‘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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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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).
Why Are There So Few Conservative Professors?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 1, 2024
The facts are beyond dispute. The causes and solutions are not. By Steven M. Teles The facts are beyond dispute. The causes and solutions are not.
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.
Indiana University Lost $1.3M on Eclipse Celebration
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 2, 2024
Indiana University lost over $1.3 million on the star-studded event it organized to celebrate the solar eclipse in April, Indiana Public Media reported based on information gained through a public records request.
As Federal Connectivity Programs Sunset, Internet Access Remains Critical
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 30, 2024
At the end of 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which was designed to give low-income households a discount each month on their internet bill, even offering a one-time coupon of up to $100 to buy a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet. Pell Grant recipients or those who qualified for free school breakfast or lunch were eligible for the ACP.
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.
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.
Rausser College of Natural Resources celebrates 50 years of excellence
The Berkeley Blog
JULY 3, 2024
Half a century after it was founded in 1974, Rausser College of Natural Resources is a leader in cutting-edge research, exceptional educational opportunities, and creating connections between science and society. The post Rausser College of Natural Resources celebrates 50 years of excellence appeared first on Berkeley News.
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.
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.
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.
Dance prepared him for the NFL. It began with a Berkeley summer camp.
The Berkeley Blog
JULY 2, 2024
The warm, yet demanding, instructors of Cal Performances' Berkeley/Oakland AileyCamp gave Camilo Eifler an early foundation to thrive in dance — and later, as a pro athlete. The post Dance prepared him for the NFL. It began with a Berkeley summer camp. appeared first on Berkeley News.
‘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.
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.
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.
Nana Adom, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
The PIE News
JULY 3, 2024
Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Industrious, commercially driven and collaborative. What do you like most about your job ? I get a great sense of pleasure from making a positive difference in students’ lives and assisting them in realising their academic goals and assuming new roles and responsibilities. Personally, I have enjoyed the chance to collaborate with amazing individuals from different nations who all contribute positively to the educational experience.
Beating the bottom line: Is language instruction doomed to fail at rural universities?
University Business
JULY 1, 2024
All around the world, people know John Denver’s 1971 blockbuster, “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” The hit’s popularity persuaded West Virginians to make it an official state song, and its first two words, “Almost Heaven,” became the state’s PR slogan. West Virginia University, the state’s flagship institution, performs the song at many of its events.
Universities continue to struggle with datafication
Wonkhe
JULY 2, 2024
For Janja Komljenovic, there is a clear mismatch between the sector’s hopes for technology and the reality of its implementation The post Universities continue to struggle with datafication appeared first on Wonkhe.
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