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Putting culture at the heart of the mission economy

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Katy Shaw shares the highlights of the AHRC Creative Communities programme and the lessons for a mission led Labour government The post Putting culture at the heart of the mission economy appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Workers with 4-year degrees will hold most good jobs in 2031, report predicts

Higher Ed Dive

Georgetown University researchers expect 15 million more good jobs will be created for workers with bachelor’s diplomas in the decade following 2021.

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UC system president Michael Drake announces plans to step down

The Berkeley Blog

Drake assumed the role of president at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic The post UC system president Michael Drake announces plans to step down appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Mizzou Dissolves DEI Office

Inside Higher Ed

Facing pressure from conservative lawmakers, Missouri’s flagship university is disbanding its inclusion, diversity and equity division, undoing a keystone achievement of the 2015 campus protests over racial equity. The University of Missouri at Columbia is dissolving its Division for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, leaders announced Tuesday morning, in an effort to pre-empt legislative action from conservative state lawmakers.

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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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Four things no-one wants to admit about research culture

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What do we mean when we talk about fixing research culture? Elizabeth Gadd argues that it isn't something you can do before the next REF The post Four things no-one wants to admit about research culture appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Only 36% of adults say higher education is ‘fine how it is,’ survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

Although respondents flagged issues with college affordability, the majority said they think postsecondary education provides a good return on investment.

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Conservative Professor Settles With Community College District for $2.4M

Inside Higher Ed

The Kern Community College District will pay former Bakersfield College professor Matthew Garrett $2.4 million under a recent settlement agreement.

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Is university still worth it?

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Bobby Duffy unveils new research on the perceived value of university study The post Is university still worth it? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Can college students learn to debate without getting heated?

Higher Ed Dive

Argument mapping helps students visualize other points of view. Some professors are using the technique to help them build critical thinking skills.

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A Conservative Professor on Academe's Political Conformity

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Decades of ideological homogeneity have hurt everyone. By Mark Moyar Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock Decades of ideological conformity have hurt everyone.

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Taylor & Francis AI Deal Sets ‘Worrying Precedent’ for Academic Publishing

Inside Higher Ed

The publisher didn’t give authors any notice before selling access to its data to Microsoft for $10 million. The agreement could improve academic research, but it further entrenches the predatory nature of academic publishing, experts say. Academic researchers around the world are reeling from news announced in May that Informa, the parent company of academic publisher Taylor & Francis, has signed a $10 million data-access agreement with Microsoft.

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The end of BTECs has been paused, so now what?

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BTECs are an important entry route to higher education, and one that has been under threat. During a welcome pause to plans, Alice Wilby asks how universities can better support students who hold them The post The end of BTECs has been paused, so now what? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Education Department reverses course on batch FAFSA corrections

Higher Ed Dive

The change could increase colleges’ administrative burden and leave some students without financial aid this fall, one industry association said.

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‘A Stunning Failure’: Latest FAFSA Delay Will Hinder the Most Vulnerable Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eric Hoover Illustration by The Chronicle The federal-aid crisis isn't over. The Education Department's latest announcement just threw one more complication into the mix.

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Black Sororities, Fraternities ‘Organizing Like Never Before’

Inside Higher Ed

Black Sororities, Fraternities ‘Organizing Like Never Before’ Sara Weissman Tue, 07/30/2024 - 03:00 AM The organizations are mobilizing to get voters to the polls as their student and alumni members embrace Alpha Kappa Alpha member Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.

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This time OfS needs to keep its promise on broken promises

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The new Chair of the Office for Students is promising action on student rights. Jim Dickinson wonders whether this will be the latest of the regulator’s broken promises The post This time OfS needs to keep its promise on broken promises appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Valparaiso to eliminate over 2 dozen academic programs

Higher Ed Dive

The private Indiana university will also cut faculty positions as part of the downsizing but did not specify how many.

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Introducing UC Berkeley’s Anchor House, a remarkable gift built especially for transfer students

The Berkeley Blog

The 14-story building's design is intended to transform the transfer student experience by prioritizing residents' well-being and potential for success. The post Introducing UC Berkeley’s Anchor House, a remarkable gift built especially for transfer students appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Most ‘Good Jobs’ Will Require a Bachelor’s Degree by 2030s

Inside Higher Ed

Most ‘Good Jobs’ Will Require a Bachelor’s Degree by 2030s kathryn.palmer… Tue, 07/30/2024 - 01:33 PM Despite public skepticism that a college degree isn’t worth the cost, projections show that a bachelor’s degree will significantly increase the odds of getting a good-paying job in the future.

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The independent review of the OfS gets its completely wrong on quality

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Paul Ashwin remains profoundly unconvinced by the the Behan review prescription on regulating quality and standards The post The independent review of the OfS gets its completely wrong on quality appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Ripon College to cover tuition for Wisconsin families making less than $75K

Higher Ed Dive

For in-state students over the income threshold, the private institution will match tuition at the state's public flagship.

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New Title IX regs are a confusing mess that threaten student rights

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Courts have blocked alarming new Title IX regulations from taking effect in 26 states, making for different “federal” rules on different campuses.

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Opinions of Higher Ed Vary, but Most Agree It’s Too Expensive

Inside Higher Ed

Opinions of Higher Ed Vary, but Most Agree It’s Too Expensive jessica.blake@… Tue, 07/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Americans might be ambivalent in their opinions about higher education, but nearly everyone agrees the sticker price is too high, according to the latest edition of New America’s “Varying Degrees” survey.

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It’s 1-0 to students as OfS introduces tough new regulation on safety on campus

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A consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct suggests students and their universities are divided on what's needed. Sunday Blake and Livia Scott review a new condition of registration. The post It’s 1-0 to students as OfS introduces tough new regulation on safety on campus appeared first on Wonkhe.

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It’s time to ‘change the narrative’ on stopping out, report suggests

Higher Ed Dive

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning argued that older learners shouldn’t be viewed through the same lens as traditional-age students.

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Preempting Conservative Lawmakers, Mizzou Disbands DEI Work

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By J. Brian Charles Michael B. Thomas, Getty Images Students embrace one another during a forum on the campus of University of Missouri at Columbia in 2015. The college pledged to take action after hunger strikes and nationally televised racial-justice protests in 2015. Progress has been piecemeal.

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Indiana U Board Doubles Down on Protest Restrictions

Inside Higher Ed

Indiana U Board Doubles Down on Protest Restrictions Ryan Quinn Tue, 07/30/2024 - 03:00 AM The Indiana University Board of Trustees has approved a divisive policy expanding restrictions enacted against a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Bloomington campus in the spring.

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Trust is paramount when leading strategic change in challenging times

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Alison Johns and Debbie McVitty introduce new insight from Advance HE and Wonkhe about what it takes to lead change in higher education when the environment is tough The post Trust is paramount when leading strategic change in challenging times appeared first on Wonkhe.

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2U looks to pay $20.8M it owes to university clients during bankruptcy

Higher Ed Dive

Keeping its relationships on solid footing is critical to the company’s success during the Chapter 11 process and beyond, it said in court filings.

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A University’s Widely Hailed Alternative to Mandatory Reporting Ends With New Title IX Rule

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Alex Walters The University of Oregon's unique policy aimed to give students control over reporting sexual violence. The university protested, without success, federal regulations that blocked the policy.

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Not So Fast on Teaching AI ‘Skills’

Inside Higher Ed

Preparing students for the future means thinking deeply about the questions new technologies raise. Writing here at Inside Higher Ed, Ray Schroeder argues that “it is our urgent responsibility to teach students how to use [AI] in their discipline.” I agree, but I also found the proposal for what we’re supposed to do following the opening call to arms rather murky and feel like some of the claims about the future of the workplace and higher education’s role in preparing students for those jobs co

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The local power of universities is transformative

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For De Montfort University Vice Chancellor, Katie Normington, a new government means a chance to refocus on the local benefits that universities can bring The post The local power of universities is transformative appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Title IX rule blocked in more than half of states — just as it takes effect

Higher Ed Dive

The Education Department clarified on Thursday that it will continue enforcing the 2020 rule in states where the new rule is enjoined.

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Colleges' Title IX Offices Operate Behind Closed Doors. This Researcher Got a Look Inside.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Alex Walters Courtesy of Nicole Bedera Nicole Bedera Nicole Bedera, a sociologist, learned that the spectrum of campus sexual-misconduct cases — who's involved and what cases look like — is much broader than people think.

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COVID’s Lasting Impacts on Faculty Inclusion

Inside Higher Ed

Think the pandemic is well behind us? Survey data shows feelings of inclusion have continued dropping as a result of it, write Laurel Smith-Doerr, Joya Misra, Shuyin Liu and Dessie Clark. Remember the COVID-19 pandemic? It seems like a silly question, but as social scientists who study organizations, we know that organizational routines, including in higher education, are set up to forget crises and return to business as usual.

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How to implement the new OfS requirements on harassment and sexual misconduct

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As OfS publishes new regulatory requirements on harassment and sexual misconduct, Anna Bull considers what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the sector The post How to implement the new OfS requirements on harassment and sexual misconduct appeared first on Wonkhe.