Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
It’s been over a year since the nonprofit ed tech company launched to bring back students who left before completing their credentials.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Home education is growing in popularity.
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Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
With negotiations in mediation and a potential work stoppage looming, the Michigan institution agreed to raises for faculty over the next five years.
The Guardian - Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Former home secretary finishes behind Mel Stride after only securing 14 votes Grenfell Tower inquiry report – live updates PMQs is starting soon. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question. Kemi Badenoch is the clear favourite of Conservative members for next leader, and will be very hard to beat if she makes it into the final ballot of two, according to a survey by ConservativeHome.
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Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Faculty unions at McGill university say they face similar pushback from university administrators as graduate workers at Boston University To the editors, Unions are essential to building strong, cohesive universities where research and critical thought thrive because professors and students are secure and protected. While negotiations are sometimes strained, they result in greater consensus, enabling universities to fulfill their role of improving and transmitting knowledge for generations to c
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
One of the largest universities in Massachusetts diverted an estimated 113 tons of material from disposal as students left in May.
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The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
"Venture capital is clearly paying attention to Berkeley-generated companies," Chancellor Rich Lyons said. "And we're just getting started." The post UC Berkeley ranked No. 1 for generating startup founders, companies and female entrepreneurs appeared first on Berkeley News.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The newly minted, hotly debated university, founded by some vocal conservative figures, opened the doors to it first cohort of freshmen. University of Austin, a new higher ed institution founded by high-profile conservative figures, officially welcomed its inaugural class on Monday. The university, sometimes referred to as UATX, markets itself as an institution born out of alarm over the “rising tide of illiberalism and censoriousness prevalent in America’s universities” and says it is committed
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Long after retirement, these professors are still publishing. Is scholarship their fountain of youth? By Heidi Landecker Illustration by The Chronicle; courtesy of Lucy Freeman Sandler, Samuel Jay Keyser, and Jean H. Baker These 90-something professors are still publishing. Is scholarship their fountain of youth?
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The largest institutional accreditor in the United States has formally introduced a new process for reviewing bachelor’s degree programs that require fewer than the traditional 120 academic credits.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Conservatives are rare in academe. Does it matter? Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock Eleven scholars on politics, partisanship, and the professoriate.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The Office for Civil Rights has resolved six investigations into how colleges responded to reports of antisemitism. The findings show how those colleges fell short of federal law and hold lessons for the rest of higher ed. Over the course of nearly a decade, Jewish students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reported more than 135 incidents of alleged antisemitism.
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The IRCC announced in August 2024 the early termination of a public policy allowing visitors to apply for work permits from within the country, effective immediately. The policy had been introduced in August 2020 to help visitors who were unable to leave the country due to pandemic-related travel restrictions apply for a work permit without having to leave the country.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art announced Tuesday that it will provide free tuition for all seniors over the next four years, a plan it aims to extend to all undergraduates.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
As the school year begins and progresses, we are very mindful of the need for educators to be culturally responsive and welcoming to minoritized students, those in particular who are marginalized and denied opportunities to feel a sense of belonging and membership in their classrooms and all academic settings. The barriers to academic achievement and pride are numerous and too often seen with racial discrimination – deficit thinking, low expectations, hyper-surveillance, excessive discipline, ov
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Students living in hotels miles from campus. Six students sharing a single shower. These are just a few of the solutions from this year’s overcrowded campuses. Another academic year, another set of universities struggling to fit all their students into campus housing. It’s almost a cliché at this point: Universities miscalculate student housing needs for myriad reasons, ranging from big enrollment booms to unforeseen facilities issues.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Generative AI is just one more crisis for administrators, but it may very well be the one with the most long-term effects on institutions and careers. By David D. Perlmutter Generative AI is just one more crisis for administrators, but it may very well be the one with the most long-term effects on institutions and careers.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Michigan State University paid the Department of Education nearly $2.8 million in fines after awarding financial aid to students who were enrolled in academic programs that the department had not yet approved, The Lansing State Journal reported.
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
For a higher education policy wonk, this summer was a momentous occasion. As well as marking the start of a new political chapter following July’s UK general election, this August also saw me make my first ever trip down under to Australia. Although I visited for purely personal reasons – to have a holiday, discover somewhere new, and take a break from work (honest!
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Reading Time: 10 minutes As the new academic year approaches, schools and educational institutions must gear up for their back-to-school marketing campaigns. Ensuring a strong marketing push can help schools attract, engage, and enroll students more efficiently. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk through essential strategies for planning a successful back-to-school marketing campaign.
The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The new center, named for high-impact civil rights expert Christopher Edley Jr., will explore the challenges confronting democracy and train students to become effective guardians. The post Berkeley Law launches democracy center named for influential former dean appeared first on Berkeley News.
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Australia needs to review policy changes in the international education sector to maintain the country’s appeal among Indian students, urged stakeholders at AAERI’s Annual Convention 2024 in Delhi. The event, which gathered together AAERI members, Australian universities, government officials and consultants, encouraged discussions around India and Australia ’s partnership in higher education, student mobility and research.
The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The post A redesigned Tropical House at the UC Botanical Garden opens to the public September 7 appeared first on Berkeley News.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
By Katherine Mangan Yuki Iwamura, AP Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside of Columbia University on Tuesday. Rallies and demonstrations are again testing administrators' ability to decipher between antisemitism and free speech. A new guide developed by scholars aims to help.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences, held a conversation earlier this week with two higher education experts about the current crises facing postsecondary institutions: rising tuition costs and student debt, decreased state and federal funding, an increased criticism of a humanities-centered education, and the value proposition of higher education.
FIRE
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from FIRE.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Michael Williams Michael Williams has been named athletics director at Salem Academy and College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He served as the associate athletics director for facilities and operations at John Jay College. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in health education from Long Island University.
HEPI
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
This article was kindly authored for HEPI by Peter Scott, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Studies at UCL and Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University between 1998 and 2010. There are two puzzles about UK higher education in the late summer of 2024. The first, and more easily explained, is the climaxing of serious doubts about the financial viability of a growing number of institutions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
New America has launched the Accelerator for Community Colleges in the Innovation Economy (Accelerator) using a $3 million grant from Ascendium Education Group. Sethuraman Panchanathan The Accelerator provides community colleges engaging with NSF Engines with a community of practice, technical assistance, best practices, research insights and recognition, capacity-building funding, and broader support structures to support institutional policy, programmatic, and practice innovations.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Enrollment at Saint Augustine’s University is down by more than 70 percent over last year, WRAL reported.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Kenya Tyson Kenya Tyson has been appointed senior associate provost to vice provost for strategic initiatives at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. She served as assistant provost at The New School in New York. Tyson holds a bachelor’s degree from Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, a master’s in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati, and a juris doctorate from Delaware Law School.
FIRE
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The board’s decision is consistent with Meta’s ‘paramount’ commitment to free expression.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Many academics criticize traditional lectures as being too passive and old-fashioned, but they actually help enhance pedagogical diversity, writes Xinqiang Li. With the continuing influx of international students into the United States, pedagogical practices have become more diverse and enriched by the educational traditions those students bring to the classroom.
FIRE
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
An unprecedented number of schools made sweeping, speech-related policy changes this summer.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
In any successful organization, the mission is not merely a statement; it is the very core from which all strategies emanate and against which all outcomes are measured. It serves as the foundation upon which the organization’s vision is built and its goals are set. For small to medium-sized nonprofit higher education institutions, the mission is especially critical as they navigate an increasingly challenging environment.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Dr. Miguel Cardona Funding to the tune of $179 million in new grants is now available to help improve literacy and academic achievement nationwide, according to officials from the U.S. Department of Education. The new Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant is $149 million to be awarded to 23 states to advance effective, evidence-based literacy practices.
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