Deans for Impact

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

“Mr. Steven! Am I going to see you tomorrow?”. “Not tomorrow, but Wednesday!”. “And, what about Thursday?”. “Yup, I’ll see you Thursday, too.”. As the young girl rounds the corner to her next activity with a gleeful “yayyyy,” Steven turns back to me, chuckling, “sorry about that, where were we?”. Truth is, I lost where we were. All that mattered in that moment was the pure joy that little girl had in knowing that in just two days time, she would once again get to work with Mr.

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The Academic Designer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

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MindMax

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In today’s digital world, people expect highly personalized experiences from brands across all industries. Colleges and universities must be prepared to keep up with this trend to maintain their spot in an increasingly competitive market. There are many ways to personalize content in higher education marketing, but one of our go-to strategies here at MindMax is leveraging dynamic content.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Image: A new study suggests that students choose to stop out of college and others choose not to enroll in the first place because of a range of “psychographics,” or psychological factors, including doubts about the financial returns of a college education and an awareness of other career training options outside traditional degree programs.

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Coursera blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus. In a competitive and fast-changing labor market, employers increasingly expect their entry-level talent to join their workforce already equipped with job-relevant skills and hands-on experience. At the same time, university-age students and their parents are thinking more critically about the ROI of traditional three and four-year degree programs: most notably, whether they will secure a job after graduation.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In the May 2022 annual report, Some College, No Credential Student Outcomes , the National Clearinghouse noted that there are 39 million Americans who have some college, but no degree. While identifying, reenrolling, and supporting these students—who often come from low-income, underrepresented, and underserved populations—is a critical social initiative, a growing number of institutions recognize the practical advantages: In the wake of the demographic cliff, reenrolling degree-seeking students

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Image: Professors at the University of Arizona are demanding information regarding an alleged list of faculty members deemed too troublesome to serve on a key faculty governance committee. One of the faculty members who says he was blacklisted from serving on the Faculty Senate’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (CAFT) is currently suing the university.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Criteria on career outcomes, drop-out rates and degree attainment unveiled for system of sanctions Universities will face sanctions if not enough students go on to graduate-level jobs within 15 months, if too many drop out or fail to earn degrees, England’s higher education regulator has warned. The Office for Students published its new tests of “low quality” subjects that could see large fines or deregistration imposed on universities where fewer than 60% of graduates in a university’s subject

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 23, 2016. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Many students don’t pay much attention in class. They come to class, but most of the time, only their bodies are present. When they study, that demanding task occurs as they attend to a host of other, often more engaging mental activities.

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Alabama’s Wallace State Community College placed an instructor on leave after she posted on Facebook that “the Nazis. got some things right.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Image: The University of Wyoming is launching a new program focused on boosting enrollment and graduation rates among rural students in the state. Campus administrators hope the initiative builds stronger ties between higher ed institutions and rural communities in Wyoming at a time when some rural residents across the country feel ideologically distant from academic institutions and are increasingly questioning the value of a college degree.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

How to Use Your Higher Education Data to Boost Enrollments. Higher education analytics are an essential aspect of enrollment marketing. University marketers can leverage data discoveries to make more informed decisions on a day-to-day basis. On a foundational level, university marketing departments collect vast amounts of data, including website visitors’ behavior (time on site, number of page views, etc.), but data points may not give enough context to inform decisions.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

When I received the email that confirmed my place at university despite less than impressive grades (I literally have two whole A Levels), I couldn’t help but wonder whether my space was awarded on merit or the fact that I ticked the box that said ‘Mixed Black Caribbean’. . Although we’re living in a more progressive society, racial discrimination and inequality can be felt by people of colour in the UK to this very day, emphasising the importance of honouring Black History Month. .

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eLiterate

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I had a conversation with a friend last night about the counter-intuitive challenges of working with AI/ML and the implications for using them in EdTech. I decided it might be useful to share my thinking more broadly in a blog post. Essentially, I see three stages in working with artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). I call them the miracle, the grind, and the wall.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As employers grapple with economic constraints of the post-pandemic world and workers re-evaluate their expectations for flexibility, equity and respect in the workplace, higher education continues to lag in preparing the workforce’s rising generation. By fostering greater access to equitable and paid internships, higher education can be a force for change, helping break down barriers and better position students and employers for the future.

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PeopleAdmin

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Why PeopleAdmin? Robin Borough, Director of Talent Acquisition at Chapman University , is a long-time PeopleAdmin customer. Hear from her about why Chapman chose and loves to work with PeopleAdmin’s HigherEd platform (including Applicant Tracking System ). Robin also shares some of her favorite features and a few tips for fellow PeopleAdmin users.

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Should academic journals appoint themselves social justice gatekeepers?

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Gray Associates

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Labor market data shows plenty of jobs for our August Program of the Month, but less than half of the jobs require a degree. If you are planning to offer this program, make sure you weigh the pros and cons. The post August Higher Education Demand Trends: Results Through July 2022 appeared first on Gray Associates | Program Evaluation.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Image: HEIDELBERG, Germany—Every September, a critical mass of the world’s most decorated computer scientists and mathematicians gathers in the warm microclimate here. They discuss the states of their fields and mentor 200 undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students from around the world selected in a highly competitive process. “It feels like coming home,” said Vinton Cerf, Google’s vice president and chief internet evangelist, who is also known as one of the

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Caylor Solutions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Looking to level up your content marketing skills? Listen in to our conversation with Jay Baer. The post The Key to Successful Content Marketing appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Overview and Introduction. Today, we conclude the WCET blog series on microcredentials which set out to address the inception, implementation, and evaluation of microcredentialing approaches across the higher education industry. We learned that there is a wide range of reasons for an institution to begin a microcredential initiative, an even broader spectrum of microcredential terminology, and yet two primary outcomes: “to improve student recruitment and retention” and “to align learning with sh

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Swiss-based automation technology company ABB announced recently that robotics and automation training are lagging behind increased global demand, according to two surveys it conducted this year on supply chain and education.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Image: LGBTQ+ college students with access to mental health and LGBTQ+-specific services through their institution are significantly less likely to seriously consider or attempt suicide, according to a new survey by the Trevor Project. The organization, a nonprofit aimed at preventing LGBTQ+ youth suicide, surveyed 33,993 LGBTQ+ college students attending two-year institutions, four-year institutions and graduate schools.

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PeopleAdmin

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

HigherEd can look to community colleges for innovation inspiration. Community colleges are facing many of the same challenges as four-year colleges and universities. In our recent webinar, “Community Colleges as Centers of Innovation: Shaping the Future of HigherEd,” we checked in with community college technology, change management, and innovation leaders to discuss their top tips and best practices for tackling the greatest HigherEd challenges of today.

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Helix Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Godfrey Gibbison , Dean of Extended Learning and Global Programs, California State University San Marcos. Godfrey and I struck up a conversation about how he has brought together academic and enrollment stakeholders to work on marketing, recruitment and enrollment of adult, graduate, professional, and online students.

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to a global survey from Coursera, employers and students alike see value in microcredentials that document job-relevant skills and experience.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As the pandemic kept us all at home during the summer of 2021, I found myself reading things I might not normally have the time or inclination to read. Somehow, I came across a post on the Conversable Economist blog, which, as a chemist, is not on my reading list. The post , written by economist Timothy Taylor, is entitled, “Thomas Schelling: ‘A Person Cannot … Draw Up a List of Things That Would Never Occur to Him.

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ACPA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We had a role open on our Directorate for the Publications Coordinator role. Job Responsibilities. Coordinate the MRN blog, including meet the directorate board post (typically done in July or August), content writing, soliciting volunteer writers, etc. Create a pre-convention blog post (typically done in February) and a post-convention blog post (typically done in April).

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Helix Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

“How can we affordably assess market demand of various new program ideas?” This has been one of the most common questions I have been asked over the course of my higher education career. While I have been able to answer how to assess market demand for new programs, the affordably part of the question had always been the most difficult aspect of the question.

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Reported infighting between VMI administration and staff at The Cadet student newspaper has led to disputes regarding the paper’s status and distribution.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Image: Faculty demands for accountability continue at Western Connecticut State University, months after the president stepped down amid scrutiny over the depletion of the institution’s reserves. New leadership has been tasked with righting the ship, and faculty eagerly await answers. For some, the answers aren’t coming fast enough—and they worry accountability won’t come at all.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

by Lucy Gill-Simmen and Laura Chamberlain. It is widely known that skills required by employers today are focused less on discipline specific skills and more on personal skills (also referred to as soft skills or human skills). For example, relatively recently, Tracy Brower in Forbes declared empathy to be the most important leadership skill. Other reports, such as those from the World Economic F orum and OECD , cite skills such as critical thinking, creativity, resilience, self-awareness and em

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Helix Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

With all the recent expansion of the online master’s education market, where do business programs find themselves? While our recent Online Student Recruitment Report indicates that many other subject areas have become competitive with business at the undergraduate degree and non-degree levels, business programs continue to have a significant lead over all other online master’s degree subjects.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In the latest version of the Othot Trends Report, you will get an inside look at our mid-year enrollment data, see the latest deposit numbers and summer melt trends for partners using advanced analytics, and discover what it means for the fall term. . At a glance, the Othot Trends Report explores: . Overall deposit trends and how they have changed over time Deposit trends in public vs. private institutions Melt trends in public vs. private institutions What the data means for 2022-2023 Enrollme

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Image: Brazilian academics hope the country’s upcoming presidential election will bring an end to Jair Bolsonaro’s “war on science” but have admitted that, even if the populist leader loses, his influence will be slow to fade. All polls ahead of the first round of voting on Oct. 2 indicated that the divisive politician, who has led Brazil since 2019, was likely to lose to rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftist former president (known as Lula) staging a comeba

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AACC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

September 23, 2022 | Issue # 220 This week, 73 community college representatives were in Washington, DC, for AACC’s Advocates in Action meeting. These meeting participants heard from lobbyists, Capitol Hill staff, AACC staff, and more. They also gained insight into how Washington formulates higher education policy. Advocacy at the local, state, and federal level […].

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