‘We can’t cut anymore’: Can colleges recover from the gut-punch of inflation?
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 1, 2024
Cost growth in higher ed is easing after big spikes in recent years. But institutions remain under steep financial pressure.
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A creative degree is about more than just GDP
Wonkhe
JULY 5, 2024
David Mba argues that the value of arts courses can be found in impact, not outcomes The post A creative degree is about more than just GDP appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Michel Foucault, the Bogeyman of the Culture Wars
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 5, 2024
Forty years after the famed theorist's death, his work continues to disturb. By Caleb Smith Forty years after the famed theorist's death, his work continues to disturb.
Hippos might fly: UK research discovers animal can get airborne
The Guardian - Higher Education
JULY 3, 2024
Analysis shows hippos get all four feet off the ground at once up to 15% of the time when at full pelt It takes a scientific mind to see the grunting hulk of a hippopotamus and wonder whether, given sufficient motivation, such an improbable beast might ever become airborne. And so to researchers at the Royal Veterinary College in North Mymms, Hertfordshire, whose painstaking examination of footage of the creatures revealed that when the hefty herbivores reach top speed they do indeed take off.
Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P
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Hampshire College to cut 9% of employees in restructuring
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 1, 2024
The Massachusetts private nonprofit is consolidating institutional services and reducing administrative ranks amid slowing enrollment growth.
What Martyn’s Law will mean for campus security
Wonkhe
JULY 2, 2024
One piece of legislation that will be on the next parliamentary agenda is Martyn’s Law. Paul Tarne explains how this landmark counterterrorism law will affect the higher education sector The post What Martyn’s Law will mean for campus security appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Supreme Court Decision Weakens Education Department
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 2, 2024
After the justices struck down a 40-year precedent last week, experts warn of chaos for higher education amid doubts about the future of Title IX and gainful employment, among other policies. Over the last 16 years, presidential administrations of both parties have wielded the power of the Education Department not to just carry out congressional legislative directives but also to make their own policies—reshaping the federal government’s role in higher education.
How did Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions decision impact college applications?
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 2, 2024
The portion of Asian and Black students referencing at least one race or ethnicity-related phrase in their Common Application essays fell in 2023-24.
Labour’s tertiary approach to higher education quality could take lessons from Scotland
Wonkhe
JUNE 30, 2024
Labour's manifesto puts teaching quality in the context of a post-16 education review. Debbie McVitty looks over the border to learn what a tertiary quality system could mean The post Labour’s tertiary approach to higher education quality could take lessons from Scotland appeared first on Wonkhe.
High court ruling on presidential immunity threatens the rule of law, scholars warn
The Berkeley Blog
JULY 2, 2024
Berkeley experts say the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling could allow presidents to commit crime under the guise of official business. One called the decision "dangerous." The post High court ruling on presidential immunity threatens the rule of law, scholars warn appeared first on Berkeley News.
DEI Ban Prompts Utah Colleges to Close Cultural Centers, Too
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 1, 2024
As in Florida, Texas and other states that have passed anti-DEI legislation, Utah’s public institutions are applying the law with a broad brush. Starting today, Utah joins the growing list of states that have implemented a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs and practices at colleges and universities.
Federal judge blocks final Title IX rule in four more states
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 3, 2024
The ruling marks another hit for the U.S. Department of Education's controversial regulation, which is now blocked from taking effect in 14 states.
UUK publishes advice on student drug use
Wonkhe
JULY 2, 2024
A new report on tackling the harms from student drug use recommends moving away from "zero tolerance" approaches to drugs. Sunday Blake worries that the timing means nobody will notice The post UUK publishes advice on student drug use appeared first on Wonkhe.
Legacy Looms Large in College Admissions, Perpetuating Inequities in College Access
IHEP
JUNE 30, 2024
A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Yet legacy admissions policies that give preferential treatment to applicants who are related to alumni are still used across the country. A new IHEP analysis of data released through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reveals the prevalence of legacy admissions policies among selective colleges and universities.
Rules Banning Transcript Holds, Expanding Overtime Now in Effect
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 3, 2024
A suite of new regulations governing higher education took effect Monday. Here’s what you should know about the key measures now in place—and the legal challenges they face. A host of new federal regulations took effect Monday, and Education Department officials say the new rules make up part of “the most effective system ever to oversee predatory and low-quality institutions of postsecondary education.
Clarks Summit University to close
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 2, 2024
The Pennsylvania college furloughed all employees last month amid significant financial troubles and declining enrollment.
There’s an unseen crisis in tourism, hospitality and events management education
Wonkhe
JULY 1, 2024
A perfect storm of external factors is buffeting the UK tourism, hospitality and events industries – and the educational pathways leading into them. Lisa Wyld explains what can be done The post There’s an unseen crisis in tourism, hospitality and events management education appeared first on Wonkhe.
New Anti-DEI Legislation Goes Into Effect in 4 States
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 1, 2024
By Maggie Hicks Of at least 39 bills introduced in 19 states this year, four have passed, according to a Chronicle analysis. Utah’s law is the most sweeping.
Universities Investing in Microcredential Leadership
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 3, 2024
As microcredential programs slowly gain traction, more universities are looking for leaders to coordinate the efforts. Amy Heitzman noticed a new trend when UPCEA, an online and professional education association, put out calls last year to institutions looking to bulk up microcredential programs. “Five of the 40 [applicants] said, ‘We’re going to hire someone to head this up,’” said Heitzman, UPCEA’s deputy CEO and chief learning officer.
State employees in Texas not subject to overtime rule, judge holds
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 2, 2024
The ruling, which relies on the decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, likely foreshadows similar pending challenges, attorneys said.
Work on drugs is about keeping students safe
Wonkhe
JULY 2, 2024
Adam Winstock argues that universities who want to optimise students' heath, well-being and future should move away from punitive approaches to drugs The post Work on drugs is about keeping students safe appeared first on Wonkhe.
‘There’s No Secret Sauce’: An Enrollment Leader Looks Back at 35 Years
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 2, 2024
By Eric Hoover In an in-depth conversation, Monica Inzer, who just retired as vice president for enrollment management at Hamilton College, discusses the complexity of access — and what kept her in the field.
New Carnegie Classification Focuses on Leadership
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 2, 2024
The new classification evaluates the effectiveness of higher education institutions’ leadership programming. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has unrolled the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose. It’s designed to recognize institutions with leadership initiatives that benefit the collective public good, including justice, equity, diversity and liberty.
University of North Carolina campuses must review DEI roles, guidance says
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 3, 2024
The system’s legal affairs division released a 4-page letter explaining the impacts of a new policy rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
A look at Labour’s in-tray for higher education
Wonkhe
JULY 4, 2024
As the sun rises on a new Labour government, Team Wonkhe assesses what the incoming ministers will have in their Day One briefings The post A look at Labour’s in-tray for higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stuck in Disciplinary and Legal Limbo
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 5, 2024
By Katherine Mangan Cal Cary, The Daily Progress, AP Pro-Palestinian protesters face off with the police at the U. of Virginia in early May. Campuses are stressed as student-conduct hearings drag into the summer.
Yes, University Cybersecurity Is Still a Concern
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 1, 2024
A year after a massive data breach targeted dozens of higher ed institutions, university cybersecurity spending is at an all-time high. But experts say it is not enough. Cybersecurity concerns rippled through higher ed’s awareness in 2023, when a data breach hit dozens of institutions across the nation.
More Presidential Vacancies at HBCUs
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 30, 2024
There are at least three new presidential vacancies at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which have already been experiencing high turnover within their leadership ranks. In the case of two of the presidential departures — Dillard University and Florida Memorial University — the presidents resigned amid health challenges. Their departures raise new questions about the stress associated with being a college president, particularly at a smaller and under-resourced institution.
Thirty seven things Labour should do now to make things better for students
Wonkhe
JULY 4, 2024
Jim Dickinson picks up where Keir Starmer's Change agenda leaves off - with a bunch of things the new government should do now to fix and ease the problems that students face The post Thirty seven things Labour should do now to make things better for students appeared first on Wonkhe.
How Higher Ed Can Adapt to the Challenges of AI
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 1, 2024
The future is here. Now is the time to make sense of it. By Joseph E. Aoun Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock The future is here. Now is the time to make sense of it.
The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 2, 2024
Get ready for chaos in a post-Chevron world, Jon Fansmith writes. Last Thursday, while providing a federal policy update to an audience of campus attorneys at the National Association of College and University Attorneys annual meeting, I was asked what I thought would happen if the Supreme Court overturned its decades-old Chevron doctrine (as it was widely expected to do).
Australia more than doubles student visa costs from 1 July
The PIE News
JULY 1, 2024
The visa fee for international student visas applying to study in Australia is to increase from AUS$710 to AUS$1,600 from 1 July. The price hike, which had been mooted but not officially announced until now, is another hammer blow to a sector in crisis. Sector commentators predicted the obvious: that this would deter some students from applying and they would consider other destinations instead. “This makes Australia the most expensive country for visa applications, likely deterring many p
Your Wonkhe election night viewing guide, July 2024
Wonkhe
JUNE 30, 2024
If you love higher education, and you are committed to staying up for the election results, David Kernohan presents the key seats, data dashboards, and polling considerations you need The post Your Wonkhe election night viewing guide, July 2024 appeared first on Wonkhe.
I Did a Boo Boo
Higher Ed Data Stories
JULY 4, 2024
Last night, I looked at a chart that had been tweeted out by Marco Learning , a terrific source for information about The College Board's AP Program. It showed the percentage of all scores graded 4 and 5 over time by subject, and there were some glaring points: Lots of big increases in certain subjects that didn't seem to make sense. Turns out, their data was correct.
The State of Higher Ed in Prisons a Year After Pell Restoration
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 3, 2024
A new report by the Vera Institute of Justice marks one year since the return of Pell Grants to incarcerated students and analyzes how programs can improve. A decision by Congress to restore Pell Grants to incarcerated students took effect last summer, a win for students and their advocates after imprisoned people attending college were barred from the federal financial aid for almost three decades.
So did students make a difference at General Election 2024?
HEPI
JULY 5, 2024
Since the general election was called, HEPI has been arguing that parliamentary constituencies with a large number of undergraduates could behave unexpectedly. This rests on the idea that the timing of the election in early July meant many (not all) students would have moved back home for the holidays. Furthermore, we argued this could improve the efficiency of the Labour vote.
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