Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 3, 2024
VCFA said it will have its own board, president and faculty under the deal while benefiting from California Institute of the Arts’ facilities and resources.
Wonkhe
APRIL 3, 2024
In some cases home fee status can be denied to applicants even though they have a right of residency. Rachel Reeds asks why The post Why do some applicants have to be married to be eligible for student finance? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 3, 2024
The group issued recommendations to keep the state’s community colleges and universities sustainable in the face of declining enrollment and revenue.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
While players in the NCAA Tournament were diverse, head coaches and administrators lagged far behind. That's the conclusions from the new report, “Racial and Gender Equity for Black Women Student-Athletes,” authored by Dr. Shaun R. Harper, founder and executive director of the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center. Harper depicts each team in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
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HEPI
APRIL 3, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Keren Coney, Research and Knowledge Director at AGCAS and a Careers and Employability Consultant at Liverpool John Moores University, and Mark Allen, Careers Consultant at Imperial College London. Keren and Mark are trainers for AGCAS and Ambitious About Autism and are previous authors of What Happens Next? , which explores the destinations disabled graduates in the UK.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Shuttles to the Adirondacks, a puppet parade, canceled classes, and a VIP dinner are just a few of the things higher ed has planned to celebrate Monday's ephemeral event.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
Many, many academics hate them. By Randall Kennedy Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock Many, many academics resent them.
Campus Technology
APRIL 3, 2024
The United States and United Kingdom governments have announced a joint effort to establish AI safety testing standards and protocols.
University Business
APRIL 3, 2024
Antioch College President Jane Fernandes was elated when she discovered her college would be formally designated as a Federal Work College by the Department of Education. The work college consortium cultivates collaboration between the universities to ensure their students are earning their degrees, paying their dues and earning invaluable, employable skills in the process.
The PIE News
APRIL 3, 2024
Rosedale International Education has signed a partnership with Singapore-based Birmingham Academy to offer the Rosedale Global High School Program to students. The program is set to begin by May 2024, with the first cohort eligible for graduation in June 2025. Graduates will be granted the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, allowing them the flexibility to apply to higher education institutions around the world. “Together, we will expand access to world-renowned Canadian education that empo
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
Walsh University will be the new home of Notre Dame College men’s and women’s Rugby teams the university announced. “I cannot express enough how happy we are to find a home at Walsh University as a Rugby program,” said Notre Dame College Director of Rugby Operations Jason Fox. “For Walsh University to take two entire Rugby programs looking for a home is awesome.
University Business
APRIL 3, 2024
Colleges and universities are trudging through inflationary construction costs to successfully reinvest in their existing facilities as students’ interactions with the campus community change in an ever-digitalized world, suggests data from the 11th edition of the State of Facilities in Higher Education report. Gordian, a facility and construction management leader, analyzed its extensive higher education database, conducted qualitative research on campuses and spoke with facilities servic
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
Dr. Marion Ross Fedrick likes to point out that she has “a very different background” than most college presidents. Having served in human resources leadership roles both for government and corporate industries, she was relatively new to higher education when she was tapped as the vice chancellor of human resources for the Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia, managing public colleges and universities.
University Business
APRIL 3, 2024
That means a wealthy family with three children could expect to shell out more than $1 million by the time their youngest child completes a four-year degree. But the sticker price tells only part of the story. Many colleges with large endowments have become more focused in recent years on making college affordable for students who aren’t wealthy. Lower-income families may be required to pay just 10% of the advertised rate and, for some, attending a selective private college can turn out to be ch
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
Members of the Fund for Leadership, Equity, Access and Diversity ( LEAD Fund) are mourning the death of their board chair, Dr. Christopher A. Metzler. Metzler’s family announced that he “passed away in his beloved home in Grenada” March 23. Dr. Christopher A. Metzler. “As a scholar, leader, and DEI champion, Dr. Chris Metzler continuously illuminated our path toward a more inclusive future in which all voices are welcomed and valued,” said Dr.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
As a revenue-generating sport, men’s basketball is almost certainly safe. Ditto for football. But other sports may be in peril as part of an athletics department that struggles to generate positive revenue—a common affliction across the NCAA landscape. Should Arizona enact sweeping cuts, it will be following a broader trend at the Division I level, where universities that have built reputations and alumni support on robust athletics have increasingly begun dropping certain programs—often those o
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
Travonia Brown-Hughes Travonia Brown-Hughes has been appointed director for the Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s Aging and Community Health at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She served as an associate professor at the Hampton University School of Pharmacy. Brown-Hughes holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Hampton University, a master’s in community health from Old Dominion University in Virginia, an MPH from the University of South Florida, and a Ph.D. in gero
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
Ascan of 13,000 social media comments discussing the value of going to college shows that 93 percent of them reflected negative or neutral views, a recent report finds. The study by Campus Sonar uses a research methodology known as social listening or social intelligence to expand the analysis of public views on the value of higher education. The findings largely reinforce a trend observed in other more traditional survey-based reports: that confidence in the value of a college degree is declini
University Business
APRIL 3, 2024
At least 3,000 people are expected at Bowie State University on April 8 for the university’s solar eclipse watch party. Hailu hopes that the university’s watch party will also serve as a magnet for high school students interested in learning more about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Read more from DC News Now. The post Bowie State University to host solar eclipse watch party appeared first on University Business.
AACC
APRIL 3, 2024
Community College Legislative Priorities, April 2024 (PDF) The post Community College Legislative Priorities, April 2024 first appeared on AACC.
University Business
APRIL 3, 2024
While more Colorado students are taking college-level and career education classes in high school, a new report says that trend hasn’t correlated to many more students going to college. To better help students, the report from the Keystone Policy Center recommends that Colorado do more than just expose students to career and college options through its myriad programs.
The PIE News
APRIL 3, 2024
English language teachers at British Council teaching centres in Taiwan have unionised for the first time, demanding a salary increase to keep up with 25% inflation and to end two decades of wage stagnation. The union, which represents more than two-thirds of British Council Taiwan teachers, has rejected BCTW’s offer of a 2.5% non-consolidated (temporary) pay rise which would last nine months.
HEPI
APRIL 3, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Steven Cousins, alumnus of Durham University and the Open University. The Open University has responded to the blog: you can read their response underneath the article. It is as though the Open University (OU) has suddenly discovered an oil reserve deep beneath the Walton Hall campus and is determined to drill and extract the market price, whatever the CO 2 cost or the reputational damage might be.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2024
In 2020, after the horrific murder of George Floyd, the world responded with declarations condemning racial violence and oppressive systems. Similarly, many university administrators, including education deans, disseminated statements illustrating their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Four years later, the pendulum has shifted.
The PIE News
APRIL 3, 2024
With the UK government reviewing its Graduate Route visa, Australia imposing stricter English language requirements and Canada setting up a temporary study permit cap , another Anglophone country is seeing success in gaining international students from Southern Asia. In recent years, Ireland has been attracting South Asian students with its biggest market in the region, India, sending over 7,000 students to Ireland in 2023 from a mere 700 in 2013.
Insight Into Diversity
APRIL 3, 2024
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) is laying off approximately 60 staff members and is closing its Division of Campus and Community Engagement (DCCE), formerly the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. While UT Austin has not officially confirmed the exact number of individuals losing jobs, the Texas NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the Texas Conference of AAUP (American Association of University Professors) estimate in a news release th
The PIE News
APRIL 3, 2024
This week, we spent five minutes with Ron Tuninga, VP and managing director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at AACSB, the global nonprofit association connecting educators, students and business to “create the next generation of great leaders” Introduce yourself in three words or three phrases? International, entrepreneurial and a people-person.
The PIE News
APRIL 3, 2024
Is the drive for internationalisation grinding to a global halt? Entry to major HE providers is getting tougher just as pressure rises within universities to attract ever greater numbers of international students. Three major HE providers – the UK, Canada and Australia – are actively rebalancing international student entry policies. Domestically there are clear reasons for increasingly hazardous policy hurdles.
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