Wonkhe
APRIL 18, 2024
There's a lot of focus on smoothing the transition into university - but what about how students make it through their experience? David Woolley and Jon Down describe the journey The post Students transition through, not just into, university appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 18, 2024
Experts at the Higher Learning Commission's annual conference shared strategies to help institutions navigate an increasingly automated world.
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Wonkhe
APRIL 18, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag helps tell the story of medical education in London The post Higher education postcard: St George’s, University of London appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 18, 2024
The Higher Learning Commission has been studying institutional closures under its purview to understand the signs of distress, officials with the accreditor said at its annual conference.
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Wonkhe
APRIL 18, 2024
The delayed release of UCAS equalities data from last cycle offers many opportunities - not least a peak into Clearing. David Kernohan gets stuck in The post UCAS equalities data, 2023 cycle appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 18, 2024
The corporate structure change won't affect the price of the ACT test or students' experiences with it, the organization said.
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Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
A committee of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors passed a measure at a public meeting Wednesday to repeal the system’s diversity and inclusion policy and replace it with a new “equality within the university” policy.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
While most faculty agree that ed tech enhances the teaching and learning experience, many question whether higher education administrators are choosing the right products. In WGU Labs’ College Innovation Network survey of nearly 500 faculty members at post-secondary institutions, 30 percent of respondents said they do not trust their institution to choose effective products, and 27 percent do not trust ed tech vendors to provide effective products.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
NYPD Clears Columbia Encampment, Students Arrested and Suspended Johanna Alonso Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:12 PM Turmoil grips campus in the wake of President Shafik’s grilling by Congress over alleged antisemitism.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. Aracely’s return to school 20 years after her first try wasn’t only about earning a degree. It was about overcoming adversity, gaining control of her life and finding a path to a better future.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
On National ‘Day of Action for Higher Ed,’ Some Rally, Others Strike Ryan Quinn Thu, 04/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Demonstrations, teach-ins and a graduate-worker walkout highlighted a union-supported, multi-campus event Wednesday designed to push back against attacks on academic freedom, job security and academe more broadly.
University Business
APRIL 18, 2024
The steady trickle of colleges falling is beginning to reveal the effect it’s having on students, especially those who received abrupt notification from their institution. More than 50 public and private nonprofit colleges have closed, merged or announced closures since March 2020, and over half of the students whose schools shut down did not re-enroll elsewhere, Best Colleges reports.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Students with alphabetically lower-ranked names often receive lower grades than their peers, according to a recent study from the University of Michigan.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
Ohio Wesleyan University and Columbus State Community College are collaborating to address societal challenges and help Columbus State students more quickly, easily, and affordably earn bachelor’s degrees at Ohio Wesleyan. The schools unveiled a trio of collaborations April 18 at Columbus State’s Delaware Campus, highlighted by the Tuition Match Program.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Columbia President Weathers Grilling Over Campus Antisemitism Katherine Knott Thu, 04/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Wednesday’s heavily hyped hearing didn’t deliver a raft of damaging viral moments. But Columbia professors came under withering scrutiny that’s likely just begun.
The PIE News
APRIL 18, 2024
Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. STEM and science students have OPT , scientists and accounting and finance majors have jobs at both fintech and technology companies – humanities students are feeling the lack of options.
FIRE
APRIL 18, 2024
FIRE used polling data before and after the judge’s visit to map out how a high-profile heckler’s veto changed Stanford’s free speech climate.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 18, 2024
This article first appeared in Academic Leader on February 19, 2024 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. If you are interested in reading more articles about the trends, challenges, and best practices of today’s academic decision-makers, check out a monthly or yearly subscription to Academic Leader! Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities were ramping up their services to address the mental health crisis among students as depression, anxiety, loneliness, suicide,
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Goucher College has received a gift of approximately $55 million, which will be used primarily for scholarships, the college announced Wednesday. It is the largest donation in the Baltimore institution's 140-year history. The gift comes from Anica Donnan Rawnsley, who graduated from Goucher in 1951 and served two eight-year terms on the Board of Trustees; she was named a trustee emerita in 1997.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 18, 2024
This article first appeared in Academic Leader on February 19, 2024 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. If you are interested in reading more articles about the trends, challenges, and best practices of today’s academic decision-makers, check out a monthly or yearly subscription to Academic Leader! Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities were ramping up their services to address the mental health crisis among students as depression, anxiety, loneliness, suicide,
The PIE News
APRIL 18, 2024
UK universities annually accept applications from approximately 500,000 international students, reflecting an effort to build diverse and inclusive campuses that welcome students of various nationalities. The country’s higher education setting is enriched with global perspectives since these universities prioritise enrolling students from linguistically and culturally diverse origins.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
Eight scientists at The Ohio State University have been elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. Dr. Mohler Peter “Ohio State’s newly elected Fellows represent a breadth of expertise in subjects ranging from cardiac disorders and marine life to STEM education and exoplanets,” said Dr. Peter Mohler, executive vice president for research, innovation, and knowledge at Ohio State.
The PIE News
APRIL 18, 2024
Agents finding students for language schools in Canada are trialling different ‘go-arounds’ for the study permit cap that has hit schools. PAL allocations per province were fully made public in mid-April, and multiple language schools are finding that they’re getting just a fraction of what they have recruited in previous years – or in some provinces, none at all.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
By Adrienne Lu Michael Nagle Protesters at Columbia U. set up tents on the lawn in front of the campus’s main library. Arrests followed. President Nemat Shafik called on New York police to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on campus. More than 100 people were taken into custody.
The PIE News
APRIL 18, 2024
The benefits of welcoming international students across Canada is being lost amid negative headlines and political pressure, stakeholders across the country fear. CTV News reported that a survey of 1,500 random adults in Canada found that 58% said they felt there are too many international students studying in Canada – up 9% from a similar survey conducted in October 2023.
HEPI
APRIL 18, 2024
Simonetta Manfredi, Professor of Equality and Diversity Management and Director Research, Innovation and Enterprise at Oxford Brookes University. It has been said that the translation of research into profitable and impactful businesses is one of ‘Higher Education’s best-kept secrets’! University spinouts can bring to market cutting-edge research and technology, create jobs and contribute to economic growth.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
No More Job Postings Sarah Bray Thu, 04/18/2024 - 03:00 AM After Letitia Henville heard many grad students say they didn’t apply for positions she knew they qualified for, she took a new approach to the hiring process.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
Demarcus Hopson Demarcus Hopson has been named associate vice president for enrollment management and student access at Georgetown College in Kentucky. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and interdisciplinary studies from Kentucky State University and a master’s in strategic leadership instruction from U.S. Army Command and College in Kansas City, Missouri.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Campuses, Climate Change and ‘How Infrastructure Works’ joshua.m.kim@d… Thu, 04/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Understanding how the infrastructural systems that enable our campuses to run are dependent on stable climate.
Caylor Solutions
APRIL 18, 2024
Meet the evolving needs of today’s students by exploring the transformative concept of the enrollment ecosystem in our latest blog. The post Beyond the Funnel: Understanding the Enrollment Ecosystem appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Teaching for Tomorrow’s Employment Landscape mprutter@mit.edu Thu, 04/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Preparing undergraduates for the jobs of the future.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
American University’s budget for fiscal year 2025 will total $860 million, compared to $894 million this year, Board of Trustees Chair Gina Adams announced in an email Thursday afternoon. This comes after the University announced a $33 million budget deficit due primarily to lower enrollment numbers in August 2023. The University announced an additional $1.3 million deficit in January 2024.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
APRIL 18, 2024
Colleges and universities should harness the full benefits of their data centers to bolster student, faculty and staff services using transformative solutions. For that to happen, CIOs and CTOs must analyze, integrate and optimize their current and planned use of data virtualization solutions. By virtualization, I mean solutions that empower IT data centers to run multiple independent computing sessions simultaneously on a single physical computer.
University Business
APRIL 18, 2024
A new report reveals many Americans with student loans are being forced to pause major life events. That’s according to the latest Gallup Lumina Foundation Cost of College report. Researchers said they found 71% of student loan borrowers delayed milestones including buying a house, buying cars, moving out of their parent’s house, or getting married.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Davidson College, a private, liberal arts institution in North Carolina, A North Carolina college has secured a $85 million donation to expand and renovate its library and and digitize its extensive collection? with a focus on bringing it into the digital age.
University Business
APRIL 18, 2024
Register Now Date & Time: Thursday, May 23rd at 2 pm ET Across higher education, institutions of every size and type are facing looming challenges posed by aging campus buildings and a growing backlog of deferred maintenance needs. Facilities and finance leaders are tasked with allocating funds to address these projects, both in the near and long term.
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