Wonkhe
MAY 7, 2024
The government needs to boost maintenance – and the funds that are already there could be better utilised. David Phoenix explains The post Student financial support is between a rock and a hard place appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 8, 2024
Money and time are two of the most commonly cited barriers to earning a credential, according to a new survey from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 9, 2024
Students are coming to college less able and less willing to read. Professors are stymied. By Beth McMurtrie Students are less able and less willing to read. Professors are stymied. What needs to change?
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 7, 2024
Universities Consider Divestment Demands Josh Moody Tue, 05/07/2024 - 03:00 AM As pro-Palestinian protests continue across the U.S., some colleges have struck deals with students to consider divestment in exchange for packing up encampments.
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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti
Wonkhe
MAY 9, 2024
George Bryant-Aird argues that knowledge of and confidence in contemporary political and social debates are crucial to the future of teachers and teaching The post Yes, teachers should get involved in politics appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 10, 2024
Faced with chronic deficits, the university is offering faculty and staff at its 20 commonwealth campuses a year’s pay to retire early or leave their jobs.
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Inside Higher Ed
MAY 7, 2024
A $237M Donation Draws Skepticism kathryn.palmer… Tue, 05/07/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida A&M celebrated a massive gift from a little-known donor announced at its commencement. But the lack of information about Gregory Gerami and his company has seeded doubts.
Wonkhe
MAY 7, 2024
The National Union of Students has settled with the former President that it sacked over claims of antisemitism. Jim Dickinson considers the implications The post NUS reaches a settlement with Shaima Dallali appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 6, 2024
A new report on faculty representation sheds light on the wide-ranging effects of pervasive inequities.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 6, 2024
Over 90% of Black parents want more opportunities to be involved in their children’s education and want more input into education laws, according to a study by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). UNCF recently surveyed 1,200 low- to moderate-income Black parents, which resulted in a report on the perspectives of African American parents on key issues in education.
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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.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 10, 2024
Dueling Narratives Emerge After Arrests at UVA Josh Moody Fri, 05/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Police forcefully cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia after what officials describe as “aggressive” protester behavior. Videos cast doubts on those claims.
Wonkhe
MAY 9, 2024
What role can academic staff play in averting a climate catastrophe? Johnny Rich explains how the Engineering Professors’ Council is supporting work on a sustainable future The post What can academics do to save the planet? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 8, 2024
The Minnesota university still has a strong revenue base but faces too-high expenses, according to its acting president.
The PIE News
MAY 7, 2024
The total net benefit to the UK exchequer of hosting Graduate Route visa holders came in at £70 million in the first full year of the scheme, new research has found, disproving claims that the UK loses out financially. The findings are part of a new report , The Exchequer benefits and costs associated with the Graduate Route visa , which is the first detailed look at the fiscal benefits as well as the costs to the UK in the first full tax year after the Graduate Route visa was introduced.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 6, 2024
Researchers Investigating Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing kathryn.palmer… Mon, 05/06/2024 - 03:00 AM A new study by Ithaka S+R seeks to gain insight into the technology’s potential to transform the production of academic scholarship.
Wonkhe
MAY 8, 2024
Can larger and fewer modules offer a pedagogic benefit as well as cost savings? Jackie Potter and Laura Milne look at both sides of the block The post Fewer, larger, modules could help students too appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 6, 2024
The agency announced a $50 million effort to provide more support to students and families in light of the botched rollout of the new form.
Faculty Focus
MAY 9, 2024
Author Rie Kudan received a prestigious Japanese literary award for her book, The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy, and then disclosed that 5% of her book was written word-for-word by ChatGPT (Choi & Annio, 2024). Would you let your students submit a paper where 5% of the text was written by ChatGPT? What about if they disclosed their use of ChatGPT ahead of time?
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 6, 2024
Universities Face Misinformation Amid Pro-Palestinan Protests Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 05/06/2024 - 03:00 AM How—and if—universities should combat misinformation causes its own divisions.
Wonkhe
MAY 6, 2024
Chavan Kissoon and Terence Karran argue that digital transformation is changing employer-employee power relations – via mechanisms of performance management that can undermine academic freedom The post Protecting academic freedom in the digital age appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 9, 2024
Completion rates for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid have declined nearly 40% in the state.
Academe Blog
MAY 6, 2024
BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MILWAUKEE AAUP CHAPTER We are reposting this statement, published today on the UWM AAUP chapter website, with permission of the chapter. On Friday, May 3, UWM’s administration submitted a proposal to close the College of General Studies (CGS) and lay off all of its employees.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 8, 2024
Liberal Arts Microcredentials on the Rise Sara Weissman Wed, 05/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Badges and certificates aren’t just for technical fields anymore.
Wonkhe
MAY 7, 2024
UUKi's Jamie Arrowsmith looks back at the International Higher Education Forum 2024 and reminds us about the long-term importance of international collaboration, engagement and exchange The post Looking back on International Higher Education Forum 2024 appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 8, 2024
A new Justice Department rule aims to ensure state and local government web content and mobile apps are accessible for people with disabilities.
FIRE
MAY 6, 2024
FIRE is calling on Sterling, Massachusetts, to stop restricting residents’ free speech rights.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 9, 2024
Academic Approach to AI Maturing as Technology Evolves David Ho Thu, 05/09/2024 - 03:00 AM At the Digital Universities U.S. event in St. Louis, digital transformation, the pandemic’s aftermath and the ongoing rise of AI were front and center.
Wonkhe
MAY 9, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag tells of the origins of the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Broadcasting Union The post Higher education postcard: Douze points appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 7, 2024
The Ohio community college faces a reported $6.8 million deficit and has cut 14 positions as it realigns resources.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 6, 2024
Calling the police doesn’t dampen protests. It accelerates them, often with devastating consequences. By Thomas J. Sugrue Etienne Laurent, AFP, Getty Images Calling the police doesn’t dampen protests. It accelerates them, often with devastating consequences.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 9, 2024
Re: GenAI, Do Not Listen to Nonexperts in Education johnw@mcsweeneys.net Thu, 05/09/2024 - 03:00 AM No matter how rich they are.
Wonkhe
MAY 9, 2024
This week on the podcast a group of vice chancellors have been called into see Rishi Sunak in a bid to clamp down on student protest The post Podcast: Campus protest, student income, academic freedom appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 6, 2024
Learn how AI is revolutionizing higher education, transforming learning and streamlining operations.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 7, 2024
More community colleges in the U.S. are beginning to offer bachelor's degrees in addition to their usual offerings, and many of them serve minority populations, according to a recent report from The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) and higher ed consulting firm Bragg & Associates Inc. Dr. Debra Bragg According to the report , a CCB college is defined as a school that presently or historically confers mostly sub-baccalaureate degrees – such as associate degrees – and confers
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 6, 2024
Lead Without Shrinking Sarah Bray Mon, 05/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Too often, women in academe must second-guess our well-earned authority, minimize our accomplishments or dim our light to make others comfortable, writes Roshni Rao.
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