Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
As the country witnesses the shuttering of multiple diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and as businesses retract their plans to intentionally diversify their employees and leaders, one college-based program in New York City, originally designed to support the education of young Black men, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with no signs of slowing.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Support for institutions is up by a third from five years ago, according to early data from the annual Grapevine report.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) welcomed Howard University's announcement late last week of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's appointment Dr. Crystal A. deGregory as a history professor and director of the Howard Institute for Advanced Study. Kendi, a historian and antiracist activist, has made waves since publishing Stamped from the Beginning , which won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
HEPI
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Ahead of a House of Lords debate on the topic of lifelong learning later this week , today’s blog features two posts on the topic. Elsewhere on the site, Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris, Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic and Provost at The University of Buckingham, highlights what is, in her view, a critical flaw in the LLE: the unfair funding gap facing students on accelerated two-year degree programmes, despite their clear benefits for employability and skills development.
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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
Academe Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
BY JENNIFER RUTH Yesterday, the Department of Education announced investigations into Columbia University, Northwestern University, Portland State University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities, explaining that widespread antisemitic harassment has been reported at these five institutions.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The motion, which received the backing of three coalition parties in January, calls on the government to prepare an action plan aimed at “encouraging international students and talented individuals to stay in the Netherlands. Dutch Universities have welcomed the governments efforts to retain international talent after graduation, pointing to recent data from the countrys Immigration and Naturalisation Service that revealed a falling number of skilled international workers.
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The PIE News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
At The PIE Live India 2025 in Delhi last week, The PIE’s CEO Amy Baker spoke to vice-president international and engagement at the University of Southampton and India Business Group CEO Amarjit Singh. Atherton and Singh were both instrumental in the University of Southampton’s plans to open a campus in the Gurgaon, located near Delhi, later this year.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Andrew Young, Ben Vulliamy and Louise Oldridge explain new national initiatives aimed at addressing the lack of ethnic diversity among senior university administrative leaders
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
As delegates reflect on the vast array of speakers and insights at The PIE Live India last week, they will be left in no doubt that the country is at a watershed moment in its history. The scale of opportunity in India is astounding by any measure; 1.4 billion people, set to be the third largest economy in the world, with more graduates than the entire populations of most developed nations.
University Business
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Colorado residents are still the most educated in the nation, but Massachusetts now shares the top spot, according to a recently released report. This years Stronger Nation Report found that 63% of Colorado residents aged 25 and older had an educational credential beyond a high school diploma in 2023, matching Massachusetts. Thats above the national average of 54.9% of residents who have earned college degrees or certificates or an industry certification.
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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.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Shashank Shah, director (senior specialist – Viksit Bharat perspective planning & visioning) at India’s NITI Aayog , posed a powerful question to global stakeholders gathered at The PIE Live India conference: “If not India, then where?” Drawing on his expertise at Indias premier policy think tank an organisation that is chaired by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi the public policy specialist underscored not just the vast opportunities unfolding in the coun
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
School: Northwestern University Year: 2016 Major: Economics and International Studies Nandi Mehta is a Northwestern University senior majoring in economics and international studies. A member of the womens soccer team, she was named co-captain in 2014 and 2015. Shes also pursuing a Kellogg School of Management Undergraduate certificate in managerial analytics.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The two organisations will work with Egypts Ministry of Education to create a new English-language curriculum to prepare secondary school students for an increasingly globalised world. The goal is to better equip students to tackle global challenges, enter the job market and better prepare them for life as world citizens, a British Council spokesperson told The PIE News.
The Change Leader, Inc.
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm speaks welcomes Dr. Lori Varlotta, former president of Hiram College and California Lutheran University and current Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Leadership at Cal Lutheran back to the show. The discussion explores her current research on the "glass cliff" phenomenon in higher education, where women presidents are often appointed during times of institutional crisis.
Faculty Focus
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
In our combined decades of experience with equity in public schoolsfirst as urban teachers and now as professors of early, elementary, and secondary educationwe often appeal to empathy. And in fact, empathy is foundational to the work of social justice. However, as we provide equity training for universities, we see again and again the way white faculty misunderstand and misuse empathy and in so doing, impede rather than advance the work of equity.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
School :Queens University of Charlotte Year: 2016 Major : Biochemistry Corey Brown, a biochemistry major at Queens University of Charlotte and soccer team forward, started in all 19 games for the 2015 season. He tallied nine goals, 11 assists and led the team in points with 29. He also racked up five game-winning goals. A South Atlantic Conference Mens Soccer Scholar Athlete with a cumulative 3.96 GPA, the Toronto native is in the Queens University of CharlotteEmerging Leaders Program and works
SRHE
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
by Ariane de Gayardon Since the 1980s, massification, policy shifts, and changing ideas about who benefits from higher education have led to the expansion of national student loan schemes globally. For instance, student loans were introduced in England in 1990 and generalized in 1998. Australia introduced income-contingent student loans in the late 1980s.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
School :University of North Carolina at ChapelHill Year: 2016 A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill senior, Marcus Paige is the only three-time captain for the mens basketball team. He is the teams all time leader in free throw percentage (.865). Prior to the 2015-16 season, Sports Illustrated named him the No. 2 high-impact senior in the nation.
University Business
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
More than half of all working-class Americans hold a college degree or credential beyond high school, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation, a higher education advocacy group. Lumina Foundation has monitored local, state and national college attainment rates since 2008. As of 2023, the rate of adults with a postsecondary credential has increased to 54.9%, a 17-percentage point bump.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
School: Dominican University Year: 2016 Major: Neuro Science Alyssa Domico is a senior at Dominican University, where she has achieved a 4.0 cumulative GPAwhile majoring in neuroscience and carrying a double minor in chemistry and business administration.A native of Naperville, Illinois, Domico is a.321 career hitter in the Stars softball program. She receivedthe Stars 2014 coaches award after being named to the NACCAll-Freshman Team.
Higher Education Inquirer
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Overall, enrollment numbers for online robocolleges have increased as full-time faculty numbers have declined. Four schools now have enrollment numbers exceeding 100,000 students. Here's a breakdown of the key characteristics of robocolleges: Technology-Driven: Robocolleges heavily utilize online platforms, pre-recorded lectures, automated grading systems, and limited human interaction.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
3 Steps to Close the AI Confidence Gap Melissa Ezarik Tue, 02/04/2025 - 03:00 AM When professors clear the confidence hurdle, they can approach artificial intelligence use and implementation in the classroom thoughtfully and effectively, write Ellis Reeves and Angie Chase.
Gray Associates
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Fiscal fitness isnt just about balancing budgetsits about ensuring long-term sustainability and student success. With enrollment growth rebounding and greater opportunities to improve efficiency, institutions have a prime opportunity to strengthen their financial health. Targeted enrollment strategies, smarter resource allocation, and academic efficiencies can drive operating margins without resorting to program cuts.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Cuts in January Hit Both Small Colleges and Large Systems Josh Moody Tue, 02/04/2025 - 03:00 AM A growing number of institutions across the country are looking to shore up their finances by eliminating athletic programs as well as jobs and underenrolled academic programs.
totallyrewired
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Creative Education Online: In conversation with experts, we will explore the challenges and opportunities for fully online and digital creative education, the implications for the identity of our subjects and institutions. Translating Art School with Georgia Steele (Head of Design and Development for UAL Online). 14 February 2025, 12 noon GMT In this session Georgia will discuss the approach UAL Online has taken to moving Creative Education Online.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Pell Grant program has a $2.7billion shortfall heading into the coming fiscal year, according to new projections from the Congressional Budget Office.
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Accessibility provider 3Play Media has introduced new AI-enabled video accessibility solutions designed to help colleges and universities meet ADA Title II compliance regulations.
University Business
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
At the 2025 Utah legislative session, a bullseye has already been painted on higher education. What we’re trying to do is we’re trying to look at what degrees are being offered at the university level to make sure they’re matching with what’s available or what’s needed in our economy, said Senator Chris Wilson, Majority Whip representing district 2, which Utah State University is located in.
HEPI
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris is Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic and Provost at The University of Buckingham. Whilst we are still waiting for the government to decide on the operationalisation of the future direction of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), it is easy to agree that providing all new learners with a tuition fee loan entitlement to the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to use up to the age of 60 is a good thing in principle.
University Business
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Register Now Date & Time: Wednesday, March 5at 2 p.m. ET Feeding an entire campus is a complex task that extends beyond students to include faculty, staff and alumni. In this 30-minute Ed Talk, learn how food impacts key staff initiatives beyond the dining hall and how Quinsigamond Community College provides its staff with the catered meetings and events they crave without overhauling their current food service system.
Educause
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
As colleges and universities collect and use more data for more purposes, understanding how to organize and safeguard it becomes critically important.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
How to Create an Engaged Global Community at Scale Kristine Maloney Tue, 02/04/2025 - 03:00 AM Seven practical strategies to foster connections and turn your learners into lifelong brand advocates.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Confusion emerged late last year after IRCC technical briefings led institutions to believe that by extending their study permits, students might sacrifice their grandfathered status to PGWP eligibility. Such status had been guaranteed to all students whose study permits were approved before new PGWP eligibility rules came in on November 1, 2024. The update was not published on the IRCCs website, and the department has since confirmed to The PIE News that students who changed their program befor
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
State Higher Ed Funding Up, but Volatility Looms Liam Knox Tue, 02/04/2025 - 03:00 AM States allocated more money to higher ed this fiscal year. But with shrinking state budgets and heightened scrutiny of institutional spending, theres no indication the uptick will continue.
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Leading cloud service providers are now making the open source DeepSeek-R1 reasoning model available on their platforms, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
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