University of Redlands scoops up graduate school to add to San Francisco-area campus
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The acquisition comes because Presidio Graduate School sought a merger partner after deciding it would need one or face closure.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The acquisition comes because Presidio Graduate School sought a merger partner after deciding it would need one or face closure.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
I was pleased to wake up one morning last week to find Steven Mintz’s blog post for Inside Higher Ed “ The F Word ” awaiting me in my inbox. The piece argues forcefully for the need to place faculty at the forefront of the student success movement. Given that faculty are in charge of instruction, curriculum design and mentoring, it’s hard to imagine how we can accomplish anything like the transformation in higher education that the current focus on student success will re
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University Business
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Each year, the Commonfund Higher Education Price Index provides a snapshot of colleges’ expenses. And according to this year’s data, costs have risen across the board. Based on the report, inflation for U.S. higher education institutions rose 5.2% in the fiscal year 2022, which indicates a drastic increase since the previous year’s 2.7% rate.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Dr. Alvin Schexnider's father, Alfred Schexnider, and mother, Ruth Mayfield Schexnider. After four years of effort, Dr. Alvin Schexnider has put the finishing touches on his latest book. This time, he turned the lens inward. “It’s important to know from whence we came,” said Schexnider, former chancellor of Winston-Salem University and author of Saving Black Colleges.
University Business
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Here’s a big winter break paradox: A holiday stress survey finds that most students feel supported—and also stressed out—by their families. Eight in 10 college students say that spending winter break at home will improve their mental health. But half also say they are stressed or anxious about seeing family during the holidays, according to a new national survey of more than 1,200 college students by TimelyMD , a telehealth provider.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has received $1 million to support students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Maryland. Christian Genetski The funds – from online gambling company FanDuel Group – are meant to help students with education-related expenses such as technology, housing, food security, and tuition. Maryland's four HBCUs are Morgan State University, Bowie State University, Coppin State University, and University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The partnership between IBM and historically Black colleges and universities has expanded to include a total of 20 institutions where Cybersecurity Leadership Centers will be established. IBM announced the first six leadership centers in May, then revealed a second round of partner institutions in the fall. The full lineup includes a total of 20 HBCUs in 11 different states that will co-create the centers to “create talent for employers and opportunities for students,” the company says.
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Campus Technology
DECEMBER 16, 2022
A new state-by-state analysis by national nonprofit organization Complete College America (CCA) found that while on-time graduation rates at both two- and four-year higher education institutions improved significantly between 2015 and 2021, graduation rates for students of color and those over 25 years old have lagged.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
By Charles H.F. Davis III, Jarell Skinner-Roy, and Brandy Jones Yesterday morning, Leila Hamoud, a Black woman undergraduate, was arrested in her classroom at Winston - Salem State University (WSSU) by university police officers. Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III An unidentified staff member—who was not directly involved in the incident according to news reports—called campus police in response to an argument between the student and her professor at the professor’s request.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Image: Harvard University announced its 30th president Thursday, drawing from within to hire Claudine Gay, the first Black president in the institution’s nearly 400-year history. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Gay will officially assume the position next summer. Gay, currently the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was hired after a search that began in July to replace Lawrence S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Jamese Sims has been named deputy director of the Northern Gulf Institute and strategic advisor for federal partnerships at Mississippi State University Jamese Sims has been named deputy director of the Northern Gulf Institute and strategic advisor for federal partnerships at Mississippi State University. Sims earned a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from Jackson State University and a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from Howard University in Washington, D.C.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The number of students arriving in Australia in October this year was 43.6% lower than pre-Covid figures for the same month in 2019, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown. In October of this year, 28,690 international students arrived in the country. Universities Australia described the figures as “good news” as they “confirm international students are steadily returning to Australia’s world-class universities” Earlier this year, the 49,340 internati
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The University of Vermont has received $9.3 million, which it will use to create an institute to help Vermont’s rural communities amid climate change and population shifts. The Institute for Rural Partnerships – established with funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture – will start immediately. The effort was led by U.S.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I, like you, have no doubt asked ChatGPT, the open AI-powered text generator, to respond to some questions and been dazzled by the results. I asked ChatGPT to draft syllabi for two of my upcoming courses to see how its recommendations differ from my own course outlines. I found the results thought-provoking. The application suggested topics as well as books and articles that I hadn’t thought of.
Campus Technology
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The awards honor the outstanding product development achievements of manufacturers and suppliers whose products or services are considered to be particularly noteworthy in the transformation of education technology.
eLiterate
DECEMBER 16, 2022
As I outlined recently in my “ e-Literate’s Changing Themes for Changing Times ” post, I am shifting my coverage somewhat. I’ll be developing and calling out tags I use for these themes so that you can go to an archive page on each one. This one will be listed under the “ AI/ML ” “ third-wave EdTech ,” and “ future of work ” tags.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Category: Conditionally Accepted Know that while you may be the only one in your program or school, or on your campus, you are not alone, writes Tia Sherèe Gaynor. Section: Diversity Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?
Cisco blogs - Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The Pacific Islands (Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia) represent some of the most remote and isolated communities in the world. Comprising approximately 30,000 islands, the region is also one of the most exposed to the impacts of climate change and the digital divide. Cisco is determined to play a small part in helping the Pacific Islands combat challenges related to digital skills development and sustainability through the Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
A 36-year-old man threw his 77-year-old mother off the roof of a building at the University of California, Irvine, on Tuesday afternoon, before jumping from the structure himself, according to the Irvine Police Department. The bodies were found in the university’s Social Science Plaza. The police are investigating the incident as a murder-suicide.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
By Megan Zahneis. Chronicle illustration. Two-year institutions had 13 percent fewer employees in 2022 than in 2020, a new analysis shows.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
New Jersey City University, reeling from a financial collapse , will lay off 30 professors in an effort to cut $12 million in expenses from its 2022–23 operating budget, the Jersey Journal reported. NJCU will also eliminate 37 percent of its 171 academic programs, the newspaper reported. The state institution has faced scrutiny from the governor’s office and others after reportedly going from a surplus of $108 million in 2013 to a deficit of $67 million.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
By Katherine Mangan. The agreement, if ratified, could bring an end to a monthlong work stoppage that has paralyzed the 10-campus system.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Two different federal appeals courts largely upheld lower court rulings related to college sexual assault cases this week. The Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday that the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected a request from Ohio State University that was a last-ditch effort to have lawsuits filed by the sexual abuse victims of Richard Strauss, a former OSU doctor, thrown out.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Managing understaffed teams and improving worker retention have been on the minds of higher education leaders for years. Even before the widespread challenges experienced during the “great resignation,” college and university employees were generally overworked, aging and underpaid. That’s led to a spate of resignations, and even as recently as May 2022, more than half of employees who have stayed on the job in higher ed reported they were considering their exit strategies.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The University of California Board of Regents voted 11 to 5 to allow UCLA to join the Big Ten, but the board attached conditions that will cost UCLA millions of dollars a year, The New York Times reported. The vote followed a closed meeting to discuss the proposal. The vote followed nearly six months of debate about the UCLA Big Ten deal. To accept the deal, UCLA will leave the Pac-12, the conference of UC’s Berkeley campus.
Today's Learner
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutes Diantha Ellis is Associate Professor of Business in the Stafford School of Business of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Why is it so easy to binge a show like The Witcher , but so hard to keep students focused throughout class? The two are roughly the same length of time, give or take a few minutes. Yet, you can sense the rising anticipation that class is almost over as your students surreptitiously (or openly) prepare to leave while the clock approaches the fifty-mi
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Student leaders at the University of Minnesota called for Regent Steve Sviggum to resign Wednesday after he questioned whether the institution’s Morris campus had become “too diverse,” even after he apologized, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The students voiced concerns in an open letter to Sviggum about whether his presence on the Board of Regents would create a hostile attitude toward diversity and scare prospective students from attending one of the five campuses
The PIE News
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Iraq’s first international campus is set to open to students next year in the country’s Kurdistan region. Construction has begun on the new British International University in Erbil. The institution will offer University of London degree programs when it opens in September 2023. Students will be able to enrol in courses including Business, Management and Computer Science, with additional subjects on offer from 2024. .
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Chancellor Thomas L. Keon of Purdue University Northwest has apologized for mocking Asian languages during a commencement speech. WISH News reported that during a commencement speech on Saturday, “Keon imitated an Asian-sounding language, saying, ‘All I can say is [gibberish]. That’s sort of my Asian version of his …’ Keon said before trailing off and changing the subject.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 16, 2022
UK-based awarding organisation Learning Resource Network has signed an agreement in Pakistan that could see its qualifications reach more than 5,000 candidates in the country within the next year. A partnership with Centre for Emerging Studies and iLearn, as well as with the Defence Housing Authority College and School System – owned by the Pakistani army – comes after LRN partnered with Extreme Commerce Magna Carta College in Karachi in 2021.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The world of Wi-Fi is again changing, and the most recent news is Wi-Fi 6E. Higher education has always been in the lead on Wi-Fi adoption, so it’s natural to look at this newest development. What Is Wi-Fi 6E and When Can I Have It? From a technology point of view, Wi-Fi 6E is the same as Wi-Fi 6: a high-speed wireless LAN with peak individual speeds of about 1 gigabit per second for normal clients (such as laptop computers).
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 16, 2022
My wife, Beverly Sand, who has died aged 76, will be remembered as a committed and fiercely intelligent advocate for widening access to learning opportunities for those failed by their earlier experiences of the education system. Born in Barking, Essex, to Bob Sand, a hairdresser, and Stella (nee Schneider), an administrative officer, Bev grew up on the then new Harold Hill estate, near Romford, though the family traced its English roots to the Jewish community in the East End of London.
University Business
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Cash-strapped New Jersey City University is taking a sharpened axe to its list of academic programs and roster of professors, The Jersey Journal has learned. In an effort to cut more than $12 million in expenses to balance its 2022-23 operating budget, university officials announced they’re eliminating 37% of its 171 academic programs and laying off 30 tenured professors.
Higher Education Today
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Title: The Equity/Excellence Imperative: A 2030 Blueprint for Undergraduate Education at U.S. Research Universities Author: The Boyer 2030 Commission Source: Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities Research institutions have long been known as places for transformative learning that contribute to the public good. With present societal challenges, research universities can position themselves as catalysts.
College Viability
DECEMBER 16, 2022
As another resource for students, parents, college leaders and other higher education stakeholders, I produce short podcasts on a variety of topics related to comparing the financial health and viability of colleges.
Higher Education Today
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Title: Holistic Credit Mobility: Centering Learning in Credential Completion Authors: Sarah Pingel, Chau-Fang Lin, Martin Kurzweil Source: Ithaka S+R Highly mobile students (students who experience multiple entries or withdrawal points at one or multiple institutions) face degree completion barriers regarding the transfer and acceptance of credentials due to inconsistent institutional and state policies, according to.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 16, 2022
A student was arrested in a class at Winston-Salem State University after a conflict with a faculty member. The arrest, which was videotaped and shared on social media, has prompted much criticism of the university. The Winston-Salem Journal said Chancellor Elwood Robinson issued a statement in which he said he understands the situation “has caused a great deal of trauma to those involved and our campus community at large.
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