October, 2024

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Are innovation and quality assurance compatible?

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Julie Hulme and Bunmi Omorotionmwan argue that collaboration, innovation and ditching tradition are crucial to closing awarding gaps, improving student outcomes, and securing quality

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Judge greenlights pro-Palestinian students’ free speech lawsuit against Texas colleges

Higher Ed Dive

The ruling said plaintiffs were “likely to succeed” in their arguments but dismissed several defendants, including the state’s governor, from the case.

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The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral

Inside Higher Ed

The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral Ryan Quinn Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Todd Wolfson is pushing the century-old American Association of University Professors to fight higher ed’s detractors and “organize every campus.” But critics say the venerable organization is straying from its roots.

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Project 2025 could be disastrous for the climate. Legal scholars are preparing to fight back.

The Berkeley Blog

UC Berkeley's Ken Alex says regardless of who the next president is, proponents will continue to push for this "straightforward statement of climate denial." The post Project 2025 could be disastrous for the climate. Legal scholars are preparing to fight back. appeared first on Berkeley News.

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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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Poet, Interdisciplinary Scholar Among the 2024 MacArthur "Genius" Fellows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Ruha Benjamin, a transdisciplinary scholar at Princeton University, and Dr. Jericho Brown, a poetry professor at Emory University, are among the academicians who were awarded a “genius grant” by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation earlier this week. Dr. Jericho Brown The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want.

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Post-Tenure Review as a Union-Busting Strategy

Academe Blog

BY THERESA A. KULBAGA Standing in solidarity with colleagues for better wages and working conditions is what being a union means. It’s no surprise, then, that management’s first union-busting tactic is always to attempt to divide workers and turn us against each other.

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Skilled trades gain traction with Gen Z, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

About 9 in 10 Gen Z graduates said learning a skilled trade can be a better route to economic security than college, home services app Thumbtack found.

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A Clash Over Core Curriculum at New College of Florida

Inside Higher Ed

A Clash Over Core Curriculum at New College of Florida Josh Moody Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Faculty say administrators at the public liberal arts institution are changing core course offerings in a way that is ideologically driven and harmful to students.

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Capturing carbon from the air just got easier

The Berkeley Blog

A new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air The post Capturing carbon from the air just got easier appeared first on Berkeley News.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court revives lawsuit of citizen journalist arrested for asking a question

FIRE

The Supreme Court agreed to review Priscilla Villarreal’s case, vacated the Fifth Circuit’s 9-7 decision against her, and sent the case back to the Fifth Circuit.

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Report Details How Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act Could Better Serve Students of Color and Low-Income Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are seven MSI designations: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNHSIs), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTIs).

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The case for rethinking peer review in REF

Wonkhe

Anna Morgan-Thomas and Adina Dudau share some recent research on peer review which raises critical questions about the future of research evaluation and the REF.

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How colleges can navigate a shifting test-optional landscape

Higher Ed Dive

Panelists at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference shared ways to guide applicants through a patchwork of policies.

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Harvard Faculty Suspended From Library Over Protest

Inside Higher Ed

Harvard Faculty Suspended From Library Over Protest Josh Moody Fri, 10/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Roughly two dozen faculty members will temporarily lose access to Harvard’s main library following a silent protest in support of students punished for the same reason.

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Don’t worry. Study shows you’re likely a more creative writer than ChatGPT. For now.

The Berkeley Blog

A UC Berkeley researcher pitted hundreds of humans against generative AI platforms. Humans wrote more creative stories, but AI is advancing — quickly. The post Don’t worry. Study shows you’re likely a more creative writer than ChatGPT. For now. appeared first on Berkeley News.

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How Can Technology Convince Students of Higher Education’s Value?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

You’re in high school, and you tear home after the final bell to check your mailbox. Inside is what you’ve been waiting for. It’s addressed to you from the college you’ve dreamed about attending, the one that will vault you into a successful career and where you will make friends and memories to last a lifetime. You open the envelope. “Congratulations,” the letter begins, “we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted …” You yelp.

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CSU Creates a National Model for Supporting Student Parents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In an effort to provide support for its student parents at all 23 of its campuses, the California State University (CSU) launched its first university-wide initiative focused on this demographic. “Pregnant and Parenting Student Initiative”, once fully implemented, will have the goal of reducing the ‘stop out’ rate – students who leave college without graduating with a degree or credential – primarily due to the demands of trying to be both a student and a parent.

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The Research Excellence Framework cannot carry the can for the whole research ecosystem

Wonkhe

James Coe looks asks whether a proposal to scrap the REF is a symptom of bigger problems in the research ecosystem James Coe looks asks whether a proposal to scrap the REF is a symptom of bigger problems in the research ecosystem

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How can colleges maintain diverse student bodies?

Higher Ed Dive

Higher education experts shared ways to reach underrepresented students following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling banning race-conscious admissions.

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How to Help Students Debate Constructively

Inside Higher Ed

How to Help Students Debate Constructively jessica.blake@… Mon, 10/28/2024 - 03:00 AM Students gathered at George Washington University to debate U.S.-Israel policy and to learn how to have peaceful discussions about tense and nuanced topics.

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Times Higher Ed ranks UC Berkeley No.1 public university in U.S.

The Berkeley Blog

Berkeley also moved up to 8th best in the world overall in the 2024 report. The post Times Higher Ed ranks UC Berkeley No.1 public university in U.S. appeared first on Berkeley News.

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POLL: Free speech a top concern for Americans in 2024, more important than crime, immigration, and health care

FIRE

A new FIRE/NORC poll finds two out of three Americans rate free speech as very important to their vote in 2024, second only to inflation.

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The #RealCollege Curriculum Masterclass Prepares Faculty and Staff to Holistically Support Student Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Believe in Students , a national nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, is providing faculty, staff and managers with actionable strategies to address college students’ basic needs. “How the new majority of students attends and experiences higher education is poorly understood by the American public and constantly given short shrift by mainstream media,” said Goldrick-Rab.

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Collective responsibility, collective action to prevent student suicide

Wonkhe

Jo Smith and Simon Merrywest introduce new guidance on working as a whole community to reduce student suicide Jo Smith and Simon Merrywest introduce new guidance on working as a whole community to reduce student suicide

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5 ways colleges can improve outreach to rural students

Higher Ed Dive

Students from small towns help strengthen campus communities, said panelists at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference.

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First-Year Enrollments Take a Tumble

Inside Higher Ed

First-Year Enrollments Take a Tumble Liam Knox Wed, 10/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A year of blustery headwinds resulted in a sharp drop in freshman enrollment—the first since the pandemic, data shows. The FAFSA fiasco may have played an outsize role.

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Economist James A. Robinson, a new Nobel laureate, left a lasting impact in his years at UC Berkeley

The Berkeley Blog

Robinson helped to transform the study of development in low-income countries, and built a network of influential former students. His win is now one of four 2024 Nobel Prizes awarded to scholars with UC Berkeley connections. The post Economist James A. Robinson, a new Nobel laureate, left a lasting impact in his years at UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

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US restricts study abroad for F-1 visa holders

The PIE News

New policy changes from the US immigration agency state that F-1 visa holders can only participate in study abroad programs shorter than five-months in order to maintain their student status in the country. Previously, students were allowed to study abroad indefinitely as long as they remained enrolled at a US institution. The changes , introduced in late August and effective immediately, have gone largely unnoticed across the sector. “Many US campuses offer study abroad programs longer

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How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The first time I lost control of a college classroom, fiction played a starring role. Or maybe it was the absence of concrete facts. I was teaching undergraduates in the Deep South. The course was an honors seminar on race and American politics, focused on current events. That week’s topic: voting. The year: 2008. To get my students thinking, I gave them a discussion prompt: If old enough, do you plan to vote in the upcoming presidential election?

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There should be hope for a fairer sector beyond what the UUK blueprint offers

Wonkhe

For Sol Gamsu, the Universities UK blueprint for higher education is missing the voices of students and frontline staff

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Saint Louis University lays off 23 staffers, eliminates 130 positions

Higher Ed Dive

The private Catholic institution said the cuts were necessary to meet a commitment to reduce expenses by 4% and balance its budget

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New Research Emphasizes Importance of College Proximity

Inside Higher Ed

New Research Emphasizes Importance of College Proximity Johanna Alonso Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Distance plays an outsize role in students’ academic outcomes, especially for certain minority students, according to two studies out of Texas and California.

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David Baker, a UC Berkeley Ph.D., awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Berkeley Blog

Baker is one of three Nobel winners this year with a UC Berkeley connection The post David Baker, a UC Berkeley Ph.D., awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Agentic AI Named Top Tech Trend for 2025

Campus Technology

Agentic AI will be the top tech trend for 2025, according to research firm Gartner. The term describes autonomous machine "agents" that move beyond query-and-response generative chatbots to do enterprise-related tasks without human guidance.

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Civil liberties orgs line up to support professor’s appeal in land acknowledgment lawsuit

FIRE

The University of Washington retaliated against professor Stuart Reges after he included a parody land acknowledgment in a course syllabus.

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Making students feel like citizens not tourists

Wonkhe

Mack Marshall argues we need to make greater efforts to integrate students into the towns and cities where they live and study. Mack Marshall argues we need to make greater efforts to integrate students into the towns and cities where they live and study.

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