Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Too often the process of investigation of staff student sexual misconduct takes precedence over offering support and redress to student complainants. Anna Bull lays out what's needed The post How to take care of complainants in cases of staff student sexual misconduct appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
However, completion rates for degrees and certificates are not affected by the funding mechanism, researchers found.
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Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The High Court has rejected an appeal against a judgement that a university contributed to the death of a student by discriminating against her. Jim Dickinson and Sunday Blake explain The post The University of Bristol loses its appeal over the Abrahart case appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Minority-serving institutions and colleges with large shares of low-income students will likely be hit hardest, analysts said.
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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.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Students are working longer hours than ever - but universities are held solely responsible for supporting their success. Jim Dickinson calls for an APP for DfE The post It’s the government that needs to get an access and participation plan approved appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The clock is ticking as leaders try to tackle the skills gap, emphasizing a need for skills-based talent strategies, a recent report says.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Night School Bar and the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research offer alternatives to traditional academe. By Ariannah Kubli Night School Bar and the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research offer alternatives to traditional academe.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
How Iowa Student Journalists Saved 2 Small-Town Papers Johanna Alonso Wed, 02/14/2024 - 03:00 AM In what may be the first such acquisition of its kind, the independent student paper at Iowa’s flagship university has purchased two local weekly newspapers.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University is planning to debut its Center for Enlightened Disagreement to address challenges in navigating differences to drive change and encourage critical thinking in solving pressing problems. Dr. Francesca Cornelli “Kellogg and Northwestern are deeply committed to addressing the growing barriers to discourse that hinder our progress as a society, not by seeking to eliminate disagreement but by embracing it as a virtue,” said Kellogg Dean Dr.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The College Board, the nonprofit that owns and administers the SAT and PSAT as well as AP tests, will pay a $750,000 settlement to the New York State attorney general’s office for illegally sharing and selling students’ personal data collected through its exams.
HEPI
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
This post was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. This piece is the first part of two on the topic of institutional autonomy. The second part will be published tomorrow. The Higher Education and Research Act of 2017 (HERA) asserts that both the Secretary of State and the Office for Students ‘must have regard to the need to protect the institutional autonomy of English higher education providers’.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Professor Resigned After Sexual Harassment Inquiry—and Got More Work Ryan Quinn Wed, 02/14/2024 - 03:00 AM An orchestra conductor left the Universities of Wisconsin in 2022 after an investigation into accusations that he forcibly kissed a student. Goshen College fired him Monday, saying it didn’t know.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
By Eric Kelderman Illustration by The Chronicle At Pittsburgh Technical College, most senior administrators are gone. The finances are grim. Now what?
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The national office of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has suspended the University of Michigan’s chapter following an alleged hazing incident that was captured on video, MLive reported.
University Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Rutgers University-Newark chancellor and social psychologist Dr. Nancy E. Cantor will soon embark on a new journey to lead Hunter College, the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Dr. Nancy Cantor Rutgers University - Newark The seasoned higher education leader will become Hunter’s 14th president this summer, adding yet another leadership position onto her already impressive resume.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The Chinese ambassador to the US has announced the implementation of the Young Envoy Scholarship to deliver on president Xi Jingping’s goal of welcoming 50,000 American students to study in China over the next five years. Chinese ambassador Xie Feng shared the plans at an event celebrating the 45th anniversary of China-US student exchanges at the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC on January 28.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
LOS ANGELES — Standing at the bustling intersection of North Wilmington Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard in Compton on a recent Tuesday morning, Dr. Tyrone Howard was quickly overcome by nostalgia. The prominent UCLA professor remembered the days when he wore a yellow vest and roamed the narrow corridors of Willowbrook Middle School as a proud member of the school’s honor society.
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
By Christian Collins For too long, American society has traditionally viewed Black men’s value and worth through the lens of our physical labor. Originating in chattel slavery and continuing through the Jim Crow era and into the present day, the benchmark for our collective societal participation has never been about who we are as individuals but about what we can provide to others in terms of economic value.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The City University of New York will be one of the first universities in the nation to designate Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Lunar New Year, and Diwali as holidays on the official school calendar. William C. Thompson CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez made the announcement following a recent vote by the CUNY Board of Trustees. The measure is effective starting in 2025.
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
As higher education institutions provide more than just legally required accessibility and disability services, they could find guidance from their own academic libraries, who are often at the forefront of this field. From digital resources and sensory spaces to personalized assistance, many academic libraries prioritize creating an environment where all members of the academic community can thrive, ensuring equal access to information.
University Business
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Colleges and universities are always trying to understand how they can best push their students toward higher retention and graduation rates. Still, it’s easy for communication to get crossed between what students want and what leaders believe they should provide. A new report from Anthology studying U.S. colleges and universities points to a telling picture of where the communication streams are mixed.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
When Vaisakh Pillai opened his mail expecting the Akademische Prüfstelle certificate, a mandatory document for Indian students wishing to study in Germany, four months after he applied for it in August 2023, it wasn’t quite the eureka moment he hoped for. “The German Embassy called me saying that my college login credentials were wrong. Though I had changed them I did send the Embassy the right one which they didn’t notice,” said Pillai.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Dr. Margie Lee Margie Lee has been appointed associate dean for research and graduate studies at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Lee holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Virginia Tech, a master’s and a Ph.D. in medical microbiology from the University of Georgia, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
(PEPs) have long been proven to be an incredible benefit to the individuals enrolled and to society at large. These efforts provide opportunities for self-growth, reflection, and personal development that are often inaccessible to a population that is largely composed of marginalized people. “People who participate in postsecondary education in prison describe the experience as transformative, pushing them to develop new identities, perspectives, and goals, to focus on self-reflection and improv
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Dr. Irene Mulvey The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has received a grant of over $1.5 million from the Mellon Foundation to examine and confront the surge of political and ideological hostilities against higher education. The AAUP— a Washington, DC-based, nonprofit association of academic professionals led by Dr. Irene Mulvey, a professor of mathematics at Fairfield University — plans to establish the "Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom.
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
“As we continue to pursue our mission, the question of endowment management and growth has become central to our approach to institutional engagement and improvement. For decades, HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) have had to do more with less, operating without supports and resources that were readily made available to their counterparts.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Prairie View A&M University was named among seven colleges and universities and colleges receiving a 2024 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Dr. Godlove Fonjweng NAFSA: Association of International Educators recently announced recipients of the award recognizing excellence in integrating international education throughout all facets of university and college campuses.
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The University at Albany (UAlbany) will be the first higher education institution anywhere to install the prototype IBM Artificial Intelligence Unit (IBM AIU) computing chip designed to run and train deep learning models faster and more efficiently than a general-purpose CPU.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
A Massachusetts judge has dismissed claims that Harvard University was partly liable for the actions of a former employee of the institution’s medical school who stole and sold human remains, CNN reported Tuesday.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Graduate students often write in a linear style and end up stalled. Here are some different approaches. By Leonard Cassuto Graduate students often write in a linear style and end up stalled. Here are some different approaches.
Liaison International
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The most valuable resource in Student Affairs is the staff who have dedicated their time and talent to supporting student success. They work long hours. They take their work home. Their behind-the-scenes successes are rarely noticed or celebrated. And yet, their influence is felt throughout the student experience. However, for the incredible outcomes they deliver, in a higher education landscape that has grown more complicated with multitudes of technology and data that do not interact with one
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
According to a report by IDC, the market for PC systems with specific AI computing capabilities built into the hardware is expected to jump by 60 percent over the next three years.
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Serving as the heart of knowledge and scholarship in higher education, academic libraries are uniquely positioned to advance and support digital and data-driven storytelling and archival efforts, especially as they relate to marginalized communities. This concept is exemplified by the University of Arizona Libraries’ (UAL) work through the Digital Borderlands Project, a grant project funded by the Andrew W.
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Parents of Natasha Abrahart hope high court ruling will result in statutory duty of care for students The family of a disabled undergraduate who killed herself on the day of a “truly terrifying” oral exam have won the latest stage of a legal battle to compel universities to take more care of students struggling with their mental health. Natasha Abrahart’s parents and supporters say a ruling by a high court judge against the University of Bristol has implications for the whole higher education se
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Mississippi University for Women Announces Another New Name jessica.
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