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HBCUs Use Federal Funding to Connect Students and Communities

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. are making creative use of millions of dollars in federal funding to narrow the digital divide and support the upward mobility of both their students and members of the community. Created by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program has distributed more than $262 million to 93 colleges and universities.

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Australia strengthens its standing in India through TNE collaboration

The PIE News

We are not just working on building international branch campuses in India, even though thats really important to us, but also the status that Australia has with the Indian government through innovative TNE models, said Kennedy, while addressing the audience at the reception and networking dinner at The PIE Live India 2025. We are working on everything from dual degrees, education hubs, joint academies, and are doing really great things in building academic networks that will persist and support

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Community Colleges Test New Model Linking Student Success to Community Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fifteen community colleges across the United States are testing an innovative approach that could revolutionize how these institutions serve their communities and Dr. Karen A. Stout measure success. The Community Vibrancy Framework, developed by Achieving the Dream (ATD), moves beyond traditional metrics of student completion to create a more comprehensive model of institutional and community transformation.

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Earning Our AI Literacy License

Faculty Focus

When my son started the fourth grade, his teacher provided a thick bound packet of cursive writing worksheets. She said that completing the packet was optional, but only if completed would her students earn their pen license and move from years of pencil use to the holy grail , ink. Using AI should also be earned; earned after becoming AI literate. Banning AI use in college classrooms is a pointless and exhausting endeavor.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

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

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Teachers Rally Against Musk's Education Control

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a mounting crisis at the U.S. Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy. The protest comes just days after DOGE abruptly terminated 89 contracts worth $881 million at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), effectively shuttering much of the department's research arm.

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Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns

Higher Ed Dive

The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.

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The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial

The Guardian - Higher Education

The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed In one of David Lodges famous campus novels, a young English literature lecturer pictures her university as the ideal human community, where people were free to pursue excellence and selffulfilment, each according to their own rhythm and inclination.

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The potential of educational podcasts for commuter students

Wonkhe

Tom Perou explores how educational podcasts can be used to support commuter students to learn on-the-go.

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Apply for the LSE HE Blog Fellowship 2025

LSE Higher Education Blog

Are you a scholar interested in drawing attention to important issues in higher education? Could you share your specialist insights with a global audience? The LSE HE Blog Fellowship could be for you. Following the success of the inaugural LSE Higher Education Blog Fellowship programme last year , we are delighted to announce the next round of the fellowship.

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Westmoreland County Community College Names Dr. Kristin Mallory as New President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Westmoreland County Community College has appointed Dr. Kristin L. Mallory as its next president, marking a significant leadership transition for the institution. Dr. Kristin Mallory Mallory, who currently serves as vice president for Academic Affairs at Wor-Wic Community College in Maryland, will assume her new role on July 1, 2025, bringing with her a comprehensive vision for educational excellence and community engagement.

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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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Optimizing Faculty Resources: Seven Key Questions for Strategic Growth

Gray Associates

Making strategic decisions about faculty hiring can be challenging, but asking the right questions can ease the process and help avoid costly mistakes. Consider key factors like enrollment trends, instructional costs, course overlap, and institutional priorities. By leveraging data on student credit hours, faculty workloads, and departmental costs, institutions can make informed choices that balance academic needs with financial sustainability.

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A Network that Feels like Home: Dennis Harlow’s Journey with the Gies iMSA

Coursera blog

For Dennis Harlow, higher education wasnt just about earning a degreeit was about transforming his career, expanding his professional network, and immersing himself in a program that aligned with his life. From his early days as a high school bank teller to his extensive experience as a commercial banker, Dennis always had a keen interest in finance and helping his clients succeed.

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AI is transforming higher ed: What you need for compliance and governance

University Business

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into higher education to address challenges such as personalized learning, operational efficiency, data-driven insights, research and innovation, and accessibility and inclusion. However, integrating AI into higher education raises concerns about its ethical and effective use, including data privacy and security issues around the data input into these AI systems, and the potential for algorithm bias.

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ADA Compliance in Higher Education: What Institutions Need to Know: Changing Higher Ed podcast 246 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Eugene Woo

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm speaks with Eugene Woo, CEO and founder of Venngage, about the new ADA compliance requirements affecting higher education institutions. The discussion focuses on recent Department of Justice updates to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, exploring what these changes mean for colleges and universities, compliance deadlines, and practical strategies for meeting new digital accessibility standards.

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Need a job? Try majoring in the humanities, more colleges say

University Business

Olivia Howe was hesitant at first to add French to her major in finance at the University of Arizona. She was afraid it wouldnt be very useful in the labor market. Then her language skills helped her land a job at the multinational technology company Siemens, which will be waiting for her when she graduates this spring. The reason I got the job is because of my French.

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Earning Our AI Literacy License

Faculty Focus

When my son started the fourth grade, his teacher provided a thick bound packet of cursive writing worksheets. She said that completing the packet was optional, but only if completed would her students earn their pen license and move from years of pencil use to the holy grail , ink. Using AI should also be earned; earned after becoming AI literate. Banning AI use in college classrooms is a pointless and exhausting endeavor.

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Utah looking to pave way to directly pay college athletes

University Business

A Utah lawmaker has proposed a bill to allow universities to directly pay college athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness. The legislation also explicitly states that athletes are not employees of a school through participation in an athletic program or because they receive compensation. Furthermore, HB449 would make contracts between athletes and universities a public record subject to Utahs Government Records Access and Management Act, or GRAMA.

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Hands off Our Healthcare, Research, Education & Jobs (Higher Ed Labor United)

Higher Education Inquirer

Hands off Our Healthcare, Research, Education & Jobs The billionaire class is waging a war on workers, putting our nations healthcare, research, education, and jobs at risk. Higher education workers, students, and allies are mobilizing in the midst of myriad political attacks to save our institutions. Want to get involved? On February 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT, the Labor for Higher Education coalition is hosting a National Strategy Call , during which we will discuss upcoming strateg

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Google Announces Upgrade to Flagship Gemini AI Platform, Enhancing Multimodal Capabilities

Campus Technology

Google has launched Gemini 2.0, designed to empower enterprise users and developers with advanced multimodal capabilities and enhanced performance.

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William & Mary Receives $50M Gift for Environmental Scholarships

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary received a historic $50million gift to support scholarships for students pursuing a newly approved bachelors degree in coastal and marine sciences at the institutions Batten School. The donation comes from alumnus Dr. R. Todd Stravitz and his familys Brunckhorst Foundations.

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FIRE statement on White House denying AP Oval Office access

FIRE

Punishing journalists for not adopting state-mandated terminology is an alarming attack on press freedom.

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3 Things About AI and the Future of Work

Inside Higher Ed

3 Things About AI and the Future of Work Elizabeth Redden Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:00 AM AI will change the workforce our students will enter in unpredictable ways, Cameron Sublett and Lauren Mason write.

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Hiding in plain sight? A simple statistical effect may largely explain the ethnicity degree awarding gap

HEPI

By Sean Brophy ( @seanbrofee ), Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Decent Work and Productivity, Manchester Metropolitan University. A persistent challenge in UK higher education is the ethnicity degree awarding gap – the difference between White and ethnic minority students receiving top degrees (firsts or 2:1s). The Office for Students (OfS) aims to entirely eliminate this gap by 2030/31, but what if most of this gap reflects success in widening participation rather than systemic barriers

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Educause HECVAT Vendor Assessment Tool Gets an Upgrade

Campus Technology

Educause has announced HECVAT 4, the latest update to its Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit.

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‘D’s Get the Degrees’: Shifting the Mindset of Underachiever Students

Inside Higher Ed

Ds Get the Degrees: Shifting the Mindset of Underachiever Students Melissa Ezarik Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:00 AM Having underachievers in class can be frustrating, but these students can be guided into becoming high achievers, writes Yalinu Poya, an assistant professor.

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EVELYN BILIAS LOLIS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Evelyn Bilias Lolis Evelyn Bilias Lolis has been named dean of the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) at Fairfield University. Bilias Lolis joined the Department of Psychological & Educational Consultation at Fairfield University in 2010, earning tenure in 2018; she most recently served as SEHDs interim dean. Prior to her time at Fairfield, Dr.

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Report: Students Experiencing Suicidal Ideation Need More Help Beyond Counseling

Inside Higher Ed

Report: Students Experiencing Suicidal Ideation Need More Help Beyond Counseling Ashley Mowreader Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:00 AM New data from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health shows learners with a history of suicidal or self-injurious behaviors can benefit from on-campus supports, but those arent sufficient to meet their levels of distress.

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Improving Email Security with Proofpoint at University of Hawai‘i

Educause

Institutions can reduce human resource needs by working with third parties to help manage and deploy email gateways and firewalls to protect users.

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3 Questions for Cornell’s Paul Krause

Inside Higher Ed

3 Questions for Cornells Paul Krause joshua.m.kim@d Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:00 AM A conversation with the vice provost of external education and executive director of eCornell.

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UK universities automating interviews face ‘deepfake’ applicants

The Guardian - Higher Education

Automated online application processes save time and money but are being targeted by the future of fraud British universities seeking to save time and money by automating their interviews with international students face a new threat: deepfake applicants. Enroly, a software platform used by a number of universities to automate their application processes, said it had uncovered something straight out of a sci-fi film after catching a small number of candidates using deepfake technology to record

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James Madison psychology professor cleared of wrongdoing after extensive probe into classroom comments

FIRE

After an anonymous student complained about the professors comments, an attorney with FIREs Faculty Legal Defense Fund helped vindicate his right to make his lessons provocative.

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The future of higher education marketing: Thriving in digital disruption

Terminalfour

Higher education marketing is evolving rapidly with AI-driven personalization, digital-first recruitment, and agile engagement strategies. To stay ahead, you must embrace AI, optimize student outreach, and prioritize authentic storytelling.

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TM2 Revival Brings Fresh Approach to HBCU Executive Searches

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Dr. Dakota Doman attended a Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) HBCU fly-in event in Washington, D.C. in 2023, he wasnt planning to resurrect a defunct executive search firm. But after conversations with more than 30 HBCU presidents who all cited talent recruitment and retention as their biggest challenge, Doman saw an opportunity to fill a critical need in the HBCU communit That chance encounter led to the rebirth of TM 2 , a subsidiary of TMCF focused exclusively on executive searches a

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In-country recruiters “battle against misinformation”

The PIE News

While many in-country university recruiters deal with queries around programs, eligibility, return on investment, and more, recent widespread policy changes have left them to address misinformation among students and parents, stakeholders heard at The PIE Live India 2025. The fluctuating demand for Canada cannot be attributed to the policy changes but to the perceived impact of the policy changes as students and parents are looking at headlines and then the impact that they see is the impact tha

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Republican Officials Hired to Lead 2 Florida Universities

Inside Higher Ed

Republican Officials Hired to Lead 2 Florida Universities Josh Moody Tue, 02/11/2025 - 03:00 AM Florida Atlantic University hired a former GOP lawmaker as president, and Florida International University tapped the lieutenant governor at the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis.