Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 11, 2024
Faces of the FAFSA Fiasco Tim Phang Tue, 06/11/2024 - 03:00 AM The botched rollout of the new federal aid form is more than just a policy failure. It’s a human crisis. Inside Higher Ed’s “Faces of the FAFSA Fiasco” tells the story of the students behind the numbers.
Wonkhe
JUNE 8, 2024
Steven Jones has four asks for an incoming government from university academic staff The post A manifesto for higher education from an academic perspective appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 13, 2024
Plaintiffs say that “artificial bottlenecks” in doctoral programs at Grand Canyon University, the company’s biggest client, led to higher costs than advertised.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 14, 2024
Tensions on campus are real and intense. By Marc Lynch and Shibley Telhami Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock Tensions on campus are real and intense.
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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
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 12, 2024
Four students at English universities describe how their need for paid work has affected their studies, sleep, health and wellbeing More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs Ahead of her January deadlines, Megan Allen, a second-year student, spent December and part of November working full-time in a bar in Leeds. Allen, 19, and studying sociology at Leeds Beckett University, knew her coursework was suffering as she clocked up 40 hours a week in the bar, but needed the money.
Wonkhe
JUNE 10, 2024
Steve Briggs, Sally Everett, and Debbie Holley assess the evidence from Advance HE national teaching awards The post Traditional HE role classifications create structural inequalities for third space professionals appeared first on Wonkhe.
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The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 11, 2024
Researchers will use neuroimaging to observe the effects of psilocybin on the human brain — in real-time. The post Psychedelics change how we see the world. A UC Berkeley study aims to find out why. appeared first on Berkeley News.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 13, 2024
The University of Missouri system is removing racial criteria from endowed scholarships, saying they run afoul of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban. Donors feel disrespected—and some may be ready to go to court. Almost as soon as the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last June, Missouri attorney general Andrew Bailey fired off a response.
Wonkhe
JUNE 13, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to “that godless institution in Gower Street” The post Higher education postcard: University College London appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 14, 2024
The Democratic governor has offered up a plan to revamp the state’s higher education, but Senate Republicans have answered with their own proposals.
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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.
HEPI
JUNE 12, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Naimat Zafary, a PhD researcher at the University of Sussex and a former Afghan Chevening Scholar. Today, 13 June 2024, marks 1,000 days since girls’ education was banned in Afghanistan. In 1893, for the first time in modern democratic history, women voted in the national elections in New Zealand. [1] 131 years ago this was a model for equality in the political arena.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 13, 2024
The Roots of Anti-University Rhetoric Elizabeth Redden Thu, 06/13/2024 - 04:25 PM Bradford Vivian writes that growing anti-university sentiment can be traced to pro-authoritarian movements abroad.
Wonkhe
JUNE 8, 2024
How would you use a nominal £750m to stave off provider collapse for the next academic year? David Kernohan weighs up the options The post How to get the sector through the next year appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 11, 2024
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is reviewing the abrupt shutdown, while Philadelphia’s city council is planning a hearing over the matter.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 11, 2024
Intimidation at Columbia and Harvard is an ominous sign of things to come. By Andrew Koppelman Lincoln Agnew for The Chronicle Intimidation at Columbia and Harvard is an ominous sign of things to come.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 13, 2024
Treating AI as a co-pilot is tempting, but in learning, the bigger temptation is for students to use it as a subcontractor, and that’s not good. I have a friend who works in an education-related capacity (not as a teacher) who had been putting off their investigations of generative AI (artificial intelligence) and large language models until the end of semester when they had the bandwidth to do some exploring.
Wonkhe
JUNE 9, 2024
Pausing BTEC defunding is a cost-neutral decision for an incoming government. Mary Curnock Cook assesses the impact of current policy on HE participation The post Defunding BTECs could cause HE participation to fall off a cliff appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 11, 2024
The deficits total $16.4 million across the 13-institution system, though this marks an improvement over the prior year’s budget.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 11, 2024
Leaders face unreasonable demands and intolerable critics. By Brian Rosenberg Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock Leaders face unreasonable demands and intolerable critics.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 14, 2024
College Board President Will Oversee FAFSA Launch Katherine Knott Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:01 PM Jeremy Singer, a familiar face in higher-ed circles, will lead the department’s strategy on the 2025–26 aid application.
Wonkhe
JUNE 11, 2024
How can universities turn around the perception of students who come to the UK to study? Carsyn Wiley has ideas. The post Everyone can play a role in changing the perception of international students appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 10, 2024
The notice came just days after Triangle Tech, a for-profit trade college in the area, announced it would shut down.
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
"We're reconstructing history here," William Carter said of his geography Ph.D. research and collaboration with UC Berkeley's Disabled Students' Program. The post With newly digitized slave ship logs, Berkeley Ph.D. student examines race, power — and literacy appeared first on Berkeley News.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 10, 2024
Colleges in Republicans’ Crosshairs Enroll Only a Sliver of U.S. College Students Katherine Knott Mon, 06/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Only about one percent of U.S. undergraduates attend the 12 mostly elite, mostly private institutions under Congressional scrutiny. But conservatives are casting them as emblematic of higher education writ large.
Wonkhe
JUNE 10, 2024
Degrees in media, screen, journalism, and communication studies often face public derision. Yet as Ruairí Cullen explains, these subjects show remarkable resilience and rising appeal, despite ongoing challenges The post Ensuring the viability of media and communication studies is an investment in the future appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 13, 2024
But the Minnesota public institution is still making deep cuts, with 42 degree and 50 minor programs slated for elimination.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 10, 2024
Foreign students are coming in droves. But there's reason to be cautious. By Karin Fischer University of Washington Foreign students are coming in droves. But there's reason to be cautious.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 14, 2024
Federal Innovation Push Brings ‘Moment of Change’ for Community Colleges kathryn.palmer… Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:00 AM As the National Science Foundation ramps up investment in technological innovation, community colleges are training the workforce needed to support emerging scientific advances.
Wonkhe
JUNE 14, 2024
People always ask Guardian league table compiler Matt Hiely-Rayner how their university can do better in rankings. For him, the answer lies in institutional research The post Institutional research can be a path to league table success appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 12, 2024
Eleven campuses will soon be run by four regional chancellors, after 10% of employees accepted voluntary buyout packages.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 12, 2024
By Eric Hoover College applicants didn’t respond “in clear or pronounced ways” to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, according to a new analysis by the Common Application.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 10, 2024
Auditor Finds University of California Lacks Transparency in Online Courses David Ho Mon, 06/10/2024 - 03:00 AM The UC system will have one year to implement better guidance and transparency measures.
Wonkhe
JUNE 13, 2024
Adam Runacres explains how listening to students can improve programmes where mentoring id designed to help them reach higher education The post Mentoring to widen access appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 10, 2024
The system said walkouts would cause "irreparable harm" if not stopped — an argument the state's employment relations board has twice denied.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 14, 2024
By Amelia Benavides-Colón Daniel Boczarski, Getty Images for Cash App Kendrick Lamar Every year, Compton College administrators make a wish list of commencement speakers. This spring, when President Keith Curry saw Kendrick Lamar’s name on the list, a light bulb went off.
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