HEPI

OCTOBER 30, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. This post was kindly contributed by Dr Blessing Marandure, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Fair Outcomes Champion on the Decolonising DMU Project at De Montfort University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I am aging faster in academia. Epps, the acting president of Temple University in Philadelphia. It is no secret that women scholars of color die earlier in academia and are less likely to be in leadership positions in upper administration in higher education institutions. This is 35. I breathe in and exhale.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? " The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. Increasingly, I've become convinced that the answer to this question should be "yes."

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SRHE

MARCH 6, 2023

by Carli Rowell This blog reports on presentations and discussion at an SRHE event on 1 February 2023. The talk addressed some key emerging findings shaping working-class doctoral researcher experiences of getting in and getting on in UK academia.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Lucy Haire, Director of Partnerships at HEPI. While this short blog does not capture every aspect of the rich and wide-ranging discussions which took place under the Chatham House Rule, it offers five key ideas thrown up by the thirty-strong group of experienced and passionate professionals.

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Coursera blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Today, I am excited to announce that Coursera is the first online learning platform to receive the Authorized Instructional Platform designation from the American Council of Education (ACE©) for academic integrity, security, and rigor of its learning experience. Validate that learners’ educational investment is recognized by the market.

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HEPI

APRIL 16, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Stephanie Marshall , Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a host of new challenges for universities. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a host of new challenges for universities.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 16, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. This post was kindly contributed by Dr Blessing Marandure, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Fair Outcomes Champion on the Decolonising DMU Project at De Montfort University. per cent of the student body.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Former University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) Chancellor Dr. Rebecca Blank died Feb. Dr. Rebecca Blank Blank stepped down from the role in 2022 to become the first female president of Northwestern University, was one of the longest-serving chancellors in recent UWM history, having led the school for almost 10 years.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. This post was kindly contributed by Chi Zhang, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews. UK Universities and China , HEPI Report 132, 9 July 2020.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? By any standard, I had a privileged education, first at Oberlin, then at Yale.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Implications for Ethics Education. I have previously blogged about the controversial issue of "Ethical Hacking." In this blog, I will update that discussion and add to it because changes are happening rapidly and the number of cybersecurity attacks are increasing. Why Do Universities Lie About Program Information?

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Press coverage of recent cryptocurrency disruptions and the significant staff reductions at Twitter and Meta is giving pause for thought amongst investors and futurists, as well as university leaders considering the future of the Metaverse. Whether this gaming trend will fruitfully spill over into academia, I am doubtful.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 24, 2023

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! Explaining or discussing faith can ignite heated, passionate and explosive debates in academia. And yet, faith has played and continues to play a large part in higher education. the historical origins of many colleges and universities have been closely tied to faith, in particular Christianity.

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Coursera blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

FIBAA certification paves the way for higher education institutions across 49 member nations to award credit for job-relevant credentials By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO As the job market becomes more competitive, universities and employers are turning to online learning to help graduates fill in any skills gaps.

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Academe Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

By HANK KALET There has been a strike wave across academia that is altering the landscape for those of us who teach and work in higher education — and Rutgers is poised to join the party. Strikes at The New School, the University of California system, the University of Illinois Chicago, and threats by faculty,…

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Blog: University of Venus Burnout has been the focus of much of my work life for the last five years—first experiencing it as a tenured faculty member, then writing about it as a researcher and memoirist, and now coaching about and facilitating workshops on it as well as burnout resilience for faculty across the country.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India editor Mon, 06/26/2023 - 01:39 A robust and high-quality higher education system plays a vital role in the advancement and prosperity of any nation in today's rapidly changing world. What is a Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS)?

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In this piece, we explore how social media, as a pervasive cultural force, impacts the educational journey and engagement of undergraduate students while shaping their persistence and success in academia. These skills are worrisome for some educators due to the informal nature of online social spaces.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 16, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics—and How to Fix It by Will Bunch. ” After the Ivory Tower Falls is a book we in academia should be engaging with. Published in August of 2022. I’m hearing rumbles of book clubbing.

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SRHE

JANUARY 20, 2023

It was an interesting week full of presentations and discussions around the theme of Mobilities in Higher Education. In the opening plenary talk, Emily Henderson invited us to reflect critically on the different ways in which mobilities of academics and students in higher education are discursively constructed.

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Coursera blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

FIBAA certification paves the way for higher education institutions across 49 member nations to award credit for job-relevant credentials By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO As the job market becomes more competitive, universities and employers are turning to online learning to help graduates fill in any skills gaps.

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Liaison International

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Alumni possess a dynamic blend of experiences, insights, and connections that can serve as a catalyst for transformative change within colleges and universities. A recent study found that over 50% of alumni are willing to share how their educational journeys impacted their professional, social, and economic lives.

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SRHE

JANUARY 26, 2024

by Jess Pilgrim-Brown University discourse, policy, and practice has focused increasingly on access, widening participation and inclusion over the course of the last thirty years ( Heath et al , 2013 ).

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SRHE

MAY 2, 2023

Open access John Sherer (North Carolina) blogged for The Scholarly Kitchen on 23 March 2023 about a recent initiative to publish open access monographs in history, reporting technical problems, author resistance but also much greater take-up/use, with about three times as many reported individual engagements as even a successful paywalled monograph.

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SRHE

APRIL 10, 2024

by Roz Collings It was University Mental Health day on Thursday 14 th March 2024. This is a national UK project organised by Student Minds and University Mental Health Advisory Network, aiming to start a conversation to ensure university wide mental health is a priority.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Blog: Just Visiting Here, there and everywhere, I have been hard on the spate of “education disrupted” books that cropped up during the early to middle part of the previous decade. The Future of Public Higher Education , education is properly viewed as “infrastructure,” rather than merely a consumer good.

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Liaison International

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Alumni possess a dynamic blend of experiences, insights, and connections that can serve as a catalyst for transformative change within colleges and universities. A recent study found that over 50% of alumni are willing to share how their educational journeys impacted their professional, social, and economic lives.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Brian Blake, President, Georgia State University. Brian Blake on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast as he approached his one-year anniversary of becoming President at Georgia State University. Similarities Between Industry and Academia. So I would say that’s not for everyone, although I think it transcends academia. Weekly Wisdom.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In this piece, we explore how social media, as a pervasive cultural force, impacts the educational journey and engagement of undergraduate students while shaping their persistence and success in academia. These skills are worrisome for some educators due to the informal nature of online social spaces.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

In this second post of our five-part series on Embracing a New Higher Education Governance Model , we discuss the updated board duties in higher ed and how boards can embrace their new roles and responsibilities as they work to meet the challenges facing colleges and universities today.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Mark Rudnick , vice president of learning partnerships at Guild Education , and I first became friends a few years ago when he was in a similar role at edX. Q: Can you give us the elevator pitch of what Guild Education does? Mark graciously agreed to answer my questions.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Like many of you, I know Marni Baker Stein. For the first time in her career, Marni is moving from the university side to ed tech. Q: What inspired you to move to an ed-tech company after a career in academia? I got hooked on helping universities meaningfully close critical gaps in educational access.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 30, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Kelly Heuer and I have been collaborating in the context of my college’s portfolio of online programs on the edX platform. A: I studied philosophy at Harvard and Georgetown University, with every intention of becoming a lifelong academic. Q: Your Ph.D. is in philosophy. How did you end up at edX?

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Rebecca Williams is a Lecturer in Environmental Law at Edinburgh Napier University. Previously she was a Teaching Fellow and the Interim Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance at the University of Strathclyde. in 2020/21. However, 1 in 5 of working age adults in the UK and around 15.2%

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Blog: Just Visiting It is Thanksgiving week, a week that for many of us consists of rituals repeated after year, particularly around the meals. Nostalgia, by definition, is a personal response to the past, and confusing the personal for the universal has the potential to do great damage. But that began to change in 2014.”

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation When I learned that Dr. Alexandra Urban recently completed her EdD (Doctor of Education ) while working full-time at Coursera, I had to hear more. My background is in Educational Neuroscience, applying how the human brain learns to improve teaching environments.

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