September, 2023

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Rankled by Rankings

Inside Higher Ed

Rankled by Rankings Liam Knox Fri, 09/22/2023 - 03:00 AM Shifts in methodology scrambled the usual hierarchy of U.S. News’s annual college rankings, prompting a fierce backlash from some higher ed leaders.

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Changes to research assessment have unintended consequences

Wonkhe

REF 2028 needs very careful design, argues Anton Muscatelli – based around what can be genuinely and rigorously measured across institutions The post Changes to research assessment have unintended consequences appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Citing 'Unprecedented' Financial Challenges, Miami U. Tells Low-Enrollment Majors to Change

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Emma Pettit Illustration by The Chronicle; image from 636Buster, Wikimedia Commons It's not professors’ fault that the university can no longer afford to support its current lineup of academic programs, the office of the provost wrote in a document shared with department chairs.

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The looming higher education crisis means the Office for Students needs to improve

Wonkhe

Lord Hollick presents the findings of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators inquiry into the work of the Office for Students. The post The looming higher education crisis means the Office for Students needs to improve appeared first on Wonkhe.

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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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Is the political climate in southern states driving a faculty exodus?

Higher Ed Dive

One-third of faculty in Florida, Texas, Georgia and North Carolina said they would pursue out-of-state jobs in the coming year, AAUP found.

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The College Finder

Higher Ed Data Stories

This is always a popular post with high school counselors, IECs, parents, and students who are looking for general information on degrees awarded, or very specific combinations of academic programs, location, and other institutional characteristics. It uses IPEDS data I downloaded as soon as I can when it became available (and before a looming government shutdown), and shows all 1,700 majors recognized by the federal government in the IPEDS system, using CIP codes, and the number of degrees awar

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Game On, Again, for Gainful Employment

Inside Higher Ed

Game On, Again, for Gainful Employment Katherine Knott Wed, 09/27/2023 - 04:18 PM The rule, which is stronger than versions released during the Obama administration, adds new disclosure requirements for all academic programs despite opposition from across higher education.

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What's Behind the Freud Resurgence?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

What should we make of the return of Sigmund Freud? By Hannah Zeavin PJ Loughran for The Chronicle What should we make of the return of Sigmund Freud?

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ARIA picks its top team

Wonkhe

ARIA has appointed its programme directors and James Coe has taken a look at what they're working on The post ARIA picks its top team appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Colleges are ditching the SAT. The high school transcript should be next.

Higher Ed Dive

Next generation credentials are a compentency-based alternative to transcripts that allow colleges to make better admissions decisions.

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We Owe Student Parents A High-Value College Experience

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Every Fall, school buses are once again a part of our morning commutes. Less obvious are the parents joining in the back-to-school rite of passage alongside their children. Several decades ago, I witnessed this with my Aunt Bobbie, who enrolled in college while her kids were in grade school. In addition to being a college student, she was a wife, mother of three, executive assistant, and an involved auntie.

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The Myth of Data-Driven Decision Making

MindMax

Everyone who works in marketing has a buzzword or phrase they secretly (or not so secretly) despise. Mine is “ data-driven,” particularly in the context of decision-making in higher education marketing. My core issue with the term is that it establishes unrealistic expectations for most businesses. Sure, the corporate giants of the world (oil companies, banks, media conglomerates) have visibility into massive amounts of data and can make precise decisions that are truly data-driven.

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Barriers to Tenure and Promotion Persist for Psychology Faculty of Color

Inside Higher Ed

Barriers to Tenure and Promotion Persist for Psychology Faculty of Color kathryn.palmer… Thu, 09/21/2023 - 03:00 AM A report by the American Psychological Association outlines the barriers many faculty members of color face and calls for increased transparency in the tenure and promotion process.

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Higher Ed's Ruinous Resistance to Change

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The academy excels at preserving the status quo. It's time to evolve. By Brian Rosenberg The academy excels at preserving the status quo. It's time to evolve.

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It’s time to talk about research culture and the REF

Wonkhe

The recently published proposals for REF 2028 have raised questions about the assessment of research culture and environment. Research England Executive Chair Jessica Corner broaches a sector-wide debate The post It’s time to talk about research culture and the REF appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Growth in fintech sector spurs specialty college programs

Higher Ed Dive

Worcester Polytechnic Institute recently launched both a fintech undergraduate and graduate degree program. The university is far from the first.

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Universities are making vocal commitments to recruit faculty who represent the diversity of the student population. At the same time, they struggle to retain the women and minoritized faculty who they have recruited. Moreno at al. (2006) referred to this as the ‘revolving door’ problem, finding that one in every two minority hires was a replacement for a previous minority who had left the institution.

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NEW: 2024 College Free Speech Rankings show alarming 81% success rate of deplatforming attempts at nation’s most censorial schools

FIRE

The largest survey ever conducted of campus free speech ranks 248 colleges. Michigan Tech comes in first and the University of Virginia makes the top 10 while Harvard ranks dead last with the lowest score ever.

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States Underfunded Historically Black Land Grants by $13 Billion Over 3 Decades

Inside Higher Ed

States Underfunded Historically Black Land Grants by $13 Billion Over 3 Decades Katherine Knott Wed, 09/20/2023 - 03:00 AM The secretaries of agriculture and education have issued letters to 16 governors, urging them to rectify the inequities in funding.

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‘We’re All Using It’: Publishing Decisions Are Increasingly Aided by AI. That's Not Always Obvious.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Taylor Swaak Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images Authors’ use of AI has dominated the conversation since ChatGPT. But many editors and peer reviewers use it, too.

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Collaborating to stop campus sexual assault

Wonkhe

Research on campus-based sexual misconduct can often be emotionally demanding and yield unpalatable findings. Susan Lagdon, Ngozi Anyadike-Danes, Megan Reynolds, and Cherie Armour explain how they garnered institutional support. The post Collaborating to stop campus sexual assault appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Dickinson State faculty plead to preserve academic programs — and their jobs

Higher Ed Dive

The North Dakota college’s president said it must cut degrees and tenured positions to counter a potential $1 million budget hole.

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The Program Went On As Planned

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The news of Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps' death on Tuesday, September 19 sent shockwaves across the nation. She was attending a memorial service at Temple for Charles L. Blockson, the legendary Black historian, author, and bibliophile who served as curator of the university’s Blockson Afro-American Collection when she collapsed on stage.

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Met police agree six-figure payout to student hit by baton at protest

The Guardian - Higher Education

Exclusive: Alfie Meadows underwent brain surgery after being struck by officer at tuition fees demonstration The Metropolitan police have apologised and agreed to pay a six-figure settlement to a man who needed emergency brain surgery after being hit by an officer’s baton during the 2010 university tuition fees protests. Alfie Meadows, then a 20-year-old philosophy student at Middlesex University, sustained a brain injury after he was struck on the head during demonstrations against the tripling

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Despite National Pushback, West Virginia Will Cut Faculty, Programs

Inside Higher Ed

Despite National Pushback, West Virginia Will Cut Faculty, Programs Ryan Quinn Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:42 AM A month of intense public and on-campus pressure did not dissuade the Board of Governors from siding with the administration to slash programs and positions.

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Hamline President Goes on the Offensive Against Academic Freedom

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Despite the AAUP's concerns, Fayneese Miller seems to be doubling down. By Mark Berkson Illustration by The Chronicle; Photos by Ken Wolter, Alamy, iStock Despite the AAUP's concerns, Fayneese Miller seems to be doubling down.

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Everything in the Industry and Regulators Committee OfS report

Wonkhe

The long awaited Industry and Regulators Committee report on the work of the Office for Students is here - David Kernohan sets out everything you need to know The post Everything in the Industry and Regulators Committee OfS report appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Education ransomware attacks cost over $53B in downtime over 5 years

Higher Ed Dive

Comparitech researchers found 85 ransomware attacks impacted higher ed and K-12 in the first half of 2023.

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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a Black woman who studies the educational experiences of Black women and girls, Dr. Tiffany Steele says she always felt like her work was never quite valued. “If you focus on minoritized populations, there’s a lack of understanding about why this research is relevant,” she says. Editors of top-tier journals couldn’t comprehend why she chose to focus on Black women instead of Black people generally, and if she wanted to talk about Black women and girls in the courses that she taught, she had t

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Australia to boost education links with Southeast Asia in new regional plan

The PIE News

Australia has prioritised strengthening education links with Southeast Asia in its first strategy focused on the region. The new plan, launched by prime minister Anthony Albanese at the ASEAN Indo-Pacific Forum in Indonesia, sets out how Australia will deepen connections with its northern neighbours as many Southeast Asian economies experience strong economic growth.

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West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts

Inside Higher Ed

West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts Ryan Quinn Thu, 09/14/2023 - 07:30 PM At a raucous public comment session Thursday, the WVU Board of Governors heard final pleas to reject university administrators’ proposed cuts. But state politicians and university leaders aren’t expected to heed the protests.

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Americans Value Good Teaching. Do Colleges?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The evidence doesn’t look good. By Beth McMurtrie The evidence doesn’t look good.

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How to bridge the gap between academic disciplines

Wonkhe

Elena Rodriguez-Falcon and Jackie Labbe make the case for integration between subjects to equip students with the skills needed for the future The post How to bridge the gap between academic disciplines appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Half of Hispanic students report difficulty staying in their college program

Higher Ed Dive

That’s the highest share of any other racial or ethnic group tracked, according to a recent survey from Gallup and Lumina Foundation.

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New Book Centers the Voices of Black Women Department Chairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation is a compelling book about leadership, service, and the importance of mentorship/sponsorship within the academy. The book is edited by Drs. Stephanie Y. Evans, Stephanie Shonekan, and Stephanie G. Adams. And its publication by Wayne State University Press earlier this month comes right on time, as a new academic school year gets underway.

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India open for international collaboration, government tells UK universities

The PIE News

India’s recent regulatory changes have opened up a “major platform for collaboration between countries”, the Indian government told UK universities participating in a trade mission this week. Speaking at the British Council’s India-UK higher education conference in New Delhi, Neeta Prasad, joint secretary at India’s Ministry of Education, said the country’s education ecosystem has “undergone a massive transformation” over the last three years and “that transformation is still going on”.