Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 11, 2024

Colleges should focus on teaching the life skills that will outlast inevitable technological changes, the president of High Point University contends.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 11, 2024

Whoever forms the next government will look to research and innovation to drive growth. Paul Boyle has some suggestions about where to start The post Research and innovation thoughts for a new government appeared first on Wonkhe.

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MARCH 11, 2024

UCLA’s ExcEL Leadership Academy aims to use the model to create a pathway for current teachers to earn multilingual certification.

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MARCH 11, 2024

A recent evaluation of the Uni Connect programme has focused minds on the future of collaborative outreach in England. Richard Boffey makes the case for a foundation of social justice The post Uncertainty over Uni Connect should be a chance to define the terms of collaboration appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 11, 2024

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the trust will cement the state’s status as a leader in college equity and access.

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The PIE News

MARCH 11, 2024

In an increasingly globalised, uncertain world, the need for the UK to bolster international ties and protect high-performing export sectors has never been greater. The government recognised this fact back in 2019, with publication of an ambitious International Education Strategy, seeking to increase annual education exports to £35 billion per annum and global student intake to 600,000.

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The PIE News

MARCH 11, 2024

The Migration Advisory Committee is expected to report back the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route by May, the home secretary has announced. James Cleverly made the announcement in the Daily Mail , where he outlined his wider plans to crack down on immigration, including “a comprehensive and tough package which means around 300,000 people eligible to come to the UK last year would now be unable to do so” “But we are going further – today I will ask the expert an

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HEPI

MARCH 11, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Chris Husbands and Janice Kay, founder partners of Higher Futures, which provides strategic leadership support to universities navigating change. Chris was formerly vice-chancellor at Sheffield Hallam University and Janice was formerly Provost at University of Exeter. The HEPI/Kortext report on students’ use of generative AI is a wake-up call: students are making extensive use of generative AI in increasingly sophisticated and discriminating ways.

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University Business

MARCH 11, 2024

With public trust in higher education waning and a barrage of reports illustrating the middling outcomes associated with Americans who earn a college degree, state lawmakers are fighting to restore public trust in their institutions by promising to hold them more accountable. An increasingly popular tactic is dangling money over the heads of its two- or four-year institutions—or both—through performance-based funding models.

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Campus Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

Since learning company Pearson introduced generative AI (Gen AI) study tools in beta testing to its Pearson+ e-textbooks in fall 2023, the feature has become increasingly popular, and the company has announced plans to add at least 40 more titles in math, science, business, and nursing for fall 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

That animals avoid environments which seem unhealthy due to predators or poor conditions is a well-documented ecological phenomenon. Humans are no different. We, too, instinctively avoid environments that look unhealthy or unwelcoming. It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests.

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Campus Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

What does 2024 have in store for higher education? As institutions grapple with ongoing challenges and new obstacles in the year ahead, admissions leaders are reevaluating strategies, revamping processes, and reaffirming their commitment to their institution's efforts to broaden access to higher education.

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The PIE News

MARCH 11, 2024

If there are going to be changes to evidence requirements for visa processing in Australia, the federal government must offer further transparency to avoid student refusals, the CEO of IDP has said. Tennealle O’Shannessy was quizzed at an IDP breakfast briefing on what needs to happen for Australia to get back on track with attracting international students considering the government’s latest measures put in place amid the migration strategy.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

The Career Benefits of Volunteer Engagement Sarah Bray Mon, 03/11/2024 - 03:00 AM You can use such opportunities to network, develop skills outside your comfort zone, try bold things and contribute to society, writes Chris Smith.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics, according to a new American Educational Research Association (AERA) analysis of 5.8 million Americans. Dr. Liang Zhang “Our cost-benefit analysis finds that on average a college degree offers better returns than the stock market,” said study coauthor Dr.

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Campus Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

San Diego State University (SDSU), part of the California State University system, is establishing a new computing core facility called the Technology Infrastructure for Data Exploration (TIDE) project, set to be installed and set up by April 2024 and available to researchers in May.

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Today's Learner

MARCH 11, 2024

Reading Time: < 1 minute It takes a village to design MindTap for a textbook. In the process of developing MindTap for Dr. Elizabeth Co’s “Anatomy & Physiology,” 1e , we surveyed 500 students and 170 faculty across 138 universities and colleges to understand the unique needs and pain points of a first-year Anatomy and Physiology course. From there, we collaborated with the author , faculty, students and subject matter experts to ensure that the title supported students and instructors wh

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The PIE News

MARCH 11, 2024

Scholarships and fellowships for students from ASEAN were launched at an overarching bilateral summit between Australia and Southeast Asia. Prime minister Anthony Albanese announced during the Australia ASEAN Summit on March 4-7 that over 75 scholarships, called Aus4ASEAN will be provided as part of a new era of partnership with the region. Some of the scholarships will be funded by Australian universities and 55 fellowships will also be made available for “emerging leaders from the region

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Campus Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

FLEXspace, the Flexible Learning Environments eXchange will move under the management of HETMA, the Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance, so that both can benefit from synergies between the two nonprofit, community-based organizations. FLEXspace will continue as a free service and release its 3.0 portal version in early spring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

Nehemiah Yisrael Nehemiah Yisrael has been named director of procurement and property control at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He served as the director of procurement at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services in Alexandria, Virginia. Yisrael is also the recipient of two “Meritorious Civilian Service Awards” for leadership from the United States Navy.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin signed bills Friday prohibiting the state’s public universities from giving preference to legacy applicants in admissions decisions. The legislation, unanimously approved by both chambers of the General Assembly, holds that public institutions cannot offer an admissions advantage based on a student’s legacy status or “familial relationship to any donor to such institution.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

By Francie Diep Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock The flagship’s decision comes in the context of a substantial automatic-enrollment program for top-ranked students across the state.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

Let’s Have Better Debates About Standardized Tests Elizabeth Redden Mon, 03/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Ben Paris argues that test critics downplay the disadvantages of test-optional policies.

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The PIE News

MARCH 11, 2024

Study abroad opportunities need to be much more visible and advertised towards black students to help “decolonise” the very nature of the study abroad experience, it has been claimed. On a panel advocating for black students studying abroad at the SXSW Edu Conference in Austin, two professors and one student spoke of the barriers that need to be overcome to get more black students on to study abroad programs.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

Louisiana Stops Requiring FAFSA Completion in High School Doug Lederman Mon, 03/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Some state officials say the policy was burdensome and promoted college-going over more vocational paths. Critics of the change fear it will impede college attainment for needy students.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

This bleak, eye-opening film finds mass strikes, gobsmacking whistleblower lecturers and med students forced to survive on food rations of £10 a week. Higher education is failing so many The comedian Geoff Norcott has a dilemma: should he be saving money so his son, “Little Geoff”, can go to university when the time comes, or should he buy a new car now?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

An investigation by the journal Nature into the retraction last year of major research findings by a physicist at the University of Rochester reveals significant flaws in how university officials and scientific journals handled the matter.

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Caylor Solutions

MARCH 11, 2024

Student-centric websites lead to greater engagement and enrollment success. Learn how student-centric websites can boost your marketing. The post Website Optimization: Creating a Student-Centric Website appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

It’s More Important Than Ever to Invest in Research Communication Doug Lederman Mon, 03/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Sharing big ideas in easy-to-understand ways can help academics and their colleges and universities expand their reach into the public sphere.

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University Business

MARCH 11, 2024

Virginia will become the second state to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill that unanimously cleared the state legislature. The bill says public universities cannot give preferential admissions to college applicants based on their familial relationship to the school. Virginia joins Colorado as the only states to ban the practice.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

A short history of labor. A few weeks ago, not wanting to sacrifice class time, I offered a short history of corporations in the U.S. Now that we are reading Kate Crawford’s Atlas of AI, I complement that essay with one on labor. The labor movement in the U.S. is an outgrowth of industrial capitalism. Free labor had long been unshackled from the constraints of feudalism and further separated from tradition by immigration (indentured servitude or free labor) or forced migration (people sold into

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idfive agency

MARCH 11, 2024

A new immersive spatial computing platform showing great potential to improve how we work, collaborate, communicate, play, and consume media. Most fundamentally, however, it offers potential productivity boosts to how we work. But “potential” is the operative word with this disruptive entrant. Let’s get excited and be patient as it matures. Every year, my students invariably ask me halfway through the semester if the heavy-headed UX design theory, psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, and desi

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Daniel Newton, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, explores how one quiz show could help your career.

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University Business

MARCH 11, 2024

After four years of test-optional admissions for undergraduate applications, The University of Texas at Austin will return to requiring standardized testing scores, beginning with applications for the Fall 2025 semester. Analysis of the University’s own data further revealed that on average, students who submitted standardized scores performed significantly better on those exams and in their first semester of college, relative to those who did not take the test or chose not to have their scores

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Educause

MARCH 11, 2024

An effective response to higher education disruption begins with recognizing that identity and access management is central to an IT organization's capacity to deliver continuous improvement and digital transformation to campus.

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University Business

MARCH 11, 2024

SUNY campuses will phase out the use of plastic utensils, bags, bottles and other items in the coming years as part of a statewide push to keep hard-to-recycle waste out of landfills. The new policy phasing out so-called single-use plastics came out of recommendations made by a task force that began studying the issue two years ago. Grocery bags, water and beverage bottles, plastic wrap, stirrers, straws, utensils — even balloons — will be phased out in stages as more plastic-free alternatives a

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