Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The growth follows recent funding increases and new initiatives aiming to lower barriers to enrollment for students.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Complete College America argues that for higher education, protecting democracy is tied to making colleges accessible and boosting completion. Amid a tense and polarized election cycle, conversations about higher education’s role in democracy have been bubbling, spurring a renewed focus on civic engagement and constructive discourse.

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

We’re rounding up some of our top stories of the week, from one state’s student reengagement effort to Grand Canyon University’s recent court victory.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

What makes a college or university best for international students? There are five key conditions that create more supportive environments for students trying to acclimate themselves to life on a U.S. campus, according to rankings posted by Colleges of Distinction, a college search firm. Those conditions cross the college-going spectrum, “from recruitment and arrival to academic success and career development,” the list contends.

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A federal judge ruled that the Department of Labor’s 2024 rule exceeded the agency’s authority and is unlawful.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Oregon State University graduate student workers went on strike this week to push for raises and to keep shorter union contracts. Their union president says the institution continues to refuse demands for raises while also pushing for a longer contract—something that would lock in the university’s lower offers for longer.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is on track to launch ahead of its Dec. 1 deadline, Education Department officials announced on a press call Thursday afternoon, likely around Nov. 22—though the officials said they couldn’t confirm an exact date.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Men working in the industry reported higher levels of pay satisfaction and were more likely to be paid more than women working in the same roles in higher education, according to the results of The PIE’s first annual Salary Survey. The survey, a joint venture between The PIE News and PIE Executive Search held this summer, canvassed anonymous responses from people around the world working across the international education sector – asking questions about pay, working conditions and what mot

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary is aiming to disrupt the National Institutes of Health, which sends billions to universities for research. President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a spreader of debunked theories on the supposed harms of vaccines, to lead the sprawling Department of Health and Human Services has raised alarm among academics.

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The Berkeley Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

UC Berkeley Professor Timothy Tangherlini discusses the vital role of storytelling in the world’s cultures and how it can influence belief, for good and for bad. The post Berkeley Talks: Computational folklorist on how storytelling becomes belief appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Global survey finds that 41 percent of institutions reported fewer international postgraduate students in this year’s intake compared to 2023. Clampdowns on international student visas across some of the biggest higher education markets are having a clear impact on recruitment, according to a new report.

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Campus Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Syracuse University has partnered with Barnes & Noble College to manage all course materials, retail, and e-commerce operations for its previously self-operated Campus Store.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As always, these things are complicated. Don’t trust anyone who says otherwise. I should disclose what some folks call one’s “priors” when it comes to the notion of institutional neutrality as applied to our colleges and universities. I don’t get it. I mean, I get it. I understand what people mean when they invoke the term, but I don’t know how it’s workable in today’s world.

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Campus Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

OverDrive, a provider of digital resources for schools and libraries, has announced an integration with library management provider Ex Libris that will allow academic institutions to discover the former's e-books and audiobooks within the Alma and Primo library services platforms.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The partnership, announced on November 14, allows students to complete transactions to institutions around the world in a single online session without visiting a bank or incurring additional fees. “We are thrilled to partner with VIB to combine their comprehensive banking network and Flywire’s payment technology with the goal of transforming how international payments are made for students”, said Mohit Kansal, SVP of global payments & payer services, Flywire.

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Campus Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A new program in Arkansas aims to create more community college pathways for learners to attain job-ready skills.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

OfS forecasts present a stark warning for England’s higher education institutions, urging them to take immediate action and abandon reliance on overly optimistic projections. It is predicted that 72% of higher education providers in England could be in deficit by 2025-26, and 40% would have fewer than 30 days’ liquidity. The OfS has released its latest modelling which points to a significant decrease in overall international student recruitment, with 16% fewer applications for visas in 202

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The American Bar Association is creating a pathway for law schools to request an exemption from the organization’s standardized testing requirement. The law school accreditor’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar voted to create a “variance” allowing individual law schools to apply for permission to bypass its current LSAT or GRE admissions requirement.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The challenges facing higher education are complex but well-known. In 2023, ransomware attacks against institutions of higher learning grew by a whopping 70% from the prior year. Other studies done over the same time period showed a growing dissatisfaction among university employees — everyone from professors to IT staff, many of whom have already left for other fields.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

An artful new documentary sheds new light even for those familiar with the infamous experiment, Scott McLemee writes. The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth—a limited series that just premiered on the National Geographic channel and is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu—represents at least the sixth time the events of 1971 have been portrayed at length onscreen, whether in documentary format or as quasi-fictional drama.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

How to build authentic personal and professional friendships as you climb the administrative ranks. By David D. Perlmutter How to build authentic personal and professional friendships as you climb the administrative ranks.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of technological solutions enabling digital communication led to a massive increase in distance learning. The pandemic displaced approximately 1.2 billion students in 186 countries from their classrooms in 2020. While many of those students have since returned to in-person learning, the popularity of distance learning continues to climb at a compound annual growth rate of over 9% per year.

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Liaison International

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In contemporary thought, countless examples demonstrate how groups have succeeded despite constricted resources—from the Spartan defense at Thermopylae to the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II. Graduate enrollment leaders in higher education today may well feel like they are fighting their own battle, trying to reach their enrollment targets without sufficient resources while also navigating the complex landscape of increasing competition, shrinking budgets, and staffing turnover.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Judith Butler is Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School and formerly the Maxine Elliot Chair in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When the Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions at American colleges and universities just over a year ago, many predicted U.S. campuses would become much less diverse. But in part due to students who decide not to disclose their race or ethnicity, coupled with universities’ selective use of statistics, it is not clear how much the decision has affected diversity on campus.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

by Nic Kipar This blog follows an earlier short review of the literature and is based on the author’s experience in a range of universities. It suggests how working environments might change in practice, with illustrations from the author’s own institution, the University of Glasgow. Introduction In thinking about working environments, the most effective approach is to ask individuals how they work best.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In the span of just over a month, three private colleges and the entire University of Massachusetts system announced it would begin free tuition programs to attract students to their schools. But why now? Competition is part of the reaction, responding to other institutions such as the state’s new free community college program. The expansion of the state financial assistance program MassGrant Plus and the delay of the form for federal aid, also known as the Department of Education’s Free Applic

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FIRE

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

You can’t protect Americans by chipping away at their ability to speak out — and that’s exactly what this act does.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, December 10 at 2 p.m. ET Creating a successful online education program isn’t just about adopting the latest technology—it’s about strategically integrating AI, aligning with a cohesive vision, and applying a structured quality framework. In this 30-minute Ed Talk, a chief strategist will unveil her Online Program Quality Framework.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On World Kindness Day, Jon Alger came by our office to chat about unity dinners, civil discourse and what to expect from Trump redux. Jonathan Alger became American University’s 16th president on July 1, following 12 years at the helm of James Madison University in Virginia. A lawyer by training, he previously served as senior vice president and general counsel at Rutgers University and assistant general counsel at the University of Michigan.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The fate of the Department of Education may appear murky since the 2024 election. But there were plenty of other ballot results that will have a clearer impact on higher education systems in several states, including new streams of funding and expanded scholarships. Here’s an overview of how voters are supporting your colleagues in higher ed, with 2024 election results from election tracker Ballotpedia : Arizona Voters raised the spending limit for the state’s—and nation’s—larg

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Complete College America (CCA), a nonprofit dedicated to improving postsecondary attainment in the U.S., released a white paper this week addressing the critical role of higher education in renewing American democracy. The report, titled “Complete College, America: Harnessing the Power of Higher Education to Renew American Democracy,” outlines actionable strategies for colleges to prioritize civic engagement and education across their programs.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, has been a vocal advocate for for-profit colleges, pushing back on regulations on the sector.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Higher Education Inquirer is seeking whistleblowers who can tell us what is happening in higher education as the Trump Administration takes control over the US Department of Education , Department of Homeland Security , Department of Veterans Affairs , Department of Defense , Department of Labor , the Federal Trade Commission , and other agencies related to higher education and employment.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In recent years, each new administration has led to significant changes in the rules governing how colleges respond to sexual misconduct. Don’t expect that to change under a second Trump term. Here’s what to know about Trump and Title IX. Just three months before the presidential election, President Biden’s overhaul of the gender equity law known as Title IX went into effect, expanding protections for transgender students and changing how colleges respond to reports of sexual misconduct.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Despite last minute government and police guidance suggesting the protest be cancelled due to “safety reasons”, suggesting a possible “hijack” by an external group, students and stakeholders gathered in pockets across the country, with over 4,000 students and staff members congregating in Utrecht for a peaceful protest. Dutch students, university staff and higher education stakeholders had planned to strike on November 14 in Utrecht, protesting budget cuts to Dutch education.

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