Wonkhe
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Ed Bickle, Ian Johnson and Steven White argue that learning development holds the key to the conversations the sector is having about academic support
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A new model for predicting financial failures from the Philadelphia Fed aimed to produce the most accurate forecasting to date of at-risk colleges.
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Higher Ed Data Stories
DECEMBER 3, 2024
This is a popular post each year with high school and independent counselors working with students who are already thinking about a doctorate. It shows the undergraduate institutions of doctoral recipients from 1958 to 2023. (It does not show where the doctorate was earned, to be clear.) It's based on data I downloaded from the National Science Foundation using their custom tool.
The Academic Designer
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Strategies to enhance your online presence before, during, and after a presentation, focusing on social media engagement and networking opportunities for professors and academics.
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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
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) n otes that 61.1% of learners who began college in fall 2018, which is the most recent cohort tracked, earned a credential within six years. This.5 percentage point increase is the first increase in the six-year completion rate in several years. “The improvements here were mostly driven by students who started at community colleges.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Howard University would be the only historically Black institution to earn the Carnegie Foundation’s coveted classification, but certainly not the last. Next year, Howard University is expected to gain Research-1 status, the coveted Carnegie Foundation classification for doctoral universities with very high research activity. HBCU leaders and experts say Howard’s ascendance would be a win for the entire sector as more historically Black institutions strive to make it into the upper echelons of r
University Leadership Central brings together the best content for university leaders and administrators from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The coveted designation unlocks federal grants and signals a commitment to underrepresented students, though institutions face challenges getting there.
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Surviving Neanderthal genes in modern genomes tell a story of thousands of years of interactions The post A new timeline for Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans appeared first on Berkeley News.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 13, 2024
By Declan Bradley While many changes have been made as a result of state-level directives, more colleges are eliminating diversity offices and staff even when they arent required to do so.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2024
College students are paying twice for their education: once in tuition and again with their privacy. That’s the findings from a new Privacy Rights Clearinghouse report, funded by a Michelson 20MM grant. The report uncovers “troubling gaps in data privacy for students using digital learning tools in higher education.” Titled “ Paying Twice to Learn? How Higher Education Students May Be Forced to Sacrifice Privacy for Digital Learning Tools ,” the report points out that weak privacy protections an
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Prior dual-enrollment experience made students more likely to finish their credential within six years of starting college, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Fewer college students are stopping out before finishing their degrees, according to data the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released this morning.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Adam Matthews interrogates whether a "meritocratic" view of society, that favours elite higher education as the most legitimate form of aspiration, has fuelled social division in the UK
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Those who started at two-year public colleges helped drive the overall increase in students completing a credential.
HEPI
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon FREng PFHEA is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of international education provider Study Group. When I first travelled to the UK from my home in Mexico as a postgraduate international student 27 years ago, my father’s words were ringing in my ears. The UK was the best place in the world for me to study and it was worth the major investment it took for my family to help me take this brave step.
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Join us in looking back on some of 2024s most memorable discoveries from UC research. The post 12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024 appeared first on Berkeley News.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes is focused on meaningful conversations that lead her institution forward. For the past 18 years of her distinguished career in higher education, Eanes has worked at public institutions. After more than four years as president of York College, City University of New York, in January 2024 she became the ninth president of California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), the first woman to serve in the position.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 13, 2024
For communities surrounding small colleges, the losses are more than economic. By Karin Fischer For communities surrounding small institutions, the losses are more than economic.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Emma Roberts sets out three legal reforms that could transform the way universities learn from and prevent death by suicide amongst students
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A declining body of first-year students, uncertain international enrollment and high costs are weighing on many institutions, the ratings agency said.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 3, 2024
New data shows enrollment among 18-year-old freshmen dropped this year. Some higher ed experts say last year’s botched FAFSA rollout is at least partly to blame. Enrollment of 18-year-old freshmen dropped 5 percent this fall compared to last, a reversal of gains made in 2023, according to a new data analysis released by the National College Attainment Network Monday.
MindMax
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Recruitment isnt just lead generationits the first opportunity for students to connect with someone at the institution. This powerful insight from Marqus Dorame, Director of Recruitment and Enrollment at Arizona Online, captures the essence of his conversation with MindMax CEO Lee Maxey. In their discussion, Dorame shares how Arizona Online leverages a blend of people, process, technology, and culture to meet students where they are.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 3, 2024
When Dr. Herman J. Felton Jr., and others created the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) nearly a decade ago, they had no idea that they would become the vanguard in leading and supporting a new generation of leadership within historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). “The idea was simply to create a space for individuals who were sincerely interested in committing their vocation and uplift to HBCUs.
FIRE
DECEMBER 12, 2024
From its inception, KOSA has suffered from broad First Amendment and free speech issues. Here are four of the biggest.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Applicants tend not to use data in making university decisions.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Colleges with low shares of students of color receive the highest levels of funding, research finds.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The BBC is reporting that it is an “open secret” that international students with limited English proficiency can easily enrol in UK university courses, as well as cases of students exploiting illegal loopholes such as paying others to complete coursework or attend lectures on their behalf. An anonymous master’s student, going by the alias Yasmin, spoke to the BBC, making claims of low levels of English within international student cohorts, as well as commonplace cheating using
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2024
4-Year Colleges Ride the Dual-Enrollment Wave Liam Knox Mon, 12/02/2024 - 03:00 AM More four-year institutions are offering courses for high school students, dipping their toes into what has long been community colleges’ domain. But can they get those students to enroll after graduating?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Dr. Michael Gavin, Delta College’s fifth president, grew up on the north side of Chicago, where his classrooms and sports teams were diverse until the eighth grade. In high school, he began to notice change. “By the time I got to high school, I was in honors and AP classes, where my African American and Hispanic friends were, for lack of a better way to put it, tracked into regular or remedial classes,” says Gavin in an interview with Diverse.
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Kazerooni, a leading expert in robotics and human-machine systems, is known for creating medical exoskeletons that have allowed those who have been paralyzed to stand and walk. The post UC Berkeley engineer Homayoon Kazerooni elected to the National Academy of Inventors appeared first on Berkeley News.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 8, 2024
Mark Taylor makes the case for a change in the Office for Students regulatory framework to encourage more realistic planning and open the door to better dialogue
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The newly introduced bipartisan Protect Economic Freedom Act follows months of heightened scrutiny over how colleges handle student demonstrations.
FIRE
DECEMBER 11, 2024
A third of faculty say they self-censor their written work, nearly four times the number of social scientists who said the same in 1954 at the height of McCarthyism.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The Campus Visit Is Changing Elizabeth Redden Mon, 12/02/2024 - 03:00 AM W. Kent Barnds considers the implications of students deferring their campus visits until after they receive offers of admission. Byline(s) W.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Theotis Robinson Jr. was in the fifth grade when the ideals of justice and civil rights were emblazoned into the mind of the man who has spent much of his storied career fighting for diversity and equity in education. Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders.
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 3, 2024
From an exploration on how to make sense in a world of nonsense to an examination of the American sitcom, the subjects of this year’s books are expansive — a reflection of our dynamic and diverse campus. The post Holiday gift guide 2024: New books by UC Berkeley authors appeared first on Berkeley News.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 8, 2024
Jim Dickinson assesses the findings of new polling from Belong on students' experiences of and impacts from being at work Jim Dickinson assesses the findings of new polling from Belong on students' experiences of and impacts from being at work
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