Wonkhe
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Julie Hulme and Bunmi Omorotionmwan argue that collaboration, innovation and ditching tradition are crucial to closing awarding gaps, improving student outcomes, and securing quality
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 31, 2024
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 Academic Designer
OCTOBER 31, 2024
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MindMax
OCTOBER 28, 2024
When tackling complex problems within an industry, some of the most valuable insights can come from looking outside it. A higher education news article I came across recently made the interesting point that higher ed can learn a great deal from healthcare —and I couldn’t agree more. Healthcare has been grappling with the need to optimize business processes and improve operational efficiency for decades.
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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.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Some 12,000 colleges closed between 2004 and 2020, with at least 72 more folding since then. But what’s scarier than a school that has died? An undead college, of course — and it’s a lot more than a silly Halloween prank. Zombie colleges are very real and potentially very dangerous, symptomatic of a larger trend that still-living schools need to take seriously: impersonation in the service of cybercrime.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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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Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2024
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.
FIRE
OCTOBER 24, 2024
A judge on Wednesday slammed the government’s suppression of her free speech as “objectively outrageous.
The Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 23, 2024
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 2, 2024
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.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 25, 2024
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.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Gradconsult's Mike Grey talks to the people who are keeping university careers services on the road
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Panelists at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference shared ways to guide applicants through a patchwork of policies.
FIRE
OCTOBER 24, 2024
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.
The Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2024
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.
THE (Times Higher Education)
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Speaking Spanish is seen as a problem to be erased.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Are degree apprenticeships opening up access, or entrenching privilege?
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The private Catholic institution said the cuts were necessary to meet a commitment to reduce expenses by 4% and balance its budget
FIRE
OCTOBER 15, 2024
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.
The Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2024
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. The report, funded by The Kresge Foundation, "Supporting Minds, Supporting Learners: Addressing Student Mental Health to Advance Academic Success" explores the data of the 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) for returning students and the 2023 Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) for entering stude
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 23, 2024
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.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 30, 2024
What does Rachel Reeves' first Budget and spending review mean for the sector? Team Wonkhe has all you need to know What does Rachel Reeves' first Budget and spending review mean for the sector?
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Higher education experts broke down some trends in the early data and what may have prompted the decline in first-year students.
FIRE
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The University of Washington retaliated against professor Stuart Reges after he included a parody land acknowledgment in a course syllabus.
The Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2024
"We need to give children experience flexing these skepticism muscles and using these critical thinking skills within this online context," a UC Berkeley psychology researcher said. The post To make children better fact-checkers, expose them to more misinformation — with oversight appeared first on Berkeley News.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 31, 2024
As higher education institutions continue to discover the benefits of hosting data in the cloud, these environments are becoming increasingly complex. According to the 2024 CDW Cloud Computing Research Report, 88% of higher education institutions have moved more than a quarter of their applications into the cloud. But overall, 79% of higher education respondents said the benefits of the cloud have met or surpassed their expectations, and 94% of respondents said they can very or somewhat effectiv
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Florida International University faculty have raised concerns about course revisions designed to comply with state law, a process undertaken quietly across the state. Florida International University’s Board of Trustees voted last week to drop 22 courses from the core curriculum, including Anthropology of Race & Ethnicity, Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies, and Sociology of Gender.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Getting communities involved with their local universities has the power to renew relationships and counter hostile narratives.
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Higher education experts shared ways to reach underrepresented students following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling banning race-conscious admissions.
FIRE
OCTOBER 7, 2024
UMD’s dictate that ‘only university-sponsored events’ would take place on the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel ran headlong into the First Amendment.
The Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
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.
THE (Times Higher Education)
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Policymakers must recognise that international education is a lifeline for low- and middle-income countries, say Maia Chankseliani and Joonghyun Kwak
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A fast-growing number of traditionally college-age students are bypassing degrees to pursue cheaper and faster alternative credentials. Why are so many choosing this path—and will the journey pay off? #header-main { z-index: 103; }.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 31, 2024
In wider conversations about university funding cost, price, and value are often used interchangeably.
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