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George Mason University’s law school faces $38M in running losses
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Enrollment at the Antonin Scalia Law School has declined significantly from recent peaks while costs have increased.
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Your Time Matters with Dr. Martha Kenney
The Academic Designer
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Jump to interview Dr. Martha Kenney knows your time is precious. She cares deeply about employee engagement, burnout prevention, work-life balance and career development amongst professional women. That’s why she works with women in medicine and beyond find work-life alignment.
Poet, Interdisciplinary Scholar Among the 2024 MacArthur "Genius" Fellows
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Dr. Ruha Benjamin, a transdisciplinary scholar at Princeton University, and Dr. Jericho Brown, a poetry professor at Emory University, are among the academicians who were awarded a “genius grant” by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation earlier this week. Dr. Jericho Brown The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want.
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The case for rethinking peer review in REF
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OCTOBER 2, 2024
Anna Morgan-Thomas and Adina Dudau share some recent research on peer review which raises critical questions about the future of research evaluation and the REF.
How colleges can navigate a shifting test-optional landscape
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OCTOBER 2, 2024
Panelists at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference shared ways to guide applicants through a patchwork of policies.
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Trailblazing Dartmouth students bring dialogue across difference to campus
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The Dartmouth Political Union proves it’s still possible to discuss controversial ideas on American college campuses.
OfS reports on business provision at Regent College London
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To understand the future of higher education, look to the past of healthcare
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The Microcredential Generation
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A message from Chancellor Lyons on the 60th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement
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OCTOBER 1, 2024
Learn more about the legacy of the Free Speech Movement, and how the Berkeley community is carrying it forward today. The post A message from Chancellor Lyons on the 60th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement appeared first on Berkeley News.
Universities UK has a plan to fix research funding
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UUK's blueprint for universities calls for the government to fix a research funding system which is "not fit for purpose" James Coe has the details
Top higher education conferences to attend in 2025
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We’re rounding up a list of events to help college leaders and administrators plan their calendar for next year.
Employers Say Students Need AI Skills. What If Students Don’t Want Them?
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OCTOBER 3, 2024
Colleges and universities are considering new ways to incorporate generative AI into teaching and learning, but not every student is on board with the tech yet. Experts weigh in on the necessity of AI in career preparation and higher education’s role in preparing students for jobs of the future. A May 2024 survey by Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab asked students if they knew when, how or whether to use generative artificial intelligence to help with coursework.
Walz/Vance VP debate another reminder it’s time to extinguish the ‘fire in a crowded theater’ trope
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OCTOBER 2, 2024
People keep citing the phrase "you can't shout fire in a crowded theater" to justify censorship. Here's why they're wrong.
Making students feel like citizens not tourists
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OCTOBER 3, 2024
Mack Marshall argues we need to make greater efforts to integrate students into the towns and cities where they live and study. Mack Marshall argues we need to make greater efforts to integrate students into the towns and cities where they live and study.
5 ways colleges can improve outreach to rural students
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Students from small towns help strengthen campus communities, said panelists at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference.
Congress Can End the College Hunger Crisis
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Congress Can End the College Hunger Crisis Elizabeth Redden Wed, 10/02/2024 - 03:00 AM Mildred García and John B. King, Jr. write that complex rules for accessing federal SNAP benefits leave too many students hungry. Byline(s) Mildred García John B. King Jr.
New center to advance use of seaweed in the global economy
The Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Nearly $13 million in funding announced today will establish the International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center at UC Berkeley. The post New center to advance use of seaweed in the global economy appeared first on Berkeley News.
Ten things that could feature in a new International Education Strategy
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OCTOBER 2, 2024
The government has announced that it will develop a new International Education Strategy.
What makes a college welcoming to transfer students?
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
One expert at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference laid out ways to better support these learners.
Why Grad Schools Should Make the Case for Public Scholarship
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Deborah J. Cohan offers seven reasons why grad schools should help students cultivate the ability to write for a larger audience. If you’ve ever attended graduate school, you probably have a list of things you wish your program had done better—or at least differently. Some of them may have been identifiable when you were there, while others might have become more apparent years later.
American writer living in Germany could face jail time for using satirical swastika to voice dissent
FIRE
OCTOBER 1, 2024
In an interview with FIRE, American satirist CJ Hopkins said he plans to take his case to Germany's constitutional court.
The OU reflects on the Phoenix tribunal findings
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The Open University has work to do in the light of the Phoenix verdict, and Nicola Dandridge is helping them.
Apprenticeship group urges employers, community colleges to team up
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A report calls on stakeholders to let go of assumptions that apprenticeships are only for the trades.
Removal of On-Campus Voting on Election Day Sparks Uproar at Purdue
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Employees and students must vote off campus in November for the first time in years. Voting groups say such changes are a common, albeit subtle, form of voter suppression. This November, for the first time since before 2008, students, faculty and staff will be unable to vote on Purdue University’s campus on Election Day.
Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
UC Berkeley engineers have created a new computational tool for removing motion artifacts when imaging live biological samples. The post Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging appeared first on Berkeley News.
Apprenticeships work best when they work for everyone
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Some kind of restrictions on level 7 apprenticeships are on the cards.
The next wave of college cuts is already here
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Institutions continue to ax majors and lay off employees to cope with rising costs and constrained enrollment.
Crenshaw Awarded the W.E.B Du Bois Medal from Harvard
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Legal scholar Kimberlé W. Crenshaw was among those honored on Tuesday with the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. It is Harvard's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies. Kimberlé W. Crenshaw The award is given to individuals who have made significant contributions to African and African American culture.
Helene’s Aftermath: Classes Canceled, Students Relocated
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A bluffer’s guide to the Universities UK blueprint for HE policy under Labour
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Debbie McVitty assesses Opportunity, Growth and Partnership, the Universities UK blueprint for the Labour government’s HE policy agenda
Baldwin Wallace University to cut 10 programs, lay off 28 employees
Higher Ed Dive
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The institution added to reductions announced earlier this year as it works to balance its budget and manage recent enrollment declines.
US restricts study abroad for F-1 visa holders
The PIE News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
New policy changes from the US immigration agency state that F-1 visa holders can only participate in study abroad programs shorter than five-months in order to maintain their student status in the country. Previously, students were allowed to study abroad indefinitely as long as they remained enrolled at a US institution. The changes , introduced in late August and effective immediately, have gone largely unnoticed across the sector. “Many US campuses offer study abroad programs longer
A Grad Degree Can Be a Risky Bet
Inside Higher Ed
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As emerging data shows that taking out loans to earn a graduate degree doesn’t always pay off, policy experts call for even stronger regulation of graduate schools. With graduate students owing nearly half of all student loan debt, policy experts are increasingly pointing to graduate education as a risky investment.
Higher education postcard: Leuven, Belgium
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This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag has grim parallels with today
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