Wonkhe
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Mack Marshall argues we need to make greater efforts to integrate students into the towns and cities where they live and study. Mack Marshall argues we need to make greater efforts to integrate students into the towns and cities where they live and study.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Florida International University faculty have raised concerns about course revisions designed to comply with state law, a process undertaken quietly across the state. Florida International University’s Board of Trustees voted last week to drop 22 courses from the core curriculum, including Anthropology of Race & Ethnicity, Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies, and Sociology of Gender.
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Wonkhe
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This week on the podcast Universities UK’s much anticipated “blueprint for change” is out - is a new 70 per cent participation target the right one?
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 3, 2024
While some students may prefer to connect with potential employers online, campus events are back in a big way, experts said.
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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.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The Office for Students has published a report on business and management teaching at Regent College London - and there's a lot to digest.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Employees and students must vote off campus in November for the first time in years. Voting groups say such changes are a common, albeit subtle, form of voter suppression. This November, for the first time since before 2008, students, faculty and staff will be unable to vote on Purdue University’s campus on Election Day.
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Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Colleges and universities are considering new ways to incorporate generative AI into teaching and learning, but not every student is on board with the tech yet. Experts weigh in on the necessity of AI in career preparation and higher education’s role in preparing students for jobs of the future. A May 2024 survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab asked students if they knew when, how or whether to use generative artificial intelligence to help with coursework.
HEPI
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This blog was kindly authored by Ian Fairholm , Senior Lecturer and Senior Academic Advisor (UG) for the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath. As part of our induction week at the University of Bath for new undergraduate and taught postgraduate students, we ensure they are given the opportunity to meet with their academic advisors (formerly known as personal tutors) for the first time.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
After a tumultuous launch, Vermont State University’s first-year enrollment grew 14 percent this fall. Is its recovery proof of concept for campus consolidation? Vermont State University, the product of a 2022 merger of three struggling regional colleges, was created to save the state’s flailing higher education system. If it didn’t succeed, officials implied, budget cuts and campus closures could follow.
University Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Not a week goes by without new laments about the decline of the humanities and social sciences. Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. My experience is different. I know I can find support for the value of the liberal arts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The University of North Carolina at Asheville canceled classes through the rest of this month as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Helene, The News & Observer reported.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency has written to providers about its concern that they do not meet the minimum requirements for financial viability. Although the letter refers to existing provisions of the Standards and ESOS Act, one letter to a higher education provider, seen by The PIE News , opens with reference to the government’s recent crackdown on international student numbers.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
As emerging data shows that taking out loans to earn a graduate degree doesn’t always pay off, policy experts call for even stronger regulation of graduate schools. With graduate students owing nearly half of all student loan debt, policy experts are increasingly pointing to graduate education as a risky investment.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The British Council has warned that Japan’s “lacklustre” growth in outbound travel is having an impact on young people and could affect the future “strength and competitiveness of the country”. Drawing on recent data showing the decline in Japanese overseas travel and a 2018 survey in which 53% of young people in Japan said they “did not want to study abroad”, the British Council has recommended ways that UK universities can encourage Japanese student mobility.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Ithaka S+R’s research highlights how a diverse group of users is using (or not) the credit mobility tool. As students become increasingly mobile, carrying credits from multiple institutions and sources, the need for transparency in credit transfer has become paramount. At the City University of New York, CUNY Transfer Explorer (T-Rex) was launched in May 2020 to address this need with a goal of increasing the transparency and accuracy of transfer information.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 3, 2024
In the 2023/2024 academic year, 430,466 international students were registered in the French higher education system – a 4.5% increase from the previous academic year, according to new government data. The recent figures show a 17% increase over five years when compared with those of 2018/2019. Following a slowdown last year in student mobility from Asia-Pacific, France experienced a resurgence in student mobility from the region this year, with an increase of 5%.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. The prevailing belief is that students should prioritize hard, technical skills essential for thriving in our rapidly evolving information economy—with areas like science, technology, engineering, and business taking precedence over subjects like English or philosophy.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A raft of changes, including a reduced limit on study permits, new eligibility requirements for work permits and increased financial requirements, have exposed international students in Canada to constant stress and anxiety issues in recent months. “The recent policy changes have negatively impacted my mental health. However, this isn’t just a result of the latest changes, it’s an ongoing process,” a computer programming student from Turkey who didn’t want to be named told The PIE N
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s lawsuit
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Susanna Rinehart, associate professor of theatre history, literature, and performance, has been named associate dean for academic and faculty affairs for Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD). Susanna Rinehart As one of four associate deans in the college, Rinehart will play a critical role in advancing the college’s academic agenda and fostering a supportive and inclusive academic environment that will lead to student and faculty success.
Caylor Solutions
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Learn how programmatic digital advertising can boost your enrollment and reach mission-fit students across your marketing channels. The post Programmatic Advertising Tactics: Success Through Patience and Precision appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
totallyrewired
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Presence and Belonging in Creative Education with Vikki Hill ( Senior Lecturer in Learning Enhancement and Academic Development at Queen Margaret University’s LEAD Centre) and Liz Bunting (Educational Developer Academic Enhancement in Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange) 4 October – 12 to 1pm Image created using DALL-E Liz and Vikki reflect on a strand of educational development work that aims to foster belonging and develop compassionate pedagogies.
The Guardian - Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Business students at £9,250-a-year Regent College London raised series of complaints with Office for Students Students at a private higher education college charging £9,250 a year were taught by staff reading out bullet points and showing videos, according to an investigation that found one tutor held an online class while appearing to be on public transport.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A newly released report amplifies the narratives of staff of color (SOC) in higher education, highlighting the impact of whiteness in the workplace on their experiences. Reporting on data drawn from interviews with 50 full-time SOC at the University of Michigan, " T hriving Staff of Color: Imagining Higher Education Institutional Transformation " is the latest report from researchers on the CASCaDE Project (Change Agents Shaping Campus Diversity and Equity).
Educause
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Consulting firms can be invaluable partners for higher education leaders. This article presents specific recommendations to help leaders maximize the value of these partnerships.
Insight Into Diversity
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Vanderbilt University professor and astronomer Keivan Stassun, PhD, has been named one of the 2024 MacArthur Fellows, an honor that includes an $800,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The fellowship aims to identify creative individuals with a track record of excellence in a field of scholarship or area of practice. Recipients also demonstrate the ability to affect society in significant and beneficial ways through their pioneering work or the rigor of their contr
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on November 25, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! When students learn there will be group work in a course, they often let up a collective groan. Group work tends to leave a bad taste in students’ mouths due to their lack of understanding of group dynamics.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Storing digital data in RNA? It sounds like science fiction, but it’s not. Researchers have been working on storing data in DNA for several decades, but they are now also turning to synthetic RNA to find a less costly alternative. The explosion of data generation means there’s a need to increase the capacity for data storage, and universities are always seeking options that are low-cost, have tight security and require little maintenance.
University Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Most colleges and universities affected by Hurricane Helene across the Southeast last week have re-opened their doors to students. All 12 state universities in Florida resumed classes on Sept. 30, Florida Phoenix reports. In Georgia, Valdosta State University, Georgia Southern University and a slew of technical colleges resume classes this upcoming Monday—as does East Tennessee State University.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Every football fan has seen it happen. A head coach, burning with competitive fire, lashes out at a defenseless victim: his headset. Or an innocent tablet is slammed into a table by a coach sickened by even the sight of the device. The catalyst for the violence isn’t always the same. It could be a mistake made by a player, anger at a referee, disappointment in a fellow coach or, sometimes, it’s the technology itself.
University Business
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The nomination of Howard University graduate Kamala Harris for president has brought new attention to historically Black colleges and universities , or HBCUs, in the United States. The oldest HBCUs have been in existence for over 150 years, and HBCUs continue to play an important role in the U.S. higher education landscape. As of fall 2022 – the latest semester with available data – there were 99 HBCUs nationwide, and they collectively enrolled just under 290,000 students, according to the Nat
Cisco blogs - Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Discover how the University of Western Australia transformed its network infrastructure to enhance student experiences, secure research data, streamline operations, ensure cybersecurity compliance, and promote sustainability amidst unprecedented challenges.
Higher Education Inquirer
OCTOBER 3, 2024
We are following a story first exposed by two Bloomberg journalists about six universities that are taking unfair advantage of the US visa system. According to the article, "By exploiting a federal on-the-job-training rule, people from India, China and elsewhere can work full time while completing most classes online and showing up in person only a few times a year.
AACC
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Beta testing begins for the 2025-26 FAFSA House, Senate home for October recess, opportunities for lobbying in district Beta testing begins for the 2025-26 FAFSA The U.S. Education Department (ED) this week opened the first of four rounds of “beta” testing for the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), with the form being […] The post Advocacy quick hits first appeared on AACC.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 3, 2024
For years, advocates for higher education in prison programs worked to see Pell Grants reintroduced for incarcerated individuals. When the revised Pell Grant regulations went into effect in July 2023, they contained a provision that college in prison programs must now document how they and/or organizations with which they partner provide reentry services.
WCET Frontiers
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Hello and welcome to the second part of our series showcasing this year’s WOW Award winners! Last week, we featured the incredible work of the SUNY COIL+OSCQR Standards team. Today, we’re excited to spotlight the Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC) and hear from Christa Wilhite and Krista LeBrun from the Mississippi Community College Board.
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