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Why Faculty Diversity Matters

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Did you know that full-time faculty at 4-year universities are: 225 percent more likely to be of a non-Chrisitian faith than other US adults. 131 percent more likely to on the political left. 60 percent more likely to identify as LGBTQ. 55 percent more likely to be religiously unaffiliated. 55 percent less likely to be Black and 67 percent less likely to be Hispanic.

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Why private companies are crucial to innovations in online education

Higher Ed Dive

The CEO of 2U, a company that helps colleges run online programs and owns the edX platform, responds to criticism against his sector.

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Universities should be places of safety, solidarity and empowerment

Wonkhe

Just six percent of refugees have access to higher education. Maryam Taher explains how universities can help to increase that figure The post Universities should be places of safety, solidarity and empowerment appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Trends in Higher Education Marketing and Engagement

MindMax

MindMax is committed to being at the forefront of emerging trends in higher education marketing and engagement. Recently, we hosted an internal Lunch and Learn event where Kim Galiette, Director of Content Strategy, and Lillian Kerrigan, Sales Operations Manager, analyzed insights and key takeaways from the UPCEA fall 2022 events. Here is a comprehensive overview of the presentation they shared.

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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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HBCU students, faculty denounce 'Cop City'

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Some students and faculty members at historically Black Atlanta colleges and universities are speaking out against plans to build an 85-acre, $90 million police training facility nearby in forested land owned by the city. The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, nicknamed “Cop City” by its critics, was approved by the Atlanta Council in fall 2021.

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Merger Watch: Size matters for surviving the enrollment drop

Higher Ed Dive

The largest colleges have been growing over the last decade, while enrollment shrank elsewhere.

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Aus: int’l student base “gaining momentum”

The PIE News

Post-pandemic recovery in Australia’s international education sector “continues to gain momentum”, according to data cited by Universities Australia. In an announcement, the organisation said that around 59,000 international students arrived in Australia in January 2023; data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has also revealed that over 36,000 arrived in December, showing the number is rapidly climbing.

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EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: Did ChatGPT Write This Report?

Educause

Generative AI is arriving in higher education, but stakeholders are uncertain about its potential opportunities and challenges. One thing is clear: there is work to be done, and there’s no time to waste.

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Here’s how the 20 largest college endowments changed last year

Higher Ed Dive

Many of the largest endowments lost market value in a year of negative investment returns — but not all.

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Why graduates should work in higher education professional services

Wonkhe

Graduates are looking for interesting jobs and universities are looking to recruit a diverse workforce. Emily Owen asks whether professional services at universities should be looking to recruit recent graduates The post Why graduates should work in higher education professional services appeared first on Wonkhe.

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International graduates earn less than Australian peers

The PIE News

International graduates who stay and work in Australia earn lower salaries than their domestic counterparts, although the wage gap has reduced since 2021. Non-Australians working full-time who studied undergraduate courses earned AUS$60,000 on average in 2022 compared to AUS$68,000 for Australians. The salary difference was less pronounced than in 2021, when the variation was AUS$10,700 between the two groups, according to the 2022 International Graduate Outcomes Survey.

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The UK Professoriate: male, pale and stale (and unequal)?

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Roger Watson, President, National Conference of University Professors. Since the 1980s, the number of UK university professors has grown five times from 4,500 to 22,855. The professoriate remains predominantly White British and less than one-third are female. However, little knowledge is available about what the UK professoriate does and if, for example, ethnicity and gender influence their roles.

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Rhode Island School of Design won’t take part in U.S. News undergraduate rankings. Will more follow?

Higher Ed Dive

RISD’s rejection of the controversial lists is the first since law and medical schools began a recent exodus.

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Listening to students over time surfaces complexity and depth

Wonkhe

Most student feedback is a snapshot in time - but what happens if we listen over a longer period? Ria Bluck gets longitudinal The post Listening to students over time surfaces complexity and depth appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Over 800,000 international students in Canada in 2022

The PIE News

Canada hosted over 800,000 international students in 2022 – an increase of almost a third in one year, according to new government data. There were a total of 807,750 study permit holders in Canada in December, over 190,000 more than in 2021. The new figures surpass by some way Canada’s target figure of 450,000 foreign students by 2022 set out in the country’s 2014 international education strategy.

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Turnitin Integrating AI Writing Detector into Its Products

Campus Technology

Plagiarism detection company Turnitin announced that the AI writing detection tool it teased in January will be available as a feature of its existing products as soon as April.

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Advocates urge NC-SARA to add more consumer protections for online students

Higher Ed Dive

A dozen policy wonks and higher ed groups are calling for changes at NC-SARA, an organization controlling a key interstate distance learning pact.

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Student engagement has bounced back. Or has it?

Wonkhe

4 in 10 students caring for others ought to prompt policy action - but is it true? Jim Dickinson searches for satisfaction in a survey on student engagement. The post Student engagement has bounced back. Or has it? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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To fight student disengagement, real-world projects can help

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Undergraduate students are struggling to stay engaged in class—and they believe that material more directly connected to real-life issues could help solve the problem. That’s a key finding of the recent State of the Student 2022 survey by the academic publishing company Wiley, which noted that 55 percent of undergraduate and 38 percent of graduate students said they struggle to remain interested in their classes.

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Microlectures 101: What, Why, & How?

Faculty Focus

Traditional instructional videos are often long, address a variety of content, or lack meaningful opportunities for students to engage with the content. Long videos can make it challenging for students to remain focused and attentive. Content-heavy videos can be difficult for students to digest; they may feel overwhelmed by the amount of material they are being asked to process at once.

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Colleges weren’t COVID-19 superspreaders. Campuses were linked with lower county case rates, research finds.

Higher Ed Dive

The bigger the campus, the fewer COVID cases and deaths its surrounding county was likely to report.

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We lack evidence on what works for closing disabled students’ equality gaps

Wonkhe

Reasonable adjustments and support services for disabled students are a legal requirement - but for Omar Khan, better evidence is needed about what interventions are effective The post We lack evidence on what works for closing disabled students’ equality gaps appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Backlash as a university says its library will be 'all digital'

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Last week, Vermont State University announced plans for an “all-digital” academic library when the new institution, formed from the consolidation of three colleges, officially launches on July 1. “We listened to our students as we made this decision,” the emailed statement from Parwinder Grewal, the first president of Vermont State University, said.

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‘Success stories’ and disheartening tales in UK PSW

The PIE News

International graduates in the UK using the country’s post-study work visas are working “in a variety of graduate-level roles and with an impressive range of organisations”, yet the nation has not yet benefitted from the full potential of the route. According to new research, some eight in 10 (72%) of those employed via the graduate route – announced under prime minister Boris Johnson in 2019 and rolled out for the first applicants in 2021 – are in graduate-level roles.

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30 higher ed groups praise IDR proposals but call for comprehensive student loan reform

Higher Ed Dive

The American Council on Education called on the U.S. Department of Education to work with Congress to review the entire system.

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Higher education postcard – Furzedown College

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes you to Tooting. Or Streatham. Depending on whether you’re an estate agent The post Higher education postcard – Furzedown College appeared first on Wonkhe.

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ChatGPT a cheating tool? These educators think you’re looking at it wrong

University Business

In the short few weeks that professor Alex Lawrence has taught his sales technology course this semester at Weber State University, he finds the level of discussion his students are already having “remarkable.” Lawrence is one of academia’s earliest adopters of the controversial ChatGPT AI in the classroom, and thanks to it, Lawrence has witnessed a sizable elevation in student comprehension of class curriculum at a very early stage of the spring semester.

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The TUGSA Strike—and Temple’s Three Strikes against Academic Freedom

Academe Blog

BY PATRICIA NAVARRA “Employers threatening to cut off benefits is not uncommon, but actually doing it is,” offered Bethany Kosmicki, Temple University Graduate Students Association (TUGSA) past president and member of the negotiating committee, as she discussed the TUGSA strike with National Public Radio.

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Worries run high about digital credentials’ expense, academic degrees’ relevance for STEM jobs, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

Credentials’ promise and possible pitfalls weigh on students and employees alike, finds survey based on 14,000 interviews in 13 countries.

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How to meet the government’s targets for care experienced students

Wonkhe

Patricia Ambrose sets out what needs to happen if targets on care leaver participation are to be met The post How to meet the government’s targets for care experienced students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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9 Tips for Success as an Instructional Designer

Campus Technology

These best practices from the Learning Design and Technology program at the University of San Diego will help practitioners create the best possible learning experience for students and develop a rewarding career in instructional design.

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UNCF, Steve Fund, and TMCF Partner for National Initiative to Support Mental Health at Black Colleges and Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), mental health nonprofit The Steve Fund, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) are partnering for a national initiative to support mental health at Black colleges and universities. Dr. Michael L. Lomax The initiative, “Unapologetically Free: Centering Mental Health on Black College Campuses,” involves creating programming such as virtual workshops and a virtual student conference in April.

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A year later, governor’s revitalization plan for SUNY still getting off the ground

Higher Ed Dive

Kathy Hochul wants to burnish some institutions’ research profiles and reverse the system’s declining enrollment to grow to 500,000 students.

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Podcast: Sturgeon, engagement, graduate route

Wonkhe

This week on the podcast Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as leader of the SNP and Scotland’s First Minister - what kind of higher education legacy does she leave? The post Podcast: Sturgeon, engagement, graduate route appeared first on Wonkhe.

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UK education secretary to oppose cuts to int’l student numbers

The PIE News

The UK secretary of state for education, Gillian Keegan, has shown strong support for international students and the wider sector, with reports that she will oppose any potential cuts to international student numbers by the Home Office. “It’s a sector we should be very proud of,” said Keegan, in an interview with the Financial Times. “It’s world-leading, a great advert to our country.” Keegan told the publication she wanted to build on the UK’s export market in uni

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To Support Student Success, Faculty and Campus Leaders Need to Feel a Sense of Belonging Too

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By Denise S. Bartell, Sandra Robinson & Willie McKether Only two-thirds of new college students will complete their degree within six years. For Black, Latinx, and Native American students, this number is much lower. For colleges and universities to close these equity gaps, they must address the core of the student experience: the time that students spend in the classroom.

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