How Boston University manages the disposal chaos of move-out season
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
One of the largest universities in Massachusetts diverted an estimated 113 tons of material from disposal as students left in May.
10 Reasons University Management Software is Good for Your Institution
Creatrix Campus
JUNE 25, 2024
10 Reasons University Management Software is Good for Your Institution admin Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:25 For quite some time, many higher education institutions have jumped into University management software. Selecting a robust university administrative software is challenging.
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AI-Driven Analytics Help Ohio State University Manage Stadium Crowds
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 23, 2024
To reduce wait times, The Ohio State University’s athletics department is working on technology that will allow fans to check a mobile app and find the shortest lines in the 102-year-old stadium. During college football season, more than 102,000 fans squeeze into Ohio Stadium to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes play.
How mega-universities manage to teach hundreds of thousands of students
University Business
MARCH 2, 2023
The post How mega-universities manage to teach hundreds of thousands of students appeared first on University Business. But when Hill honed in at the nation’s nonprofit online enrollments only, he found that about 35 percent of them are at these virtual mega institutions. Read more on EdSurge.
Inept managers have left universities at crisis point | Letters
The Guardian - Higher Education
JULY 8, 2024
Prof Helen Smith , David Rennie and Prof John Denham on the dire state of university funding William Davies’ article on the plight of universities struck a chord ( How the Tories pushed universities to the brink of disaster, 2 July ). Now universities have at last recognised that the funding system is beyond repair.
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Weekend Reading: What really goes on at university?
HEPI
OCTOBER 12, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Liz Morrish , an independent scholar and visiting fellow at York St John University, UK. It is often thought that vice-chancellors monitor the social media posts of university staff, fearful of any reputational damage that might befall the inattentive.
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Universities are a vital public asset. We must save them | Letters
The Guardian - Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2024
Prof Des Freedman , Michael Bassey , John Sommer and Sally Bates respond to an article about the dire state of Britain’s higher education institutions Gaby Hinsliff ( Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding, 29 March ) says “the story [of decline] starts with the freezing of tuition fees in 2017”.
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10 Ways Technology Can Enhance Higher Education Delivery Management in Colleges and Universities
Creatrix Campus
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
10 Ways Technology Can Enhance Higher Education Delivery Management in Colleges and Universities admin Mon, 09/02/2024 - 02:19 Higher education institutions are embracing new and ultra-fast technology solutions for education delivery and management. 10 Ways Higher Education Delivery Management Elevates University Management 1.
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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 29, 2023
Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Now, as university officials and the governor trade blame, the college is set to close in May.
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How the University of California strike could reshape higher education
University Business
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
As a strike of 48,000 academic workers at the University of California—the largest labor action of the year—stretches into a third week, other universities are watching closely. The post How the University of California strike could reshape higher education appeared first on University Business. Read more on TIME.
The Guardian view on universities: arts cuts are the tip of an iceberg | Editorial
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
They are taking the country backwards The announcement that the University of East Anglia is to cut 31 arts and humanities posts – out of a total of 36 academic job cuts – has rightly prompted anger as well as dismay. UEA became a literary flagship among the new universities that opened in the 1960s. Continue reading.
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Why PeopleAdmin? Ann Robinson, Montana State University
PeopleAdmin
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Ann Robinson, Human Resources Systems Administrator at Montana State University , manages the PeopleAdmin platform across four different MSU campuses: Montana State University, MSU Billings, MSU Northern, and Great Falls College. Ann Robinson, Montana State University appeared first on PeopleAdmin. Why PeopleAdmin?
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England’s universities still waiting for help to stop slow-motion financial crisis
The Guardian - Higher Education
AUGUST 9, 2024
So it is for England’s universities. Change of government may have come too late for some institutions with no prospect of immediate relief • Autumn tipping point looms The “false dawn” is a staple of Hollywood thrillers: where the main characters think they have escaped their nemesis, only to discover they are in more peril than ever.
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Living Black at University Blog Series: the end of term
HEPI
DECEMBER 21, 2022
The latest in this blog series on Living Black at University was kindly contributed by Dorothy Chirwa. Dorothy is the former President of Newcastle University Students’ Union and a recent Masters graduate from the University of Oxford. That was me five years ago, contemplating dropping out and going home.
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The entrepreneurial university by design: a reflection on recent reporting and guidance
HEPI
DECEMBER 14, 2022
This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Robert Crammond, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). Universities are driven by several factors, from teaching and student satisfaction to the demands of the local business community , as well as the push to respond to social and technological change.
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[Survey] – Tackling Travel Tension in Higher Education
University Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Exclusive new data from SAP Concur and Wakefield Research’s first Higher Education Global Business Traveler Survey provides common ground between the goals of university managers to keep travel costs down and the desire of staff for travel flexibility. Please read SAP Concur’s Privacy Policy for more details.
Aberdeen’s language degrees at risk
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Members of staff in the modern languages department at the University of Aberdeen – and beyond – are campaigning against proposals to cut language and culture degree programs at the university. “We have established a Steering Group which will bring forward plans for consultation in due course,” they continued.
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Aberdeen strike ballot opens amid MFL cut proposal
The PIE News
JANUARY 8, 2024
The Universities and College Union Aberdeen branch has opened a strike ballot following the University of Aberdeen’s proposal to cut modern languages degrees. The consultation began in late 2023, with university officials proposing the idea to senior university management.
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Cardiff Metropolitan University becomes first UK higher education institution to pledge no investments in border violence
HEPI
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Today, Cardiff Metropolitan University made a landmark announcement in support of migrants’ rights by approving a policy to never invest in companies complicit in violence against people migrating and seeking sanctuary. This is the first time a UK university has aligned investment policy with immigration justice.
Book Review – The New Leadership Agenda: Pandemic Perspectives from Global Universities by Martin Betts
HEPI
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Troy is a Fulbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester’s Institute of Education. As someone who has carried out similar qualitative work, the effort and hurdles involved in recruiting even a small number of participants from the upper echelons of university management is significant.
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After a marking boycott, the university threatened to withhold our pay. That only made us angrier | Tanzil Chowdhury
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2023
The disdain shown to us by Queen Mary University of London inspired me to redouble my efforts on the picket lines. Staff and students have had enough On 29 June 2022, all the staff at Queen Mary University of London, where I work, received an email from management. But several things quickly became clear. Continue reading.
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Top 10 Challenges in Higher Education Management and Simple Solutions
Creatrix Campus
JUNE 7, 2024
Using a University Management System like Creatrix Campus , automate academic processes to save time and reduce staff workload. Admission & Enrollment Colleges and Universities are finding it hard to achieve admission and enrollment targets. and track the information they need.
Student unrest mounts amid UK marking boycott
The PIE News
JULY 17, 2023
Students at universities in London are becoming increasingly restless as university marking boycotts approach their third month. The halt on marking is nationwide and is the culmination of failed industrial negotiations between the University and College Union and the Universities & Colleges Employers Association.
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A Browne Levy on Overseas Student Fees
HEPI
JANUARY 9, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Jeff Frank, Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London and Norman Gowar, Professor Emeritus at the University of London. HEPI has published the third version of its analysis of the economic benefits of our universities hosting overseas students. of postgraduates).
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5 Key Features of Cloud-Based Library Management System Software
Creatrix Campus
AUGUST 14, 2024
Envision an incredibly adaptable, scalable, multilingual, and mobile-friendly system; that's what the library management system software for higher education offers. The robustly packed software adjusts to your demands regardless of whether your university is limited to a single campus or operates across numerous sites.
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Higher ed policies drive layoffs and cuts in the UK, Australia and Canada
The PIE News
MAY 2, 2024
Universities in the UK, Australia and Canada have announced staff layoffs and course suspensions as government policies limiting international student numbers cause increasing financial strain. As of April 30, 55 institutions have confirmed cuts, with several thousand academic and administrative posts forecast to be lost in the coming months.
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Leveraging Data and DEI Initiatives
PeopleAdmin
AUGUST 17, 2023
Data and analytics are more important than ever to colleges and universities today. Northern Illinois University’s Affirmative Action Overhaul Alan Clay, Associate Director for Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity at Northern Illinois University (NIU), recognized the need to revamp their workflows and enhance their EEO capabilities.
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10 Ways to Enhance Online Reputation Using Higher Education Management Software Portal
Creatrix Campus
JULY 17, 2024
The university website is easy to navigate and is compatible with all browsers. Security Every university can monitor content published on the internet about their school, and view visitors' feedback.
What recession? How Villanova turns student degrees into jobs
University Business
MARCH 20, 2023
With high inflation, failing banks and rounds of layoffs across industries, many colleges and universities may be concerned about what kind of job market their graduating students will face. How Villanova turns student degrees into jobs appeared first on University Business. More from UB: Undergrad credential earners fall 1.6
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Canada: uni official laments African visa refusals
The PIE News
AUGUST 28, 2023
While concerned parents and guardians plus placement agents have long complained about the trend, university managers are now also coming out, blaming the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for the dipping numbers. “However, its outcome is quite visible. . “However, its outcome is quite visible.
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It’s time to make English higher education institutions accessible: Disabled students’ representatives lead the way to change
HEPI
JANUARY 17, 2023
This blog was kindly contributed by Francesca Peruzzo, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham; Rille Raaper, Associate Professor, Durham University; and Mette Westander, Founding Director, Disabled Students UK. Disabled students should be consulted more thoroughly and on all matters concerning their university experience.
Lessons from learning analytics
SRHE
JANUARY 4, 2024
Over the past few years, we’ve been analysing some of the data generated from Aston University. Professor Liz Moores is Deputy Dean in the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University and has research interests in the evaluation of higher education, particularly as applied to widening participation issues.
Why did 21 higher education providers miss their HESA deadline?
HEPI
JULY 27, 2023
While there might be several reasons that this crucial first deadline was missed by many (and I won’t pretend to know the ins and out of each of these universities’ management information systems) it is fair to say 21 institutions failing to provide indicative data by the deadline says a bit about the challenges the sector faces.
To end the strikes standoff, it falls to government
HEPI
JULY 25, 2023
Videos recently emerged of disruption to graduation ceremonies at the University of Edinburgh. Universities and unions are in a standoff, and the scenes demonstrate how emotionally charged and bitter the dispute has become. The problem of collective bargaining A popular trend is to blame universities for their failure to negotiate.
Buddy, can you paradigm?
SRHE
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
I think you could say a new paradigm for university leadership (or management) arose when league tables came along. League tables changed all that: managers were, often, told to do whatever it took to change the metric for which they were responsible. A new management paradigm had emerged.
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10 Ways GPS and RFID-Based College Bus Management Systems Ensure Safe Transportation
Creatrix Campus
AUGUST 16, 2024
Take advantage of a smooth integration with current university management systems. Simplify Bus Scheduling & Routing To cut down on delays and guarantee dependable and safe transportation, plan bus routes and schedules using automated workflows.
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Painting and shaping Learning Landscapes with Assemblages in mind
SRHE
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
In this response, I want to do three things: pick and connect some particularly fruitful points from each talk – there were many, so this is hard; comment on assemblages and assemblage thinking in relation to current and future learning arrangements, and segue into the practical work of realising better spaces for learning in better universities.
Higher education regulator to make freedom of speech priority next year
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 14, 2022
OfS expected to gain new powers to regulate freedom of speech issues in England The Office for Students will make freedom of speech and “off-limits” subjects on university campuses one of its top priorities for next year, despite the regulator receiving only around 60 complaints over the last four years.
Editorial: The End of the Year Show
SRHE
JULY 19, 2023
At the time of writing there seems little prospect of rapprochement between the employers and the Universities and Colleges Union. To make things even worse, universities, under pressure from government, the media, and the regulator OfS, have cut back sharply on the proportion of first class honours to be awarded.
How to uncover hidden threats in past enrollment trends
EAB
JUNE 20, 2023
But this topline growth pattern offers only an incomplete picture of what’s going on, setting college and university leaders up to miss the real challenges and make the wrong course corrections. How many of them end up enrolling in any college or university? How many of those who enroll end up at your institution? Simply put, EAB U.
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Renters’ Rights Bill and Student Accommodation: The Final Stretch?
HEPI
OCTOBER 8, 2024
This division between PBSA and off-street tenure will be new as previously, with the exception of students living in university properties, all tenants fell under the same tenure. The exemption would remove assured status from private PBSA tenancies, as is currently the case with university managed accommodation.
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Landscapes of learning for unknown futures: presenter responses to audience questions
SRHE
JUNE 7, 2023
Encourage or lead a course/subject group activity where colleagues start by looking at how they use their own spaces, then visit other parts of their university. For example, universities create specific spaces with the aim of helping to build a sense of community but then impose rules on how those spaces can be used.
AAUW Speaks Out Forcefully Against the Attacks on DEI
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) publicly denounced efforts to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at colleges and universities in Iowa and Florida. Universities are where students go to expand their knowledge and experiences,” said Gloria L. Blackwell, Chief Executive Officer of AAUW.
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How do we make international recruitment more efficient?
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Stanford University management academic, Professor Ramesh Johari , said in 2023 that “it’s very hard to think about a human business endeavour that has not been disrupted by the potential for transactions to take place online”. But is this enough scrutiny for cost centres that regularly exceed 5% of total spends for universities?
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