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What Martyn’s Law will mean for campus security

Wonkhe

One piece of legislation that will be on the next parliamentary agenda is Martyn’s Law. Paul Tarne explains how this landmark counterterrorism law will affect the higher education sector The post What Martyn’s Law will mean for campus security appeared first on Wonkhe.

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How did Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions decision impact college applications?

Higher Ed Dive

The portion of Asian and Black students referencing at least one race or ethnicity-related phrase in their Common Application essays fell in 2023-24.

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UUK publishes advice on student drug use

Wonkhe

A new report on tackling the harms from student drug use recommends moving away from "zero tolerance" approaches to drugs. Sunday Blake worries that the timing means nobody will notice The post UUK publishes advice on student drug use appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Clarks Summit University to close

Higher Ed Dive

The Pennsylvania college furloughed all employees last month amid significant financial troubles and declining enrollment.

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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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Work on drugs is about keeping students safe

Wonkhe

Adam Winstock argues that universities who want to optimise students' heath, well-being and future should move away from punitive approaches to drugs The post Work on drugs is about keeping students safe appeared first on Wonkhe.

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State employees in Texas not subject to overtime rule, judge holds

Higher Ed Dive

The ruling, which relies on the decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, likely foreshadows similar pending challenges, attorneys said.

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Supreme Court Decision Weakens Education Department

Inside Higher Ed

After the justices struck down a 40-year precedent last week, experts warn of chaos for higher education amid doubts about the future of Title IX and gainful employment, among other policies. Over the last 16 years, presidential administrations of both parties have wielded the power of the Education Department not to just carry out congressional legislative directives but also to make their own policies—reshaping the federal government’s role in higher education.

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High court ruling on presidential immunity threatens the rule of law, scholars warn

The Berkeley Blog

Berkeley experts say the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling could allow presidents to commit crime under the guise of official business. One called the decision "dangerous." The post High court ruling on presidential immunity threatens the rule of law, scholars warn appeared first on Berkeley News.

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New Carnegie Classification Focuses on Leadership

Inside Higher Ed

The new classification evaluates the effectiveness of higher education institutions’ leadership programming. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has unrolled the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose. It’s designed to recognize institutions with leadership initiatives that benefit the collective public good, including justice, equity, diversity and liberty.

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‘There’s No Secret Sauce’: An Enrollment Leader Looks Back at 35 Years

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eric Hoover In an in-depth conversation, Monica Inzer, who just retired as vice president for enrollment management at Hamilton College, discusses the complexity of access — and what kept her in the field.

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The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty

Inside Higher Ed

Get ready for chaos in a post-Chevron world, Jon Fansmith writes. Last Thursday, while providing a federal policy update to an audience of campus attorneys at the National Association of College and University Attorneys annual meeting, I was asked what I thought would happen if the Supreme Court overturned its decades-old Chevron doctrine (as it was widely expected to do).

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Dance prepared him for the NFL. It began with a Berkeley summer camp.

The Berkeley Blog

The warm, yet demanding, instructors of Cal Performances' Berkeley/Oakland AileyCamp gave Camilo Eifler an early foundation to thrive in dance — and later, as a pro athlete. The post Dance prepared him for the NFL. It began with a Berkeley summer camp. appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Indiana University Lost $1.3M on Eclipse Celebration

Inside Higher Ed

Indiana University lost over $1.3 million on the star-studded event it organized to celebrate the solar eclipse in April, Indiana Public Media reported based on information gained through a public records request.

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Scalable models are key to unlocking the potential of TNE  

The PIE News

The current international education landscape is favourable to TNE. We are at a historical juncture where both traditional receiving and sending countries of international students see TNE as the solution for their different priorities about internationalisation, migration, and economic development. There is growing post-pandemic awareness of TNE’s role in promoting social goals such as widening access to international education, halting ‘brain-drain’, internationalising local education sy

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Affirmative Action Ban’s Impact Is a ‘Black Box’

Inside Higher Ed

Bryan Cook wants to study how the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling is affecting diversity in higher ed. It’s proven more difficult than he bargained for. Saturday marked one year since the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill ruling.

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How Penetration Testing in Higher Education Protects Student Data

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

For years, Higher education has held the dubious distinction of being among the top targets for cybercriminals. According to Sophos’s The State of Ransomware in Education 2023 report, 40 percent of ransomware attacks in higher education were due to exploited vulnerabilities. It’s not just ransomware attacks, either. Check Point research shows that education saw a 114 percent increase in cyberattacks between 2020 and 2022 and was the most heavily attacked of all sectors in the first quarter of 20

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Utah State University Worker Paid for 2 Years He Didn’t Work

Inside Higher Ed

A Utah State University Eastern staff member who didn’t show up for work for more than two years was still paid over $157,000 in salary and benefits while his administrator friends covered for him, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The newspaper said the employee was living with one of the administrators.

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Top 3 Concerns Educators Have About Digital Credentials: And Why You Should Offer Them Anyway

Campus Technology

The promise of digital credentials has had many people in education and employers excited for years. So why aren’t digital credentials everywhere by now?

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Clarks Summit University Announces Closure

Inside Higher Ed

Clarks Summit University is closing in the fall, officials announced Monday. The small Baptist college in eastern Pennsylvania had already furloughed all its employees for the summer and faced scrutiny from its accreditor over fiscal management.

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Bryant University Launches Gen AI Chatbot for Community Engagement

Campus Technology

Students, faculty, and staff at Bryant University have a new resource for accessing information, receiving guidance, and keeping up with campus events. The institution recently launched a generative AI chatbot developed in partnership with AI and intelligent automation solution provider alliantDigital.

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Calif. Cuts UC, CSU Funding in $300B Budget

Inside Higher Ed

California state legislators agreed on a $297.9 billion spending plan for 2024–25 that includes cuts for the University of California and California State University systems’ budgets but spares funding for California Community Colleges. Lawmakers have also safeguarded funding for the Middle-Class Scholarship for the next year. The bill attempts to plug a $47 billion deficit in the state budget, which funds the fifth-largest economy in the world.

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Report: Human Error Is the Leading Cause of Cloud Data Breaches

Campus Technology

The human factor is still one of the biggest threats to cloud security, despite all the technology bells and whistles and alerts and services out there, from multi-factor authentication, to social engineering training, to enterprise-wide integrated cybersecurity platforms, and more.

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For-Profit Art College Closes in Chicago

Inside Higher Ed

The American Academy of Art College, a for-profit art school in downtown Chicago, is closing, Crain’s Chicago Business reported.

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Why Higher Ed Should Advocate for Universal Early Learning Coverage in the 2024 Election

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Bill de Blasio placed universal Pre-K at the forefront of his New York City mayoral campaign in 2013, he signaled a commitment to expanding educational opportunities for all children, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Currently, full-day pre-K with support for teachers and quality standards is available for free for any family with 4-year-olds.

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HBCUs Continue to Grow as Enrollment Elsewhere Slows

Insight Into Diversity

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are experiencing a period of expansion, with new programs and campuses being developed across the country as the number of applicants has increased for the second and third straight years. Morgan State University, for example, has reported a record number of new students, while North Carolina A&T State University, Howard University, Wilberforce University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore, among others, have also seen surging enrol

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Insights from the State of Higher Education Report 2024 by Lumina and Gallup: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 214 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode, we review the findings of the 2024 State of Higher Education Report, presented by Dr. Courtney Brown of Lumina Foundation. Dr. Brown shares eye-opening insights on the evolving demographics of college students, the growing crisis of students stopping out, and the persistent barriers to enrollment and completion. Key takeaways: - Understand the shifting profile of today's college students, with 60% working and one-third having children. - Learn about the primary barriers to enrol

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Law Project Advocates for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Insight Into Diversity

Students and faculty at Stanford Law School are leading advocacy efforts in intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) law and policy by developing new resources and increasing awareness of, and access to, existing services and supports. Utilizing student engagement, policy analysis, and academic research, the Stanford Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law and Policy Project (SIDDLAPP), in recognition of the divide that can exist between legal policies and affected people’s lived

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Insights summit lands in Europe

The PIE News

Market intelligence specialists HolonIQ’s co-CEO Patrick Brothers told The PIE News : “The aim is to touch on the key topics that these leaders are discussing and we rotate the conference around the world as we search for institutions who are really doing something differently. “This helps inform our own research and the strategies of our clients,” he said at the company’s annual Future of Higher Education and Workforce Summit in Paris.

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Universities Expand Veteran and Military Studies Offerings

Insight Into Diversity

Recognizing the profound impact of military history on global events, as well as the importance of understanding the experiences and contributions of those who have served, higher education institutions are increasingly creating and expanding military and veteran studies programs. Such curricular offerings are essential for advancing the understanding of military and veteran populations across various contexts, including historical, cultural, psychological, and policy development (both national

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Student learning revisited: How these educators empower their assessments with AI the right way

University Business

Educators on the cutting edge of generative AI and its application in the classroom are discovering fascinating new ways to assess learning, uprooting centuries-old reading- and writing-based assessments as more and more students employ ChatGPT and related tools. “Any language-based assessment or any language-based discipline is going to be affected, [including] lab reports, research papers and speech writing,” says Mike Kentz, founder of AI For Schools, an AI literacy training consu

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Indian students searching for, then enrolling in, different degrees

The PIE News

CollegeDekho’s HEART report, which examines Indian student behavious and the country’s domestic higher education landscape, revealed how this group considers which degree subjects they may go into versus what they actually enrol in. The biggest search stream among those surveyed, CollegeDekho said, was Education, followed by Science and Engineering – but in overall enrolments, students were most seen going into the Arts.

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Building an Impactful Brand Voice

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Leveraging a University’s Brand Identity as a Key Differentiator in Online Higher Education Online learning blossomed at the turn of the millennium. It experienced a slow but steady rise over the next 20 years, with 1 in 4 college students taking at least one online class by 2012 and more than half of students taking online classes by 2022 after the pandemic hastened the trend, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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‘Freedom Walk’ Addresses Historical Injustices

Insight Into Diversity

William Jewell College created a series of commemorative plaques this spring as part of a broader initiative — led by the school’s Racial Reconciliation Commission.— to acknowledge and rectify the school’s historical ties to slavery and segregation. The Freedom Walk, consisting of four bronze plaques placed throughout the campus quad, highlights different eras in the college’s 175-year history.

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Fielding to Honor Mason as 2024 Marie Fielder Medal Recipient in Washington, D.C.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ronald Mason Jr. will be honored with the 2024 Marie Fielder Medal for Social Transformation, present by Fielding Graduate University at the Fielding convocation on July 10. Ronald Mason Jr. The Marie Fielder Medal for Social Transformation is an annual signature award bestowed by the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Social Innovation, recognizing lifetime achievements toward supporting educational access and success.

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Howard University Elects Its First Transgender Student Body President

Insight Into Diversity

A political science major and rising senior, Jay Jones is the newly elected Student Association President for 2024-2025 — and the first transgender woman to hold that role — at historically Black Howard University. She is currently interning for the Chase Bank Leadership Development Program on the Learning, Training, and Reinforcement Team. Jay Jones, Howard University’s first transgender student body president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julio Galindo Julio Galindo has been appointed executive director of college advancement at Mohave Community College. He served as chief of diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging and senior executive director of institutional advancement at Mesalands Community College. Galindo holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MPA from the City University of New York at Baruch College.