MindMax

APRIL 24, 2024

Here’s an interesting story… MindMax came in second in an RFP selection, and we didn’t get the business. But then, a year later, something surprising happened. The school got back in touch and wanted to work with us. When we asked for feedback on why they didn’t choose us in the first place, the answer was intriguing. The school initially selected an alternative higher education marketing company that provided a detailed roadmap to guaranteed success.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 23, 2024

Adding requirements for open access books and chapters to REF will massively increase costs - and there is no additional funding to cover these. Dawn Hibbert asks for a rethink The post Not everyone can afford open access monographs appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

APRIL 22, 2024

Before we begin, here is what this post does not do: It will generally not tell you where you can get low tuition, with a very few exceptions. And when it does, it won't be at one of "those" colleges. It will not tell you which colleges are likely to close soon, although after the fact, you can probably find a closed college and say, "Aha! Right where I expected it would be!

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 22, 2024

As Thomas Jefferson University celebrates its 200th year, Dr. Billy Oglesby, Humana Dean of the College of Population Health, shares how it prepares students to drive change in population health, even before they graduate.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 26, 2024

Police Ratchet Up Use of Force on Campus Protesters Katherine Knott Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM As colleges turn to police to suppress pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some are calling for the National Guard. Experts say history should be a warning.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 22, 2024

Tetiana Vakulenko and Ivan Yuriychuk explain how Ukraine is addressing quality and standards challenges in the school system – in hopes UK schools quality experts can help The post Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 22, 2024

The university’s president — who is facing calls to resign — urged employees and students to stay home on Monday if they could, saying “we need a reset.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 24, 2024

Why Are Students Camping on University Lawns? Johanna Alonso Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM A new wave of campus protests has hit institutions from California to Massachusetts, many emboldened by arrests at Columbia University.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 25, 2024

Where did all the students go, and can we get them back? Wonkhe's new Community and Policy Officer Mack Marshall argues that working out who the "we" is going to be essential to fix the sector's engagement problem The post Why aren’t students engaging any more? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

They're weighing free speech against safety — and risking escalation. By David Jesse Illustration by The Chronicle In ordering demonstrators to disperse, leaders are motivated by concerns about safety, legal risk, and perception. But sending in the police can backfire.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

These challenges will be particularly pronounced in the Midwest and Northeast, where the pool of traditional college-age students is expected to shrink.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 26, 2024

Robot Speaker at Commencement? Some Human Students Balk Lauren.Coffey@… Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM D’Youville University thought its selection would be fun and relevant in an age of AI. Not everyone agreed.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 21, 2024

After a Universities UK campaign highlighted the success of first generation students, Sunday Blake and Alaya Holloway look the complexities and nuances of supporting such a diverse group. The post It’s not (all) about the money, money, money. appeared first on Wonkhe.

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HEPI

APRIL 20, 2024

HEPI recently published a collection of essays on the issue of funding undergraduate degrees, curated by HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy Rose Stephenson. Over the next few weekends, we will be running select chapters from that collection as Weekend Reading. This chapter was authored by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014 and author of A University Education (2017).

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

The Ohio institution’s move to close comes around the same time that Mountain State College, another proprietary institution, shut down permanently.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 24, 2024

Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule jessica.blake@… Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM The updated regulation will require colleges and universities across the country to either raise staff salaries to $58,656 or grant them overtime pay by Jan. 1, 2025.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 25, 2024

The open access policy for REF2029 is still up for debate. Dinah Birch and Steven Hill are open to change on open access The post REF2029 is in listening mode on open access appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Students and administrators need clear sets of principles about campus activism. By Keith E. Whittington Alex Williamson for The Chronicle Students and administrators need clear sets of principles about campus activism.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 25, 2024

Engineering and computer science showed the best return out of 10 fields of study that were examined.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 24, 2024

About 20 New York University faculty members were arrested alongside 100 to 120 students involved in a pro-Palestinian protest on the lower Manhattan campus Monday night, according to the president of the university’s American Association of University Professors (AAUP) chapter.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 21, 2024

The Festival of Higher Education is back in November 2024, brought to you by Wonkhe and the University of London. Mark Leach and Alistair Jarvis ponder the strategic questions facing higher education The post Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

Two new reports and an online dashboard from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, are part of an ambitious effort to tell the story of transfer students. These resources break down how many students are able to successfully transfer from a two-year institution to a four-year institution, with or without an associate degree or certificate, and how many of those transferred students are able to achieve a bachelor’s degree at the end of their journ

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

The bumpy rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid brought mounting calls for Rich Cordray's departure

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 22, 2024

Curry College Guarantees Graduates Will Be Employed Sara Weissman Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM The college will help those who remain unemployed six months after graduation pay their student loans, find paid internships or allow them to take classes for free.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 24, 2024

Equality in the workplace is built on equality in the home. Rose Stephenson makes the case for more higher education institutions to go further on paternity pay The post Better paternity leave entitlements could help narrow the gender pay gap appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Megan Boren The report – created in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education – examines responses from teachers-in-training and available student data to discern how members of Generation Z – those born between 1996 and 2012 – view care

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 23, 2024

Columbia University transitioned its main campus to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester as other colleges prepare for further activist action.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 22, 2024

Another Wave of Unrest Grips Campuses Susan H. Greenberg Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Protesters regroup at Columbia, garnering support from students at other colleges. Penn blocks a pro-Palestinian group; USC cancels more graduation speakers. Byline(s) Susan H.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 24, 2024

Christina Boswell and Chris Pearce explain why the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow have adopted the environmental sustainability concordat, and how the sector can go even further The post Sustainable research requires collective action – and the concordat is an important next step appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Educause

APRIL 24, 2024

Balancing work and life can be particularly challenging for higher education professionals now that many are working from home or in a hybrid environment. This podcast episode explores a variety of approaches and philosophies for improving work-life balance.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

The Catholic college in Minnesota cited “headwinds affecting all of higher education” as it tries to close a budget gap.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 25, 2024

Two Turning Point USA workers have admitted to charges from an October incident in which they followed and filmed a queer Arizona State University instructor on campus, with one of them eventually pushing the instructor face first onto the concrete.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 26, 2024

Kicking off a new series on what we can learn from how General Election manifestos have engaged with higher education, Adam Matthews reflects on the changing political fortunes of universities in the past 80 years The post How higher education has showed up in General Election manifestos since 1945 appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

By Sonel Cutler and Alecia Taylor Nationwide, activists say they want their colleges to take a moral stand in support of Palestinians. Campus leaders have refused — and in some cases, students have been arrested.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

The institution’s interim chief financial officer announced cuts and new revenue opportunities. Now, the college is eyeing a balanced budget by fiscal 2026.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 25, 2024

What’s Behind the ACT’s For-Profit Pivot? Liam Knox Thu, 04/25/2024 - 03:00 AM The testing nonprofit was bought by a private equity firm last month, raising concerns about accountability and illuminating key forces of change in the assessment industry.

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