Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 5, 2023
Image: Even as conservative lawmakers have ratcheted up attacks on DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion—in higher education, another acronym has begun to attract their attention: ESG. ESG refers to an investment strategy that takes into account not just standard financial considerations but also environmental, social and governance concerns.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 7, 2023
One university provost has already publicly promised to recruit Florida students and professors amid the state’s political strife.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Wonkhe
APRIL 5, 2023
OfS might regulate on behalf of students, but Martha Longdon and Ben Hunt wonder why they can't be more involved in making judgements The post Regulating for students, with students appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 6, 2023
In the midst of a crisis, they've made clear their biggest priority: job security. By Brian Rosenberg Illustration by The Chronicle In the midst of a crisis, they've made clear their biggest priority: job security.
Advertisement
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.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 7, 2023
Image: While this academic year saw the largest one-year increase in full-time faculty members’ average salaries in over three decades, that still wasn’t enough to stop their real wages from falling due to inflation, the American Association of University Professors noted this Thursday alongside its latest salary survey data. They are preliminary data for the 2022–23 academic year; AAUP plans to release the final data in July.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 4, 2023
Legislators want background and costs of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs from the current and last three fiscal years.
University Leadership Central brings together the best content for university leaders and administrators from the widest variety of thought leaders.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 5, 2023
By Stephanie M. Lee Illustration by The Chronicle, Getty Images The study, now set to be retracted, used fuzzy methods to claim that hundreds of thousands had died from Covid vaccines, critics say.
Educause
APRIL 3, 2023
The IDEAS (Inclusion, Design, Engagement, Evaluation, Assessment, and Support) Framework for online teaching and learning highlights best practices for before, during, and after the delivery of an online course to help instructors deliver high-quality courses and improve learner experience and outcomes.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 7, 2023
The private nonprofit institutions in New York are set to finalize the merger July 31, pending regulatory approvals.
Wonkhe
APRIL 3, 2023
Chief Executive Jessica Corner unveils Research England's new strategic development plan The post Developing research and knowledge exchange in England appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 3, 2023
By Eva Surovell Lincoln Agnew for The Chronicle Turnitin, the popular academic-integrity software, debuted a new feature that will flag AI-generated language in written assignments.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 5, 2023
Image: Community colleges serve high numbers of parenting students, but too few institutions have campus childcare centers, or sufficient spots to meet demand, to help these students persist and graduate. At the same time, Head Start, a federally funded program offering free early childhood education to low-income families, is suffering from enrollment declines and staffing shortages.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 5, 2023
Fights over teaching about topics like race, slavery and sexuality might be centered in schools, but they’re affecting universities, one professor writes.
Wonkhe
APRIL 2, 2023
OfS is recognising the impact that extra curriculars and the wider environment can have on student success. Jim Dickinson gets Tiggerish about the EORR The post Taking action on participation means building student agency appeared first on Wonkhe.
HEPI
APRIL 2, 2023
This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Dr Doug Cole, Associate Director – Academic at Nottingham Trent University ( @DougFCole ), and Jon Down, the Director of Development at Grit Breakthrough Programmes, which delivers intensive personal development and coaching in UK universities ( @grit_2017 ). As the access and participation agenda moves beyond broadening the range of young people getting into university, the focus falls on the institutional readiness to support an increasingly
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 5, 2023
Why admissions and enrollment leaders are wearing down, burning out, and leaving jobs they once loved. By Eric Hoover Jon Krause for The Chronicle The field is losing top talent even as the stakes of enrollment work are getting higher. The roots of the problem run deep.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 3, 2023
The university and its State Agricultural College agreed to improve discrimination response protocols, in a resolution agreement entered into with the Office for Civil Rights on Monday.
Wonkhe
APRIL 5, 2023
Students’ career interests and plans often develop and shift in non-linear ways. Kathleen M Quinlan and James Corbin ring the changes The post Student career choices are not a simple A to B appeared first on Wonkhe.
Campus Technology
APRIL 6, 2023
Current attitudes toward generative AI hearken back to early skepticism about the impact of the internet on education. Both then and now, technology has created challenges but also opportunities that can't be ignored.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 3, 2023
Image: When Turnitin was launched in 1998, the early ed-tech start-up promised a solution to one of the most pressing threats to academic integrity in the nascent internet era: easy plagiarism from online sources. Twenty-five years later, the question on every classroom instructor’s lips has shifted from “how do I know if my student is copying someone else’s work?
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 3, 2023
Six in 10 college students surveyed said they expect AI tools like ChatGPT to become “the new normal,” a new survey found.
Wonkhe
APRIL 4, 2023
Why research regulation can't be a little bit of everything all at once The post The great, late, regulation debate appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Ethics Watch
APRIL 4, 2023
Is it a Truth or Fallacy? It has been said that “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” This was said by George Bernard Shaw in his 1905 stage play Man and Superman. Over a century later, and the derogatory phrase often thrown at educators in a disparaging way stubbornly persists. In the event the phrase itself isn’t self-evident, the meaning carried is that teaching is first and foremost a role filled by individuals who fail to find adequate footing in their chosen vocation.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 6, 2023
Image: DENVER—As snow fell from gray skies on Tuesday, higher education professionals, publishers, librarians, information technologists, government researchers and others met this week for the Coalition for Networked Information spring membership meeting. There, attendees gathered to discuss the use of information technology to advance scholarship and education.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 4, 2023
Congress is considering three proposals that would allow Pell Grants to go toward programs shorter than 15 weeks.
Wonkhe
APRIL 4, 2023
The release of HE-BCI data sees David Kernohan realise just how expensive the lifelong loan entitlement could be for universities The post Is the existing market for vocational short courses at risk? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2023
The City University of New York’s (CUNY) Graduate Center has announced its 65 Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES) Fellows. The fellows – 20 CUNY Graduate Center doctoral student fellows and 45 faculty fellows – will be affiliated with CUNY’s BRES Collaboration Hub and will do research and create curricula to improve Black, race, and ethnic studies at CUNY.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 4, 2023
Image: Chicago State University faculty members and academic support professionals began striking Monday, and more walkouts are set to begin this week and next in Illinois. University Professionals of Illinois president John Miller said the union’s members will likely begin striking Thursday at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston, and likely are walking out at Governors State University, in Chicago’s Southland, at the start of next week.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 6, 2023
In certain circumstances, however, federally funded schools would be able exclude transgender students from sports matching their gender identity.
Wonkhe
APRIL 4, 2023
Launching a new campaign designed to drive up participation in elections, NUS VP Chloe Field issues a rallying call for students to turn up The post It’s time for students to TURN UP appeared first on Wonkhe.
HEPI
APRIL 3, 2023
This blog was kindly written by Melissa Bowden from Kortext, in conversation with Sir Tim O’Shea. ChatGPT is a hot topic in higher education, with concerns about how it will impact on academic integrity and student assessment. We spoke to eminent computer scientist and former Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Edinburgh Sir Tim O’Shea about how universities should be approaching ChatGPT.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 7, 2023
Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Their proposed solution is an unconventional one—to create a three-year bachelor’s program equivalent to a four-year college degree.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 3, 2023
The biggest numbers came from China and India in the 2021-22 academic year, the organization reported.
Wonkhe
APRIL 2, 2023
The new First Minister’s reshuffle sees changes to education secretary and higher education minister. Michael Salmon plunges into the archives to find out what we should expect The post Who are Scotland’s new ministers? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 6, 2023
Experts believe that without a strong STEM workforce, America could lose its position as the world’s preeminent power. However, America is facing a STEM labor shortage, and part of the reason is racial. African Americans are underrepresented in STEM jobs , and Black students leave STEM majors at nearly double the rate of whites. The problem has roots at the K-12 level: while 15% of public school students are Black , only 7% of the STEM teacher population is.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 6, 2023
Image: Community college baccalaureate programs in California can help more Black and Latino students earn bachelor’s degrees in a state that badly needs a more educated workforce, according to a new report. The Civil Rights Project at the University of California, Los Angeles, a research effort examining civil rights and equal opportunity issues affecting racial and ethnic groups, today released the report calling for a “strategic” expansion of baccalaureate programs at commun
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
124 
Let's personalize your content