Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 6, 2024

The state's higher education department said it couldn't confirm that Boston Baptist College and Northpoint Bible College will be able to stay open.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 6, 2024

The Department for Education is cutting fees for classroom-based foundation years. Josh Freeman argues that firmer outcomes-based regulation would be a better approach The post The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 6, 2024

Dysfunction has plagued the community college’s board, but some are hopeful the institution can get back on track.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

Predatory journals and bad-faith scholars are gaming the system — at scale. By Domingo Docampo John W. Tomac for The Chronicle Predatory journals and bad-faith scholars are gaming the system — at scale.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

Debating the State Role in Replacing Federal Pandemic Relief jessica.blake@… Wed, 03/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Should state budgets fill the gap left by COVID relief funds? Higher ed officials and lawmakers in Connecticut disagree.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

The college admissions process has endured some notable changes recently thanks to the rise of AI and the Supreme Court decision ruling on affirmative action. Couple that with higher staff turnover and college recruitment challenges, colleges and universities must be ready to adapt to continue reeling in talented and diverse cohorts of students. Thankfully, admissions management service Acuity Insights has identified some key trends shaping the landscape this year and some of the best practices

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

Between 2010 and 2020, Latinx people accounted for over 50% of the U.S. population growth. Currently, one fifth of the U.S. population is Latinx, and, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Latinx workers made up 66% of the workforce in 2021. By 2031, Latinx workers will make up 90% of the new workforce. Yet despite their representation in the U.S. workforce, Latinx workers earn the lowest weekly salary when compared with other races and ethnicities in the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

Teaching Advice for Graduate Students Sarah Bray Wed, 03/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Grad students often take on instructor roles they are grossly unprepared for, says Kiarra Boenitz, who suggests instead an interdisciplinary approach.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

Female college students have outpaced their male counterparts for up to four decades, while the proportion of women at the helm of U.S. institutions still lags far behind. While there has been little movement to address this gap, a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) suggests that colleges and universities are moving steadily—if slowly—in the right direction.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

Careers Across the Curriculum Elizabeth Redden Wed, 03/06/2024 - 03:00 AM As academic departments increasingly are held accountable for students’ job outcomes, institutions need to provide more support, Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur writes.

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The PIE News

MARCH 6, 2024

Password Testing has launched its at-home English language test specifically developed for university admissions globally, following a successful pilot in the UK and Cyprus. In 2022, it announced a partnership with Examity to deliver the Password Skills Plus test. After investing in compliance and IT teams, and allowing staff the time and tools to review each test taken, the worldwide launch is ready, founder and CEO, Caroline Browne, told The PIE. “We have executed our plan to roll the

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

Faculty, Staff Members Serve as Key Mental Health Resources for Students Ashley Mowreader Wed, 03/06/2024 - 03:00 AM A survey of Iowa community college employees found stakeholders want to support students’ mental health, but many feel underprepared to do so. University of Iowa researchers identified six solutions to help.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Eakin Howard, Getty Images The U. of Kentucky Wildcats and the U. of Georgia Lady Bulldogs face off in the 2024 SEC women’s basketball tournament. March Madness is almost here, and your students are going to gamble.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 6, 2024

After months of deliberation, Brown University administrators announced the reinstatement of SAT/ACT testing requirements across the institution. The new policy will launch with next year’s application cycle, effective for the class of 2029. The institution joins Yale University , Dartmouth College, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in their decisions to bring back the practice after test-optional offerings emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

Brown University will reinstate standardized testing requirements for first-year applicants, beginning with the next admission cycle to admit the Class of 2029, the university announced Tuesday. A committee convened last fall by President Christina Paxson made the recommendation to end Brown’s pandemic-era test-optional policy after studying the university’s admissions practices for six months.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

I was at a conference, and the attendees were workshopping solutions for increasing digital learning capacity at their respective institutions. The conference attendees were a mix of students, faculty, donors, education administrators, and edtech professionals. Groups were assigned an activity to discuss possible solutions for increasing capacity for educational technology and digital learning.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

A Mississippi bill that would close three unidentified state colleges or universities essentially died in a state Senate committee Monday, but a new measure emerged that could have similar effects.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 6, 2024

The University of Maryland’s College Park campus is facing a significant shake-up in its Greek life as the administration has suspended all social activities involving alcohol and recruitment for 21 fraternities and 16 sororities. The decision comes in response to what university officials describe as activities threatening the safety and well-being of the campus community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

Marques D. Graham Marques D. Graham has been named director of band programs at Wiley University in Marshall, Texas. He served as director of bands and was a faculty member at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida. Graham holds a bachelor’s degree in music education and a master’s in music from South Carolina State University.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

Voices of Student Success, a six-episode series focused on student retention, engagement and graduation in higher education, takes over this week’s episode of the Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast.

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SRHE

MARCH 6, 2024

by Caroline Jones and Huw Bell After the pandemic students are facing difficulties linked to health, wellbeing, finances and employment prospects; increased rents, housing shortages, zero hours contracts, the cost-of-living crisis and foodbank usage all of which can affect mental health and wellbeing. This prompted our systematic review article , which examines topics of student engagement, belonging, alienation and resilience, and specifically identifies pressures on current HE students related

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

Harvard University turned over 1,500 pages of documents Monday to the House Education and Workforce Committee to comply with a subpoena issued last month as part of the panel’s antisemitism investigation—a response that’s been deemed unsatisfactory.

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Campus Technology

MARCH 6, 2024

Utah Tech (UT) University in St. George has outfitted its new Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) building with Extron's latest audiovisual (AV) technology, as well as retrofitting additional rooms across campus in order to standardize their systems.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Assumption University Week: Samantha Goldman, associate professor of special education and chair of the education department, explains why the COVID-19 pandemic hit special educators particularly hard.

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MARCH 6, 2024

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

Yale University announced late last month that it will once again require applicants to submit scores for standardized tests like the SAT as part of its admissions process. The “test optional” system” was largely made in response to barriers created by the COVID-19 pandemic but were also informed by a longstanding belief among some experts that standardized tests perpetuate racial and economic inequality.

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The PIE News

MARCH 6, 2024

Steve Philips is chief international officer at Regent College London. He has has worked in the international education industry for over 30 years as a school owner, in private higher education and in the not-for-profit sector, including at Mander Portman Woodward and British Study Centres. Introduce yourself in 3 words or phrases. Driven, dedicated and easily distracted!

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

Xavier administration has launched the Sustaining Excellence project, where the consulting firm McKinsey & Company will conduct an eight-week investigation into the university’s performance.This will inform the university’s response to its $16 million budget deficit. On Jan. 29, the Xavier administration, including President Colleen Hanycz, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Rachel Chrastil and Vice President for Institutional Strategy and Director of Athletics Greg Christopher hosted a town

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

Jess Hindes says any new government planning to increase free school meals needs to pay for that, Yvonne Williams extols the benefits of further education, and Dr Helen Care suggests implementing a glee scale for schools Polly Toynbee’s suggestions about bringing joy to the education system through increasing the provision of free school meals and breakfast clubs are nice enough ( The Tories have sucked the joy from the education system.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

The Idaho House has moved forward a resolution that may result in legal action against the University of Idaho’s bid to purchase the University of Phoenix. The chamber voted 49-21 on Tuesday to approve House Concurrent Resolution 26 , which asks the State Board of Education to reconsider its actions to create a not-for-profit in order to purchase the online institution through a bond.

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Higher Education Inquirer

MARCH 6, 2024

[Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Republic Report.] I’m scheduled to offer a brief public comment at today’s session of the Department of Education’s negotiating rulemaking meetings, where representatives of various higher education constituencies have come together to debate new proposed regulations governing issues including distance education, state government authorization of schools, and standards for the private accrediting bodies that oversee schools.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

“Concierge moms” are starting to pop up around the country and at least one mother in Massachusetts is using it to help her kids at college. The service is aimed at students who are living far from home and parents who want someone on the ground locally to assist when needed. Some students welcome it, while some psychologists warn it may be a hindrance to development.

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Gray Associates

MARCH 6, 2024

In a landscape where skepticism about AI ethics looms large, developer Lorlei Boyd advocates for mindful and human-centered AI development to address ethical challenges, urging businesses to start small, prioritize data security, and seek impactful AI applications.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s been a brutal two years for employees in the tech sector, which has shed more than 450,000 jobs—including 38,000 layoffs at nearly 150 companies in the first six weeks of 2024 alone. It’s no surprise that automation is the biggest driver of job cuts, and McKinsey estimates that AI could replace 12 million more workers by 2030. But if every crisis presents an opportunity, this may be the perfect time for newly displaced tech workers—and those worried about losing their jobs—to join the recor

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The PIE News

MARCH 6, 2024

Nova Scotia has been allocated 12,900 study permit applications for the next academic year, with 60% expected to be approved based on previous issuance rates. CBC News has reported that the province’s minister for advanced education gave the details during an event in Halifax on March 4. Brian Wong did not detail how the applications would be divided between public and private institutions but said his department is working on a model that is “fair” “Previous to this year

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 6, 2024

Reading Time: 8 minutes A robust online presence is vital for educational institutions to thrive in today’s digital landscape. Over the past years, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has emerged as a cornerstone in crafting this online identity, serving as the bridge that connects schools to prospective students, parents, and the broader academic community.

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