Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

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

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

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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Higher Ed Data Stories

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

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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The Academic Designer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

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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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

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

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

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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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

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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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

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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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Academe Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

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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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

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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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

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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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

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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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

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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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

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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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

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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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

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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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

“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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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

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

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

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

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

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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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

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.

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