Dan Cohen

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Before one can become a Cassandra or Pollyanna about the uses or abuses of impressive text-to-image AI tools like DALL•E and Midjourney , it is worth stepping back and reflecting about the fundamental nature of this new technology. One can’t be churlish about this. If so, what does that tell us?

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MARCH 14, 2023

For James Coe this raises questions about the right balance between public and private research funding The post What does Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse teach us about the UK innovation sector? The government acted quickly to prop up the tech sector. appeared first on Wonkhe.

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MAY 24, 2023

In the final scenes of the 1991 movie The Russia House , as Sean Connery is about to give “the shopping list” – a comprehensive list of questions about Soviet rocket technology – to what MI6 and the CIA believe is a potential Russian defector, there’s a conversation between a young agent and Edward Fox, who plays Sean Connery’s handler. “

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Section: Academic Minute File: 02-15-23 Buffalo - What Neuroscience Can Tell Us About the Law of Creativity.mp3 Event's date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 4:00pm Insider only: Bartholomew is a professor of law at the Buffalo School of Law. A transcript of this podcast can be found here.

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WCET Frontiers

JANUARY 12, 2023

Well, after several years (including those disrupted by you know what ) of implementing said course review process, Aimee joins us again today to give us an update on additional results of the course review process and discuss recommendations for improving the program based on recent faculty surveys and focus groups. What’s Next?

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HEPI

MARCH 31, 2023

The universities TechnologyOne works with know that managing the student relationship isn’t just about getting them in – it’s also about keeping them engaged. Find out more about TechnologyOne’s higher education solution. The post WEEKEND READING: What can data tell us about student wellbeing?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

But keep talking about race. I’ve always talked about race. It’s time for all of us to tell our stories. What about the mutual benefits of having an underprivileged Filipino kid as part of the student body at Harvard? If you feel bad about this decision, you’re in good company. Be color blind.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

By Beth McMurtrie Instructors find them marginally useful at best. Administrators say they help identify outliers.

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Campus Technology

APRIL 6, 2023

Current attitudes toward generative AI hearken back to early skepticism about the impact of the internet on education. Both then and now, technology has created challenges but also opportunities that can't be ignored.

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Echo Delta

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Using the data collected from the visit registration form, follow up with the prospective student and parents or guardians, sending information that adds value, such as tips on essay writing, tips on the application process, and information on any scholarships, including competitions.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Decades later, the boundaries of academic freedom are still not settled. By Emma Pettit. Sam Green for The Chronicle. Decades later, the boundaries of academic freedom are still not settled.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

We've been talking to robots in our homes, cars and offices for a while now — Alexa and Siri could write scathing tell-alls about most of us — but over the last few months, the stakes have skyrocketed. The battle for AI supremacy is on. It follows OpenAI's headline-grabbing ChatGPT that launched in November.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Leaning into this today would send a much-needed signal about the value of vocational learning – an important message if we want learners to see that traditional university degrees are not the only pathway to success. Get our updates via email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

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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.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The death of a professor last month brought renewed scrutiny to Ferpa, which faculty members say was used as justification for keeping them in the dark about violent threats. By Kate Hidalgo Bellows.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 25, 2023

can learn from the Iraq war about the conflict in Ukraine. Today on the Academic Minute: Patrick James, Dana and David Dornsife Dean’s Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California, explores what the U.S.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 10, 2024

Low applicant interest in short courses and tuition fee loans means the £2m OfS trial tells us very little about appetite for the LLE. David Kernohan has the caveats The post Low numbers make for short course trial failings appeared first on Wonkhe.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

David Kernohan investigates what the data tells us about how these two UK success stories link together The post The public sector needs graduates appeared first on Wonkhe. Graduates want to work in the public sector, and the public sector wants to employ them.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

A different approach to quality assurance could allow us to share more information about what actually happens in higher education providers. The QAA's Helena Vine and Eve Alcock tell us more The post Quality assurance needs to extend beyond the baseline appeared first on Wonkhe.

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MindMax

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

When partnerships between schools and higher education marketing vendors yield suboptimal results, the reason can often be traced back to a lack of clarity about the root of the problem that needs to be solved. Before filling out an RFP, take time to think about the root cause of the problem you want to solve.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

APRIL 1, 2024

One of the intended consequences of test-optional admission policies at some institutions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was to raise test scores reported to US News and World Report. About what you would expect. It's rare that you would see a proponent of test-optional admission like me admit that, but to deny it would be foolish.

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MindMax

APRIL 24, 2024

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. At that time, human knowledge about biology grew rapidly every month, yet there we were, relying on a syllabus from nearly two decades prior. Our solution?

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Wonkhe

MARCH 5, 2023

Rille Raaper, Mariann Hardey, and Samar Aad ask what the rise of student influencers tells us about student support The post The rise of the student influencer appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Terminalfour

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

How will the latest social media and digital marketing trends impact higher education and shape your strategies in 2021 and beyond?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

Brooms “Black male identities matter greatly in the lived experiences of Black men as their identities impact how they think about themselves and influences their behaviors, actions, performances, and ideologies,” said Brooms. Young said there are scant opportunities for Black men to deal with issues of mental health.

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The PIE News

APRIL 22, 2024

The US is the preferred country for Indian students in which to study over the UK, Canada and Australia, a survey has suggested. Some 69% of Indian students who responded to the survey said the US was a preferred destination, with 54% saying the UK and 43% Canada. Some 32% said the same about Canada, the US 20% and UK just 11%.

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The PIE News

APRIL 19, 2024

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has visited a Japanese branch campus inside a North Carolina university as part of his landmark trip to the US. Speaking about his decision to go to North Carolina during his trip, Kishida said he wanted to “show the Japan-US partnership extends beyond Washington”.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Privileging outputs can steer us away from quality. I am in the midst of revising a book about writing, which has me simultaneously thinking about writing in the context of what I’m saying in the book and reflecting on the writing I am doing as the book is being written.

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The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2024

Authorities are said to be looking into requiring key university personnel to undergo additional security clearance, seeking greater transparency about funding and its origins and enhancing security around research in universities. The post UK government consults on protection measures for universities appeared first on The PIE News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2024

1) Put a copy of every file and email you care about on your own computer or cloud. 2) Gather all written correspondence you have about your employment and put it with those other valuable files. (3) 4) Put all conversations you have with anyone in administration - about anything related to your public voice- in writing.

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HEPI

MAY 6, 2024

Our role includes the articulation of views about areas where there are good reasons to focus on research integrity. It’s clear to us that research can only be excellent if carried out with integrity. Sometimes this link is so clear that it goes unsaid, and we’d like to keep talking about integrity and excellence.

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Academe Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

BY MATTHEW BOEDY In Georgia we decided to conduct a small survey of faculty opinions about shared governance. Using the AAUP’s shared governance survey tool, we asked faculty at a large university to tell us…

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Terminalfour

AUGUST 29, 2019

The Instagram engagement report has landed. And the findings provide some great insights you can apply to your university’s social activity.

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The PIE News

MAY 1, 2024

A new survey from IDP Connect this week showed that the US is top among a survey of more than 11,500 students from 117 countries – for the first time ahead of Australia, Canada and the UK. “We know the government had concerns about the amount of dependants entering the country and this move has reduced them,” Beech said.

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Terminalfour

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A prospective student from the United States has analyzed 2,374 emails he received from 115 institutions. The results are fascinating!

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 18, 2024

Letting Ourselves Dream About Our Careers Sarah Bray Mon, 03/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Life is short, so we should pursue a path that allows us to be fully ourselves, writes Lauren Easterling. Byline(s) Lauren Easterling

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The PIE News

APRIL 5, 2024

Providing more English-taught courses across a variety of subjects is key to increasing US student mobility in countries where English is not the first language, said experts at Asia Exchange’s Bali Impact 2024. A lot of people talk about the decolonisation of study abroad, and I get it.

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