Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 2, 2023

The university said applicants will not be disadvantaged if they do not submit SAT or ACT scores.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 2, 2023

Rebecca Sanderson and Amy Zile call on universities to harness the skills, experiences, commitment and motivation of student carers and parents The post Who cares about the carers? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 2, 2023

Officials describe new guidance as protecting taxpayer dollars and heading off risky behavior, but for-profits argue the move will limit student choice.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 2, 2023

Funding to councils was supposed to help those not covered by other schemes. Jim Dickinson interrogates whether students (were) counted The post Why don’t students count as people that need help from local authorities? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 2, 2023

However, overall symptoms of anxiety and depression among workers declined from July 2021 to August 2022.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 2, 2023

This week on the podcast 46 per cent of people would only invest more in R&D when the economy improves – does the fragility of public support matter? The post Podcast: R&D, dependants, autocracies appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The PIE News

MARCH 2, 2023

The ELICOS sector had the highest volume increase in commencements and enrolments of any education sector in Australia in 2022, according to the 2022 ELICOS Market Analysis by English Australia. ELICOS enrolments increased by 89.6%, while the sector gained 44,680 commencements, closely followed by the higher education sector, which had the second highest increase of 41,026 commencements.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

Seventeen years into his career, a faculty member finds out he is autistic. It explains, he says, a lot. By Bradley J. Irish Taylor Callery for The Chronicle Seventeen years into his career, a faculty member finds out he is autistic. It explains, he says, a lot.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Image: The nonstop, two-week prayer session at Asbury University that brought tens of thousands of people from across the country to the Christian campus in Kentucky has finally ended. But speculation is continuing about why and how the event, dubbed the “Asbury revival” or “outpouring,” occurred and what it means and says about the intersection of faith and academics on religious campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility. However, there has been scant information on the specific impacts at a national level. Now, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has begun to fill that void with the release of new data estimating changes in how student and family assets will be c

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Finlandia University announced Thursday that it will not enroll students for the upcoming academic year and has teach-out agreements in place as it prepares to close. In a statement announcing the looming closure, the Board of Trustees pointed to demographic changes that have led to a “steep decrease in interest in going to college.” “I want to assure you that the Board of Trustees made every effort possible to work with President [Timothy] Pinnow and his leadership team to avo

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

“Poet of Code” Dr. Joy Buolamwini founded the Algorithmic Justice League, where she is artist-in-chief and president, to create a world with more equitable and accountable technology. She uses art and research to illuminate the social implications of artificial intelligence (AI). Previously, Buolamwini was a MAS affiliated research assistant at the MIT Media Lab.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

We’ve proven over and over that there’s enough work to give many of us full-time positions, writes Stephen Werner, but things are moving in the opposite direction. Job Tags: Academic administration Editorial Tags: Adjuncts Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Dilok Klaisataporn/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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Campus Technology

MARCH 2, 2023

A new forecast from research firm Gartner estimates that nearly half of all cybersecurity leaders will change jobs by 2025. And 25% will move to non-security roles due to multiple work-related stressors.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Image: Findings from a recent study on the role of technology-enabled academic success coaching to close equity gaps at community colleges validate the benefits of both providing such coaching and ensuring that coaches stay with their assigned students. The study’s story: Over three years, 11 North Carolina Community College system institutions used a Watermark student success and engagement platform—which flags at-risk students, enables easy communication between student and success

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

Don Pope-Davis Don Pope-Davis has been named president of the Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions. He is dean of the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Pope-Davis earned his doctorate in counseling psychology from Stanford University and his bachelor’s degree in psychology and theology from Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation I hate to agree with Scott Galloway. Not because Galloway isn’t smart, provocative, and always interesting. Mostly, because Galloway says lots of things about higher ed that are smart, provocative, interesting — and almost always wrong. In this case, Galloway wrote a piece called More Babies that is both not wrong and not about higher ed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

President of Trinity University since July 2022, Dr. Vanessa B. Beasley is committed to ensuring Trinity receives national recognition as a leader in liberal arts education. This involves a commitment to the student experience, which includes interdisciplinary experiential learning and undergraduate research. She previously served as vice provost for academic affairs, dean of residential faculty, and associate professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Image: When Ruth Simmons assumed the presidency of Prairie View A&M University in 2017, it was considered a major boost to the historically Black university. She brought to the role decades of leadership experience, including stints as the president of Smith College and then Brown University, where she became the first Black president to lead any Ivy League institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

In spring 2022, longtime athletics administrator Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes became the first full-time staff member in the 40-year history of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC), which comprises HBCU institutions that compete in the NAIA. Barnes previously served the GCAC on a part-time basis while working as athletic director of Dillard University.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 2, 2023

Twenty-two institutions and companies received the 2023 Inspiring Programs in Business Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the leader in advancing best practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion. This national recognition honors programs that provide comprehensive support for students from underrepresented groups who seek careers in business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

Dr. Marva M. Craig, vice president for student affairs at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), is living proof of the power of community colleges. Her higher education journey began with an associate degree from BMCC. Her vision is to provide students with a holistic higher education experience, focusing not only on academic achievement, but also personal growth and development with a desire to be lifelong learners.

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The PIE News

MARCH 2, 2023

Australian tertiary education provider NextEd Group has recorded revenues of AUS$43.6 million in the first half of the 2023 fiscal year – a 239% increase over the 1 FY22 revenue of $18.2m. NextEd, which until December 2022 was known as iCollege after merging with Redhill, has 11 colleges at 10 campuses across seven Australian cities and operates student recruitment under the Go Study brand.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

Tana Fitzpatrick was named associate vice president of tribal relations at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in March 2022. A member of the Crow Tribe of Montana and a Sioux, Ponca and Chickasaw descendent, Fitzpatrick, an attorney, previously served as a specialist in natural resources policy for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

The executive committee of Boston University’s Board of Trustees voted not to pre-emptively restrict the university from investing in civilian gun manufacturers, saying those companies did not meet the board’s criteria for a level of social harm justifying divestment. Those criteria include a stipulation that the harm caused by the industry in question should clearly outweigh any “negative consequences” of divestment—including “censorship of competing views wi

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, an assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has been a vital part of American health since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her National Institutes of Health team played an essential role in vaccine development. Corbett’s patent portfolio includes universal coronavirus and influenza vaccine concepts and novel therapeutic antibodies.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

By Taylor Swaak Nien-Ken Alec Lu for The Chronicle At some institutions, growth in remote education is raising standards for both.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

After a national search, Dr. Julianna M. Asperin Barnes was named chancellor of the South Orange County Community College District in 2022. She previously served as president of Cuyamaca College when the college received the John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award and was recognized by Excelencia in Education. Barnes is known for inclusive leadership, participatory governance, and transparency.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Nearly two dozen employees, or 13 percent of the workforce, at Bloomfield College will lose their jobs as part of the merger with Montclair State University, according to NJ.com. Of those 22 employees, 10 are faculty members, NJ.com reported. The workforce reduction comes as the two institutions prepare to merge this summer. Montclair State University will absorb Bloomfield College in a deal minted last fall after Bloomfield president Marcheta Evans made a public appeal for help in 2021 to stave

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

President of Texas Southern University (TSU) since June 2021, Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young has had a long and storied higher education career. She was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering and is among the first African American women to become a full professor of engineering. Her research has focused on virtual reality, computer simulations in ergonomics, design of displays and controls, workplace design, and carpal tunnel s

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ACRLog

MARCH 2, 2023

Last week, I did my first conference presentation as a tenure-track academic librarian! I’m actively resisting the urge to qualify or minimize that statement – it was virtual, it wasn’t about my own hardcore research, etc. I did it, and I’m proud of that! It got me thinking about professional activity as it relates to tenure (or in Salisbury University’s case for librarians, permanent status).

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Blog: Beyond Transfer Invisibility continues to define transfer students’ experience, despite their presence in numbers: a quarter of students at public four-year colleges nationwide are transfers and approximately one-third of undergraduates transfer at least once between colleges. Recent research, including student and faculty surveys conducted by our A2B (Associate’s to Bachelor’s Degree Transfer) colleagues at CUNY (where there are up to 25,000 new transfer students per yea

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Campus Technology

MARCH 2, 2023

Weak demand and a slower-than-expected global market recovery are pushing mobile phones into a decline this year, with no recovery expected until 2024, according to a forecast from market research firm IDC.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Helping people re-enter society after a prison stay can be tricky. In today’s Academic Minute, St. Francis College’s Angela S. Murolo says it can be especially tricky for the elderly. Murolo is an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice at St. Francis, in Brooklyn, N.Y. A transcript of this podcast can be found here. Section: Academic Minute File: 03-02-23 St.

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Thinking Cap Agency

MARCH 2, 2023

Over the past few years higher education was already going through changes as technology bridged the gap between remote students and universities. But the pandemic further accelerated the trend towards online learning, making it even more popular, and in some cases necessary, for students looking to further their education. Online learning offers a host of benefits for students — it’s flexible and allows access to education that students may not have had otherwise.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Southeastern Louisiana University is operating without most computer networks, which were taken down Friday due to a “network incident,” 4WWL News reported. State police and the governor’s Office of Homeland Security are now investigating a possible cyberthreat. Email has been restored, but the Moodle system and basic internet access are not working.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 2, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s not news that TikTok is all the rage, but should your school be on TikTok producing organic content, running ads, or both? That’s the question we tackle in this post. TikTok’s Popularity Explosion TikTok has over one billion monthly active users, and it continues to grow, with eight new users joining every second (650,000 new users per day!).

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