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Enrollment is complicated, redux

Higher Ed Data Stories

Enrollment, as I like to say, is complicated. But that never stopped anyone from asking a question like, "How does enrollment look?" To help answer, I downloaded IPEDS data of enrollment from 2009 to 2022, breaking it out by full-time and part-time, graduate and undergraduate, and gender, and put it into three different views, below, using the tabs across the top.

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Jo Phoenix wins tribunal case against the Open University

Wonkhe

A gender-critical academic has won a tribunal case against the OU, finding discrimination, harassment and constructive dismissal. Jim Dickinson explains the judgement The post Jo Phoenix wins tribunal case against the Open University appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Penn State plans nearly $100 million in cuts for FY26 budget

Higher Ed Dive

Officials said the plan is meant to right the university’s finances as it grapples with enrollment declines and long-term budgetary challenges.

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Western Oregon University Adopts New Grading System

Inside Higher Ed

Western Oregon University Adopts New Grading System jessica.blake@… Thu, 01/25/2024 - 03:00 AM D and F grades will be replaced with “no credit” and will not affect students’ GPAs. University leaders say it will raise retention rates; critics say it may lower academic rigor and lead to grade inflation.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

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.

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What Removing Sociology as a Core-Course Option Means for Florida's Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Professors worry fewer of them will find their way into the discipline. By Beckie Supiano Joan Wong for the Chronicle, photos from iStock The discipline has been “hijacked by left-wing activists,” according to the state’s education commissioner. Professors say their field has been unfairly targeted.

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Caution is needed around generative AI, especially when work-based learning is involved

Wonkhe

Questions of confidentiality and intellectual property relating to generative AI are still in their infancy. Stuart Nicholson, Beverly Gibbs and Manajit Chakraborty think through the issues when students are working with industry The post Caution is needed around generative AI, especially when work-based learning is involved appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Should Departments Make Political Statements?

Inside Higher Ed

Should Departments Make Political Statements? Sara Weissman Fri, 01/26/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of California is considering a policy to limit “personal or collective opinions” on department websites. Some say it violates academic freedom.

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The University of Hull’s approach to educational gain

HEPI

Professor Becky Huxley-Binns , Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education ( LinkedIn ), Professor Graham Scott , Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor (Learning & Teaching), and Mike Ewen , Head of the Teaching Excellence Academy ( LinkedIn ), at the University of Hull. In a previous HEPI blog , it was reported in that “it appears that just five providers … received ‘outstanding’ ratings across all three features of educational gain: SO4 – a provider’s own articulation of the gains it intends its students to ach

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Taking partnerships seriously at the outset could have avoided a franchising furore

Wonkhe

Much of the higher education sector relies on partnership relationships. Alex Proudfoot argues that lax regulation of franchised provision is in nobody's interests except fraudsters The post Taking partnerships seriously at the outset could have avoided a franchising furore appeared first on Wonkhe.

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New FAFSA will now be adjusted for inflation, Education Department says

Higher Ed Dive

The head of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators voiced concerns the change will further delay financial aid offers.

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How Many Casualties Would a Plagiarism War Produce?

Inside Higher Ed

How Many Casualties Would a Plagiarism War Produce? Ryan Quinn Mon, 01/22/2024 - 03:00 AM If conservatives and liberals start scouring their opponents’ academic publications for stolen ideas or phrases, nobody—even plagiarism experts—knows how much grist they will find.

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HBCUs: Catalysts for Economic Empowerment and Community Growth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For over 150 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have not only been sites of academic excellence but also powerful economic engines in their local and regional communities, leaving a lasting mark on the nation's landscape. Beyond classrooms and campuses, the impact of HBCUs resonates in various economic and community development initiatives that transcend traditional education boundaries, fostering job growth, workforce development, and training opportunities.

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Cultures of university governance need urgent attention

Wonkhe

Steven Jones reports on new research for the Council for the Defence of British Universities revealing the wrong kind of compliance culture in some governing bodies The post Cultures of university governance need urgent attention appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Judge greenlights whistleblower lawsuit against Colorado Technical

Higher Ed Dive

The complaint alleges that the for-profit failed to provide students with the number of learning hours needed to meet federal financial aid requirements.

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Dying to Be Heard?

Inside Higher Ed

Dying to Be Heard? Elizabeth Redden Mon, 01/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Leah P. Hollis writes of the need to address workplace bullying after the tragic death of Antoinette Candia-Bailey. Byline(s) Leah P.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Engagement can extend to the level of motivation students learn during the process of learning. Students inspired by learning trends and faculty guidance have the opportunity to be positively engaged in the online classroom.

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Policymakers need to realise that financial turbulence in higher education will hurt the whole nation

Wonkhe

Shân Wareing calls on the higher education sector to make sure MPs appreciate the public consequences of a decline in international students The post Policymakers need to realise that financial turbulence in higher education will hurt the whole nation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Pennsylvania governor pitches higher ed system overhaul, college affordability initiatives

Higher Ed Dive

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to unite the state’s university system and community colleges, as well as reduce college costs for low- and moderate-income families.

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More Settlements in Financial Aid Antitrust Lawsuit

Inside Higher Ed

More Settlements in Financial Aid Antitrust Lawsuit Josh Moody Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:03 AM The latest agreements mean eight of 17 universities sued for colluding over financial aid have settled. The known settlement amounts add up to more than $151 million.

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Community College District’s New Minimum Wage Nearly Double State’s Floor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) has boosted the minimum wage for all its permanent employees to $30.58 per hour, which is nearly twice the state’s minimum wage. Edith Rangel is one of 250 permanent employees who will benefit from an increase in San Diego Community College District's minimum wage to $30.58. Previously, it was $22.13.

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We could change the governors, we could change the governance

Wonkhe

Reflecting on a report that reveals the "wrong kind of compliance culture" in some university governing bodies, Jim Dickinson identifies culture and practice around the table that could help The post We could change the governors, we could change the governance appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Penn’s legacy admissions under investigation by Education Department

Higher Ed Dive

The agency is determining whether legacy preferences constitute racial discrimination — a probe similar to one opened at Harvard.

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Data Science Major Takes Off

Inside Higher Ed

Data Science Major Takes Off Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 01/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges are leaning into data science majors as workforce demand rises and the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded for the specialty skyrockets.

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Why Sustainable Campuses Aren’t Complete Without Device Recycling

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

As higher education institutions and their students continue to prioritize sustainability, including over 330 U.S. colleges and universities publicly pledging to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, a focus on recycling is clear — and it can’t be limited to cardboard. University sustainability initiatives also need to emphasize electronics recycling. Between smartphones, laptops, monitors, tablets, printers and more, electronics are inescapable on campuses, and their limited lifecycles can make it

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Nobody has any idea what proper postgraduate funding should look like

Wonkhe

With changes to the Welsh model of postgraduate funding, there is no longer a UK approach that takes the cost of study into account. Mark Bennett asks why The post Nobody has any idea what proper postgraduate funding should look like appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Business as a change agent for higher education

Higher Ed Dive

Partnerships between businesses and higher education hold the key to pushing through the growing skepticism around the lasting value of a college degree.

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Professor’s Salty Suggestion Triggers Tempest in a Teapot

Inside Higher Ed

Professor’s Salty Suggestion Triggers Tempest in a Teapot David Ho Fri, 01/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Her recommendation to put salt in tea spurs outraged British headlines, a U.S. Embassy statement and a flood of attention for Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.

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How to Treat Your Visiting Professors

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Ten steps that departments could take, at zero or minimal cost, to extend basic collegiality to their contingent colleagues. By Bret C. Devereaux Ten steps that departments could take, at zero or minimal cost, to extend basic collegiality to their contingent colleagues.

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There are too many student reps in this country. And also not enough

Wonkhe

Is "partnership" with students an unaffordable luxury for them and their university in an age of HE austerity and massified standardisation? Jim Dickinson is off for a Twix The post There are too many student reps in this country. And also not enough appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Kentucky bill would ban college DEI, end race-based scholarships

Higher Ed Dive

The proposal mirrors legislation passed last year in Florida and Texas that forbids public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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A (Very) Early Admission Guarantee

Inside Higher Ed

A (Very) Early Admission Guarantee Liam Knox Mon, 01/22/2024 - 03:00 AM California State University, Fresno, is promising admission to local high schoolers as early as ninth grade, hoping to boost enrollment and build a “culture of college-going.

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Increasing Student Success: A Developmental Approach

Faculty Focus

Just as spring brings the promise of new life, the new year brings hope for a new beginning. It provides an opportunity to identify aspects of the previous year that brought joy and fulfillment, pinpoint unmet goals, and consider how you might do better moving forward. A new academic term offers a similar opportunity for continuous growth and fulfillment.

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Time is running out to make it easier for students to register to vote

Wonkhe

A general election is coming - but it could be at an awkward time. Bess Mayhew and Paul Greatrix discuss the easy way to ensure students are registered to vote The post Time is running out to make it easier for students to register to vote appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Cal State, California Faculty Association reach tentative labor agreement

Higher Ed Dive

The deal, which still needs to be ratified, came after just one day of a systemwide strike initially planned for the entire week.

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Cal State System Strike Begins, Ends in One Day

Inside Higher Ed

Cal State System Strike Begins, Ends in One Day Ryan Quinn Tue, 01/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The university, the country’s largest four-year public institution by enrollment, didn't concede to the union demand for a 12 percent raise this academic year.

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Pursuing Life’s Passion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 39 Education: B.A., architecture and visual studies, University of Pennsylvania; and M.A., architecture, Columbia University Career mentors: Dr. Mabel Wilson, Columbia University; Danielle Smoller, Columbia University; Dr.