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Everything in the Budget for higher education

Wonkhe

What does Rachel Reeves' first Budget and spending review mean for the sector? Team Wonkhe has all you need to know What does Rachel Reeves' first Budget and spending review mean for the sector?

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Connecticut governor seeks probe into college system after ‘controversial spending’

Higher Ed Dive

The request follows a news investigation finding the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities’ leader spent public money on pricey meals and chauffeurs.

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Online Presence for Academics Attending Virtual Events

The Academic Designer

Are you presenting at a virtual conference or event? Academics, here's how your online presence can support people at your virtual presentations. Invite opportunities, foster meaningful connections, and share your research. Whether you're attending, presenting, or hosting, your digital footprint can help professors like you virtually.

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The Hidden Parallels Between Higher Education and Healthcare

MindMax

When tackling complex problems within an industry, some of the most valuable insights can come from looking outside it. A higher education news article I came across recently made the interesting point that higher ed can learn a great deal from healthcare —and I couldn’t agree more. Healthcare has been grappling with the need to optimize business processes and improve operational efficiency for decades.

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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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How to run a university careers service in difficult times

Wonkhe

Gradconsult's Mike Grey talks to the people who are keeping university careers services on the road

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What preliminary enrollment data from fall 2024 tells us

Higher Ed Dive

Higher education experts broke down some trends in the early data and what may have prompted the decline in first-year students.

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Berkeley to lead “Innovation Hub” helping turn basic research into innovative businesses

The Berkeley Blog

The NSF grant will fund training at eight universities across the West Coast aimed at bridging the “valley of death” between academia and entrepreneurship. The post Berkeley to lead “Innovation Hub” helping turn basic research into innovative businesses appeared first on Berkeley News.

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How much does teaching cost?

Wonkhe

In wider conversations about university funding cost, price, and value are often used interchangeably.

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Judge greenlights pro-Palestinian students’ free speech lawsuit against Texas colleges

Higher Ed Dive

The ruling said plaintiffs were “likely to succeed” in their arguments but dismissed several defendants, including the state’s governor, from the case.

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As Election Looms, Undocumented Students Worry

Inside Higher Ed

As Election Looms, Undocumented Students Worry Sara Weissman Fri, 11/01/2024 - 03:00 AM A high-stakes presidential contest, paired with an ongoing legal battle over DACA, stands to affect 400,000 college students.

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Post-Tenure Review as a Union-Busting Strategy

Academe Blog

BY THERESA A. KULBAGA Standing in solidarity with colleagues for better wages and working conditions is what being a union means. It’s no surprise, then, that management’s first union-busting tactic is always to attempt to divide workers and turn us against each other.

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The value of history

Wonkhe

History remains prominent in public life and an attractive study option – yet university departments are cutting jobs and courses.

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Webster University to close its military campuses

Higher Ed Dive

A decade ago, the nonprofit based in Missouri had over 40 locations on bases. Now, it is shuttering its last nine.

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The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral

Inside Higher Ed

The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral Ryan Quinn Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Todd Wolfson is pushing the century-old American Association of University Professors to fight higher ed’s detractors and “organize every campus.” But critics say the venerable organization is straying from its roots.

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2024 Endorsement from Higher Education

Academe Blog

BY MATTHEW BOEDY With organizational help from Washington Post humor columnist Alexandria Petri’s recent piece on presidential endorsements. The Washington Post, among other major newspapers, is not endorsing presidential candidates this year. And major universities are stepping back from issuing statements on matters of public concern.

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Higher education postcard: Tottenham Polytechnic

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag shows that not all polytechnics became universities This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag shows that not all polytechnics became universities

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Applications spike for MBAs in 2024-25, study says

Higher Ed Dive

The Graduate Management Admission Council found students were particularly interested in programs “with longer legacies at business schools.

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A Clash Over Core Curriculum at New College of Florida

Inside Higher Ed

A Clash Over Core Curriculum at New College of Florida Josh Moody Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Faculty say administrators at the public liberal arts institution are changing core course offerings in a way that is ideologically driven and harmful to students.

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Building Sustainable Futures: Rethinking International Student Recruitment in the UK

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Vincenzo Raimo , an International Higher Education Consultant and Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading, and Janet Ilieva, Founder and Director of Education Insight. Many UK higher education institutions are facing a financial crisis. University leaders point to a decline in international student enrolments as a key cause.

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Podcast: Budget, student finance, consumer rights

Wonkhe

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 crucial role of family engagement for first-generation students

Higher Ed Dive

As the number of first-generation students continues to rise, a family engagement strategy is necessary to facilitate student success.

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House Report on Campus Antisemitism Details Need for Colleges to ‘Restore Order’

Inside Higher Ed

House Report on Campus Antisemitism Details Need for Colleges to ‘Restore Order’ jessica.blake@… Fri, 11/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Critics say the report has little new to offer and call it an attempt to weaponize reports of discrimination and “delegitimize” higher education.

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Beware of the Zombie College Scam Haunting Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Some 12,000 colleges closed between 2004 and 2020, with at least 72 more folding since then. But what’s scarier than a school that has died? An undead college, of course — and it’s a lot more than a silly Halloween prank. Zombie colleges are very real and potentially very dangerous, symptomatic of a larger trend that still-living schools need to take seriously: impersonation in the service of cybercrime.

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Student bus travel should be free

Wonkhe

As the Westminster government prepares to scrap the £2 fare cap, Mack Marshall examines the case for free bus travel for students As the Westminster government prepared to scrap the £2 bus fare cap, Mack Marshall examines the case for free bus travel for students

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Beyond school colors: How college-town hotel amenities draw guests

Higher Ed Dive

As guest preferences change and enrollment fluctuates, campus-adjacent hotels are getting creative to attract students, families and fans.

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Florida’s Much-Needed Reform of Gen Ed

Inside Higher Ed

Florida’s Much-Needed Reform of Gen Ed Elizabeth Redden Wed, 10/30/2024 - 03:00 AM The review underway aims to bring coherence and a focus on foundational knowledge, Scott Yenor writes.

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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tuesday’s presidential election is the most critical in our lifetime—with the potential to change the trajectory of the country. And the stakes couldn’t be higher for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which for generations have punched above their weight. They serve more economically disenfranchised students than most U.S. institutions, and they do so successfully, facilitating the upward mobility of the majority of their students.

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Higher education could do more to capture and promote the global value of a UK degree

Wonkhe

Getting to sustainable international recruitment means understanding international student experience and outcomes, say Rachel MacSween and Debbie McVitty

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The college affordability gap shrank during the pandemic, research suggests

Higher Ed Dive

National College Attainment Network research largely credits pandemic relief for the improvement, though that money has since dried up.

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New Research Emphasizes Importance of College Proximity

Inside Higher Ed

New Research Emphasizes Importance of College Proximity Johanna Alonso Tue, 10/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Distance plays an outsize role in students’ academic outcomes, especially for certain minority students, according to two studies out of Texas and California.

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What Is Self-Sovereign Identity, and Could It Impact Higher Education Cybersecurity?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Self-sovereign identity is a new idea in the world of identity and access management, focusing on giving users more control over their digital identity. The promise of SSI is that it will shift the ownership of digital identity back into the hands of individual users and give them more control over how parts of their identity will be disclosed or shared with others.

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Academics need an academic freedom ombuds

Wonkhe

What should the government do next on academic freedom and freedom of speech?

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Lawsuit targets Illinois college scholarships aimed at increasing teacher diversity

Higher Ed Dive

The case marks a new step in the debate over race-conscious policies, with plaintiffs claiming the program discriminates against nonminority candidates.

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How to Help Students Debate Constructively

Inside Higher Ed

How to Help Students Debate Constructively jessica.blake@… Mon, 10/28/2024 - 03:00 AM Students gathered at George Washington University to debate U.S.-Israel policy and to learn how to have peaceful discussions about tense and nuanced topics.

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Don’t worry. Study shows you’re likely a more creative writer than ChatGPT. For now.

The Berkeley Blog

A UC Berkeley researcher pitted hundreds of humans against generative AI platforms. Humans wrote more creative stories, but AI is advancing — quickly. The post Don’t worry. Study shows you’re likely a more creative writer than ChatGPT. For now. appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. The report, funded by The Kresge Foundation, "Supporting Minds, Supporting Learners: Addressing Student Mental Health to Advance Academic Success" explores the data of the 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) for returning students and the 2023 Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) for entering stude