For-profit North Coast College plans to shutter in August
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 26, 2024
The Ohio institution’s move to close comes around the same time that Mountain State College, another proprietary institution, shut down permanently.
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Not everyone can afford open access monographs
Wonkhe
APRIL 23, 2024
Adding requirements for open access books and chapters to REF will massively increase costs - and there is no additional funding to cover these. Dawn Hibbert asks for a rethink The post Not everyone can afford open access monographs appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Private college discount rates for first-year students, 2021
Higher Ed Data Stories
APRIL 22, 2024
Before we begin, here is what this post does not do: It will generally not tell you where you can get low tuition, with a very few exceptions. And when it does, it won't be at one of "those" colleges. It will not tell you which colleges are likely to close soon, although after the fact, you can probably find a closed college and say, "Aha! Right where I expected it would be!
Learn Always: The Power of Saying, “I Don’t Know”
MindMax
APRIL 24, 2024
Here’s an interesting story… MindMax came in second in an RFP selection, and we didn’t get the business. But then, a year later, something surprising happened. The school got back in touch and wanted to work with us. When we asked for feedback on why they didn’t choose us in the first place, the answer was intriguing. The school initially selected an alternative higher education marketing company that provided a detailed roadmap to guaranteed success.
Police Ratchet Up Use of Force on Campus Protesters
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 26, 2024
Police Ratchet Up Use of Force on Campus Protesters Katherine Knott Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM As colleges turn to police to suppress pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some are calling for the National Guard. Experts say history should be a warning.
Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused
Wonkhe
APRIL 22, 2024
Tetiana Vakulenko and Ivan Yuriychuk explain how Ukraine is addressing quality and standards challenges in the school system – in hopes UK schools quality experts can help The post Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused appeared first on Wonkhe.
Strategies for Speaking Out
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 22, 2024
Activism is hardly optional in today’s world. I feel the calling in my bones. My family is deeply Jewish, with both Sephardic and Ashkenazic roots, and taught me the core lessons of tikkun olam (repair the world), tzedakah (create justice), g’milut chasadim (engage in loving kindness), pikuach nefesh (life matters), and ometz lev (courage). These values anchored my identity even as the academy challenged it, trying to make me quieter, smaller, and less effective.
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Protest and Civil Disobedience Are Two Different Things
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 23, 2024
Students and administrators need clear sets of principles about campus activism. By Keith E. Whittington Alex Williamson for The Chronicle Students and administrators need clear sets of principles about campus activism.
Robot Speaker at Commencement? Some Human Students Balk
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 26, 2024
Robot Speaker at Commencement? Some Human Students Balk Lauren.Coffey@… Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM D’Youville University thought its selection would be fun and relevant in an age of AI. Not everyone agreed.
Why aren’t students engaging any more?
Wonkhe
APRIL 25, 2024
Where did all the students go, and can we get them back? Wonkhe's new Community and Policy Officer Mack Marshall argues that working out who the "we" is going to be essential to fix the sector's engagement problem The post Why aren’t students engaging any more? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Transfer Students Need Support from Both Two and Four Year Institutions
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 25, 2024
Two new reports and an online dashboard from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, are part of an ambitious effort to tell the story of transfer students. These resources break down how many students are able to successfully transfer from a two-year institution to a four-year institution, with or without an associate degree or certificate, and how many of those transferred students are able to achieve a bachelor’s degree at the end of their journ
The Thomas Jefferson University Model: Building next-gen leaders and real-world solutions in population health
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 22, 2024
As Thomas Jefferson University celebrates its 200th year, Dr. Billy Oglesby, Humana Dean of the College of Population Health, shares how it prepares students to drive change in population health, even before they graduate.
UK: Twin partners with Surrey on employability
The PIE News
APRIL 23, 2024
A UK-based employability services and university placement provider has partnered with the University of Surrey to provide industry placements for pharmaceutical sciences students. Twin Group will see its employability and placement expertise embedded into the University of Surrey’s School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering curriculum, with a focus on career-readiness. “Surrey is renowned for the high quality of its graduates and has won awards for the employability of its students.
Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 24, 2024
Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule jessica.blake@… Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM The updated regulation will require colleges and universities across the country to either raise staff salaries to $58,656 or grant them overtime pay by Jan. 1, 2025.
It’s not (all) about the money, money, money.
Wonkhe
APRIL 21, 2024
After a Universities UK campaign highlighted the success of first generation students, Sunday Blake and Alaya Holloway look the complexities and nuances of supporting such a diverse group. The post It’s not (all) about the money, money, money. appeared first on Wonkhe.
Fixing FASFA: Black Students and HBCUs Will Lose the Most
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 24, 2024
The introduction and rollout of the new Better FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form has led to a multitude of challenges, setbacks, and concerns among students, caregivers, and educators. What began as a well-intentioned effort to simplify what has historically been a cumbersome process to apply for federal student aid has been made even more complex, resulting in delays in enrollment decisions for many students, particularly students of color who disproportionately rely upon st
Private regional colleges will face stiff competition from public institutions, Moody’s predicts
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 26, 2024
These challenges will be particularly pronounced in the Midwest and Northeast, where the pool of traditional college-age students is expected to shrink.
Int’l students left “bewildered” as Australia’s migration debate continues
The PIE News
APRIL 23, 2024
Australia’s prime minister has defended a clampdown on “Mickey Mouse courses” that he says enabled non-genuine students to remain in the country under the previous government and stated that annual immigration figures will be halved to 250,000 in the 2024/25 financial year. Speaking on 3AW radio on April 19, Anthony Albanese said that by the end of the next financial year, his government is “determined” to cut immigration, after inheriting a system “that was a
Why Are Students Camping on University Lawns?
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 24, 2024
Why Are Students Camping on University Lawns? Johanna Alonso Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM A new wave of campus protests has hit institutions from California to Massachusetts, many emboldened by arrests at Columbia University.
Better paternity leave entitlements could help narrow the gender pay gap
Wonkhe
APRIL 24, 2024
Equality in the workplace is built on equality in the home. Rose Stephenson makes the case for more higher education institutions to go further on paternity pay The post Better paternity leave entitlements could help narrow the gender pay gap appeared first on Wonkhe.
Faith, Family and Community, Darius Robinson, 2024 Male Winner
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 26, 2024
School: University of Missouri Year: Graduate Student Major: Hospitality Management As the NFL Draft approached this spring, football pundits noted not only Darius Robinson’s athletic prowess, but his versatility and ability to play multiple positions. Robinson himself said he’s open to doing whatever a team needs from him. He proved that in his final year of college football, switching from the interior defensive tackle, which he had played throughout his time at University of Missouri, to t
How University of Arizona plans to shrink its deficit by $110M
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 24, 2024
The institution’s interim chief financial officer announced cuts and new revenue opportunities. Now, the college is eyeing a balanced budget by fiscal 2026.
'When Will I Get a Book Contract?'
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 24, 2024
The answer can vary from press to press, editor to editor, and project to project. By Rebecca Colesworthy The answer can vary from press to press, editor to editor, and project to project.
NYU Professors Arrested in Pro-Palestinian Protest
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 24, 2024
About 20 New York University faculty members were arrested alongside 100 to 120 students involved in a pro-Palestinian protest on the lower Manhattan campus Monday night, according to the president of the university’s American Association of University Professors (AAUP) chapter.
Sustainable research requires collective action – and the concordat is an important next step
Wonkhe
APRIL 24, 2024
Christina Boswell and Chris Pearce explain why the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow have adopted the environmental sustainability concordat, and how the sector can go even further The post Sustainable research requires collective action – and the concordat is an important next step appeared first on Wonkhe.
Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 23, 2024
Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Megan Boren The report – created in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education – examines responses from teachers-in-training and available student data to discern how members of Generation Z – those born between 1996 and 2012 – view care
Pro-Palestinian protests ramp up at universities, including NYU and Yale
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 23, 2024
Columbia University transitioned its main campus to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester as other colleges prepare for further activist action.
UK government consults on protection measures for universities
The PIE News
APRIL 26, 2024
UK universities are well aware of the threats of malign actors and the current government approach to foreign interference has been “genuinely helpful” to mitigate further risk, the head of organisation representing over 140 universities has said. CEO of Universities UK, Vivienne Stern, was speaking following a meeting of vice chancellors from 24 universities with MI5 head Ken McCallum and National Cyber Security Centre chief Felicity Oswald this week.
Another Wave of Unrest Grips Campuses
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 22, 2024
Another Wave of Unrest Grips Campuses Susan H. Greenberg Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Protesters regroup at Columbia, garnering support from students at other colleges. Penn blocks a pro-Palestinian group; USC cancels more graduation speakers. Byline(s) Susan H.
REF2029 is in listening mode on open access
Wonkhe
APRIL 25, 2024
The open access policy for REF2029 is still up for debate. Dinah Birch and Steven Hill are open to change on open access The post REF2029 is in listening mode on open access appeared first on Wonkhe.
Report and New Database Identify Successful Programming for Latinx Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 24, 2024
Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have qualitatively and quantitatively shown to improve and increase the success of Latinx students in higher education. These programs hail from all across the nation and target students at varying stages on their educational journeys.
Lifetime college returns differ significantly by major, research finds
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 25, 2024
Engineering and computer science showed the best return out of 10 fields of study that were examined.
How this university plans to reduce its budget deficit by $110 million in one year
University Business
APRIL 24, 2024
The University of Arizona has gone through the wringer in the months since discovering a $177 million budget deficit last November. Leadership on the state’s board of regents has been reshuffled, the president announced his plans to step down and highly ranked administrators have been let go. Yet, most importantly, the state’s flagship has a plan.
Curry College Guarantees Graduates Will Be Employed
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 22, 2024
Curry College Guarantees Graduates Will Be Employed Sara Weissman Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:00 AM The college will help those who remain unemployed six months after graduation pay their student loans, find paid internships or allow them to take classes for free.
Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education
Wonkhe
APRIL 21, 2024
The Festival of Higher Education is back in November 2024, brought to you by Wonkhe and the University of London. Mark Leach and Alistair Jarvis ponder the strategic questions facing higher education The post Seven questions we’ll be debating at the 2024 Festival of Higher Education appeared first on Wonkhe.
Why Encampments Scare College Presidents
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 26, 2024
They're weighing free speech against safety — and risking escalation. By David Jesse Illustration by The Chronicle In ordering demonstrators to disperse, leaders are motivated by concerns about safety, legal risk, and perception. But sending in the police can backfire.
Cornell University reinstates ACT and SAT requirements
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 22, 2024
The Ivy League institution is just the latest top-ranked college to shed test-optional policies adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.
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