Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Structural barriers, underfunding, and exclusionary practices - Richard Budd calls for reform to the doctoral experience of getting in, on and out Structural barriers, underfunding, and exclusionary practices - Richard Budd calls for reform to the doctoral experience of getting in, on and out
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The state touted the results of its initiative to reach students who left college before completing their credentials and announced a new research project.
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MindMax
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
This blog post was written based on a conversation between Lee Maxey and Jim Fong, Chief Research Officer at UPCEA. Watch the full conversation here. Data and research are vital for guiding informed decisions in the rapidly evolving higher ed landscape. As Jim Fong, Chief Research Officer of UPCEA, discusses with MindMax’s Lee Maxey, institutions must carefully evaluate demographic shifts, student preferences, and economic trends to stay ahead.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
By Megan Zahneis Faculty members at the University of North Texas fear their teaching and research on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion will be curtailed by their own university's interpretation of a state law — and, in one college, they say it already has.
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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.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us back to that London This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us back to that London
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Colleges can avoid a repeat of last cycle's challenges through consistent communication and creativity, a Widener University official says.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
By Katherine Mangan The leaders were elected last spring on a pro-Palestinian platform called Shut It Down, which promised to withhold funding for student groups in a bid to force the university to divest from Israel.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The OfS has updated financial models that demonstrate the sector is facing financial pressure.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The Hildreth Institute said MassReconnect largely accounted for a 12% year-over-year enrollment increase in students ages 25 and older.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
In an Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey conducted shortly before the election, over 90 percent of faculty strongly or somewhat agreed that academic freedom is under threat. Nearly 60 percent of the roughly 1,100 respondents to an Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey—conducted in the lead-up to last week’s election—strongly agreed that academic freedom in higher education is under threat.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
HAIRSTON: Growing up in a home that included my mother and one brother, I learned many life lessons. Watching my mother continuously work two and sometimes three jobs was normal life for me. It wasn’t until I became an adult that I realized that from all of the life lessons learned in our low income household, financial literacy was not one of them.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Rachel Wolf argues the tuition fee rise doesn't signal Labour's confidence in universities - they must show value to communities and working people The tuition fee rise shouldn't be seen as vote of confidence in universities, argues Rachel Wolf.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The Atlanta university has described its campus as a "loosely connected network" of buildings. Nine new facilities projects are looking to change that.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary is aiming to disrupt the National Institutes of Health, which sends billions to universities for research. President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a spreader of debunked theories on the supposed harms of vaccines, to lead the sprawling Department of Health and Human Services has raised alarm among academics.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The concept of artificial intelligence is hardly new, but the full range of opportunities that exist are just being discovered. In the higher education world, colleges and universities are starting to dabble with AI projects, such as chatbots or aids for incoming students. The age of AI is burgeoning, ushering advancements in many fields, so it’s important that any institutions interested in incorporating this technology consider the rules and regulations around it.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
David Gilani and Sophie Connor explain how qualitative methods can deepen the sector's understanding of belonging and connection David Gilani and Sophie Connor explain how qualitative methods can deepen the sector's understanding of belonging and connection
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education applied the wrong legal test when denying the institution’s request to be considered a nonprofit, an appeals court ruled.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid led to major changes in the size and makeup of private colleges’ incoming classes this fall, according to a
HEPI
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
By Dr Tom Fryer ( @TomFryer4 ) Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester, Professor Steven Jones ( @StevenJones_MCR ), Professor of Education at the University of Manchester, and Dr Bowen Zhang ( @charlzhang1996 ), Lecturer in Education at Durham University. Our recent paper found that university guidance regarding the UCAS personal statement lacks transparency.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Jonny Exon explains how joining his university’s governing body gave him a voice in university governance and helped bridge the gap between staff and leadership
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Workers who receive kindness are more likely to perform acts of kindness as well, a survey of higher education employees found.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Complete College America argues that for higher education, protecting democracy is tied to making colleges accessible and boosting completion. Amid a tense and polarized election cycle, conversations about higher education’s role in democracy have been bubbling, spurring a renewed focus on civic engagement and constructive discourse.
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
One of the persistent challenges in second language acquisition (SLA), especially within the communicative approach, is how to incorporate writing in a way that feels meaningful and beneficial to students. The communicative method, which focuses on teaching language through interaction and real-life communication, traditionally prioritizes speaking and listening skills, emphasizing real-time language use.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Do big cross-subsidies make individuals not on the receiving end of help resentful? Jim Dickinson debates whose job the bottom end of Maslow is Do big cross-subsidies make individuals not on the receiving end of help resentful?
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The network’s enrollment increases for the fall semester were twice those seen at the national level.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is on track to launch ahead of its Dec. 1 deadline, Education Department officials announced on a press call Thursday afternoon, likely around Nov. 22—though the officials said they couldn’t confirm an exact date.
University Business
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
What makes a college or university best for international students? There are five key conditions that create more supportive environments for students trying to acclimate themselves to life on a U.S. campus, according to rankings posted by Colleges of Distinction, a college search firm. Those conditions cross the college-going spectrum, “from recruitment and arrival to academic success and career development,” the list contends.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
It's peace in our time as David Meech Mazumdar's research suggests that challenging times make for much improved relations between groups of university staff
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The growth follows recent funding increases and new initiatives aiming to lower barriers to enrollment for students.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Florida Officials Fume Over Sluggish Accreditation Changes Josh Moody Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida’s Board of Governors alleges the Education Department is delaying the University of North Florida’s accreditor switch, which experts note is a lengthy process.
The Berkeley Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
University of California experts have laid out path for nearly nixing plastic waste. The post A world without plastic pollution? A new study shows it’s possible appeared first on Berkeley News.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
This week on the podcast live from the Festival of HE in London, England is grappling with Labour’s longer-term aspirations for higher education - we try to figure out what it wants.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
We’re rounding up some of our top stories of the week, from one state’s student reengagement effort to Grand Canyon University’s recent court victory.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Scholarly Publishing World Slow to Embrace Generative AI kathryn.palmer… Thu, 11/14/2024 - 03:00 AM As the technology’s reach into the information sector expands, a recent report from Ithaka S+R shows that academe is still grappling with how best to integrate it into the scholarly publishing process.
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
As the number of universities offering fully online-only courses increases, a new set of challenges arises for students and professors. The ability to create professional learning communities (PLCs) amongst peers and professors in their fields has become a challenge for online-only students. Factors such as technological isolation caused by geographical distance and stakeholder digital fluency may hinder the ability of students to receive the full spectrum of support that in-person PLCs provide
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
With the Lifelong Learning Entitlement now a reality, Brooke Storer-Church argues that it's time to reopen the argument about getting credit transfer working
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