Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2023
An executive order mandated that public colleges review DEI roles and potentially eliminate those unnecessary for compliance and accreditation.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A Look Back at College Closures and Mergers Josh Moody Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM More than a dozen colleges announced closures this year. Most struggled with enrollment issues that only accelerated after the coronavirus pandemic.
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Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A petition demands the administration to stop its "pattern of intimidation” after it pulled sponsorship of the campus group that organized the protest.
HEPI
DECEMBER 21, 2023
This blog was authored by Josh Freeman, Policy Manager at HEPI. We are almost at the end of 2023, and you know what that means – we are due a round-up of the year’s most popular HEPI blogs. The year, we celebrated our 20th birthday and it has arguably been HEPI’s biggest yet, with more website views than any other year in our history. Below we list our Top 20 blogs published in 2023.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The four-year system and the California Faculty Association remain at odds on matters like pay and parental leave.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
2023 Holiday Videos Bring Laughter and Togetherness Johanna Alonso Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM This year’s holiday video greetings range from original songs and parodies of classic films to heartfelt reminders to prioritize compassion this season.
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Even Scrooge would marvel at Queen Mary’s pay-docking over a marking boycott. No wonder higher education is in turmoil In this season of quizzing, here’s a real head-scratcher. Can you name the big British employer that punished staff for boycotting a small fraction of their work by taking all of their pay for each day of their boycott? So that even while employees did their other tasks, putting in weeks of work, their pay packets were pilfered, month after month, from high summer until almost t
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In the past, it was a rite of passage: Students graduated high school and enjoyed a final summer at home before heading out to the next stop on their educational journey. For many, college wasn’t a matter of whether they would attend but where they would go. Now, economic uncertainty, fears about diminishing returns on their tuition and other investments, increased opportunities to work in the trades, and other factors have experts warning about a coming enrollment cliff for higher education ins
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A Year in Views Elizabeth Redden Thu, 12/21/2023 - 09:25 AM As you put the cookies in the oven, catch up on any of these popular “Views” pieces from 2023.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
By Emma Pettit Ken Cedeno, Reuters Claudine Gay, president of Harvard U. The university on Wednesday said that Claudine Gay hadn't committed research misconduct but that her inadequate citations were "regrettable.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Girish Ballolla is the CEO and founder of GenNext Education. He is extremely cognisant of the affirming interactions humans have that serve to alter their trajectories or “bend destinies”. And his relentless passion for the international education profession, coupled with a strong dose of resourcefulness, is helping him “MacGuiver” his way through life.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
12 Months of Advice for Your Career Success Sarah Bray Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM In advance of the new year, we highlight some of the most read articles in 2023 by a variety of authors on a range of topics.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Banning the use of ChatGPT and similar generative AI technologies in the classroom is “absurd”, according to a leading professor from The Wharton School in the US. Speaking at the Reimagine Education conference in Abu Dhabi, Jerry Wind said schools should not ban the use of generative AI, but integrate the technology into programs. Educators should start assessments by asking students to identify the generative AI platform they want to use and adapt their evaluations to test skills.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
How Can AI Help Transfer? quintina.barne… Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Let us count the ways. Byline(s) Alexandra W.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Career prospects and low costs are the main reasons international students choose to study in Germany, according to a new survey. The outcomes of Germany’s International Student Barometer 2022 are consistent with the global International Student Barometer, which points to career prospects as a key factor for international students when choosing where to study.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce wants more information from Harvard University about how officials responded to allegations that its president, Claudine Gay, plagiarized parts of four academic papers, including her dissertation.
ACRLog
DECEMBER 21, 2023
As the year comes to a close, I’m seeing more and more people and organizations leave Twitter behind. This is not a new trend by any means — many deactivated their accounts after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and the increase in hate speech and harassment has only escalated since then (especially since the platform’s purchase late last year and name change earlier this year ).
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
By Audrey Williams June Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images Some of the biggest higher-ed issues from 2023 will continue to cast a shadow.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The California Faculty Association says its members will strike from Jan. 22 to 26 across the California State University system. The union says it represents over 29,000 tenure-line instructional faculty members, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches across the 23-campus system. A CSU System spokeswoman said the union had 15,820 dues-paying members as of September, and the total represented employees in its bargaining unit was 27,796.
Caylor Solutions
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Data silos lead to broken communication and ultimately poor enrollment results. In this conversation, learn how to work together. The post Enrollment and Marketing Data Silos: Stop Hoarding and Start Talking appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
In recent months, public and private colleges and universities across the country have announced mass layoffs, program eliminations and campus closures. The measures come in response to significant budget shortfalls as a result of declining enrollment, the end of federal COVID-19 pandemic funding and other factors. Earlier this year, four of the 14 universities in the Big Ten Conference — Penn State, Nebraska, Minnesota and Rutgers — announced significant budget shortfalls, topping $100 million
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Harvard University, in the face of mounting questions over possible plagiarism in the scholarly work of its president, Claudine Gay, said on Wednesday that it had found two additional instances of insufficient citation in her work. The issues were found in Dr. Gay’s 1997 doctoral dissertation, in which Harvard said it had found two examples of “duplicative language without appropriate attribution.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A gunman killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens of others at Charles University in Prague on Thursday, making it the worst mass shooting in the history of the Czech Republic. The 24-year-old shooter, who has not been identified but was reportedly a student at the university, died at the scene, according to news reports.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Montana State University was awarded a $26.7 million grant from the U.S. Air Force to support moving quantum technology applications from concept to market — and potentially, space. “People should know that this is the second quantum revolution,” said Yves Idzerda, physicist and dean of MSU’s College of Letters and Sciences and principal investigator for the grant.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The tenth iteration of the QS Reimagine Education Awards has once again honoured innovators across the education industry. The ceremony, which took place in Abu Dhabi during the 2023 QS Reimagine Education conference, recognised the exceptional efforts of educators, institutions and edtech start-ups in preparing learners for the challenges of the future. “The community of #Reimaginers we have fostered for the past ten years is a testament to the enduring spirit of educational innovation,&
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
New College of Florida’s accrediting body sent two letters to President Richard Corcoran affirming that several complaints made against the college by third parties were without merit, the college announced Wednesday. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), a regional higher education accrediting institution, contacted New College on Sept. 7, Sept. 25, and Oct. 2 for explanations of the school’s institutional mission, mission review, board/a
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
What are you reading? Imagining One Higher Ed Future for ‘Universities on Fire’ One possible scenario of campus conversations on the climate crisis catalyzed by Bryan Alexander’s essential new book.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Columbia University has announced a series of efforts designed to reinvest in its values and foster a community where debates and disagreements are rooted in academic rigor and civil discourse. These efforts include convenings, dialogues, professional development activities, and enhanced reporting resources. In a letter to the University community, President Minouche Shafik and Interim Provost Dennis Mitchell wrote, “This institution is an extraordinary place, where the best minds, for 269 y
Economics and Change in Higher Education
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Forty-five percent of companies plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements for some positions in 2024, according to a Nov. 29 report from Intelligent.com. In 2023, 55% of companies removed degree requirements, particularly for entry-level and mid-level roles, the survey shows. Employers said they dropped these requirements to create a more diverse workforce, increase the number of applicants for open positions and because there are other ways to gain skills.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Utah’s flagship university says it does not require prospective hires to sign a diversity, equality and inclusion statement before they’re employed. The comment to The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday comes the day after Gov. Spencer Cox alleged the practice of requiring such agreements during the hiring process at high education institutions was “bordering on evil.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute: Yi Cao, assistant professor of accounting at George Mason University, explores whether artificial intelligence might help us glean more information about companies from earnings calls.
University Business
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Put simply, the university is not the voice of expression, but the forum for it. The voice, or according to the Kalven Report, the “instrument of dissent and criticism,” belongs to the individual faculty members and students. Consider the wisdom of these ideas as applied to the current Israel-Hamas conflict as a case in point. If a university issues a strong statement in support of either side (ostensibly expressing the voice of a majority of faculty and students, though not necessarily so, and
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A gunman killed 14 people and wounded dozens of others at Charles University in Prague on Thursday, making it the worst mass shooting in the history of the Czech Republic.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The Education Department plans to propose amended regulations next year in response to the 2019 executive action.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
New Presidents or Provosts: Lone Star, Mount St.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 21, 2023
U.S. Students All but Absent From China Doug Lederman Thu, 12/21/2023 - 03:00 AM While Americans have generally returned to studying abroad post-COVID, Biden administration policies have largely prevented the flow to the U.S.’s political rival from rebounding.
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