Higher Ed Dive

JULY 8, 2024

Experts predict that skills like critical thinking and creativity will be more coveted as artificial intelligence replaces some technical jobs.

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Wonkhe

JULY 10, 2024

The UK equalities regulator has reflections and advice on disabled student access in UK HE. Jim Dickinson gets ready to pass or fail The post EHRC sharpens its stance on sector failings over disabled access appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

JULY 6, 2024

Used to be, with a little work, you could download very detailed data on AP results from the College Board website: For every state, and for every course, you could see performance by ethnicity. And, if you wanted to dig really deep, you could break out details by private and public schools, and by grade level. I used to publish the data every couple of years.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 9, 2024

Calling B.S. on the AI Education Future johnw@mcsweeneys.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 11, 2024

Gov. Maura Healey credited MassReconnect for nearly doubling the number of adults ages 25 and older who are enrolled in the state’s two-year institutions.

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JULY 10, 2024

The UK equalities regulator has reflections and advice on disabled student access in UK HE. Jim Dickinson gets ready to pass or fail The post EHRC sharpens its stance on sector failings over disabled access appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 8, 2024

After a 2023 measure increased penalties for making errors when registering voters, some student groups have decided the risk of doing so is too high. A Florida law that went into effect last July has mostly ended paper-and-pen voter registration on the state’s college campuses, according to students and voter registration organizations. The number of groups registering voters on campuses across the state has plummeted, and while some have refocused their efforts on helping students register onl

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 8, 2024

That marks an increase from the roughly one-quarter of respondents who said the same last year, according to research from Gallup and Lumina Foundation.

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JULY 7, 2024

Leaders from six institutions working to transform their academic support provision reflect on what they are trying to achieve The post How universities are thinking about academic support appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

When books become venomous, the humanities suffer. By Len Gutkin Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock When books become venomous, the humanities suffer.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 10, 2024

Giving an F for Recording Classes, Even for Students With Disabilities Ryan Quinn Wed, 07/10/2024 - 03:00 AM A UCLA professor whose classroom hosts contentious debates says she’ll fail any student who records. She says it’s a matter of academic freedom. But does federal law allow it?

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 10, 2024

Increased investment in financial aid support services this summer could help bridge the gap for recent high school graduates, one NCAN expert said.

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Wonkhe

JULY 11, 2024

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag brings medieval matters in a modern context The post Higher education postcard: De Montfort University appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

The university says his endless complaints justify termination. But the tenured crusader isn’t going down without one more fight. By Alex Walters Jeremy Hernandez for The Chronicle Louisiana State University at Shreveport revoked Brian Salvatore's tenure and fired him. Hundreds of pages of documents, scores of emails, and hours of audio recordings reveal a strange, complex story.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 9, 2024

Animated AI TAs Coming to Morehouse Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 07/09/2024 - 03:00 AM The AI avatars—which can look like students’ professors—are intended to answer course questions 24-7.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 11, 2024

The credit ratings agency flagged several regulations that could fall under threat, including the new gainful employment and Title IX rules.

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Wonkhe

JULY 10, 2024

Gavin Miller explains why the idea of “disruption” shouldn’t be carelessly tossed about as a marker of research quality The post Let’s stop talking about disruptive research appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

By Christa Dutton A new study suggests the student-success models widely used by colleges can wrongly predict that Black and Hispanic students will fail when they actually succeed.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 9, 2024

The College Board’s FAFSA Takeover Liam Knox Tue, 07/09/2024 - 03:00 AM The embattled Federal Student Aid office enlisted executives from the nonprofit to help launch next year’s aid form. Is it a necessary shake-up or an ethical blunder?

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 8, 2024

Two former presidents who shepherded their institutions through acquisitions share their insights into what makes a good strategic partnership.

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Wonkhe

JULY 7, 2024

It is tricky to infer direct causation from academic support to student success, but it can be done. Debbie McVitty and Rachel Maxwell called in the experts The post Once you can describe an academic support system, you can begin to evaluate it appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Predatory schools tricked students like me into assuming huge debt for worthless credits. By Mark Rivett LJ Davids for The Chronicle Predatory schools tricked students like me into assuming huge debt for worthless credits.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 12, 2024

All seven full-time nursing faculty members at Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigned Wednesday in response to high workloads and accreditation concerns, according to KFYR-TV, Bismarck’s NBC affiliate.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 8, 2024

The 122-year-old Illinois institution had faced scrutiny from its accreditor, including over concerns about its financial health.

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Wonkhe

JULY 7, 2024

Personal tutoring is an aspect of academic practice. Debbie McVitty and Rachel Maxwell asked academics how they view it The post What academics want from academic support appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

A few days ago, I went to my office to get one of my students a book of great interest. In searching the shelves, I came across Dr. James A. Banks’ An Introduction to Multicultural Education. I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I must not only continue to proactively teach my students the goals of multicultural education, but I must also remind larger audiences.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 10, 2024

AI Taking Root in Growing Number of Agriculture Programs Lauren.Coffey@… Wed, 07/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Embracing the technology could not only boost food production but also prepare students for fast-changing jobs.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 10, 2024

The additional compensation for the state system’s chancellors comes as many of their institutions face budget deficits and enrollment woes.

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Wonkhe

JULY 11, 2024

Universities require enduring support from senior leadership to maximise the contribution of research to public policy, argues Jonathan Breckon The post How to grow universities’ policy engagement functions appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Academe Blog

JULY 10, 2024

BY CAROLYN BETENSKY At the AAUP Conference and Biennial Meeting last month, one of the most widely discussed sessions featured the presentation of a recent white paper written by Isaac Kamola, director of the AAUP’s new Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 8, 2024

States should lead the way in expanding opportunity for noncredit learners, writes Kenyatta Lovett. As many higher education systems have reshaped their offerings to be more responsive to workforce demands, noncredit education and training programs—which are usually shorter-term opportunities for students to gain specific skills and qualifications rather than earn an associate or bachelor’s degree—are gaining tremendous popularity.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 8, 2024

Almost two-thirds of the university's current and incoming students will qualify following the donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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Wonkhe

JULY 8, 2024

Wales’ higher education landscape remains rooted in a traditional undergraduate model. Anna Verhamme and John Britton stress the need to overcome inertia and evolve the system The post Moving the higher education delivery debate forward in Wales appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

In 2018, Dr. Audrey Jaeger and Dr. Monique B. Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? Dr. Audrey Jaeger, professor of community college education at North Carolina State University and director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 12, 2024

An international cheating ring led to an uptick in AP score cancellations this year, expediting plans to digitize the exams. Will that make them more secure? Last week, high school students around the world received an email telling them their Advanced Placement exam scores were under review for potential academic integrity violations—and, if corroborated, they could be canceled.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 8, 2024

The Ivy League institution’s president called the exchanges “unprofessional” and said they “touched on ancient antisemitic tropes.

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