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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Some of the biggest gains were among historically disadvantaged students, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data showed.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The degree you are awarded depends on your provider's choice of algorithm. Susan Smith and Neil Sutherland wonder whether this is fair The post Do degree classification algorithms fuel grade inflation? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The deal will bring together two Massachusetts-based institutions focused on career education and adult learners.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

New research from AGCAS and Shaw Trust on the experiences of disabled graduates finds persisting causes for concern. Claire Toogood and Alona De Havilland explain The post There is still an unacceptable gap in employment outcomes for disabled graduates appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The bill is just one example of the pushback the agency has received since it released the proposal, which could have major impacts for colleges.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Paul Boyle examines the new strategic priorities set by the Welsh government for the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research The post Five themes in five years for Wales’ new regulator appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Megan Zahneis Illustration by The Chronicle; PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER POPE, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Nearly two dozen laid-off faculty members, most of them tenured, say the administration moved away from its previously announced "last-in, first-out" approach.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Robert MacIntosh, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Business and Law at Northumbria University. Miners would famously take a canary below ground with them as a form of early warning signal. What would the equivalent indicator look like in higher education, where several commentators are concerned about the potential impact of recent changes to immigration policy in the UK?

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Haziness around the UK skilled worker visa salary threshold is leading to concern from both students and lawyers, The PIE understands. There was concern when the UK Home Secretary announced that the skilled worker visa’s minimum salary threshold would be upped from £26,200 per year to £38,700 per year for those not on the Immigration Salary List – a salary many have described as difficult to obtain.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Transfers on the Rise Sara Weissman Wed, 02/28/2024 - 03:00 AM A new report shows the number of students transferring grew last fall, especially among disadvantaged groups, a tentatively hopeful sign to higher ed experts.

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Campus Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We spoke with OER advocate David Wiley about why generative AI is the logical successor to OER, AI's impact on instructional design, exciting AI developments on the horizon, and why it's too early for universities to write policies for generative AI usage.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

State and nationwide efforts to tackle student equity and close the gap on access and affordability for all students have cost millions of dollars and have required mass coordination between higher ed stakeholders. The latest enrollment figures for upward transfer students from two-year institutions to four-year institutions illustrate impressive vital signs that their efforts are working.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Dr. Winnifred Brown-Glaude is professor of African American studies and sociology and anthropology at The College of New Jersey. Brown-Glaude is the former chair of the Department of African American Studies, where she spearheaded the development of its major. She researches race, gender, and informal economies in the Anglophone Caribbean. As an author and co-author, she has written several articles and books including Higglers in Kingston: Women’s Informal Work in Jamaica , The Toni Morrison Bo

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With a third fewer students enrolling, university leaders accuse ministers of wanting to ‘diminish our success’ Immigration restrictions imposed on international students threaten to damage the UK economy, according to university leaders, with the number enrolling from overseas falling by a third. Universities UK ( UUK ), which represents mainstream universities and colleges, said the government’s new curbs, coupled with steep visa fee increases and threats to cut back on graduate work entitleme

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. prisons. Stacy Burnett What was once a small effort available to approximately 20 carceral sites has now grown its reach to be available to more than 1,000, said Stacy Burnett, senior product manager for JSTOR’s parent company, ITHAKA.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A new bill in the Mississippi Legislature aims to close three state universities. The legislation—Senate Bill 2726—doesn’t specify the three, deferring that decision to the Institutions of Higher Learning, which oversees the state’s eight public universities. If the bill passes, IHL will have until June 30, 2025, to select them, with closure mandated by 2028.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Maggie Hicks Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images The policies are intended to keep students safe while still allowing protests, but experts warn they'll have a chilling effect.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Education leaders ready to leap into the next generation of education that fully embraces digital modalities aren’t waiting around for our current institutions to get it together. Instead, they’re building their own schools that they see better fall in line with 21st-century students and match their needs. OpenAI mastermind Sam Altman and social media pioneer Jason Citron are just a few A-list investors backing Campus, a completely online community college reimagining the two-year ex

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lawmakers Side With Universities Against Proposal That Could ‘Chill’ Research Partnerships kathryn.palmer… Wed, 02/28/2024 - 03:00 AM The National Institute of Standards and Technology is considering allowing government agencies to seize patents of high-priced, federally funded inventions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Dr. Lakia M. Scott Lakia M. Scott has been appointed assistant provost for faculty development and diversity at Yale University. Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in communications at Texas Southern University, an M. Ed. in curriculum and instruction at Prairie View A&M University, and a Ph. D. in curriculum and instruction at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Distinctive Funding Challenges for Rural Regional Colleges jessica.blake@… Wed, 02/28/2024 - 03:00 AM The presidents of three public colleges in Colorado have banded together, asking state legislators for additional funds to help offset the challenges of being small and isolated.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Lee Gardner iStock A new report helps explain colleges' steep drop in enrollment and why more teenagers say a degree isn't worth it.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Reading Time: 9 minutes As social media evolves, how students, parents, and the community communicate and share feedback about educational experiences is also changing. This year, for example, we will see a growing reliance on social media platforms for customer service and as valuable sources for school and program reviews. Schools must adapt their social listening strategies to these new dynamics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, plans to seek an injunction following its lost appeal to retain accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The commission’s appeals committee, on Feb. 27, upheld a decision to revoke accreditation for the historically Black university and deny an extension of “Probation for Good Cause” until December 2025.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A London medical school has signed a merger agreement with one of the capital’s leading universities, bidding to create a “world-class institution”. City St George’s, which combines City, University of London and St. George’s medical school, will begin operating from August 1, 2024, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. City’s current president, Anthony Finkelstein, will remain president of the combined university which will become one of London’s largest education destinations and supp

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In fall of 2023, 5.3% more students than the previous year were able to successfully transfer to a new institution. That’s according to the latest report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit studying data from a majority of postsecondary institutions in the U.S. While overall enrollments are still down (with about 100,000 students missing from community college since the start of the pandemic), the data show that student mobility has increased, particularly transf

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Black and Hispanic students are more likely than their peers to consider dropping out of college, according to a Gallup and Lumina Foundation survey of current students conducted last fall. The most common reasons they gave for stopping coursework were emotional stress and personal mental health, followed by cost.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The University of Notre Dame has brought together a coalition of benefactors, foundations, and other funders who have committed more than $68 million to address mental health and expand access to care. The university announced the investment is expected to fund a new Veldman Family Psychology Clinic — which will develop scalable, evidence-based solutions in childhood trauma, suicide prevention, and substance use — and help mitigate the shortage of mental health professionals.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pathway provider NCUK has announced a new in-country offer in the capital of Saudi Arabia, in partnership with Advanced Learning Academy. It is being hailed as a major milestone for NCUK, with the provider now offering its in-country pathway provision in 40 markets worldwide. “Our university pathway programs will allow students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to undertake a foundation year program much closer to home, equipping them with the required skills to succeed whilst fully supportin

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Bay Path University, in western Massachusetts, has agreed to acquire Boston-based Cambridge College, the two institutions announced Tuesday.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

How to Get Into the Minds of Prospective Students Welcome to How to Enroll Students and Influence People! That’s the guide we’re all looking for as we face the never-ending challenges of enrollment marketing in higher education, right? You know the drill: Competition is fierce; students expect personalized communications and digital experiences; student demographics have shifted; and, to top it all off, many schools don’t have the marketing budget to rise to these challenges effectively.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Like a Good Student, AI Is Getting Smarter jdimaggio@upcea.edu Wed, 02/28/2024 - 03:00 AM Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT-4, Gemini Advanced and their competition now have more features than the versions we used just a year ago.

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Cisco blogs - Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played a critical role in higher education in the United States.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Twenty months ago, in June of 2022, New Jersey City University (NJCU) declared a financial crisis. Andrés Acebo Its then-President Dr. Sue Henderson announced that she’d be stepping down. It was predicted that the public Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) would face a structural operating deficit of over $22 million, a forecast that officials worried would hurt enrollment and other aspects of the school.

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FIRE

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression urges Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto HB 1, a social media censorship bill that violates the First Amendment rights of all Floridians.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The University of Georgia on Tuesday said it has committed more than $7.3 million on new safety measures, including emergency call boxes and a bigger police budget, following the death of Laken Riley, who was killed on the Athens campus last week. UGA President Jere Morehead said he met with campus law enforcement officials Tuesday morning to hear their recommendations and approved each one.

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