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Black students who enroll at HBCUs have higher bachelor’s degree attainment, research finds

Higher Ed Dive

But those who initially attended a historically Black college also had higher debt loads than their similarly situated peers, a working paper found.

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GW Settles COVID Lawsuit for $5.4 Million

Inside Higher Ed

George Washington University has reached a $5.4 million settlement with former students who allege the institution broke its contract with them when it abruptly switched to online-only classes at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Education Department sued over gainful employment rule

Higher Ed Dive

The American Association of Cosmetology Schools said the rule is based on a “flawed” debt-to-earnings ratio.

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Everyone Talks About 'Critical Theory.' What Is It?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

On the history of a contested concept. By Peter E. Gordon Illustration by The Chronicle; Newscom image On the history of a contested concept.

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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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Education Department withholds $2.2M from 3 student loan servicers

Higher Ed Dive

Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet failed to send timely billing statements to 758,000 customers when federal loan repayment restarted, the agency said.

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The Best Scholarly Books of 2023

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Martha Nussbaum, Mark Greif, Michèle Lamont, Jan-Werner Müller, and others on what they read and loved last year. Illustration by The Chronicle Martha Nussbaum, Mark Greif, Michèle Lamont, Jan-Werner Müller, and others on what they read and loved last year.

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Dr. Claudine Gay’s Resignation from the Harvard Presidency Possibly Saved Her Life

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The recent announcement of Dr. Claudine Gay’s resignation as president of Harvard University swiftly spread through the news and has been an ongoing conversation, particularly among those within higher education academic communities. Gay had been widely criticized for her responses alongside two other college presidents, also women, at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, after which, she clarified the institution’s stance.

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Tackling the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Classroom

Inside Higher Ed

Tackling the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Classroom Johanna Alonso Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Professors who teach about the Middle East report increased interest in their spring courses—though not necessarily from the biggest activists on campus.

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This week in numbers: Education Department officials pitch accreditation changes

Higher Ed Dive

We’re rounding up some of our biggest stories of the week, from new federal policy proposals to the rocky FAFSA rollout.

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U.S. Focused on Consumer Protection, Accountability in Rules Overhaul

Inside Higher Ed

U.S. Focused on Consumer Protection, Accountability in Rules Overhaul Katherine Knott Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education Department wants to ensure that accreditors and states are doing their part to hold colleges accountable.

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Turing funding timeline in UK causing participants to drop out

The PIE News

The first official analysis of the Turing scheme has been published, echoing concerns voiced by stakeholders since its rollout. Stakeholders have previously expressed concerns surrounding the funding model of the Turing scheme, which was introduced in 2021 as the UK’s equivalent to the EU’s Erasmus+ exchange program. The research found that less than half of higher education participants – 45% – felt the funding provided by Turing covered at least half of their costs on placement.

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Kentucky Explores Creating New College in ‘Postsecondary Desert’

Inside Higher Ed

Kentucky Explores Creating New College in ‘Postsecondary Desert’ jessica.blake@… Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM State lawmakers believe a new four-year university would help increase degree attainment in rural areas.

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University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. University of Rochester Though the school and department had initially planned to cluster-hire faculty for the department over the next five years, the new influx of funding – via the foundation’s Higher Learning program – will allow them to expedite their schedule, said Dr.

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What Is Cryptojacking, and Why Is Higher Education Being Targeted?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

It’s no secret that higher education institutions must continue prioritizing cybersecurity in the face of new and emerging threats. What’s less obvious is which threats to focus on, particularly because not all threats are readily apparent. Cryptojacking is one such threat that’s rapidly emerging, but it isn’t new. While cryptojacking attempts passed the 100 million mark for the first time in 2022, there have been well over 50 million attempts each year since 2018.

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ABA Proposes Increased Job Protections for Untenured

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An American Bar Association plan to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty has been received positively by legal writing and clinical professors. The American Bar Association has proposed changes to standards to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty. Reuters reported that a proposal under consideration by the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar would require law schools to hire full-time legal writing instructors and other untenur

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What to Do About Burnout in Student Affairs

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Those in the field are often better at helping others than they are themselves. By Ian Wilhelm Jan Feindt for The Chronicle Those in the field are often better at helping others than they are themselves.

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A Wake-Up Call to the Student Affairs Profession About Male Students

Inside Higher Ed

A Wake-Up Call to the Student Affairs Profession About Male Students Melissa Ezarik Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Addressing the impacts of toxic male identities can help narrow the gap in men’s achievement in postsecondary education, writes Joe Henry, a dean of students.

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Michigan State Tenure Faculty Continue Push for Union Recognition

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Michigan State University tenure and tenure-track faculty members are on track toward forming a union, according to reporting from the Lansing State Journal. A group of tenure and tenure-track faculty members at Michigan State University are seeking union recognition from the Board of Trustees. MSU Photography Services The group, which campaigned last fall to form a union , is seeking recognition from the university’s board of trustees.

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Workforce Development Top Priority for State Higher Ed Officers

Inside Higher Ed

A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association lists economic and workforce development as a top priority among higher education leaders for the second year in a row.

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DESTINY DURON DEAS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Destiny Duron Deas Destiny Duron Deas has been appointed vice president for advancement at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. She serves as an attorney, author, entrepreneur, and ordained minister affiliated with the Assemblies of God. Duron Deas holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, a master’s in East Asian Studies from Duke University, and a juris doctorate from Duke Law School.

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Doing the Work

Inside Higher Ed

Doing the Work johnw@mcsweeneys.net Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Challenging (and changing) conventions in order to live your values.

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JEREMY TOULON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jeremy Toulon Jeremy Toulon has been appointed director of student transition and success at Binghamton University in New York. He served as a senior consultant for the National Institute of Student Success in Atlanta. Toulon holds a bachelor’s degree in Afro-American/African Studies and an MSW from Binghamton University.

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Transitions: Sweet Briar College and the U. of North Carolina at Asheville Make Interim Leaders Permanent

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Appointments, resignations, retirements, deaths By Julia Piper CHIEF EXECUTIVES

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How (and why) you should create a backup plan for your career - Stephanie Vozza, Fast Company

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Innovation and disruption are building a new world, but what if they disrupt your career? Technology—especially AI—is causing some roles to become irrelevant. And even workers in the most stable industries could experience consequences of economic downturns or just poor leadership. To avoid being blindsided, it’s important to have a backup plan that helps you navigate the waters if something happens outside of your control.

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Idaho State Secures $2.2M to Train Specialists for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children

Insight Into Diversity

Idaho State University’s Communication Sciences and Disorders Department has been awarded $2.2 million in grants to bolster the Idaho Hearing Education and Aural Rehabilitation (IHEAR) program. This funding will help train 42 specialists in speech-language pathology and audiology, focusing on early support for Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHOH) children and their families.

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Georgetown welcomes higher education financial leader, alumnus as new CFO

University Business

Starting in April, Hari Sastry will lead the university’s central financial functions, including accounting and financial reporting, budgeting and planning, procurement, and treasury services. Sastry will work under the Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer led by David Green. Prior to his career in higher education, Sastry spent 18 years working in the federal government.

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Flagship public universities likely to cut more humanities, staff — especially in rural states - ELAINE S. POVICH, Kansas Reflector

Economics and Change in Higher Education

“Are we going to revert back to ‘normal?’ No, we will have a new normal,” said West Virginia University President Gordon Gee in an interview with Stateline. “We are going to be much more oriented toward listening to the people who pay our bills — parents, students, legislators and others. And they very much want to see universities, particularly land grant institutions like ours, become engines of creativity and economic development.

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UH students demand larger role in selecting university’s next president

University Business

Calls are growing for the University of Hawaii to change how its next president will be chosen. In response, UH decision-makers have agreed to the creation of an advisory group made up of students and faculty. But what the group’s role will be—and how much of a say it will have in the selection—remains up for debate. It’s been nearly 10 years since they’ve chosen a new president.

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Stopping the Cancer Crosstalk: Academic Minute

Inside Higher Ed

Today on the Academic Minute: Kideok Jin, associate professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences at the Albany College of Pharmacy, discusses one breast cancer treatment that could yield big benefits.

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How much money do college and university presidents make?

University Business

The most selective schools in the U.S. don’t necessarily pay their presidents the most. The president of Thomas Jefferson University was the best-paid private college president in the country, making a total of more than $8.4 million in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Both his base pay and total compensation exceed that of other private college presidents.

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Immersive Technologies in Higher Education: Universities Journey to a Virtual Reality

WENR

Immersive technologies, particularly virtual reality, could revolutionize higher education. But universities still need to overcome major challenges. The post Immersive Technologies in Higher Education: Universities Journey to a Virtual Reality appeared first on WENR.

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Is this the future of business school learning?

University Business

Business schools are filled with educators who cut their teeth on case studies. Invented over 100 years ago at Harvard, these teaching tools are used in about 40% of MBA classes at most top business schools, such as Harvard Business School (HBS), which uses it in 80% of its classes. Many educators consider HBS-style case studies the gold standard for helping students develop analytical business skills.

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Only 1.6% of US job ads “friendly to global talent”

The PIE News

Only 1.6% of US job openings are “friendly to global talent”, according to analysis by Pittsburgh -based education technology company, F1 Hire. The company, which launched in August 2023 in a bid to simplify the job search process for international students in the US, has released the International Talent Friendliness Index. The Index – released daily on the F1 Hire website – is the first human resource index to benchmark US hiring companies’ willingness to accept internationa

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Cosmetology Schools Sue to Block Gainful-Employment Regs

Inside Higher Ed

The trade association representing cosmetology schools is suing the Biden administration to block its new gainful-employment rule from taking effect.

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GEDU acquires performing arts school in Australia

The PIE News

UK-based Global Education Holdings announced the acquisition of the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory in Brisbane in December, following a string of takeovers the education group made in 2023. The performing arts school offers undergraduate courses in acting, screen production, and song and dance in Queensland’s capital city. “ GEDU is creating a diverse portfolio of educational institutions and services to offer high quality, accessible, skill-oriented higher education across

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Here’s what’s at stake in these high-level negotiation talks with school stakeholders

University Business

Turning into the new year, the Education Department has released a series of papers outlining how they propose to increase program integrity and institutional quality in higher education, building on the Biden Administration’s longstanding mission to improve school accountability. Strategies the Department is pursuing to effect its influence revolve around accreditors’ and state agencies’ regulation measures, governance in distance education, Title IV fund disbursement and more

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