Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 28, 2022

” In other words, that which isn’t science is a trivial and inconsequential waste of time. Bored out of his mind by box checking introductory courses in the humanities, my correspondent wrote: “To many STEM students the truly “Great Books” were written by Physicists and Mathematicians.” Retractions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

At a time in academia when STEM is increasingly evolving into STEAM, colleges and universities with intensely driven, career-focused students are endeavoring to create space for arts education. Some students envision careers in art, music, or performance, while others see the value of the arts within the context of different career paths.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

Reflecting on the past is as valuable in our personal and professional lives as it is in policy making. Today, of course, those professions include communication, journalism, hotel and restaurant management, library science, nursing, psychology, social work, and much more. How might this precept apply to higher education?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 23, 2023

23 May · Episode 156 Preserving Democracy: The Vital Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education 29 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Drumm McNaughton talks with Jeff Scheuer about the role of liberal arts in higher education and their value to the American identity and democracy.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Ivies, the flagships, the land-grants and the extremely selective and even moderately selective private universities and liberal arts colleges will do fine. The Ivies, the flagships, the land-grants and the extremely selective and even moderately selective private universities and liberal arts colleges will do fine.

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Today's Learner

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes Christina Katopodis is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Transformative Learning in the Humanities at the City University of New York (CUNY). If we were on a Zoom call and I told you we were about to get into breakout rooms , how stressed would you feel? Would you stay on the call, or would you jump off?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I was in total shock when I first learned about it,” said Dr. Linsey C. Marr, for one, is a civil and environmental engineer with a specific focus on air quality, airborne pathogens, atmospheric science, and public health. Such were the emotions of many of the MacArthur Fellows selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

At the Georgia Institute of Technology, gathering data to evaluate how students view their own learning outcomes and how general education courses are targeting those outcomes required creative solutions. The first was an online forum discussion about gen ed outcomes created on Microsoft Teams.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Nobody is going to tell our story and keep it from erasure but us.” Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Our students need to understand fully the historical underpinnings and current ideologies that continue to sustain this imbalance. We are in the next phase of pushing forward.”

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HEPI

MAY 11, 2023

The UK’s economic growth and its global position as a leader of science and innovation cannot be secured without skills. There are significant gaps in higher skills areas, particularly in higher productivity sectors such as Life Sciences, Digital and Clean Energy. For more details, including how to book a free place, see here.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Which leaves the liberal arts, and especially the humanities, where? If, for most students, the primary measure of an undergraduate degree is return on investment, shouldn’t our institutions double down on those high demand, high return fields and let the liberal arts shrink to an appropriate size?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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#Deaning

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

It’s that wonderful time of year when I start getting messages from people whose children are deciding where to go to university and I get to talk about what is so special about studying arts at U of G. We’re a small arts college on a comprehensive university campus. Arts or Science? How about both!

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 6, 2023

While the National Endowment for the Arts’ 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts claimed that 28 million Americans (two-thirds women) had read a poem in the last year and CNN proclaims that “Poetry is experiencing a new golden age,” one would have to have a heart of stone not to scoff.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their value to students, parents, legislators and others. The scrutiny can be uncomfortable, but more are responding with serious efforts to measure and explain their value. In 2020, we released a paper about a new way of evaluating institutions of higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The Cal States, Feldstein asserts, lack “a distinctive and valued purpose and identity.” What we need, I think, is what Feldstein calls a “radically conservative” vision that conserves “the best parts of an American-style liberal arts education by re-imagining it but not rejecting it. ” Ugh.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 23, 2023

” Even Google seems concerned about sharing its turf. It was a small gesture, but it made a big impact on me and showed me how much they cared about me and my well-being. My many years of English courses have taught me to be skeptical of such hyperbole, so I decided to test it out myself.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For this reason, colleges often identify program experiences that align with their values and target specific student populations. But in justifying its choice as an institution with no fully online degrees, Garrett and other researchers note that the California system has perpetuated some outdated or unsupported claims about online learning.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

When President LeBlanc began his first higher ed leadership position in 1996, the year of the dotcom boom, he saw a role for digital technology at Vermont's small, struggling Marlboro College. "I And we did the first full degree program in e-commerce, the first master's of arts in teaching with the Internet. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:00.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

Higher education leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability at their campus can emulate the actions of Illinois Institute of Technology’s ELEVATE program. Moreover, Illinois Tech’s employment rate is 92% six months after graduation, even when 37% of its students receive Pell Grants.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

I thought, what with high rates of inflation, a depressed stock market, and lots of reports of crime, the Democratic party was about to face a red wave. ” Our hunches, instincts, and gut feelings often lead us astray. Why, then, should my thoughts about the future of higher education be any more accurate? Wrong again.

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SRHE

JANUARY 17, 2024

The power of media, narrative story and the broader humanities have the capacity to convey stories through genres such as drama and comedy in compelling and accessible ways. by Adam Matthews It’s January 2024 and I am sitting down to write up my reflections on the SRHE Conference 2023.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Considering that enrollment in college is dropping—with higher education losing one million students in the last two years alone and steady year-over-year losses for more than a decade—we must have a frank exploration of how students perceive the value of a degree. Employers are desperate for prepared, career-ready talent.

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eLiterate

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In my last post , I explained how generative AI memory works and why it will always make mistakes without a fundamental change in its foundational technology. This is part of a larger series I’m starting on a term of art called “product/market fit.” Learning analytics. E-portfolios. Courseware platforms.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Innovative Approaches to Education and Technology Integration At the heart of SJSU’s strategy is the integration of cutting-edge technology into its curriculum, preparing students to thrive in a fast-paced and consistently evolving digital landscape. Not all news in higher education is doom and gloom.

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eLiterate

JULY 12, 2023

When speaking recently about QTI to a friend at an LMS company, I commented that it only works about 80% of the time. It probably only works about 40% of the time.” ” 1EdTech has learned many lessons about achieving consistent interoperability in the decades since QTI was created. I thought about it.

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GlobalHigherEd

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Research and scholarship is primarily about asking and answering questions as well as conserving and constantly reinterpreting fragile and easily forgotten knowledge. Examples of ICTs, “big data” and other emerging technologies leading to research breakthroughs in the natural and health sciences are well known.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Now, let’s talk about how academics and universities are changing to prepare students for the workforce. In collaboration with market research firm Dynata, the company surveyed over 2,400 students and recent graduates and 1,200 employers about the rise of industry microcredentials. The modern workplace now requires new skills.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 25, 2023

Lessons in Innovation for Higher Ed A Conversation With Peter Temes, President, Institute for Innovation in Large Organizations Alan Thu, 06/01/2023 - 06:00 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight Despite our focus on higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) always watches innovators working in other sectors.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 23, 2023

Faculty find value in the use of powerful statistics; however, make sure to highlight both successful benchmark data in concert with student data in need of improvement. Always keep in mind that behind all student data, there is a human reflection, and every percentage represents a person, therefore, make the data personal.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

My call with him confirmed my sense that this paper is worth writing about. Beyond that, two things stuck with me about S. This was back in the 1990s, so it was early for a professor outside of an education or computer science department to be thinking about such things. I was certainly right about his career prospects.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

When I recently heard about the new Houston University of Science and Technology, I thought progress was being made. It’s the one to two weeks each year the weather’s perfect. Not so scorching hot and humid it feels like swimming in soup. Not while the city’s encased in winter fog. million new residents, a 20.3

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Shifts in demography, the economy and cultural values have far greater influence than the stories that dot the higher ed press. Even as we fixate on headline news, the true drivers of transformation occur out of sight. What were the most important events in higher education in 2022? Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Implementing Innovative Structures Innovation in higher education is not just about generating ideas; it’s about putting those ideas into action and breaking down structural barriers that no longer serve today’s diverse demographic. President Mantella's approach is a how-to guide.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

There’s a pressing need to reassess underutilized assets and repurpose them in innovative ways that add value to the student experience and open up new revenue streams. Crafting a New Business Model for Financial Stability Understanding and serving the needs of students is paramount in redefining the value proposition of a university.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma NPR just pulled the plug on its once stunningly popular Invisibilia podcast, which explored “the invisible forces that shape human behavior.” In fact, the invisible forces that exert a powerful impact on our lives are structural and ideational as well as psychological.

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SRHE

JUNE 7, 2023

How do we encourage academic staff to think more intentionally about how they use different spaces in and through their practice? How do we effectively build in ideas of working with spatiality into our learning and teaching strategies? How are others using those spaces?

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