More colleges are resetting tuition. Does the strategy work?
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Some institutions have seen short-term enrollment gains from slashing their sticker prices, but the strategy doesn’t guarantee a turnaround.
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The sector needs to change its lobbying tactics over fees and funding
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 9, 2023
With Labour resigned to frozen fees and a fixed envelope of spending, Mark Leach goes on the hunt for wriggle room at its conference in Liverpool The post The sector needs to change its lobbying tactics over fees and funding appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Gettysburg College Shutters Acclaimed Literary Journal
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Gettysburg College Shutters Acclaimed Literary Journal Johanna Alonso Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Administrators say The Gettysburg Review does not fit the college’s new curriculum, which focuses on student experiences. Staff—and former interns—disagree.
Audit of Gallaudet University Shows Significant Administrative Salary Increases Amid Stagnant Academic Spending and Faculty Salaries
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 9, 2023
A new audit of Gallaudet University has shown that administrative salary rose by 107% ($11.3 million) while overall spending on academics, including faculty salaries, fell by 6% ($4.8 million) since 2019. Gallaudet University The audit – funded by the Gallaudet chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and conducted by Dr. Howard Bunsis, an accounting professor at Eastern Michigan University – calls into question Gallaudet's claims of fiscal hardship, which have been us
Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive
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The top higher education conferences to attend in 2024
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2023
We’ve compiled a list of two dozen events to help college officials plan their calendar for next year.
Gender-based violence on campus: what we can learn from the United States
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 11, 2023
After 20 years of running campus climate surveys on gender-based violence among university students and staff in the United States, William Flack explains what the UK can learn from the US. The post Gender-based violence on campus: what we can learn from the United States appeared first on Wonkhe.
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EDUCAUSE 2023: Top 10 IT Issues List Focuses on Institutional Resilience
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Every year, the EDUCAUSE top 10 IT issues report outlines the biggest trends, opportunities and challenges in higher ed IT, covering the higher education IT workforce, teaching and learning, emerging technologies, and more. Susan Grajek, vice president of partnerships, communities and research at EDUCAUSE, presented this year’s list at the organization’s annual conference in Chicago.
University of Wisconsin System to launch direct admissions program next year
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OCTOBER 9, 2023
The network’s president, Jay Rothman, cast the initiative as a way to boost enrollment.
To support students at university we need to help them meet their basic needs
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OCTOBER 10, 2023
At Staffordshire University, Annabel Kiernan and Kierra Bunting have trialled a survey of basic student needs. Here's what they found The post To support students at university we need to help them meet their basic needs appeared first on Wonkhe.
Do ‘Women in STEM’ Programs Violate Title IX?
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Do ‘Women in STEM’ Programs Violate Title IX? Liam Knox Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM Civil rights complaints against initiatives for women in male-dominated STEM fields are piling up. But it’s not clear that such programs are actually illegal.
Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P
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Why Is Gettysburg College Giving Up on ‘The Gettysburg Review’?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The literary magazine put the college on the cultural map. Now its institutional home is shutting it down. By Evan Kindley The Gettysburg Review The literary magazine put the college on the cultural map. Now its institutional home is shutting it down.
Lincoln Christian University to close in May
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OCTOBER 12, 2023
The Illinois institution plans to transfer its seminary school to Ozark Christian College, just over 400 miles away in Missouri.
Polling shows that Starmer was right to scrap the fee pledge
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OCTOBER 8, 2023
Public First's Jess Lister presents new polling that shows higher education funding reform is not at the top of voters' shopping lists The post Polling shows that Starmer was right to scrap the fee pledge appeared first on Wonkhe.
Few Campus IT Leaders See AI as a Top Priority
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 9, 2023
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EDUCAUSE 2023: Collaboration Is Key for Flexible Learning Environments
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The way higher education institutions think about learning spaces has changed dramatically in the past few years. Today’s college classrooms must do many things at the same time, offering instruction to students in the room, to others participating remotely, to more who will absorb the lesson later and to still another group who may want to gather outside the classroom to go into even more depth.
PASSHE finds silver lining amid 2.2% drop in fall enrollment
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Though the Pennsylvania system’s overall headcounts fell, seven of its 10 colleges increased their number of first-time students.
We can learn more about student hardship when we see how funds are spent
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OCTOBER 9, 2023
Universities give hundreds of millions of pounds in financial support to tens of thousands of students each year. Peter Gray looks at how students spend the funds The post We can learn more about student hardship when we see how funds are spent appeared first on Wonkhe.
Promoting Academic Freedom, from UChicago to… Hamline?
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Promoting Academic Freedom, from UChicago to… Hamline? Ryan Quinn Mon, 10/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Free expression debates continue at universities. And when traditional institutions don’t back speech, others, such as Heterodox Academy and Jordan Peterson's new venture, step in.
How to Stay Friends on the Faculty Job Market
The Chronicle of Higher Education
OCTOBER 9, 2023
What it’s like to maintain a friendship while competing for the same academic openings. By Paris Wicker and LaShawn Faith Washington What it’s like to maintain a friendship while competing for the same academic openings.
Cal State reaches tentative agreement with employee union
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OCTOBER 13, 2023
The California State University Employees Union is encouraging its members to vote in favor of the deal, but another union is moving closer to a strike.
Are opinions about university funding shaped by education?
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OCTOBER 8, 2023
We've long seen a person's education level as a political dividing line in modern Britain. David Kernohan digs into Public First data to see what this means for opinions on education policy The post Are opinions about university funding shaped by education? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Is Substack a Brave New World for Academic Publishing?
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Is Substack a Brave New World for Academic Publishing? Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM The platform offers scholars a way of building a profile and livelihood away from universities, but what makes a successful Substacker, and is there really room for everyone?
Freedom to Learn and Academic Freedom for All!
Academe Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2023
BY ELI MEYERHOFF AND ISAAC KAMOLA Learning is under attack. Right-wing politicians, activists, and well-funded political organizations have organized assaults on schools, universities, and libraries with book bans, surveillance and harassment of teachers, canceling classes, and “divisive concepts” bills that limit teachers’ rights to talk about topics of race, class, gender, and sexuality.
Moody’s: Student housing sees rebound
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OCTOBER 12, 2023
Occupancy and rental rates have jumped since the pandemic, but inflation remains a hurdle for owners and developers.
Five ideas on R&D for Labour to adopt before the election
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OCTOBER 9, 2023
In the absence of policy in this area emanating from Labour Party Conference, James Coe sets out a suite of ideas on R&D for the party's wonks to steal The post Five ideas on R&D for Labour to adopt before the election appeared first on Wonkhe.
Reducing AI Anxiety Starts by Talking with Students
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is consuming a growing share of our collective consciousness. Like many educators, we’ve spent months processing the media coverage and pondering AI’s potential impact on the future: Is AI “an absolute systems-level threat to education” as some argue ? Will it spell the end of countless jobs or create new horizons for teaching, research, and meaningful work?
2023 Seal of Excelencia
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 9, 2023
At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. Additionally, five institutions that previously received the Seal have chosen to recertify their status by demonstrating how they continue to utilize the Seal’s principles.
ACT scores fall for 6th straight year
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The "COVID cohort" had the highest proportion of test-takers meeting none of the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks.
Higher education postcard: University of the Highlands and Islands
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OCTOBER 12, 2023
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Scotland’s newest university The post Higher education postcard: University of the Highlands and Islands appeared first on Wonkhe.
World’s first reparatory justice master’s launches in Glasgow and West Indies
The Guardian - Higher Education
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Partnership between Glasgow University and University of the West Indies was established as part of a reparative justice programme The world’s first master’s degree in reparatory justice has been launched by Glasgow University, in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI), as the global campaign for financial reparations for transatlantic slavery gathers momentum.
Where Does the Thinking Happen?
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Where Does the Thinking Happen? Sarah Bray Wed, 10/11/2023 - 03:00 AM Johann Neem explores why academe needs discipline-specific responses to ChatGPT.
Rice University should name buildings after Black figures, task force suggests
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The recommendation is one of a dozen the group recently made in a 260-page report documenting the Texas college’s ties to slavery and racial injustice.
24 things to note in March 2023’s OfS board papers
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 11, 2023
A new set of OfS board papers from way back in March have appeared. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson have read them so you don't have to The post 24 things to note in March 2023’s OfS board papers appeared first on Wonkhe.
AWS launches entry-level Cloud Technology Consultant certificate on Coursera, helps connect learners with in-demand cloud jobs
Coursera blog
OCTOBER 9, 2023
By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Today, we’re excited to announce the AWS Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate , the first entry-level certificate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Coursera. The new program is designed to help learners of all backgrounds – no college degree or prior industry experience required – develop the skills needed to kickstart their cloud consulting careers in just a few months.
Alternative Pathways in Higher Ed: Setting the Stage
MindMax
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The traditional higher education pathway used to look something like a long cross-country trip on a series of highways. People had a clear idea of the destination they hoped to reach and took the straightest possible path to get there, progressing steadily from one point to the next: an undergraduate degree to a master’s degree, sometimes to a terminal degree before beginning a lifelong career.
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