Inside University of the District of Columbia’s plan to transform
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The historically Black college — Washington's only public university — wants to widen its appeal and raise its profile.
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Widening participation students have much to teach us
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Karen Kenny explains how a relational, collaborative approach with care-experienced young people can produce impactful resources and inclusive, empowering academic environments
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California nixes degree requirements for 30K state jobs
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The move is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s broader push to create better career pathways for residents, including those who don’t have college diplomas.
Universities want more money upfront. DfE wants proof students are really there
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 17, 2024
As pressures on cash tighten, universities are keen to see more of the money that pays for teaching earlier - but the state is worried about ghost students.
Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P
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Marqus Dorame Advocates for Student-First Recruitment
MindMax
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Recruitment isnt just lead generationits the first opportunity for students to connect with someone at the institution. This powerful insight from Marqus Dorame, Director of Recruitment and Enrollment at Arizona Online, captures the essence of his conversation with MindMax CEO Lee Maxey. In their discussion, Dorame shares how Arizona Online leverages a blend of people, process, technology, and culture to meet students where they are.
The Migration Advisory Committee thinks about skills and long term net migration
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The MACs annual report may not contain fireworks, but theres plenty of food for thought for the higher education sector.
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How alumni can save their alma mater
FIRE
DECEMBER 17, 2024
When your alma mater falters, here are three steps you can take to get involved and support free speech and academic freedom on campus.
Embracing the Silence
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 17, 2024
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on December 17, 2018 Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! First snowflakes of the season today. Winter is settling in out here in the Pennsylvania countryside. Its quiet, no birdsongs in the morning, few leaves left on the trees to rustle, and frost muting the crunch of those on the ground.
New First Edition Takes Computer Science to the Next Level
Today's Learner
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Once students have mastered basic programming patterns in a programming language, they have one more hurdle to clear: learning how to use those patterns to solve problems. In order for students to solve these problems, they need to know which patterns to apply. This is where algorithms and data structures play an important role.
Beyond Sticker Shock: Helping Families See the True Cost of College
Helix Education
DECEMBER 17, 2024
When it comes to choosing a college, the sticker price can be a major turnoff. A significant 65% of prospective students and 67% of their families report ruling out institutions based solely on the advertised sticker price. Source: 2024 Prospective Family Engagement Report But what does this mean for colleges and universities, and how can they help families look beyond the sticker shock to understand the true affordability of a degree?
NCCU Launches the Nation’s First HBCU AI Institute
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 17, 2024
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is making sure that the future of AI is as inclusive as it is innovative. Supported by a $1 million dollar Google.org grant, NCCUs new Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Equity Research (IAIER) will offer up to 200 students unprecedented exploration of AI through classes, hands-on projects, and invaluable mentorship.
Student Housing: A Question of Density
HEPI
DECEMBER 17, 2024
(Or, why students get the halls they want but cant afford rather than the ones they dont and can.) David Tymms is a strategic advisor at QX Global. He previously held roles at London School of Economics as Director of Residential Services and at iQ Student Accommodation as Commercial Director. Student Numbers The number of full-time university students has grown rapidly in recent years according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), rising by nearly a quarter in the last half decade
Higher Education’s Hottest New Program Announcements: What Trended in 2024
Gray Associates
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Explore the innovative programs colleges and universities are offering in 2024 to meet shifting student interests and workforce demands. From advancements in healthcare and technology to addressing critical societal needs, institutions are expanding their offerings in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Public Health, and Environmental Science. Discover the most notable new programs that are equipping learners with the skills to thrive in a rapidly changing worldand see whats next on the horizon
Scam Artist or Just Failed CEO?
Higher Education Inquirer
DECEMBER 17, 2024
For eight years, this blog has been investigating greed and corruption in higher education at all levels, from predatory for-profit colleges and student loan servicers to elite university endowments. We have also highlighted the good people in higher education: those who promote transparency, accountability, value, justice, and empathy. Over those years, we have gained a good number of friends and allies and received a small amount of negative feedback.
Here are 7 ways liberal arts colleges can use study abroad to remain competitive
University Business
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The value of a college degree from a small liberal arts school is often tied to a more intimate, meaningful higher education experience.Global education is garnering increasing interest, making study abroad an essential component for institutions striving to attract a shrinking pool of prospective students. According to recent data, 71% of freshmen begin college hoping or planning to study abroad during their academic career, and nearly half first gained interest in high school.
Use social intelligence to shape perceptions and drive outcomes
Campus Sonar
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Perception is shaped by human feelings and opinions, and is dynamic in nature. Traditional research methods such as focus groups, interviews, surveys, and audience panels, often carry inherent biases and assumptions that impact the data collection process. Social intelligence is a powerful alternative that enables you to collect large volumes of audience feedback thats faster, more fluid, and more authentic than traditional research methods.
Here’s how California plans to get millions of adults without college degrees into better jobs
University Business
DECEMBER 17, 2024
More than 7 million adults in California lack a college degreeand they typically make less money as a result. Today, standing in a welding classroom at Shasta College, a community college in Redding, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented an outline of the states Master Plan for Career Education. He said the plan will overhaul the states convoluted job training programs and help get adults the benefit of a life well-lived without some fancy degree.
Free speech advocates converge to support FIRE’s ‘Let's Go Brandon’ federal court appeal
FIRE
DECEMBER 17, 2024
FIRE, with broad friend of the court support, appeals ruling on teenagers First Amendment right to wear Lets Go Brandon apparel to school
Supreme Court must halt unprecedented TikTok ban to allow review, FIRE argues in new brief to high court
FIRE
DECEMBER 17, 2024
FIRE filed an amicus brief in support of TikToks emergency application for an injunction pending review of a law that would force it to shut down absent divestiture of Chinese ownership.
Most popular stories: Here is UB’s top 10 for 2024
University Business
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Whether it was news of a recent college closure or a forecast of the severity of the demographic cliff, the most popular stories of 2024 centered on the changing makeup of higher education institutions. A shrinking number of institutions in the market may breed fiercer competition. It’s no wonder, then, why college and university leaders were eager to discover who could claim the prettiest campusor best all-around institution. “President moves,” our successful bi-weekly series
What It’s Like to Send Your Autistic Kid Off to College
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Advice to colleges from a parent who has spent years doing research on campus neurodiversity programs. By Matt Gunter Advice to colleges from a parent who has spent years doing research on campus neurodiversity programs.
Online Learners: Generational Influences on Expectations and Satisfaction
Helix Education
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Read the report. Earlier this year, I was interested to read RNLs Generations of Online Learners report, which was produced by cross-tabbing our national survey of (largely) prospective online students by the three primary student generations. There has been greater awareness in recent years of the influence of generational differences in higher education, and this made me interested to explore the perceptions of students by age within our National Online Learners dataset.
Campus D.E.I. programs under fire after supreme court ruling on race
University Business
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The June 2023 Supreme Court decision banning colleges from considering race in admissions is having repercussions beyond who gets into college. The ruling has spurred a wave of state laws that curb or end campus diversity, equity, and inclusion effortsand race-based scholarships are coming under fire, too. The University of Alabama is one of several schools that has stopped using race as a consideration in some scholarships.
Southampton to set up three new branch campuses by 2030
The PIE News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The University of Southampton intends to establish three branch campuses by 2030, with India hosting the first. The locations for the other two campuses have yet to be determined. With its existing campuses in Southampton and Malaysia , these new additions will expand the universitys footprint to five countries, strengthening its global engagement. “A key part of our strategy as a university is to establish three new campuses by 2030,” revealed Andrew Atherton, the university’s
How bad will it get? Political scientists have a pessimism bias, study finds
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Political experts who participated in recent surveys were prone to expect the worst and were often wrong, says a study co-authored at UC Berkeley. Still, when their predictions were averaged out, they were remarkably accurate. The post How bad will it get? Political scientists have a pessimism bias, study finds appeared first on Berkeley News.
SRT fly-in strengthens links between counselors and prestigious Spanish universities
The PIE News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Between November 25 and November 29, counselors visited university campuses in Barcelona and Madrid during a week-long fly-in event hosted by independent university fair organiser SRT Fairs. Representatives from 17 universities, such as ESADE Business and Law School, IE University, CEU Universities, Ramon Llull University (La Salle, IQS, Blanquerna), LCI Education, and IED Istituto Europeo di Design, hosted a series of campus tours, one-on-one meetings, and masterclasses for counselors.
Global Tech Execs Expect Advancements in AI to Increase Security Threats
Campus Technology
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Forty-one percent of global tech executives in a recent NetApp survey said they believe advancements in AI will significantly increase security threats. The firm's second annual Data Complexity Report points to 2025 as "AI's make or break year.
Australia blocks social media for teens while UK mulls blasphemy ban
FIRE
DECEMBER 17, 2024
South Korea rejects a short-lived martial law decree, Wicked does not defy local censorship laws, Family Guy cant fly, and Australian breakdancer Raygun threatens legal action over a musical.
Rubrik Upgrades Data Protection Platform for Speedier Threat Hunting
Campus Technology
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Data security specialist Rubrik is upgrading its data protection platform to allow for quicker recoveries in the familiar backup & recovery process.
More bad news for remote workers (Michael Girdley)
Higher Education Inquirer
DECEMBER 17, 2024
According to Michael Girdley , "the salad days are over" for remote workers. The exception is with workers with highly specialized skill sets (e.g. those making more than $250,000 a year).
CEO to CEO Newsletter 273
AACC
DECEMBER 17, 2024
December13, 2024 | Issue # 273 This is the last CEO to CEO Newsletter of 2024. As the end of the year approaches, Ive been reflecting on how fortunate I am to have landed in the community college sector all those years ago. The people working in this sector are the most caring, most hard-working […] The post CEO to CEO Newsletter 273 first appeared on AACC.
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