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Education Department proposes regulation that would block explicit bans on transgender athletes

Higher Ed Dive

In certain circumstances, however, federally funded schools would be able exclude transgender students from sports matching their gender identity.

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The Deafening Silence of Florida's College Presidents

The Chronicle of Higher Education

In the midst of a crisis, they've made clear their biggest priority: job security. By Brian Rosenberg Illustration by The Chronicle In the midst of a crisis, they've made clear their biggest priority: job security.

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Average full-time faculty pay fell 2.4% after inflation, AAUP finds

Higher Ed Dive

This is the third consecutive year wage growth fell below inflation, according to the faculty organization.

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What the Past Can Teach Us About the Future of AI and Education

Campus Technology

Current attitudes toward generative AI hearken back to early skepticism about the impact of the internet on education. Both then and now, technology has created challenges but also opportunities that can't be ignored.

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Average full-time faculty wages fell 2.4% after inflation, AAUP finds

Higher Ed Dive

This is the third consecutive year wage growth fell below inflation, according to the faculty organization.

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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Inside Higher Ed

Image: DENVER—As snow fell from gray skies on Tuesday, higher education professionals, publishers, librarians, information technologists, government researchers and others met this week for the Coalition for Networked Information spring membership meeting. There, attendees gathered to discuss the use of information technology to advance scholarship and education.

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Job candidates struggle to add microcredentials to hiring platforms

Higher Ed Dive

Technology gaps could interfere with essential information about nondegree training, research from Northeastern University shows.

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2U sues Education Department over third-party guidance

Higher Ed Dive

The OPM alleges the department overstepped its authority and created “an expansive and onerous regulatory regime.

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Trash Talk as Resistance: It's Nothing New

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It's normal. That's what most current and former athletes thought about Angel Reese waving her hand in front of her face and signaling towards a ring on her hand. The non-verbal form of trash-talking or trolling is familiar to contact sports like basketball. So why is Reese, in particular, being ostracized for normative behavior? Given the negative attention towards Reese and other Black women in sports, two things come to mind: race and gender.

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Texas Supreme Court says universities can revoke degrees

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The Texas Supreme Court has ruled 6 to 2 that the University of Texas and the Texas State University systems can revoke degrees that graduates received through academic misconduct. “The only difference between expelling a current student for academic misconduct and revoking the degree of a former student for the exact same academic misconduct is one of timing,” Debra Lehrmann, the court’s senior justice, wrote on the majority’s behalf.

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Housing, banking, labels remain issues for UK international students

The PIE News

International students studying at universities across the UK had an opportunity to share their experiences with university leaders at The PIE Live Europe last week. At the student roundtable breakout session, students candidly shared personal experiences about their time in the UK, as well as the extent to which they believe the UK is meeting their needs as international students.

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4 Benefits of Outsourcing Your University’s Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Higher education remains a prime target for cybercriminals, and attacks are on the rise. One report by Checkpoint Research found that cyberattacks against the education and research sectors jumped by 44 percent in the first half of 2022 compared with all of 2021. Verizon also noted in its most recent Data Breach Investigation Report that educational institutions experienced a dramatic increase in ransomware attacks in recent years.

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ChatGPT is a catalyst for instructors to deal with cheating (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It’s catalyzing academe to address the fact that we often haven’t known how much cheating is occurring or sufficiently revamped our classes to deal with it. Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Михаил Руденко/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?

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National University Launches Virtual Reality Campus

Campus Technology

National University is building a new virtual campus it says will "harness the power of virtual and augmented reality experiences to power teaching, learning, and student engagement.

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Google launches Advanced Data Analytics and Business Intelligence certificates on Coursera

Coursera blog

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera We are excited to announce two new advanced Professional Certificates from Google in Advanced Data Analytics and Business Intelligence , available on Coursera today. The new certificates are designed for learners who have already completed the entry-level Google Data Analytics certificate or have prior experience in the field.

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Baylor University Dedicates Statues of First Black Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Baylor University has recently dedicated statues honoring its first Black graduates, the late Rev. Robert L. Gilbert, and Barbara A. Walker. The bronze statues – created by renowned sculptor Benjamin Victor – were placed on the walkway to the Tidwell Bible Building. On Jun. 2, 1967, Gilbert and Walker became the first Black students to attain undergraduate degrees from Baylor.

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3 Questions for Todd Nicolet, Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation At the most recent edX/2U University Partner Advisory Council meeting , we had the privilege of spending time with Dr. Todd Nicolet. Todd is the Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC. In our conversations, we found Todd to be both incredibly collegial and massively knowledgeable about the shifting landscape of higher education.

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Starting with Philosophy: Examining Teaching Philosophy as a Starting Point for Improvement

Faculty Focus

Faculty members need a philosophy of teaching statement when applying for jobs and throughout their time in higher education. Yes, ChatGPT could write it and it might look a little like this: My philosophy of teaching is centered on the belief that all students have the potential to learn and succeed. To tap into this potential, I adopt student-centered approaches that prioritize student voice, choice, and agency in the learning process.

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Colo. bill would allow more nonresidents at public colleges

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Colorado could soon pass a law that would effectively allow public colleges and universities to admit more out-of-state students—if they also recruit more high-achieving state residents. Colorado law currently allows no more than 45 percent of each public institution’s incoming freshmen to come from out of state. House Bill 96—passed by both the House and Senate and now awaiting the governor’s signature—won’t literally increase that cap, but it would ra

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Harvard professor lobbied SEC on behalf of oil firm that pays her lavishly, emails show

The Guardian - Higher Education

Environmental law professor Jody Freeman urged to cut ties with ConocoPhillips, which pays her more than $350,000 a year The Harvard environmental law professor at the centre of a conflict-of-interest row lobbied the regulator on behalf of the oil and gas company that pays her more than $350,000 a year, a new investigation can reveal. Emails seen by the Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) show that Jody Freeman facilitated a meeting between a director at the Securities and

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Simulation gives students experiential learning opportunity

Inside Higher Ed

Image: One educator at Syracuse University is propelling real-world learning with clinical simulations to teach undergraduates how to navigate tense, awkward, unfamiliar or ethically fraught conversations in their careers. For over 15 years, the School of Education has utilized simulations in its curriculum, establishing engaging, shared learning environments in a low-risk setting and prompting students to participate in data-based reflection and strategizing.

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Tenured faculty in steady decline while part-time and graduate workers rise, per report

University Business

The academic workforce in the U.S. is slowly but surely relying more heavily on contingent faculty and graduate student employees as tenure and tenure-track faculty positions decline, according to a key summary from the American Association of University Professors. The study identified contingent professors as positions ineligible for tenure that are either part-time, full-time non-tenure-track or full-time no-tenure system.

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Catalyzing a sense of community in classrooms

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Faculty members and assessment office staff at Macalester College in Minnesota solicited student feedback on building community in the classroom through a collaborative brainstorm activity early in the term. Instructors used students’ suggestions to enhance the course design and class behaviors and promote belonging and connection. What’s the need: Students have opportunities to engage with their peers and create community in residential, social and co-curricular settings but

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a precedent-setting career in higher education, the late Dr. Alfredo de los Santos Jr. brought innovation, excellence, and inclusion to community colleges. De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work.

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Why colleges are updating historic buildings to suit the modern student

University Business

Most colleges and universities are willing to go to great lengths to modernize school campuses while also maintaining an atmosphere that students had decades ago once enjoyed. Some schools are willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on preserving their antique aesthetic while embracing the future. Recent building renovations and expansions across the University of Cincinnati, Duke University and the University of Virginia fall well past the $100 million mark.

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Highlight Your Institution’s Unique Value to Win Talent

PeopleAdmin

Hiring isn’t getting any easier for HigherEd teams this year. According to a recent poll by the Chronicle of Higher Education , 62% of college leaders said that hiring in the first three months of 2023 has been more challenging than in 2022. The Chronicle noted, “In the survey’s open-ended responses, hiring managers reported taking months to fill key positions, and while some respondents said turnover isn’t as prevalent as it once was, their ability to land top talent is being dictated by candid

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Agent arrested in fake admission letter case

The PIE News

Police in India have arrested a travel agent accused of forging visa documents for students in Canada. It follows the news that Indian students in Canada face possible deportation as border services investigate the use of fake college acceptance letters in study permit applications. It is unclear how many people are impacted in total but media reports suggest anywhere from 100 to 700.

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Syracuse Grad Workers Unionize

Inside Higher Ed

Syracuse University graduate student workers have successfully unionized. Syracuse Graduate Employees United, affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, said in a news release that the vote was 728 to 36, with 90 contested ballots. The union will represent graduate assistants, research assistants and teaching assistants paid via stipends, said Amanda Beavin, a graduate assistant.

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Why Montreal is a great destination for language curious teenagers

The PIE News

As the second largest province in Canada, Québec is the rising star of Canada’s education destinations and without a doubt should be on the list for the adventurous and language curious youth seeking an unforgettable experience. In 2022, Canada welcomed over 807,000 international students at all levels, with 45,000 in the K-12 level. Québec was selected by 12% of the overall number as a study destination.

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Starting with Philosophy: Examining Teaching Philosophy as a Starting Point for Improvement

Faculty Focus

Faculty members need a philosophy of teaching statement when applying for jobs and throughout their time in higher education. Yes, ChatGPT could write it and it might look a little like this: My philosophy of teaching is centered on the belief that all students have the potential to learn and succeed. To tap into this potential, I adopt student-centered approaches that prioritize student voice, choice, and agency in the learning process.

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US sector calls out government on third-party guidance

The PIE News

US international education stakeholders are pressing the government to rescind to a recent statement on the use of third-party providers. The Dear Colleague Letter – released in February – should be withdrawn, stakeholders say, as it would have “unintended but serious consequences” for international recruiting, as well as study abroad programming.

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Colleges Could Keep Transgender Students Off Some Athletic Teams Under Title IX Proposal

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Tom Williams, CQ-Roll Call, Inc., Getty Images Catherine Lhamon, head of the Education Department’s civil-rights office Amid dozens of legal fights involving transgender athletes, the U.S. Education Department aims to establish guardrails around gender identity.

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New Cypriot uni aims to go “all in” internationally

The PIE News

A new institution in Cyprus will endeavour to frame itself as a truly internationally-minded institution with an increased overseas student intake, according to its new rector. The newly-branded University of Limassol will see the current institution – the Cyprus International Institute of Management – become integrated into UoL as the CIIM business school.

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DANIELA SALVEMINI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Daniela Salvemini Daniela Salvemini has been appointed director of the new Institute for Translational Neuroscience at Saint Louis University. Salvemini served as the William Beaumont Professor and chair of the department of pharmacology and physiology at the university. She is a graduate of Kings College, London, where she majored in pharmacology. She earned a Ph.D. in pharmacology at London University.

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Shannon O’Brien, Minerva, Bolivia

The PIE News

Shannon O’Brien went from teaching English in Japan to leading one of Bolivia’s only education agencies, where she now sends hundreds of Bolivian students to study abroad. The PIE talks to her about her journey and Bolivia’s diversifying market trends. Shannon O’Brien joins many others in saying that, when she first came into the international education industry, she had no idea about the massive world she was getting into.

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Dr. Wayne P. Webster Appointed President of Albion College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Wayne P. Webster will become president of Albion College, effective Jul. 1. Dr. Wayne P. Webster Webster is currently interim president at The College of Wooster. "We are delighted to welcome Wayne as the 18th president of Albion College," Albion Board Chair Joanne Miller said. “He has demonstrated he can look across the college as an organic whole and develop the strategy needed to help us meet our educational goals.

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2U Lawsuit Claims Looming Education Dept. Guidance Breaks the Law

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Taylor Swaak Illustration by The Chronicle; photo from 2U Inc. The giant online-program manager is seeking to halt the rollout of new rules for such companies and their college partners.