Wonkhe
JULY 24, 2024
Academics are encouraged to participate on social media but are facing online abuse when they do, and it is marginalised groups that have the worst of it. Hannah Yelin and Laura Clancy share their findings The post Academics from marginalised backgrounds are facing online abuse appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 24, 2024
The Missouri nonprofit has come under attack by advocacy groups and lawmakers following high-profile billing mistakes.
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MindMax
JULY 24, 2024
Higher education institutions don’t always make the most rational decisions from a business perspective. And that’s okay. It’s something I’ve come to terms with over my 15 years working with non-profit colleges and universities. During that time, I’ve learned to appreciate that schools are, first and foremost, mission-driven. What’s best for the school, as an institution serving a meaningful mission, doesn’t always align with what’s best for the bottom line.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 24, 2024
Dan Greenstein oversaw a major consolidation of six of the Pennsylvania system’s universities that aimed to put them on better financial footing.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 24, 2024
How to direct history students toward fulfilling nonacademic careers, and make the case for the value of the field. By Patryk J. Babiracki and James W. Cortada How to direct history students toward fulfilling nonacademic careers, and make the case for the value of the field.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2024
The latest attack on efforts to support diversity comes in the form of a lawsuit targeting Northwestern University’s law school. The suit accuses the school’s faculty and administration of snubbing high-profile white male applicants. The 30-page complaint gets so many facts wrong that it is difficult to know where to begin. Since the plaintiffs decided to make the “high-demand, low-supply field” of tax law an example, I’d like to acknowledge one undeniably true statement: there are very few mino
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
College Network to Nurture Rural Students Set to Expand Susan H. Greenberg Wed, 07/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Last summer 16 institutions formed the STARS network to open their doors to more rural and small-town students. Now, thanks to a generous donation, it’s doubling in size.
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Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
A group of five higher education organizations sent a letter Tuesday to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recommending the Department of Education push back the release date for next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid to Dec. 1.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2024
Dr. Constance Meadors Constance Meadors has been named director of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium and NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Program. She served as associate director of the consortium. Meadors holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Grambling State University as well as a master’s in applied science and a Ph.D. in engineering science and systems from the University of Arkansas Little Rock.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
Hamline University in Minnesota has reached a settlement with a former adjunct art history instructor whose contract was not renewed after she faced backlash for showing art depicting Muhammad, the prophet of the Islamic faith, in class,
The PIE News
JULY 24, 2024
Keir Starmer’s government will move away from the “mixed messaging” of previous administrations and towards a more welcoming attitude towards international students, said Bridget Phillipson, speaking at the Embassy Education Conference on July 23. Overseas students have for “too long… been treated as political footballs, not valued guests.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
Uncertainty Abounds at Annual Business Officers’ Conference Susan H. Greenberg Wed, 07/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Discussion at this year’s NACUBO conference centered on higher ed’s battered reputation and the looming threats of more campus protests and election unrest in the fall.
University Business
JULY 24, 2024
The recent Gallup/Lumina Foundation poll, The State of Higher Education 2024 , underscores Americans’ growing lack of confidence in higher education. When Gallup first measured confidence in higher education in 2015, those who said they had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence were at 57%. The current survey clocks this at 36%. For all the focus that institutions have placed on conveying the long-term value of a degree and its success as a vehicle for social mobility (all true), the m
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
The End of the Road mprutter@mit.edu Wed, 07/24/2024 - 03:00 AM How literature can illuminate a president’s decision to forgo re-election and unmask the complexities of aging and betrayal and manipulation in politics.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 24, 2024
By Amanda Friedman Jessica Hill, The New York Times, Redux Saifullah Khan outside court during his trial for the alleged rape of a fellow Yale University student. A former Yale University student sued the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct for defamation. Now, he's going after the advocacy groups that supported her.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
A Better Approach to Searches for Successful College Presidents Sarah Bray Wed, 07/24/2024 - 03:00 AM David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler encourage colleges to think beyond the model they often use, highlighting some problematic assumptions and practices. Byline(s) David Wippman Glenn C.
The PIE News
JULY 24, 2024
School ambassadors shared the reasons they chose a specific university – including why they chose the UK over other popular study destinations – with school counsellors, who all travelled from South East Asia to the UK for Cialfo’s inaugural UK Counsellor Fly-In between June 16 and June 22. The counsellors stopped in six UK cities to visit HE institutions such as the University of Liverpool, Durham University, the University of York, Loughborough University, the University of Surrey and Qu
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
Daniel Greenstein has announced he will be stepping down as chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) in October. Greenstein has been in the role since September 2018, after previously leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s work on postsecondary education and serving as vice provost for academic planning and programs for the University of California.
The PIE News
JULY 24, 2024
Ireland’s leader – the Taioseach – has brought together a group of government officials to offer a “joined up package” on international education as part of the country’s global strategy , said a member of Ireland’s international cooperation unit at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. “The advantage of a centrally driven global brand is that all government departments play a part.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
Listen: How Digital Applications Help Students’ Mental Health, and What We Don’t Know Ashley Mowreader Wed, 07/24/2024 - 03:00 AM In the latest Voices of Student Success episode, hear about the rise of mental health applications for college students and the need for research and outcomes data for better decision-making for leaders.
The PIE News
JULY 24, 2024
Xin Hu and Catherine Flynn, researchers at Monash University in Australia, conducted a study with internatiaonals from across the student body who identified in some way as LGBTQ+. Using examples of people from all different backgrounds, as well as sexualities and gender identities, Hu and Flynn endeavoured to find out how intersectionality could affect the queer international student experience, as well as outside factors.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
JULY 24, 2024
Reading Time: 9 minutes In today’s digital age, schools must leverage every tool at their disposal to enhance communication, attract prospective students, and establish authority. One of the most effective yet often underutilized tools is blogging. As social media marketing has gained traction in recent years, many educational institutions wonder whether blogging is still a viable way to improve their brand awareness and boost enrollment.
Campus Technology
JULY 24, 2024
Texas A&M University Technology Services recently announced a partnership with managed connectivity solutions provider Kajeet to deploy a private LTE network solution on its campus in College Station, TX.
HEPI
JULY 24, 2024
This HEPI blog was authored by Famke Veenstra-Ashmore. Famke has recently graduated with a Master’s degree in English from the University of Cambridge and is currently undertaking an internship with HEPI. Cancelled A levels I was part of the cohort whose A level examinations were cancelled during the 2020 Covid lockdowns. Teacher-assessed or algorithm-determined grades were handed out in place of real marks – leading to chaotic scenes as students failed to meet university offers or univers
Creatrix Campus
JULY 24, 2024
5 Strategies for Improving University Library Management Services admin Wed, 07/24/2024 - 17:17 According to recent studies, improving student learning experiences globally requires efficient administration of university libraries. Library automation solutions are becoming essential for improving instructional resources and optimizing operations in higher education institutions as they work to satisfy changing student needs.
Higher Education Inquirer
JULY 24, 2024
It appears that the University of Idaho continues to spend money on the possibility that it (or the State of Idaho) may buy the University of Phoenix from Apollo Global Management. According to Kevin Richert at Idaho Ed News, the University of Idaho has already spent $14.2 million on this purchase, with the chance of a money back guarantee. Over the last year, University of President C.
Creatrix Campus
JULY 24, 2024
Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Framework: Best Practices and Case Studies in Higher Education editor Wed, 07/24/2024 - 08:24 Learning Management Software Header Menu White 1NoneFooter base 1Blog Style 1Right Team CreatrixOff Overview of Learning Outcome-Based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) Overview of Learning Outcome-Based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) By coordinating curriculum with a set of expectations, talents, and skills, the Learning Outcome-Based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) transforms high
Coursera blog
JULY 24, 2024
This week we are talking about another highly transferable technical skill: project management. We talked about project management when we discussed high-income skills , but as the term shows up more frequently during the job search, it’s worth spending a bit more time clarifying what it means. Depending on the context, “project management” can refer to either a career path or a skill set.
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 24, 2024
With a shifting employment and educational landscape, more companies are reconsidering the need for a bachelor’s degree when hiring for certain roles. A recent Intelligent.com survey of 750 U.S. business leaders found that 33% of companies in 2024 have removed four-year degree requirements for specific positions within their organization. By next year, an estimated 25% of companies included plan to eliminate or will continue to eliminate these requirements.
University Business
JULY 24, 2024
Even after the exams and papers are done, students at New Hampshire’s community colleges have sometimes faced another headache: credit transfers. Across the state’s public higher education systems, not all completed courses at a community college are helpful for a given degree at a public four-year college or university. A student pursuing an engineering degree, for instance, might learn too late that the algebra-based physics course they took in community college is less useful toward their fou
FIRE
JULY 24, 2024
KOSA hands government bureaucrats a powerful weapon to wield over social media websites — one that threatens every American’s ability to express themselves online.
University Business
JULY 24, 2024
Small polyester tents — orange, green, blue — stretched across the grassy quad. Makeshift wooden signs and banners dotted the encampment. Sleeping bags and coolers were scattered on the ground. The scene resembled one that cropped up across the United States this past spring, when pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up camp at dozens of colleges and universities.
The PIE News
JULY 24, 2024
Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Passionate… a very determined person… and I get bored so easily! What do you like most about your job? I think the global perspective. That idea of being able to work with the business schools around the world and elevate the quality and see their impact on society. I think that part is humbling – and I love it.
University Business
JULY 24, 2024
Some private and public sector employers are eliminating college degree requirements for certain jobs, at a time when many Americans are questionning the value of higher education, a new survey shows. The shift reflects how more hiring managers are prioritizing skills over education, evaluating candidates based on their abilities and practical experience, instead of the degrees they hold.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 24, 2024
The Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to partially lift a district court’s injunction that is preventing the Education Department from enforcing its new Title IX rule in six states.
University Business
JULY 24, 2024
The fall of affirmative action and political push to close DEI offices are forcing more colleges and universities to reexamine how they can support a diverse student body without running into state compliance trouble. Lottery admissions might be a solution, a report by Acuity Insights suggests. Lottery admissions introduce an “element of randomness” into the applicant selection process.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 24, 2024
The proposal would codify the Chevron doctrine, which required federal courts to give deference to agencies’ reasonable interpretation of ambiguous statutes.
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