signaling that the agency is close to finalizing a plan to discharge millions of Americans’ student loan debts. The emails will not say who will receive relief or how much but will inform borrowers that if they want to opt out they must do so by Aug. 30.

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British North London Collegiate School to open first school in Japan

The PIE News

The school, located on Rokko Island, Japan, is among several new international schools setting up shop in the country, which has become a popular market for overseas branches since China has tightened up regulation of its education system. Other schools to open include Harrow Appi , Rugby School and Malvern College. The North London Collegiate School International Kobe is set to open in August 2025, offering “world-class education” for students from grades 1-8, according to their LinkedIn announ

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Judge Blocks New Title IX Rule in Oklahoma

Inside Higher Ed

A federal judge ruled yesterday that the Education Department cannot enforce new Title IX regulations in Oklahoma, just one day before the rules were set to take effect. Judge Jodi Dishman from the Western District of Oklahoma granted a preliminary injunction, finding that the state was likely to succeed on the merits of its case based on “Title IX’s unambiguous and clear text.

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Former Michigan State Football Coach Sues Over Firing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mel Tucker Mel Tucker, the former Michigan State University football coach, has filed a lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully terminated from the university last year. MSU's Interim President Dr. Teresa Woodruff, Athletic Director Alan Haller, the school’s eight trustees, and its general counsel, Brian Quinn were named as defendants. The lawsuit claims the university violated his constitutional rights after he was accused of sexual harassment.

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Admin 101: Let’s Talk Money

The Chronicle of Higher Education

What to consider when you’re negotiating an administrative compensation package at a typical (nonelite) institution. By David D. Perlmutter What to consider when you’re negotiating an administrative compensation package at a typical (nonelite) institution.

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Drake to Depart Post at the University of California

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of California President Dr. Michael V. Drake plans to step down from university system leadership at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Dr. Michael V. Drake Elena Zhukova/University of California “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as president of the University of California these past several years, and I am immensely proud of what the UC community has accomplished,” said Drake.

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UC System President Dr. Michael Drake to Step Down

Inside Higher Ed

The University of California system president, Dr. Michael V. Drake, will step down at the end of the 2024–25 academic year after five years on the job, UC officials announced Wednesday. Drake, age 74, has had a 50-year career in higher education, a UC press release noted.

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KELLI SHUMAN

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kelli Shuman Kelli Shuman has been named associate vice president and chief human resources officer at Carnegie Mellon University. She served as associate vice president for human resources and chief human resources officer at Elon University. Shuman holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and human resource management from Black Hills State University as well as a master’s in administration and human resource management from the University of South Dakota.

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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

FIRE

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino. New episodes post every other Thursday.

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Break Out of the Comfort Zone: Facilitating Successful Breakout Sessions

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 26, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! If you have attended a professional conference, then you have likely experienced or are familiar with breakout sessions. These typically short workshops occur in a space separate from and smaller than that of the keynote presentation and allow attendees to dive deeper into a topic than they could as a large group.

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Integrating Marketing and Communications in Higher Ed

Caylor Solutions

Learn how integrating communications and marketing can transform your enrollment marketing. Discover actionable strategies to break down silos. The post Integrating Marketing and Communications in Higher Ed appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Accreditation Myth-Busting

Inside Higher Ed

Busting down barriers to transfer-of-credit policies. In overhauling our Transfer of Credit, Prior Learning and Articulation Agreements Policy and Procedures in 2022, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) busted through barriers that historically had hindered students from transferring their credits to a new institution.

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Break Out of the Comfort Zone: Facilitating Successful Breakout Sessions

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 26, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! If you have attended a professional conference, then you have likely experienced or are familiar with breakout sessions. These typically short workshops occur in a space separate from and smaller than that of the keynote presentation and allow attendees to dive deeper into a topic than they could as a large group.

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Bennington to revive dance program of closed Philadelphia arts school

University Business

Two months after the University of the Arts in Philadelphia closed, the school’s dance program will be revived at Bennington College in Vermont, which will absorb the dance school, three staff members and nearly 50 students, the college announced on Thursday. “What they are doing is the future of dance,” said Laura Walker, the president of Bennington College, who helped raise nearly $1.3 million from philanthropists to make it happen.

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EPA Expands Partnerships with HBCUs

Insight Into Diversity

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently launched new initiatives to build partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that expand workforce development, funding, and educational opportunities. Announced Wednesday at the UNCF’s (United Negro College Fund) UNITE 2024 Summit, the efforts include the creation of $2.5 million grant that promotes HBCU faculty and student collaboration with the agency.

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Latest FAFSA issue could leave college students without critical aid as classes approach

University Business

Some students may be unable to receive their financial aid money in time to pay their bills, with classes only a few weeks away, after the Education Department announced Tuesday that colleges will not be able to submit corrections to financial aid records in bulk this year. The announcement is yet another obstacle for students during what has been a turbulent rollout in the overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

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GSNP Convention Registration Scholarship Application Now Open!

ACPA

The Application for GSNP’s Convention Registration Scholarship is now open! The Convention Registration Scholarship will cover the registration fee for the 2025 ACPA Convention in Long Beach, CA at Early Bird 2 Rate for ACPA Graduate Students and New Professionals ($239). If you are not an ACPA member and/or do not register by the deadline, you are responsible for making up the difference in costs.

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Maine community college grads now guaranteed admission at state universities

University Business

Maine Community College students are now guaranteed admission to at least one of the state’s public universities after they finish their associate degree. In a new partnership announced Wednesday by the Maine Community College and University of Maine systems, Maine’s community colleges will proactively notify their students about transfer opportunities to public universities after they finish 30 credits—or approximately, their first year—at the community college.

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Americans don’t trust the government to regulate speech

FIRE

FIRE’s third installment of the National Speech Index survey reveals concerns about government regulations on free speech.

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