Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 19, 2024

The Education Department's long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees.

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Academe Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

BY HANK REICHMAN As a Columbia alum (College ’69), participant in that university’s 1968 student rebellion, advocate for academic freedom and free expression rights, and as a Jew, I have followed developments at Columbia over the past few days with great interest.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 19, 2024

Advocates for sexual assault survivors praised the rule, though some groups said it will undermine due process and free speech.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

Helping Faculty Members Cultivate Joy in Writing Sarah Bray Fri, 04/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Academics internalize that we must “publish or perish,” but that message creates fear, loathing and pressure, write Deborah J. Cohan and Barbara J. Risman. Byline(s) Deborah J. Cohan Barbara J.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 19, 2024

The best window for consolidation is usually gone by the time colleges are deeply distressed, panelists at Higher Learning Commission’s conference said.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

Cornell University communication professor Monica Cornejo was arrested for disorderly conduct Tuesday during a campus seminar led by conservative media personality Ann Coulter, The Cornell Daily Sun reported. Coulter, a Cornell graduate, was concluding her presentation, “Immigration: The Conspiracy To End America,” with a question-and-answer session when Cornejo spoke up.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

Making Progress Against ChatGPT johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 04/19/2024 - 03:00 AM It can be hard to see progress, but I have tangible (anecdotal) evidence.

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The PIE News

APRIL 19, 2024

Increased fee and levy rates on immigration services are being consulted on in New Zealand, with more information expected later in the year. “The New Zealand government is committed to improving the immigration funding system to ensure it is efficient, self-funding, and sustainable,” said Libby Gerard, manager immigration (border and funding) policy at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. “It’s appropriate that those using and benefiting from the immigration sy

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

If critics have a problem with the goal of diversity, they should say so. By Stacy Hawkins Keith Negley for The Chronicle If critics have a problem with the goal of diversity, they should say so.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

New Data Consortium Wants Colleges to ‘Own’ Their AI Future Doug Lederman Fri, 04/19/2024 - 03:00 AM American Council on Education will lead global effort to pool data on tens of millions of students to improve learner success and collaborate on AI tools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

Howard Community College President Dr. Daria J. Willis has announced plans to reopen the college’s on-campus Children’s Learning Center in partnership with the Community Action Council of Howard County. Tracy Broccolino The center’s reopening serves as an essential resource in reducing childcare costs, creating much-needed Early Head Start programming for infants and toddlers, and encouraging degree completion among student parents at the college of more than 2,900 students — 24% of which claim

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

Davidson College, a private, liberal arts institution in North Carolina, has secured an $85 million donation to expand its library with a focus on bringing it into the digital age.

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The PIE News

APRIL 19, 2024

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has visited a Japanese branch campus inside a North Carolina university as part of his landmark trip to the US. He met students and faculty at the Nagoya University Global Campus, which is situated inside North Carolina State University’s grounds. NC State said the visit on April 12 marked the first from any foreign head of government in almost 70 years.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

The Education Department has begun reprocessing some student aid forms affected by calculation errors, undersecretary of education James Kvall said in a press call Thursday. The department has also started sending corrected versions to colleges, but Kvall said others could take weeks longer to begin reprocessing.

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Campus Technology

APRIL 19, 2024

As next-generation chief information officers navigate the complexities of digital transformation, here are five tips for success.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

Knowing Our Fast-Changing Ocean mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 04/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Scott McLemee reviews Tessa Hill and Eric Simons’s At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students. “It encompasses things we think are possible to get across the finish line now, but also a broad sweep of things needed over time to make progress as a nation to reduce racial and economic disparities across higher education,” said Sameer Gadkaree, TICAS president and CEO.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2024

With the pandemic all but ending in 2022 and in-person events back in full swing, colleges, universities, faculty, students and nearly everyone had the opportunity to rejoice. However, crime began percolating back up the surface at an astonishingly similar rate, beating pre-pandemic levels, USA Today reports. Over 38,000 criminal offenses, including homicides, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, auto theft, arson and aggravated assault, were reported in 2022, representing an 8% uptick in 2019.

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FIRE

APRIL 19, 2024

Today the Department of Education released new Title IX regulations that threaten student free speech and due process rights. The following statement can be attributed to FIRE Legal Director Will Creeley.Justice is only possible when hearings are fair for everyone.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

By Nell Gluckman John Blackie, USA Today Network, Imagn The U. of West Florida’s football team hosted Valdosta State U. in October 2023. Researchers found almost no long-term benefits for three dozen colleges that added the sport in the last few decades.

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Higher Education Today

APRIL 19, 2024

As we anticipate and prepare for the Department of Education’s upcoming summit in Washington, DC, this piece focuses on the theme of the gathering: Raise the Bar: Attaining College Excellence and Equity. As the department has said, the summit reflects its “commitment to ensuring that students of all backgrounds, ages, and income levels can succeed in any postsecondary pathway.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Michael Nagle New York City police officers arrest a pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia U. on Thursday. The arrests on Thursday of more than 100 seemingly peaceful protesters have set a new precedent. What's next?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) and its technology platform, SkillPointe, have released an improved SkillPointe website to help students pursue in-demand skills while helping community colleges meet workforce demands. Dr. Rebecca Corbin “By connecting students who are working towards building their own career paths with community colleges offering skills that are vital to their local communities, SkillPointe helps students take their first step towards for

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

The Faculty Council and Ad Hoc Exigency Committee at Northland College submitted a curricular downsizing plan to the Board of Trustees on Monday as a last ditch effort to save the small, Wisconsin liberal arts college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

Robin Schimandle Robin Schimandle has been named director of development for the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada Reno. She served the university as director of development for University Libraries. Schimandle holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway.

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Campus Technology

APRIL 19, 2024

Information technology training organization CompTIA has unveiled details about its new learning and certification programs, the Essentials and Expansion series to develop and maintain AI skills.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

Dr. Genita Mangum Genita Mangum has been appointed registrar at Delaware State University. She served as registrar for Harrisburg Area Community College in Pennsylvania. Mangum holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, a master’s in education from Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, Connecticut, and a Ph.D. in management in community college policy and administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus in Adelphi,

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

Various advocacy groups continue pushing for additional funding as lawmakers try to figure out how much extra money they have to spend next year. The legislature’s Appropriations Committee decided last Thursday not to revisit the current two-year, $51 billion budget. That means no changes in spending for the second fiscal year of the budget. Lawmakers are confident they’ll be able to address various needs in other ways, including unspent American Rescue Plan Act funding and surpluses within the

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week: Sarah Marzen, assistant professor of physics, examines how to you combat confirmation bias and polarization.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

As the Hilltop goes through major changes such as budget cuts and potential curriculum change, personnel changes are also rocking the Anselmian community. However, none may be more impactful than the incoming of a new abbot following Abbot Mark Cooper’s resignation. As he approaches the age of 75, Abbot Mark is required to submit his resignation as abbot, to which position he was elected in 2012.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

New Title IX Rules Are Out. Here’s What You Need to Know. Katherine Knott Fri, 04/19/2024 - 05:00 AM Designed to protect college and university students and employees from sex-based harassment and sexual violence, the regulations will overhaul how institutions respond to reports of sexual misconduct, among other changes.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

By Kate Hidalgo Bellows and Sarah Brown Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Title IX compliance is enforced by the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, led by Assistant Secretary Catherine E. Lhamon. After a long delay, the Biden administration has finalized new regulations for handling campus investigations of sexual assault and harassment.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) unveiled Friday its Final Rule Under Title IX, which includes new protections for LGBTQ+ students and employees at federally funded educational institutions. Specifically, the regulations bolster protections against discrimination, including harassment and sexual violence, based on sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 19, 2024

Columbia President Accused of Dishonest Testimony, Throwing Professors ‘Under the Bus’ Ryan Quinn Fri, 04/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Minouche Shafik denounced antisemitism more forcefully than past Ivy League presidents in Wednesday's hearing, but Republicans who questioned her still aren’t satisfied. And some faculty members are alarmed.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

Protesters into seventh day of hunger strike in support of Palestinians and in effort to demand university divestment A group of students at Yale University were on Friday into the seventh day of a hunger strike in support of Palestinians in Gaza and in a protest to pressure the university to divest from any weapons manufacturing companies potentially supplying the Israeli military.

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Campus Technology

APRIL 19, 2024

In an effort to "democratize" AI tech, the Linux Foundation has launched a new open source AI/data platform in partnership with Intel, Anyscale, Cloudera, Datastax, Domino Data Lab, Hugging Face and other industry players.

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