Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 27, 2023

Navajo Technical University, in New Mexico, is offering a doctorate in the culture and language of Diné, a Navajo word meaning “the people.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 27, 2023

Great practitioners can struggle to fit in as academics. Jacqueline Baxter explores what the research says can help them The post Why an identity clash means practitioners can struggle as academics appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 27, 2023

Colleges’ increasing dependence on private-sector ed tech firms leaves them open to risk, says the head of the Student Borrower Protection Center.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 27, 2023

Gemma McCall explains how the views of online influencers can have a detrimental impact on higher education culture The post Influencers’ views can have a detrimental impact on higher education culture appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 27, 2023

Stone Academy closed down all of its campuses last month, leaving students who want to finish their education in the lurch.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Image: On Friday, a federal judge in New York ruled that the Internet Archive violated U.S. copyright law when it digitized countless physical books from four major book publishers and offered them online. The highly anticipated verdict concerning the nonprofit’s behemoth online lending operation —3.6 million books protected by copyrights, including 33,000 of the publishers’ titles—was swift, landing days after the March 20 hearing.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 27, 2023

Understand how operations, academics, strategy and mission combine to meet stakeholder expectations and institutional goals.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 27, 2023

AI-crafted job descriptions in Google Docs are one example of the Workspace integration Google is touting.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Image: Connecticut College president Katherine Bergeron is stepping down in the wake of student protests and widespread calls for her resignation over missteps on diversity, equity and inclusion. Bergeron made the announcement Friday morning, writing in a statement that she would formally step down “at the end of the current semester.” Students, faculty and staff have been calling for Bergeron’s ouster for weeks; students occupied the administrative building last month after Ro

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Campus Technology

MARCH 27, 2023

What constitutes student success? Traditional measurements such as enrollment, retention, and graduation rates fail to paint the larger picture of the student experience. Here's how institutions can rethink the metrics that define successful outcomes on campus.

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The PIE News

MARCH 27, 2023

International students have been arriving in Australia on university courses and then switching to vocational or private colleges which have more flexible study options to benefit from the country’s uncapped work rights, an agent association has warned. President of agent association AAERI Ravi Lochan Singh said that the practice of switching has been facilitated by on-shore migration agents in Australia and has resulted in retention concerns for universities.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Image: A program at the University of California, Irvine, ensures first-generation or underprivileged students are prepared for their lives after college, with a 100 percent graduation rate among its 630 scholars in the program’s 24-year history. The Student Achievement Guided by Experience (SAGE) program provides scholars with tools for success, scholarship money and a supportive community to reach their goals during college and after.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

In an era of partisan pandering, he offers something radically different. By Chris Fleming Antonio Olmos, eyevine, Redux In an era of partisan pandering, he offers something radically different.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

At nearly 700 colleges and universities and colleges, the rates paid by low-income students increased by larger percentages than the prices paid by their highest-income ones, according to federal data analyzed by the Hechinger Report and published in USA Today. The study is based on what students actually paid, not tuition rates. The net price for the lowest-income students at Connecticut College rose 235 percent in the last decade, compared to 9 percent for the highest-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

An Ohio higher education bill currently making its way through the state legislature could prohibit Ohio higher education instructors from teaching climate science without also including false or misleading counterpoints, Ohio Capital Journal reported. Sen. Jerry C. Cirino SB 83 , the Higher Education Enhancement Act, sponsored by State Senator Jerry Cirino aims to label classroom speech on certain topics – including climate change, abortion, immigration, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE

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University Business

MARCH 27, 2023

With every passing day, it seems like our politicians and leaders are drawing deeper allegiances to their party. Now, it looks like students are, too. A new report uncovered that one out of four college-eligible students are crossing off schools they were previously considering based on its state’s political climate. Art and Science Group LLC’s publication studentPOLL interviewed 1,865 domestic high school seniors, 778 of which intend on joining a four-year postsecondary institution.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Image: Student success programming in Texas is now one step easier to identify, thanks to a new resource database. The Texas Student Success Program Inventory (TX SSPI) features 244 student success programs from 74 public institutions in Texas, including program details, eligibility criteria, funding sources and outcomes. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board contracted with Ithaka S+R to collect information regarding student success programs and initiatives and organize it into a usable

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University Business

MARCH 27, 2023

Third-party teletherapy solutions have been some of the most attractive options for colleges struggling to meet student counseling demands amid reportedly declining rates of campus mental health. As effective as these services may be, Mantra Health and TimelyCare—formerly TimelyMD—have taken time to recalibrate their philosophy to attend to students at all levels of their mental health journey rather than just addressing them in the counseling room.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

These days it is becoming more common for academic institutions to request diversity statements with job application materials. Today’s college students are demographically, ideologically, neurologically and culturally diverse, and diversity statements are seen as a way to recruit faculty and staff who will serve these students well. However, diversity statements have come under fire in recent years.

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Higher Education Today

MARCH 27, 2023

Title: The State of American Higher Education Outcomes in 2023 Authors: Michael Itzkowitz, Kylie Murdock, Michelle Dimino, Emmi Navarro Source: Third Way Third Way has released an update to its 2019 report examining institutional outcomes on completion, post-enrollment earnings, and student loan repayment. The organization regularly examines these key areas to better determine and map a.

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UW Presidential Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

From the very first graduate of the University of Washington to policymakers , scientists , entrepreneurs , educators and pathbreakers of all kinds, the UW has been home to countless women who have made – and are making – history. National Women’s History Month , celebrated in March, is our annual opportunity to learn about the women, Huskies and otherwise, who have changed the world for the better and to continue to widen the pathways for women to achieve even more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

The UC Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine has accepted its first class of California Medicine Scholars. This spring, these community college students from inland Southern California will receive academic support as they pursue medical education. The 37 students are part of the new state-funded California Medicine Scholars Program (CMSP), which seeks to diversify the field of primary care and address health workforce shortages.

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Educause

MARCH 27, 2023

Cyber resilience is fundamental for the future of higher education institutions. Improve on these three CISO-backed initiatives to strengthen cyber resilience at your organization.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

By Kate Hidalgo Bellows and Sarah Brown The university's president accepted responsibility for a series of institutional mistakes, shortly after the professor's family filed a $9-million claim.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Rider University is partnering with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey for a program that helps school district support staff become teachers amid a national shortage. The Pathways to Teaching program will give eligible West Windsor-Plainsboro Service Association (WWPSA) employees tuition assistance to complete a bachelor’s degree and/or a teaching certificate.

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Higher Education Today

MARCH 27, 2023

Title: Undergraduate Degree Earners, Academic Year 2021-2022 Authors: Aaron Pevitz, Mikyung Ryu, and Doug Shapiro Source: National Student Clearinghouse The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) has released a report on undergraduate graduation trends for the 2021-2022 academic year highlighting differences in undergraduate degree completions by student age and institution type.

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The PIE News

MARCH 27, 2023

Money, accreditation and visibility have all been named as barriers to the expansion of joint and double degree programs, in a new report from Poland’s international exchange body. Dawid Kostecki, director of the Polish national agency for academic exchange (NAWA), wrote in the publication that this type of education “has gained interest in the Polish academic community in recent years”, in part due to the “complexities of the labour market”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Renowned human rights activist and civil rights lawyer Randall Robinson died Mar. 24 at age 81. Robinson died of aspiration pneumonia, NPR reported. Known for his advocacy against apartheid and for Haitian democracy and reparations for Black Americans, Robinson was a fierce supporter of higher education. (Left to right) Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass; Coretta Scott King; Randall Robinson Born 1941 in Richmond, Va., Robinson was one of the leaders of the anti-apartheid Free South Africa Movement.

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The PIE News

MARCH 27, 2023

The Forum on Education Abroad held the in-person component of its 19 th annual conference in Seattle last week, following two days of virtual sessions earlier this month. The hybrid event welcomed over 1,000 participants between the two formats, of whom, 400 were first time attendees. President and CEO The Forum on Education Abroad , Melissa Torres noted the “increase in diversity represented by conference participants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

New York state is funding a $4 million internship program to give City University of New York (CUNY) students work experience and $20 an hour at no cost to employers, including small businesses, tech startups, non-profits, corporations, and government agencies. Gov. Kathy Hochul The program, Spring Forward, has 10-week internships that started in February.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

By Dan Bauman The gap in projected income affected a metric watched closely by bondholders, who can gain considerable power over a university’s operations if its finances rapidly deteriorate.

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The PIE News

MARCH 27, 2023

The UK’s University of Manchester has entered into a tripartite partnership with six Kenyan universities and county governments to train manpower in a wide range of healthcare fields. The move will include the setting up of a Centre of Excellence for Healthcare Education and Training. It will see county governments from the western region of the East African country raise nearly £1 billion from the UK Export Finance to build “six new healthcare campuses” to train health personnel i

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

George Washington University will replace the nickname of its athletic teams, removing “Colonials” after years of pressure from students, the New York Times reported. Student critics said the current nickname had connotations of violence toward Native Americans and other colonized people. Potential replacements have been narrowed down to four options: “Ambassadors,” “Blue Fog,” “Revolutionaries” and “Sentinels.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Middlebury College is being sued for changing the name of its chapel. The name was changed from Mead Memorial Chapel to Middlebury Chapel, WCAX News reported. The original name honored Vermont governor John Mead, who served from 1910 to 1912 and paid to construct the meeting house and place of worship at his alma mater in 1914. But in September 2021, Middlebury leadership stripped the chapel of its sign “because of Governor John A.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Five simple ways to spark your students’ curiosity and learning by welcoming mistakes and ambiguity in the classroom. By Jeremy T. Murphy and Meira Levinson Getty Images Five simple ways to spark your students’ curiosity and learning by welcoming mistakes and ambiguity in the classroom.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

The University of Missouri system is scrapping the use of diversity statements, as the Legislature is considering legislation that would do the same thing, The Kansas City Star reported. Instead of using diversity, equity and inclusion statements, university leaders will now send a “values commitment” to job applicants, said an email from Mun Choi, the system president.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Students at Princeton describe unease that Exxon employee had an office on campus, while dozens of universities have big oil links The lecturer looked, and sounded, the part. Sporting a pale blue shirt and Princeton University ID badge, he had his own office on campus, a short stroll from the room where several dozen students were gathered to hear him confidently talk about the challenges in moving away from fossil fuels.

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