Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Students are turning to YouTube, podcasts and ChatGPT-crafted summaries rather than actually reading their assignments for class. Professors are unsure how to adapt. Ava Wherley likes to read—especially thrillers. She rarely reads nonfiction, but when she does, she prefers suspenseful tales of true crime. Reading for school is another matter. Wherley, a sophomore biology major at the University of Florida, is assigned about 100 pages of reading a week for three classes—most of which she skips in

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Georgetown University researchers said that tuition and fees tripled over two decades, while earnings prospects remain uneven.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Outcomes get all the attention, but what about the experience gaps by ethnicity which persist in UK higher education?

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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

For over two decades, Berkeley has almost always been ranked as the No. 1 or No. 2 public school in the country. The post ‘U.S. News’ ranks UC Berkeley No. 2 public school in the country appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Pennsylvania’s Muhlenberg College may have become the first institution since Oct. 7 to oust a tenured faculty member for such statements, though the professor is appealing the decision and still receiving a salary. In January of this year, Maura Finkelstein, a tenured associate professor at Muhlenberg College, temporarily reposted on Instagram a statement from a Palestinian American poet.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Just miles apart, both institutions struggled with declining enrollment in recent years. But Birmingham-Southern couldn’t rebound financially.

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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The top-ranked Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is undertaking a $9 million campaign to add more Ukrainian scholarship and programming. The post With $3 million gift, Berkeley prepares to build premier Ukrainian studies program appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Dozens of restrictive laws passed since 2020 could impact student voters this year, from shortened timelines for absentee ballots to new restrictions on using student IDs. In the last presidential election, an out-of-state student going to college in Ohio wouldn’t have to do much to vote in the state beyond registering and bringing proof of residence—a bank statement, a utility bill or even a paycheck listing their Ohio address—to the polls.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

After methodological changes unveiled last year, the latest list shows more stability.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Mack Marshall and Jim Dickinson spent the summer training up this year’s batch of student leaders. There wasn’t much discussion about the future. Mack Marshall and Jim Dickinson spent the summer training up this year’s batch of student leaders. There wasn’t much discussion about the future.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

A newly launched, HBCU-specific $10 million grant program from the National Science Foundation is part of the federal government’s broader push to diversify scientific research and the STEM workforce. In the 14 years Michael Curry worked as a chemistry and materials science professor at Tuskegee University, he and his colleagues got research funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The resolution comes amid threats of a labor strike after protracted negotiations over compensation and healthcare.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As the dust settles on Labour’s annual conference, Jonathan Simons has scried an emerging policy agenda – and even come up with an acronym for it As the dust settles on Labour’s annual conference, Jonathan Simons has scried an emerging policy agenda – and even come up with an acronym for it

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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Existence of Earth-like planet around dead sun offers hope for our planet's ultimate survival The post This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth — 8 billion years from now appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to fire former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow from his tenured faculty job over making pornography. The Universities of Wisconsin has fired Joe Gow for a second time over his pornographic double life: the Board of Regents voted unanimously on Friday to oust him from his tenured faculty position.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Many variables play into students’ decision to stay or leave an institution. Recognizing that, many institutions are updating their retention strategies to reflect the interwoven nature of student life.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Competition is everywhere in higher education, but Nic Beech and Jackie Njoroge see the value in - messy, complex, but ultimately rewarding - collaboration

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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

At UC Berkeley, Richards built sensitive instruments to explore relic radiation from the Big Bang The post Physicist Paul Richards, a pioneer in studies of the cosmic microwave background, dies at 90 appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The Long-Awaited FAFSA Autopsy Is Here Liam Knox Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:26 AM A new government investigation dissects the federal aid form’s botched rollout. It paints a familiar picture of bureaucratic bungling, with some telling new details.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

With a $24 million reduction in public funds, the Arizona university warned of impacts to students.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Katy Shaw introduces some of the work universities are doing to support local areas in the way they support cultural activity

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Higher education is re-envisioning its offerings from the ground up to acclimate itself to the emerging demands of a digital workforce. Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions. “No matter how much technology

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Have Americans Actually Lost Faith in Higher Education? jessica.blake@… Tue, 09/24/2024 - 03:00 AM A policy brief from New America argues the answer is no and that media organizations have oversimplified the results of public perception polls.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A monthslong investigation found the department failed to properly oversee vendors and communicate with colleges and students.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

For Nicola Campbell, the new Office for Students condition of registration on harassment and sexual misconduct still has problems with the definitions of crucial terms

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

With campus IT teams reaching Amazon-like levels of service, predictive analytics boosting student enrollment and retention , and AI yet to unlock its potential, HBCUs can no longer afford to do “more with less” in higher ed’s tech-infused environment, declares a new report from Complete College America. The nonprofit, dedicated to improving equitable college completion rates, is challenging policymakers to erase longstanding funding gaps between HBCUs and predominantly white i

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers kathryn.palmer… Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A federal antitrust lawsuit against a group of megapublishers highlights how academia’s system of rewarding researchers for publishing in certain journals has undermined their leverage.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Top education executives most commonly listed attributes like trustworthiness and resilience as very relevant to their presidencies in a recent study by Academic Search.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag has some errors and a mystery Higher education postcard: shields of empire

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Professor Maura Finkelstein's social media advocacy prompted the college to violate her tenure protections.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Penn Professor Amy Wax Punished for ‘Derogatory’ Statements but Won’t Lose Job Ryan Quinn Tue, 09/24/2024 - 03:00 AM After years of a disciplinary procedure, the lightning-rod law professor accused of “incessant racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic actions and statements” is now being punished.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A wealth-based supplemental financial aid program would even the playing field for Black and Latine students, a new analysis shows.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This week on the podcast Team Wonkhe has been at Labour Conference in Liverpool - we discuss what was and wasn’t said about higher education.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Canada, Australia and then Canada again! Canada last week announced a further capping on the number of international students that can enter the country to study in its various world-class institutions. It’s a move that is expected to hurt international students aspiring to study in the North American country – mainly Indians , who currently account for about 40% of all students studying in Canada.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Cliff, the Pandemic and the Hurricane Elizabeth Redden Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM Who said fairy tales can’t be scary? Rick Clark distills higher ed’s enrollment challenges in a children’s story.

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