Wonkhe
JANUARY 15, 2023
Many universities claim to have a civic mission, but how many are paying the living wage? Jonathan Grant takes a look at the sector’s progress so far. The post Are universities still “civic washing”? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 20, 2023
A new survey from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association finds officials are working on improving the labor force.
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The Academic Designer
JANUARY 19, 2023
What can academics learn about social media from reality TV? Jennifer talks about the new season of The Circle Netflix, sharing 7 tips to inspire professors for the new year.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 18, 2023
Image: University of Illinois at Chicago faculty members began striking Tuesday after their union said 12 hours of negotiations with administrators on Martin Luther King Jr. Day didn’t produce an agreement. “We passed proposals back and forth with the management team from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., when they passed us a counter that indicated that they had no interest in resolving our differences,” the union, UIC United Faculty, wrote on its website.
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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
Wonkhe
JANUARY 18, 2023
Training more doctors isn't as simple as raising the caps on medical school places. David Kernohan learns the true cost of medical training The post Why can’t we just have more medical student places? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 19, 2023
The deal will help the company tap into the international education market and build its roster of corporate clients, it said.
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Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 20, 2023
Image: When humans write, they leave subtle signatures that hint at the prose’s fleshy, brainy origins. Their word and phrase choices are more varied than those selected by machines that write. Human writers also draw from short- and long-term memories that recall a range of lived experiences and inform personal writing styles. And unlike machines, people are susceptible to inserting minor typos, such as a misplaced comma or a misspelled word.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 19, 2023
Early signs are encouraging that student satisfaction is returning to pre-pandemic levels. Jonah Duffin presents the latest data. The post Student satisfaction is bouncing back appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 17, 2023
The dean of the No. 1 medical school for research says rankings “create perverse incentives” for institutions to submit false or misleading data.
Higher Ed Data Stories
JANUARY 16, 2023
Last week, we conducted a--well, not a survey, exactly--of high school and independent counselors, asking them what they thought about test-optional and test-free admission policies. This is more a testing of the waters of those interested enough and motivated enough to respond. So, before the fans of tests (who can do their own testing of the water at any time, of course), point this out, file this under "interesting, but not definitive.
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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.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JANUARY 14, 2023
With deadly protests in Iran exacerbating anguish, experts worry visa delays could risk a decline in Australian research standards Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast When Iranian Behzad Pournori received an offer for a full scholarship at RMIT University in February last year, he was elated. He applied for a student visa right away, and in May, filled out supplementary forms with personal details needed to assess whether he satisfied “character requirement
Wonkhe
JANUARY 17, 2023
In higher education, we see many statements about providing safe and ‘inclusive’ spaces. Rhianna Garrett asks what this really means for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff and students. The post How do we really create ‘inclusive’ spaces for BAME staff and students? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 18, 2023
Student affairs professionals reported an increase in available mental health services but said more investment is needed across campuses.
The Academic Designer
JANUARY 19, 2023
What can academics learn about social media from reality TV? Jennifer talks about the new season of The Circle Netflix, sharing 7 tips to inspire professors for the new year.
HigherEdWebTech
JANUARY 16, 2023
If you’re like me, and you may be since you’re reading this post, you get ideas for apps , websites and services all the time. I know I do. What I am bad at is actually executing these ideas. Sometimes I write a little code, other times I buy a domain name that would fit my idea and then life happens and before you know it I have a bunch of folders, some code and domain names but no real sites to speak of.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 17, 2023
There's much more the government could do to support the creative industries, a new report argues. Michael Salmon digs into the need for change in substance as well as tone. The post Is our creative future at risk? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 17, 2023
Leaders detail a new project disaggregating data on who transfers and earns a bachelor's degree. It also seeks to document best practices for colleges.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 20, 2023
Conservatives take on colleges' "illiberal" bureaucracy. By Eric Kelderman André da Loba for The Chronicle Model legislation lays out how legislatures could outlaw public colleges' efforts to attract and retain people of color and other marginalized groups.
HEPI
JANUARY 20, 2023
In recent days it has become increasingly clear that the Government cares more about generating red tape than it does about whether university students have enough to eat. What’s brought this into focus are two announcements from the Department for Education, one about the rate of uplift to undergraduate student maintenance loans and the other via a mini consultation with sector leads on proposals to increase the fees that the Office for Students (OfS) can charge universities.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 19, 2023
David Kernohan separates time series artefacts from established trends in an analysis of our first glimpse of student data for 2021-22 The post HESA Spring 2023: Students appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 18, 2023
The acquisition represents an expansion outside of Philadelphia for the Jesuit University, which is making a bid for prominence in a competitive market.
The PIE News
JANUARY 20, 2023
The APPG for International Students has written the UK cabinet urging for changes needed to “truly maximise the potential of the UK’s education exports sector” Writing to six Secretaries of State, including education minister Gillian Keegan, home secretary Suella Braverman and chancellor Jeremy Hunt, APPG co-chairs Lord Karan Bilimoria and Paul Blomfield highlighted further cross-departmental engagement and immigration reform that could help.
Academe Blog
JANUARY 19, 2023
BY DAVE NALBONE On December 10, 2022, during a morning commencement exercise, Purdue University Northwest chancellor Tom Keon, in an apparent effort to dovetail on the humor of the commencement speaker who gave examples of the made-up language he used to entertain his grandchildren, offered his “Asian version”. to stunningly bad effect.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 18, 2023
Inequity in access to research funding drives disadvantage throughout academia. Tanita Casci and Jenny Gladstone see the need for action at every level The post Equitable research funding requires concerted action appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 19, 2023
Some institutions can likely weather a recession due to big balance sheets and student demand, but mergers and closures will likely pick up for others.
Campus Technology
JANUARY 18, 2023
Artificial intelligence can be a valuable learning tool, if used in the right context. Here are ways to embrace ChatGPT and encourage students to think critically about the content it produces.
Educause
JANUARY 17, 2023
As institutions continue to experience change and disruption across campus, improving training, flexibility, and cross-functional relationships and collaboration will be necessary to continue to adapt in the “new normal.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 15, 2023
Are we making compromises to the student experience just to make the numbers add up? Jim Dickinson and Livia Scott reflect on a week in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany with student leaders. The post As the sector expands, why are we letting more mean less? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 17, 2023
Fewer than half would look for new opportunities with their current employer, potentially causing tumult in institutions’ org charts and succession plans.
The PIE News
JANUARY 19, 2023
There is undoubtedly a “weakening consensus” on the benefits of international students among British politicians, Lord Jo Johnson has told sector stakeholders. As he and multiple other big names in the higher education sector were announced as the first commissioners in the International Higher Education Commission , he talked about the difficulties international students are facing in terms of how they are viewed in the country.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 15, 2023
As learners and teaching technology continue to evolve, faculty are recognizing the importance of teaching for active learning. Two decades of detailed slide presentations have resulted in students who multitask during class. During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. al. 2017).
Wonkhe
JANUARY 19, 2023
The state of student housing seems to be getting worse - but what can be done? Jules Singh weighs up the efficacy of accreditation schemes. The post How to get student landlords to behave better appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 20, 2023
Gov. Phil Murphy is proposing new auditing requirements and additional oversight authority for the state’s secretary of education.
Academe Blog
JANUARY 15, 2023
POSTED BY HANK REICHMAN I previously posted this in 2016. The following was written by Martin Luther King, Jr. and first published in the February 1947 edition of the Morehouse College Student Newspaper. King was 18 years old.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JANUARY 20, 2023
Every year, EDUCAUSE releases its list of top 10 IT issues for the coming year, giving higher education IT leaders an idea of the trends they can expect to see in learning, administration, workforce and emerging technology. Susan Grajek, vice president of partnerships, communities and research at EDUCAUSE, presented the most recent list at the organization’s annual conference in Denver.
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