Wonkhe
JUNE 24, 2024
A new guide from Yorkshire Universities explores how sustainability is embedded into university curricula and highlights current good practice. Monika Antal presents the findings The post How to engage students with sustainability through service learning appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 24, 2024
A university investigation comes after photos emerged of four administrators reportedly texting about a panel on Jewish student life.
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Wonkhe
JUNE 24, 2024
Digital transformation can be expensive, but worse, it can be ineffective. Jon Garritty advises on how to get set up for success The post It is possible to digitally transform a university without the heartache appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 24, 2024
The test-optional movement could pave the way for stronger admissions and student success policies, one administrator argues.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 24, 2024
After this year’s disastrous launch of the financial aid form, federal officials say next year’s version will be out on time and with fewer problems. College financial aid professionals are skeptical. The bungled rollout of this year’s new Free Application for Federal Student Aid started with a two-month delay, pushing the usual Oct. 1 launch date to the end of December—a shift that raised eyebrows across higher ed and portended the disastrous financial aid cycle that followed.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 24, 2024
A new state law requires every public postsecondary and K-12 classroom to display in easily readable font the Ten Commandments by Jan. 1.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 24, 2024
College Board chief information officer Jeff Olson is joining the Education Department’s team in charge of implementing next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a department spokesperson confirmed exclusively to Inside Higher Ed Friday.
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 24, 2024
Greenfield Community College leaders prematurely ended a partnership with a DEI consulting firm that issued a highly critical report. Employees are outraged. The faculty and professional staff union at Greenfield Community College voted no confidence in the college’s president and provost this week after administrators neglected to share the results of a scathing diversity, equity and inclusion report by a consulting firm.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
In its latest report regarding higher education’s return on investment (ROI), Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce (CEW) has analyzed 186 law schools and found at nearly one-in-five law schools, graduates’ net take-home pay after student loan payments averages at $55,000. Four years after completing law school, students still owe roughly $120,000 in student loans.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 24, 2024
You can deploy skills you develop as a grad student and postdoc in a variety of careers, including working for a start-up or founding your own, Chris Smith writes. Innovation has become a hot topic in economic circles over the past few years. In March 2022, the United States’ National Science Foundation created its first new directorate in over 30 years: Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP.
The PIE News
JUNE 24, 2024
The document, which was supposedly released on May 28 – entitled a “study sector brief” – claimed that financial documents from a total of nine banks in Pakistan that were used in visa applications would be rejected, including two of the country’s biggest banks, Allied Bank and and Bank Alfalah. It also noted that some English language tests – all well-known within the sector – would be rejected for visa approval to the UK, including the Pearson Test of English and IELTS Life Skills.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 24, 2024
Concerns about privacy and access mount as more colleges and students use the devices. Experts say the technology should be embraced using “common-sense” guidelines. Lee Tremblay was concerned when Georgetown University Law Center announced last year it would be using Otter, an artificial intelligence–powered transcription service, instead of relying on the human note takers Tremblay had used for the previous two years of law school.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
Jessica Berg has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis School of Law. Berg, who served as co-dean of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will start in her new role Sept. 1. “While I initially hadn’t planned to consider another deanship right away, the opportunity at UC Davis was too exciting to ignore,” said Berg.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 24, 2024
Columbia University has placed three administrators on leave after they reportedly exchanged sarcastic and insensitive text messages during a campus panel on antisemitism, The New York Times reported. A university spokesperson did not identify the administrators, telling the Times an investigation is underway.
Campus Technology
JUNE 24, 2024
Miami Dade College recently announced the launch of a new bachelor's degree in applied artificial intelligence — the first such degree in the state of Florida and one of the first in the country. At the heart of MDC's approach is the conviction that education in artificial intelligence is for everyone — people at all levels need understand how to apply AI in their lives and careers.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
How Ross Perot, David Duke, Pat Buchanan, and others inaugurated a politics of betrayal. By Kim Phillips-Fein Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock; Getty photos by Acey Harper, Brooks Kraft; CBS Photo Archive How Ross Perot, David Duke, Pat Buchanan, and others inaugurated a politics of betrayal.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
Florida Memorial University President Dr. Jaffus Hardrick has resigned from his post at the small, private historically Black university. University officials said that Hardrick stepped down because of a health issue. Dr. Jaffus Hardrick William C. McCormick is expected to serve temporarily as interim president of the university until the Florida Memorial Board of Trustees fills the role.
The PIE News
JUNE 24, 2024
According to the ApplyBoard analysis of Q1 2024 data, March was the first month in 2024 that saw the total number of new study permits decrease year-on-year, with only 33,000 of them being processed compared to 70,000 in March 2023 – a drop of over 52%. Post the announcement of the cap in January 2024, the IRCC allocated a portion of the restriction to each Canadian province and territory, which could further distribute the allocation among their respective learning institutions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
Dr. Vicky Wood Vicky Wood has been named president of Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina. She serves as president of Washington State College of Ohio in Marietta, Ohio. Wood holds an associate degree in business from Marion Technical College, a bachelor’s degree in business education from Ashland University, a master’s in education from Bowling Green State University, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from The University of Toledo.
The PIE News
JUNE 24, 2024
It’s an interesting time to seek investors for a brand new higher education institute in Australia, set against the backdrop of a myriad of policy changes, but an ambitious group of experienced university leaders are doing just that. “ There’s currently more demand than there is supply in Australia,” Philip Cenere, CEO and co-founder of Chancellor Institute , told The PIE News. “Australia is the third most popular destination, and despite what’s happening at t
Campus Technology
JUNE 24, 2024
Effective this fall, the United States government has ordered a ban on all sales of Kaspersky Lab software to businesses and private citizens due to concerns about cyber espionage.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
Dr. Vidyanidhi “Vinnie” Rege Vidyanidhi “Vinnie” Rege has been named dean of the Bristol Community College New Bedford Campus. He served as the dean of dusiness and experiential education. Rege Dr. Rege holds a bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant, and catering management from the Baltimore International College, a master’s in service management from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in hospitality management from Iowa State University.
The PIE News
JUNE 24, 2024
While the new VACs will initially focus on providing biometric collections, it will expand its services to transmit and track passports and other documents. Applicants will still be able to access all the services at Canada’s existing VAC in Mexico City. “With these new centres, Mexico will have four VACs located in the country’s three largest metropolitan areas.
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 24, 2024
With California Climate Action Seed Grant funding, ESPM assistant professor Miranda Redmond is assisting Tribal nations in managing culturally important pinyon-juniper forests in the eastern Sierra Nevada The post Working with Tribal nations to preserve pinyon forests and pine nuts appeared first on Berkeley News.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
A key part of the academic vice president’s job is interacting with professors, without stepping on the toes of deans and chairs. By George Justice A key part of the academic vice president’s job is interacting with professors, without stepping on the toes of deans and chairs.
Higher Education Inquirer
JUNE 24, 2024
There are more than 200 active university medical centers (UMCs) and 1,700 teaching hospitals in the United States. These institutions, tied to America's major universities, employ large numbers of medical professionals, administrators, and laborers. UMCs (also known as academic medical centers or AMCs) are feeling the strain of a number of issues: a growing elderly population , drug overdoses, mental health problems, gunshot wounds, victims of car crashes, and numerous medical problems related
University Business
JUNE 24, 2024
In these days of rising skepticism around higher education, what makes a “Best Value College?” Academics, cost, financial aid, career services, graduation rates, student debt and alumni support, among other factors measured by the Princeton Review. Value, of course, extends beyond campus. For its 2024 Best Value College rankings , the company also surveyed students and alumni of the 209 schools on the list about starting and mid-career salaries and job satisfaction.
HEPI
JUNE 24, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Rose Stephenson, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Higher Education Policy Institute. In May, HEPI and Kortext hosted a roundtable dinner on student perceptions of artificial intelligence. Attendees included vice-chancellors, senior leaders from across the sector, colleagues from mission groups and technology specialists.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
The argument in higher education between centralized and decentralized IT has been raging for at least a decade. Pitting the two organizational philosophies against each other is an oversimplification of a larger philosophical debate. However, the core issue is how much decision-making power and influence should rest with the IT department and how much should be left to individual academic programs and business teams.
Campus Technology
JUNE 24, 2024
A new Gartner report on the analytics/business intelligence market places Microsoft in the lead position of the field. The Redmond cloud giant stands apart and alone atop the axes for both the ability to execute and completeness of vision in Gartner's latest "Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms.
Today's Learner
JUNE 24, 2024
Reading Time: 6 minutes As reviewed in Part I of this series on learning design at Cengage, there are four core principles that direct the pedagogical design of our programs to ensure we create quality projects with a focus on the student: inclusivity, intentionality, personalization, authenticity. As Learning Designers, we use multiple methods to assure that these principles drive quality in our content, including content review, instructional design theory and research.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 24, 2024
Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Jaffee, associate professor of sociology at Portland State University, examines why bottled water can be a panacea during a crisis but can worsen inequality afterward.
Campus Technology
JUNE 24, 2024
Texas Christian University is updating its video management platform to support media creation, hosting, storage, and distribution solution campuswide.
Coursera blog
JUNE 24, 2024
Discover the latest opportunities to advance your career with groundbreaking online business, health, and engineering degree programs. Whether you aspire to lead with a master’s degree in management, delve into the world of viruses and vaccines with a specialization, or pursue advanced studies in computer engineering at an Ivy League institution, these programs are designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to excel in your field.
UW Presidential Blog
JUNE 24, 2024
Resources Seattle Pride Parade – June 30 The Q Center Title IX Office – LGBTQ+ Resources This year’s Pride Month marks the 50 th anniversary of Seattle Pride, which makes this an extra special one for me in the city where I’ve built my life, pursued my career and met and married my spouse. Progress for LGBTQIA+ rights – including the right to celebrate who we are in all our incredible diversity – has marched forward since I first arrived here in 1986; at that time, I certainly would
Caylor Solutions
JUNE 24, 2024
Because the stakes have never been higher, AI-enhanced CRMs are going to be an essential tool to survive the enrollment cliff. The post Surviving the Enrollment Cliff: How AI-Enhanced CRMs Can Transform Higher Education Marketing appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
University Business
JUNE 24, 2024
Columbia University said it has placed three administrators on leave while it investigates allegations that they exchanged unprofessional text messages while attending a panel discussion about antisemitism on campus. The university said the administrators work for its undergraduate Columbia College, which hosted the panel discussion “Jewish Life on Campus: Past, Present and Future” during an alumni reunion on May 31.
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