Wonkhe
JUNE 2, 2024
Proposals for a low-value course cull are supposedly in the student interest. Jim Dickinson goes looking for some student input into the debate The post Are the low-value courses in the room with us now? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 5, 2024
The research center found that just 1 in 4 adults say a four-year degree is a "very or extremely important" part of getting a well-paid job.
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Higher Ed Data Stories
JUNE 2, 2024
There has been a lot written about the death of the English degree in higher education. Is it true? Sort of. But there are other interesting trends in patterns across the country in the past dozen years. I downloaded IPEDS data from 2010 to 2022 (even years) and created the visualization to show those changes and patterns in bachelor's degrees awarded.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 5, 2024
Faculty Power on the Line in Kentucky Ryan Quinn Wed, 06/05/2024 - 03:00 AM University of Kentucky leaders are on the verge of replacing a strong University Senate with a purely advisory body. Faculty members are asking a simple question: Why?
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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
JUNE 6, 2024
Increasing numbers of students are using self-employment as a component of supporting their living costs. Robert Phillips asks whether universities can help The post Students are turning to self-employment to fund their studies appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 6, 2024
However, over 943,000 stopped-out students reenrolled in 2022-23, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 4, 2024
Colorado to Cover Two Years’ Tuition at Any Public College jessica.blake@… Tue, 06/04/2024 - 03:00 AM The tax-credit–based aid program provides a last-dollar reimbursement to cover up to 65 credits for any student with a household income of $90,000 or less.
Wonkhe
JUNE 2, 2024
What would be the impact of Conservative proposals to cut courses with lower graduate salaries and lower B3 metrics? At the scale that is being discussed, whole providers could close. David Kernohan has the data The post The wider impact of election promises on “poor quality” courses appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 5, 2024
Kerry Walk announced she is leaving the Philadelphia university days after it announced suddenly it would shutter permanently this week.
Higher Ed Data Stories
JUNE 6, 2024
This will be the second part of a series of blogposts about how to use IPEDS, The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System of the federal government. If you're just starting, I highly recommend you go to the first post to bring yourself up to speed on the basics. If you don't, some of this might not make sense. In that post, I covered several of the ways you can extract simple tables of data for a single year or a single institution; or summary data, including fairly basic and interactive
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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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 6, 2024
Sacramento State has been designated as a Black Serving Institution by the California State Assembly, Sacramento County, and the city of Sacramento. Dr. Luke Wood “This distinctive recognition reaffirms Sacramento State’s commitment and dedication to serving the needs of our diverse student body, especially for our Black students,” said Sacramento State President Dr.
Wonkhe
JUNE 2, 2024
Adobe Education’s Mark Andrews reflects on insight from educators on what supports their creativity The post Making space for creativity is a practical challenge but one that has intense value for educators appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 7, 2024
Founded as a radical experiment in education, the Vermont institution’s closure follows years of mounting tensions between administration and the rank and file.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 5, 2024
New Commission on Faith-Based Institutions Launched Sara Weissman Wed, 06/05/2024 - 03:00 AM A group of leaders of religiously affiliated colleges and universities gathered in Washington, D.C., for a first meeting hosted by the American Council on Education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 5, 2024
This is about a lot more than one university's disciplinary action. By Andrew Manuel Crespo and Kirsten Weld Illustration by The Chronicle; Aaron M. Sprecher, AP This is about a lot more than one university's disciplinary action.
Wonkhe
JUNE 2, 2024
For Alistair Jarvis, both the sector and the government have work to do if universities are to remain financially solvent The post Tough questions for government and institutions to fix higher education’s finances appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 3, 2024
The 148-year-old Philadelphia college will close June 7 after years of enrollment declines.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 3, 2024
Turning Students’ College Intentions Into Enrollments jessica.blake@… Mon, 06/03/2024 - 03:00 AM A new survey from Art & Science Group suggests colleges should invest in cultivating recent high school grads who have considered a 4-year degree but not followed through.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 6, 2024
In his new book, From Foster Care to College , Dr. Royel M. Johnson, an associate professor and director at the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education, shines a light on an often-forgotten subset of students. Through capturing the lived experiences of foster youth in college, Johnson found that, beyond the misconceptions that plague them, foster youth are a remarkably resilient group with college-going aspirations.
Wonkhe
JUNE 2, 2024
After the election, there will be thinking to be done about the sustainability of the higher education sector. Debbie McVitty parses out the options The post What are a future Labour government’s options to secure the future of higher education? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 7, 2024
Institutions are downsizing in ways both large and small as they try to close budget gaps and manage enrollment declines.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 6, 2024
Lost in Translation? AI Adds Hope and Concern to Language Learning Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 06/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Foreign language classes have seen declines for years. AI could hasten—or help—it.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 2, 2024
My first and only fully online class taken as an undergraduate student was a complete disaster. Aside from a bare-bones syllabus, the professor never showed up. Most of our grade was supposed to come from a single class project, but no assignment instructions were ever posted. I emailed the professor and waited…and waited…and waited—silence. Eventually, the professor emailed the class to cancel the big project.
Wonkhe
JUNE 2, 2024
Katy Shaw explores how digital fluency unlocks the deeply human capability to tell stories, make connections and influence change The post Digital storytelling for twenty-first century changemaking appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 4, 2024
The four-university network’s governing board asked for court permission to remove the eligibility requirements from over four dozen award programs.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 6, 2024
‘Unprecedented Steps’: Board Pulls Plug on Columbia Law Review Website Ryan Quinn Thu, 06/06/2024 - 03:00 AM After student editors published a submitted article Monday accusing Israel of genocide, the journal’s Board of Directors took the whole site down. One editor describes how it happened.
Educause
JUNE 6, 2024
The proposed model seeks to assist instructors and learners with a framing lens for how GenAI might be useful in educational settings.
Wonkhe
JUNE 2, 2024
HE leaders are sceptical whether the Lifelong Learning Entitlement will survive the election. But, argues Dan Heard, the next government will still need a solution that addresses productivity with flexible provision The post Whatever happens to the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, the problems it is trying to solve remain appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 6, 2024
News of the institution’s pending shutdown first came in an accreditation notice. But the accreditor says it wasn’t supposed to happen that way.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 6, 2024
Can University of the Arts Be Saved? Josh Moody Thu, 06/06/2024 - 03:00 AM After the Philadelphia institution announced a sudden closure Friday, a Temple University trustee floated the idea of a merger. But what led it to close in the first place?
The PIE News
JUNE 4, 2024
IHEC’s Data Matters in Higher Education report highlights alarming gaps and delays in data in areas like graduate outcomes, student immigration data, education exports and more Chair Chris Skidmore said the sector should not have to rely on “dipstick third party analysis” to avoid threats to current policy It posited the idea of not including students who are in the country for only a year or less in net migration figures The International Higher Education Commission has releas
Wonkhe
JUNE 3, 2024
Governments seemed settled on a desire to regulate international agents, and the sector seems to agree. Louise Nicol wonders whether more and better data is what we really need The post Transparency is better a better tool than regulation to improve the work of international agents appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 3, 2024
A report confirming an unprecedented caseload comes as the education secretary and civil rights groups plead for more funding.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 6, 2024
A Vast, Untapped Pool of Stopped-Out Students Liam Knox Thu, 06/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Each year millions of students enter the growing cohort of adults with some college but no degree. As enrollment struggles mount, institutions are starting to pay attention.
The PIE News
JUNE 5, 2024
Most recently, Open AI introduced chat GPT, a form of generative AI – an LLM – that generates texts and images based on user queries and requests. The days following the launch of Open AI’s Chat GPT were fraught with uncertainty as pundits, tech experts, and even novices deliberated on the implications of Chat GPT and similar AI programs for employment.
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