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Across the UK, providers are struggling

Wonkhe

In England and in Scotland universities are struggling financially. As Peter Scott notes, though the policy conversation is different the root causes are the same The post Across the UK, providers are struggling appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Colleges should extend May 1 decision deadline amid FAFSA delays, higher ed groups say

Higher Ed Dive

Nine higher ed groups said institutions should provide prospective students and their families with flexibility during a tumultuous application cycle.

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First-year student diversity in American colleges and universities, 2018-2022

Higher Ed Data Stories

I started this visualization to show how first-year classes at the highly rejective colleges had changed since COVID-19 forced them all to go to a test-optional approach for the Fall of 2021. But it sort of took on a life of its own after that, as big, beefy data sets often do. The original point was to help discount the conventional wisdom, which is propped up by a limited, old study of a small set of colleges that showed test-optional policies didn't affect diversity.

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UNCG chancellor makes final call to cut 20 academic offerings

Higher Ed Dive

The public university’s leader pointed to “current conditions and the higher education landscape” as reasons for the program eliminations.

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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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Are professional opportunities within international students’ grasp?

Wonkhe

For home students, we accept that HE is partly about career building - but are similar supports there for international students? Brenda Hernandez explains the struggle for professional opportunities The post Are professional opportunities within international students’ grasp? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Frantz Fanon and the Birth of Decolonization

The Chronicle of Higher Education

A new biography of one of the 20th century's premier intellectuals. By Vaughn Rasberry Illustration by The Chronicle; Newscom image A new biography of one of the 20th century's premier intellectuals.

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American University Bans Indoor Protests

Inside Higher Ed

American University Bans Indoor Protests jessica.blake@… Thu, 02/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Administrators say the new policy was a necessary response to antisemitism, but many faculty members, students and free speech advocates fear it will chill free speech on campus.

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Podcast: International students, mental health, students and politics

Wonkhe

This week on the podcast international students have been in the news - but does the sector have a case to answer on admissions? The post Podcast: International students, mental health, students and politics appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Writing Is What Matters

Inside Higher Ed

Privileging outputs can steer us away from quality. I am in the midst of revising a book about writing, which has me simultaneously thinking about writing in the context of what I’m saying in the book and reflecting on the writing I am doing as the book is being written. This has surfaced a desire to get a little Zen on y’all regarding a minor epiphany I’ve had while making my way through the revision process following receiving feedback from my editor and some trusted readers.

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Students Speak: How We Use Artificial Intelligence

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

College students are the lifeblood of higher education. Everyone in university administration — including in the IT office — knows how valuable it is to truly understand how those students feel, what they want, what they appreciate and what they dislike about their college experience. Our series of student-authored content, which began in 2020 as the pandemic upended our world, aims to help institutions get an unfiltered student perspective.

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France: fee hike for int’l students overturned

The PIE News

Controversial legislation that was set to hike fees for international students in France has been overturned, as the president makes a fresh call for international talent. In December 2023, as part of France’s proposed immigration law , it was announced that international students would be subject to paying a deposit when applying for a student visa, as well as increased tuition fees for non-EU students.

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Building Pipelines for a Better Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Daniel Jean often recounts with sadness the story of Robert Daniel Cuadra, an 18-year-old honor student from Paterson, New Jersey, who was planning to embark on a promising college career at Montclair State University in the summer of 2022. Dr. Junius Gonzales Mike Peters/Montclair State University But Cuadra would never actually enroll at the public research university just a few miles from his home.

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State Support for Colleges Grew as Stimulus Funds Ebbed

Inside Higher Ed

State Support for Colleges Grew as Stimulus Funds Ebbed Doug Lederman Thu, 02/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Even with a reduction in federal stimulus funding, state support for higher education was up 10 percent in fiscal 2024.

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Four Ways to Create a Supportive and Inclusive Learning Community for Your Students

Faculty Focus

I have had the honor and privilege to teach community college students for the past 14 years and have learned so much about their strengths and challenges during this time. Some of their experiences are unique and must be carefully understood while others are common to all individuals transitioning to a new phase in life. In general, this is a student population with amazing resiliency and competing priorities that must be recognized and understood by administration and faculty.

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Tenure Extensions Were Popular Amid the Pandemic. That May Not Be Good.

Inside Higher Ed

Tenure Extensions Were Popular Amid the Pandemic. That May Not Be Good. Ryan Quinn Thu, 02/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges gave tenure candidates more time due to COVID-19. Women, who may be more likely to fall behind due to extensions, reported more disruption to their research than men.

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Energy builds for expanding high-quality higher ed in rural communities

University Business

Providing higher education access for rural learners in the United States has pushed state leaders in Kentucky to think about building a new university and the USDA to help sustain the financial health of some colleges to prevent an “education desert” in the region. One foundation is stepping up to bridge these underserved students’ college and university access.

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RUTH L. OKEDIJI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ruth L. Okediji Ruth L. Okediji has been appointed the Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Center for African Studies at Harvard University. She serves as the Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Okediji holds a Bachelor of Law degree from University of Jos in Nigeria as well as a master’s and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School.

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PIEoneer b-school winner opens on Gold Coast

The PIE News

Kaplan Business School has announced a new campus on the Gold Coast in Australia, bringing its total locations in the country to six. It comes after the provider – which prides itself on its “future-focused, innovative” community – opened a school in Perth in 2020. In 2023, Kaplan Business School won the inaugural Business School of the Year category at The PIEoneer Awards.

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A Call for Deadline Extensions After FAFSA Delay

Inside Higher Ed

A coalition of higher ed professional associations and advocacy organizations issued a letter Wednesday urging colleges to extend their typical May 1 commitment deadline for accepted students in light of a nearly two-month delay in the delivery of FAFSA information to c

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7 Questions with a Bold Innovator Featuring Muhammad Saud Khan

Coursera blog

Riphah International University, located in Pakistan, is a private educational institution with over 25,000 students spread across multiple campuses. In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions such as Riphah were faced with unprecedented challenges. The disruptions caused by the pandemic highlighted how crucial it was for universities to swiftly enhance their digital capabilities to ensure uninterrupted learning for their students.

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AAC&U Project to Assist 12 Campuses with Equity-Center Curriculum Design

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A dozen higher education institutions have been selected to participate in the Equitable and Inclusive Curriculum-to-Career Models Project, according to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The two-year project — supported by a grant from Lumina Foundation — builds on campus work initiated through AAC&U’s Curriculum-to-Career Innovations Institute.

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Suppressed Student Speech at American University

Academe Blog

BY THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AAUP CHAPTER The following statement was issued January 29, 2024. In 2022, American University reaffirmed its commitment to freedom of expression, stating in relevant part: When we engage in inquiry, we may have to confront truths that are unpleasant and ideas and perspectives with which we disagree or even find loathsome.

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Four Ways to Create a Supportive and Inclusive Learning Community for Your Students

Faculty Focus

I have had the honor and privilege to teach community college students for the past 14 years and have learned so much about their strengths and challenges during this time. Some of their experiences are unique and must be carefully understood while others are common to all individuals transitioning to a new phase in life. In general, this is a student population with amazing resiliency and competing priorities that must be recognized and understood by administration and faculty.

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College Affordability Helped Drive Rise in State Support for Higher Ed

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Sonel Cutler State funding is up 10 percent this year. Many legislatures have directed more money to public colleges in an effort to keep tuition flat.

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CUNY Opens $95M Nursing Training Center to Stave Off Shortages

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As New York is projected to experience a dearth of 40,000 nurses by 2030, the City University of New York (CUNY) has planned to get ahead of the potential shortage. Dr. Fernando Delgado CUNY is opening a $95 million Nursing Education, Research and Practice Center that will include 22 robotic patient simulators that can be programmed to replicate hundreds of medical conditions, including breathing difficulty and childbirth.

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Doxing Truck Targets Boulder Faculty Members

Inside Higher Ed

Accuracy in Media, the group behind what it calls infamous mobile billboards and what others call doxing trucks, has now targeted faculty members at the University of Colorado at Boulder, The Daily Camera reports.

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Online learning as a response to global shifts in higher education

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Nicola McCullough, Director of Education at Ahead in Sport and a mentor for Women in Football, and Joel Roberts, Chief Executive at Ahead in Sport. UK higher education has had a strong international reputation for many years. However, increasing competition for international students and recent reputational challenges may hinder UK institutions’ ability to support global higher education growth, and the growing need for upskilling and reskilling.

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Generative AI for Higher Education: Future-Proof Your School’s Marketing Tools

Caylor Solutions

Using generative AI for higher education marketing can do more than save you time, it can open up new ways to make greater connections with your audience. The post Generative AI for Higher Education: Future-Proof Your School’s Marketing Tools appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Mexico ‘must rectify’ access gap & dropout rate

The PIE News

While the higher education system in Mexico is one with great potential, the debate over how to augment access stands in its way, according to an expert panel. At the IFE Conference at the Tecnologico de Monterrey campus in northern Mexico, three experts in the field of HE discussed how the field could improve the country’s standing in education. Bernardo González Aréchiga, rector at the Universidad del Valle de Mexico, noted that the country is “on the route to a growing gap”.

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Judge greenlights whistleblower lawsuit against Colorado Technical - Lilah Burke, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

A whistleblower lawsuit accusing Colorado Technical University of artificially inflating how much educational content it provides students will move forward after a federal judge denied a motion to dismiss the complaint earlier this month. The suit, brought by an anonymous former employee, alleges that the for-profit college defrauded the federal government out of hundreds of millions of dollars by deliberately failing to provide students with the number of learning hours needed to meet federal

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The Capital of Transfer

Inside Higher Ed

Ensuring students are fully informed. Britt was a good but not outstanding student in high school. She had always planned to go to college, but as the first in her family to graduate from high school, she wasn’t exposed at home to information about the college selection or application process; because she wasn’t in high school honors classes, she didn’t hear much about them from peers or teachers.

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Watch: A Good, Better, Best Approach to Online Program Growth

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

A Good, Better, Best Approach to Online Program Growth Whether you have an existing online program portfolio or you’re just getting started in online education, this workshop is for you. Archer’s Good, Better, Best framework is a structured roadmap rooted in organizational development — Archer believes universities can build success from within.

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How Asexual People Navigate Romantic Relationships: Academic Minute

Inside Higher Ed

Today on the Academic Minute: Alexandra Brozowski, research associate at Michigan State University, takes a look at one group of people who feel left out and underresearched. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.

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Glitch in financial aid form is keeping students with immigrant parents from applying for college grants

University Business

Financial aid experts worry the hurdles could discourage students from immigrant families from applying for financial aid at all, or put them off college altogether. Students from immigrant families have been getting stuck trying to add their parents as “contributors,” a new step that requires parents to verify their identity. There’s no option on the form right now that allows families to get verified without a Social Security number.

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NCAA, Tennessee Spar Over Name, Image Rules

Inside Higher Ed

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is engaged in another war of words (and potentially legal action) with its member universities, this time over the association’s enforcement of its rules governing athletes’ names, images and likenesses.

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Idaho ruling helps clear the way for a controversial University of Phoenix acquisition

University Business

The University of Idaho said Wednesday it would move forward with its planned affiliation with the for-profit University of Phoenix in a nearly $700 million deal after a judge dismissed the state attorney general’s lawsuit alleging the deal was done in violation of an open meetings law. Attorney General Raúl Labrador failed to prove the Board of Regents violated Idaho’s Open Meetings Law when considering the transaction, an Idaho judge ruled Tuesday in dismissing Labrador’s lawsuit.