Wonkhe
JUNE 16, 2024
A collapse in on-campus engagement is often blamed on online lectures or part-time work. Sunday Blake follows up on belonging research with Pearson to find out what's really driving them away The post Reduced student engagement isn’t just about prioritising part-time employment appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
Anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passed in states like Texas and Florida is tied to a national trend of trying to make LGBTQ+ people and people of color invisible and more easily discriminated against, says Imani Rupert-Gordon, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Imani Rupert-Gordon “All students deserve to have places of support on the campuses where they are investing in their education and preparing for their futures, and this includes LGBTQ+ students and student
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Wonkhe
JUNE 16, 2024
For the first time since the second world war, the consensus on the need for more graduates has collapsed. David Kernohan picks up the pieces The post A historic shift in higher education manifesto promises appeared first on Wonkhe.
HEPI
JUNE 16, 2024
New research from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the National Union of Students (NUS) shows the potential impact of student voters in the 2024 general election. Based on data from the 2021 census, we identify the constituencies where the number of student voters is projected to be larger than the majority of the winning candidate – and where students can therefore be said to hold the balance of power.
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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
Wonkhe
JUNE 16, 2024
As even some students' basic needs go unmet, Jim Dickinson interrogates the impact that student poverty is having on concentration, mental health and satisfaction The post Some students have. Some students have not appeared first on Wonkhe.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 16, 2024
Empathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition. An inclusive learning environment is one where all students feel academically and intellectually supported, feel a sense of belonging and respect, and do not feel closed off from the rest of their peers.
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Faculty Focus
JUNE 16, 2024
Empathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition. An inclusive learning environment is one where all students feel academically and intellectually supported, feel a sense of belonging and respect, and do not feel closed off from the rest of their peers.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
On May 31, news broke that the University of the Arts in Philadelphia would close its doors permanently June 7. The news stunned the U of Arts community, its alum – some of whom found out when the public did – and the city of Philadelphia which has prided itself as a hub for artistic patronage, world-class museums, and educational institutions dedicated to the arts.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
Higher Education Policy Institute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic error UK election live – latest updates More than 30 Tory seats are at risk of changing hands because of students returning home for the summer holidays, according to new analysis of how student voters could influence the outcome of the UK’s general election.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
Dr. Said Sewell has been named to lead Morris College, an historically Black college in the City of Sumter, South Carolina. He will become the college’s 11th president, succeeding Dr. Leroy Staggers. Dr. Said Sewell “I am humbled to stand on the shoulders of the predecessors who have gone before me,” said Sewell, who assumes the post July 1. “As their successor, I accept the torch to sustain and grow Morris at any cost.
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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 Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
Exclusive: Revelation of emails to Imperial College scientists comes amid growing concerns about security risk posed by academic tie-ups with China A Chinese state-owned company sought to use a partnership with a leading British university in order to access AI technology for potential use in “smart military bases”, the Guardian has learned. Emails show that China’s Jiangsu Automation Research Institute (Jari) discussed deploying software developed by scientists at Imperial College London for mi
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
Dr. Jasmine H. Buxton Jasmine H. Buxton has been appointed vice president for student affairs at West Chester University. She serves as associate vice chancellor at the university. Buxton holds a bachelor’s degree in Black World Studies from Miami University, a master’s in student affairs and higher education from Indiana State University, and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Alabama.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
Many students have to do 20-plus hours a week of paid work to get by, and grants would let them focus more on learning than surviving, says Wendy Sloane , while Prof Andy Long also calls for reform of financial support for undergraduates I’ve taught in higher education since 2010 and have known few students who haven’t had to take on paid work, often 20 hours weekly or more in low-paid retail or hospitality jobs ( More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs, 13 June ).
HEPI
JUNE 16, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Hugh McKenna CBE, Dean of Medical School Development at Ulster University; and Roger Watson , Honourary Professor of Nursing at the University of Hull. In many countries, most research undertaken in universities is government funded and governments have a responsibility to ensure that it is well spent. This increasingly means that funding must be targeted at research quality.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
University of Liverpool hosts Tay Day to coincide with singer’s Eras tour concerts at Anfield It was mid-afternoon in the 600-seat lecture theatre in the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre at the University of Liverpool and the audience was deep into an analysis of sexual racism in Taylor Swift’s music videos. At the front of the room, blown up on a giant screen, were several screenshots of the singer kissing white men in a variety of music videos, held in contrast with three images of her conspicuously not
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