Higher education postcard: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to one of higher education’s abbreviated universities
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Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to one of higher education’s abbreviated universities
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 22, 2023
Educators are confident technology can support student success goals. Tony Moss and Keith McLay explain how that works in practice The post Setting the curve 2 – how can technology support institutional goals for student success? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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The PIE News
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
As part of its ongoing work with universities, Meta has announced its Meta for Education beta program, which will see the tech giant partner with universities in the US and UK to test its new education applications for Quest headsets. It’s really exciting,” added Korosec. It’s not some distant reality.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2024
College students are paying twice for their education: once in tuition and again with their privacy. The report uncovers “troubling gaps in data privacy for students using digital learning tools in higher education.” That’s the findings from a new Privacy Rights Clearinghouse report, funded by a Michelson 20MM grant.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Supported by a $1 million dollar Google.org grant, NCCUs new Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Equity Research (IAIER) will offer up to 200 students unprecedented exploration of AI through classes, hands-on projects, and invaluable mentorship.
The PIE News
JANUARY 10, 2025
As per a recent report by the British Council, there are some significant highlights concerning international students and Vietnamese higher education institutions in these decisions. A long-term goal is establishing English as the second language within the education system.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
JANUARY 8, 2025
Reading Time: 8 minutes Education marketing is poised for a transformative shift in 2025. As technological innovations accelerate and global competition intensifies, schools, colleges, and universities must adopt strategies that meet the evolving expectations of prospective students. What is education marketing? Lets explore!
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2025
A new report from United Educators reveals that enrollment concerns reclaimed the top spot as the most pressing risk facing colleges and universities in 2024, with 71% of institutions identifying it as a major challenge. This represents an increase from 67% in the previous year. out of 7 respectively.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
In the higher education world, colleges and universities are starting to dabble with AI projects, such as chatbots or aids for incoming students. The age of AI is burgeoning, ushering advancements in many fields, so it’s important that any institutions interested in incorporating this technology consider the rules and regulations around it.
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
As AI (artificial intelligence) continues to reshape industries, Complete College America (CCA) launched its Council on Equitable AI in 2024, a significant move that addresses systemic inequities in higher education. This initiative highlights AI’s growing role in educational settings and its potential to advance student success.
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2025
Kendi to lead its newly established Institute for Advanced Study, marking a Dr. Ibram X. The institute will focus on interdisciplinary research addressing global African diaspora issues, including studies on race, technology, climate change, and systemic disparities. Board of Education decision.
The PIE News
MARCH 4, 2025
On August 1 last year, City, University of London formally merged with St Georges, University of London, creating a powerful multi-faculty institution with a distinctive focus on professional education and research at the frontier of practice.
Liaison International
JANUARY 31, 2025
As higher education institutions face shrinking pools of applicants and increased competition, the ability to deliver targeted, meaningful engagement is more critical than ever. By integrating AI with CRMs, institutions can unlock the potential of their data to deliver smarter, more effective recruitment strategies.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Fast forward to today, and technological progress continues to accelerate. The impact of technological advancements and industrialisation is especially evident in the field of international student mobility. Take ChatGPT, for example: it debuted in 2022, quickly amassing 100 million users within just two months, and peaked at 1.8
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Higher educations approach to technology can be frustrating at times. The arrival of much-hyped technologies to higher ed is often met with a skeptical side-eye, perhaps some cautious optimism without any action or, at most, a single toe dipped into the pool.
Liaison International
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Key Takeaways: The pandemic exacerbated staffing challenges in higher education graduate enrollment management, leading to increased demands for flexibility, better pay, and improved work-life balance among staff. As GEM leaders navigate these pressures , finding effective strategies to stabilize and support their teams has become crucial.
HEPI
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
In response to recent data showing a worrying financial outlook for higher education institutions, Professor David Maguire, Vice-Chancellor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and Dr Alex Bols, Chief of Staff at UEA, argue more Government action is needed to make the sector financially sustainable.
totallyrewired
MARCH 7, 2025
Lawrie Phipps’ talk at our CSET event at UAL focused on the complexities and challenges faced by tutors/lecturers and students and the need for empathy and equity when using technology in education. He began by unpicking the question about the pressing issues in digital education, emphasising the importance of context.
The PIE News
JANUARY 3, 2025
When Al Tarzi founded Nexford University in 2019, he was an entrepreneur in an unfamiliar sector with a vision of making international higher education more affordable, more accessible and more aligned with the workplace.
University Business
JANUARY 28, 2025
Coming off one of the most challenging years for the higher education business in recent memory, it would be easy to carry a glass-half-empty outlook into 2025. From technological advancements to shifting demographics, the landscape is evolving rapidly. More from UB: How can universities overcome this moment of reckoning?
HEPI
JANUARY 24, 2025
Generative AI is revolutionising industries, with education at the forefront of this transformation. Given that universities are not only institutions of learning and development but also the cornerstone of a nations competitive advantage, the impact of AI on education attracts significant attention.
The PIE News
JANUARY 17, 2025
The higher education sector across EMEA has weathered much change in recent times and is still navigating a period of transformation. Technology and automation are reshaping the job market; skills creation is battling to keep up and universities are exploring ways to equip their students for the workplace.
totallyrewired
MARCH 7, 2025
In the third presentation by Dave White at CSET he explored the concept of hope in the context of education and technology. It was probably much needed after we had explored many of the more depressing aspects of technology following Lawrie and Wesleys talks. Dave began his talk by distinguishing between hope and optimism.
University Business
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Improving accessibility for all learners, particularly those with cognitive or physical disabilities, is now a critical priority as higher education undergoes rapid transformation. With 66% of the global population now connected, according to Statista , education has shifted to online, on-demand, and hybrid formats.
WCET Frontiers
DECEMBER 5, 2024
In my role here at WCET, I’m always inspired by the innovative ways institutions tackle challenges to support their students. Originally from Idaho and now living in Montana, I’m particularly interested in how our more rural institutions face such issues.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Name an area of importance to our future—training for the millions of new workers in technology and other fields, the proper role of artificial intelligence, advances in green energy, our response to climate change, the promise of genetic science. We get it: Higher education must do better. You are already living in an AI age.”
The PIE News
MARCH 4, 2025
[I] was also thrilled to announce more opportunities for Vietnamese students to study in New Zealand, and witness partnerships agreed between New Zealand and Vietnamese education institutions today too, the post continued. The scholarship is aimed at outstanding high school students seeking to study at secondary schools in New Zealand.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
When those kids matriculate to college, their reliance on technology only increases as hybrid learning structures, immersive environments and instruction on the tools they’ll use in the workforce — like artificial intelligence — are part of everyday life in higher education.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Higher education institutions are using mountains of data to address the many challenges they are facing in 2024 and beyond. In fact, the data-empowered institution is the No. 1 issue on the 2025 EDUCAUSE Top 10 list of technologies and trends in the industry.
Liaison International
JANUARY 23, 2025
Key Takeaways: Personalized, timely, and relevant communication is key to engaging prospective students and meeting enrollment goals in higher education. Todays prospective students expect communications that reflect an understanding of their individual needs, aspirations, and priorities and their value to your institution.
SRHE
MARCH 26, 2025
by Amir Shahsavari and Mohammad Eslahi This blog is based on research reported in Shahsavari, A, & Eslahi, M (2025) Dynamics of Imbalanced Higher Education Development: Analysing Factors and Policy Implications in Policy Reviews in Higher Education.
The PIE News
MARCH 31, 2025
Almost 300 professionals from 25 countries around the world gathered in Malta to discuss the pressing issues shaping language education today. The importance of AI literacy among educators was stressed, with discussions focusing on how teachers can harness AI effectively rather than fearing its impact on traditional teaching methods.
University Business
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Higher education is at a dangerous crossroads due to the financial hardships of schools, dwindling support from generations due to the student loan crisis, and issues of demography. How will institutions of higher education adapt and compete with these issues?
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
MARCH 26, 2025
While recruitment is essential to maintaining a thriving institution, keeping students engaged and enrolled until they complete their programs is just as vital. High dropout rates can impact institutional reputation, funding, and overall student satisfaction. Why is that?
University Business
JANUARY 2, 2025
Higher education is undergoing a profound transformation, with online learning shifting from a temporary solution during the pandemic to a core component of many institutions long-term strategies. By expanding online offerings, institutions can increase enrollment without the constraints of physical infrastructure.
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Research reveals UK institutions educated 50 world leaders in post in 2022, despite job cuts, course closures and a fall in foreign students Universities in the UK, many of which are in the grip of a financial crisis, educate more national leaders than any other country in the world, according to analysis. Continue reading.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Now is the perfect time to reevaluate your strategies and set a fresh, bold new vision for your institutions success. This year, education marketing will continue to evolve rapidly, and staying ahead means adapting to the latest trends, technologies, and audience expectations. Reading Time: 9 minutes Its 2025! Contact HEM today!
Coursera blog
JANUARY 8, 2025
By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO Today, the World Economic Forum published the Future of Jobs Report 2025, revealing that shifts in technology, the economy, demographics, and the green transition will dramatically reshape labor markets worldwide. Navigating these shifts requires more than individual effort.
MindMax
JANUARY 9, 2025
In a recent conversation, MindMax CEO Lee Maxey sat down with Melissa Maybury Lubin, Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia, to discuss the evolving role of higher education in a rapidly changing world. – Embracing technology and AI to enhance learning opportunities.
Helix Education
MARCH 20, 2025
As my colleagues and I work with university leaders on key areas such as strategic enrollment planning to and working with university boards , we help leaders assess and address five key challenges that impact institutional sustainability. Woefully few universities do.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
In a groundbreaking achievement that marks a significant milestone for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Howard University has become the first HBCU to receive the prestigious Research One (R1) Carnegie Classification, placing it among the nation's most elite research institutions. Department of Education.
HEPI
MARCH 12, 2025
The intervening year would be considered a relatively small time period in a more regular higher education setting. Following a year of global Gen-AI development and another year for institutions to adapt, students who believe their university is adjusting quickly enough remain in the minority this year at 47%, up from 36% in 2024.
The PIE News
MARCH 14, 2025
While US universities lead in 32 subjects, with Harvard topping 15 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading 11, UK universities excel in 18 subjects, with Cambridge ranking first in four. The UK has 1,831 entries from 104 institutions this year, up from 1,797 in 2024.
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