Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Students from both sides of the aisle are increasingly citing sociopolitical motivations when ruling out states from their college search.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

We have more data about the grades applicants need to enter university than ever before - but do we know how these decisions are made?

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Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The credit ratings agency pointed to fluctuating demand and high costs for institutions, among other challenges.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Kate Black considers the relational and emotional dynamics that can affect academics engaged in cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching Kate Black considers the relational and emotional dynamics that can affect academics engaged in cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching

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Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A new working paper examines what happened in four states that barred these practices within their borders over two decades ago.

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MindMax

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This blog post was written based on a conversation between Lee Maxey and Paul LeBlanc , author of Students First: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education. Watch the full conversation here. We’ve all had teachers who changed our lives—those special individuals who seemed to see in us all that we had to offer, even when we couldn’t see it ourselves.

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FIRE

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Supreme Court agreed to review Priscilla Villarreal’s case, vacated the Fifth Circuit’s 9-7 decision against her, and sent the case back to the Fifth Circuit.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and Sarita E. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. “The intent is to bring attention to evidence-based practices that are making a positive difference for Hispanic students,” says Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Motivating Students Who Have Some College but No Credential Sara Weissman Tue, 10/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Tens of millions of Americans have stopped out of college. A new study explores what deters them from returning and what might bring them back.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

UC San Diego has added an innovative prerequisite to ‘prepare students for the future they really will encounter’ Melani Callicott, a human biology major at the University of California, San Diego, thinks about the climate crisis all the time. She discusses it with family and friends because of the intensity of hurricanes like Milton and Helene, which have ravaged the southern US, she says.

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The Berkeley Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Despite the proliferation of disinformation and propaganda, elections in the U.S. are more secure and the results are more accurate than they were 20 years ago, UC Berkeley experts say. The post Public trust in U.S. elections is decreasing. But should it be? appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Dallas College Creates 3 Career-Focused Programs for Students With Disabilities Ashley Mowreader Tue, 10/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The community college will support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities with career readiness skills and certification for increased employment opportunities.

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Campus Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A bevy of new cybersecurity reports point to the continuing problem of nation-state-sponsored threat actors. The primary culprits have long been Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, which all show up in recently published reports from Microsoft, IBM, Tenable, and Fortinet.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. Bruffee (1999), the most prominent name in collaborate learning, describes collaborative learning as “creates conditions in which students can negotiate the boundaries between the knowledge communities they belong to and the one that the professor b

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The changes, which featured in a USCIS policy manual update on August 27, stated that F-1 visa holders studying abroad for longer than five months can no longer remain actively enrolled and “will need a new Form I-20 to be readmitted in student status”. Amid sector confusion and widespread speculation that the new rule was an “unintended consequence” of the update, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) – which manages non-immigrant student visas for DHS – appeared to confirm to The PI

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A Timetable for Navigating Your Tenure Journey Elizabeth Redden Tue, 10/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Ruth Monnier and Mark M. Diacopoulos provide advice to demystify the tenure process, especially at a teaching institution. Byline(s) Ruth Monnier Mark M.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Husband. Father. Comedian. What do you like most about your job? Working with people – without a shadow of a doubt – and helping people grow. That’s my favourite part. My job is not only the teams that I have the honour of representing and working with internally, but again, customers, people working with us, like helping them navigate challenges and work through problems.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Survey: How to Help Students Vote This Fall Ashley Mowreader Tue, 10/15/2024 - 03:00 AM One in 10 students say they’re planning to vote, but they just don’t yet know how, according to Student Voice data. Respondents outline the most helpful efforts for student voting, including time off to cast a ballot.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The University of Houston has received two new grants designed to address barriers that prevent low-income and underrepresented students from pursuing STEM education. The funding of two projects – one addressing postdoctoral researchers preparing for engineering/STEM education careers and one supporting youngsters - will build upon the community partnership between UH and Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, says university officials.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Morgan State University’s School of Social Work has received a $500,000 State Opioid Response grant to address the opioid crisis by enhancing workforce development in behavioral health. Provided by the Maryland Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration and supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the funding will support the university’s training of social work professionals to respond to the increasing opioid misuse epidemic.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. Bruffee (1999), the most prominent name in collaborate learning, describes collaborative learning as “creates conditions in which students can negotiate the boundaries between the knowledge communities they belong to and the one that the professor b

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 15, 2024

4 Trends Shaping the Future of Higher Ed Marketing Kristine Maloney Tue, 10/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The enrollment management landscape is changing. Here’s a strategy road map for how marcomm teams can help meet the four biggest challenges.

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FIRE

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Students, faculty, and invited speakers faced retaliation nearly every single day after October 7 for expressing their political beliefs

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Trustee Resignation Letters Document the Evolution of Higher Ed jessica.blake@… Tue, 10/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Lauren Zalaznick, a former corporation member at Brown University, discusses what she learned from curating more than 250 years’ worth of exit reflections from board members at her alma mater.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Historically, the leadership of organizations, including institutions of postsecondary education, has rested within the dominant white, cis-gendered male culture. The first college in the U.S, Harvard University, founded in 1646, existed to educate white male landowners (and their progeny) in a classical curriculum focusing heavily on ethics, politics, and religion.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm continues the conversation with Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy and Dr. Selena M. Grace, leaders at the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), discussing important innovations in higher education accreditation. What you'll gain from listening to this podcast: ✓ Accreditation Innovation: Learn about NWCCU's pilot program for a three-year bachelor's degree, helping your institution understand and prepare for potential shifts in degree structures

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded jointly Monday to three researchers, two from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one from the University of Chicago, for their work in explaining global inequity among nations. Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson, both economists at MIT, and James Robinson of Chicago won “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity,” the Nobel Committee wrote.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Passengers with food allergies should be allowed to board first to clean their seat area, but ‘shouldn’t worry’ about airborne allergens It’s the airline PA request that will be familiar to millions: please refrain from eating peanut-based foods during the flight to protect a passenger with allergies. But now the largest review of its kind suggests aircraft nut ban announcements are “unlikely to be effective”, and may even give people with nut allergies a false sense of security.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 15, 2024

University of Michigan president Santa Ono inked a contract extension with the Board of Regents through 2032, MLive.com reported.

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Academe Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

POSTED BY HANK REICHMAN As I have previously posted on this blog, Russian sociologist and professor Boris Kagarlitsky is serving a 5-year sentence in a Russian penal colony on the fabricated charge of “justifying terrorism.

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idfive agency

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Why your website should use click navigation One of the most crucial UX decisions you’ll make when designing your website is how users interact with the header navigation. This navigation can take many forms, influenced by your target audiences, available content, and organizational goals. Typically, it will include links to the main sections and drop-down menus with links to pages within those sections.

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University Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the 1970s, Congress committed to funding a higher education system controlled by Indigenous communities. These tribal colleges and universities were intended to serve students who’d been disadvantaged by the nation’s history of violence and racism toward Native Americans, including efforts to eradicate their languages and cultures. But walking through Little Big Horn College in Montana with Emerson Bull Chief, its dean of academics, showed just how far that idea has to go before becoming a re

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Gray Associates

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Is your institution maximizing resources, or are hidden inefficiencies draining your budget? Discover how optimizing cost per student credit hour (SCH) can unlock major savings. Through a case study of Contemporary University—a fictional institution with over 13,000 students—this guide outlines four steps to reveal financial efficiencies, from benchmarking against peers to optimizing course scheduling.

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University Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Many colleges are under financial pressure, and the cracks are starting to show. At least 20 colleges closed in 2024, and more are set to shut down after the current academic year, according to the latest tally by Implan, an economic software and analysis company.Altogether, more than 40 colleges have closed since 2020, according to a separate report by Best Colleges.

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Terminalfour

OCTOBER 15, 2024

World Mental Health Day allows universities to show their commitment to student well-being through various initiatives, such as wellness tours and peer-led support programs. These activities not only enhance mental health awareness but also strengthen recruitment by showcasing support for wellbeing.

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ACRLog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming Heidi Yarger, Health Sciences Librarian at Baylor University, as a new First Year Academic Librarian Experience blogger for the 2024-2025 year here at ACRLog. In the spring of 2021, I was lucky enough to be one of four M.A. students accepted into Indiana University’s Folklore & Ethnomusicology Department.

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