Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 1, 2023
About 833,000 fewer public school seats were filled across the country, with several traditionally underserved demographics showing notable declines.
MindMax
MARCH 1, 2023
Recent higher education trends have made it clear that now more than ever, colleges and universities must have successful strategies for engaging adult learners. The US birth rate has declined steadily over the past decade , leading to an inevitable reduction in traditional college enrollees aged 18 to 24. There is also an increasing number of students simply opting out of the college experience, choosing alternative paths instead.
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Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 1, 2023
Colleges can make study abroad more accessible by sharing financial aid information, students said in a new survey.
Wonkhe
MARCH 1, 2023
There's pressure on universities over gaps in evaluation when supporting students to get in and get on. Liz Austen on what might be done to close them The post Solving gaps in evaluation needs wicked solutions appeared first on Wonkhe.
Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.
MARCH 1, 2023
Lorain County Community College was founded in 1963 to as a source of constant, relevant education and training for local people. Over the years, many things have changed, but one thing that remains the same is our commitment to adapt to the needs of employers, students and the community through affordable, impactful education. With a focus on embracing change, LCCC continues to make strides in this mission throughout the changing tides of economy and industry.
Wonkhe
MARCH 1, 2023
Higher education is ambitious in setting sustainability targets, but with so many issues to deal with it can be hard to stay focused. Dain Son Robinson thinks the answer lies in embedding sustainability in everything we do The post Turning sustainability ambitions into meaningful action appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
Faculty members are more likely to self-censor today than social scientists did during McCarthy era of the 1940s and 50s, according to a recent report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Dr. Sean Stevens At the end of the Second Red Scare in 1955, 9% of social scientists said they toned down their writing for fear of causing controversy.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
It was supposed to be a night of celebration. Dr. Celeste Malone, an associate professor and coordinator of the psychology program at Howard University, had invited fellow Black psychologists, graduate students, and a small number of friends and family to celebrate in her presidential suite on the evening of Feb. 8. The gathering was part of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) annual convention at the Hyatt Regency in Denver.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
By Elissa Welle Rod Aydelotte, Waco Tribune Herald, AP A Baylor graduate reads an open letter in 2016 about the university’s mishandling of sexual-assault accusations. Costly cases like Baylor’s are shifting the insurance landscape for colleges. As more victims accuse colleges of failing to protect them from abuse, higher ed is becoming the third rail of risk management.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
Jobs for the Future (JFF), a nonprofit driving workforce and education transformation, in partnership with the University of Phoenix released the report “Professional Social Capital: A Key to Black Economic Advancement.” It contains an action-based framework that addresses systemic barriers in education and workforce development as well as outlining strategies for colleges and employers to support career advancement for Black learners and workers by building professional social capital.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
How could a chat bot that is causing panic in academia leave me with a palpable sense of focus and calm as a professor? I have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and ChatGPT has become my go-to assistive technology for writing and for teaching. Assistive technologies (AT) specifically for folks with ADHD are not new. A suite of technologies address and help mitigate barriers associated with ADHD, including time management, notetaking and voice-recognition software.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
It was coincidental that the American College Health Association’s (ACHA’s) Gun Safety Task Force met shortly after the Michigan State University shooting earlier this month on Feb. 13, said Dr. Keith Williamson, co-chair of the task force and medical director at the Vinson Health Center at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. Dr. Keith Williamson, co-chair of the ACHA Gun Safety Task Force and medical director at the Vinson Health Center at Midwestern State University.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
Such activities among students can leave us dissatisfied and frustrated, write Katherine Shwetz and Maria Assif. The fact is that they require guidance and structure. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: faculty teachinglearning Section: Transforming Teaching & Learning Editorial Tags: Teaching Today Show on Jobs site: Image Source: urbancow/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: Katherine Shwetz Maria Assif Is this diversity newsletter?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research. This campaign with Bucks-for-Brains – a program that matches private donations going to Kentucky universities with state dollars, effectively doubling the support of private investment into research – will fund UofL’s efforts to hire faculty in fields such as inflammation and microbiome; bioinfor
University Business
MARCH 1, 2023
The largest HBCU in Alabama is no novice to adversity. Alabama A&M University and HBCUs at large are some of the most underfunded state universities in the nation, fighting year after year for supplemental grants, scholarships and business partnerships to keep their students competitive in the workforce. Jobs for the Future , a nonprofit focused on the American workforce and education systems, recently identified a skill and career gap among Black learners and job seekers.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
Image: Locksley Knibbs, lead academic adviser for students studying the natural sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University, knows that advisers take on different roles to serve the whole student: mentor, advocate, mediator, coach. At FGCU, where many full-time advisers have faculty status, Knibbs even teaches a class on the foundations of civic engagement.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
Sens. Tina Smith, D-Minn, and Chuck Grassley R-Iowa, have reintroduced three bills to help students and families make informed decisions about borrowing for college. Sen. Tina Smith The bills aim to make sure that students are informed and educated about college search and selection, loans, and financial aid. The Net Price Calculator Improvement Act aims to improve effectiveness and access to net price calculators.
Coursera blog
MARCH 1, 2023
By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Over the past five years, 37% of the top skills in the average US job have been replaced. To help learners around the world keep up with this rapidly changing skills landscape, we’re pleased to roll out new content from our industry partners on Coursera. This quarter, we welcomed Genentech as a new industry partner launching content built upon decades of experience in the field of biotech.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
Over half of Americans (54%) support allowing college athletes to be paid for sports-related business ventures using their name, image, and likeness (NIL), according to a recent poll from market research and consulting firm Ipsos. The Ipsos Sports Poll surveyed Americans of varying ages – 1,035 general population adults, ages 18 and up – about a number of topics related to athletics, including sports played, sports fandoms, issues in the sports industry, and NIL rights.
Campus Technology
MARCH 1, 2023
IBM Security, releasing its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index for 2023, noted that education, sixth on the list of 10 industries analyzed, jumped from 2.8% of all incidents in 2021 to 7.3% in 2022.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
Image: When the University of Richmond’s Board of Trustees voted last fall to remove the name of alumnus and donor T. C. Williams from its law school, Williams’s descendants were irate. The board was following a new set of principles adopted earlier that year to ensure the namesakes of buildings, colleges and professorships lived up to the university’s values; the trustees decided that Williams, a wealthy tobacco farmer and slave owner, did not.
University Business
MARCH 1, 2023
The stream of graduate schools opting out of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings may be growing to include entire universities, but what these schools will do to market themselves effectively remains unanswered. When Yale Law School opted out in November, a flood of other law schools, such as U.C. Berkeley and Georgetown, followed suit. Soon enough, medical schools from Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania quit it as well.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
Image: Latinx students can have a tough time navigating the numerous structural and institutional challenges that work against them in academia, especially when it comes to attending and succeeding in graduate school. A new book, The Latinx Guide to Graduate School ( Duke University Press ), by Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales and Magdalena L. Barrera, attempts to provide a pathway and guidance for Latinx and other students of color who are interested in pursuing an advanced degree.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
Pima Community College has received nearly $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), which it will use to serve low-income and first-generation students interested in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degrees from select high schools. The TRiO Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) Program – funded with $1,437,685 – will support 60 students from Alta Vista, Desert View and Sunnyside high schools a year for five years.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
Image: Connecting students and alumni can be challenging, especially for a school with a widely dispersed population, but Grinnell College is closing the gap between its graduates and current students by hosting short virtual networking events. “For many undergraduates, particularly those who have been historically underrepresented in higher education, building one’s network can be a formidable challenge,” Mark Peltz, dean of careers, life and service at Grinnell College, share
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
Dr. Janelle Scott has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She will begin in her new role at the end of the association’s 2024 annual meeting. Dr. Janelle Scott Scott, the Robert J. and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Education, conducts research on the politics of educational policy in a multiracial, segregated, and unequal society and has been published i
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
In the past few months, much electronic ink has been spilled about the threat artificial intelligence, principally ChatGPT , poses to education. Some commentators immediately evoke Stephen King levels of terror. They decry the thought of students writing lab reports, law school exam responses and even entire term papers simply by putting the essay prompts into ChatGPT, waiting a few moments and then copying the results.
Coursera blog
MARCH 1, 2023
By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera Today, I’m happy to announce an online Master of Computer Science* from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), the No. 1 university in Peru and one of the top 15 universities in Latin America. This is the first degree from a Peruvian university on Coursera. There is an urgent need for technical professionals in Latin America.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
Image: Parties and papers, alcohol use and caffeine consumption, stress from feeling overscheduled, and overstimulation from technology. All of these and more play a role in college students not getting enough sleep. As research has shown, lack of sleep often impacts physical health, mental well-being and the ability to do daily activities ; plus, it can be a predictor of lower grades.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
Keona Lewis Keona Lewis has been named assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame. She served as the associate director of research and evaluation for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Georgia Tech. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminology and a doctorate in applied anthropology from the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Campus Technology
MARCH 1, 2023
An informal survey from video platform Echo360 found that higher education technology users around the world are hopeful about the potential instructional and learning impacts of generative artificial intelligence and applications like ChatGPT.
The PIE News
MARCH 1, 2023
Navitas will acquire Study Group’s interests in Taylors College Sydney, Taylors College Auckland, and the University of Waikato College under a new agreement announced by the international education providers. The sale – subject to conditions, including the satisfaction of competition and regulatory bodies – will see students continue to be taught by existing college staff under Navitas ownership.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
By Francie Diep Illustration by Ron Coddington, The Chronicle; Photo by Jeffrey Beall Many of the institutions that have ditched the rankings also have some of the wealthiest undergraduate student bodies.
The PIE News
MARCH 1, 2023
IDP continues a stampeding growth trajectory as it released its half year financial report for 2023, showing a 26% overall revenue increase to reach $502 million – boosted by a 142% growth in Australian student placement revenue. Globally, demand for student placement increased by 53% compared to the first half of 2022, and the student placement pipeline also seems to be recharging, with applicants up 71% in Australia and New Zealand.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
By Dan Bauman Illustration by The Chronicle The revised forecast from Moody's is the latest demonstration of the consequences that can follow prolonged governance strife.
HEPI
MARCH 1, 2023
This blog was kindly contributed by Leo Hanna, Executive Vice President at TechnologyOne Cost-of-living and student welfare have dominated the UK headlines of late, with the cost of food, energy and accommodation outpacing maintenance support. After so many students have already missed out on much of the traditional university experience during the pandemic, they are now feeling the pinch as the cost of living spirals.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 1, 2023
University of Georgia football player Jalen Carter surrendered to police in Athens, Georgia the night of Mar 1. night after a warrant was issued for his arrest earlier that day, ProFootballTalk reported. Jalen Carter Carter – who said he believed he will be fully exonerated – was charged with reckless driving and racing in relation to a Jan. 15 car crash that killed teammate and redshirt sophomore Devin Willock and football team staff member Chandler LeCroy.
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