Higher Ed Data Stories

DECEMBER 23, 2022

If you want a definitive answer, you can stop now. As Mark Twain allegedly said, "I was gratified to be able to give an answer right away. I said I didn't know." However, critics of test optional like to trot out this study from 2014 , suggesting test-optional policies do not increase diversity. There are a couple of problems with using that paper to prop up this argument, however: First, the study included about 200 liberal arts colleges, and nowhere does it suggest that the conclusions can be

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges put together a list of 474 institutions that it says are important for low-income, Black and rural students.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Gemma Ahearne and Matt Murphy argue that in order to prepare students for the workplace, they need to be able to communicate across different disciplines. The post Building Bridges: The Case for Inter-Faculty Learning appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Deans for Impact

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Data, when interpreted in context and used appropriately, is a powerful tool for surfacing important trends and issues in education. For example, recent NAEP trend assessments reveal not only the consequences of pandemic-related disruptions on student learning, but also the varying results of education policies, remedial programs, and instructional priorities across state lines to address challenges.

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The Academic Designer

DECEMBER 2, 2022

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2022

By Katherine Mangan. After a three-week-old walkout by 1,800 part-time faculty members, the university also demanded that full-timers certify they are working. Meanwhile, angry parents are threatening a lawsuit.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2022

A recent federal court ruling and coming regulations could deter some for-profit colleges from attempting to become nonprofits under complex deals.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For Nick Isles, recent ministerial comments about international students have been dangerously underinformed. The post International students and specialist courses appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Family, it is time for a chat! Pull up a seat or make whatever adjustments that you need to make so that my brothers and I can rap with you. Over the last few days, we have seen countless opinions internal and external to the HBCU community regarding the exit of Coach Prime [Deion Sanders] from Jackson State University. There have been many opinions flying across Twitter, Facebook, and even national news stations like CNN.

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University Business

DECEMBER 8, 2022

HBCUs are getting an admissions boost from a top-notch CRM system acquired through a nonprofit initiative to level the playing field in higher ed technology. CRM, for those who don’t know, stands for customer relationship management, and it can be critical to successful recruitment and enrollment. But due to the cost of some CRM technology, a number of HBCUs were losing ground due to their outdated admissions platforms—in fact, a few were still processing paper applications, says Cecilia M

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Academe Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

BY MICHAEL MERANZE The Strike continues with no end in sight. Although there have been tentative agreements concerning Post-Docs and Academic Researchers, in the Academic Student Employee and Student Researcher units, the parties appear to remain well apart on the fundamental economic issues.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by The Unite Foundation and Paige Mackenzie. This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert highlighted different notions of family and belonging at this time of year. As you may know, many care experienced and estranged students will be staying at university over the holidays, either in private accommodation or halls. Seeing their friends go home for Christmas can be isolating.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 6, 2022

New regulations will allow the agency to review debt forgiveness claims for groups rather than individuals. For-profits question whether that’s fair.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Has artificial intelligence become a legitimate concern for plagiarism? James Bagshaw investigates the discussion around the use of the AI chat tool, ChatGPT. The post What implications does ChatGPT have for assessment? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Despite pledges from campus leaders to diversify all facets of their institutions, faculty have remained stubbornly white, according to a new report from the Education Trust, a non-profit that works to close opportunity and achievement gaps. “It reflects something that we’ve long known,” said Dr. Kimberly A. Griffin, professor and dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland. “ That the student body is diversifying much faster than the faculty is. ” The report, based on 2020 da

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Australia has spent the week celebrating its biggest export economy with a virtual showcase and conference for all professional recruiters and agencies sending students to study in the country. Global Agent Week 2022 opened with a ministerial address from Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell. “The Albanese Government supports our world-class international education sector,” Farrell said, highlighting commitment to the sector by the highest echelons of the Australian government.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

By Grace Mayer and Carolyn Kuimelis. Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News, Getty Images Gloria Bartolo, a doctoral student in molecular biology, leads a strike march by UCLA postdocs on Thursday. Across the University of California, students and professors aren't sure how they'll get through the end of the term.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The cybersecurity threat landscape in higher education is constantly evolving. According to VMware’s “Global Incident Response Threat Report,” emerging threats against APIs and containers have gained traction during the past year, as have attacks using deepfakes. Supply chain threats also have become a significant concern, and all signs say that they will get worse in the near future.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Like many colleges, the public institution waived SAT and ACT mandates amid the pandemic. It joins MIT bucking a trend of remaining test-optional.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Report stage in the Lords for the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill brought a big surprise and a hefty government defeat. Jim Dickinson tries to avoid crashing the car. The post NDAs and the Tort are out as the Free Speech Bill clears Lords’ report stage appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Dr. Kayon Hall wants to change the way academia thinks about undocumented students. “Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. This year, Hall published an article with the Journal of First-Generation Student Success about the lived experiences of Black undocumented students, highlighting the ways higher education has excluded them from immigrat

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Cisco blogs - Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The breadth and depth of Cisco’s strategic relationship with Victoria University has been described as allowing the university to do things they couldn’t otherwise touch in a new video profiling the University’s partnership with Cisco. Cisco’s partnership extends well beyond the supply of technology enabling administration, teaching and learning and research.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Colleen Roper, co-founder of Future4Fairgrounds. My name is Colleen Roper, and I am part of an organisation called Future4Fairgrounds. We are a group of six Showmen, all women, who came together in September 2020 to provide a platform for the concerns of our community. Our aims are to celebrate our past, raise awareness for our present and protect the future of the Showmen community.

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The Berkeley Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Many German corporations benefited enormously from supporting and advancing Nazi persecution, particularly through the use of abusive forced labor often entailing torture and frequently leading to injury, illness, and premature death during World War 2 and the Holocaust. While some German corporations have acknowledged their crimes fully and sought to direct funds towards public education.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Colleges risk losing sight of missions that aren't widely owned, says Tania Tetlow, who started at Fordham in July after four years at Loyola New Orleans.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The launch of the International Science Partnerships Fund is an important milestone in post Horizon global research deals. The post A glimpse of post Horizon research partnerships appeared first on Wonkhe.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Augusta University’s College of Nursing realized it needed to better train students on how to support family members when patients are near the end of life after recent graduates told faculty how emotionally unprepared they were the first time they faced the situation.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Image: Faculty diversity is positively associated with student success across a variety of metrics. Black and Latino students are more likely to graduate when they see themselves represented in their instructors, for instance. But the benefits of faculty diversity aren’t just evident among historically underrepresented students: research suggests that engaging with diverse instructors, perspectives and ideas benefits all students —including in the development of empathy and problem-s

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HEPI

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Below is our annual round up of the most popular HEPI blogs from the past year. She may only blog for us occasionally, but HEPI Trustee Mary Curnock Cook bags the top spot – and not for the first time. She got to number 16 in 2021, reached number 9 in 2020 and was last top of the tree in 2019. Mary’s latest number 1 was on the role of the Russell Group.

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Educause

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice intends to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking in 2023 around web accessibility regulations for state and local government entities pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disability Act. At the same time, The U.S. Department of Education is considering updating regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Part-time, community college students earn diplomas on time less frequently than four-year and full-time students, Complete College America finds.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 15, 2022

There are clear differences in outcomes between A level and BTEC students who in theory have equivalent grades. Mike Kerrigan is basking in the dashboard light. The post Entry tariffs don’t tell us the whole story appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As institutions wrap up their fall semesters, many faculty, staff, and students look forward to a chance to go home to familiar stomping grounds and family traditions. But for students who identify as LGBTQ+, particularly those who identify as non-binary, going home for winter break can paint a more complicated picture. Holiday stress impacts almost all students, according to a new survey of over 1,200 students from TimelyMD, a virtual health and wellbeing company that partners with almost 250 h

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Category: Carpe Careers When mental health topics are taboo, grad students suffer in silence, write Christiann Gaines and Rebekah Layton, who explore ways the academic community can support trainees. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Graduate students Mental Health Show on Jobs site: Image Source: CreativeDesignArt/digitalvision vectors/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: Christiann Gaines Rebekah Layton Is this diversity newsletter?

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HEPI

DECEMBER 1, 2022

How higher education governing bodies should measure the value of their institutions was the topic of a recent roundtable hosted by HEPI and Advance HE , attended by higher education leaders and other experts in the sector. Higher education is under pressure – challenged by policymakers, students, students’ families and the media to show its value while facing multiple financial and regulatory constraints.

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University Business

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you it’s been a challenging year for both students and faculty in both higher education and K-12. But like any obstacle, it’s been overcome with perseverance and innovation, ultimately carrying us to the other side with hopes of a brighter tomorrow. As for 2023, there’s a lot to look forward to. Here’s why.

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