Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Before a recent agreement, strikers spoke of hope for relief from crushing living costs and a growing sense of connection to others in their shoes.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Hugh Jones’s postbag today has Christmas cards, of course. The post Higher Education Postcard: Christmas special appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Earnings have held steady, but median debt for borrowers with master’s degrees nearly doubled in under two decades, the Urban Institute found.
The Academic Designer
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Author Linda Moore talks about her new book Attribution (2022) about a PhD student named Cate who finds a mysterious painting in her university's basement. We dive into how to get comfortable talking about your book too!
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Family, it is time for a chat! Pull up a seat or make whatever adjustments that you need to make so that my brothers and I can rap with you. Over the last few days, we have seen countless opinions internal and external to the HBCU community regarding the exit of Coach Prime [Deion Sanders] from Jackson State University. There have been many opinions flying across Twitter, Facebook, and even national news stations like CNN.
HEPI
DECEMBER 22, 2022
This blog was kindly contributed by The Unite Foundation and Paige Mackenzie. This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert highlighted different notions of family and belonging at this time of year. As you may know, many care experienced and estranged students will be staying at university over the holidays, either in private accommodation or halls. Seeing their friends go home for Christmas can be isolating.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Bitter controversy has recently swirled around California’s revised Mathematics Framework, a set of recommendations about how math should be taught in the state’s K-12 schools. At stake are hot-button issues involving equity, privilege, socioeconomic class and gender, ethnicity and race. There’s no disagreement about the need to improve math fluency and reduce performance gaps.
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Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Five pharmacy schools recently received $4.1 million, collectively, to improve diversity in the pharmacy workforce and improve health outcomes for underserved populations. The funding comes from the McKesson Foundation , a corporate foundation dedicated to eliminating barriers to health care in vulnerable communities. . Grantee institutions include the historically Black Hampton University; the University of Michigan (U-M); the University of Minnesota; the University of North Carolina (UNC) at
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 22, 2022
The past two-and-a-half years have seen higher education embrace the boundless potential of technology in the classroom like never before. Digital collaboration is an invaluable part of most college courses, powerful networks connect students from every corner of campus and beyond, and once futuristic tools like virtual reality are enabling students and faculty to see the world in a whole new way.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Six universities will each receive $2.5 million through the Driving Change initiative , a project that supports building more inclusive learning environments in the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in higher education. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a nonprofit research and philanthropic organization with a mission to advance the discovery and sharing of scientific knowledge, awarded the funding.
University Business
DECEMBER 22, 2022
College applications are up for fall 2023, the Common App’s latest numbers show, including underrepresented and first-generation students. Common App compared this year’s early application numbers to 2019 to avoid drawing comparisons to the application seasons upended by COVID. In short, more applicants applied to more institutions compared to the fall before the pandemic.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Lack of workforce diversity is an acknowledged problem across nearly all medical disciplines, but a team of researchers recently took a deep dive into physician assistant (PA) training programs. They analyzed individual program outcomes to see which are the most successful in producing diverse graduates and to determine best practices to share across the field.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 22, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way higher education approaches educational technology, accelerating adoption of equipment and methods that previously had been slowly gaining traction. The use of immersive learning technology, like virtual, augmented and extended reality, is also on the rise. In an EdTech Twitter poll, 19 percent of respondents said immersive learning is most relevant to their 2023 technology plans.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. has served as both an institutional oppressor of Black Americans and as a stronghold for resistance against racism and discrimination in society. In honor of this year’s Black History Month theme, “Black Resistance,” designated by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), INSIGHT examines the role that higher education has played in Black activism and how academia can support anti-racism by empowering students
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Time and technology share one common trait: Both are constantly advancing, never staying in one place. With this in mind, EdTech: Focus on Higher Education invited leaders from across higher education to weigh in on emerging tech trends for the coming year.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Julian Vasquez Heilig, PhD. The decline in students graduating from teacher education programs and the nationwide teacher shortage have become more acute in the past five years. Recruiting more students to backfill the teacher pipeline amid a growing shortage in the U.S. is at the top of nearly every education school’s agenda. . At the height of pandemic closures in 2020, I began weekly strategy meetings on Zoom with the small recruitment team at my college.
Today's Learner
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dr. Jewrell Rivers is a Professor of Sociology, Marriage and Family and Criminal Justice at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. No two students learn the same. So, as faculty, we should adapt our teaching to fit students’ learning styles. To better address and engage your students, I recommend adapting or designing a course to incorporate a multi-pronged approach that supports four main learning styles – visual , auditory , reading/writing and kinesthetic.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Despite the long, difficult, and winding path he has taken to this point, Jerome Montgomery Jr. feels a sense of destiny as a student-athlete at the University of Michigan (U-M). Twenty years ago, Montgomery played varsity basketball in high school. He had drawn the attention of college recruiters and hoped to play at the collegiate level. Those dreams were put on hold, however, when he sustained a gunshot wound that severely injured his spine, leaving him partially paralyzed for 18 months and r
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 22, 2022
The new president's decision to reverse course on a $3.5-million Center for Racial Justice has sparked petitions and protests. By Oyin Adedoyin. MATT ROURKE/AP. Reversing course on a $3.5-million promise has sparked petitions and protests.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Nurses work in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, physician offices, residences, and businesses — anywhere health care services are provided. As members of the largest body of the health professions, nurses are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to policymaking and advocacy initiatives. Nursing schools are making sure their students are prepared to engage in those areas.
HEPI
DECEMBER 22, 2022
This blog was written by Izzy Cresswell. Izzy is an undergraduate student at Arts University Bournemouth who has experience navigating some of the challenges discussed in the piece. Homelessness and higher education may form a nice piece of alliteration when placed next to one another, but as a combination they are an oxymoron. As it stands, the two do not share the same world.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Sheila Caldwell, EdD, serves as the SIU System vice president for anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Chief diversity champions understand one of the most effective strategies a college can implement to attract and retain a diverse faculty and student body is to cultivate an environment in which individuals are committed to creating a culture of welcome and belonging for all. .
The PIE News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia has warned international students to stay home if they don’t have housing arranged before coming to Canada. . In what’s believed to be a first for the country, CBU announced this month that students planning to come in January 2023 should defer if they don’t have a place to live. Across Canada, both domestic and international students are finding it challenging to secure accommodation in a tight housing market. .
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
The Pharmacy Access Initiative, a new interactive mapping tool designed by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), will serve as an important resource for policymakers in identifying and addressing where there is a shortage of pharmacies. . The tool comes at a crucial time when the role of pharmacies in community health continues to grow, especially through immunization services and walk-in clinics.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Blog: Beyond Transfer The broken record of broken transfer seems to be on constant repeat in the higher education sector. Going back decades, many states, systems and institutions have enacted sweeping policy changes and invested significant resources in supporting transfer student success. Yet student outcomes have shown little improvement and appear to have even regressed during the pandemic.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Unlike many other professional fields where women are the minority, men have traditionally been underrepresented in nursing, and while they are far from closing the gap, they are increasingly enrolling in nursing programs. Data from the latest Health Resources and Services Administration’s Nursing Workforce Survey shows that in 1977, there were less than 30,000 men in the nursing workforce.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Scientists in New Zealand will be able to access EU research funding from next year as the country has successfully secured association to Horizon Europe. This is the first time a “highly industrialised” country outside of Europe has joined the EU’s flagship research and innovation program, the European Commission said following the conclusion of negotiations earlier this week. .
totallyrewired
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Here is my best of 2022 Spotify playlist which incorporates some excellent Jazz and Reggae: [link]. I think my two favorite albums of the year are these two – enjoy!
The PIE News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
“The Gilman Scholarship will benefit me by expanding my horizon globally and setting me out of my comfort zone,” said Diandre’ Richie, a University of North Carolina junior. Richie is one of nearly 1500 US undergraduate students to receive a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad through the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
ACRLog
DECEMBER 22, 2022
As the semester winds down to a close, I’m finding myself thinking often about communication within our libraries. Like many colleges and universities, mine is still firmly in a hybrid work mode — on any given weekday we have some library personnel working onsite in the library, and others working remotely. Since this is my first semester in my new position I’ve been spending a lot of time in face to face and online meetings with colleagues, but as I’m settling in I’m thinking more about h
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Private university to pay £37,000 after missing multiple deadlines and creating ‘significant regulatory risk’ The University of Buckingham has been fined by England’s higher education regulator for missing multiple deadlines to publish its audited accounts, creating “a significant regulatory risk” in the event of financial failure. Officially opened by Margaret Thatcher as education secretary in 1976 – becoming the UK’s first private university since the first world war – Buckingham is the first
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Responding to the critical need for nurses and culturally competent health care, Carroll University’s associate degree in nursing (ADN) program focuses on recruiting diverse and bilingual students to serve Hispanic and Latinx communities in nearby Milwaukee. The program launched in 2021. “The nursing shortage has been serious for a couple of years, and the pandemic and retirement of many baby boomers have really contributed to that,” says Lori Magestro, DNP, director of the ADN program and clini
Gray Associates
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Are you ready to dive into the latest trends in higher education? Despite gloomy headlines, our data analysis reveals the surprising growth of the industry, Discover the latest trends in enrollment, costs, budgets, competition, political headwinds, and see how graduate programs are outpacing undergraduate programs.
University Business
DECEMBER 22, 2022
As college enrollment numbers continue to decline, small private schools are slashing tuition prices in an effort to entice more students to apply. “We know the price was scaring families away,” Lasell University President Michael Alexander said. Lasell University in Newton announced it is dropping its published tuition price by 33%, from $59,130 to $39,500 in 2022-23.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Abby Kasowitz-Scheer Abby Kasowitz-Scheer has been named head of Syracuse University Libraries’ department of learning and academic engagement. Kasowitz-Scheer has a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature from Brandeis University as well as a Master of Library Sciences degree and a master’s in instructional design, development, and evaluation from Syracuse University.
Caylor Solutions
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Brand storytelling and purpose driven marketing are terms that get used a lot these days, but what do they really mean? The post Purpose Driven Marketing Through Brand Storytelling appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
To address the shortage of health care professionals in the state and promote diversity in health education, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information recently invested nearly $41 million across more than 20 higher education institutions and organizations through the Health Professions Pathways Program (HPPP). The primary goal of HPPP is to encourage and support disadvantaged and underrepresented individuals who plan to pursue health careers, which will also lead to a more
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