Final Title IX rule enshrines protections for LGBTQI+ students
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 19, 2024
The Education Department's long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees.
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UKVI is taking a view about how much remote learning is permissible for international students
Wonkhe
APRIL 17, 2024
UKVI has shared a draft “remote delivery” policy with higher education providers for consultation. David Kernohan spots the gaps The post UKVI is taking a view about how much remote learning is permissible for international students appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Whatever happened to students at the heart of the system?
Wonkhe
APRIL 14, 2024
2010 ushered in a new government that promised that students’ interests would be central to decision making. Jim Dickinson argues that it represents a decade of failure The post Whatever happened to students at the heart of the system? appeared first on Wonkhe.
How the FAFSA Crisis Has Stranded the Most Vulnerable College Applicants
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
How the FAFSA crisis has stranded higher ed's most vulnerable applicants. By Eric Hoover Elias Williams for The Chronicle One day at a high school in April revealed the doubt, anger, and determination of students awaiting financial-aid offers.
Punishments Rise as Student Protests Escalate
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 15, 2024
Punishments Rise as Student Protests Escalate kathryn.palmer… Mon, 04/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Exasperated and under intense scrutiny, some college administrators are increasingly punishing student activists with suspensions, expulsions and arrests.
Identities, the Focus of Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College recently hosted its second spring symposium addressing Black male identities, manhood, and masculinities. BMRI Executive Director Dr. Derrick R. Brooms noted Black male identities as both a pertinent topic for Black men’s lived experiences with a particular salience for the Morehouse community during the symposium, held at Morehouse’s Shirley A.
Sticker prices increasingly fail to capture college costs, research finds
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 17, 2024
The current system for listing college costs hampers student decisions about where to attend, a Brookings Institution report contends.
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‘You Are in the Crosshairs’: Higher Ed Braces for Another Antisemitism Hearing
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 16, 2024
‘You Are in the Crosshairs’: Higher Ed Braces for Another Antisemitism Hearing Katherine Knott Tue, 04/16/2024 - 03:00 AM December’s House hearing spawned presidential resignations, congressional fundraising records and probes of universities’ internal workings. On Wednesday, Columbia University will occupy the hot seat, with more at stake than a president’s job.
Leaders Call for Active Resistance Against Anti-DEI Measures
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 13, 2024
NEW YORK – At the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York City, social justice leaders gathered to discuss the impact of anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) legislation introduced or signed into law in states like Texas, Florida, and Alabama. Public institutions in these states are firing DEI-focused employees or redirecting their roles in an effort to comply.
It’s back to Blackpool as NUS attempts to put a troubled period in its past
Wonkhe
APRIL 14, 2024
As the National Union of Students conference draws near, Livia Scott reviews the people, politics and positions up for debate The post It’s back to Blackpool as NUS attempts to put a troubled period in its past appeared first on Wonkhe.
3 charts unpacking the latest credential completion data
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 16, 2024
Fewer undergraduates earned credentials in 2022-23 compared to the year before, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.
Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
By Erin Gretzinger and Maggie Hicks Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock We've documented actions taken on dozens of campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid mounting political pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.
After the FAFSA Quake, a Flood of Corrections
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 15, 2024
After the FAFSA Quake, a Flood of Corrections Liam Knox Mon, 04/15/2024 - 03:00 AM As delays to the FAFSA rollout piled up, so did an unusual number of errors, both on student forms and in the Education Department’s eligibility calculations.
$25M Foundation Grant Promotes Internships Among Humanities Majors
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. The foundation announced that California State University, Fresno (Fresno State); the City College of New York (CCNY); Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia (ODU); the University of Missouri - Kansas City; and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Greensboro will receive $5 million each to promote the study of the humanit
Students transition through, not just into, university
Wonkhe
APRIL 18, 2024
There's a lot of focus on smoothing the transition into university - but what about how students make it through their experience? David Woolley and Jon Down describe the journey The post Students transition through, not just into, university appeared first on Wonkhe.
‘We are not hospice’: The race to get faster in predicting college shutdowns
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 18, 2024
The Higher Learning Commission has been studying institutional closures under its purview to understand the signs of distress, officials with the accreditor said at its annual conference.
US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options
The PIE News
APRIL 18, 2024
Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. STEM and science students have OPT , scientists and accounting and finance majors have jobs at both fintech and technology companies – humanities students are feeling the lack of options.
UNC Board Moves Ahead With Vote on DEI Repeal
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
A committee of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors passed a measure at a public meeting Wednesday to repeal the system’s diversity and inclusion policy and replace it with a new “equality within the university” policy.
Pride in the Halls
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 16, 2024
Dr. Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. — remembers the joyful opening of the LGBTQ+ Resource Office on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University. It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month.
Higher education postcard: St George’s, University of London
Wonkhe
APRIL 18, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag helps tell the story of medical education in London The post Higher education postcard: St George’s, University of London appeared first on Wonkhe.
If AI takes over more work of college graduates, where does that leave higher ed?
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 18, 2024
Experts at the Higher Learning Commission's annual conference shared strategies to help institutions navigate an increasingly automated world.
Dozens of Campuses Shed or Alter DEI Efforts as Political Pressure Mounts
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
By Maggie Hicks Joseph Cress, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Imagn U. of Iowa dental students rally on campus in 2021, calling for more action on diversity and equity. A Chronicle analysis finds that at least 116 college campuses have responded, and in an uneven way.
NYPD Clears Columbia Encampment, Students Arrested and Suspended
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
NYPD Clears Columbia Encampment, Students Arrested and Suspended Johanna Alonso Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:12 PM Turmoil grips campus in the wake of President Shafik’s grilling by Congress over alleged antisemitism.
College Sports: A Work in Progress
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 16, 2024
Each fall, Charmin Smith, head women’s basketball coach at University of California, Berkeley, welcomes three other Black female Division I head coaches and their teams to campus for the Raising the B.A.R. (Basketball Activism and Representation) Invitational. She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. Dr.
UCAS equalities data, 2023 cycle
Wonkhe
APRIL 18, 2024
The delayed release of UCAS equalities data from last cycle offers many opportunities - not least a peak into Clearing. David Kernohan gets stuck in The post UCAS equalities data, 2023 cycle appeared first on Wonkhe.
How flexible tuition payment options keep students enrolled
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 15, 2024
Nelnet Payment Plans: Ease financial burdens and keep students enrolled with flexible tuition payment options.
Visa hike expected in May as Australian sector share prices fall
The PIE News
APRIL 16, 2024
International education stakeholders across Australia are concerned that the government will hike visa fees for international students in its May budget, marking another blow to student mobility after a string of recent measures. Numerous reports suggest that Canberra will raise international student visa fees from the current $710 next month. The PIE has not been able to confirm if, or by how much, authorities will increase fees beyond government saying it is “considering all options as w
Study Shows Grading by Alphabetical Order Hurts Fairness
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Students with alphabetically lower-ranked names often receive lower grades than their peers, according to a recent study from the University of Michigan.
Proctor Institute Releases Traffic Stop Perspectives Report
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute of Leadership, Equity, and Justice (Proctor Institute) has released one of its latest report on the perspectives of law enforcement. “ Police/Civilian Encounters: Officers’ Perspectives on Traffic Stops and the Climate for Policing ” is designed to increase understanding of traffic stop encounters and foster meaningful dialogue for improved relationships in communities.
Student feedback systems should contribute to student engagement and success, not turn students off
Wonkhe
APRIL 17, 2024
Success in NSS is important, but not if it comes at the cost of hearing what students are saying right now. Evasys head of opportunities Helena Lim explores how student feedback is changing The post Student feedback systems should contribute to student engagement and success, not turn students off appeared first on Wonkhe.
Tutor.com’s ownership by Chinese firm raises student data privacy concerns
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 17, 2024
Some officials are scrutinizing the online tutoring service’s ability to safeguard student data, but Tutor.com says there’s no threat to privacy.
The human toll of rampant college closures
University Business
APRIL 18, 2024
The steady trickle of colleges falling is beginning to reveal the effect it’s having on students, especially those who received abrupt notification from their institution. More than 50 public and private nonprofit colleges have closed, merged or announced closures since March 2020, and over half of the students whose schools shut down did not re-enroll elsewhere, Best Colleges reports.
Live Analysis: Columbia President Testifies on Capitol Hill
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
Live Analysis: Columbia President Testifies on Capitol Hill Katherine Knott Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Minouche Shafik faces questioning today about her university’s response to antisemitic incidents on its campus. Inside Higher Ed’s live analysis of the hearing kicks off here at 9 a.m.
Racial and Gender Inequities Found in Field of Educational Measurement
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 16, 2024
Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Those are the findings of a new report supported by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and Women in Measurement (WIM).
Podcast: First in family, NUS, hybrid grads
Wonkhe
APRIL 18, 2024
This week on the podcast there’s a new campaign to highlight first-in-family students. Will it shift the dial on public (and political) attitudes to HE? The post Podcast: First in family, NUS, hybrid grads appeared first on Wonkhe.
ACT partners with private equity firm, will transition to for-profit
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 18, 2024
The corporate structure change won't affect the price of the ACT test or students' experiences with it, the organization said.
VICTORY: Michigan town declares Sept. 6 ‘First Amendment Day’ after FIRE sues its mayor for shouting down residents
FIRE
APRIL 17, 2024
After their mayor silenced them for criticizing her during city council meetings, four Eastpointe, Michigan, residents sued their city — and won.
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