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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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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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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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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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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Students 334

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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Higher Education Education 333

Wonkhe

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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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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The PIE News

JULY 9, 2024

This equated to 1.2% of the country’s GDP for the year, according to an update on the economic impact of international education in Canada over 2022 – released by the Canadian government last week. It is estimated that international students spent roughly $37.3bn on “tuition, accommodation, and discretionary items”, the update said – even when accounting for Canadian scholarships and bursaries.

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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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Schooling 317

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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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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The PIE News

JULY 10, 2024

In a cabinet shuffle, Anders Adlercreutz, of the Swedish People’s Party, was appointed as Finland’s minister of education on July 5 under prime minister and leader of the National Coalition Party, Petteri Orpo. An AFS Finland alumni, Adlercreutz studied abroad in 1987 in Portugal, and has since hosted international students on their own student exchange journeys to Finland.

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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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Retention University Institution 279

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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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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Faculty University 138

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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Humanities 137

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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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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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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Schooling Students 138

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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College Model Students 124

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 12, 2024

Although the budget contained funding increases for some colleges, it fell short of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s earlier vision to overhaul the state’s higher education.

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Higher Education College Education 243

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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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Earlier this year, a report from the National Student Clearinghouse brought some welcome news following years of declines in college transfer. The data showed that, of the 11.7 million undergraduate students enrolled in college last fall, 1.2 million had transferred within the past three years, a more than 5% gain from the previous year. The findings were rightfully celebrated for showing a rise in learners — including those from middle- and low-income backgrounds — moving from community college

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 11, 2024

The rule protecting LGBTQI+ students has an uncertain future, with preliminary injunctions and a recent Supreme Court decision further blunting its reach.

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Students 260

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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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 8, 2024

Mary Meeker pushes for universities to partner with business and adopt AI—and quickly. Universities require a “mindset change” to succeed in a coming era forged by artificial intelligence and should take on an AI leadership role in partnership with government and tech firms, according to a report from an influential tech analyst and venture capitalist.

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Leadership University 137

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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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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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 11, 2024

Michigan high schoolers will be able to attend a local community college without paying tuition starting next fall. The Michigan Legislature approved funding for the new plan, which allows high school graduates to earn an associate’s degree or certificate at an in-district community college, last month as part of the state’s $19 billion school aid budget for fiscal year 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2024

Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal has been appointed vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). She will focus on advancing equity and student success efforts in service to undergraduate populations and academic excellence. Dr. Mary Ann Villarrea “AAC&U won over my scholar and practitioner heart the first time I attended the annual meeting as a graduate student,” said Villarreal.

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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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Department Education 270

Wonkhe

JULY 12, 2024

There are several compelling reasons why the new government might want to rethink the Lifelong Learning Entitlement. Michael Salmon goes over the politics and the policy The post The future of the LLE under Labour appeared first on Wonkhe.

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