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APRIL 4, 2024

Recent graduates and entry-level workers can bring new ideas and skills, a talent executive said.

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APRIL 4, 2024

The government has delivered another big real terms cut to universities in England. Jim Dickinson can smell the stasis The post DfE’s annual funding letter is out. Don’t spend it all at once appeared first on Wonkhe.

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HEPI

APRIL 4, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris , Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic at the University of Buckingham. In a world that has changed due to the Covid pandemic and the cost of living, students are increasingly less able to engage with standalone support provided by institutions. They are also less well-prepared for higher education study, having undertaken parts of their secondary education during the pandemic, not always together in a classroom and not always with ex

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. These missions are important to the well-being of our people and the strength of our country.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

Leaders of Sociology Group Resist Call for Ceasefire Resolution Ryan Quinn Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Members of the American Sociological Association will now get a say, voting on whether to make their group the latest to call for an end to the war.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

By Eric Hoover Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock The government’s response to federal-aid forms containing inconsistent data is troubling financial-aid officers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. The Institute of Higher Education Policy (IHEP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to access and success for students in postsecondary institutions, has released studies of two Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) that are leading the way in student success: four-year public University of North Texas (UNT) and two-year public LaGuardia Community College in New York City.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

States Bristle at Cardona Plea to Push Aid Deadlines jessica.blake@… Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Many local officials say they’ll do what’s right for students, but note that pushing the deadline back too far could have its own unintended consequences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

West Chester University assistant professor Dr. Jeremy C. McCool and award-winning journalist Earl Hopkins have announced a deal with publisher Rowman & Littlefield to pen a book about Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. Award-winning journalist Earl Hopkins and West Chester University assistant professor Dr. Jeremy C. McCool plan to write a book about the impact of Kendrick Lamar and J.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

The University of Texas at Austin is shutting down the Division of Campus and Community Engagement (DCCE)—previously known as the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement—and laying off more than 40 individuals who work there,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

While much has been written about progressive movements of the 1960s and how activism helped shape the higher education landscape — including, for example, the emergence of Black studies departments on college campuses — Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd’s remarkable book Resistance from the Right: Conservatives & The Campus Wars in Modern America (The University of North Carolina Press) offers readers a look at the conservative movement of the same era and the players who would eventually emerge

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

Three Questions on Academic Innovation for U-M’s Mike Daniel joshua.m.kim@d… Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM A conversation with the University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation senior director of policy and chief operating officer.

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The PIE News

APRIL 4, 2024

The European Commission has presented a blueprint for a European degree, set to boost learning mobility within the EU and “cut red tape” for universities setting up joint degree programs at all levels. Published on March 27, the plan for the degree paves the way for a new type of joint program, delivered on a voluntary basis at national, regional or institutional level, and based on a common set of criteria agreed at European level.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The benefits of device management are fairly straightforward. It’s a tool (or set of tools) that removes the human element from deploying, maintaining, securing and replacing the laptops, desktops, tablets and smartphones that power higher education. So, why isn’t every university IT team in the country outsourcing device management? The answer to that is also fairly straightforward: Higher education is in the midst of belt-tightening, and device management programs mean that institutions are as

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

Learning Behind Bars: The Shifting Fortunes of Prison Education Marjorie Valbrun Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM While U.S. prison-reform advocates celebrate reversal of a 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales say government inaction has stalled progress.

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Educause

APRIL 4, 2024

The Extended Reality (XR) Implementation Strategy Workbook can help higher education institutions transition XR experiments from the pilot phase to broad institutional deployments by guiding them through five strategic dimensions that shape the expanded use of XR technology in educational environments.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

How Humble Should I Be? Sarah Bray Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Jacob A. Brown, Thomas Byrne, C. K. Gunsalus and Nicholas C. Burbules explore the need for humility and other values in higher ed administration. Byline(s) Jacob A. Brown Thomas Byrne C.K. Gunsalus Nicholas C.

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The PIE News

APRIL 4, 2024

UK higher education institutions are facing a tough year: visa regulation changes, a potential general election in the UK and in major study destinations overseas, economic instability and increasing global competition. Since 2018, international student volumes to the UK have significantly outperformed overall growth worldwide. International student numbers are now 85,000 higher than projected.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

House lawmakers will examine how the botched roll-out of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) has affected students, families and colleges in a hearing next week.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Nearly two-thirds of Jewish high school families have eliminated colleges and universities from consideration due to rising on-campus antisemitism, according to a new poll commissioned by Hillel International. Adam Lehman Eighty-seven percent of those polled said the events of Oct. 7 had an impact on their approach to selecting a college or university for their child, according to the survey.

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Campus Technology

APRIL 4, 2024

Amazon Web Services has confirmed to multiple outlets that it plans to lay off hundreds of staff in an effort to "streamline.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Education secretary Gillian Keegan will also squeeze funding for programmes to widen access to higher education Ministers will cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities next year, which sector leaders say will further damage the country’s cultural industries. The cuts, outlined by the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, in guidance to the universities regulator , will also reduce funding for Uni-Connect, which runs programmes aimed at widening access to higher

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Amid ongoing issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this year, the City University of New York (CUNY) is looking to help. Dr. Jonathan Collins Part of a new, larger concerted effort from New York state government to boost FAFSA completion rates during a newly proclaimed Financial Aid Awareness Month, the CUNY Financial Aid Support Team (FAST) will partner with New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), the New York State Higher Education Service Corporation (HESC),

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The PIE News

APRIL 4, 2024

Wall Street English has recovered from the lows of the Covid-19 pandemic and year-on-year growth in excess of 10% has allowed the company to return to pre-2019 levels, according to its CEO. Speaking with The PIE News in an in-depth interview, James McGowan, detailed that in the previous few years Wall Street English has grown from operating in 26 territories to 35.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

José Gámez José Gámez has been named dean of the College of Arts + Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He served as associate dean for research and graduate programs at the university. Gámez holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from Texas A&M University, a Master of Architecture degree from the University of California Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in architecture and urban design from the University of California at Los Angeles.

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2024

University endowment experienced a positive turnaround in 2023 , helping institutions fund invaluable initiatives pertinent to their missions. Despite the uptick, gift-giving fell by 10.7%, according to a NACUBO-Commonfund report. Colleges and universities interested in ramping up their fundraising and donation targets must update their strategies to meet pace with a digitized age, according to a report from Salesforce.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 4, 2024

Christopher A. Metzler, a true visionary in academia, healthcare, and diversity, passed away on Saturday, March 23, at his home in Grenada. His sudden departure leaves a void not only in the lives of his loved ones but also in the fields of higher education, social justice, and diversity advocacy. In 2008, he developed the first Editorial Board for Insight Into Diversity magazine, and was selected as the inaugural Board Chair.

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The PIE News

APRIL 4, 2024

There’s been lots of talk about the need for a coordinated effort to ensure that the UK remains competitive in a tough market. We’ve seen drops in international student applications and conversions over the past year in particular, and a few weeks ago at The PIE Live Europe we heard from IDP in the opening plenary on how other countries are doing in relation to the UK.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The UNCF (United Negro College Fund) recently received a $1 million donation from Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group and founder of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism. Robert Kraft "I am honored to support UNCF in their mission to combat hate and promote unity,” said Kraft. “It is crucial that we come together as a society to address the root causes of hate and prejudice.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Prof Des Freedman , Michael Bassey , John Sommer and Sally Bates respond to an article about the dire state of Britain’s higher education institutions Gaby Hinsliff ( Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding, 29 March ) says “the story [of decline] starts with the freezing of tuition fees in 2017”. However, this was the outcome, not the cause, of a crisis that began with the decision by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government in 2010 to treble tu

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Indiana University’s Total Solar Eclipse Week: Daniel Beverly, postdoctoral researcher at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, explores how the natural world will react to the total solar eclipse.

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Caylor Solutions

APRIL 4, 2024

Online education is changing rapidly, especially with the rise of AI. Learn how to manage those changes, and how to use AI to assist, not replace, human productivity. The post From Accessibility to AI: The Changing Contours of Online Learning appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Academe Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

On April 17, higher ed unions, AAUP chapters, and student organizations across the U.S. are coming together for a national day of action to fight back against the coordinated assault on teaching and learning, and to mobilize for a system of higher education that serves the public good.

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University Business

APRIL 4, 2024

There is plenty of evidence of the economic and personal benefits for individuals who earn a bachelor’s degree. Those benefits also extend to the communities where college graduates live and the industries in which they work. But when a myriad of obstacles prevent a majority of college-aged Americans from attaining that goal, there is something very wrong with our current higher education model.

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Helix Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Pipeline. Inclusivity. Omnichannel. Give-to-Get. Collective Impact. HENRYs. When it comes to analysis of donors by generation, the nonprofit blogosphere is full of flashy buzzwords, with many consultants and organizations offering their take on a “quick fix” for reaching and retaining the youngest alumni donors. The supposedly elusive “Gen Z” donors have been labeled difficult to recruit (and even more difficult to retain), disconnected, untrusting, and incentive-seeking.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students and professors at Clayton State University fear their programs could be in jeopardy because of this year's state budget cuts. Kaitlynn Cassidy said the rumors of the math, science, political science and theatre programs getting canceled have spread around the campus. She is a sophomore who transferred to CSU to study math and aerospace engineering, a dream she's had since she was a kid.

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