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Anti-tenure bills stall in state legislatures

Higher Ed Dive

Proposals to restrict or outright ban tenure were popular among conservative lawmakers — but they never made it to the finish line.

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How Learning Analytics Impacts Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Analytics have taken hold in modern American society, with so-called Big Data helping to disrupt everything from politics and baseball to the ads you’re being fed on this very browser. Collecting, interpreting and disseminating data is not a revolutionary concept. Yet, as technology has allowed for information to be gathered and digested more quickly and easily, the field of data analytics has grown tremendously, a trend that is expected to continue.

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SUNY automatically admits 125K graduating high school students to local community colleges

Higher Ed Dive

The system will send letters informing students in the coming days, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.

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Scottish University to Sell New York City Campus

Inside Higher Ed

Glasgow Caledonian University, which created a New York City campus in 2013 and won the right to award degrees four years later, is selling its campus in New York City, the

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Ohio advances bill to require public colleges to inform students about earnings potential

Higher Ed Dive

The proposal would also require institutions to estimate students’ monthly loan payments.

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Canada promises fraud investigation as students fight deportation

The PIE News

The Canadian government is investigating fraudulent acceptance letters used to gain entry to the country’s institutions, as hundreds of Indian students wait to hear whether they will be deported. Writing on Twitter, immigration minister Sean Fraser said the government is “actively investigating” reports of fraudulent acceptance letters and would focus on “identifying culprits, not penalizing victims.

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Education spared from severe cuts in Senate approval of debt ceiling deal

Higher Ed Dive

Nondefense programs would see flat funding in FY 2024, and the legislation would rescind unspent COVID-19 emergency relief funds.

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The College That Mortgaged Everything

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Loans were a lifeline for Finlandia University. Until they weren't. By David Jesse Loans were a lifeline for Finlandia University. Until they weren't.

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Generation Hope Offers National Certification to Recognize Student Parent Support Efforts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Generation Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting student parents, has recently created a new three-year national certification to recognize and highlight institutions actively and effectively working towards success for this population. Nicole Lynn Lewis The FamilyU Seal approval process involves assessing how higher ed institutions student parent support efforts align with the FamilyU technical assistance framework, said Nicole Lynn Lewis, founder and CEO of Generation Hope.

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Good news! Current students believe their degree is worth the cost

University Business

While higher education enrollment continues to decline and the trend of high school graduates opting to join the job market instead increases, one report reveals that students who do decide on college aren’t regretting it. After surveying over 2,000 students in March, Gallup has discovered that 71% nationwide agree that the degree they are receiving is worth the cost.

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WENDY EMERSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wendy Emerson Wendy Emerson has been appointed vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. She served as interim chancellor for finance and administration. Emerson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s in accounting from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

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The Dark Side of ChatGPT 6 Generative AI Risks to Watch

Campus Technology

Gartner has identified six critical areas where the use of large language models such as ChatGPT can present legal or compliance risks that enterprise organizations must be aware of — or face potentially dire consequences. Organizations should consider what guardrails to put in place in order to ensure responsible use of these tools, the research firm advised.

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Admins Look to Walk the Walk on Anti-Racism at NCORE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2020, it seems as though anyone with any sort of leadership role in higher education has pledged their anti-racism bona fides. But actual anti-racist leadership is a different and trickier matter. On Friday, at NCORE, the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, administrators looking to walk the walk gathered for a three-hour workshop titled “Anti-Racist Leadership: What Does it Take?

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Canada: female students “exploited”

The PIE News

Female international students in Canada need more support to prevent exploitation by employers, a new report has recommended. Ontario-based non-profit Laadliyan interviewed 33 women, the majority of whom were South Asian, about their experiences as international students in the province’s Peel region. The organisation found that some of the “most horrific experiences” the women encountered were in the workplace, with interviewees reporting incidents of exploitation, discrimination and harass

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ALLI LAMBERT

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alli Lambert Alli Lambert has been named chief development officer at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She served as vice president and assistant vice president for development at the University of Vermont Foundation. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rhodes College in Memphis and a master’s in early childhood education from Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts.

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Highlights from Higher Ed: College Cost Benefits, MBA Pay Gaps, Spring Enrollment, Hope vs. Expectation

Liaison International

Most former college students say the financial benefits justify the cost More than 50% of adults who attended at least some college believe the lifetime financial benefits of higher education justify the cost. According to a Financial Reserve study of economic well-being in U.S. households, 68% of respondents who earned a bachelor’s degree believe the benefits of the experience pay off, compared with 42% of those who had an associate degree, and 30% of those who had been to college but did not g

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CARRIE CORTEZ

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Carrie Cortez Carrie Cortez has been named vice chancellor for academic and workforce initiatives at Fletcher Technical Community College at Schriever, Louisiana. She holds a bachelor’s degree in languages and literature and a master’s in educational administration from Nicholls State University as well as a Ed.D. in educational leadership and management from Capella University.

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Quebec: French exit exam added to some programs

The PIE News

A last minute addition to Quebec’s Bill 96 will require international students in some continuing education CEGEP programs to take a French exit exam – a move some stakeholders are concerned will deter incoming mobility. The change applies to Attestation of College Studies, or AEC, programs – short, technical training qualifications issued in Quebec by CEGEPs and some private colleges, and are designed with current job-market realities in mind.

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How Colleges Spent Extra Covid-Relief Money on Their Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education

An analysis of institutions’ discretionary funds found that, for many of them, clearing student balances was a priority. By Brian O’Leary and Audrey Williams June Mark Harris for The Chronicle, Getty Images A Chronicle analysis of institutions’ discretionary funds found that, for many of them, clearing student balances was a priority.

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Berkeley and Sweden’s KTH sign tech deal

The PIE News

University of California, Berkeley and Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology will expand educational and research exchanges in technology under a new agreement. The five-year agreement focuses on computer science, biotechnology, chemistry, mechanical engineering and basic scientific exploration partnership. It was announced the same week as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson on a trip to Scandinavia. “California and Sweden are th

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British universities can no longer financially depend on foreign students. They must reform to survive | Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - Higher Education

With spiralling deficits and little prospect of government support, higher education’s only long-term hope lies in radical change Universities are becoming primary victims of the chaos enveloping Britain’s public sector. News reported in the Guardian has vice-chancellors pleading for a “new model” of government funding. This follows reports that one-third of England’s universities are trading at a deficit.

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Kern Community College District Rolls Out Digital Access to Academic and Employment Data

Campus Technology

The Kern Community College District (KCCD), which comprises Bakersfield, Cerro Corso, and Porterville colleges, has partnered with anti-fraud and data security company Certree to give students, alumni, faculty, and staff their own private, secure vault accounts with lifetime access to their academic and employment data.

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Recruitment Marketing Panel: Key Takeaways

PeopleAdmin

Panel Discussion: How to Win Top Talent in a Competitive Market with Recruitment Marketing At PeopleConnect Live 2023, four PeopleAdmin customers hosted a panel discussion: How to Win Top Talent in a Competitive Market with Recruitment Marketing. Attendees heard from Alicia Barthel, PHR, Director of Talent Acquisition, Texas State University; Carla Major, Chief Human Resources Officer, Delgado Community College; Robin Borough, Director of Talent Acquisition, Chapman University; and Sarah Gaspari

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CEO to CEO Newsletter #237

AACC

June 2, 2023 | Issue # 237 This week, AACC welcomed community college leaders to Washington, DC, for the John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute and the Future Presidents Institute (FPI). It was an honor to speak to the participants. Among the agenda items, they learned about trends and issues impacting our sector, leveraging resources, […] The post CEO to CEO Newsletter #237 first appeared on AACC.

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Happy Pride Month!

Susquehanna President's Blog

June has become a dedicated time to lift up our friends, colleagues, neighbors, and family members who are members of the LGBTQ+ community. It is an opportunity to recognize the obstacles these individuals and groups have overcome, and sadly, it is also an occasion to shine a light on obstacles that remain. Pride Month began with the Stonewall Riots that followed a police raid on the Stonewall Inn , a gay bar in lower Manhattan, in late June 1969.

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New higher ed budget would boost college, university funding

University Business

The Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education voted to approve a $3.67 billion budget for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, which distributes funding to public colleges and universities. The budget represents a 10% increase over what state budget experts said is needed to continue offering current programs and services. That includes a bump for community colleges and universities, an additional $100 million in financial aid for low-income students and some ongoing support for

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5 steps to a successful university website content audit

Terminalfour

The value of content depreciates over time—how you maintain your university’s website content will ensure the long-term value of both your content and website? Here are five steps to carrying out a successful content audit—no matter the size of your site or the audit.

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North Idaho College issues final plea as loss of accreditation hovers over school

University Business

In its final official report before a hearing on its accreditation, North Idaho College (NIC) lists numerous changes the board of trustees has made since March. That includes intensive training with consultants. A letter posted outside the administration building shows the board will have another training session June 6. In late April, members of the commission visited campus to talk to staff and students about problems it says have been going on for two years.

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USC Viterbi School of Engineering Issues First On Chain Digital Credential

Campus Technology

In a first for the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, graduating 2023 Grand Challenge Scholars have received an on-chain, verifiable digital credential.

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Cuts to the CSCU budget could devastate - Venezia Michalsen, Connecticut Mirror OP/ED

Economics and Change in Higher Education

I am a professor of Sociology and Criminology at Southern Connecticut State University. I spent the year incredibly impressed with my students’ work, their openness to thinking outside the box, and their enthusiasm for learning and planning their futures. But my most indelible impression from this first year is how these students devoted themselves to learning even as they were dealing with incredible pressure.

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Labour vows to reverse planned Tory changes to student loan system

The Guardian - Higher Education

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says party would reduce monthly repayments for graduates Labour has promised to reverse changes to the student loan system being planned by the Conservative government in a way that could reduce monthly repayments for graduates. Bridget Phillipson, the shadow education secretary, said on Friday the tuition fees system was “broken”, but repeated the insistence by her party leader, Keir Starmer, that Labour would not be able to afford to scrap fees alt

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More than half of all elite president appointments in last 2 years were women

University Business

The rate of women taking the helm of higher education institutions has steadily increased since ACE began collecting gender data on American presidents. Now, it seems they are beginning to break into one particularly esteemed segment of higher education: R1 research universities. A new report by the Women’s Power Gap has discovered that more than half of all presidents appointed to an R1 research university since May 2021 were female (53%).

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Professor Association Blasts Florida’s “Unparalleled” Assault on Higher Education - Isabela Dias, Mother Jones

Economics and Change in Higher Education

On Wednesday, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to announce he’s entering the 2024 presidential race in the evening, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released a damning report on the state of higher education in the potential candidate’s home state. “Academic freedom, tenure, and shared governance in Florida’s public colleges and universities,” the association concluded, “face a politically and ideologically driven assault unparalleled in US history.

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Republicans reject funding for top University of Wisconsin building project

University Business

The Republican-controlled budget committee voted along party lines to fund nearly $2.4 billion in building projects statewide, down from the $3.8 billion Evers had asked for. Republicans called that an unrealistically high request. The cuts for building projects are similar to what Republicans did in each of the Democrat’s previous two state budget proposals.