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Higher education, industrial strategy, and the importance of place

Wonkhe

With a green paper on the industrial strategy out for consultation, Arnab Basu stresses the vital need for the sector to make its case for a seat at the table

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Skilled trades gain traction with Gen Z, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

About 9 in 10 Gen Z graduates said learning a skilled trade can be a better route to economic security than college, home services app Thumbtack found.

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JUSTICE: Judge throws out criminal charge against Arizona mom arrested for criticizing a city attorney’s pay

FIRE

A judge on Wednesday slammed the government’s suppression of her free speech as “objectively outrageous.

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Capturing carbon from the air just got easier

The Berkeley Blog

A new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air The post Capturing carbon from the air just got easier appeared first on Berkeley News.

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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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Whether degree apprenticeships support widening participation depends on who we’re talking about

Wonkhe

Are degree apprenticeships opening up access, or entrenching privilege?

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Low-income students work more amid rising college costs, analysis finds

Higher Ed Dive

Three-fourths of students from lower-income families worked by 2008, averaging 20 hours per week or more, a Brookings Institution report found.

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Author Argues Maryland President ‘Clearly’ Plagiarized

Inside Higher Ed

Author Argues Maryland President ‘Clearly’ Plagiarized Josh Moody Thu, 10/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Last month the University of Maryland, College Park, president was accused of plagiarism. The author he allegedly lifted text from called the act “disappointing.

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How to learn from cases of student death by suicide

Wonkhe

Bob Abrahart critiques the government’s response to calls for a duty of care in higher education, calling for the use of scenario analysis to avoid future tragedies.

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Saint Louis University lays off 23 staffers, eliminates 130 positions

Higher Ed Dive

The private Catholic institution said the cuts were necessary to meet a commitment to reduce expenses by 4% and balance its budget

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Civil liberties orgs line up to support professor’s appeal in land acknowledgment lawsuit

FIRE

The University of Washington retaliated against professor Stuart Reges after he included a parody land acknowledgment in a course syllabus.

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Harvard Faculty Suspended From Library Over Protest

Inside Higher Ed

Harvard Faculty Suspended From Library Over Protest Josh Moody Fri, 10/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Roughly two dozen faculty members will temporarily lose access to Harvard’s main library following a silent protest in support of students punished for the same reason.

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The UK will need to do more to reassure international applicants if it wants to remain a first choice destination

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Simon Emmett explores the latest findings from IDP's Emerging Futures data and looks at how the UK may seek to boost its reputation

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How can colleges maintain diverse student bodies?

Higher Ed Dive

Higher education experts shared ways to reach underrepresented students following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling banning race-conscious admissions.

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Nox the UC Berkeley falcon flies again, his broken wing mended

The Berkeley Blog

Surgery and rehab at UC Davis, plus a month with a falconer, prepared him for release on Friday. The post Nox the UC Berkeley falcon flies again, his broken wing mended appeared first on Berkeley News.

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International University Leaders Convene to Discuss Threats to Academic Freedom

Inside Higher Ed

International University Leaders Convene to Discuss Threats to Academic Freedom Ryan Quinn Thu, 10/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Speakers linked academic freedom and the future of democracy less than two weeks before the presidential election.

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The contribution of the mathematical sciences runs wide and deep

Wonkhe

Alison Etheridge, President of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, sets out the economic contribution of the discipline – and how the academy will work to shift the dial on the national attitude to maths

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Net tuition ticks up 2% at private colleges, declines at public institutions

Higher Ed Dive

The College Board found the price students pay after aid is still well below pre-pandemic levels even as sticker prices rise.

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Penn State stifles student newspaper, prohibits voter registration in brazen display of rights abuses before general election

FIRE

This election season, Pennsylvania State University appears to be unleashing its own October Surprise — against its students.

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First-Year Enrollments Take a Tumble

Inside Higher Ed

First-Year Enrollments Take a Tumble Liam Knox Wed, 10/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A year of blustery headwinds resulted in a sharp drop in freshman enrollment—the first since the pandemic, data shows. The FAFSA fiasco may have played an outsize role.

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Universities collaborating for the good of our regions is fast becoming a policy imperative

Wonkhe

Peter O'Brien and Diana Beech explore the kinds of value that are created when higher education institutions work together regionally

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Undergraduate enrollment rises 3% despite drop in first-year students, early data shows

Higher Ed Dive

Headcounts declined among students attending college directly after high school, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

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Nox the UC Berkeley falcon returns to UC Davis for hospitalization

The Berkeley Blog

Found Monday in Richmond after being released into the wild last Friday, the juvenile is stable after a blood transfusion. The post Nox the UC Berkeley falcon returns to UC Davis for hospitalization appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Latino Students Face Major Barriers to Higher Ed Access

Inside Higher Ed

Latino Students Face Major Barriers to Higher Ed Access Sara Weissman Wed, 10/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A new survey of Latino students found two-thirds considered stopping out of college. Students reported significant challenges, including rampant food insecurity.

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Understanding the impact of professional development

Wonkhe

QAA Cymru’s Christine Jones explores the differences that investment in the development of tertiary sector staff can make

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How college leaders can articulate higher education’s ROI — beyond earnings

Higher Ed Dive

Officials can point to several personal and societal benefits imparted by a college degree, argues one former university president.

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WATCH NOW: FIRE presents new free speech movie from Oscar-winning director

FIRE

Documentary ‘Bodies Upon the Gears’ tells the story of the 1960s Berkeley free speech movement.

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Where Is the Data on Campus Sexual Assault?

Inside Higher Ed

Where Is the Data on Campus Sexual Assault? Johanna Alonso Thu, 10/24/2024 - 03:00 AM The Department of Education has yet to provide guidance or resources to assist colleges in completing their campus climate surveys, which are now required by law.

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Improving our engagement with the sector

Wonkhe

Office for Students chief executive Susan Lapworth reflects on new independent research into sector perceptions of the regulator’s engagement and communications

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Harvard University suspends library access for faculty protesters

Higher Ed Dive

One legal expert questioned the institution’s decision to penalize participants despite their study-in appearing to be "totally non-disruptive.

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How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The first time I lost control of a college classroom, fiction played a starring role. Or maybe it was the absence of concrete facts. I was teaching undergraduates in the Deep South. The course was an honors seminar on race and American politics, focused on current events. That week’s topic: voting. The year: 2008. To get my students thinking, I gave them a discussion prompt: If old enough, do you plan to vote in the upcoming presidential election?

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State Aid Kept Public Tuition From Outpacing Inflation

Inside Higher Ed

With state budgets set to shrink in coming years, colleges may have to look at cutting costs—rather than raising tuition—to stay afloat amid declining enrollment and growing skepticism about the value of a degree. Although average college tuition and fees has increased since last year, prices at public colleges and universities are rising at a slower pace than inflation.

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The case for devolving research funding to England’s regions

Wonkhe

Ben Rogers proposes that there should be regional pots of research funding that can tackle regional challenges, fund innovation and support economic growth

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Vanderbilt University gets approval for $520M Florida graduate campus

Higher Ed Dive

The Tennessee university's expansion into West Palm Beach would bring billions in resources to the area, it said.

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In baffling decision, Harvard excuses violence against student briefly disrupting Chinese diplomat’s speech

FIRE

Documents released by House Select Committee shed light on Harvard’s troubling decision making.

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Students Under More Surveillance Than Ever

Inside Higher Ed

Students Under More Surveillance Than Ever Katherine Knott Fri, 10/25/2024 - 03:00 AM A new book from a Purdue University professor outlines how universities’ embrace of some digital technology tools is reinforcing racial and economic inequities.

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SU bars in hospitals or hospitals in SU bars?

Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson might have taken the opportunity to feed into the NHS 10 year plan ideas platform a bit too seriously. Or maybe not Jim Dickinson might have taken the opportunity to feed into the NHS 10 year plan ideas platform a bit too seriously.

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