September, 2024

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How Much Do Students Really Read?

Inside Higher Ed

Students are turning to YouTube, podcasts and ChatGPT-crafted summaries rather than actually reading their assignments for class. Professors are unsure how to adapt. Ava Wherley likes to read—especially thrillers. She rarely reads nonfiction, but when she does, she prefers suspenseful tales of true crime. Reading for school is another matter. Wherley, a sophomore biology major at the University of Florida, is assigned about 100 pages of reading a week for three classes—most of which she skips in

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George Mason University’s law school faces $38M in running losses

Higher Ed Dive

Enrollment at the Antonin Scalia Law School has declined significantly from recent peaks while costs have increased.

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Staff are working dangerously long hours, and their employers should be concerned

Wonkhe

Alastair Smith argues that widespread expectations that people work long hours in higher education may be in conflict with UK working time regulations

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Twenty six years of enrollment at Public Research 1 Universities

Higher Ed Data Stories

A while ago, I made the claim that Oregon State University has the longest streak of consecutive years of fall-over-fall enrollment growth of any public, Research 1 university in America. A few people have asked me, not exactly doubting the claim, but thinking maybe I had made a mistake, for the source of it. This started as a curiosity: I knew from our own internal documentation that the last time OSU (the oldest OSU.not the one in Ohio or Oklahoma) had a fall-to-fall enrollment drop was 1996,

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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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Your Time Matters with Dr. Martha Kenney

The Academic Designer

Jump to interview Dr. Martha Kenney knows your time is precious. She cares deeply about employee engagement, burnout prevention, work-life balance and career development amongst professional women. That’s why she works with women in medicine and beyond find work-life alignment.

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With $3 million gift, Berkeley prepares to build premier Ukrainian studies program

The Berkeley Blog

The top-ranked Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is undertaking a $9 million campaign to add more Ukrainian scholarship and programming. The post With $3 million gift, Berkeley prepares to build premier Ukrainian studies program appeared first on Berkeley News.

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6 major academic publishers face antitrust lawsuit

Higher Ed Dive

The defendants, including Elsevier and Wiley, have done "tremendous damage to science and the public interest,” the complaint alleged.

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Preventing staff burnout makes financial as well as compassionate sense

Wonkhe

Staff burnout, through stress and overwork, is a huge problem in higher education.

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VICTORY: Federal appeals court rules tweeting about Cardi B shouldn’t get a graduate student expelled

FIRE

Ruling reverses an earlier decision from a district court that erroneously dismissed Diei’s lawsuit claiming her posts were not protected by the First Amendment.

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30 Higher Ed IT Influencers to Follow in 2024

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

As enrollment and retention remain top concerns for higher education leaders, IT professionals and other technology experts are integral members of these institutions’ teams. They know that to stay competitive, colleges and universities must employ the latest technologies and give students access to the technology they will see in the workforce. Whether they’re keeping campus secure or deploying the latest artificial intelligence applications, influential college and university technology profes

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This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth — 8 billion years from now

The Berkeley Blog

Existence of Earth-like planet around dead sun offers hope for our planet's ultimate survival The post This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth — 8 billion years from now appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Stanford Creative Writing Determined to Do the Wrong Thing

Inside Higher Ed

Now, I try to be amused, but it’s not working.

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Two Michigan universities face potential faculty strikes

Higher Ed Dive

Unions at Oakland University and Western Michigan University are pushing their institutions for better compensation amid an uptick in labor stoppages across industries.

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Disabled students aren’t time travellers. And extra time isn’t yours to give

Wonkhe

The number one way to accommodate disabled students is by giving them extra time - but it's increasingly time they don't have.

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Dartmouth earns FIRE’s top rating for free speech

FIRE

After aligning its written policies with First Amendment principles, Dartmouth officially reclaimed the overall “green light” speech code rating from FIRE.

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Results from 2024 Faculty in the South Survey

Academe Blog

BY MATTHEW BOEDY A first-of-its-kind survey of higher education faculty across the South has revealed that an overwhelming majority of respondents in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas are deeply dissatisfied with the current state of higher education.

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New Palestinian and Arab Studies program established at UC Berkeley

The Berkeley Blog

The endowed program, led by Ussama Makdisi, a history professor, will fund research and cultural activities, representing a major step forward in expanding Middle Eastern scholarship at UC Berkeley. The post New Palestinian and Arab Studies program established at UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

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One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators

Inside Higher Ed

One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators Ryan Quinn Mon, 09/09/2024 - 03:00 AM The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. More spooked professors are leaving in addition to those cuts, but so are key leaders who pushed them.

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Attacks on higher ed could portend Southern ‘brain drain,’ AAUP says

Higher Ed Dive

Almost half of surveyed members saw a decline in applications for faculty positions, and more than a quarter reported seeking jobs elsewhere.

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How to fail, with Universities UK

Wonkhe

Reflecting on positive noises from government towards the sector at Universities UK annual conference, Debbie McVitty argues for assessment of past failures to make the most of future opportunities

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LAWSUIT: Historian fights back after Pennsylvania state senator sues him for criticizing book

FIRE

Sen. Doug Mastriano’s lawsuit is a textbook “SLAPP” case, in which powerful individuals sue their critics into silence through long, costly litigation.

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UK increases international student maintenance requirements

The PIE News

As per government policy, international students coming to the UK must provide evidence that they have sufficient savings to support themselves “for each month of their course (up to nine months),” according to the Home Office. The level of funds is tied to increases in the maintenance loans available for domestic students, but this hasn’t been updated since 2020.

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‘U.S. News’ ranks UC Berkeley No. 2 public school in the country

The Berkeley Blog

For over two decades, Berkeley has almost always been ranked as the No. 1 or No. 2 public school in the country. The post ‘U.S. News’ ranks UC Berkeley No. 2 public school in the country appeared first on Berkeley News.

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A Career Option Humanities Ph.D.s Should Consider

Inside Higher Ed

A Career Option Humanities Ph.D.s Should Consider Sarah Bray Thu, 09/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Jobs in career advising for grad students call on the natural skills of such Ph.D.s and are both fulfilling and in demand, writes Yoonha Shin.

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College enrollment rate improved among high school class of 2022, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

Those graduates enrolled in college within one year at higher rates than the prior cohort, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

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Universities UK has a plan to fix research funding

Wonkhe

UUK's blueprint for universities calls for the government to fix a research funding system which is "not fit for purpose" James Coe has the details

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Going to College Doesn’t Have to Suck

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child.

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BREAKING: Canada further limits international student numbers

The PIE News

“We have allowed certain aspects of the market to get overheated, and for too long” said Immigration Minister – pointing to growing size of temporary resident population Further reduction of 10% this year on cap allocation while next year, Masters and PhD students will be included in the cap. Access to Canada’s Post-graduate Work Program to be controlled via language competency tests The Canadian government has announced new international student study permits will be red

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$23 million gift for Cal Golf marks largest endowment in Athletics history

The Berkeley Blog

The post $23 million gift for Cal Golf marks largest endowment in Athletics history appeared first on Berkeley News.

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The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers

Inside Higher Ed

The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers kathryn.palmer… Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A federal antitrust lawsuit against a group of megapublishers highlights how academia’s system of rewarding researchers for publishing in certain journals has undermined their leverage.

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Common App to expand direct admissions effort

Higher Ed Dive

The online portal will offer proactive acceptance letters from 116 colleges during the 2024-25 application cycle.

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Higher education postcard: LSE

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to an anti-establishment bastion of the establishment

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The Justice Department’s new social media policies look promising for free speech

FIRE

While FIRE will remain vigilant, these protocols acknowledge free speech, transparency, and voluntary cooperation when the department interacts with social media companies.

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Advancing Black Males in STEM is My Passion — Here’s How I Got There

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Broadening Black males’ participation in science and engineering extends our country’s ability to solve our — and the world’s — grand challenges. Implementing new strategies aimed at increasing Black males’ participation in these fields is key, and the new Black Males in Engineering (BME) project can help fulfill this goal.

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Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging

The Berkeley Blog

UC Berkeley engineers have created a new computational tool for removing motion artifacts when imaging live biological samples. The post Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Should Sasse’s Résumé Have Raised Red Flags?

Inside Higher Ed

Should Sasse’s Résumé Have Raised Red Flags? Josh Moody Thu, 09/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Ben Sasse abruptly stepped down as president of the University of Florida in July. Some critics blame the board, arguing they missed shortcomings on his unusual CV.