Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 11, 2024
Degrees Earned Fall Again, Certificates Rise Sara Weissman Thu, 04/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report.
Wonkhe
APRIL 10, 2024
The government is proposing to abolish a central funding allowance that allows disabled students to access specialist nonmedical support. Jim Dickinson explains the justification The post Now DfE proposes to scrap a huge part of Disabled Students Allowance appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 9, 2024
Concerns about possible enrollment declines are growing amid the fraught rollout of the new federal student aid form.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 8, 2024
At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out. By David C.K. Curry Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out.
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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
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 10, 2024
FAFSA Fallout on Capitol Hill Katherine Knott Wed, 04/10/2024 - 10:20 AM A House committee held its first hearing Wednesday on the disastrous launch of the new FAFSA.
Wonkhe
APRIL 9, 2024
Hannah Cobb, and members of the national learning and teaching focused network, reflect on what universities can do to enhance the careers of education-focused staff The post Celebrating diversity and supporting progression in education-focused HE careers appeared first on Wonkhe.
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The Guardian - Higher Education
APRIL 11, 2024
Arts education is essential – yet on both sides of the Atlantic, the humanities and critical thinking are under attack. With massive redundancies announced at this London institution, is it the canary in the coalmine? It is a couple of days before Easter, and the students who have been holding a sit-in in the Professor Stuart Hall building in Goldsmiths, University of London are packing up.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 10, 2024
Goddard College Announces Closure Josh Moody Wed, 04/10/2024 - 03:00 AM The small, progressive Vermont college will close at the end of the spring semester. It’s another blow to a state that has lost a number of higher ed institutions in recent years.
Wonkhe
APRIL 8, 2024
Tony Moss demonstrates how attention to student outcome gaps across the whole student lifecycle sheds new light on the awarding gap The post It’s time to tackle all the gaps that surface in our student lifecycle data, not just the awarding gap appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 10, 2024
With insolvency looming, the institution moved to shutter permanently and struck a teach-out partnership with Prescott College in Arizona.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2024
Faculty and student groups at more than 50 U.S. college and university campuses will hold a nationwide Day of Action for Higher Education on April 17. American Association of University Professors chapters across the country are joining a grassroots effort to counter narratives that malign higher education. American Association of University Professors chapters plan to join Higher Education Labor United, the American Federation of Teachers, and other higher education unions and student organizat
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 12, 2024
Faculty members and students plan to hold events across numerous campuses Wednesday, April 17, to kick-start a movement against what they consider concerted attacks on quality higher education for all. They’re opposing academic freedom restrictions, defending protest rights, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, calling for free public education, and advocating for more secure faculty jobs, among other things.
Wonkhe
APRIL 7, 2024
The last few months has brought a glut of providers seeking approval for a new name. Michael Salmon and David Kernohan ask what on earth is going on The post What’s in a name? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 11, 2024
With the reversal, the top-ranked college becomes the latest Ivy League school to shed test-optional policies for applicants.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 10, 2024
By Francie Diep An email from the University of California at San Diego's vice chancellor for research alerted the campus to the situation on Tuesday. The scientist says he got no warning before that day.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 9, 2024
A Lost ‘Fight to Prevent State Overreach’ at Tennessee State Sara Weissman Tue, 04/09/2024 - 03:00 AM The historically Black university’s Board of Trustees has been replaced by the governor's picks.
Wonkhe
APRIL 9, 2024
Constant chopping and changing is in no-one’s interest. Anne Marie Graham sets out what a sustainable international student policy could look like The post Here’s how the government should welcome the next generation of global talent appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 8, 2024
An appellate panel wrote that the regulations upend decades of regulatory practice. But one student advocate called the ruling “exactly backwards.
HEPI
APRIL 9, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Vincenzo Raimo, an independent international higher education consultant and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading, where he previously served as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement. The questionnaire mentioned in this blog is embedded as a pdf below and can be downloaded from the website. The landscape of international student recruitment in the UK has experienced a seismic shift from a period of unexpected prosperity post-Covid, to a challen
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 11, 2024
‘Game-Changing Crisis’: Lawmakers, Experts Vent FAFSA Frustrations Katherine Knott Thu, 04/11/2024 - 03:00 AM While one House committee probed the FAFSA mess Wednesday, another grilled Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the disastrous rollout of the student-aid form.
Wonkhe
APRIL 11, 2024
This week on the podcast the Home Office has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to review the Graduate route visa - what could be on the cards come its conclusions in May? The post Podcast: Funding, disabled students, nursing appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 11, 2024
Although the two sites together enrolled around 5,500 students at their peak, they hosted just one class between them this semester.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 8, 2024
The profile of the average community college student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience. Joshua Reda There are also students who don’t have stable or consistent homes who want a place to reside while pursuing their education.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 8, 2024
After FAFSA Issues, Education Department Faces ‘Crisis of Credibility’ Katherine Knott Mon, 04/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges and universities say they need more honesty and transparency from the department to rebuild their trust in the federal financial aid system.
Wonkhe
APRIL 10, 2024
As the Quality Assurance Agency publishes a set of 13 refreshed subject benchmark statements, Andy Smith and Laura Sperry consider the value these documents bring to the UK sector The post The continuing value of subject benchmark statements appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 12, 2024
We’re rounding up our top recent stories, from growing worries about 2U’s finances to falling FAFSA submissions from high school seniors.
The PIE News
APRIL 11, 2024
Stakeholders in UK higher education are exploring a range of potential funding models for undergraduate education, against a backdrop of financial sustainability concerns, course cuts and redundancies for higher education institutions. A new report from The Higher Education Policy Institute entitled How Should Undergraduate Degrees be Funded? sets out to breathe “new life” into the ongoing debate on the future of university funding in the UK.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 12, 2024
Traction for the Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Doug Lederman Fri, 04/12/2024 - 03:00 AM A group of college leaders strategize about how to design a new undergraduate experience—and get an unexpected boost from an accreditor.
Wonkhe
APRIL 7, 2024
James Coe takes a look at the latest HE-BCI data and asks how spin-outs fit in with other research priorities The post The latest HE-BCI data shows the limitations of the spin-out review appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 10, 2024
The Ivy League school’s saga isn’t over yet, but the potential wage-and-hour implications of the vote are vast.
The PIE News
APRIL 10, 2024
Sustainable growth in international education in the UK will not be possible if the government does not “commit to a suite of evidence-informed policies” to allow for an equitable and inclusive sector, a new paper has said. The recommendations from the UK’s national advisory body on international students, UKCISA, say that language used in government policy and campaigns needs to be “positive” and “acknowledge the strength and contributions of international st
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 11, 2024
Full-time Faculty Raises Finally Beat Inflation … Just Barely Ryan Quinn Thu, 04/11/2024 - 03:00 AM With the dollar’s declining value taken into account, new data shows that real wages grew by half a percent. But pay remains well below pre-pandemic levels, and full-time women and part-timers continue to receive less than others.
Wonkhe
APRIL 9, 2024
Everything you need to know from the latest OfS board paper drop, from David Kernohan The post 17 nuggets from the 8 February 2024 Office for Students board papers appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 10, 2024
One financial aid expert said trust is eroding in data from the U.S. Department of Education as issues continue to plague the new form’s debut.
The PIE News
APRIL 9, 2024
The National Indian Students and Alumni Union has launched the Fair Visa, Fair Chance campaign in an attempt to defend the UK Graduate Route visa. The move by NISAU, one of the most prominent Indian student representative organisations in the UK, comes as home secretary James Cleverly announced plans recently to review the Graduate Route in the coming months.
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