MindMax

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This blog post was written based on a conversation between Lee Maxey and Jim Fong, Chief Research Officer at UPCEA. Watch the full conversation here. Data and research are vital for guiding informed decisions in the rapidly evolving higher ed landscape. As Jim Fong, Chief Research Officer of UPCEA, discusses with MindMax’s Lee Maxey, institutions must carefully evaluate demographic shifts, student preferences, and economic trends to stay ahead.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The debacle surrounding the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) affected the incoming fall class at three-quarters of private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nation. That’s according to the results released by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). Nearly half (49%) of respondents reported that their fall 2024 class was “more difficult to fill” due to the FAFSA delays.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The announcement comes just months after the Canadian government imposed further limits on international study permits by 10% from the 2024 target of 485,000 “Canada’s goal is to strengthen program integrity, address student vulnerability, and give all students equal and fair access to the application process, as well as a positive academic experience,” IRCC said in a statement announcing the changes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Growing up in South Florida, Jhaneil Thompson remembers playing school with her four sisters as a youngster. “They always chose me to be the teacher,” said Thompson, who was born in St. James, Jamaica. “I just began loving teaching from there, even if I had imaginary students.” Jhaneil Thompson After graduating from high school, Thompson enrolled in a community college and when it was time for her to continue her education at a four-year-institution, it was Florida A&M University (FAMU) that

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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

College closures steamed through 2024 , and more institutions may find themselves in the crosshairs next year as declining numbers of K12 students trickle into higher ed. However, one private liberal arts school has transformed its enrollment strategy by bucking its traditional paradigm. “We were built as a single product institution that only knew how to recruit freshmen,” says Melik Khoury, president of Unity Environmental University since 2016. “We knew that we needed a diff

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A recent study by the Policy Institute at King’s College London has provided insights into public opinion and their support for the number of international students at UK universities. It revealed that the majority of people recognise the significant economic benefits from international students, as well as their role in providing places for domestic students at universities.

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education applied the wrong legal test when denying the institution’s request to be considered a nonprofit, an appeals court ruled.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

David Gilani and Sophie Connor explain how qualitative methods can deepen the sector's understanding of belonging and connection David Gilani and Sophie Connor explain how qualitative methods can deepen the sector's understanding of belonging and connection

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The government is making welcome moves to overhaul a sector in financial turmoil, but institutions face tough choices Philip Augar chaired the May government’s review of post-18 education and funding One of Britain’s most globally successful industries is under financial pressure. More than a third of higher education institutions are running at a loss, a handful are at risk of government bailout and some have had to shed staff and courses.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With the Lifelong Learning Entitlement now a reality, Brooke Storer-Church argues that it's time to reopen the argument about getting credit transfer working

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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.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

New class is latest to explore a pop icon’s impact, with other universities offering courses on Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga Students at Yale University are getting the chance to take a class entirely devoted to Beyoncé , school officials have announced. The class – titled Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics through Music – will be taught by African American studies and music professor Daphne Brooks beginning in the upcoming spring semester.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid led to major changes in the size and makeup of private colleges’ incoming classes this fall, according to a

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

By Lee Gardner Due to increased risk of data breaches and worries over what else could happen, some administrators are cracking down.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It breaks my heart when the costs of college-level textbooks are labeled as “junk fees.” Or, when people complain that today’s textbooks are “overstuffed, chopped-up monstrosities” that are boring and do little to advance student learning. Yet all this angst over textbooks misses these crucial facts: Textbooks provide a carefully curated body of knowledge.

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Republican chair of the House education panel said changing the guidance would ruin the principle of public-private ed tech partnerships.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Florida Officials Fume Over Sluggish Accreditation Changes Josh Moody Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida’s Board of Governors alleges the Education Department is delaying the University of North Florida’s accreditor switch, which experts note is a lengthy process.

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Educause

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Providing low-income students with free access to paid artificial intelligence tools could decrease disparities in digital access and literacy.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The University of Michigan Faculty Senate voted last week to censure the Board of Regents for its response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the spring and its adoption of an institutional neutrality policy without faculty involvement.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Peter Csemiczky, a partner at Hickman & Rose. Published in July 2024, the Office for Students’ requirements on student harassment and sexual misconduct produced a flurry of generally positive media coverage. None of the coverage addressed the hole at the centre of the OfS’ ambition to better protect students: the absence of any meaningful, binding universal procedures dictating how universities should handle these often complex and sensitive cases.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Gallaudet University Leads Deaf Student Civic Engagement Work Ashley Mowreader Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM The SignVote program at Gallaudet University seeks to equip Deaf college students and other community members with voting education and support.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

What to expect if you’re a doctoral student or Ph.D. pursuing a nonacademic career. By Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman What to expect if you’re a doctoral student or Ph.D. applying for openings outside of academe.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Colleges Must Recommit to Serving Those Who Served Melissa Ezarik Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM While they are highly motivated, disciplined and capable, veterans are often unlike traditional undergraduates in many ways, and supporting this population requires a holistic approach, writes Meg M. O’Grady of National University. Byline(s) Meg M.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The US Department of Education (ED) has placed a number of religious colleges and universities under Heightened Cash Monitoring (HCM). For a complete list of institutions under HCM, and a brief explanation of each institution's status, go to the US Department of Education website. According to ED, "Heightened Cash Monitoring is a step that Federal Student Aid (FSA) can take with institutions to provide additional oversight for a number of financial or federal compliance issues, some of which may

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A Trans Admission Advantage? Elizabeth Redden Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Jim Jump breaks down Vice President–elect JD Vance’s suggestion that students may “become” trans to get into Harvard.

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Caylor Solutions

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Fighting to get it all done with a limited budget and short staff? Check out this powerful hack that can transform your social media results! The post Mobilizing Student Content Creators appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Educause

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

LabStats empowers higher education CIOs to navigate various challenges effectively by providing real-time data, optimizing resource allocation, and enabling data-driven decision-making to enhance IT management.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Gunshots rang out on the Alabama campus of Tuskegee University over the weekend, leaving one man dead and at least 16 other people injured. The incident took place during homecoming weekend. La'Tavion Johnson, of Troy, Alabama, who was not a student at the historically Black university, was killed. Jaquez Myrick, 25, of Montgomery, was arrested. The university cancelled classes on Monday and Tuesday and university officials said that Tuskegee President Dr.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Recent Storms Stir Climate Anxiety Among College Students kathryn.palmer… Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s belief that climate change is a hoax, most young people are worried about the future of the environment. In light of that, colleges are nurturing mental resilience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Dr. Willis Braswell Sheftall Jr., a pioneering educator who served for more than a decade as provost of his alma mater, Morehouse College, and later acting president, died last week at the age of 80. Dr. Willis Braswell Sheftall Jr. Born in in Macon, Georgia, Sheftall became known as an economist with a particular interest in the economics of higher education, local public finance, and U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Biden administration appears set to release new guidance on third-party contractors in higher ed, just a few months before leaving office. The move would supersede a 2011 Dear Colleague letter that has governed federal oversight of companies that offer a package of services such as marketing, recruitment, course materials and curriculum development.

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ACRLog

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Editor’s Note: This guest post has been authored by Alejandro Marquez (Science and Engineering Librarian at the University of Denver Libraries) and Brady Niemitalo Woods (Patron Training Specialist at Jefferson County Public Library, Colorado). The fall semester started recently, marking the beginning of a new school year. Imagine a new student at a college or university who has come from another state.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

ED, USDA Partner to Boost Access to Food Benefits Program jessica.blake@… Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education and Agriculture Departments’ plan to improve students’ access to food benefits is long overdue, experts say. But there are concerns the Trump administration could scrap the deal.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In California, about 87,000 undocumented students are pursuing higher ed. Increasingly, they do not qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which provides protection from deportation and a work permit. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to “carry out the largest deportation operation in [U.S.] history.” After the presidential election earlier this week, the leaders of California’s public colleges and universities issued a joint statement of support for those studen

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

An official who oversees Greek life at the University of Oregon was put on leave last week for posting an expletive-filled video of himself lambasting supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, according to KDRV NewsWatch12.

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