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There are plenty of options for student work-related learning beyond the “gold standard” sandwich year or placement

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Mark Peace convenes some fresh thinking on the diversity of learning opportunities that can constitute meaningful work-related experiences The post There are plenty of options for student work-related learning beyond the “gold standard” sandwich year or placement appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Indiana governor signs bill tying tenure to intellectual diversity

Higher Ed Dive

The measure, which takes effect in July, has come under fire from groups that say it will stifle academic freedom at the state’s public colleges.

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Do adults without degrees see the value of college?

Higher Ed Dive

New research commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on how 18- to 30-year-olds without college diplomas view higher education.

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Is a 4-Year College Degree Still Necessary?

MindMax

Public sentiment about higher education altered considerably over the past decade. More Americans are questioning the value of a 4-year degree. And I have to confess that even I—someone who has spent my career enmeshed in higher education—have come to understand and, to some extent, share their perspective. It wasn’t long ago that I felt differently.

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Civil Rights Groups Push Back Against Wave of Anti-DEI Bills

Inside Higher Ed

Civil Rights Groups Push Back Against Wave of Anti-DEI Bills Ryan Quinn Fri, 03/15/2024 - 03:00 AM So far this year, at least five state legislatures have passed bills seeking to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. This year’s batch may seep more into the classroom.

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When It Comes to Critical Thinking, AI Flunks the Test

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Large language models fail to live up to the hype. By Gary Smith and Jeffrey Funk Photo illustration by Michael Theis, The Chronicle Large language models fail to live up to the hype.

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Helping students means taking university staff wellbeing seriously

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Drawing on the findings of a pan-European study on mental health in universities, Kate Lister calls for more robust policy and practice frameworks to enable wellbeing support for university staff The post Helping students means taking university staff wellbeing seriously appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Virginia Officials Scrutinize Two Universities’ DEI Course Syllabi

Inside Higher Ed

Virginia Officials Scrutinize Two Universities’ DEI Course Syllabi Ryan Quinn Mon, 03/18/2024 - 03:00 AM A spokesman for Governor Glenn Youngkin invoked concerns about “core curriculum mandates that are a thinly veiled attempt to incorporate the progressive left’s groupthink.” Two universities’ diversity education initiatives may be in peril.

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New Mexico Is Trying to Make Tuition-Free College Stick. Here's How.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Forest Hunt Sam Kalda for The Chronicle The state's nearly $1-billion push to sustain its expansive program is the latest development in a wave of investments in free tuition.

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It is not sustainable to expect universities to offer specialist mental health support

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The mental health challenge is real - but universities are at risk of being pushed to deliver mental health support beyond their educative mission, argues Debbie McVitty The post It is not sustainable to expect universities to offer specialist mental health support appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Northland College needs $12M to stay open, officials say

Higher Ed Dive

The environmentally focused Wisconsin institution lacks the resources to operate beyond the current academic year without an infusion of funding.

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Grad Route review timeline causes “deep concern”

The PIE News

Sector bodies have expressed “deep concern” about the timeline requested by the home secretary for the Migration Advisory Committee to report the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route. In a letter dated March 11, James Cleverly wrote to chair of the MAC, Brian Bell, outlining the terms of reference for the “rapid” review of the UK’s Graduate Route, commissioned by the government, requesting the findings be presented to him by May 14. “We are deeply

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Biden Administration Wants Accreditors to Set Benchmarks For Student Outcomes

Inside Higher Ed

Biden Administration Wants Accreditors to Set Benchmarks For Student Outcomes Katherine Knott Fri, 03/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Advocates have argued for years that accreditors aren’t doing enough to ensure that students get the education they're paying for.

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Here’s the Unsealed Report Showing How Harvard Concluded That a Dishonesty Expert Committed Misconduct

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Stephanie M. Lee Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock; IMAGE FROM TEDXTRENTOSTUDIO, YOUTUBE Francesca Gino said that another professor could have meddled with her data — but Harvard said she didn’t offer any proof.

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Asking students whether university is really worth it

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Questions of value for money and the purpose of higher education are back in the news. Leo McCann assesses whether the media portrayal matches the reality The post Asking students whether university is really worth it appeared first on Wonkhe.

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College Board declares launch of shorter, digital SAT a success

Higher Ed Dive

The new test, debuting this month in the U.S., takes less time to complete and has shorter passages for the reading and writing sections.

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Biden Calls for Greater Support of HBCUs, HSIs, and MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

President Biden addresses Congress on March 7. When President Biden addressed over 32 million viewers for the annual State of the Union (SOTU) last week, he used the occasion to issue a full throttle support for higher education. While speaking on his administration’s accomplishments in his last four years of service, Biden also addressed what he called “the future of possibilities we can build together.

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The Politics of College Choice

Inside Higher Ed

The Politics of College Choice Liam Knox Thu, 03/14/2024 - 03:00 AM Research shows that students care a great deal about the policies of the state in which they attend college, especially on issues like gun control and abortion.

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University Mental Health Day: Why we encourage students to disclose their mental health conditions and why you should too

HEPI

On University Mental Health Day, we are delighted to publish this blog from Dr. Rachel Spacey, Policy and Engagement Officer, and Sam Gamblin, Charity Manager, at the University Mental Health Advisers Network ( UMHAN – LinkedIn ). To learn more, see the hashtags #UniMentalHealthDay and #IChoseToDisclose. On Thursday March 14th, 2024, it’s University Mental Health Day (UMHD), the annual student mental health awareness day.

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When borrowing learning and teaching ideas from the UK, make sure to learn from them as well

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Some of the educational development recommendations in Australia’s higher education review will look familiar to UK readers. Letizia Gramaglia looks for lessons learned The post When borrowing learning and teaching ideas from the UK, make sure to learn from them as well appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Connecticut lawmakers advance bill that would ban legacy and donor admissions

Higher Ed Dive

If passed, the state could become the first to prohibit these preferential policies at both its public and private colleges.

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Report: College Degrees Not Valued As Highly as Job Training and Certificates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Though confidence about the value of pursuing a two- or four-year college degree is higher among high schoolers than graduates who either dropped out or chose not to attend in the first place, neither demographic view such pursuits as the most valuable, according to a recent report from Edge Research, HCM Strategists, and D2 Strategies. Adam Burns Through focus groups and a national survey, Continuing to Explore the Exodus from Higher Education – prepared for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundat

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Rutgers Unions Sued Over Strike; Case Seeks National Impact

Inside Higher Ed

A junior is suing Rutgers University faculty, graduate student, postdoctoral associate and counselor unions that struck in April 2023—plus their state and national union affiliates—for depriving him of a week of education.

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Institutions and agents react to visa chaos in Australia

The PIE News

Educators and student recruiters in Australia are slamming the current visa squeeze which they say is significantly harming the reputation of Australia’s international education industry. Institutions speaking to The PIE warn of a business chaos and a fallout for brand Australia, given rejections which do not seem to make sense and some ongoing paralysis in terms of visa decisions.

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A former Aberystwyth SU president is Wales’ new First Minister

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A new First Minister in Wales knows his way around the higher education sector. Universities Wales' Kieron Rees asks what Vaughan Gething might do next The post A former Aberystwyth SU president is Wales’ new First Minister appeared first on Wonkhe.

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How universities can prepare graduates for an AI-driven world

Higher Ed Dive

Colleges should focus on teaching the life skills that will outlast inevitable technological changes, the president of High Point University contends.

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Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University Honored at NASPA Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University, received the Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award on Tuesday from NASPA, the association representing student affairs professionals. Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens Patterson-Stephens is an award-winning scholar-practitioner with 20 years of experience in higher education.

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Surviving Not One but Two College Closures

Inside Higher Ed

Surviving Not One but Two College Closures Johanna Alonso Wed, 03/13/2024 - 03:00 AM When Alderson Broaddus University shuttered last August, several students transferred to Notre Dame College. Now it’s closing, too.

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Findings of UK Grad Route review expected by May

The PIE News

The Migration Advisory Committee is expected to report back the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route by May, the home secretary has announced. James Cleverly made the announcement in the Daily Mail , where he outlined his wider plans to crack down on immigration, including “a comprehensive and tough package which means around 300,000 people eligible to come to the UK last year would now be unable to do so” “But we are going further – today I will ask the expert an

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Going tertiary down under

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For David Hughes, the Australian Universities Accord holds up a mirror to the challenges facing England’s tertiary education sector The post Going tertiary down under appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Kentucky’s higher ed funding scheme is unconstitutional, state attorney general says

Higher Ed Dive

Russell Coleman argued the state’s outcomes-based formula relies on race, running afoul of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions.

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Performance-based funding: The new normal or a schtick?

University Business

With public trust in higher education waning and a barrage of reports illustrating the middling outcomes associated with Americans who earn a college degree, state lawmakers are fighting to restore public trust in their institutions by promising to hold them more accountable. An increasingly popular tactic is dangling money over the heads of its two- or four-year institutions—or both—through performance-based funding models.

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Low Grade? Arizona Bill Would Let Students Allege ‘Political Bias’

Inside Higher Ed

Low Grade? Arizona Bill Would Let Students Allege ‘Political Bias’ Ryan Quinn Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Legislation that’s near passage in Arizona would create a “grade challenge department” for public universities. It could force professors to change students’ marks.

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Cambridge college unmasks alumnae who were Bletchley Park codebreakers

The Guardian - Higher Education

Names of 77 ex-students of women-only Newnham College who worked at Bletchley Park are revealed for first time They worked day and night during the second world war, deciphering Nazi messages, breaking Enigma codes and analysing top-secret military documents. But until now it was not known just how many of the intrepid female codebreakers who worked at Bletchley Park had studied at the same place, forming a hidden network of scholars who secretly changed the course of history.

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The contradictory cakeism over free speech and extremism continues

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There's a new definition of "extremism", but does it help or hinder universities in making judgements about it? Jim Dickinson isn't so sure The post The contradictory cakeism over free speech and extremism continues appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Fontbonne University to close in 2025

Higher Ed Dive

The president of the Roman Catholic institution pointed to more than 15 years of enrollment declines and a looming demographic cliff.

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3 reasons administrators are stalling on upgrading edtech

University Business

Education and how professors, administrators and their institutions can deliver content are bristling with innovation thanks to cutting-edge technology. However, a lack of understanding around edtech, which in turn is fueling decision paralysis, may be forestalling the future, according to an unsettling survey by the College Innovation Network (CIN).