Wonkhe
JUNE 16, 2024
A collapse in on-campus engagement is often blamed on online lectures or part-time work. Sunday Blake follows up on belonging research with Pearson to find out what's really driving them away The post Reduced student engagement isn’t just about prioritising part-time employment appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 13, 2024
Plaintiffs say that “artificial bottlenecks” in doctoral programs at Grand Canyon University, the company’s biggest client, led to higher costs than advertised.
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 17, 2024
The university recorded Larry Chavis’s class without his consent for a professional review. Last week he was told his contract would not be renewed. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will not renew the contract of a professor whose classes they recorded without his permission, university media relations director Beth Lutz confirmed.
HEPI
JUNE 16, 2024
New research from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the National Union of Students (NUS) shows the potential impact of student voters in the 2024 general election. Based on data from the 2021 census, we identify the constituencies where the number of student voters is projected to be larger than the majority of the winning candidate – and where students can therefore be said to hold the balance of power.
University Business
JUNE 17, 2024
The University of North Florida is bucking declining college enrollment trends in higher education, and John Kantner, University of North Florida senior associate provost of faculty and research, credits some of this growth to its focus on continuing education (CE) programs. “One thing we’re very focused on is that UNF will be Jacksonville’s life-long learning provider,” Kantner told The Florida Times-Union.
Wonkhe
JUNE 13, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to “that godless institution in Gower Street” The post Higher education postcard: University College London appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 11, 2024
The deficits total $16.4 million across the 13-institution system, though this marks an improvement over the prior year’s budget.
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The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 12, 2024
Four students at English universities describe how their need for paid work has affected their studies, sleep, health and wellbeing More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs Ahead of her January deadlines, Megan Allen, a second-year student, spent December and part of November working full-time in a bar in Leeds. Allen, 19, and studying sociology at Leeds Beckett University, knew her coursework was suffering as she clocked up 40 hours a week in the bar, but needed the money.
The PIE News
JUNE 12, 2024
From July 1 it will no longer be possible to move from a visitor visa to a student visa while onshore in Australia, the minister for home affairs Clare O’Neil announced on June 12. The new rules, announced less than three weeks before they are set to take effect, will end “visa hopping” in the migration system, and close the “loopholes” that allow students and other temporary visa holders to stay in Australia.
Wonkhe
JUNE 16, 2024
For the first time since the second world war, the consensus on the need for more graduates has collapsed. David Kernohan picks up the pieces The post A historic shift in higher education manifesto promises appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 11, 2024
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is reviewing the abrupt shutdown, while Philadelphia’s city council is planning a hearing over the matter.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 14, 2024
College Board President Will Oversee FAFSA Launch Katherine Knott Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:01 PM Jeremy Singer, a familiar face in higher-ed circles, will lead the department’s strategy on the 2025–26 aid application.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
On May 31, news broke that the University of the Arts in Philadelphia would close its doors permanently June 7. The news stunned the U of Arts community, its alum – some of whom found out when the public did – and the city of Philadelphia which has prided itself as a hub for artistic patronage, world-class museums, and educational institutions dedicated to the arts.
Jon Boeckenstedt
JUNE 12, 2024
Last week, I wrote about how College Board and the Highly Rejective Colleges are to blame for the concerns being expressed by many high school and independent counselors about the lack of SAT testing sites in their communities. In some discussion groups I participate in, these concerns are increasing and amplifying.
Wonkhe
JUNE 16, 2024
As even some students' basic needs go unmet, Jim Dickinson interrogates the impact that student poverty is having on concentration, mental health and satisfaction The post Some students have. Some students have not appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 14, 2024
The injunction came as part of a Louisiana-led lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, one of many the agency is facing.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 17, 2024
A Furman University professor who administrators have been investigating for his involvement in the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville has been fired, according to WSPA, a CBS affiliate in South Carolina.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 11, 2024
Intimidation at Columbia and Harvard is an ominous sign of things to come. By Andrew Koppelman Lincoln Agnew for The Chronicle Intimidation at Columbia and Harvard is an ominous sign of things to come.
The PIE News
JUNE 12, 2024
The digitally-led Study London campaign , which launches on June 12, will “mirror core messaging” from the British Council’s Study UK campaign – albeit with a London focus. It will “set the record straight on popular misconceptions”, London Higher said, and will feature stories from real-life students and graduates to show what being a student in the city is really like.
Wonkhe
JUNE 17, 2024
Is a major review of higher education funding on the way? What might the scope and parameters need to be? Alistair Jarvis asks the questions The post What might a major review from Labour consider? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 11, 2024
There is more to the decision-making process than colleges may realize, especially with future increases and litigation on the horizon, attorneys said.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 13, 2024
The University of Missouri system is removing racial criteria from endowed scholarships, saying they run afoul of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban. Donors feel disrespected—and some may be ready to go to court. Almost as soon as the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last June, Missouri attorney general Andrew Bailey fired off a response.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 14, 2024
Tensions on campus are real and intense. By Marc Lynch and Shibley Telhami Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock Tensions on campus are real and intense.
Campus Technology
JUNE 17, 2024
Now rescheduled as a virtual event on Sept. 25, the annual conference from the producers of Campus Technology and THE Journal will focus AI, cybersecurity, data, ed tech, and other emerging trends in K–20 education.
Wonkhe
JUNE 15, 2024
IHE's Joy Elliott-Bowman welcomes a belated government acceptance that there is more to skills than a small number of employer-approved higher technical qualifications The post There’s more to the future of skills than Higher Technical Qualifications appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 17, 2024
The struggling Catholic institution will also lay off 25 faculty members and 12 staffers as it tries to close a budget gap and stabilize its finances.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 13, 2024
Treating AI as a co-pilot is tempting, but in learning, the bigger temptation is for students to use it as a subcontractor, and that’s not good. I have a friend who works in an education-related capacity (not as a teacher) who had been putting off their investigations of generative AI (artificial intelligence) and large language models until the end of semester when they had the bandwidth to do some exploring.
The PIE News
JUNE 14, 2024
The campaign, led by Universities UK International relaunched in 2023, a decade after it started and is dedicated to highlighting the contributions international students are making to their communities, and beyond, during their studies in the UK. UUKi has been showcasing the personal stories of students studying across the country and the final story follows Victoria, an international student who came to the UK via an NCUK in-country pathway route.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 12, 2024
The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) at the University of Utah is admitting its first cohort of fifteen degree-seeking students incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility. Dr. Hollis Robbins UPEP’s inaugural cohort represents “a bold expression of University of Utah President Taylor Randall’s commitment to unsurpassed social impact in our state and region,” said Dr.
Wonkhe
JUNE 17, 2024
The snap election has reignited the debate about the political disengagement of young people. Andy Mycock explores the role that higher education should play in shaping the citizens of tomorrow. The post Civic participation should be central to the student experience appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 12, 2024
Eleven campuses will soon be run by four regional chancellors, after 10% of employees accepted voluntary buyout packages.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 17, 2024
The institution’s sudden shutdown has prompted its accreditor to step in and help guide students—and inspired legislation on college financial transparency. When University of the Arts closed abruptly on June 7, it left students and employees in limbo. Officials had announced the shutdown just a week earlier, after The Philadelphia Inquirer broke the news.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 16, 2024
Empathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition. An inclusive learning environment is one where all students feel academically and intellectually supported, feel a sense of belonging and respect, and do not feel closed off from the rest of their peers.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
Higher Education Policy Institute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic error UK election live – latest updates More than 30 Tory seats are at risk of changing hands because of students returning home for the summer holidays, according to new analysis of how student voters could influence the outcome of the UK’s general election.
Wonkhe
JUNE 14, 2024
People always ask Guardian league table compiler Matt Hiely-Rayner how their university can do better in rankings. For him, the answer lies in institutional research The post Institutional research can be a path to league table success appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 17, 2024
Staying ahead of dynamic compliance and regulatory requirements is integral to higher ed institutions’ financial stability and reputation.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 17, 2024
The Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO), one of the largest academic groups investigating misinformation, is pledging to continue its work following multiple reports of it slashing its staff.
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