Wonkhe
MAY 18, 2023
Mental health issues are widespread among university staff, and we still don’t really know how deep the problem goes. For Pathik Pathak, the first step is more openness The post Universities need to normalise mental illness appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 18, 2023
DEI statements are “loyalty oaths,” alleges a former University of Toronto faculty member who sought a UC campus job.
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Wonkhe
MAY 18, 2023
This week on the podcast student suicides and a duty of care have been discussed in Parliament - but would such a duty help or hinder in efforts to support students? The post Podcast: Duty of care, international students, drugs appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 18, 2023
Legislation would block trans players from joining teams aligned with their gender identity. Pro-LGBTQ+ groups call the measure cruel.
Wonkhe
MAY 18, 2023
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag carries a stern warning The post Higher education postcard: regulations appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 18, 2023
The proposal has elicited concern from both ends of the political spectrum over both the inclusion and exclusion of transgender students.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 18, 2023
By Julian Roberts-Grmela Five months into the year, grad students at nine institutions have voted for collective-bargaining units, already more than the seven in 2022. Why now? And what does it mean for higher ed?
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 18, 2023
In my elementary school there was one Black teacher, Ms. Terri Moore. I never had her as my teacher, but I knew she existed. She also knew me. We often smiled at each other in the hallway. In 5 th grade, Ms. Moore asked me to recite a speech for Black History Month. I stood in front of the entire school, my peers, teachers, and administrators, a sea of majority whiteness, and in February, a month dedicated to people who looked like me, and asked by the only Black teacher at the school, I celebra
Educause
MAY 18, 2023
The first article in this series argues that instructors who successfully engaged students during the coronavirus pandemic adapted their thinking, mustered courage, and put heart into their teaching. In this article, an instructor explains how she experimented with interpersonal acknowledgment in a virtual setting and discusses its continued impact on her in-person courses.
HEPI
MAY 18, 2023
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Peter Ainsworth, the author of Setting Universities Free: How to deliver a sustainable student funding system (2022) Picture the 1930s economic slump, absent Keynes’s challenge to prevailing thought. Classical economists were stuck with the mindset that laissez-faire would ultimately produce a recovery.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 18, 2023
At Michigan, Getting an A Because Your Instructor’s On Strike Featured Image at Top of Article UMich Strike - 2023-05-18.
The PIE News
MAY 18, 2023
In a U-turn decision, the UK government is no longer planning to close the country’s 30 Confucius Institutes. A spokesperson for UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said, “We are taking action to remove all government funding from Confucius Institutes in the UK, but currently judge that it would be disproportionate to ban them.” “Like any international body operating in the UK, Confucius Institutes need to operate transparently and within the law, and with a full commitment to our values o
Campus Technology
MAY 18, 2023
Nonprofit organization Women in Cybersecurity has partnered with the Information System Security Certification Consortium, aka (ISC)², to launch a new Certified in Cybersecurity Certification Summer Camp.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 18, 2023
In 2020, colleges and universities adopted remote learning tools not because they wanted to, but because they needed to. Before COVID-19, plenty of institutions were dipping a toe into online instruction, offering students occasional opportunities for an online class or experimenting with things like recorded lectures. Then the pandemic forced everyone to make remote instruction a reality.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 18, 2023
Why some parents are paying to make their teen a "peer reviewed" author. By Daniel Golden Rose Wong for ProPublica Why some parents are paying to make their teen a “peer reviewed” author.
The PIE News
MAY 18, 2023
Agents are helping international students in Australia switch to lower-cost providers, a parliamentary inquiry has heard, but a gents in India insist that it is those working onshore who are responsible. Some institutions and offshore agents have called for loopholes that allow Australian institutions to ‘poach’ international students to be closed, as concerns about transfers heighten.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 18, 2023
Free expression organization PEN America is suing Florida’s Escambia County School District and School Board, alleging that the district’s recent book bans areunconstitutional. Joining PEN are authors, parents, and the largest book publisher in the country: Penguin Random House. Dr. Jonathan Friedman The school district’s recent attempts to challenge what books its students have access to began in 2022, with Northview High School language arts teacher Vicki Baggett challenging more than 100, in
University Business
MAY 18, 2023
Colleges may want to cut back on early class offerings, according to research findings that “suggest concerning associations between early morning classes and learning outcomes.” Nature Human Behavior , a peer-reviewed journal, used WiFi data from more than 20,000 students, assessed grades from nearly 40,000 and tracked sleep schedule data from more than 200 at the University of Singapore to understand the behavior of students whose classes started at different times.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 18, 2023
Antwan Lofton Antwan Lofton has been named vice president for human resources at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He served as the interim vice president for human resources. Lofton is a graduate of Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a master’s at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 18, 2023
By Michael Vasquez Illustration by The Chronicle The $550-million purchase comes weeks after the University of Arkansas system also considered a deal with Phoenix but faced opposition from its board.
The PIE News
MAY 18, 2023
International students at schools in Canada are reporting unprecedented levels of social anxiety and other mental health concerns as they have returned to face-to-face classes in the wake of the pandemic. Several presenters at the Canadian Association of Public Schools – International conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 14-16 urged programs to be proactive in supporting student wellness.
Higher Education Today
MAY 18, 2023
By Hollie M. Chessman In 2023, with pandemic mandates and lockdowns long gone, faculty burnout remains at an all-time high. CUPA-HR data point to growing workplace dissatisfaction in higher education, and a new Inside Higher Ed analysis finds that close to half of presidents indicate they are very aware of their faculty and staff’s mental. Read more » The post Effective Strategies for Combating Faculty Burnout appeared first on Higher Education Today.
Faculty Focus
MAY 18, 2023
As higher education professionals, we are still struggling to process the convergence of crises, fear, and violence we have witnessed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe many faculty have not had the time, space, or support to process feelings of grief and loss. Universities are increasingly concerned about student success during this era of the Great Disengagement, and faculty success (more specifically, providing care to faculty so they can succeed and in turn support the need
The PIE News
MAY 18, 2023
A business school in Germany has committed to help women “fulfil their career aspirations” with the launch of its Female Leadership Accelerator. Mannheim Business School’ s program, which runs as a part-time course over six months, will be tailored to those taking it, with classes on leadership and financial strategy, sustainability and digital transformation.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 18, 2023
How a Collaborative’s Campus Climate Survey Can Help Prevent Sexual Misconduct Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1041876900 (1).
The PIE News
MAY 18, 2023
John Molony is pro-vice chancellor and vice president, international, of Deakin University. A young and progressive institution, it recently became the first in the world to set up an international teaching campus in India. The opening of the India campus is “testament to the long-term vision Deakin has taken in India”, Molony tells The PIE – and the 2024 launch coincides with the university’s 50th anniversary.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 18, 2023
Avoiding Curricular Pitfalls of Study Abroad Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1176669865.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 18, 2023
By Eric Kelderman Illustration by The Chronicle The president of New Jersey City University planned to use the federal money to fill a budget hole rather than on pandemic-related expenses, the state's comptroller found.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 18, 2023
Layering Mental Health Care at a Community College Featured Image at Top of Article ColumbusState Drone-01.
FIRE
MAY 18, 2023
In a victory for academic freedom, UNC Chapel Hill announced its decision to not implement recommendations that would condition tenure and promotion on faculty commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 18, 2023
Professor on Leave for Distributing Anti-Trans Chocolate Bars Sara Weissman Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00 AM
Faculty Focus
MAY 18, 2023
As higher education professionals, we are still struggling to process the convergence of crises, fear, and violence we have witnessed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe many faculty have not had the time, space, or support to process feelings of grief and loss. Universities are increasingly concerned about student success during this era of the Great Disengagement, and faculty success (more specifically, providing care to faculty so they can succeed and in turn support the need
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 18, 2023
State Report Blames Leaders for Financial Issues at N.J. City U Featured Image at Top of Article njcucampus.
The PIE News
MAY 18, 2023
The British Council’s The Future of English: Global Perspectives explores the role of English in the world today and how that may change in the future. English is spoken by billions of people. Proficiency is seen by many as the key to employment and economic security. Learners are supported by a world-spanning industry of English teachers and trainers.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 18, 2023
Professor to Students: ChatGPT Told Me to Fail You Susan D'Agostino Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:00 AM
University Business
MAY 18, 2023
Scholar Launch, which started in 2019, connects high school students with mentors who work with them on research papers that can be published and enhance their college applications. The publication touts its “thorough process of review” by “highly accomplished professors and academics,” but it also displays what are known as preprints. They aren’t publications “in the traditional sense” and aren’t vetted by Scholarly Review’s editorial board, according to Roger Worthington, its chair.
WCET Frontiers
MAY 18, 2023
Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness month? According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the U.S. has observed this since 1949. The month is a focused “national movement to raise awareness about mental health.” You can learn more about the movement on the Mental Health Awareness Month website. Mental Health and wellness impacts us all in many ways, both personally and professionally.
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