Wonkhe
MARCH 5, 2023
Chavan Kissoon and Agnieszka Rydzik argue that working students are vulnerable to exploitation and burn-out, and explain how universities can help The post How can universities support students working part-time? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Faculty Focus
MARCH 5, 2023
The demographic profile of college students is shifting from traditional-aged to adult learners. Andragogy, or the study of adult learning, can provide insights on how to teach adult learners more effectively. Traditional-aged students are emerging into adulthood and many aspects of andragogy can benefit them as well. In traditional pedagogy, the faculty member is a “sage on the stage,” but in andragogy, this shifts to a “guide on the side.
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Wonkhe
MARCH 5, 2023
Sunday Blake looks at student working trends and asks what responsibility universities have to support students in their work - no matter how unpalatable The post Are universities ready to face the realities of student work? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2023
Cultivating ‘a better world’ is Dr. Valerie Kinloch’s end goal as an education scholar. "The work that we do in the world is so important,” said Kinloch, describing her hopes for advancing equitable policies and practices that benefit students, faculty, staff, communities of people in schools, school districts, and universities around the world. “To advance equitable policies that are grounded in education is to understand the full humanity of people,” she said.
Wonkhe
MARCH 5, 2023
Rille Raaper, Mariann Hardey, and Samar Aad ask what the rise of student influencers tells us about student support The post The rise of the student influencer appeared first on Wonkhe.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2023
Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. The three of us have been talking about where our professional worlds intersect, a conversation we thought we’d bring to this space. Sue graciously agreed to answer our questions.
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2023
Queen Mary accused of ‘turning students into spies’ to gather data on academics who did not reschedule missed teaching A prestigious London university has become the first in the country to use a “student snitch form” to encourage students to report striking staff, while threatening to dock full pay for 39 days if those named fail to reschedule missed teaching.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2023
Wilmore Webley Wilmore Webley has been appointed the senior vice provost for equity and inclusion at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. Webley holds a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Jamaica, and master’s and doctorate degrees in microbiology from UMass Amherst.
HEPI
MARCH 5, 2023
This guest blog has been kindl y written for HEPI by Professor Edward Peck CBE, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University and the first official Student Support Champion. Tomorrow (7 March), HEPI will be hosting its first Annual Lecture since the start of the pandemic, with Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills at the OECD.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2023
The Male Enrollment and Graduation Alliance (MEGA) at Montclair State University sponsored its inaugural conference on last Friday, bringing scholars and practitioners together to explore best practices for young men of color. Dr. Terrell Strayhorn delivered the keynote address at the Male Enrollment and Graduation Alliance Summit at Montclair State University.
Continuous Learning Institute
MARCH 5, 2023
LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn about inquiry and action teams and how they help college educators continually improve their craft. In this episode, I interview Dr. Lisa Brewster, Communication Faculty and Guided Pathways Coordinator at Miramar College, San Diego. (Scroll down to access the transcript.) This podcast is part of an inquiry & action teams series, starting with how Santa Barbara City College implements their teams per career & academic community, program, and discipline (check
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2023
Boosting spending power, increasing public funding for science and tech skills, R&D and infrastructure could work Britain has been struggling to find a solution to its north-south divide since the staple industries of the first Industrial Revolution – textiles and coal – started to decline in the early 20th century. It is not a unique problem. Every sizeable country has richer and poorer regions, and from the US rust belt to what was once East Germany, geographical inequality is easy to spot
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2023
Several major higher education companies are publicly traded, which means they’re required to provide regular disclosures about their strategies and performance. When they do so, they also offer a glimpse at where the higher education sector is headed. Linked below, we’re tracking some of the most prominent public companies in the sector, from those that help colleges launch and run online programs to those that own for-profit institutions.
The PIE News
MARCH 5, 2023
“In order to implement the national strategy of building a talent superpower (人才强国) and rejuvenating the nation through science and education, and to meet the needs of the national talent training plans and career development (事业发展), Party A has accepted the application and agrees to sponsor Party B…” This is how one China Scholarship Council’s agreement, according to a 2020 translation from Georgetown University’s Centre for Security and Emerging Technology , begins.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2023
During the pandemic, workers with a high school diploma or less experienced the largest decline in labor force participation, and over the next decade, more jobs—including many of the fastest-growing and highest-paying—will require some level of postsecondary training.2 Policymakers must prioritize strengthening student outcomes across federally-funded higher education institutions to ensure that the US remains globally competitive, that taxpayer dollars are wielded responsibly, and that student
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2023
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The conservative Manhattan Institute recently published a report that argues that the promotion of Social Justice ideology in K-12 schools and colleges is having a measurable impact on students’ political views and partisan leanings. The report claims that 93 percent of 18-to-20 year olds have been exposed to various Critical Justice Ideology concepts at school, including “white privilege,” “systemic racism,” “patriarchy,” and the i
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