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Higher Ed Must Adapt to Meet the Needs of Learners Today

MindMax

There was a great opinion piece in Inside Higher Ed recently calling on Governor Gavin Newsom and the State of California to intentionally create small public liberal arts colleges alongside the many existing large ones. The article states, “Today’s college students look different than their Boomer forebears, and public higher education should meet the needs of today’s students, not the students of fifty years ago.

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The Secret Lecturer’s view of university life is almost wholly grim

Wonkhe

A new book promises to lift the lid on the unvarnished realities of academic life. Debbie McVitty wonders if it really is as bad as all that The post The Secret Lecturer’s view of university life is almost wholly grim appeared first on Wonkhe.

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What’s next for the test-optional movement?

Higher Ed Dive

Yale, Brown and Cornell universities have all revived their testing requirements, raising questions about whether other institutions will follow suit.

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Your LinkedIn Profile for Professors and Academics

The Academic Designer

LinkedIn is a valuable platform for academics beyond job searching. It offers networking opportunities with colleagues, collaborators, research funders, and policymakers. A detailed profile and personalized connections enhance its effectiveness. It's a good investment of time for academics.

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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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Meet the falcons: Aurora, Eclipse, Nox and Sol

The Berkeley Blog

A contest open to the public to name UC Berkeley's four falcon chicks has ended in a landslide. The post Meet the falcons: Aurora, Eclipse, Nox and Sol appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Why experiential learning should inform curriculum design in the humanities

Wonkhe

Getting out of the seminar room and into the community can be a vehicle for thinking and problem-solving. Katherine Kruger makes the case The post Why experiential learning should inform curriculum design in the humanities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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After Learning Her TA Would Be Paid More Than She Was, This Lecturer Quit

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Adrienne Lu Mark Leong for The Chronicle Amanda Reiterman, on learning she’d be paid less than her teaching assistant: “It made me sick to my stomach.” Labor activism has graduate teaching assistants out-earning some faculty members in the University of California system.

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‘Notice Is Not Required’: Letter Says UNC Chapel Hill Secretly Records Professors

Inside Higher Ed

‘Notice Is Not Required’: Letter Says UNC Chapel Hill Secretly Records Professors Ryan Quinn Mon, 05/20/2024 - 03:00 AM A business school professor was startled to learn that the university had recorded his classes as part of a ‘review’ he didn’t know about. The university says it has no formal policy on filming classes. Professors are worried.

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You can’t save research without saving universities

Wonkhe

There is an idea doing the rounds that university research can be saved where a university fails. James Coe isn't so sure. The post You can’t save research without saving universities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Facing ‘existential threat,’ Columbia College Chicago moves to restructure curricula and schools

Higher Ed Dive

The board approved recommendations from the president for the nonprofit to take sweeping action to rein in its finances.

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For Some Frustrated Students, the FAFSA Is Still Broken

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Some students are still stuck in the federal-aid system — and they're demoralized. By Eric Hoover eric petersen for the chronicle Despite recent fixes, the federal-aid form continues to hinder low-income applicants on the cusp of college.

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A Growing Number of Community Colleges Are Building HBCU Pipelines

Inside Higher Ed

A Growing Number of Community Colleges Are Building HBCU Pipelines Sara Weissman Mon, 05/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Washtenaw Community College and other institutions are working with historically Black colleges and universities to help their students transfer, particularly in states without HBCUs.

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Taught masters degrees are one award but with many rules

Wonkhe

Shaun Le Boutillier and Harvey Woolf present research showing the wide variation in postgraduate taught assessment and course design across UK institutions The post Taught masters degrees are one award but with many rules appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Undergraduate enrollment ticked up in spring 2024, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

Increases in regular and dual-enrollment community college students drove the gains, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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3 Ways to Fix Peer Review

The Chronicle of Higher Education

A new study of a year’s worth of peer reviews aims to improve how academics assess one another’s work. By T. J. Thomson, Lesley Irvine, and Glen Thomas Mágoz for The Chronicle A new study of a year’s worth of peer reviews aims to improve how academics assess one another’s work.

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Undergraduate Enrollment Picks Up Steam

Inside Higher Ed

Undergraduate Enrollment Picks Up Steam Liam Knox Wed, 05/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Enrollment rose across regions and degree types this spring, with strong showings at community colleges. But there’s still a long road to post-pandemic recovery.

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International student numbers could fall a lot further yet

Wonkhe

Both Home Office and ONS figures on migration are out - Jim Dickinson notes the curious hole in the government's attempts to predict the impact of its crackdowns on international students The post International student numbers could fall a lot further yet appeared first on Wonkhe.

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‘Unacceptable gaps persist’: A new report details higher ed’s racial and ethnic disparities

Higher Ed Dive

Findings released by the American Council on Education shed light on demographic trends in college enrollment and attainment.

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We don’t see immigration statistics, we see people

The PIE News

This article was written by Ruth Arnold, executive director of external affairs for Study Group and co-founder of the #WeAreInternational campaign. I have to be honest. These past few weeks have not been much fun. When I was asked how I felt hearing the government had agreed not to remove the Graduate route, the word that came immediately to mind was relief.

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UC Academic Workers Strike Over Pro-Palestinian Protest Arrests

Inside Higher Ed

UC Academic Workers Strike Over Pro-Palestinian Protest Arrests Ryan Quinn Tue, 05/21/2024 - 03:00 AM A walkout at the University of California, Santa Cruz could spread to other campuses in the state. The university system is calling the strike “illegal.

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Designing good charts to communicate higher education data

Wonkhe

TASO’s Luke Arundel has been thinking about how to communicate effectively with charts, with some examples from an access and participation context The post Designing good charts to communicate higher education data appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Will Louisiana require Ten Commandments displays in public colleges?

Higher Ed Dive

The state is likely to pass legislation mandating publicly funded postsecondary and K-12 schools to post the religious principles in each classroom.

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These Students Want to Talk About Oct. 7. They Say Their Peers and Colleges Hold Them Back.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Students say colleges and their peers make it hard to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By Erin Gretzinger Shelton Locke A student-founded organization called Atidna offers a space to discuss what’s happening in the Middle East. It's an uphill battle to convince their peers to participate.

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Live: College Leaders Testify on Capitol Hill

Inside Higher Ed

Live: College Leaders Testify on Capitol Hill David Ho Thu, 05/23/2024 - 12:01 AM A House committee is questioning the presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities and the chancellor of UCLA about their responses to campus antisemitism and student protests. Follow Inside Higher Ed’s live coverage of the hearing here.

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A manifesto for unlocking PGT potential

Wonkhe

Mark Bennett thinks we don't talk enough about the advantages of postgraduate study. He suggests some policy tweaks that could unleash a higher learning revolution The post A manifesto for unlocking PGT potential appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Sonoma State leader resigns after announcing unapproved deal with student protesters

Higher Ed Dive

Mike Lee stepped down a day after the California State University system placed him on leave over “insubordination.

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Tracking down the genetic causes of lupus to personalize treatment

The Berkeley Blog

Genetic screen identifies many mutations associated with autoimmune diseases that could help target therapy The post Tracking down the genetic causes of lupus to personalize treatment appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. What Were Professors to Do?

Inside Higher Ed

Lawmakers Sought to Mandate Class on Founding Documents. What Were Professors to Do? Ryan Quinn Fri, 05/24/2024 - 03:00 AM Conservative groups are pushing civics requirements in higher education, not just K-12. In North Carolina, undergraduates now must study the founding documents. Will other states follow?

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Postgraduate quality will not be taken seriously until there is a national PG taught survey

Wonkhe

Richard Puttock rehearses the arguments against a public annual survey of postgraduate taught students - and finds them all to be spurious when weighed against the benefits The post Postgraduate quality will not be taken seriously until there is a national PG taught survey appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Should bondholders step in when colleges are financially struggling?

Higher Ed Dive

Bondholders may be able to highlight warning signs to institutions, argues Ricardo Azziz, a college consolidation expert.

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Rethinking DEI in Higher Education: Should the ‘I’ Stand for Integration Instead?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have come under attack, I wonder if higher education leaders shouldn’t begin to evolve the concept before policymakers strip away every tool we have to provide supports for students of color. This attack reminds me of the struggle to protect affirmative action, which was defended at both the state and federal levels for decades; but perhaps in protecting affirmative action, it prevented the field from envisioning the evolution of race-conscious a

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South Dakota Bans Pronouns, Tribal Affiliations in University Email Signatures

Inside Higher Ed

South Dakota Bans Pronouns, Tribal Affiliations in University Email Signatures kathryn.palmer… Wed, 05/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Civil liberties advocates and students say the South Dakota Board of Regents’ new policy is part of a larger effort to “erase queer people from the public university system.

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Making Horizon Europe’s successor work for UK research

Wonkhe

The shape of the next EU framework programme is a live issue. Douglas Dowell presents the Russell Group’s policy asks The post Making Horizon Europe’s successor work for UK research appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Private equity-backed venture wants to cash in on college sports

Higher Ed Dive

Collegiate Athletic Solutions could offer capital to fund institutions’ sports programs while sharing in the revenue.

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Yet Another Congressional Hearing Came for Higher Ed. College Presidents Tried to Fight Back.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Erin Gretzinger Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, Reuters, Redux President Michael H. Schill of Northwestern U. testifies during a congressional hearing on Thursday. Lawmakers' sharpest questions were directed at Northwestern University's Michael H. Schill, who didn't take it quietly.

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Interim Suspensions Leave MIT Student Protesters Stranded

Inside Higher Ed

Interim Suspensions Leave MIT Student Protesters Stranded Johanna Alonso Mon, 05/20/2024 - 03:00 AM The university, which is home to a large number of families, gave suspended students a week to find new lodgings. Administrators said they acted in the interest of the rights of everyone on campus.

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