Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 25, 2023

The small Franciscan institution cast the acquisition of Valley College as a way to boost transfer and efficiency.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 25, 2023

What sort of support should be offered when students drop out of university? Stephen Eccles shoots and scores The post Our duty of care must manifest when it matters most appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Who is to Blame for Lax Academic Standards? It is no surprise to college professors that academic cheating is on the rise even though virtually every university has a policy on academic integrity. The reasons are many as discussed below but lax standards by professors and indifference towards cheating can motivate students to cheat. In other words, many students say, “I cheat because I can.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 25, 2023

As the UK searches for new international partners James Coe offers some travel advice. The post The United Kingdom alone appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Educause

JANUARY 25, 2023

Ongoing student surveys at the University of Central Florida show the evolution and impact of the pandemic on students’ mobile device ownership and use for learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s still early in application season, but North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has already seen a 57% boost in its application numbers from last year. “Compared to then, we were at 9,629 applications last year on January 24,” said Michael Bailey, director of undergraduate admissions at NCCU. “This year we’re at 15,187.” Michael Bailey, director of undergraduate admissions at North Carolina Central University.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

Image: Factors ranging from financial stress to participation in extracurriculars can influence whether a student receiving services at their university’s counseling center will voluntarily withdraw from the institution, according to new research from Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health. The center’s 2022 annual report analyzes the cases of 4,415 students who withdrew from an institution of higher education while in counseling between 2017 and 20

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The PIE News

JANUARY 25, 2023

The former UK home secretary who reintroduced the graduate route has today said she is a “great believer” in the scheme as reports circulate of current home secretary Suella Braverman’s plans to reduce the time students can remain in the UK. Speaking at a parliamentary reception, Priti Patel, who led the Home Office from 2019 to 2022 under Boris Johnson, said that her work with students had been a “privilege” and “real honour”, including bringing back the two-year post study work visa for intern

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Coursera blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Abubakar Abdullahi has been learning for years on Coursera from Abuja, Nigeria. When he decided to enroll in the Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization from Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), he set himself on a path towards acceptance into the Master of Business Administration (iMBA) program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s college acceptance season, with all the accompanying emotional highs and lows swirling in households across the country. I, too, am feeling the swirl, for different reasons. As this year’s applicants and families make a decision, I am at my wits’ end about how to address a persistent problem: outsized attention devoted to so-called “best” or “top” colleges and universities.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

By Katherine Mangan Illustration by the Chronicle; UCLA photo Priyanga Amarasekare A prominent ecologist had complained of racial discrimination before being barred from campus.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

What we think of as traditional classrooms are fading into the past. Rigid classroom designs with rows of forward-facing seats with an instructor at the head of the class are increasingly vestiges of a bygone era in education. Today, students might be experiencing a course from their seats inside a classroom, or they could be working from home, or from a coffee shop, or participating asynchronously several hours later.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

Image: A study published this month adds to the many concerns about judging faculty members using student evaluations of their teaching. But this one suggests that gender imbalances in departments exacerbate the issue. Researchers found gender bias after analyzing Clemson University student evaluations of 1,885 tenure-track and non-tenure-track educators from academic year 2018–19.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dr. Marta Yera Cronin will become president of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), making her the second woman and the first Latina to lead the school. Dr. Marta Cronin Cronin – a first-generation college student born of immigrant parents – is currently president of Columbia Gorge Community College. With more than a decade of K-12 teaching experience, she has previously been vice president of academic affairs, dean of the School of Education, department chair, and professor at Indian River

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

To determine what materials to allow students to bring to exams, Nancy S. Schorschinsky conducted her own experiments and discovered some insightful results. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: teachinglearning Section: Teaching and Learning Editorial Tags: Career Advice Teaching Show on Jobs site: Image Source: skynesher/E+/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

New research conducted by a professor at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School found that the artificial intelligence-driven chatbot GPT-3 was able to pass the final exam for the school’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Professor Christian Terwiesch, who authored the research paper “Would Chat GPT3 Get a Wharton MBA?

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The PIE News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Australia has officially joined a UNESCO framework allowing qualifications from its institutions to be recognised internationally. By joining the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education, Australian institutions and their students will more easily be globally mobile, Canberra says. Adopted by UNESCO in 2019 , the Global Convention seeks to reduce obstacles for students pursuing further studies or employment internationally.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 25, 2023

INSIGHT Into Diversity is proud to welcome Richard A. Baker, PhD, JD, Executive Director for Institutional Equity, EO/AA and Title IX Coordinator for Rice University, as the newest member of its Editorial Board. Baker has established a career in diversity and equal opportunity that spans more than 20 years. Before assuming his role at Rice University, Baker served in the equal opportunity offices at the University of Houston System and Texas Tech University System.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

A Chicago-based student support program for community college students is set to drastically expand its reach and the number of students it serves. Matters surrounding this expansion and scalability were discussed in sessions at a a one-day symposium, Building Towards Equity in Higher Education. Aneesh Sohoni The symposium – held Tuesday at the Malcolm X College Conference Center– was hosted by low-income community college student support organization One Million Degrees (OMD) , City Colleges o

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

By Megan Zahneis The job, common in the corporate world, has been added at a handful of colleges, and reflects the increasing influence of business practices in higher ed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Postgraduate education leaders from 14 countries released recommendations to strengthen graduate education mentorship at the 2022 Strategic Leaders Global Summit. Dr. Suzanne T. Ortega The summit – co-hosted by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and financially supported by ETS – took place Nov. 6-8, 2022, at The American University in Cairo (AUC), with the focus being to find strategies and resources to better support master’s and doctoral students mentorship.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Stakeholders are weighing in on the appointment of education minister Chris Hipkins as the new prime minister of New Zealand, after outgoing PM Jacinda Ardern resigned in a surprise speech on January 17. Speculation has mounted about how he will do in the job, and for the international education sector, how he will be perceived going into the role.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

The number of U.S. colleges and universities requiring some form of physical education course to graduate has decreased, according to a recent study from Oregon State University (OSU). The study found that the amount fell from 39% in 2010 to 32%. Dr. Bradley J. Cardinal “There’s an enormous amount of scientific evidence supporting the value of physical activity,” said Dr.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

If service isn't made more fair, people will stop doing it. By Rafael Walker If service isn't made more fair, people will stop doing it.

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The Berkeley Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

We just returned from a drive up and down the San Joaquin Valley. Being reared on a California almond and water ranch, I have a long-standing interest in water and California agriculture. Consequently, I always view our trip as an opportunity to read the pulse of California’s water situation. This year the landscape was fresh.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

By Kate Marijolovic Gwenda Kaczor for The Chronicle A new analysis of students who went to campus counseling centers also looked at factors that increased their likelihood of dropping out.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

Hundreds of students at Bethune-Cookman University gathered on campus Monday afternoon to protest what they said were unlivable conditions in dorms and facilities, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal. The unrest stemmed in part from the university’s decision not to move forward with a contract for Ed Reed, whom it had tentatively agreed to hire as head football coach last month, after he posted videos complaining about the state of the campus.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

One in four students say they are in danger of dropping out of university – survey Students are skipping meals and relying on hardship funds and family support because of the cost of living crisis, with one in four saying they are in danger of dropping out of university, according to a survey. Research carried out this month for the Sutton Trust found nearly a quarter of the 1,000 UK students interviewed said they were “less likely” to be able to complete their degree because of cost pressures,

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

Howard University received a $90 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force to establish a research center on campus focused on tactical autonomy technology for military systems, university leaders and defense officials announced Monday. Howard will be the first historically Black institution to lead a university-affiliated research center, or UARC.

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Campus Technology

JANUARY 25, 2023

Western Governors University's College of Information Technology has adopted InScribe's digital community platform to bring a peer-to-peer support model to its competency-based courses.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

University of Minnesota president Joan Gabel on Monday resigned her position on the Securian Financial Board of Directors, citing weeks of “extremely painful” scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest between her two roles, The Pioneer Press reported. The company holds $1.3 billion in retirement plan assets for university employees, and its affiliate Minnesota Life Insurance Company is in the middle of a life insurance contract worth $4.6 million a year.

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HEPI

JANUARY 25, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor David Phoenix, Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University (LSBU) and CEO of LSBU Group. You would be hard pressed to find someone in either the higher education sector or Westminster willing to argue that the current funding system for universities is working well. The value of outstanding loans reached £182 billion in March last year.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

Now more than ever, students are demanding more from their college or university of choice. And if we learned anything from the pandemic, it’s that education is becoming more and more about the student experience. Beyond simply wanting the flexibility to earn college credits from home, students feel that online programs meet their personal needs better than traditional face-to-face instruction, especially at the height of the pandemic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Randi Lynn Tanglen Randi Lynn Tanglen has been appointed vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of North Dakota. Tanglen holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., a master’s in English from the University of Montana, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Arizona.

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University Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

The University of Wisconsin System has joined a number of universities across the nation that have banned the popular socail media app TikTok on school-owned devices. UW System officials made the announcement Tuesday. Multiple schools have banned the app in recent weeks, including Arkansas State, Auburn, Oklahoma, Georgia, Idaho State and Iowa. Nearly half the states have banned the app on state-owned devices, including Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Dakota and Wisconsi

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Technology is creating new work opportunities, but people need the skills to fill these new roles. Businesses, governments and academic institutions must align efforts to address the growing skills-gap crisis and help students and workers transition into new digital careers. Public and private partnerships can meet this moment to build competitive, equitable and resilient workforces for the digital economy at scale.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 25, 2023

Hamline University’s full-time faculty members voted 71 to 12 on Monday to call for the resignation of President Fayneese Miller, The Pioneer Press reported. Miller’s administration called it “undeniably inconsiderate, disrespectful and Islamophobic” and “an act of intolerance” for an adjunct professor, Erika López Prater, to have shown an image of Muhammad in class in the fall.

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