What’s keeping adults interested in college from enrolling?
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 8, 2024
Money and time are two of the most commonly cited barriers to earning a credential, according to a new survey from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation.
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NUS reaches a settlement with Shaima Dallali
Wonkhe
MAY 7, 2024
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 Faculty Leader Sounds the Alarm About Higher Ed's 'Crisis of Repression'
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 8, 2024
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.
Universities Consider Divestment Demands
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 7, 2024
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.
Net benefit of Graduate Route reached £70m in first full year, research shows
The PIE News
MAY 7, 2024
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.
Fewer, larger, modules could help students too
Wonkhe
MAY 8, 2024
Can larger and fewer modules offer a pedagogic benefit as well as cost savings? Jackie Potter and Laura Milne look at both sides of the block The post Fewer, larger, modules could help students too appeared first on Wonkhe.
Title IX lawsuits escalate: 15 states now suing
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 2, 2024
A flurry of lawsuits this week claim the Department of Education overstepped its authority when it finalized a Title IX rule including LGTBQ+ protections.
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A $237M Donation Draws Skepticism
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 7, 2024
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.
Why the answer to the $64,000 question is … $64,000: How much do students need to live on?
HEPI
MAY 8, 2024
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.
Student financial support is between a rock and a hard place
Wonkhe
MAY 7, 2024
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.
How can public colleges prepare for ADA digital accessibility requirements?
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 8, 2024
A new Justice Department rule aims to ensure state and local government web content and mobile apps are accessible for people with disabilities.
‘Call the Philosophy Department Office and Tell Them I Have Been Arrested’
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 7, 2024
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.
Survey Shows College Students Largely Support Pro-Palestinian Protests
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 8, 2024
Nearly two-thirds of college students say they are at least somewhat supportive of pro-Palestinian protests on their campuses, according to an Intelligent.com survey of 763 current, full-time college students. Only 11 percent said they oppose the protests, while the remainder said they're unsure how they feel.
Report: Increasing Numbers of Community Colleges are Offering Bachelor's Degrees
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 7, 2024
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
Higher risks and longer delays: Student mental health advisors on the front line
Wonkhe
MAY 2, 2024
Every year student mental health advisers feed back on their their caseloads and conditions. Rachel Spacey and Sam Gamblin find that this year's results make for worrying reading The post Higher risks and longer delays: Student mental health advisors on the front line appeared first on Wonkhe.
Graduates remain confident about finding a job but express job security concerns
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 2, 2024
Many respondents said they’re settling or anticipate settling on some conditions to land a job, though fewer reported willingness to do so compared to last year.
After a Tough Year for Classroom Innovation, It’s Time for a Reset
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 7, 2024
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.
Researchers Investigating Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 6, 2024
Researchers Investigating Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing kathryn.palmer… Mon, 05/06/2024 - 03:00 AM A new study by Ithaka S+R seeks to gain insight into the technology’s potential to transform the production of academic scholarship.
Study: Black Parents Report Better Outcomes with More Black Teachers at School
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 6, 2024
Over 90% of Black parents want more opportunities to be involved in their children’s education and want more input into education laws, according to a study by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). UNCF recently surveyed 1,200 low- to moderate-income Black parents, which resulted in a report on the perspectives of African American parents on key issues in education.
Higher risks and longer delays: Student mental health advisors on the front line
Wonkhe
MAY 2, 2024
Every student mental health advisers feed back on their their caseloads and conditions. Rachel Spacey and Sam Gamblin find that this year's results make for worrying reading The post Higher risks and longer delays: Student mental health advisors on the front line appeared first on Wonkhe.
Women and faculty of color in tenure-track jobs still face promotion hurdles, CUPA-HR finds
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 6, 2024
A new report on faculty representation sheds light on the wide-ranging effects of pervasive inequities.
Turnitin: More than Half of Students Continue to Use AI to Write Papers
Campus Technology
MAY 8, 2024
Since its launch in April 2023, Turnitin's AI writing detection tool has reviewed over 200 million papers, with data showing that more than half of students continue to use AI to write their papers.
Will Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech Survive?
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 3, 2024
Will Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech Survive? Ryan Quinn Fri, 05/03/2024 - 03:00 AM Faculty and free expression groups are sounding alarms about threatened limitations and crackdowns on professors’ speech and student protests.
The Chicago Principles Are Undemocratic
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 6, 2024
Freedom of expression must include the right to deliberate, and to protest. By Anton Ford Freedom of expression must include the right to deliberate, and to protest.
Turning scrutiny on security into a new security strategy
Wonkhe
MAY 8, 2024
For James Coe, there’s an opportunity to define a new university security agenda based on soft-power, economic cooperation and continual engagement The post Turning scrutiny on security into a new security strategy appeared first on Wonkhe.
Keystone College in ‘danger of imminent closure,’ accreditor says
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 3, 2024
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is giving the Pennsylvania institution until Aug. 1 to demonstrate compliance with its standards.
Zamani-Gallaher Appointed Dean of School of Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 8, 2024
Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I am honored and excited to serve as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education,” said Zamani-Gallaher, a professor in the Pittsburgh’s Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy.
Universities Face Misinformation Amid Pro-Palestinan Protests
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 6, 2024
Universities Face Misinformation Amid Pro-Palestinan Protests Lauren.Coffey@… Mon, 05/06/2024 - 03:00 AM How—and if—universities should combat misinformation causes its own divisions.
Australia’s financial requirement capacity for int’l students rises again
The PIE News
MAY 8, 2024
Australia is set to raise the amount of savings needed by international students to gain student visas, as the financial capacity requirement is increased for the second time in seven months. The new rule will come into effect on May 10, and will see international students required to show proof of savings of at least AUD$29,710. The amount was recently raised to AUD$24,505 from AUD$21,041 in October 2023.
Protecting academic freedom in the digital age
Wonkhe
MAY 6, 2024
Chavan Kissoon and Terence Karran argue that digital transformation is changing employer-employee power relations – via mechanisms of performance management that can undermine academic freedom The post Protecting academic freedom in the digital age appeared first on Wonkhe.
Empowering higher education with artificial intelligence
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 6, 2024
Learn how AI is revolutionizing higher education, transforming learning and streamlining operations.
Top 10 Tips to Optimize Your Microsoft 365 Storage
Campus Technology
MAY 8, 2024
As Microsoft transitions from unlimited storage for education customers to a maximum of 100TB of free storage across OneDrive, SharePoint, and Exchange, here are 10 ways to manage your storage more efficiently and keep storage costs in check.
Lead Without Shrinking
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 6, 2024
Lead Without Shrinking Sarah Bray Mon, 05/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Too often, women in academe must second-guess our well-earned authority, minimize our accomplishments or dim our light to make others comfortable, writes Roshni Rao.
Placing research integrity at the heart of REF
HEPI
MAY 6, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Co-chair of the UK Committee on Research Integrity, and Nandini Das, Maria Delgado, and Miles Padgett, members of the Committee. This piece is the latest in a series of HEPI blogs discussing REF2029. In March, we heard from the Executive Chair of Research England , Dame Professor Jessica Corner; and last week, we published this piece on small and specialist institutions from Emma Wakelin, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research & Innovat
Looking back on International Higher Education Forum 2024
Wonkhe
MAY 7, 2024
UUKi's Jamie Arrowsmith looks back at the International Higher Education Forum 2024 and reminds us about the long-term importance of international collaboration, engagement and exchange The post Looking back on International Higher Education Forum 2024 appeared first on Wonkhe.
State and local funding for higher education rose 3.7% in FY 2023
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 8, 2024
This marks the 11th year in a row for appropriations increases, according to an annual report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.
Report Finds Increased Interest in Higher Ed for Career Advancement
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 8, 2024
Lumina Foundation and Gallup's State of Higher Education 2024 Report Lumina Foundation and Gallup While interest in higher education is increasingly high among adults, many perspective students see cost as a hindrance while some current students are dispirited by emotional stress, according to a new study by Lumina Foundation and Gallup. The State of Higher Education 2024 Report documents how current, prospective, and stopped-out students view post-high school education pathways, their access to
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