November, 2022

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Ben Sasse hit the jackpot with his University of Florida contract

Higher Ed Dive

A five-year contract's $10 million value isn't even the most unusual benefit the Nebraska senator will receive when he changes jobs, two experts find.

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A toxic culture is harming university staff

Wonkhe

Lecturer and UCU member Sol Gamsu sets out how decisions made by sector leaders over the past few years have led to this latest round of industrial action. The post A toxic culture is harming university staff appeared first on Wonkhe.

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CSU Dominguez Hills Grows ‘22-’23 Reenrollment by 245% With MindMax

MindMax

Compassionate Reenrollment Strategy Brings Stopout Students Back to School. Background. At California State University, Dominguez Hills , students receive transformational educational experiences grounded in culturally sustaining practices, innovative research, creative activity, and community engagement. After the 1965 Watts Rebellion, CSUDH was strategically located to bring educational opportunities to underserved communities in South Los Angeles.

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Why Character Education Should Be Taught

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

A Challenge for Educators. Here is a bold statement. The world is going to hell in a handbasket. For many years now societies have been morphing from basically ethical, where doing the right thing guides all decisions, to one where the pursuit of self-interest and lack of caring about others is front and center. From a philosophical point of view, decisions and actions are often based on the utilitarian concept of “the ends justify the means.

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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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3 Ways To Take New Photos For Your Website

The Academic Designer

What's the best way to take new photos for your website? Here are 3 options for you.

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Hundreds of UC Faculty Members Stop Teaching as Strike Continues

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Grace Mayer. Professors say it's an act of solidarity with the 48,000 teaching assistants, graduate-student researchers, and postdocs who are striking for better pay.

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Who remembers proper students?

Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson wonders whether personal tutoring where staff notice how well students are doing is becoming a nostalgia meme. The post Who remembers proper students? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Want to Grow Enrollments? Understand Your Lead-to-Enrollment Timeframe

MindMax

Prospective students’ decision-making journeys differ significantly depending on whether they are considering a certificate, bachelor’s, or Master’s degree program. Higher education marketing teams must account for these distinctions when planning digital initiatives. Your digital campaigns should never be cookie-cutter executions. Before deploying a full-funnel marketing strategy , you’ll first need to understand the typical lead-to-enrollment timeframe for a particular program and the factors

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What I wish every Minister and MP would see …

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer of London Higher, the representative body for more than 40 universities and higher education colleges across the capital. Diana was previously Policy Adviser to three successive Universities Ministers and is currently Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors at the University of Worcester.

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A Common Mistake Academics Make With Their Personal Websites

The Academic Designer

This common mistake may be hurting your Google Search results. Is your personal academic website showing up on the 1st page when someone searches your name?

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University of California Academic Workers (UAW 2865) Strike For Economic Justice

Higher Education Inquirer

This space has been created to lend a voice to the 48,000 academic workers from the University of California system, which includes more than 19,000 members of UAW 2865 currently on strike. These folks are not the first or the last group of academic workers to strike, but their struggle may become a model (or lesson learned) for other academic union campaigns.

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These 3 trends are shaping the future of ed tech

Higher Ed Dive

Ed tech companies and college leaders shared their higher education predictions during Educause’s conference in late October.

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Levelling up or levelling down?

Wonkhe

Research and innovation projects funded through EU structural funds are rapidly approaching a cliff edge. Paul Boyle breaks down the implementation issues with the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The post Levelling up or levelling down? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Changes to the Coursera team

Coursera blog

Earlier today, Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda shared the following email with Coursera employees: Courserians, My 25 years as a CEO have included some pretty rough times – the dot com bubble bursting, the 2008 financial crisis, and a global lockdown. While macroeconomic challenges are always tough, I know from experience that it’s most painful when those factors impact people’s livelihoods.

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‘Universities must engage in lifelong learning’ – UNESCO

The PIE News

The future of universities depends on their ability to provide ‘lifelong learning’ that equips non-traditional students with in-demand skills, UNESCO warned last week. . David Atchoarena, director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning , called on universities to engage with continuing and adult education at the first Global Lifelong Learning Summit held in Singapore in November. .

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My Cartoonish Cancellation

The Chronicle of Higher Education

How I became the subject of an equity investigation at the University of Michigan. By Phoebe Gloeckner. Phoebe Gloeckner. How I became the subject of an equity investigation at the University of Michigan.

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The Copyright Claims Board: Worrying Implications for Scholarship

Educause

The Copyright Claims Board helps rights holders but may expose researchers and students to litigation. Higher education institutions and research libraries can position themselves to support students and prevent possible risks to scholarship.

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NYU agrees to improve student housing accessibility under ADA

Higher Ed Dive

An agreement with the Justice Department covers some 4,000 student housing units across more than 30 facilities the nonprofit university owns and leases.

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NUS has sacked its president – but are there wider implications?

Wonkhe

The NUS president has been dismissed following claims of antisemitism. Jim Dickinson considers the context. The post NUS has sacked its president – but are there wider implications? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles addresses the crowd at the opening of ASHE's 47th Annual Conference. LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Are Microcredentials Finally Gaining Traction?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation This month, the London School of Economics (LSE) expanded its degree partnership with 2U to launch a series of edX microcredentials that provide learners with a flexible, stackable pathway towards pursuing a fully online undergraduate education. Wim Van der Stede , LSE’s new Academic Dean for Extended Education, graciously agreed to answer my questions about these new programs.

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The Political Prophet Harvard Didn't Want

The Chronicle of Higher Education

In our age of global conflict, István Hont is finally having his moment. By Danielle Charette and William Selinger. The Chronicle, photos from Getty and Alamy. In our age of global conflict, István Hont is finally having his moment.

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Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester

Faculty Focus

If you have taught before, then you are familiar with the grumpy time of the semester. This is when the semester starts to feel long. It is usually about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through the semester when we (and our students) start to feel a little grumpier. We believe there is value in acknowledging this eventuality, naming it, and then proactively and intentionally devising plans for what to do when we get into the grumpy time of the semester.

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Stanford, Michigan, Duke, Northwestern law schools join wave swearing off U.S. News rankings

Higher Ed Dive

Nine of the top 15 law schools have now said they won't submit data, even though U.S. News has promised to keep ranking all accredited law schools.

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Clowning can improve teaching

Wonkhe

Gustavo Espinoza Ramos's experience with clowning helped him improve his teaching skills. Here's how. The post Clowning can improve teaching appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Unique Opportunity for Extension and Research Career in the Economics of Diversity and Equity

The Berkeley Blog

Some of the best jobs in academia are to be a professor of Cooperative Extension at Berkeley. The Cooperative Extension is one of the greatest inventions of the American educational system, designed to transfer knowledge to and learn from the experience of practitioners in agriculture and industry.

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Get Comfortable Being Hated

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I recently went on a cruise to some destinations in the Caribbean and as is customary I entered my credit card information for additional expenses that may be incurred on the voyage. There were packages on the cruise that I knowingly purchased and anticipated being charged for. Halfway through the cruise, I glanced at the “account” section of the cruise line’s app and noticed that there was an amount that I wasn’t expecting that was being charged every day that was called “onboard gratuities”.

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Stanford Is Investigating Its Own President Over Research-Misconduct Allegations

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Stephanie M. Lee. The inquiry stems from claims of manipulated images in papers co-authored by Marc Tessier-Lavigne.

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New School adjuncts strike for better pay, job security

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Part-time faculty members at the New School, who are the vast majority of the university’s teaching force, walked out Wednesday to protest what they call administrative “intransigence” in contract negotiations. The part-time faculty union, which is affiliated with the United Auto Workers, says members haven’t had a raise since 2018.

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Intensive advising program sees early success at New York 2-year college

Higher Ed Dive

The Viking ROADS project replicates a program that nearly doubled graduation rates at another community college.

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Life after the designated quality body

Wonkhe

What does it mean that the Quality Assurance Agency will no longer be the designated quality body? Chief Executive Vicki Stott explains. The post Life after the designated quality body appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Navigating chronic illness in academia: An early career perspective

HEPI

By Rebecca Williams. Rebecca Williams is a Lecturer in Environmental Law at Edinburgh Napier University. Previously she was a Teaching Fellow and the Interim Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance at the University of Strathclyde. Her research focuses on the intersection of environmental and agricultural law, and particularly climate change.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Specifically, in comparison to 2019, the previous assessment year, average mathematics scores for grade 4 students were lower in 2022 for American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, students of Two or More Races, and white students (see [l

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How Redesign and Faculty Training Boost the Use of Active Learning Classrooms

Educause

This case study shows how the transformation of just one traditional classroom can help jumpstart campus-wide conversations about active learning.

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Strategies for Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education 

Faculty Focus

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. While statistics show that the 2015-2016 academic year ushered in an increasing number of students with disabilities in higher education, countless students do not inform their university about their disability.

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TL;DR: Women prefer text contributions over talk in remote classes

Higher Ed Dive

While all students liked having a live chat option, women were more likely to say the feature made it easier for them to participate.

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