A higher education transformation fund would catalyse university reform
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Universities might be able to transform without help, but public investment would bring pace and focus on national priorities.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Universities might be able to transform without help, but public investment would bring pace and focus on national priorities.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Middle States Commission on Higher Education found that the Pennsylvania institution failed to show it can sustain itself.
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Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Harriet Smailes has been looking into collaborative practice between researchers and student support staff on the topic of sexual misconduct and harassment.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Miles College asked to extend a purchase agreement for the property, but trustees of the shuttered college said they must sell the campus quickly.
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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.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
However, first-generation students and graduates of less selective law schools still struggle to break in, according to a new study. The legal professoriate is becoming more racially, ethnically and gender diverse, but new data shows that first-generation college graduates remain underrepresented among law faculty ranks.
The Guardian - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Results of trial of benralizumab injection could be ‘gamechanger’ for millions of people around the world Doctors are hailing a new way to treat serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease attacks that marks the first breakthrough for 50 years and could be a “gamechanger” for patients. A trial found offering patients an injection was more effective than the current care of steroid tablets, and cuts the need for further treatment by 30%.
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Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
A Tennessee middle school will change its mascot and logo in response to a cease-and-desist letter from the University of Cincinnati, which claimed Cheatham Middle School’s use of the bearcat mascot infringed on the university’s copyright, The Tennessean reported Monday.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The newly-launched institution, with its headquarters in London, says its model “challenges some of the accepted practices of the two plus one top-up model” Instead of studying with a pathway program for two years before moving on to finish a final year of study at their chosen institution, students at BUC can fit what would have traditionally formed the first two years of their course into just 18 months.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Occidental College has settled with two nonprofit organizations focused on combating antisemitism over a federal Office for Civil Rights complaint that the campus was a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students in the weeks and months following Hamas’s Oct.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The International House World Organisation has announced that one of its affiliate schools, International House Edinburgh, has ceased operation and initiated liquidation proceedings. IHWO said that all enrolled students at the language school are being supported by English UK Student Emergency Support SES , with students being given places at new schools to finish their courses. “Like many schools in our industry, the school (which offers both study abroad and local programs) struggled be
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
American universities likely to be hampered by restrictions on spending money overseas, experts say. U.S. universities may be more cautious about establishing branch campuses in India than their British and Australian counterparts, academics have said, as a leading American institution discusses the prospect with the Delhi government.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Reading Time: 14 minutes The rapid growth of the internet and social media have created a thriving online space for prospective students to explore educational offerings. It has also paved the way for a vibrant market that educational institutions can explore to attract students and boost their enrollment numbers. Yet, even as these opportunities arise, schools still have to find the best ways to reach prospective students and their families.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
A deal for Miles College to purchase the closed campus of Birmingham-Southern College appears to be off the table after the purchase agreement expired earlier this week, Al.com reported. BSC officially closed at the end of May after years of financial struggles.
FIRE
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Here are just a few reasons why donating to FIRE helps to preserve and protect free speech for all Americans.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Embattled Keystone College is facing a potential loss of accreditation by the end of this year, according to a notice posted last week by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The private college in Pennsylvania has faced mounting business challenges recently.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Hope is fundamental to learning and to living. Hope recruits the imagination, giving us temporary respite from the difficult present while we consider how things might be made different. Research tells us that, particularly during periods of uncertainty, hope tilts us toward action and toward engaging with life – even as we remain uncertain about what will happen next Denise J.
The Guardian - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Worries about animal euthanasia and mishandling of complaints from students about racism among concerns The University of Cambridge’s prestigious veterinary course could be stripped of its professional accreditation after regulators uncovered “ethical concerns” over animal euthanasia and mishandling of complaints from students who experienced racism and discrimination.
SRHE
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
by GR Evans A change of government has not changed the government’s power to intrude upon the autonomy of providers of higher education, which is constrained chiefly by its being limited to the financial. Government can also issue guidance to the regulator, the Office for Students, and that guidance may be detailed. Recent exchanges give a flavour of the kind of control which politicians may seek, but this may be at odds with the current statutory framework.
The Guardian - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Former foreign secretary and Oxford graduate wins online vote, ending hopes a woman would fill role for first time The former foreign secretary William Hague has been elected as Oxford University’s next chancellor, ending hopes that a woman would fill the role for the first time in Oxford’s 800-year history. In the first ever online election for the ceremonial role, Hague triumphed over Elish Angiolini, the principal of Oxford’s St Hugh’s College and former lord advocate of Scotland, and Jan Roy
HEPI
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Dr Gavin Miller ( @drgavinmiller ) is Reader in Contemporary Literature and Medical Humanities at the University of Glasgow. This blog post draws on his recent article, ‘ Disruption, transformation and silos: medical humanities and the management gurus ’ published in Medical Humanities. Like me, you’ve probably grumbled about silos in your university – metaphorical walls between disciplines, between academics and professional services, and who knows what else.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Tennessee State University is in deep financial trouble.
Educause
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
In this episode recorded live at the 2024 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, hosts Sophie and Jenay talk with Mike Richichi and Brendan Post about how higher education can adapt to the future.
Coursera blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Leveraging Flexibility and Innovation to Achieve Educational Goals Angela Huwe’s journey through the online Master of Business Administration (iMBA) program from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a testament to the power of the program’s flexibility. As a working mom, Angela chose the iMBA program to enhance her business acumen and strengthen her problem solving skills to actively contribute to executive level discussions, a necessity as she transitioned into a new revenue str
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Linda McMahon, nominated to lead the Education Department, helped turn WWE from a regional business into a multibillion-dollar global enterprise. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon as education secretary came as a surprise to many in the education world, akin to a story line swerve befitting of her former employer, WWE.
Higher Education Inquirer
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Since 1970, Indigenous people & their allies have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US Thanksgiving holiday. Many Native people do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims & other European settlers. Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands and the erasure of Native cultures.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Effective as of November 23, the increased eligibility requirements for graduates applying for the Québec Experience Program and the Regular Skilled Worker Program will impact students already in Québec, many of whom have been left scrambling for ways to fulfill the new criteria. Both programs, which are major pathways to permanent residency and used by international students, were suspended last month by the Quebec government and are due to resume no later than June 30, 2025.
Higher Education Inquirer
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Here is a list of schools where there are strong indicia of misconduct, per the Department of Education and/or the Department of Justice. Student loan debtors who have attended these schools, and believe they were defrauded, are encouraged to file Borrower Defense to Repayment claims if they haven't already. More than 750,000 Borrower Defense fraud claims have been filed , and tens of thousands have resulted in debt forgiveness.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The initial 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 could no longer remain actively enrolled in a certified institution and would “need a new Form I-20 to be readmitted in student status”. The “technical correction” made by USCIS on November 26, removed the troublesome paragraph, replacing it with: “For information about requirements for F-1 student participation in study abroad programs, see D
The Berkeley Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Incoming President Donald Trump is signaling disruptive changes for colleges and universities, says John A. Douglass at UC Berkeley’s Center for Studies in Higher Education. Even as they try to manage the risk, he says, they should work to shore up public trust. The post With change coming to Washington, does higher education face a ‘dystopian’ future?
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Tuesday night to be director of the National Institutes of Health.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Republican governor Jeff Landry, claiming to defend free speech, is publicly targeting a specific professor for brief alleged classroom comments on Trump voters. Louisiana’s Republican governor is publicly targeting a Louisiana State University law professor for allegedly making brief classroom comments about students who voted for President-elect Donald Trump.
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