Wonkhe
MARCH 5, 2024
Michelle Donelan pays costs and UKRI reconvenes EDI advisory group following minister's missive The post Michelle Donelan pays damages following freedom of speech fallout appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 5, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education wants to send the message that it will hold colleges accountable for Clery Act noncompliance, an agency official said.
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Wonkhe
MARCH 5, 2024
Nicola Watchman-Smith reflects on the increasing complexities of work on student belonging and introduces a new practical guide to help you move your practice forward The post Advancing student belonging from classroom to campus and from theory to practice appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 5, 2024
Workers are interested in applying new tech skills, as well as developing “human” skills that AI can’t replace, according to the learning platform.
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
Liberty University Fined $14 Million for Clery Violations Josh Moody Tue, 03/05/2024 - 01:00 PM The fine was part of a settlement agreement with the Department of Education for violating campus crime-reporting requirements.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 5, 2024
The historic election could have seismic implications for the ongoing debate over whether college athletes should be considered employees.
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Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
The SAT Enters the 21st Century Liam Knox Tue, 03/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The College Board’s ubiquitous standardized test is now exclusively digital and significantly shorter. It’s a big change at a decisive moment for the testing industry.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2024
By Michael Vasquez The professor, Jairo Fúnez-Flores, said criticism from university leaders felt like “character assassination.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Vote to Unionize Doug Lederman Tue, 03/05/2024 - 01:01 PM Vote could contribute to undermining of amateur model in college athletics.
WENR
MARCH 5, 2024
In conflict zones around the world, the battle for girls' education persists, with numerous challenges hindering their access to quality learning opportunities. The post Caught in the Cross Fire: The Battle for Girls’ Education in Conflict Zones Rages On appeared first on WENR.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
New Leader of UNC School Played Role in Creating It Ryan Quinn Tue, 03/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The Duke scholar hired to lead Chapel Hill’s School of Civic Life and Leadership helped write a proposal for it, North Carolina’s provost says.
Campus Technology
MARCH 5, 2024
New attitudes toward the metaverse and artificial intelligence are changing how we conceptualize and engage with learning spaces.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
Texas Tech University placed an assistant professor on leave Monday for a series of alleged social media comments university officials called “hateful, antisemitic and unacceptable.
The PIE News
MARCH 5, 2024
International language students in Canada will not be exempt from the country’s study visa caps, and it is not beyond the government’s thinking to “consider controlling the secondary school space”, minister of immigration Marc Miller told the Languages Canada 2024 conference last week. Miller rejected the organisation’s proposal of language students being exempt from the cap, even though stakeholders have highlighted that they live with Canadian families and do not come to Canada to work.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2024
By Sonel Cutler The historic fine is the result of an investigation that found the university imperiled campus safety and created a “culture of silence,” discouraging victims from reporting crimes.
Faculty Focus
MARCH 5, 2024
Culturally responsive teaching is a crucial student-centered approach that is critical in today’s multicultural and diverse educational environment. The idea is to recognize that every student brings a unique perspective and strength into the classroom. Furthermore, it recognizes that every student’s learning is different. These differences in learning are related to a student’s cultural background, family structure, social and economic status, communication and language, and social identity (Ga
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
California Offers Stipends to Financially Vulnerable Community College Students kathryn.palmer… Tue, 03/05/2024 - 03:00 AM A new pilot program gives students who were formerly incarcerated or in the foster care system, and some low-income parents, money to help pay their living costs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2024
Building culturally validating and affirming relationships between teachers and students requires plenty of understanding, engagement, changes in behavior, and introspection, according to a webinar held Tuesday by the Equity Assistance Center-South. Victoria McCall The webinar gave a platform to Victoria McCall, director of eLearning at The Center for Black Educator Development, to provide ample advice and instruction on how educators can better forge strong and positive relationships with the p
The PIE News
MARCH 5, 2024
The significant impact Malaysian UK alumni have made on their professions, societies, as well as home and host countries, was celebrated by the British Council during the Study UK Alumni Awards Malaysia 2024. The awards recognised alumni across four broad categories – Science and Sustainability, Business and Innovation, Culture and Creativity and Social Action – and showcased the successes alumni have had in their respective fields.
Coursera blog
MARCH 5, 2024
By Shravan Goli In a fast-changing market, organizations will need to create, update, and deploy learning resources that keep pace with the rate of change. We’re excited to launch Coursera Course Builder , an AI-assisted authoring tool that enables any business, government, or campus customer to easily and quickly produce custom private courses at scale.
Faculty Focus
MARCH 5, 2024
Culturally responsive teaching is a crucial student-centered approach that is critical in today’s multicultural and diverse educational environment. The idea is to recognize that every student brings a unique perspective and strength into the classroom. Furthermore, it recognizes that every student’s learning is different. These differences in learning are related to a student’s cultural background, family structure, social and economic status, communication and language, and social identity (Ga
The Change Leader, Inc.
MARCH 5, 2024
New York University's School for Professional Studies is leading the charge in making top-tier education more accessible and affordable, particularly focusing on creating flexible pathways for first-generation and low-income students. Through the Applied Undergraduate Studies program, spearheaded by Dr. Doug Harrison, NYU is innovating with alternative approaches that recognize the diverse needs of today's students, including the 30-40 million who have "some college, no degree.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2024
By Nell Gluckman Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock As the state becomes the latest to legalize online gambling, it’s earmarking a chunk of the profits for athletic departments. “I’m excited, no matter how much it is,” one administrator said.
UW Presidential Blog
MARCH 5, 2024
At the University of Washington, women have been making history since the University was founded. Throughout March, which is designated as Women’s History Month , we have a wonderful opportunity to pause and reflect on the extraordinary depth and breadth of what the women of the UW have achieved, on campus and off, in the sciences and the arts, as changemakers and leaders, and at every scale.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2024
Four lessons for deans, provosts, and presidents on how to manage a crisis, whether its origins are internal or external. By David M. Post Four lessons for deans, provosts, and presidents on how to manage a crisis, whether its origins are internal or external.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
The University of Antelope Valley, which came under fire last month for paying staff only a portion of their salaries, has closed its California-based campus and could shut down this week.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2024
Sandra D. Yates Sandra D. Yates has been appointed associate vice chancellor for development at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. She served as senior director for advancement operations and donor relations at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Yates holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Delaware State University.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
More than 3,000 nontenured or non-tenure-track academic employees at Harvard University have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to seek recognition of their effort to unionize with the United Auto Workers.
The PIE News
MARCH 5, 2024
The Lygon Group has partnered with edtech disruptor The Voyage Group in a move it says will “revolutionise” decision-making in higher education. The Social Source – which offers subscribers insights on real-time knowledge about emerging trends – will be transferred to the AI-powered international education online ecosystem. “After creating this revolutionary new sentiment platform, it’s time to take it to the next level so we can provide ever more powerful student voices in our
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
More than two million scholarly articles are not being properly archived according to a new analysis. A study published in the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication in January reviewed more than seven million documents with digital object identifiers (DOIs). The DOIs are unique identifiers given to most—but not all—scholarly articles, acting as a digital fingerprint.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2024
In a recent ruling, a Texas judge determined that a school's hair length policies did not violate the CROWN Act , a law aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle and texture. This decision has sparked controversy and raised important questions about the interpretation and enforcement of anti-discrimination laws, particularly in the context of cultural and racial identity.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
Amid an ongoing financial crisis and facing a $177 million budget shortfall, University of Arizona president Robert Robbins is expected to take a 10 percent pay cut and forgo some bonuses, according to an announcement Monday from Arizona Board of Regents chair Cecilia Mata.
ACPA
MARCH 5, 2024
3/2/24 ACPA – College Student Educators International (ACPA) continues to be dismayed by the ongoing and systematic efforts to delegitimize the value and importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within Higher Education. The latest example reflects the absurdity of the fear mongering surrounding DEI with the elimination of not only DEI offices at the University of Florida but the firing of individuals that did this important work.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2024
‘New Communism’ Group Disrupts Yale Professor’s Class Ryan Quinn Tue, 03/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2024
Bolstering a company’s cybersecurity can cost a pretty penny. But it can mean pennies on the dollar compared with the cost of a breach. According to IBM, the global average cost of a data breach in 2023 was nearly $4.5 million, a 15 percent increase over three years. To combat these threats, 51 percent of organizations plan to increase their security investments and run regular maintenance evaluations to catch vulnerabilities before they escalate.
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 5, 2024
Prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) banning of race-conscious admissions last summer, some colleges and universities are considering the legality of certain diversity-focused scholarships. Though no current laws or court rulings ban protected class-specific scholarships, institutions are becoming wary as lawsuits are being filed against schools and companies for any DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices that show any preference based on race, gender, ethnicity, or sex
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