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Belonging needs to be built into the curriculum

Wonkhe

Gemma Ahearne and Lisa Anderson argue that as students struggle with the cost of living, global conflicts, and low engagement, institutions must turn to the curriculum to create community The post Belonging needs to be built into the curriculum appeared first on Wonkhe.

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More Gender Breakouts of Admission Data

Higher Ed Data Stories

I've written a lot about yield rates over time, and I've also written about differences in admission patterns among male and female applicants here and here ; I've decided to take a fresh look at both based on some continuing discussions I've heard recently. You have, of course, heard about the crisis of male enrollment in American colleges, which, if you look at the data, is really a crisis of enrollment at Community Colleges.

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Michigan to launch free community college program this fall

Higher Ed Dive

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's initiative will award recent high school graduates $4,800 in tuition aid annually for up to three years.

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The Higher Ed Umbrella Is Big Enough for Everyone

MindMax

I came across an interesting article recently that suggests higher ed has forgotten its aim. Steven Mintz, author and professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, posits that higher ed has strayed too far from its traditional purpose: providing a holistic liberal arts education that produces students who are “life-ready.” The college education of today, he writes, is “pragmatic and narrowly utilitarian” in its attempt to prioritize “discipline-specific knowledge and career preparat

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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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Higher education needs to get to grips with the language of neurodiversity

Wonkhe

Hannah Breslin and Neil Currant argue that getting language right is essential when supporting neurodivergent staff and students The post Higher education needs to get to grips with the language of neurodiversity appeared first on Wonkhe.

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J.D. Vance Called Universities ‘The Enemy.’ Now He’s Trump’s VP Pick.

Inside Higher Ed

J.D. Vance Called Universities ‘The Enemy.’ Now He’s Trump’s VP Pick. Katherine Knott Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM The Yale Law School graduate has used sharp criticism of elite higher ed to help establish his MAGA bona fides and build a national brand.

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Berkeley scholar warns U.S. liberals: Either get tough, or get ready to lose

The Berkeley Blog

In a new book, political scientist M. Steven Fish argues that pro-democracy forces need to deploy a “high-dominance” political style to defeat Trumpism. And, he says, they need to stop being so squeamish about patriotism. The post Berkeley scholar warns U.S. liberals: Either get tough, or get ready to lose appeared first on Berkeley News.

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How current applicants feel about coming to university

Wonkhe

Students are changing - and so are the ways that universities should adapt to ensure their success. Sunday Blake gets across some new research The post How current applicants feel about coming to university appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Deploying Student Journalists to Help Local ‘News Deserts’

Inside Higher Ed

Deploying Student Journalists to Help Local ‘News Deserts’ jessica.blake@… Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of Vermont’s Center for Community News supports efforts to re-energize local news coverage in underserved regions in the state and beyond.

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Private colleges likely won’t see big net tuition growth anytime soon, Fitch says

Higher Ed Dive

Fitch Ratings found a 1.1% year over year increase in net tuition revenue for fiscal 2023, but this isn’t enough to preserve margins at private nonprofits.

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New study shows how the brain reacts emotionally to the real world

The Berkeley Blog

Scientists reveal how brain activity predicts a person's response — normal or abnormal — to an emotionally charged image The post New study shows how the brain reacts emotionally to the real world appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Against carewashing in higher education

Wonkhe

Superficial university wellbeing initiatives mask deeper issues. Helen Rimmer argues that kindness should be a central part of policy and culture instead The post Against carewashing in higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Unmasking the complexities of academic work

SRHE

by Inger Mewburn Hang out in any tearoom and you will hear complaints about work – that’s if there even is a tea room at the end of your open plan cubicle farm. Yet surprisingly little is known about the mundane, daily realities of academic work itself – despite the best efforts of many SRHE members. Understanding the source of academic work unhappiness is important: unhappy academics lead to unhappy students and stressed-out administrators.

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Activist organizations seek to block Title IX rule in over 600 colleges nationwide

Higher Ed Dive

The extensive list contains over 1,000 schools and higher ed institutions, including in liberal states, and could complicate how the rule is implemented.

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Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators

Inside Higher Ed

Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators Ryan Quinn Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM In this polarized time, one assistant professor is teaching students to argue more constructively about the most contentious topics: abortion, guns, transracial identities, moral obligations to animals—even the existence of God.

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Labour has “no plans” to raise tuition fees.

Wonkhe

On King's Speech day, Jim Dickinson was listening to the World at One - as the Secretary of State laid out her stall on fee increases and international students The post Labour has “no plans” to raise tuition fees. appeared first on Wonkhe.

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New AFS report reveals benefits of being study abroad host family

The PIE News

Global Families, Global Impact: The Experience of Host Families in International Youth Exchange , surveyed over 3,000 former AFS host families across 76 countries. According to the report, 60% of respondents said that they noticed an “increased curiosity about different languages and cultures” in host siblings – as well as almost half saying their social emotional skills had also been enhanced by the experience.

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Dickinson State University president resigns following exodus of nursing faculty

Higher Ed Dive

Steve Easton said he is stepping aside so the university can rehire the instructors who left in protest of new workload policies.

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10 ways for Labour to fill the HE policy vacuum

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Giles A.F. Carden, Chief of Staff & Chief Strategy Officer and the University of Southampton. He writes here in a personal capacity. At a recent HEPI Partners’ dinner, Sir Anthony Seldon cited his new book coauthored with Tom Egerton ‘The Conservative Effect 2010-2014 – 14 Wasted Years?’ He provided some thoughts on what in higher education had changed for better or worse during this period.

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Higher education postcard: Hertford College, Oxford

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag tells a tale of dissolution and resurrection The post Higher education postcard: Hertford College, Oxford appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Sad Student with a Gun on a Rooftop

Academe Blog

BY MATTHEW BOEDY “When you read about this kid–he was 20, no longer a child, but far from a mature adult too–it all seems very confused. He’s a sad kid, of a kind I’ve seen dozens of times in my classrooms.

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ACT to shorten exam time and make science portion optional

Higher Ed Dive

The changes come after the College Board cut the SAT's run time earlier this year.

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Dickinson State President Resigns, Blaming Nursing Board

Inside Higher Ed

Dickinson State President Resigns, Blaming Nursing Board kathryn.palmer… Tue, 07/16/2024 - 03:00 AM In the fallout from the mass resignation of Dickinson State’s nursing faculty, President Stephen Easton said North Dakota’s nursing board prevented him from quickly restaffing the program. The board says that’s not true.

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How do you work out future skills needs?

Wonkhe

The skills forecasting landscape is a complex one, with a range of national, regional and sectoral approaches. Charlynne Pullen walks us through it The post How do you work out future skills needs? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Algorithmic Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased. Dr. Denisa Gándara, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of the study.

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Enrollment woes hit both private and public colleges in 2023, S&P reports

Higher Ed Dive

Analysts with the ratings agency described a “tough year” in the higher ed world as revenue pressures ran into rising costs.

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How This Professor Made History Class Cool Again

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Amelia Benavides-Colón Steven Bridges, University of Tennessee Tore Olsson uses the video game Red Dead Redemption to teach his class. Tore Olsson used a wildly popular video game to get students talking about industrialization, racial integration, and other key themes of late-19th- and early-20th-century America.

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QAA findings on international foundation years and international year ones

Wonkhe

There may still be an issue with entry-focused international courses, but the QAA has found that - in mainstream providers at least - there is no cause for concern. David Kernohan reads the report The post QAA findings on international foundation years and international year ones appeared first on Wonkhe.

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A Hopeful First Year for New Texas Funding Model

Inside Higher Ed

A Hopeful First Year for New Texas Funding Model Sara Weissman Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Texas embraced a new, performance-based funding model for community colleges. A year later, campus leaders believe they are starting to see the rewards.

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Financial pressure, flexibility drive college students to work temp jobs, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

Polled students frequently cited rising living expenses and education costs as reasons why they’re considering temp work.

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Oxford tops the QS executive MBA Rankings 2024

The PIE News

Behind Oxford came IESE Business School in Spain, and last year’s leader, HEC Paris, ranked third in QS Quacquarelli Symonds annual rankings, released on July 17, 2024. “This year’s rankings underscore that executive education excellence is becoming increasingly widespread across different regions, despite the enduring dominance of traditional hubs,” QS founder Nunzio Quacquarelli told The PIE News. “This trend reflects a more globally connected and diverse landscape for

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Skills England will be a very big deal

Wonkhe

James Coe and David Kernohan run through what we know and what we can guess about the new post-compulsory arms length body The post Skills England will be a very big deal appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Geeta Anand plans a return to teaching after five-year term as Berkeley Journalism’s dean

The Berkeley Blog

Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Geeta Anand has decided to return to full-time teaching and writing after what’s been called a transformational term as dean of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, in which the school raised millions of dollars, including the largest philanthropic pledge in its history, doubled financial aid for incoming students and created the…

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Florida for-profit City College to close

Higher Ed Dive

The healthcare career-focused institution’s decision to shutter after 40 years reportedly came as a shock to students.

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Faculty Panel Recommends Firing Joe Gow

Inside Higher Ed

Faculty Panel Recommends Firing Joe Gow Josh Moody Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The former University of Wisconsin at La Crosse chancellor was fired last year for making pornography with his wife. Now a panel has recommended he lose his faculty job and tenure.

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Podcast: Skills, King’s speech, international foundation years

Wonkhe

This week on our final show before the summer break, Labour is to introduce a Skills England bill - we discuss what might be in it, and everything else in the King’s speech The post Podcast: Skills, King’s speech, international foundation years appeared first on Wonkhe.

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