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Universities as social and cultural infrastructure

Wonkhe

Seeing universities through the lens of social and cultural infrastructure raises important questions for how they engage with their local communities. Nicola Berkley makes the case The post Universities as social and cultural infrastructure appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Employers don’t practice what they preach on skills-based hiring, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

Fewer than 1 in 700 new hires benefited from businesses dropping degree requirements, Burning Glass Institute and Harvard Business School estimated.

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Learning analytics are a part of the “what works” toolkit

Wonkhe

Rob Summers explains the results of UK higher education’s first large-scale randomised controlled trials of learning analytics-prompted interventions The post Learning analytics are a part of the “what works” toolkit appeared first on Wonkhe.

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US colleges received $58B in philanthropic support in FY23

Higher Ed Dive

It’s the second-highest level of giving on record, despite representing a 2.5% decline from fiscal year 2022.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

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.

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Indiana Bill Threatens Faculty Members Who Don’t Provide ‘Intellectual Diversity’

Inside Higher Ed

Indiana Bill Threatens Faculty Members Who Don’t Provide ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Ryan Quinn Wed, 02/21/2024 - 03:00 AM One critic says a bill passed by the state Senate would mandate “a system of surveillance and political scrutiny.

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Wright State University to suspend admissions to 34 degrees

Higher Ed Dive

The public Ohio institution enrolls just 54 students across the affected programs and will give them up to four years to finish their studies.

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New Wisconsin law will guarantee admission into UW System for top high school students

Higher Ed Dive

Gov. Tony Evers praised the program as a way to strengthen the state's workforce and retain graduates after college.

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Does Higher Ed Lead to a Living Wage? It Depends.

Inside Higher Ed

Does Higher Ed Lead to a Living Wage? It Depends. Katherine Knott Wed, 02/21/2024 - 03:00 AM A new analysis found that more than 1,000 colleges failed to meet a “generous” threshold for postgraduate earnings, raising concern about the return on investment for some students.

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Why a Temporary FAFSA Fix for Students With Undocumented Parents Isn’t a Full-Fledged Solution

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eric Hoover Illustration by The Chronicle A workaround for mixed-status families who can't complete the federal-aid form might end up causing more confusion and frustration.

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‘What Else Might Be Going On?’

Inside Higher Ed

‘What Else Might Be Going On?’ Sarah Bray Wed, 02/21/2024 - 03:00 AM It’s one question you should be asking yourself about virtually everyone you meet in your work in academe, writes Tricia Shalka.

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TOEIC victims pitch Post Office-inspired TV Drama

The PIE News

Victims of the UK Home Office TOEIC scandal are pitching a TV dramatisation of their story in an attempt to bring wider recognition of their ten-year fight for justice. International students wrongly accused of cheating on Home Office-approved English language tests between 2011-2014 were inspired by the success of the ITV Post Office drama, which sparked public outcry and persuaded politicians to look again at an unresolved scandal concerning the national postal service’s computer syst

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Duke Stops Assigning Point Values to Essays, Test Scores

Inside Higher Ed

Duke University is no longer assigning numerical ratings to applicants’ standardized test scores and essays, a university spokesperson confirmed in an email to Inside Higher Ed. The change was made earlier this year and has been in effect for the latest round of applications.

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Summer Programming in Higher Ed: A Roadmap for Success

MindMax

While there was once a clear divide between the academic year and summer, that’s simply no longer the case in higher education. As colleges and universities embrace the concept of a holistic year, summer programming is a vital component of their offerings. A school’s approach to strategic planning can elevate summer programming to greater importance, leading to increased stakeholder buy-in and, ultimately, more resources.

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Struggling Saint Augustine’s Hit With $7.9 Million Tax Lien

Inside Higher Ed

Struggling Saint Augustine’s Hit With $7.9 Million Tax Lien Josh Moody Wed, 02/21/2024 - 03:00 AM Financial issues continue to mount for the beleaguered North Carolina HBCU, even as it awaits a looming decision on its accreditation status.

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ELT schools “won’t be affected” by VAT policy

The PIE News

The Labour leader in the UK confirmed that English language schools will be exempt from VAT tax fees put in place by the party should it win the 2024 election, English UK has said. The association’s public affairs team helped send a letter to the office of Sir Keir Starmer asking for ELT schools not to be included with private schools in the introduction of VAT fees.

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Report: Degree Completion Rate Tied to Number of Credits Taken Per Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The number of academic credits a student takes per year has ties to their likelihood to graduate and complete their college journey, a new report from course scheduling company Ad Astra found. Sarah Collins Ad Astra’s 2024 Benchmark Report – released on Feb. 20 – dives into data from its partner institutions to look at potential relationships between access to courses, credits taken per school year, and college completion.

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Want to hand out pamphlets on the town green? You’ll need a permit.

FIRE

A Connecticut town’s proposed policy would restrict a whole range of expressive activity in a 350-year-old public forum.

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Former UCSF Administrator Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Tuition

Inside Higher Ed

A former administrator at the University of California, San Francisco, was sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in restitution for committing wire fraud. Her sentence was publicized in a news release Tuesday by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Colleges Would Have to Eliminate Dozens of Jobs Under a New DEI Bill in Idaho

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Megan Zahneis Illustration by The Chronicle; Images by iStock The legislation spells out at least 35 positions, from vice provosts to program coordinators, that would qualify as a "diversity, equity, and inclusion officer" and would therefore be banned.

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Universal Write Publications Marks 20-Year Milestone

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Universal Write Publications (UWP) was founded in 2004 by Dr. Ayo Sekai and has flourished from a passion project publishing fiction and children’s books into a respected publisher of rigorous, peer-reviewed academic literature. Dr. Ayo Sekai The independent Black-owned scholarly press is celebrating two decades of promoting and publishing academic works that underscore Black voices and narratives.

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‘A Culture of Fear and of Pandering’: What Readers Told Us About Teaching Evaluations

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Beth McMurtrie Instructors find them marginally useful at best. Administrators say they help identify outliers.

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Morgan State Launches New Center for Urban and Coastal Climate Science Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State University and the State of Maryland are establishing a new Center for Urban and Coastal Climate Science Research to address the issue of climate change. The center is one of six that Morgan State has launched over the past five years. It represents one of the “Peaks of Excellence” recommended by a Blue-Ribbon Panel on STEM Research Expansion.

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A race against time: 2 ways to push students toward higher retention, completion rates

University Business

Students caught in the slog of poorly designed academic pathways and burdensome costs who opt to take a minimal amount of credits per year are in grave danger of never seeing their academic ambitions through, and it’s up to our institutions to design pathways that can support students to push harder. These are the predominant findings in a new report by Ad Astra , a software provider helping students complete their degree, based on sobering retention and completion rates from 1.3 million s

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DENISE KWOK

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Denise Kwok Denise Kwok has been named deputy athletic director for internal operations and senior woman administrator at the University of Southern California. Kwok holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Asian American studies from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as a master’s and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Southern California.

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Another Bountiful Year of Big (and Small) Donations

Inside Higher Ed

Another Bountiful Year of Big (and Small) Donations jessica.blake@… Wed, 02/21/2024 - 03:00 AM Despite declining public support in some quarters and growing questions about the value and mission of higher ed, generous benefactors gave colleges $58 billion last fiscal year, according to a new survey.

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Three-year degree programs may be easier to implement than you think

University Business

The University of Minnesota Morris is excited to share with potential students that they could potentially save $20,000 on tuition costs for a bachelor’s degree, which may appease a public and federal government pushing for a more affordable higher education. The fix? It’s scraping an entire year off a student’s academic calendar with its Degree in Three programs.

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Academics win claim against Oxford University over ‘sham contracts’

The Guardian - Higher Education

Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly claimed they were denied important workplace rights for 15 years Two academics who sued Oxford University for employing them on “sham contracts” as gig economy workers, have won their claim for employee status in a ruling that could have implications for other higher education workers on precarious contracts. Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly, both respected authors, taught on Oxford’s prestigious creative writing course for 15 years, but were employed on fixed-term “

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Higher Ed Institutions Garner $58B Through Philanthropy in FY23

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Giving to U.S. higher education institutions was $58 billion in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. Although this represents a 2.5 percent decline from the record high reported in 2022, it demonstrates continued significant philanthropic support to the important higher education sector. The annual survey results were released today by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in a research brief.

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Supreme Court Turns Down Virginia Affirmative Action Case

Insight Into Diversity

The Supreme Court is avoiding discourse over admissions policies intended to enhance the diversity of enrolled students, having turned down another case on the matter, this time involving a prestigious public high school in Virginia. The move is the latest by the Supreme Court related to its landmark ruling on affirmative action, which ended the consideration of race in admissions.

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University of Florida student senate passes ‘green new deal’

The Guardian - Higher Education

In a rebuke to Governor Ron DeSantis’s denialism, the student body calls for campus-wide measures to tackle the climate crisis The University of Florida student senate voted in favour of a “green new deal” late on Tuesday, becoming the first public university to adopt such a resolution through student government. The mandate – which was unanimously passed – calls for sweeping campus-wide measures to tackle the climate crisis that include just transition , total divestment from fossil fuels, disc

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Hong Kong eyes India to diversify recruitment

The PIE News

With the aim of diversifying their undergraduate student cohorts, Hong Kong universities are set to use a sizeable grant to turn to India as the main destination from which to recruit students. There are now plans, which were unveiled by the University Grants Committee, for the eight institutions to go on a joint recruitment trip to the country in the first half of 2024.

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Open, Closed, or Hybrid? Confidentiality and the Presidential Search

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Three factors to consider as you weigh what degree of openness is right for your institution’s hiring process. By Ryan Crawford Three factors to consider as you weigh what degree of openness is right for your institution’s hiring process.

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Wheeling University Suspends President Immediately

Inside Higher Ed

Wheeling University suspended its president Tuesday evening, with pay and effective immediately, according to local news reports.

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How to Develop a Visual Content Strategy for Your School

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 8 minutes As digital media has become more integrated into our daily lives, how we consume information has dramatically shifted, and visual content has become crucial in capturing and retaining audiences’ attention. Younger generations are not only more visually oriented, having grown up in a digital age where visual stimuli are constant, but they also process and respond to visual information more rapidly and effectively than ever before.

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VMI Alumni Punished for Harvesting Email Addresses

Inside Higher Ed

The Virginia Military Institute has penalized several alumni for harvesting the contact information of 6,000 VMI graduates, which they used to solicit donations for a private fund unaffiliated with the institute.

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Where next? A new dawn for the OfS (OfS over the horizon, part II)

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Derfel Owen ( LinkedIn ), Director of Education Services at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Ant Bagshaw , Senior Advisor at L.E.K. Consulting. This is the second part of two blogs focusing on the Office for Students. The first part was published yesterday and can be read here. Yesterday we focussed on the story so far for the OfS.