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Frostburg State University unveils multiyear plan to slash over $7M

Higher Ed Dive

The regional institution attributed the cuts in part to enrollment declines and the botched rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form.

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Student outcomes data for partnership provision needs proper transparency and context

Wonkhe

We are finally starting to see some data about academic partnerships. IHE's Ellen Engstrom wants to see a more helpful data release The post Student outcomes data for partnership provision needs proper transparency and context appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Liberty University acquires Virginia Technical Institute’s educational components

Higher Ed Dive

The move is meant to offer students shorter pathways to employment, the evangelical institution said last week.

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The Growing Trend of Attacks on Tenure

Inside Higher Ed

The Growing Trend of Attacks on Tenure Ryan Quinn Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM A study of around a decade of legislative proposals to ban tenure finds some common characteristics of states where these bills appeared. But while outright bans have so far failed, other laws—and actions outside of statehouses—have weakened tenure anyway.

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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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Senate committee offers slight increase for Education Department in FY 2025

Higher Ed Dive

The $80 billion proposal would bump up the maximum Pell Grant to $7,495, an increase of $100.

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The Politicized Governing Board

Inside Higher Ed

The Politicized Governing Board Elizabeth Redden Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The transformation of one public university’s governing board is an alarming instance of increasing political interference in higher ed, Tim Gibson, Bethany Letiecq and James Finkelstein write.

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The Promises and Pitfalls of a 'Global Humanities'

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Multiculturalism alone won't save us. By Eric Adler Chronicle illustration; Yale University Art Gallery Multiculturalism alone won't save us.

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Declining Enrollment, FAFSA Issues Led to More Cuts in July

Inside Higher Ed

Declining Enrollment, FAFSA Issues Led to More Cuts in July Josh Moody Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Enrollment challenges, compounded by the FAFSA fiasco, drove layoffs and program cuts as colleges sought to plug budget holes.

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Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds

The Berkeley Blog

UC Berkeley researchers have created earpieces that identify brain activity associated with relaxation and drowsiness. The post Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds appeared first on Berkeley News.

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In New Hampshire, a Mandate to Collaborate

Inside Higher Ed

In New Hampshire, a Mandate to Collaborate Liam Knox Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The state’s public universities are hemorrhaging students. A new law requires community colleges and four-year institutions to work together to stanch the bleeding.

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6 Ideas to Perk Up Your First Day of Class

The Chronicle of Higher Education

How to start the semester in ways that will pay off for the rest of the course. By Kristi Rudenga How to start the semester in ways that will pay off for the rest of the course.

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Oxford University Press ‘Actively Working’ With AI Companies

Inside Higher Ed

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Why This Innovation Expert Looked Beyond the Major When Hiring College Grads

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Scott Carlson Ricardo Rey for The Chronicle A former executive for 3M on the importance of asking questions instead of making statements, and how to build teams that have a little friction.

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Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling

Inside Higher Ed

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling Sarah Bray Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Nana Lee describes some of the challenges that Asian women in STEM experience and what they and others can do to help meet those challenges.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gifts Over $600M to Historically Black Medical Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science will benefit from the gift by the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative.

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Indiana U Fences Protest Site, Ends Encampment

Inside Higher Ed

Indiana University cleared the last of a pro-Palestinian encampment from its historic Dunn Meadow Friday and placed a fence around the outdoor site.

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Our Advice for Making College Campuses Ready for Diverse Student Populations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia. However, there is an oversight that continues to happen.

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Court Order Sides With Conservative Students at Clovis Community College

Inside Higher Ed

A court order from a U.S. district judge, issued Friday, barred the State Center Community College District in California and its campuses from enforcing policies that discriminate against student groups based on their views.

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Coursera Introduces New Gen AI Skills Training and Credentials

Campus Technology

Learning platform Coursera is expanding its Generative AI Academy training portfolio with an offering for teams, as well as adding new generative AI courses, specializations, and certificates.

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To Offset a Freshman Housing Crunch, Some Must Bunk With Their RAs

Inside Higher Ed

To Offset a Freshman Housing Crunch, Some Must Bunk With Their RAs Johanna Alonso Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Resident assistants at UIUC learned just over a week before move-in that they might be assigned a freshman roommate due to higher-than-anticipated enrollment. They aren’t happy about it—and their roommates might not be, either.

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Supporting students as they move to university

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Sarra Jenkins, Director of Future Pathways at Loughborough Grammar School. HEPI will host a webinar in conversation with Jo Saxton, Chief Executive of UCAS, at 10am on Tuesday 13 August: you can sign up here. The UCAS process in the UK has many benefits compared to its global counterparts. Its relative simplicity is likely welcomed by anyone who has ever attempted a US university application!

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New computer vision-based system monitors seasonal dynamics of tropical water

The Berkeley Blog

Research could help communities most impacted by climate change The post New computer vision-based system monitors seasonal dynamics of tropical water appeared first on Berkeley News.

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VICTORY: Georgia city overhauls panhandling policies and pays up after FIRE defends man holding ‘God Bless the Homeless Vets’ sign

FIRE

The City of Alpharetta will change its policies and pay $55,000 to settle a First Amendment lawsuit brought by FIRE and plaintiff Jeff Gray.

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IT Centralization Patterns and CIO Reporting An Update

Educause

Increasing financial pressures have led many colleges and universities to move toward greater centralization of their IT departments.

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A brief look at … Brazil

The PIE News

Fast Facts: Brazil is located on the eastern side of South America, facing the Atlantic Ocean and occupying half of the continent’s landmass Brasília is the capital of Brazil Brazil’s population is 218 million, as of 2024 44% of the population is below the age of 30 Brazil’s most widely spoken language is Portuguese, although English is now a compulsory subject in secondary school Inbound mobility How many international students are currently studying in Brazil?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kristina L. Durocher Kristina L. Durocher has been named visual arts director at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Fine Arts Center. She served as director of the Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire. Durocher holds a dual Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art history and painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a Master of Arts degree in art history from UMass Amherst.

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Inside the hidden world of international school architecture

The PIE News

Architects are known to have some of the most complicated jobs in the world – and there’s a lot more to it than just drawings for educational facilities, the director at NVB Architects told The PIE News. “There’s quite a lot to do with standards – and you have to understand quite a lot about the pedagogy about how high schools teach, different age groups – all of the technical standards and so on.

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Steele to Step Down from Helm at Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. Longtime civil rights leader Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., has announced he will step down as president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the civil rights organization founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Steele, who has been at SCLC for nearly 20 years and served at the helm five years, plans to continue serving as president emeritus in an advisory role following his Aug. 31 departure.

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ENZ looks to Asia amid plans to grow intled sector to $4.4bn by 2027

The PIE News

Its new strategy pivots around growing the economic contribution of the sector to a whopping $4.4 billion by 2027 – largely through enticing more international students to the country. ENZ highlighted key markets across Asia with significant growth potential, stating an aim to spread awareness of New Zealand’s educational offerings in these countries.

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Harvard Removes Garber’s Interim Tag for Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

Harvard Removes Garber’s Interim Tag for Presidency Josh Moody Mon, 08/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Confessions of Social Media Student Supervisors

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

Supervision isn’t for everyone, and not all supervision gigs are created equal. Fresh out of grad school, I landed my first full-time job as a Resident Director at Cal State LA, brimming with ideas and eager to change lives.

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Supreme Court’s NetChoice decision bolsters FIRE’s legal challenge to New York’s Online Hate Speech Law

FIRE

When the Supreme Court issued its decision in Moody v. NetChoice, FIRE Chief Counsel Robert Corn-Revere called it “a big win for free speech and a free internet.

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Discussing the 4 Pillars of Immersion: Critical Reflective Practice

ACRLog

Editor’s note: This guest post has been authored by Carlos Duarte and Mary Broussard. Carlos is the Associate College Librarian for Public Services at Colorado College. Mary is the Arts and Humanities Librarian at Bucknell University. This post is the fourth in a four-part series, “Discussing the 4 Pillars of Immersion.” This series was inspired by conversations during a January 2024 Immersion Facilitators retreat that examined our relationship with the foundational pillars of the program.

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3 Common Objections to Artificial Intelligence (And Why They Are Wrong)

Caylor Solutions

Artificial intelligence is more than just a buzzword, are you ready to embrace it? The post 3 Common Objections to Artificial Intelligence (And Why They Are Wrong) appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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President’s Corner: Why a strategic “pathway” is better than a plan

University Business

In just two years at the helm of Allegheny College, President Ron Cole has accomplished what many would try to achieve in a decade. Alumni, trusted donors and friends of the college have placed so much confidence in his leadership that the Pennsylvania-based liberal arts college is coming off a record-breaking $77 million year of fundraising. The former provost, dean, professor and Allegheny alumnus credits this buzz to how the institution has revitalized what a small, liberal arts education is

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FAFSA Problems Continue To Plague Higher Ed

Insight Into Diversity

In a significant shift from its earlier promise, the U.S. Department of Education will not be able to make bulk corrections to students’ federal-aid records for the 2024-25 financial aid cycle. This decision, announced Tuesday, deviates from a June statement that had promised such capabilities in early August, a delay itself from the usual schedule.