Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
As colleges and universities compete for a shrinking pool of students, a promising antidote to invisibility and irrelevance lies in time-tested strategies favored by viral brands: using the five senses to create experiences students will cherish, remember and favor.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Kortext's Eleanor Parker asks why students are still having to spend money on core textbooks. The post Students say the weight of textbooks is getting them down appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A university's size matters — mergers can boost competitiveness and student value, although they require the unwavering support of institutional leaders.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Geraint Thomas argues that universities must embrace interdisciplinary teaching to foster an effective innovation culture. The post Government growth ambitions need interdisciplinary teaching. appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Two-thirds of surveyed schools have a plan to diversify faculty recruitment, but less than half of promotion and tenure policies reward faculty DEI work.
University Business
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
More than 948,000 international students attended U.S. colleges and universities in 2021-22, a 4% increase from the previous school year, according to the annual “ Open Doors 2022 Report on International Educational Exchange ,” released Monday by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Graduate students, teaching assistants and postdocs are demanding better pay and benefits in what they call the largest strike ever at an academic institution.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Dr. Anjalé Welton has been appointed the Rupple-Bascom Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWM). The professorship gives Welton funds over five years for research- and scholarly-related activities. Dr. Anjalé Welton “School leaders need help cultivating school communities that are racially equitable and just,” Welton said. “The resources provided by the Rupple-Bascom Professorship will help further my existing research-practice partnerships with school leaders engaged in anti-racist ch
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
When it comes to course assignments, how much flexibility is too much? By Carolyn Kuimelis. Chronicle illustration; istock images. When it comes to course assignments, how much flexibility is too much?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Dr. David E. Jones will become the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIT) first chief diversity officer, effective Dec. 1. Dr. David E. Jones Jones is currently chief diversity officer at William Paterson University and teaches diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) modules to senior leaders through The Equity Institute, a remote program at the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The total number of US students who studied abroad for academic credit declined by 91% in 2020/21 academic year, according to new 2022 Open Doors Report data. Some 14,549 US students studied abroad for academic credit during the year, compared to 162,633 in the 2019/20 academic year. Photo: Open Doors. According to the report, a further 1,500 students participated in non-credit work abroad – whether that be internships, volunteering or research conducted abroad. “The pandemic has taken i
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Dr. Cheryl L. Nixon will become the 10th president of Berea College, effective Jul. 1, 2023, making her the first woman to serve as the school’s president. Dr. Cheryl Nixon Nixon is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fort Lewis College. She has also served as associate provost, English department chair, and graduate program director at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Every year the John Lewis Christmas advertisement creates headlines. Love it or loathe it, a festive and often nostalgic advertisement for its department stores operating throughout the UK has become part of a sometimes schmaltzy run up to the festive season. This year though, something else happened. With inflation biting as the cost of living hits families, the company decided to do something different.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Between June 2004 and June 2020, almost 12,000 institutions of higher education closed their doors. Some of those institutions closed in an orderly fashion—students, faculty and staff were given ample warning, and arrangements for continuing a student’s education at another institution, teach-out plans, are made. But sometimes institutions experience an abrupt closure, where students, faculty and staff receive little to no warning.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
By Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley and Sylvia Goodman. Win McNamee, Getty Images A police car blocks access to the crime scene where three people were killed and two wounded at the U. of Virginia. At the University of Virginia, a student has been charged with murdering three others; at the University of Idaho, details remain murky on four student deaths.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Ella Kiselyuk Ella Kiselyuk has been named associate vice president for finance and administration/chief human resources & diversity officer at Florida A&M University. Kiselyuk earned a bachelor’s degree in human resources management and a master’s degree in public administration from Bernard Baruch College, City University of New York.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Wasn’t tenure the Holy Grail of academe? I had made it. Why wasn’t I overjoyed? By Rebecca Mason. Wasn’t tenure the Holy Grail of academe? I had made it. Why wasn’t I overjoyed?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
On January 7, 2021, my Mom, Vanessa Bright, suffered a stroke in the kitchen of her home while my Dad and I were there. She was taken to the hospital by the paramedics, and we weren’t allowed to go with her as it was still during one of the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Marcus Bright With no family or friends allowed in she was completely reliant on the personnel in the hospital for anything that she needed.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
At a recent meeting with student leaders, the topic of class attendance policies came up. The students opined that professors teaching in-person classes should require attendance. The result of making attendance optional, they told us, is that most students opt not to attend. And the few who do show up get a diminished classroom experience and eventually question why they are there.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Study abroad solution Infinite Group has announced an AI-driven global student recruitment platform, which is seeking to assist students to “live their dreams to study abroad” I-Unite will also seek to support partners around the globe to scale up their businesses in the international market, the company has said. “The global demand for international education is rising, considering the scalability of the overseas education industry, we believe that partners across the globe sh
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Category: Carpe Careers Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan describes how grad students can pursue career-building strategies beyond the required curriculum. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Graduate students Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Rinelle/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A Nov. 13 shooting at the University of Virginia (UVA) has resulted in three people dead and two injured. The suspect, student Christopher Darnell Jones , 22, is in custody as of Monday, NBC News reported. UVA Chief of Police Timothy Longo said that the police department secured an arrest warrant charging Jones with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony.
Terminalfour
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
This week, we’re lifting the veil on split testing, commonly called A/B testing, and when and where you could be using it to optimize your university or college websites, emails, and more.
The Guardian - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Student-run Nightline says growing numbers are seeking help for anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts The pandemic is still taking its toll on UK university students’ mental health, experts are warning, as figures show that growing numbers are seeking help from peer-run helplines for anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Nightline, which is staffed by anonymous student volunteers, said it had recorded a 51.4% increase in calls in 2020-21, and that this has grown since, with early data s
HEPI
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
This blog was contributed by Meti Basiri, Co-Founder, ApplyBoard. As the global economy edges closer to recession, competition for international talent will be more critical than ever before. The theme of the ApplyBoard trends report, released on 14 November 2022, is obvious from its title, A New Era of Student Choice Begins. The report uses the latest industry data to identify future student trends and build transparency about student needs.
Campus Technology
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
CT talks with Lisa Stephens, recipient of the EDUCAUSE Community Leadership Award for 2022.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Harvard University announced Thursday that it will return hair samples collected in the 1930s from “700 Native American children attending U.S. Indian boarding schools. Many of these samples have the names of the children whose hair was taken, as well as their tribal affiliation. We estimate there are approximately 300 tribal nations represented in the total of 700 youth.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
By Katherine Mangan. The abrupt closure of thousands of campuses over the past two decades has disproportionately harmed students of color, a new report finds.
Campus Technology
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
SXSW EDU recently unveiled nearly half of the lineup for its 2023 event scheduled for March 6–9, 2023, in Austin, featuring topics considered the most pressing in education, the organization said.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A University of Virginia student is suspected of killing three and injuring two on campus. A message from Jim Ryan, the president, sent to the campus at 4:37 a.m. said the university would not release the names of the victims yet. But the message identified Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. as the suspect. Jones fled the scene and university police officers are searching for him, in collaboration with others from law enforcement.
University Business
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Belonging, care, accountability, presence, learning and identity. These are the six student-inspired principles that University of Oxford College of Emory Interim Dean Dr. Kenneth Carter has elevated to the faculty level to reignite the community… and it’s working. Oxford College is one of nine different schools that make up Emory University.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education on Friday withdrew accreditation from ASA College, a for-profit institution beset by an array of financial, governance and other problems. Middle States officials said ASA had failed to provide an adequate plan for teaching out its current students and provided inadequate evidence that it could address the commission’s concerns about the institution’s failure to meet many of the accreditor’s standards and policies.
University Business
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers at all 10 University of California campuses walked off the job Monday, calling for better pay and benefits. The strike by researchers, postdoctoral scholars, tutors, teaching assistants and graders threatens to disrupt classroom and laboratory instruction across the statewide university system just weeks ahead of final exams in December.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Ohio State University has paid $875,689 to resolve civil allegations that it failed to disclose an Ohio State professor’s affiliations with and support from a foreign government in connection with federal research funding. This settlement relates to Army, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and National Science Foundation grants and research support agreements that provided funding to OSU from November 2012 to August 2020.
EAB
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Blogs. Struggling to set graduate enrollment goals? Here’s our step-by-step guide. Like my enrollment management colleagues, I have spent many sleepless nights turning over enrollment numbers in my head. Will we meet our class? What will melt look like? What will our class composition look like? While my outlook on these questions has certainly changed year-to-year (hello, demographic cliffs, recessions, and global pandemics), one challenge I faced every year is setting enrollment goals that are
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A civil rights complaint filed recently accuses 12 Oklahoma colleges of illegally discriminating against students based on race and national origin. The complaint was filed by Mark Perry, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan and senior fellow with Do No Harm, a conservative group of medical professionals, the Oklahoma City Sentinel reported.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Appointments, resignations, retirements, deaths By Julia Piper Sally A. Kornbluth, provost of Duke University, has been named president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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