MindMax

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

When partnerships between schools and higher education marketing vendors yield suboptimal results, the reason can often be traced back to a lack of clarity about the root of the problem that needs to be solved. Schools want a quick fix for their perceived problems. There are plenty of vendors who claim to have an easy solution. But if neither party has dug deep enough to uncover a problem’s actual source, the school will inevitably end up disappointed.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Lord Hollick presents the findings of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators inquiry into the work of the Office for Students. The post The looming higher education crisis means the Office for Students needs to improve appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Next generation credentials are a compentency-based alternative to transcripts that allow colleges to make better admissions decisions.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Despite National Pushback, West Virginia Will Cut Faculty, Programs Ryan Quinn Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:42 AM A month of intense public and on-campus pressure did not dissuade the Board of Governors from siding with the administration to slash programs and positions.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Exclusive: Alfie Meadows underwent brain surgery after being struck by officer at tuition fees demonstration The Metropolitan police have apologised and agreed to pay a six-figure settlement to a man who needed emergency brain surgery after being hit by an officer’s baton during the 2010 university tuition fees protests. Alfie Meadows, then a 20-year-old philosophy student at Middlesex University, sustained a brain injury after he was struck on the head during demonstrations against the tripling

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The recently published proposals for REF 2028 have raised questions about the assessment of research culture and environment. Research England Executive Chair Jessica Corner broaches a sector-wide debate The post It’s time to talk about research culture and the REF appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts Ryan Quinn Thu, 09/14/2023 - 07:30 PM At a raucous public comment session Thursday, the WVU Board of Governors heard final pleas to reject university administrators’ proposed cuts. But state politicians and university leaders aren’t expected to heed the protests.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The expansion of higher education uprooted hundreds of Black families. By Louis Hansen Deborah Taylor Mapp The expansion of higher education uprooted hundreds of Black families.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Research on campus-based sexual misconduct can often be emotionally demanding and yield unpalatable findings. Susan Lagdon, Ngozi Anyadike-Danes, Megan Reynolds, and Cherie Armour explain how they garnered institutional support. The post Collaborating to stop campus sexual assault appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Michigan, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are considering making completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid a graduation requirement.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In-State Tuition for Out-of-State HBCU Aspirants Sara Weissman Wed, 09/13/2023 - 03:00 AM Students who want to attend a historically Black college but have few or no options in their home states can attend two Maryland HBCUs and pay in-state prices starting next fall.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

By Megan Zahneis "We're offering education, which I think should not be a controversial thing," one organizer says of the project, announced on Friday. Its target audience: current students at New College of Florida.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The long awaited Industry and Regulators Committee report on the work of the Office for Students is here - David Kernohan sets out everything you need to know The post Everything in the Industry and Regulators Committee OfS report appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Ohio private institution has twice delayed the start of its fall term over funding problems, but insists it’s not on the path to closure.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Why Professors Are Polarized on AI Susan D'Agostino Wed, 09/13/2023 - 03:00 AM Academics who perceive threats to education from AI band together as a survival mechanism. The resulting alliances echo divisions formed during online learning’s emergence.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

By Katherine Mangan Illustration by The Chronicle; photo courtesy of Tanner Dulay Madeline Cowen, Tanner Dulay, and Rosa McGuire took a photo with Priyanga Amarasekare (in silhouette) before her suspension. For three UCLA doctoral students, the punishment imposed on their mentor set them back, too.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

ARIA has appointed its programme directors and James Coe has taken a look at what they're working on The post ARIA picks its top team appeared first on Wonkhe.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The multi-year plan will bring in a total of $840 million in additional revenue, but won’t cover the system’s $1.5 billion deficit.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A Women’s College’s Profitable Foray Into Online Learning Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 09/12/2023 - 03:00 AM Spelman’s experiment with in-house certificate programs earned nearly $2 million in its first year, exceeding its expectations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation is a compelling book about leadership, service, and the importance of mentorship/sponsorship within the academy. The book is edited by Drs. Stephanie Y. Evans, Stephanie Shonekan, and Stephanie G. Adams. And its publication by Wayne State University Press earlier this month comes right on time, as a new academic school year gets underway.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Research on campus-based sexual misconduct can often be emotionally demanding and yield unpalatable findings. Susan Lagdon, Ngozi Anyadike-Danes, Megan Reynolds, and Cherie Armour explain how they garnered institutional support. The post Collaborating to stop the cover-up of campus sexual assault appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

West Virginia University will cut 28 degrees and lay off 140 faculty over the objections of students, faculty and alumni.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For Selective Institutions, Progress and Backsliding on Socioeconomic Diversity jessica.blake@… Mon, 09/11/2023 - 03:00 AM New York Times database shows some colleges have gained in socioeconomic diversity, but many have declined.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

ChatGPT has transformed grade inflation from a minor corruption to an enterprise-destroying blight. By Michael W. Clune ChatGPT has transformed grade inflation from a minor corruption to an enterprise-destroying blight.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to a college of firsts The post Higher education postcard: Somerville College, Oxford appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Higher education experts say appetite could be growing for alternatives to tuition-share agreements, which have been under fire.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

University of Texas System Bets Big on Microcredentials Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 09/14/2023 - 03:00 AM The system, with 250,000 students, has teamed up with microcredential provider Coursera in its largest partnership yet, which will get students credentialed by tech giants including Meta, IBM and Google.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

By Amita Chatterjee The private institution announced an initiative Thursday for students who feel ostracized by the policies in Florida, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As heads of institution gathered in Manchester for UUK conference, political stormclouds were gathering. Debbie McVitty finds out what Universities UK's plan is to restore universities' fortunes The post To win public investment, universities must earn it, says UUK appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Although the ruling does not call for an immediate end to the program, it leaves tens of thousands of college students covered by its protections in limbo.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

3 Ways to Improve Student Group Work Sarah Bray Wed, 09/13/2023 - 03:00 AM Throwing students into groups without an accountability system rigs such work against them, writes Christina Katopodis, but we can transform it by thoughtfully structuring it in equitable ways.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The dissolution of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis poses a novel risk to tenure. By Lee Gardner Lee Klafczynski for The Chronicle As Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis breaks into two institutions, some professors face an uncertain future.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Jim Dickinson reflects on conversations with student leaders and their experiences of committees, boards and meetings - calling for accessibility by design to be a concern for the encounters, rather than just the agenda The post Why are university meetings still so inaccessible? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday allowing the project to go forward, marking a victory for the public university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As a Black woman who studies the educational experiences of Black women and girls, Dr. Tiffany Steele says she always felt like her work was never quite valued. “If you focus on minoritized populations, there’s a lack of understanding about why this research is relevant,” she says. Editors of top-tier journals couldn’t comprehend why she chose to focus on Black women instead of Black people generally, and if she wanted to talk about Black women and girls in the courses that she taught, she had t

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

2 Universities Halt Treatment for Trans Youths Johanna Alonso Fri, 09/15/2023 - 03:00 AM A Missouri law limits gender-affirming care for minors, but two institutions have gone beyond the bounds of the legislation and will also stop treating existing patients.

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