Community colleges, Head Start partner to expand affordable child care access
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The “Kids on Campus” campaign includes a user guide with model programs and recommendations for launching successful partnerships.
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Movement on research bureaucracy as the Tickell review finally gets a response
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The government looks to cut red tape in research – but it’s a much more complicated undertaking than a few simple snips. James Coe works out how it all fits together The post Movement on research bureaucracy as the Tickell review finally gets a response appeared first on Wonkhe.
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This week in 5 numbers: Few community college students earn 4-year degrees
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from disappointing transfer data to an effort to smooth the FAFSA rollout.
Cornell, Vanderbilt Extend Test-Optional Policies
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Cornell and Vanderbilt Universities both announced this week that they will extend the test-optional admissions policies they adopted during the pandemic. Cornell’s extension is short term, applying only to the next application cycle, while Vanderbilt’s forestalls a permanent decision for three more years.
First online MBA in Arabic launched by UoPeople
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Last week, the University of the People launched the first American-accredited online MBA degree taught in Arabic. The tuition-free online university is currently accepting applications for the new MBA which will commence teaching on April 11, 2024. “The goal of providing an MBA degree program in Arabic is to expand access to affordable college education for Arabic-speaking students,” Shai Reshef, president of UoPeople , told The PIE News.
Florida Atlantic Board Chair Resigns Amid Stalled Search
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Florida Atlantic Board Chair Resigns Amid Stalled Search Josh Moody Fri, 02/09/2024 - 03:00 AM FAU’s search for a new president started in January 2023, but state officials suspended it in July, alleging missteps. Today the process remains stuck in limbo.
UNC-Greensboro Reckons With the Fallout of Painful Academic Cuts
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
By Sonel Cutler Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image The public regional institution is eliminating 20 programs. Administrators say the changes are necessary. Faculty say the process was unfair.
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Professors Cautious of Tools to Detect AI-Generated Writing
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FEBRUARY 9, 2024
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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Two UCLA alumni have pledged $10 million over a five-year period to their alma mater. The money will go toward creating endowed chairs and supporting research opportunities at the school’s Institute of American Cultures (IAC) and its four ethnic studies research centers. Morgan and Helen Chu Karen Umemoto/UCLA Asian American Studies Center This pledge – the largest gift made to the institute since its founding in 1969 – came from Morgan and Helen Chu, two UCLA graduates who have historic ties to
How Temple University Created an Artificial Intelligence Policy
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
When ChatGPT hit the scene in late 2022, we at Temple University knew our community would be looking for guidance. This technology was going to be a disruptor, and we needed to get ahead of the inevitable questions from our faculty and students. We are not IT experts, but in our day-to-day work with educational technologists, we tend to approach IT from a pedagogical angle, so we dived into learning everything we could about generative artificial intelligence and its possible impacts on and uses
Women’s Wrestling Aims At 2026 NCAA Championship Status
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Women’s wrestling may become the 91st NCAA championship sport in 2026. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted at its Feb. 7 meeting to recommend Divisions I, II, and III sponsor legislation to add a national collegiate women's wrestling championship. The association-wide committee oversees the Emerging Sports for Women program, which includes women's wrestling.
California Bill Raises Hopes for 4-Year Nursing Programs at 2-Year Colleges
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
California Bill Raises Hopes for 4-Year Nursing Programs at 2-Year Colleges Sara Weissman Fri, 02/09/2024 - 03:00 AM A new state Senate bill would permit community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing.
George Named Virgin Islands’ Sixth President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Dr. Safiya George has been appointed president of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). George will be sixth to preside over the university, succeeding President Dr. David Hall in August. Dr. Safiya George "Becoming a president has been a longstanding dream and goal for many reasons, including my love for interdisciplinary engagement and my keen ability to foster collaboration and productivity among scholars, students, staff, and others from different disciplines,” said George.
California Universities Extend Decision Deadlines
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The University of California and California State University systems will both extend their deadlines for student commitments from May 1 to May 15, the latest—and largest—institutions to do so after FAFSA delays forced many universities to re-evaluate their admissions timelines.
Central State Grad Dr. Morakinyo Kuti Appointed University’s President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Dr. Morakinyo Kuti has been named president of his alma mater, Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Dr. Morakinyo A.O. Kuti “I stand here today as a symbol of our collective successes,” Kuti said during remarks. “I intend to make the board very proud of this decision.” Kuti becomes the 10th president in the Central State’s history. He served as the vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs and as its associate provost for research.
More young men are enrolling in trade schools instead of college
University Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Less than one year after graduating from Porter and Chester Trade School, Chris Bousquet became an HVAC apprentice and hasn’t looked back. He’s one of millions, as according to a Pew Research study, the amount of students between the ages of 18 and 24 enrolled in college has decreased by 1.2 million since its peak in 2011. According to the most recent U.S. census, one million of them are men.
Texas A&M Shutters Controversial Qatar Campus
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Texas A&M University will close its campus in Qatar by 2028, ending a 21-year partnership with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, run by the Qatari government. The A&M Board of Regents voted to shutter the campus in a 7-to-1 vote Thursday, citing regional instability in the Middle East and a desire to focus on the system’s stateside campuses.
We Still Think Online Teaching Isn’t Real Teaching
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
How to find meaning, purpose, and even a little joy, in your asynchronous courses. By Flower Darby How to find meaning, purpose, and even a little joy, in your asynchronous courses.
Change is an opportunity. Amid deepening pressures, universities must seize it
University Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
From population trends to economic drivers, we’re living at an inflection point. We’re having fewer kids, living longer and working differently. For many private universities and flagship state systems facing pressure to thrive, the central question is how to establish change as an opportunity instead of a hazard. Amid declining enrollment, diminished public confidence and generational shifts in the workforce, change may be our only constant and the only universal necessity in the 21
How Public Universities Continue to Profit Off Indigenous Land
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
How public universities profit off land taken from Indigenous tribes. Eliseu Cavalcante for Grist Land trusts — vast tracts taken from Native American tribes — inject millions of dollars into some universities' budgets, a new investigation finds.
President moves: February breathes fresh air into these leaders’ careers
University Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Hired Morakinyo Kuti – Central State University (Ohio) Central State University has found its 10th president in Morakinyo Kuti, the HBCU’s current vice president for Research and Economic Development and director of Land-Grant Programs. With an academic background in finance and business administration, including a doctorate in public policy and administration from Walden University, Kuti is no rookie to working on an institution’s bottom line.
5 Strategies for Better Supporting Multilingual Learners
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
5 Strategies for Better Supporting Multilingual Learners Melissa Ezarik Fri, 02/09/2024 - 03:00 AM At community colleges and four-year institutions, faculty and staff members should take steps to help English language learners develop a sense of belonging that builds on their strengths to promote success.
PAULA POLGLASE
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Paula Polglase Paula Polglase has been named director of the Office of Alumni Relations at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She served as executive director of the JMU Alumni Association. Polglase holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s in college student personnel administration from James Madison University.
Regional Public Colleges as a Solution, Not the Problem
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
By Lee Gardner Sam Kalda for The Chronicle Review The new head of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities wants to counter the growing narrative about college as costly and ideology-obsessed.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Dr. Johannah B. Williams Johannah Williams has been named vice president of academic affairs and workforce development at Nashville State Community College in Tennessee. Williams holds a master’s in management and leadership from Western Governors University, and a master’s in CIS from Alcorn State University, and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Southern Mississippi.
US: international scholars total rises by 13%
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
A 13% year-on-year rise in the number of international scholars in the US saw a total of 102,366 international scholars engage in research, teaching, and clinical activities on campuses across the country. The 2022/23 Open Doors figures show a similar rebound trend as the international student number growth, according to Mirka Martel from IIE. “Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, we really had steady growth of international scholars coming to the US,” she said.
PEN America Cites 6 Bills ‘Dangerous’ for Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
PEN America released a list of state bills that the free speech organization considers “dangerous” for higher education because they attempt to limit speech and other forms of expression on college campuses.
UNCG chancellor makes final call to cut 20 academic offerings - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive
Economics and Change in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s leader announced plans Thursday to wind down 20 academic offerings, spanning from bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and physics to graduate programs in nursing and mathematics. The final program cuts come about two weeks after UNCG unveiled recommendations to discontinue 19 course offerings, minors, bachelor’s degrees and graduate programs.
Davidson College Suspends Fraternity Over Hazing
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Davidson College has suspended its chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity due to hazing that occurred during the spring 2023 semester, The Charlotte Observer reported Thursday. Sigma Phi Epsilon’s national organization has also revoked the chapter’s charter.
How a Film Industry Professional Decided to Pursue the Gies iMBA
Coursera blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
When Ines Weitgasser first started out, her passion for storytelling and creativity led her to Los Angeles, where she began working for TV and film studios doing post-production. “I was always interested in creative work and working with a team of motivated professionals,” she said about her time in Hollywood. But after ten years, she was ready for a new challenge.
Navigating FAFSA Delays: Proactive Strategies for Enrollment Teams
Echo Delta
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Enrollment teams and families are plagued by issues related to the new FAFSA﹘most recently, the announcement of yet another delay that will keep financial aid packages from heading out to students and families until mid-March or later. The delay will fix a mistake that could have kept almost $2B from reaching low-income families but now leaves admissions and financial aid teams with a short window to finalize packages and collect deposits.
Troy University proves you don’t need DEI to achieve campus diversity
University Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
How much did Troy University, where I teach, spend on DEI? Zero dollars. Yet Troy enrolled 4,421 blacks in 2022—almost 32% of its student population. Instead of feeding bloated DEI bureaucrats on Troy’s campus, the school actively recruits international students from across the world to our small town in southeast Alabama—hence our nickname “Alabama’s International University.
UOffer pens deal for PIEoneers sponsorship
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
A global education consultant based in China, UOffer, has signed a deal to sponsor the Business School of the Year category at the 2024 PIEoneer Awards. The partnership marks the first of its kind for UOffer, which has been establishing itself in the sector with innovative and unconventional marketing tactics in recent months. “This is just the beginning of our partnership,” said Sharon Zhao, spokesperson for UOffer Global.
Texas A&M University to close Qatar campus
University Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted Thursday to end its contract with the foundation that funds the system flagship’s branch campus in Qatar, effectively ending the 20-year-old program. The vote to end the contract with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, means the school will start winding down the Doha campus over the next four years before officially closing its doors.
The Secret Recipe for Super Bowl Ads: Academic Minute
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Today on the Academic Minute: Niusha Jones, assistant professor of marketing at Boise State University, discusses the qualities behind the Super Bowl commercials that become our favorites.
Google Renames Bard, Introduces Tiered Models and Pricing
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Google has rebranded its Bard conversational AI chatbot and introduced tiered pricing model for access to advanced features.
Indiana proposal to overhaul tenure moves forward
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
A Republican-sponsored bill would create tenure standards related to intellectual diversity and the variety of ideologies students are exposed to.
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