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The metrics by which higher education judges itself are out of date, argues UEL vice chancellor Amanda Broderick.

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JULY 7, 2025

From higher endowment taxes to student loan limits, colleges and students will face a dramatically new landscape with the passage of a new spending law.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2025

Born enslaved, African American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass was never afforded the privilege of formal education. But if he had been, I like to believe he would have called a historically Black college or university his intellectual home. Much like them, he was powered by the conviction that literacy—secured through self-determination—was a transformative tool in the head, hands, and heart of Black people.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

By Theo Scheer The mandate, included in the state's new budget, applies to full-time faculty across the University of Wisconsin system — except at the two R1 universities, where professors must carry 2/2 loads.

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Ghost student fraud costs higher education $5 billion annually as fraudsters use stolen identities to exploit financial aid. California estimates 20% of community college applications—over 460,000—are fake bots taking spots from real students. These "ghost students" never attend classes but access federal loans and aid before vanishing. Remote learning creates perfect conditions for criminals to exploit systems.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 10, 2025

Withheld Adult Education Funds Worry Community Colleges Sara Weissman Thu, 07/10/2025 - 03:00 AM The federal government paused about $716 million for adult education programs. Community college leaders fear they may have to cut staff and services.

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JULY 10, 2025

David Hillier presents the evidence for shifting the attitude to drug use away from zero tolerance and criminalising users towards student safety and wellbeing

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Faculty Focus

JULY 8, 2025

I recently attended a student panel on use of AI in college classes. The three panelists shared their perspectives, borne out in an April 2025 Gallup survey : they want to learn to use AI tools in appropriate ways, they’re anxious about the potential negative impact on their critical thinking skills, and they want explicit guidance from their faculty members—which they’re not consistently getting.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2025

The United Negro College Fund announced a comprehensive initiative Tuesday designed to empower Black parents as advocates for increasing the number of Black teachers in America's classrooms, addressing a critical shortage that has far-reaching implications for student success and educational equity. Dr. Meredith Anderson The initiative, launched in partnership with the Center for Black Educator Development, includes a detailed toolkit titled "Hear Us, Believe Us, Invest In Us: Helping Parents Ad

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 10, 2025

NIH Plans to Cap Publisher Fees, Dilute ‘Scientific Elite’ kathryn.palmer… Thu, 07/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Director of the National Institutes of Health says that capping research journals’ open-access fees will help rein in the $19 billion academic publishing industry and bolster scientific debate.

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JULY 6, 2025

Presenting the final report of the UPP Foundation’s inquiry into widening participation, Richard Brabner calls for ambition in getting in, getting on and getting out

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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 9, 2025

The private nonprofit is facing an “unsustainable compounding deficit” and uncertainty about research funding, top officials said in a community message.

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JULY 9, 2025

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The PIE News

JULY 9, 2025

Scottish university writes to agents to inform them of “pause” on course recruitment, along with withdrawal of offers and refunds of depsosits Only courses that don’t meet the new BCA metrics are impacted – but they have not been named yet The move comes as British universities audit the threat to sponsor licence following a compliance crackdown outlined in Keir Starmer’s immigration white paper.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 10, 2025

They Will Not Stop With UVA Elizabeth Redden Thu, 07/10/2025 - 03:00 AM Bonnie Gordon asks what the University of Virginia will look like in four years.

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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.

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JULY 7, 2025

The composition of REF panels is a litmus test for how seriously the sector takes its commitments to diversity, argue Louise Bracken, Elizabeth Stokoe, Nick Brook, and Rachel Woolley

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 7, 2025

A proposal from the Florida House would have restricted private colleges' eligibility for the popular Effective Access to Student Education program.

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JULY 8, 2025

I recently attended a student panel on use of AI in college classes. The three panelists shared their perspectives, borne out in an April 2025 Gallup survey : they want to learn to use AI tools in appropriate ways, they’re anxious about the potential negative impact on their critical thinking skills, and they want explicit guidance from their faculty members—which they’re not consistently getting.

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Coursera blog

JULY 9, 2025

Meet Grace, a former fashion designer who’s boldly paving a new path for herself in computer science. Inspired by the example of mathematician Amalie Emmy Noether—and determined to overcome her math anxiety to be a good role model for her daughter—she started taking courses online. It wasn’t easy balancing learning with her family responsibilities, and she was going through breast cancer treatments at the same time.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 9, 2025

Black, Hispanic, First-Gen Students Receive Shorter Letters of Recommendation Johanna Alonso Wed, 07/09/2025 - 03:00 AM Even for the highest-achieving first-generation students, counselors were less likely to include details about things like intellectual promise and extracurricular activities.

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JULY 10, 2025

This week on the podcast we examine proposals for transforming the student experience as The Post-18 Project calls for a Student Rights Bill and a complete rethink of higher education's structure.

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The PIE News

JULY 9, 2025

Seventeen UK universities now rank in the global top 100 of the QS World University Rankings 2026 , with Sheffield and Nottingham rejoining the list. Still, 61% of UK institutions saw their place in the rankings drop, amid rising global competition. Overall, 24 UK institutions saw their positions improve, 11 remained stable, and 54 – accounting for 61% – dropped in the rankings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2025

Dr. Brian Burt A groundbreaking video series designed to support Black boys and men in STEM education has earned national recognition, highlighting the University of Wisconsin-Madison's commitment to diversity and inclusion in engineering fields. The Black Males in Engineering (BME) video series, led by UW-Madison School of Education faculty member Dr.

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JULY 7, 2025

Jack Booth and Maike Halterbeck at London Economics take a closer look at the recently published HESA Finance data to investigate the financial state of UK higher education. At 11am today, we will host a webinar to mark the launch of the Unite Students Applicant Index. You can register for a free place here. In recent years, financial pressures have mounted across the entirety of the UK higher education (HE) sector, and have left many institutions in an exceptionally vulnerable position.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 9, 2025

Eighty-four college campuses will see changes to their Army ROTC programs, ranging from total closure to merging with a program at a neighboring institution, the U.S. Army announced late last month. Program changes will take effect in summer 2026.

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Wonkhe

JULY 7, 2025

UK universities’ international research collaborations are something to shout about.

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The PIE News

JULY 7, 2025

According to the country’s the ministry of science and higher education, universities from Russia, UK, Türkiye, South Korea, Germany, and Italy are set to open institutions in the central Asian country. The Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the UK’s Cardiff University and Coventry University and Türkiye’s Gazi University are each set to open branch campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

Dr. Jasmine Haywood There are currently 102 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. While these schools are only 3% of all higher education institutions in this country, they educate 10% of all Black college students and account for approximately 50% of all Black doctors and lawyers. In its 2021 report HBCUs Transforming Generations: Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni , UNCF, (the United Negro College Fund) detailed the Move into Middle Class+ mobility rate and it

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The Academic Designer

JULY 10, 2025

Are you thinking about starting a podcast? I invited Dr. Anna Clemens to share her podcasting journey. We talk about how social media and online presence has changed for researchers in 2025. And, how storytelling can help people connect with your research in meaningful ways. Dr.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 9, 2025

To Avoid Program Closures, PASSHE Explores Course Sharing kathryn.palmer… Wed, 07/09/2025 - 03:00 AM After years of declining enrollment, Pennsylvania’s 10-campus higher education system is piloting plans to allow students to access courses beyond their home institution.

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JULY 10, 2025

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Cambridge’s original people’s college This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Cambridge’s original people’s college

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

By David Jesse The prominent Christian university's nonprofit arm was dissolved by the state earlier this year, but it has continued to operate, raising questions about the law and its accreditation.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 10, 2025

“It’s a huge, huge benefit” to reduce the burden of student loan debt for employees, one Walt Disney executive told a gathering of HR pros.

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University Business

JULY 10, 2025

At the University of Southern Maine, we prepare students not just for work, but for a life of meaning, purpose and connection. As a comprehensive university with more than 4,400 undergraduates and 1,800 graduate students, we are rightly proud of our excellence in professional fields like nursing, education, business, engineering and the sciences. But our foundation is made stronger, more humane and more enduring because of the arts and humanities.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 10, 2025

A 10 percent overall decline in international enrollment would cost U.S. colleges and universities about $3 billion in revenue, according to calculations by The Financial Times.

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