Fri.Nov 22, 2024

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When nativism and deglobalisation meet the sagging bottom line

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The higher education sector is caught trying to be global while national politics push hard in the other direction. Simon Marginson looks for balance The higher education sector is caught trying to be global while national politics push hard in the other direction.

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Cal Maritime and Cal Poly set to merge

Higher Ed Dive

A new report from California State University leaders said the nautical college faces a "dire, binary choice": Partner with another university, or close.

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Student Voter Engagement Efforts Grew in 2024. Student Voting Didn’t.

Inside Higher Ed

At the National Student Vote Summit, attendees discussed the best ways to boost political involvement after an election that saw worse turnout than in 2020. COLLEGE PARK, Md.—Nicholas Crookston, who leads campus engagement efforts for the civic engagement nonprofit Voto Latino, opened the National Student Voter Summit Thursday morning by announcing how much student voter engagement efforts grew this past election cycle.

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Universities Expand Free Tuition Initiatives

Insight Into Diversity

Four prominent universities announced new or expanded tuition-free programs for low- and middle-income students this week. These programs, designed to increase accessibility and affordability, extend the reach of financial aid and reflect broader efforts to address the rising cost of higher education. Brandeis University introduced The Brandeis Commitment, starting in fall 2025, which will fully cover tuition for students from families earning less than $75,000 and cover half the tuition costs f

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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 Short-Term Credentials Really More Affordable?

Inside Higher Ed

A new report finds that costs vary widely, from free to more than $20,000 per month. Short-term credentials are proliferating and growing more popular as students come to see them as quicker, cheaper routes to jobs than traditional degrees. But are these programs as inexpensive as students think?

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Using Black Students to Criticize DEI is a Cynical and Disingenuous Tactic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By now many people have read the recent article by the New York Times that critically examines the state of DEI at the University of Michigan. The primary argument made in the article is that despite having spent approximately a quarter of a billion dollars since 2016, faculty and students are not enthusiastic about Michigan’s DEI initiatives. This article prompted other criticisms against the University of Michigan’s DEI initiatives in media outlets including the New York Post and USA Today and

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Black Students to Criticize DEI is a Cynical and Disingenuous Tactic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By now many people have read the recent article by the New York Times that critically examines the state of DEI at the University of Michigan. The primary argument made in the article is that despite having spent approximately a quarter of a billion dollars since 2016, faculty and students are not enthusiastic about Michigan’s DEI initiatives. This article prompted other criticisms against the University of Michigan’s DEI initiatives in media outlets including the New York Post and USA Today and

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Study: Ignoring Race in Admissions Doesn’t Improve Quality of Incoming Class

Inside Higher Ed

Ignoring race in the college admissions process lowers diversity outcomes but has no effect on the academic standards of an admitted class, according to a new study from Cornell researchers.

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LibParlor Online Learning is live(!) & takeaways from launching a big project

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This post serves two purposes – promotion of a new curriculum that launched this fall aimed at supporting LIS professionals in developing their research skills and a chance for me to reflect on some takeaways I had from launching a big (IMLS funded) project. In 2017, I helped start The Librarian Parlor , LibParlor for short. It started as a blog on WordPress where folks could share stories, tips, strategies, and lessons on doing research in LIS.

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Senate Passes FAFSA Deadline Act, 2025–26 Form Officially Launches

Inside Higher Ed

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the FAFSA Deadline Act on Thursday, less than a week after the House unanimously passed it. Now the legislation heads to President Biden’s desk. The bill would mandate that the Education Department launch the federal aid form by Oct. 1 each year; currently the deadline is Jan. 1.

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Right, left, and in-between: Can we bring our differences to the table?

FIRE

We may sit on different sides of the table, but we can still meet in the middle by practicing free speech.

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Every Threat Is an Opportunity

Inside Higher Ed

Let’s trade prestige for accessibility. Every threat is an opportunity. I do not remember who first told me this, but I’m fairly sure it was someone at my post–grad school employer, a market research and consultancy firm. Generally, I’m distrustful of consultancy-speak because it usually presages consultancy actions, which often seem overdetermined and work for the sake of having something to sell to a client, but I’ve found this framework useful as a thought starter over the ensuing years.

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Gov. Greg Abbott’s order ‘hardening state government’ against China is dangerously hard to parse

FIRE

Gov. Abbott issued an executive order that would limit the professional travel of academics at state universities — and surveil their private travel to "foreign adversaries.

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Iowa Fraternity Suspended Over Hazing Allegations

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Iowa suspended its chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity Monday after police discovered 56 blindfolded pledges covered in food in the basement of the group’s house during the early hours of Nov. 15, The Iowa City Press-Citizen reported. Authorities are investigating the incident for alleged hazing.

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Forging a Bond: Black and Jewish Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and Robert Kraft’s Foundation brought a diverse group of Black and Jewish students, faculty and administrators together for a series of Unity Dinners across the nation. The dinners - which kicked off at the National Civil and Human Rights Museum in Atlanta before moving to George Washington University in D.C. and making its final stop at Dillard University in New Orleans, are part of an ongoing event series aimed at rebuilding the once-strong partnership b

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Miss. Board Removes Word ‘Diversity’ From Public University Policies

Inside Higher Ed

The governing board of Mississippi’s public universities voted Thursday to remove the word “diversity” from several policies, Mississippi Today reported.

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Teaching Students, Not Subjects

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on November 23, 2020 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Too often, faculty make content coverage the focus of lesson planning. They plan their courses around the topics they need to cover, which usually leads to them motoring through information that their students are supposed to write down and retain.

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Living the ‘Vita Contemplativa’

Inside Higher Ed

Scott McLemee reviews Byung-Chul Han’s Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity. Born in South Korea, Byung-Chul Han has taught and written about philosophy at German universities. Over the past decade, his books have been appearing in English translation at an accelerating clip.

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Why accessibility may be the key to future-proofing online education

University Business

Improving accessibility for all learners, particularly those with cognitive or physical disabilities, is now a critical priority as higher education undergoes rapid transformation. With 66% of the global population now connected, according to Statista , education has shifted to online, on-demand, and hybrid formats. Today’s modern learners , regardless of age, are digitally savvy consumers who expect education to integrate seamlessly into their lives.

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12 Days of AI 2024 – new version out NOW!

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The 12 Days of AI is a series of asynchronous activities and discussion prompts designed to help you consider ethics and uses of AI, explore a range of AI tools, and connect with other participants. Whether you’re curious about how AI works and its relevance in creative education or you’ve already experimented with AI and want to dive deeper into its possibilities and limitations, then the 12 Days of AI is for you.

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The blueprint for colleges and universities in the new world of work

University Business

Higher education is at a dangerous crossroads due to the financial hardships of schools, dwindling support from generations due to the student loan crisis, and issues of demography. How will institutions of higher education adapt and compete with these issues? It’s an in-depth, deep-rooted one that requires many perspectives. How higher education and the workforce is rapidly changing Advances in technology and artificial intelligence are changing the nature of work and reshaping it.

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The Winter Social Media Round-up: key trends and highlights to look out for

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Social media never stands still, and this winter is no exception. From shifting user trends to emerging platforms and new features, our team has compiled the major happenings, including the mass exodus from X to Bluesky.

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Georgia State University to create ‘college town Downtown’ with $80 million gift

University Business

Georgia State University has announced a major Downtown Atlanta campus transformation plan thanks to an $80 million gift from the Woodruff Foundation. GSU President M. Brian Blake said the institution was challenged to remake the campus as a beacon for further revitalization for Downtown ahead of the 2026 World Cup. “We were confronted with an opportunity to dream a dream,” Blake said in a news release.

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A new mission for higher education policy reviews

SRHE

by Ellen Hazelkorn, Hamish Coates, Hans de Wit & Tessa Delaquil Making research relevant to policy In recent years there has been heightened attention being given to the importance of scholarly endeavour making a real impact on and for society. Yet, despite a five-fold increase in journal articles published on higher education in the last twenty years, the OECD warns of a serious “disconnect between education policy, research and practice”.

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Utah college presidents should quickly start cutting ‘inefficient’ programs, state auditors say

University Business

Utah’s university and college presidents need to better scrutinize what programs they offer—and should cut those that are not graduating students, leading to high-paying jobs or supporting the state’s workforce needs, according to a critical new audit. But that will have to start with schools tracking data on the “success” of their degrees and programs, which they aren’t currently doing, according to the report from the Legislative Auditor General.

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Stop treating students as customers

LSE Higher Education Blog

Insecurity is at the heart of contemporary higher education but colleges and universities can become more equitable.

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Pathways to success: new research shows “quality” as main driver of student choice for pathways

The PIE News

Phu’s view is something backed up by most international students in NCUK’s first student insights report , Transforming Student Futures , developed in partnership with IDP Education. In a year where we’ve seen some less-than-positive news coverage in the UK for pathways, NCUK were keen to understand from students directly, what their perceptions were about their study journeys to date.

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President moves: USC, Urbana-Champaign must now look for leaders

University Business

Hired Sandeep Mazumder – Berry College (Ga.) Sandeep Mazumder, Berry College The Berry College Board of Trustees has tapped first-time president Sandeep Mazumder , dean of Baylor University’s business school beginning in July. Unclear: He became dean at Baylor in July or he becomes president of Berry in July? Mazumder is renowned for his expertise in strategy, fundraising and academic improvement, as well as his prowess in macroeconomics.

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This week in 5 numbers: Trump nominates Linda McMahon as education secretary

Higher Ed Dive

We’re rounding up our top stories, from the latest out-of-the-box cabinet pick to emergency funding helping a public university stay afloat.

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Survey: Supporting Students Postelection, in 4 Charts

Inside Higher Ed

In a new Student Voice flash poll, very few students—even very few Trump voters—say their institution is doing too much to support them postelection. The University of Virginia ramped up mental health supports for students feeling stressed ahead of and immediately after Election Day. Recognizing that election season thrusts heavy topics to the top of news feeds, the university’s Student Health and Wellness program also advised students to limit doomscrolling and to do the following: unplug, be p

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