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Bain warns of ‘perilous environment’ for colleges as COVID-19 relief dries up

Higher Ed Dive

Although the higher education sector gained financial stability during the pandemic, the effects are likely short-lived, analysts said

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How universities can support staff with ADHD

Wonkhe

ADHD is often perceived as something that will only hinder a colleague's workplace performance, but Matt Coldrey explains that with the right support, ADHD can be a superpower The post How universities can support staff with ADHD appeared first on Wonkhe.

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US default could hamper colleges’ financial aid and research funding, ACE says

Higher Ed Dive

The effects on higher ed could be minimized if the government resolved a default quickly, according to the American Council on Education.

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Braverman bans PGTs from bringing in dependants

Wonkhe

Suella Braverman has announced a ban on PGTs bringing in dependants. Team Wonkhe gets across the detail and implications The post Braverman bans PGTs from bringing in dependants appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Colleges face new responsibilities as states require abortion medication access on campus

Higher Ed Dive

New York and Massachusetts recently implemented mandates for their public institutions. At least one private college is also offering the pills.

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Community Colleges Up, Four-Year Schools Down in Latest Enrollment Data

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After large pandemic-related declines the past several years, community college enrollment grew this spring by 0.5%, or 22,000 students, compared to spring 2022. However, undergraduate enrollment at non-profit four-year institutions continued its decline, dropping 0.5% at public schools and 0.2% at private ones. That’s the topline finding from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Spring 2023 Current Term Enrollment Estimate report.

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North Carolina bill would force accreditation changes for public colleges

Higher Ed Dive

The proposal, similar to legislation passed by Florida lawmakers, stems from a recent politicization of accrediting bodies.

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ChatGPT Is a Plagiarism Machine

The Chronicle of Higher Education

So why do administrators have their heads in the sand? By Joseph M. Keegin Jonathan Barkat for The Chronicle So why do administrators have their heads in the sand?

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UNCF to Hold 13th Annual Student Leadership Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund will host its 13th annual UNCF Student Leadership Conference (SLC), welcoming undergraduate students to the D.C area for professional development. Taliah Givens The event – hosted by Wells Fargo and supported by other corporate and foundation sponsors – will take place May 31-Jun. 2 at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville, MD.

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AAUP Calls to Fight ‘Tooth and Nail’ in Florida

Inside Higher Ed

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Broadcasting Solutions Help Esports Programs Showcase Talent

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The University of Southern California has the top-ranked game design program in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. But until recently, most students had nowhere to play. The only exception was its esports team, which practiced in a small, closed area. So, when USC’s Learning Environments department stumbled upon an underutilized space in the basement of Leavey Library, it decided to put it to use as an esports arena and a classroom.

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#WeAreInternational campaign relaunches

The PIE News

A campaign aimed at celebrating the contributions of international students to the UK has relaunched this week, a decade after it first started. #WeAreInternational highlights the “economic, cultural, social and civic” impact of international students in the UK, as well as promoting the country as welcoming destination. Writing in The PIE News , Andy Howells, assistant director, external affairs at UUKi, said, “With threats of unwelcoming policy change to some groups of international students fr

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Using the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) Framework to Examine an Authentic Project-based Research Symposium

Faculty Focus

Students often enter undergraduate research-based courses feeling academically underprepared and/or intimidated by the task of understanding and presenting research to their peers and professionals. The courses that focus on research are foundational for social sciences majors. For many students in these courses, it is their first exposure to learning and applying the process of scientific inquiry, critical thinking and analysis, research and design, literature review, and statistical analysis.

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More Japanese studying abroad as online education dips

The PIE News

Five times more Japanese students were studying abroad with The Japan Association of Overseas Studies members in 2022 than the previous year, according to data from the organisation. JAOS surveyed 40 education agents to estimate the number of Japanese people studying abroad. Between them, agents reported 34,304 students were enrolled in foreign study programs, including language courses and online education.

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Men are falling behind in higher ed and the trend may not be letting up

University Business

Women became the majority demographic to attend college decades ago , and today, they make up almost 60% of U.S. college undergraduates. But the rate at which women predominate higher ed may be partly due to the declining rate of men attending college and succeeding. While Fall enrollment among men and women has mostly declined between 2017 and 2022, women have weathered the storm far better across non-profit and for-profit institutions.

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New College of Florida Faculty Vote to Censure Board of Trustees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty at the tumultuous New College of Florida have voted to censure the school’s board of trustees for “disregarding their fiduciary duties,” according to a letter sent to college leaders May 22, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Approximately 80% of the faculty voted in favor of a motion listing 13 complaints against the board, to which Florida Gov.

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When Librarianship Becomes a Dead End Job

ACRLog

This post comes from a guest poster, Alejandro Marquez. Alejandro is a Collection Development Librarian at the Auraria Library which serves the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the Community College of Denver. The Bookish Blues: When Librarianship Becomes a Dead End Job Whenever I talk about the topic of dead end jobs , people become defensive.

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Dr. Kimberly Rogers Appointed President of Contra Costa College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Kimberly Rogers will become president of Contra Costa College (CCC), pending board approval, Danville San Ramon reported. Dr. Kimberly Rogers Rogers has been serving as acting president of the school since last June. Previously, she was vice president of instruction at CCC; vice president for academic and student affairs at Roxbury Community College; assistant professor of higher education at SUNY Buffalo; and English instructor at Université de Haute-Alsace.

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London welcomes global school counsellors forum

The PIE News

Events company BMI has completed its first global forum for international school counsellors with a highly anticipated week-long program in London. The event marks a new direction in strategy for the group as it engages school counsellors in professional development training, accreditation and in-bound familiarisation visits. BMI regional events have a strong reputation among university partners for student recruitment fairs and high school tours in locations around the world.

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LISA MCCLINTON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lisa McClinton Lisa McClinton has been appointed vice chancellor for finance and administration at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. McClinton received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and management information systems from Winston-Salem State University and a master’s in accounting and financial management from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

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IDP acquires The Ambassador Platform

The PIE News

Australian international education giant IDP Education has acquired the UK-based student peer chat service The Ambassador Platform , it was announced on May 23. The Ambassador Platform facilitates conversations between current and prospective students at universities, with both one-on-one and group sessions made available through the software. It comes just seven months after IDP announced it would acquired the international student support agency Intake Education.

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Colleges Acted on Demands to Rein In Their Police. Then They Backtracked.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Three years after George Floyd's murder, campus safety hasn't changed much. By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image Three years after George Floyd’s murder, campus safety hasn’t changed much.

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Leveling Off at the Bottom

Inside Higher Ed

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Braverman announces new limits on overseas students bringing family to UK

The Guardian - Higher Education

Only students on courses designated as research programmes will be able to bring dependants under home secretary’s policy UK politics live – latest updates Suella Braverman has rushed out stringent curbs on international students who come to study in the UK amid growing pressure on the home secretary over her conduct in office. Under proposals released in parliament on Tuesday, overseas students will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances as the governmen

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A ‘Neglected Population’

Inside Higher Ed

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Spare a thought for Britain’s new persecuted minority: the privately educated | Frances Ryan

The Guardian - Higher Education

They’re losing their grip on Oxbridge, and Labour threatens to strip elite schools of their charitable status. It just won’t do Spare a thought for the upper middle classes. Buying a private-school education in the UK used to be enough to get into Oxbridge or at the very least become prime minister, but the tide may be (slightly) turning. New research shows private-school pupils are up to a third more likely to get into Cambridge if they move to a state sixth form.

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Advice for the Class of 2023

Inside Higher Ed

Advice for the Class of 2023 Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-539543759.jpg Susan H.

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10 years of #WeAreInternational

The PIE News

Ten years ago a group of students and university staff sat in a pub in Sheffield. We were worried. Around the world and here in our own country, the debate around immigration was becoming polarised and international students were being caught up in it in uninformed ways. Couldn’t the media and politicians see what we did? That our international university communities were places of education, shared perspectives, vastly different experiences of the world and unexpected friendships.

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Holistic Communication Plans Help Enact Change in Higher Ed IT

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Effective communication is a vital tool for organizations of any size. In higher education, where a segmented flow of information can leave departments and people feeling isolated, open lines of communication are the best way to move everyone toward a common goal. Breaking down the silos between IT leadership and university leadership is a solid step toward reaching the overall university mission, but can you take it further?

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The 3 reasons this university’s acquisition of a for-profit institution is a good thing

University Business

Last week, the University of Idaho secured a $550 million deal to acquire the University of Phoenix, the online for-profit college that once boasted almost 470,000 students in the early 2010s. The affiliation comes at the heels of the University of Arkansas System rejecting a similar deal after college leaders were concerned the for-profit institution’s rocky legal history could hurt the reputation of the UA system.

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Texas Lawmakers to Preserve Most UT Austin Admissions If Supreme Court Bans Affirmative Action

Inside Higher Ed

Texas Lawmakers to Preserve Most UT Austin Admissions If Supreme Court Bans Affirmative Action Scott Jaschik Wed, 05/24/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Are you prepared for what’s next in the enrollment landscape?

EAB

Blogs Are you prepared for what’s next in the enrollment landscape? Five strategic priorities for admissions teams in a time of exceptional change The remarkable convergence of crises our nation has faced since the start of the pandemic has amounted to a stress test for higher education, revealing strengths and vulnerabilities that previously went unnoticed, were underestimated or were perhaps misunderstood.

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AFT Report Details Impact of Blocking Student Loan Forgiveness

Inside Higher Ed

AFT Report Details Impact of Blocking Student Loan Forgiveness Katherine Knott Wed, 05/24/2023 - 12:00 AM

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New College faculty censure trustees. They have 13 reasons why.

University Business

Days after graduates expressed their dismay with their school’s direction under new trustees and administrators, the faculty voted to censure the leadership. About 80% of them supported a 13-item resolution contending the trustees are not meeting their fiduciary responsibilities. The professor pushing the censure said she did not seek a vote of no confidence, because hope remains the board can correct its actions.

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Where Have the Adult Students Gone?

Gray Associates

Why is adult enrollment in higher education declining? With over 117 million American adults lacking a college degree, the opportunity to tap into this vast population seems promising! We identify the sectors experiencing the most significant declines and showcase successful institutions that have attracted and graduated adult learners through tailored academic programs.

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These associate degree majors earn more than many 4-year college grads. Here’s what to know.

University Business

There are 17 associate degree majors with which graduates, four years after they receive their diploma, are earning more than the typical bachelor’s degree holder, according to new research from The HEA Group. Founded by Michael Itzkowitz, the former director of the Department of Education’s College Scorecard, HEA provides data on college costs and other topics.

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Staying top of mind: how to use remarketing to reach prospective students

Terminalfour

How can universities and colleges re-engage and remain relevant through remarketing? This week, we look at how to effectively employ this marketing technique to raise your student recruitment game.