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We need to break the impasse on higher education funding. Here’s how

Wonkhe

An HE funding system that can't maintain pace with inflation is not one that is fit for the long term. Iain Mansfield and Lucian Hudson make the case for radical thinking The post We need to break the impasse on higher education funding. Here’s how appeared first on Wonkhe.

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College presidents are still overwhelmingly White men

Higher Ed Dive

ACE’s latest survey shows new levels of racial diversity, but not much improvement for women leaders.

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A Texas Trilogy of Anti-DEI, Tenure Bills

Inside Higher Ed

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The influence of cost of living on student decision making

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Jo Richards, Senior Insight Lead at UCAS. The cost of living is the topic at the top of everyone’s minds over the past year, and it is likely to be with us for a while. Students are one group that have been particularly affected by rises in the cost of living, as rent and the price of food have gone up against a backdrop of maintenance loans being lower in real terms compared with 2021.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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Generative AI can change assessment for the better

Wonkhe

George Bryant-Aird argues that AI literacy is not something universities can, or should, be punishing or seeking to prevent The post Generative AI can change assessment for the better appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher ed’s game of thrones: ACE plans to debut new Carnegie Classification methodology this year

Higher Ed Dive

The American Council on Education also says it will gather feedback for the system’s social and economic mobility metric in late 2023.

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Report Details University of Minnesota’s Historical Mistreatment of Native Americans

Insight Into Diversity

A new report released Tuesday reveals the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) founders committed “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” of Native Americans during the 19th century to gain financial benefits for the institution. The 554-page document is part of the Towards Recognition and University-Tribal Healing (TRUTH) Project, a collaborative effort between UMN researchers and the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council aimed at repairing relations between the institution and th

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The free speech problem is a crisis of confidence

Wonkhe

Are there students afraid to speak on campus, and if so why is that? Jim Dickinson uncovers the anxiety and confidence issues underpinning the silencing of student opinion The post The free speech problem is a crisis of confidence appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Education Department cuts off Florida for-profit college’s access to federal student aid

Higher Ed Dive

Florida Career College took in more than $99 million in Title IV funds in its fiscal year ending in 2020.

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'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' Is Stripped Out of Florida's Higher-Ed Reform Bill

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eva Surovell Eric Hasert, TCPALM, USA TODAY NETWORK Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Lawmakers also removed provisions that would have eliminated the gender-studies major and affected tenure.

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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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EDUCAUSE and ARL Members Highlight TPS Problems

Educause

EDUCAUSE and the Association of Research Libraries submitted a joint response to the U.S. Department of Education that includes examples from their members of the problems posed by the recent third-party servicer guidance.

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How to create a truly tertiary funding model in England (and beyond)

Wonkhe

As a debate ensues over about funding for universities and headline tuition fees, David Hughes sets out the case for an integrated tertiary funding system The post How to create a truly tertiary funding model in England (and beyond) appeared first on Wonkhe.

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3 state budget trends to watch for higher education

Higher Ed Dive

Though legislatures’ budgets are still up in the air, patterns are emerging around college funding.

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Rutgers University Workers Waging Historic Strike For Economic Justice (Hank Kalet)

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editors note: The Higher Education Inquirer thanks Hank Kalet for allowing us to reprint his substack Channel Surfing as a record of the Rutgers strike. News sources state this is the first labor strike at the school in its entire 256-year history. Hank is a lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. We encourage you to subscribe to his substack.

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Does it feel better to work in a school or a university?

HEPI

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by James Fuller, who supports the senior team at Lancaster University having previously worked in secondary school leadership. In this blog, he considers some similarities and differences between the school and higher education sectors and considers himself very lucky to be in HE! The opinions are a personal, not institutional, view.

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It’s time to reimagine the gap

Wonkhe

Closing grading gaps means being honest about the entirety of the problem and understanding all the data we have, argues Nicky King The post It’s time to reimagine the gap appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Education data breaches hit record high in 2021

Higher Ed Dive

Nearly 2.6 million records across 771 educational institutions were exposed that year, according to a report by Comparitech.

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Thoughts on the “Heckler’s Veto”

Academe Blog

BY HANK REICHMAN The so-called “heckler’s veto” is much in the higher ed news these days, with Inside Higher Ed this week running a piece, “Shouting Down Speakers Who Offend,” focusing on incidents at SUNY Albany, Stanford, and San Francisco State Universities. The Stanford incident has prompted two prior posts to this blog (here and here).

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How To Make A Personal Academic Website

The Academic Designer

This step-by-step guide teaches you how to create an academic personal website. Professors, learn how to make your personal website a reality.

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Relational pedagogies – exploring webs of connections in learning and teaching

Wonkhe

Karen Gravett's new book seeks to make sense of the various relationships and connections in which academics and students are enmeshed The post Relational pedagogies – exploring webs of connections in learning and teaching appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Can colleges balance ChatGPT’s influence with ethics curriculum?

Higher Ed Dive

Character education can help students use generative AI appropriately, but it's unlikely to work for every type of higher ed program, one ethics scholar said.

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Rethinking Student Retention in the Context of Adult Learners

MindMax

It’s no secret that providing dedicated support to meet students’ needs is linked with better higher education retention and completion rates. But as schools focus more of their enrollment efforts on the large market of adult enrollment candidates , it may be time to rethink what “student retention” truly means in the context of adult learners. Honoring the Reality of an Adult Learner’s Life As much as they don’t like to hear it, schools with high stopout rates are likely to see this trend

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Princeton African American Studies Chair Dr. Eddie Glaude to Step Down

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. chair of the Department of African American Studies (AAS) at Princeton University, will be stepping down from the role, The Daily Princetonian reported. Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. “It’s just time,” Glaude said. “It’s time for a new leader, younger energy.” With this move, he said he would be staying at Princeton and returning to full-time research and other responsibilities, such as “trying to help the nation imagine itself differently when it comes to race matters.

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Forty things we found out from OfS’ December and February board papers

Wonkhe

The Office for Students Easter Board papers bunny has been, with two lots of paperwork to read. Jim Dickinson goes hunting for golden eggs so you don't have to. The post Forty things we found out from OfS’ December and February board papers appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher ed leaders chime in on the Education Department’s regulatory agenda

Higher Ed Dive

The agency started a series of hearings Tuesday to gather feedback on policy actions.

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Caste discrimination is “grey area” at UK universities

The PIE News

Caste divisions are a problem at UK universities, say students and academics, as institutions in the US take steps to tackle caste-based discrimination. In South Asian countries, members of lower caste communities, such as Dalits, have historically faced discrimination and exclusion. As emigration out of this region continues, these divisions and the resulting prejudices persist abroad.

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

Faculty Focus

The conventional format of a faculty member positioned in front of a classroom using visual enhancement (e.g., chalkboard, transparency, PowerPoint, etc.) has been on life support for quite some time. Faculty and pedagogists alike have been aware of the illness and many attempted to replace the traditional lecture with some alternative learning approaches which have been housed under various buzzwords such as “flipped classroom” (Milman, 2012), “experiential learning” (Wurdinger, 2005), and “ble

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Does the Welsh government really care about university research and innovation?

Wonkhe

For Richard Wyn Jones, Wales’ new innovation strategy is full of aspiration but seriously short of practical solutions The post Does the Welsh government really care about university research and innovation? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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HBCUs level up: Funding pours in to tackle critical needs and rewrite history after George Floyd

Higher Ed Dive

Historically Black institutions also saw an influx of pandemic money from government and philanthropy. But they say it's not enough.

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What’s New with Microcredentials in Higher Education?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Undergraduate enrollment in higher education dipped for the third straight year in 2022, plunging the number of students at colleges and universities down 7 percent from 2019. Those numbers now show some signs of stabilizing: A preliminary report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center noted a decline of just 0.6 percent in fall 2022.

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Moving the Needle on the College Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

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Thinking Strategically About Student Belonging in Online Learning

WCET Frontiers

The feeling of belonging is, in my opinion and experience, a truly important factor for anyone’s success in an educational or even professional environment. The courses that I remember the most, the ones that I felt made the greatest impression upon me and my career, were those where I felt connected to my classmates and instructors, regardless of the modality.

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Two New York institutions permanently shift to test-optional admissions

Higher Ed Dive

SUNY and Vassar College each announced this week that they will keep the COVID-era change going forward.

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Higher Ed Reimagined: Student-Run SOC Protects University Assets

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

When the COVID-19 pandemic reached the U.S., universities across the country sent students, faculty and staff home — along with their devices and other university assets. The University of Cincinnati was no exception, and as this environment became more complex to manage, IT staff decided to tap its student body for help. Standing up a student-run security operations center allows the university to reap the benefits of an enthusiastic workforce and gives these student workers valuable experience

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Dr. John L. Jackson, Jr. Appointed Provost at the University of Pennsylvania

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. John L. Jackson, Jr. will become provost at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jun. 1. Dr. John L. Jackson, Jr. Jackson – an urban researcher, media ethnographer, anthropologist of religion, and theorist of race/ethnicity – is currently the dean at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication and serves as the Richard Perry University Professor and is on the faculty at Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography.

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