Wonkhe
MAY 23, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 20, 2024
Yale, Brown and Cornell universities have all revived their testing requirements, raising questions about whether other institutions will follow suit.
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The Academic Designer
MAY 22, 2024
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.
MindMax
MAY 22, 2024
When I worked as an assistant director of admissions in the mid-1980s, I interviewed over 300 high school students and their families each year. Many of the conversations were fulfilling and memorable, yet I found myself feeling empty. I had just gotten to know them, and suddenly our contact ended abruptly. It was the nature of the job, but something about it felt wrong.
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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
MAY 21, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 22, 2024
Increases in regular and dual-enrollment community college students drove the gains, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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Inside Higher Ed
MAY 20, 2024
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.
Wonkhe
MAY 22, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 21, 2024
Findings released by the American Council on Education shed light on demographic trends in college enrollment and attainment.
The Berkeley Blog
MAY 20, 2024
By the end of this Wednesday, vote for your favorite set of four names; the winning set will be announced Thursday. The post Ready, set, vote! Here are your choices to name Berkeley’s new falcon quadruplets. appeared first on Berkeley News.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 20, 2024
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.
Wonkhe
MAY 19, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 23, 2024
The board approved recommendations from the president for the nonprofit to take sweeping action to rein in its finances.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 22, 2024
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.
The PIE News
MAY 21, 2024
The MAC review, released on May 14, found no “significant abuse” of the Graduate Route, but it raised concerns about recruitment agents providing “misleading information” to students, sparking speculation that further agent regulations will be announced by the government this week. “We shouldn’t take this lightly and think we’re out of the woods”, Charley Robinson, head of global mobility policy, UUKi , told delegates at the Enroly Conference on May 15.
Wonkhe
MAY 23, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 24, 2024
The Catholic women’s university has faced multimillion-dollar operating deficits in recent years.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 24, 2024
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?
Educause
MAY 21, 2024
To successfully prepare for and step into leadership roles as you move along your career path, you should consider several specific areas to improve your leadership toolkit and be prepared for that next opportunity.
Wonkhe
MAY 20, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 24, 2024
Collegiate Athletic Solutions could offer capital to fund institutions’ sports programs while sharing in the revenue.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 22, 2024
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.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 22, 2024
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.
Wonkhe
MAY 19, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 22, 2024
The move comes in response to activists and union members blocking a road near the university’s campus, according to college officials.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 20, 2024
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.
Campus Technology
MAY 20, 2024
The global pandemic thrust online teaching to the forefront. Online enrollments rose while campus enrollments declined. Is face-to-face teaching doomed? Will virtual campuses be the norm? Is there no middle ground?
Wonkhe
MAY 19, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 20, 2024
Mike Lee stepped down a day after the California State University system placed him on leave over “insubordination.
HEPI
MAY 20, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Vincenzo Raimo. Vincenzo is an independent international higher education consultant and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading where he was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement. HEPI has recently published research on the impact of the Graduate Route visa with Kaplan, the National Union of Students and London Economics: you can read it here.
The PIE News
MAY 24, 2024
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.
Wonkhe
MAY 20, 2024
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.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 21, 2024
Bondholders may be able to highlight warning signs to institutions, argues Ricardo Azziz, a college consolidation expert.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 21, 2024
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.
Campus Technology
MAY 22, 2024
Western Governors University has announced a partnership with AI writing assistance provider Grammarly, providing access to Grammarly's real-time writing support services — and new Writing Score API — to all faculty and students.
Wonkhe
MAY 19, 2024
Postgraduate taught home students are valuable to society and the economy. David Kernohan wonders why there are fewer of them every year The post Home PGT numbers are falling and it is not clear why appeared first on Wonkhe.
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