Wonkhe
APRIL 2, 2024
Students in England are supposed to be protected when their course gets cut. Jim Dickinson reads the plans in place to determine if that's happening in practice The post Are students being protected from course cuts and closures? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
A tax data issue affecting about 5% of submitted applications will be corrected starting in early April.
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Wonkhe
APRIL 2, 2024
Changes to how Disabled Students’ Allowance works are intended to make the system work better for disabled students. Lucy Merritt analyses what’s changing and where the sticking points could be The post Examining the reforms to Disabled Students’ Allowance appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
The state's seven public systems have until May 3 to report on their efforts to ensure no diversity programming is offered on their campuses.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
President Santa J. Ono and his administration want to crush inconvenient dissent. By Silke-Maria Weineck Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock; Darryl Dyck, The Canadian Press, AP President Santa J. Ono and his administration want to crush inconvenient dissent.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
The college is trying to avoid closure with the fundraising blitz while also exploring partnerships and other financial options.
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Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 2, 2024
Robert Robbins told the institution’s governing board that he will leave his post by the end of his current contract, which expires in 2026.
Campus Technology
APRIL 2, 2024
OpenStax, the Rice University-based provider of free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed course materials, has expanded its content library with a new computer science textbook: Introduction to Python Programming.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
Some think protests and politics are beside the point. They're wrong. By Amna Khalid and Jeffrey Aaron Snyder iStock Some think protests and politics are beside the point. They're wrong.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 2, 2024
Case studies consist of a short narrative followed by guiding questions that help learners think through the steps of solving a real-world problem. Cases are engaging, ask learners to work at higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy (i.e., apply, analyze, evaluate, create), and have been shown to be an effective way of learning (Lee et al., 2009; Thistlethwaite et al., 2012).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
In a rapidly changing society riddled with economic uncertainties, demographic shifts, political infighting, declining workforce participation rates, rising inflation, rising attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and a technological landscape that is evolving rapidly with deeper integrations with artificial intelligence, how is your college or university prepared to meet these challenges facing your faculty, staff, and student body?
Campus Technology
APRIL 2, 2024
To help colleges and universities envision a better future of data analytics in higher education and provide practical steps to get there, Educause has released a new "Action Plan" for achieving unified data models across the institution.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 2, 2024
Kentucky lawmakers appear to have run out of time to pass GOP legislation that would have banned public colleges and universities from spending “any resources” on “diversity, equity and inclusion offices” or “initiatives.
The PIE News
APRIL 2, 2024
Tech companies offering immigration solutions to international students in Canada have developed new tools to help universities maximise international admissions under Canada’s study visa cap. BorderPass and ApplyBoard have developed new screening platforms to help institutions better understand an applicant’s chances of approval for a study permit before issuing them a Letter of Acceptance including a Provincial Attestation Letter.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 2, 2024
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Student Complaints Sarah Bray Tue, 04/02/2024 - 03:00 AM It is more imperative than ever that we establish ourselves as calm and trustworthy leaders, writes Jennie Young.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
A federal loan program meant to help rural colleges may be hurting them. By David Jesse Tyler Comrie for The Chronicle For some colleges, the feds are the lender of last resort. Their help may just dig campuses deeper into debt, a Chronicle investigation has found.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 2, 2024
Case studies consist of a short narrative followed by guiding questions that help learners think through the steps of solving a real-world problem. Cases are engaging, ask learners to work at higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy (i.e., apply, analyze, evaluate, create), and have been shown to be an effective way of learning (Lee et al., 2009; Thistlethwaite et al., 2012).
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
One-sided departmental statements are a threat to academic freedom. By Jonathan Rieder Eric Petersen for The Chronicle One-sided departmental statements are a threat to academic freedom.
Terminalfour
APRIL 2, 2024
TikTok is back in the hot seat and facing the prospect of a ban across the U.S. How important is the social media platform and how might universities shift their marketing activity to respond to a potential post-TikTok era?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
A class-action lawsuit against Walden University, a private, for-profit, online institution has concluded with the school settling and agreeing to pay the plaintiffs $28.5 million, pending court approval. Dr. Aljanal Carroll In the lawsuit – filed in Maryland in 2022 by national civil rights law firm Relman Colfax and the National Student Legal Defense Network – the plaintiffs claimed that Walden engaged in false advertising and misrepresentations about the costs and duration of its Doctorate in
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 2, 2024
Universities Oppose Federal Plan to Bolster Research Misconduct Oversight kathryn.palmer… Tue, 04/02/2024 - 03:00 AM The Office of Research Integrity is considering stronger regulations for institutional investigations of alleged research misconduct. Universities say it’s too prescriptive.
University Business
APRIL 2, 2024
A working paper from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University studying two-year students’ habits has linked mental health-related issues, such as anxiety and depression, to worse persistence rates and credit accumulation. These issues may be more pronounced at the community college level due to the array of off-campus challenges their students often have to juggle as well.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
By Eric Kelderman Robert C. Robbins will step aside as soon as a successor is named, and the university's board chair says the search for his replacement "will move forward with expediency.
The PIE News
APRIL 2, 2024
The International Education Association of Australia and the China Education Association for International Exchange have signed an agreement seeking to promote closer education ties between the two countries. At a meeting at Monash University’s city campus in Melbourne, leaders from each organisation pledged to “increase the communication between educational institutes and schools” to boost academic exchange and student mobility.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
A look at the benefits and risks of “at will” positions in campus administration. By Jane S. Halonen and Dana S. Dunn A look at the benefits and risks of “at will” positions in campus administration.
The PIE News
APRIL 2, 2024
A new platform that brokers dynamic agreements on commission and enrolment targets between an institution and agent is gaining traction in the market, as it links supply and demand conditions in real-time. Feezy changes how providers agree commission and secure load pipelines with agents. The granular approach allows institutions to tweak commission terms on a per-place basis, considering variables such as course demand, time of year, tuition fee and percentage commission share and global exchan
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 2, 2024
The California State University system Board of Trustees recently voted to apply new general education requirements for transfer students to first-time freshmen, as well, to create a simpler, unified general education pathway, EdSource reported.
HEPI
APRIL 2, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Anna Anthony, Co-Director at the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT) Service. HEAT provides a collaborative system which enables member higher education providers to evaluate the work they deliver as part of their Access and Participation Plans as easily and efficiently as possible. At a recent partnership event, John Blake, Director for Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students (OfS), spoke about the important role of collaboration in incr
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 2, 2024
A defamation lawsuit filed by St. Norbert College trustee and former administrator Reverend Jay Fostner against a former student has been dismissed, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported. The case related to how the private Catholic college in Wisconsin handled alleged sexual assault.
The Guardian - Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
This year the BBC allowed nine Oxbridge colleges out of a total of 28 to compete in University Challenge, and still they did not win, writes Frank Coffield What’s going on? Despite the BBC’s best efforts, there’s no Oxbridge college in next Monday’s final of University Challenge. This year the BBC allowed nine Oxbridge colleges out of a total of 28 (32.1%) to compete, and still they did not win.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
By Eric Hoover Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock After new details about inconsistent data on the federal-aid form came to light, colleges are asking what's next.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 2, 2024
Three Questions for UC Davis Dean Rao Unnava on Online Degree Partnerships joshua.m.kim@d… Tue, 04/02/2024 - 03:00 AM A conversation about collaborating with 2U on a new online MBA.
Insight Into Diversity
APRIL 2, 2024
A recent study revealed a significant decline in racial diversity among law students in states that have banned race-conscious admission over the past 30 years. Conducted by law professors from Yale University, New York University, and Northwestern University, the study is entitled “Affirmative Action and Racial Diversity in U.S. Law Schools, 1980-2021.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2024
A new bill has been proposed in Nebraska to eliminate tenure for public faculty in that state. Iowa, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas and Florida are considering similar bills. The author, State Sen. Loren Lippincott, stated that the bill would help avoid indoctrinating students “with leftist ideology.” This followed decisions by several colleges to fire tenured teachers.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 2, 2024
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Indiana University’s Total Solar Eclipse Week: Kimberly Rosvall, associate professor of biology, seeks help in understanding how migrating birds will respond to the solar eclipse.
Coursera blog
APRIL 2, 2024
Welcome to the final issue of our job search series. Over the past month or so, we’ve shared tips on finding entry-level jobs , changing careers , and landing remote roles. Today, we’re talking about how to frame career gaps. But first, a quick announcement: We are running a promotion for new Coursera Plus subscribers! Through November 24, you can get your first month of Coursera Plus for $1.
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