Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Like many colleges, the public institution waived SAT and ACT mandates amid the pandemic. It joins MIT bucking a trend of remaining test-optional.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 1, 2022
There's been a ten-fold increase in the number of Nigerians coming to study in the UK. Jim Dickinson and Livia Scott try to work out what's driving that demand. The post What is behind the remarkable rise in students coming from Nigeria to study? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Pat O'Keefe called for information about the firing of a former business dean and the selection of the university's interim president.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 1, 2022
James Coe considers approaches to deal with the difficult, diffuse, and occasionally dangerous problems facing the sector. The post Higher education in the labyrinth: a tale of managing enormous risks arising from insoluble problems appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The justices plan to hear oral arguments in February. An injunction against the program will remain in place while they review the case.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 1, 2022
This week's card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to an important place for women’s education in Wales. The post Higher Education Postcard – Swansea Training College appeared first on Wonkhe.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Augusta University’s College of Nursing realized it needed to better train students on how to support family members when patients are near the end of life after recent graduates told faculty how emotionally unprepared they were the first time they faced the situation.
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Campus Technology
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The Texas Department of Information Resources, in its newly released Biennial Performance Report, has asked the state legislature to make it easier for higher education institutions and other state agencies to have dedicated information security officers by allowing them to share ISOs regionally.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Students and an advocacy group are suing Yale University, alleging systemic discrimination against students with mental health disabilities, CNN reported. The lawsuit – filed Wednesday in Connecticut federal court – claims that the school discriminated against students with mental health disabilities and forced students to withdraw after exhibiting severe mental health disability symptoms.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Blog: Learning Innovation My friend and former colleague Kaitlin Dumont, now director of University Partners at Kaplan, introduced me to her friend Charlotte Wang. Charlotte is a lead learning facilitator in the Online MBA program at Boston University Questrom School of Business. (Where Kaitlin is getting her MBA). As I’m fascinated by the growth, operations, and potential of low-cost and scaled online degree programs, Charlotte graciously agreed to answer my questions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The detrimental ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education won’t be going away any time soon, and student mental health is becoming an increasingly urgent issue, according to a recent EAB report. Dr. Ed Venit The white paper, “Navigating the Recovery: A Long Term Perspective on Student Success Following the Pandemic and What Actions You Can Take Now,” notes three student success issues that were made worse by the pandemic: K-12 learning loss, high staff turnover rates in higher
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The system is in trouble. New incentives — money and more recognition — might fix it. By Sylvia Goodman. Federico Gastaldi for The Chronicle. The system is in trouble. New incentives — money and more recognition — might fix it.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has chosen the schools that will participate in the third annual Institute on ePortfolios , which will begin on Jan. 13, 2023. Dr. C. Edward Watson According to the AAC&U, ePortfolios are digital repositories of student work – such as course-related essays, volunteer experiences, and employment history – that show learning outcomes.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Higher education must do much more to support and value the intellectual, scholarly work of teaching, write Martha Diede, Jessica Dewey and Michelle Pautz. Job Tags: Academic administration Ad keywords: administrators faculty teachinglearning Editorial Tags: Career Advice Teaching Show on Jobs site: Image Source: rudall30/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: Martha Diede Jessica Dewey Michelle Pautz Is this diversity newsletter?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
At the University of Hawai’i at M?noa (UH M?noa), Native Hawaiian students make up roughly 15% of the undergraduate student population. The school is one of only 21 institutions that qualifies for federally designated funding as an Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian serving institution. Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
New America Foundation has released a report, “ In Default and Left Behind ,” based on focus group interviews with 50 borrowers who went into default on their student loans before the pandemic. “Before they defaulted, many did not receive the benefits promised by higher education and were poorly served by a complex student loan repayment system, experiences that contributed to ongoing financial instability,” said the report.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) has established the VP&S Latino Association, a group that aims to foster development, presence, and belonging of the Latino community at the medical school. Dr. Mara Minguez The association plans to help with recruitment, retention, and promotion of Latino faculty and trainees; offer mentorship to promote well-being and facilitate social connections; increase representation of Latinos in leadership; help shape policy
The PIE News
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Digital learning platform FutureLearn has been acquired by Global University Systems, with former UK universities minister Jo Johnson announced as chairman. The deal will allow Netherlands-based GUS to provide FutureLearn with access to its proprietary AI-powered career management solution, widening FutureLearn’s offering to provide fully-fledged career advancement, linking learners with content, accreditation, mentorship and career opportunities.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Gerald Lewis Gerald Lewis has been appointed vice president for public safety at Columbia University in New York City. Lewis previously served as associate vice president and chief of police at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Image: Interest in how employers find skilled workers and individuals find the jobs they want is arguably at an all-time high. It matters to employers, governments, researchers, unions—and of course to the many educational institutions and training providers increasingly held responsible (and sometimes found wanting) for bridging that gap. Foundations invest millions in new programs aimed at smoothing the connections between would-be employees and prospective employers.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Several New Jersey public colleges and research universities can apply for mental health services funding from the state, NorthJersey.com reported. The funds will come from the $15 million allocated for mental health services by the state. Gov. Phil Murphy This comes amid rising suicide and depression among students. State agencies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spoke of a mental health emergency among youth and schoolchildren in 2020, citing steadily rising rates of suicide
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Image: Since its launch in 1997, Education City in Qatar has grown to host eight universities, most of which are branches of prestigious American colleges. But it is the most recent addition to the site that is currently in the global spotlight, with Education City Stadium, a 45,000-seat arena, hosting some of the world’s most famous soccer players for the men’s soccer World Cup.
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Current and former Yale University students filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the institution, alleging school officials discriminate against students with mental illness and pressure them to withdraw. The lawsuit includes two current and three former students and an alumni group representing dozens of others seeking class-action status from the U.S.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Blog: Beyond Transfer Today’s postsecondary students earn college credit in different ways and from different sources. A winding path, through multiple institutions and modalities and with multiple starts and stops, is typical. Yet our higher education institutions and the policy and infrastructure that support them are generally structured as if students follow a straight line from the beginning to the end of their postsecondary journey.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
By Katherine Mangan. Tayfun Coskun, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images Academic workers strike at University of California at Berkeley. Some scholars are concerned that labs will have to cut positions if the increased costs have to come out of grant money.
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 1, 2022
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on May 18, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. . I was watching a video of several of my students teaching this week. I had to be away for a conference, and they were scheduled to teach that day anyway, so I asked our Center for Teaching Excellence to record it. I would evaluate them later.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
By Megan Zahneis. Research on professors' well-being trailed off after the first year or two of Covid. But a new study suggests their stress levels remain high.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
When student-athletes arrived at the University of Mississippi this fall, each was given an Apple MacBook Pro laptop and AirPods — theirs to keep and take with them when they graduate. Distributing the technology bundles made Ole Miss one of the first schools to take advantage of an April 2021 Supreme Court decision (NCAA v. Alston) that gave colleges and universities the right to offer financial and other benefits, such as devices and tutoring, to support their athletes academically.
Faculty Focus
DECEMBER 1, 2022
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on May 18, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. . I was watching a video of several of my students teaching this week. I had to be away for a conference, and they were scheduled to teach that day anyway, so I asked our Center for Teaching Excellence to record it. I would evaluate them later.
Educause
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Discussing his recent article "Higher Education in Motion: The Digital and Cultural Transformations Ahead," John O’Brien highlights several higher education myths being debunked today.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
The freshly hired Auburn University football coach is mere days into his job, but he’s already issued an apology amid outrage over his previous Twitter use at Liberty University. While employed at Liberty, Freeze messaged former student Chelsea Andrews on three different occasions while she was actively engaged in litigation against the university for what she said was a failure to appropriately address issues of sexual assault.
Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Who should universities watch? The question is to what extent universities feel the need to step into the developmental space around XR technologies, and who should they be watching. Which evolutionary pathways will win out is unknown. Meta/Facebook has brand identification with the Metaverse concept in its advocacy of VR. Given the serious trust issues with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, the challenge to revenue from Apple’s changing advertising policy, and TikTok’s growing share of a
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Purdue University will once again require all applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores. The requirement, dropped during the pandemic, will take effect in the fall of 2024. “The evidence is clear that test scores provide essential information in a comprehensive admissions evaluation that enables us to ensure the optimal chance of success for each admitted student,” said Kris Wong Davis, Purdue vice provost for enrollment management.
eLiterate
DECEMBER 1, 2022
When I talked to my friends at Open LMS about facilitating a webinar series, they gave me a lot of latitude to explore the aspects of their business that I find interesting, unusual, and valuable. The angle that caught my attention immediately is that, due to their Moodle heritage, they bridge a lot of silos. Which means that their user community bridges a lot of silos.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Today on the Academic Minute , a Student Spotlight: Alan Salek, a Ph.D. candidate and researcher in material physics at RMIT University, discusses the benefits of a certain type of meteorite. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
My friend David Browning, who has died aged 83, was a dockworker for 15 years before becoming an academic and passionate advocate of informal adult education, working with local communities. In the late 1970s and early 80s, as the outreach tutor at Northern College Barnsley, David worked with its founder, Michael Barratt Brown , to set up creative short residential courses that empowered local communities and changed people’s lives, particularly women’s.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 1, 2022
New York University will invest $1 billion in its Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn, adding $400 million to the $600 million it had already pledged to the school. The money, which comes from the university’s own funds, will go toward improving labs and student gathering spaces, bolstering the cybersecurity and artificial intelligence programs, and hiring 40 tenure-track faculty members, according to preliminary reporting by The New York Times.
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