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Migration Advisory Committee recommends keeping the Graduate route

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The MAC review of the Graduate route finds no evidence of widespread abuse, and no impact on the integrity and quality of UK HE. The ball is back in the government's court, say David Kernohan and Michael Salmon The post Migration Advisory Committee recommends keeping the Graduate route appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Most first-year students reported satisfaction with college at mid-year point, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

But nearly one-third of respondents, who were polled this winter, reported feeling “targeted, criticized, or excluded” based on their identity.

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Penn State offers buyouts in budget-cutting effort

Higher Ed Dive

Faced with chronic deficits, the university is offering faculty and staff at its 20 commonwealth campuses a year’s pay to retire early or leave their jobs.

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Exposing the Inequity of Faculty Counteroffers

Inside Higher Ed

Exposing the Inequity of Faculty Counteroffers jessica.blake@… Tue, 05/14/2024 - 03:00 AM A new study shows that women and faculty of color who receive outside job offers are far less likely than their white, male peers to receive a counteroffer to stay at their current institution.

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MAC recommends retaining UK’s graduate route

The PIE News

Contrary to expectations, the Migration Advisory Committee has suggested retaining the UK’s graduate route in its current form – a triumphant result for the UK’s international education sector and news that will reassure those working with international students about their overseas study destination options. The government will now need to respond to its findings but the MAC report is unequivocal in its consideration of the graduate route as serving the purpose for which it was deve

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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Christopher Edley Jr., a prominent legal and public policy scholar who co-founded the Harvard Civil Rights Project with Dr. Gary Orfield, died over the weekend. He was 71. Christopher Edley Jr. “Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics, and research,” said Orfield, who is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA Graduate School of Education and co-director of The Civil Rights Project at

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A first look at UCAS’ new grades on entry tool

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UCAS has a new tool showing successful students' actual grades on entry to their courses. Debbie McVitty got a sneak preview The post A first look at UCAS’ new grades on entry tool appeared first on Wonkhe.

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2 Virginia Universities Won’t Require DEI Classes After Governor’s Review, Board Pushback

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2 Virginia Universities Won’t Require DEI Classes After Governor’s Review, Board Pushback Ryan Quinn Mon, 05/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Years-long efforts to create and mandate diversity-themed coursework at George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth fizzled after an unusual intervention by Glenn Youngkin and last-minute actions by board members.

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'We Have a Mass Movement of Young People Advancing Horrifying Ideas'

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Paul Berman, a leader of the ’68 protests at Columbia U., warns of an intellectual crisis. By Evan Goldstein Erica Lansner, Redux Paul Berman, a leader of the ’68 protests at Columbia University, warns of an intellectual crisis.

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Why the answer to the $64,000 question is … $64,000: How much do students need to live on?

HEPI

We have – finally – today achieved something I have long wanted HEPI to do: we have taken a blank sheet of paper and worked out how much money students need to live on. By ‘need to live’ we don’t mean just avoiding poverty; nor do we mean living in plush comfort. We mean having around enough income to be safe, warm and decently fed, to be able to buy necessary course-related items and to be able to get involved with the non-academic side of university life, perhaps by joining a society or two.

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Yes, teachers should get involved in politics

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George Bryant-Aird argues that knowledge of and confidence in contemporary political and social debates are crucial to the future of teachers and teaching The post Yes, teachers should get involved in politics appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Cardona pushes for more OCR funding given increased caseload

Higher Ed Dive

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking a 16% funding increase to allow the Office for Civil Rights to add staff and more quickly resolve complaints.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Shifts $2.3M From DEI to Police, Public Safety

Inside Higher Ed

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to reallocate $2.3 million that was planned to fund diversity, equity and inclusion programming next fiscal year to instead fund university police, a board member said.

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A Faculty Leader Sounds the Alarm About Higher Ed's 'Crisis of Repression'

The Chronicle of Higher Education

An interview with Irene Mulvey, president of the AAUP. By Sammy Feldblum An interview with Irene Mulvey, president of the AAUP, about recent campus crackdowns on protesters.

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Net benefit of Graduate Route reached £70m in first full year, research shows

The PIE News

The total net benefit to the UK exchequer of hosting Graduate Route visa holders came in at £70 million in the first full year of the scheme, new research has found, disproving claims that the UK loses out financially. The findings are part of a new report , The Exchequer benefits and costs associated with the Graduate Route visa , which is the first detailed look at the fiscal benefits as well as the costs to the UK in the first full tax year after the Graduate Route visa was introduced.

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Student financial support is between a rock and a hard place

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The government needs to boost maintenance – and the funds that are already there could be better utilised. David Phoenix explains The post Student financial support is between a rock and a hard place appeared first on Wonkhe.

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How can public colleges prepare for ADA digital accessibility requirements?

Higher Ed Dive

A new Justice Department rule aims to ensure state and local government web content and mobile apps are accessible for people with disabilities.

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Dueling Narratives Emerge After Arrests at UVA

Inside Higher Ed

Dueling Narratives Emerge After Arrests at UVA Josh Moody Fri, 05/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Police forcefully cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia after what officials describe as “aggressive” protester behavior. Videos cast doubts on those claims.

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Is This the End of Reading?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Students are coming to college less able and less willing to read. Professors are stymied. By Beth McMurtrie Students are less able and less willing to read. Professors are stymied. What needs to change?

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Report: Increasing Numbers of Community Colleges are Offering Bachelor's Degrees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More community colleges in the U.S. are beginning to offer bachelor's degrees in addition to their usual offerings, and many of them serve minority populations, according to a recent report from The Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) and higher ed consulting firm Bragg & Associates Inc. Dr. Debra Bragg According to the report , a CCB college is defined as a school that presently or historically confers mostly sub-baccalaureate degrees – such as associate degrees – and confers

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NUS reaches a settlement with Shaima Dallali

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The National Union of Students has settled with the former President that it sacked over claims of antisemitism. Jim Dickinson considers the implications The post NUS reaches a settlement with Shaima Dallali appeared first on Wonkhe.

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‘A matter of right-sizing’: A look at St. Cloud State’s plan to cut 46 degrees

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The Minnesota university still has a strong revenue base but faces too-high expenses, according to its acting president.

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Universities Consider Divestment Demands

Inside Higher Ed

Universities Consider Divestment Demands Josh Moody Tue, 05/07/2024 - 03:00 AM As pro-Palestinian protests continue across the U.S., some colleges have struck deals with students to consider divestment in exchange for packing up encampments.

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No evidence foreign students are abusing UK graduate visas, review finds

The Guardian - Higher Education

Migration Advisory Committee says the risks are low, despite Tory claims the route is being exploited There is no evidence of widespread abuse of the UK’s graduate visa route, the government’s immigration advisers have concluded, despite repeated claims from senior Conservatives that it is being exploited to enter the jobs market. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) said the graduate visa entitlement – allowing international students to work for two or three years after graduating – should re

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Limiting int’ls avoids “electoral backlash”

The PIE News

Setting an enrolment limit on international students is the easiest way to bring down migration figures without sparking electoral backlash ahead of the federal election early next year, according to Australia’s association for international education. The Albanese government is set to bring in new legislation, giving the minister of education the power to set a limit on international student enrolments at any institution from January 2025, The PIE has learnt.

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The political argument over international students is about much more than the economy

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Policymakers do appreciate the contribution of international students – they just care about other things as well. Jonathan Simons breaks down the politics and asks what the HE sector can do about it The post The political argument over international students is about much more than the economy appeared first on Wonkhe.

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State and local funding for higher education rose 3.7% in FY 2023

Higher Ed Dive

This marks the 11th year in a row for appropriations increases, according to an annual report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.

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A $237M Donation Draws Skepticism

Inside Higher Ed

A $237M Donation Draws Skepticism kathryn.palmer… Tue, 05/07/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida A&M celebrated a massive gift from a little-known donor announced at its commencement. But the lack of information about Gregory Gerami and his company has seeded doubts.

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Educause Adds Honorary AI Category to Horizon Report

Campus Technology

For the first time, Educause's Teaching and Learning Horizon Report has added a separate category for artificial intelligence in its list of the top trends shaping the future of teaching and learning in higher education.

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‘Call the Philosophy Department Office and Tell Them I Have Been Arrested’

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Nell Gluckman Courtesy of Atlanta News First Noëlle McAfee was preparing for the Emory University philosophy department’s 10-year review when she wandered into the quad to get a look at the student encampment. Before she knew it, she was arrested. An Emory professor who was arrested when the police broke up an encampment spoke to The Chronicle about what happened, and what it says about the state of higher education.

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Avoiding another international crash is all about control

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How did we get here - and how might the sector avoid getting here again? Jim Dickinson reviews the boom and bust of the graduate route The post Avoiding another international crash is all about control appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Colleges need free expression reform — not damage control

Higher Ed Dive

Restoring public trust in higher education will require more than public relations and crisis management strategies, argues a Bipartisan Policy Center official.

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From Jubilation to Crisis: Pausing a $237 Million Gift

Inside Higher Ed

From Jubilation to Crisis: Pausing a $237 Million Gift kathryn.palmer… Mon, 05/13/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida A&M admits it doesn't know the value of 14 million shares of stock from a little-known entrepreneur. One expert puts the likelihood the donation is worth $237 million at "about zero.

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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has renamed its Academic Classroom Building, one of its most high-profile buildings. The building, with its angular green and white façade, will be known as Henry E. and Shirley T. Frye Hall, named after two of its most prominent alumni, 1953 graduates Justice Henry Frye and his wife, Shirley Frye.

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After a Tough Year for Classroom Innovation, It’s Time for a Reset

The Chronicle of Higher Education

How to better support instructors in the face of faculty backlash against the demands of student-centered teaching. By Sarah Rose Cavanagh How to better support instructors in the face of faculty backlash against the demands of student-centered teaching.

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What can academics do to save the planet?

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What role can academic staff play in averting a climate catastrophe? Johnny Rich explains how the Engineering Professors’ Council is supporting work on a sustainable future The post What can academics do to save the planet? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Concessions to Protesters Validate Their Tactics

Inside Higher Ed

Concessions to Protesters Validate Their Tactics Elizabeth Redden Tue, 05/14/2024 - 03:00 AM Sara Coodin writes that college leaders should resist the temptation to reward student disruptors in the name of campus peace.

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