Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 16, 2024

Fewer undergraduates earned credentials in 2022-23 compared to the year before, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 16, 2024

James Coe takes a look at whether there is a better way to measure the value of creative arts programmes The post The creative arts and a broader definition of economic value appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 16, 2024

The much-anticipated regulation includes abortion under the list of related medical conditions covered by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 16, 2024

When the piggy bank is empty, where should university estates directors focus their spending? Incoming AUDE Chair Syd Cottle of the University of Liverpool offers us some choices The post What keeps your estates manager awake at night? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

‘You Are in the Crosshairs’: Higher Ed Braces for Another Antisemitism Hearing Katherine Knott Tue, 04/16/2024 - 03:00 AM December’s House hearing spawned presidential resignations, congressional fundraising records and probes of universities’ internal workings. On Wednesday, Columbia University will occupy the hot seat, with more at stake than a president’s job.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Those are the findings of a new report supported by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and Women in Measurement (WIM).

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

Annual Provosts’ Survey Shows Need for AI Policies, Worries Over Campus Speech Ryan Quinn Tue, 04/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Many institutions are not yet prepared to help their faculty members and students navigate artificial intelligence. That’s just one of multiple findings from Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey of chief academic officers.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

Religious Institutions Embrace AI as an Educational Tool Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 04/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Despite widespread concerns about AI among secular and nonsecular institutions, religious colleges are treating generative AI as a tool for lessons that go beyond academics and also focus on the whole person.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Each fall, Charmin Smith, head women’s basketball coach at University of California, Berkeley, welcomes three other Black female Division I head coaches and their teams to campus for the Raising the B.A.R. (Basketball Activism and Representation) Invitational. She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. Dr.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

Advocacy Group Blasts USC’s ‘Cowardly Decision’ to Cancel Muslim Valedictorian’s Speech Marjorie Valbrun Tue, 04/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Marjorie Valbrun

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Dr. Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. — remembers the joyful opening of the LGBTQ+ Resource Office on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University. It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill last week that would have allowed the governing board of each public college or university to hire its own legal counsel, underscoring his stance on who should be in charge of the state’s higher education institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

My first encounter with Bill Cox and Frank Matthews was quite memorable. It took place in 1984 at a higher education conference at MIT, shortly after they had decided to confront the shortcomings in both the journalistic and academic communities by launching a new publication, Black Issues In Higher Education. In the best spirit of American entrepreneurship, they saw a need and they filled it.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

The wife of Harvard Medical School’s disgraced former morgue manager pleaded guilty Friday to interstate transport of stolen goods, which included hands, feet and other body parts stolen from the institution’s morgue, the Associated Press reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Adler University has named Dr. Lisa Coleman its next president. “Having spent my career addressing how to transform inequitable systems, it is an honor to align my life’s work with Adler University,” said Coleman. “Together, we will draw inspiration from Alfred Adler, to not only recognize the profound impact of social determinants on health outcomes but to also address the root causes of health disparities and champion health equity and justice.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week: Myriam J.A. Chancy, Guggenheim Fellow and Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, examines one example of how fiction can bring truth to the fore.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

John Thomas John Thomas has been appointed chief of police at the University of California, Los Angeles. He served as special advisor to the senior vice president for administration at the University of Southern California. Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and a master’s in executive leadership from the University of Southern California.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

‘Lawsuits Will Happen’ Susan H. Greenberg Tue, 04/16/2024 - 03:00 AM The authors of a new book argue that higher education institutions must adapt to the shifting legal landscape without losing sight of their fundamental values. Byline(s) Susan H.

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The PIE News

APRIL 16, 2024

The difficulty of finding financial aid, and cost or finance in general, is still the biggest concern when it comes to being able to study abroad, a survey has revealed. Terra Dotta’s Voice of the Students: Study Abroad 2024 surveyed around 300 college students on various aspects of their study abroad experience, revealing positive aspects, but also some problem areas for the sector to address.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

St. Louis Community College at Meramec is investigating alleged misconduct by a campus police officer after an anonymous student who felt threatened asked the officer for help.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 16, 2024

Morgan Price, a gymnast hailing from Fisk University in Nashville, recently became the first historically Black college and university (HBCU) student to win a national collegiate gymnastics championship. The historic victory unfolded at the USA Gymnastics’ 2024 Women’s Collegiate national Champions on April 12, during which Price finished with an all-around score of 39.225.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

Congratulations! You’ve been promoted. Now what? Sarah Bray Tue, 04/16/2024 - 03:00 AM As a senior team member, don’t ignore the benefits of newness that an appointee from the outside would have, write Laurie Fenlason and Jenn Desjarlais.

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University Business

APRIL 16, 2024

As the cost of higher education continues to rise for students across the socioeconomic spectrum, public and private institutions’ marketed sticker prices have become an increasingly unreliable metric for applicants to gauge how much they will pay, a new report from Brookings declares. As affordability becomes a louder demand among a skeptical public, some institutions may be incentivized to continue marketing artificial tuition prices.

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Campus Technology

APRIL 16, 2024

As students develop skills to succeed in the workforce, technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality are providing a priceless opportunity to learn by doing.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

By Alecia Taylor The university this month picked a Muslim American student as its valedictorian, but now says she will not speak at its May commencement.

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Campus Technology

APRIL 16, 2024

Skyrocketing costs of training AI foundation models have made it difficult for academia and government to keep up with industry in AI research and development, according to the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Lisa Marie L. Ferrell Lisa Marie L. Ferrell has been appointed associate vice chancellor for university communications and marketing at North Carolina State University. She served as Lenovo’s communications officer for North America. Ferrell holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Roanoke College.

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The PIE News

APRIL 16, 2024

International students and faculty have paid tribute to Chinese student Yixuan Cheng who was identified as the sixth person fatally stabbed in Bondi Junction Sydney on Saturday April 13. Cheng was a 27-year-old economics student from Anhui province in central China, studying a masters degree at the University of Sydney. “Today the flags at the university quadrangle are flying at half-mast in memory of our student and the other victims of the terrible Bondi Junction tragedy,” vice chancellor

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Many of us woke up this morning certain about what we would eat and assured that breakfast would not be our last nutritious meal of the day. Unfortunately, that is not the case for everyone. Though options and access are characteristic of a free and developed society, billions of people worldwide continue to lack the necessary resources to tackle food insecurity.

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ACRLog

APRIL 16, 2024

Next month marks an important stage of my career, as I anticipate completing my two-year probation and entering a continuing appointment at my institution. This gives me a real sense of permanency, a role I can work in indefinitely, and a commitment to myself as librarian. Do you remember what it was like entering into new stages of your career? Being promoted, being granted tenure, being offered a new position; I guess you never really stop moving as an academic librarian.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. Just as a chef with pre-developed culinary skills meticulously selects ingredients and carefully plans before creating a masterpiece, educators must equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for their academic success.

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Academe Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

BY HANK REICHMAN Last week I was scheduled to participate in a Round Table discussion of a recently published book, Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education: A Labor History, edited by Eric Fure-Slocum and Claire Goldstene, in a session sponsored by the Labor and Working Class History Association at the Organization of American…

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 16, 2024

Navigating Futures: Integrating Career Counseling for Student Success admin Tue, 04/16/2024 - 08:24 Many students find it intimidating to navigate the enormous array of employment choices; they frequently feel lost or unsure of where to start. According to a survey conducted by Wakefield Research 25% of them think that career counseling is crucial to their success.

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Terminalfour

APRIL 16, 2024

Higher education is evolving to embrace trauma-informed practices that cater to the diverse needs of students when it comes to pedagogy. But how do you apply this approach to marketing?

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HEPI

APRIL 16, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Simon Rimmington, Director of the Foundation Year at Keele University. His piece is a case study of how a data-driven approach can support student success. In the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, universities are increasingly embracing engagement dashboards and learner analytics as powerful tools in their quest to enhance student success.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. Just as a chef with pre-developed culinary skills meticulously selects ingredients and carefully plans before creating a masterpiece, educators must equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for their academic success.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

By Maggie Hicks Since the last disastrous confrontation between Ivy League presidents and congressmen, a lot has changed.

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