Inside Higher Ed

JULY 4, 2023

A more inclusive definition of merit provides an opportunity for higher ed to reinvent itself after the Supreme Court’s damaging decision, Demetria D. Frank, Darrell D. Jackson and Jamila Jefferson-Jones write. Although the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard came as no surprise, its mandate to exclude the consideration of race in college admissions feels like a gut punch, especially to those of us who have been longtime advocates for educational equity.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 5, 2023

Assaults on free expression threaten to stifle intellectual life on campus, argues the president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

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Wonkhe

JULY 4, 2023

The implementation of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan will be underpinned by genuine partnership across the healthcare and education sectors. James Hallwood explains The post Universities will be at the heart of the NHS workforce plan’s success appeared first on Wonkhe.

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FIRE

JULY 7, 2023

Once again, the culture wars distort a clear win for pluralism and the First Amendment.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Higher ed can exacerbate psychological problems, and sometimes even cause them. By Alicia Andrzejewski iStock image Higher ed can exacerbate psychological problems, and sometimes even cause them.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 6, 2023

The agency is seeking the money under the borrower defense to repayment regulations, which forgive debts for students who were misled by their colleges.

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FIRE

JULY 5, 2023

An internal memo from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science demonstrates that college leadership believe free speech allows censorship of faculty for criticizing the government.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 6, 2023

Online Learning Still in High Demand at Community Colleges Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1243725322.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 5, 2023

The agency pitched the new site, which will host information on every higher ed program, as part of its gainful employment regulations.

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Wonkhe

JULY 5, 2023

Policy making in England no longer seems able to think about higher education as a public good. For Simon Marginson, this is something in desperate need of recovery The post Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The PIE News

JULY 4, 2023

The UK’s Russell Group universities have committed to supporting students and staff to become AI-literate while incorporating the technology into teaching and assessments. The group published new principles which set out how institutions will use technologies like ChatGPT responsibly and ethically, while capitalising on the opportunities they provide.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

By Stephanie M. Lee Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image As California prepares to overhaul its approach to math education, professors are lobbying the UC system to rethink its embrace of high-school “data science.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 7, 2023

In 2022, more than 150 higher education institutions employed lobbyists who also worked for these companies, F Minus found.

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Wonkhe

JULY 5, 2023

Christine Rivers argues that mindfulness could not only aid universities in addressing staff and student wellbeing, but could also help with longer term strategic goals The post Universities need to invest in mindfulness appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 6, 2023

Stanford University graduate student workers who teach and research have unionized, the new Stanford Graduate Workers Union announced Thursday. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that, “Of approximately 3,410 eligible voters, 1,639 voted for the union and 38 voted against. Parties have five business days to file objections to the election.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Faculty advisers need to be having frank conversations, early on, with doctoral students about their Plan B. By Patrick M. Walsh Anuj Shrestha for The Chronicle Faculty advisers need to be having frank conversations, early on, with doctoral students about their Plan B.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 5, 2023

The struggling Christian institution made the decision after MSCHE pulled its accrediation following years of poor finances.

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Wonkhe

JULY 5, 2023

UCAS Head of Policy Ben Jordan and UCAS Apprenticeship Programme Lead Lindsay Conroy introduce UCAS' new research into the lightbulb moments for would-be apprentices The post We can achieve parity between apprenticeships and traditional degrees appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 6, 2023

Goings on at U of Chicago, and happy retirement to Scott Jaschik. Before I get to the blog post I planned for today, I want to briefly acknowledge the impending retirement of Inside Higher Ed co-founder Scott Jaschik, who announced that he’ll be leaving the site at the end of this month to volunteer and travel.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

A new study finds that anti-LGBTQ+ policies are linked to depression in Black and Latinx youth in the United States. The study analyzed discriminatory policies, such as “Don’t Say Gay” laws and other indicators that may affect this group and found that LGBTQ+ Black and Latinx youth are more likely to be depressed than their peers in the most LGBTQ+ affirming states.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 6, 2023

The Florida public liberal arts college's board voted Thursday to approve the range for negotiating the employment contract of the final candidate.

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Wonkhe

JULY 3, 2023

Next academic year will see new data available on students with parental responsibilities. Let’s not waste this chance to support them, urges Andrea Todd The post New UCAS data is a great opportunity to support student parents appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 4, 2023

A white woman reportedly said she wished she was Black because it would give her an easier career. The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians is an acclaimed meeting for female historians. It was founded in 1973, and its meetings attract a who’s who of women in the field of history. This year, a racially inflammatory comment by a senior faculty member in women’s history during an opening plenary session on Friday inflamed the meeting.

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The PIE News

JULY 5, 2023

Universities need to acknowledge the emission impact of their international student cohorts as institutions work toward net zero carbon, a report has urged. With international students a key contributor to so many institutions’ incomes, they should endeavour to accurately report on the emissions international students contribute while traveling to campuses and start doing what they can to reduce them, the paper from sustainable development specialist Arup says.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 6, 2023

Gov. Evers shot down the proposal Wednesday, saying it unfairly singled out the colleges and overstepped the legislature’s purview.

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Wonkhe

JULY 6, 2023

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to the city of dreaming spires The post Higher education postcard: University of Oxford appeared first on Wonkhe.

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FIRE

JULY 6, 2023

A Georgia city has eliminated an unconstitutional law that required citizens to get approval from the mayor and city council before they could exercise their right to protest.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 6, 2023

State Voter ID Laws in Flux, Student IDs in Question Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1204950361.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 7, 2023

The Christian institutions, both in Michigan, will finalize their merger in fall 2023, pending approval from regulators.

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Wonkhe

JULY 6, 2023

This week on the podcast there’s new recommendations on campus harassment - but is a DfE campaign targeting men the right approach? The post Podcast: Harassment, NHS, AI, Bob Kerslake appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The PIE News

JULY 3, 2023

Key stakeholders in the UK’s “crowded and complex” international student recruitment ecosystem need more support if the UK is to strengthen its global position in the study abroad segment, a British Council report has found. The report , which aims to give “a pioneering overview” of the different channels through which international students enter UK undergraduate education, found that in 2021/22, almost half (46%) of all applicants submitted individual applications

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 6, 2023

Beth Godbee presents a number of tangible ways that academics can build a sense of what’s possible, structurally as well as individually. It’s rare that a day goes by in which burnout among academics doesn’t come up in personal conversations or news reports in some way. Regularly, I recognize feelings of burnout within myself, even as a white cis woman who left a faculty position and can set my own schedule.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 6, 2023

The employer discovered performance problems during an investigation into her own bias complaint, the 2nd Circuit said.

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Wonkhe

JULY 6, 2023

LEO - it promised much, but in regulatory terms has delivered little. David Kernohan wonders what went wrong The post What’s the point of LEO in 2023? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The PIE News

JULY 6, 2023

A deal for the UK to rejoin the research program Horizon Europe is “awaiting a signature” from UK PM Rishi Sunak, according to multiple media reports. Sources within the government have been reported saying that a draft of the deal has gone into 10 Downing Street, with Sunak being given “options” to sign the deal by July 11, and possible meetings with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, are due to take place.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 5, 2023

High school students with autism are attending college in greater numbers, thanks to new ac ademic and emotional support services designed specifically for them. The traditional path for more than 66 percent of students with autism was to not attend college within the first two years of graduating from high school, according to a report from Drexel University, “National Autism Indicators Report: Transition into Young Adulthood.

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