Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Colleges risk losing sight of missions that aren't widely owned, says Tania Tetlow, who started at Fordham in July after four years at Loyola New Orleans.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 2, 2022
At Aston University, hard work and chance encounters all played a role in harnessing the power of community organising to address issues faced by local businesses and workers. Monder Ram and Angela Jeffery tell us more. The post From tea to civic action appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The ruling says the Education Department has the power to determine whether it considers colleges for-profits for federal financial aid purposes.
The Academic Designer
DECEMBER 2, 2022
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Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The idea comes a decade after several other SUNY campuses tried sharing presidents, but leaders say discussions are still in an early phase.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
By Grace Mayer and Carolyn Kuimelis. Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News, Getty Images Gloria Bartolo, a doctoral student in molecular biology, leads a strike march by UCLA postdocs on Thursday. Across the University of California, students and professors aren't sure how they'll get through the end of the term.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Australia has spent the week celebrating its biggest export economy with a virtual showcase and conference for all professional recruiters and agencies sending students to study in the country. Global Agent Week 2022 opened with a ministerial address from Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell. “The Albanese Government supports our world-class international education sector,” Farrell said, highlighting commitment to the sector by the highest echelons of the Australian government.
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Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Image: Faculty diversity is positively associated with student success across a variety of metrics. Black and Latino students are more likely to graduate when they see themselves represented in their instructors, for instance. But the benefits of faculty diversity aren’t just evident among historically underrepresented students: research suggests that engaging with diverse instructors, perspectives and ideas benefits all students —including in the development of empathy and problem-s
EAB
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Blogs. Our LGBTQ students’ lives and wellbeing are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help. Content warning: this blog contains discussions of gun violence and hate speech. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Image: In May, Stanford University announced it would open a new school funded by a gift of $1.1 billion from private equity billionaire John Doerr, the second-largest donation ever made to an institution of higher education. The gift was designated to establish a school of sustainability and climate studies, illustrating the growing concern about climate change among elite institutions and donors alike.
University Business
DECEMBER 2, 2022
On Wednesday, current and former students of Yale University filed a lawsuit against the school for its discriminatory policies against students with mental health disabilities and insisting that they withdraw. In hopes to change the university’s withdrawal policies, the lawsuit alleges that multiple students have been pressed to withdraw from the school.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Column: Intellectual Affairs These seasonal overviews of forthcoming books from university presses usually focus on public and topical concerns: technology, the election cycle, pandemic impacts and so on. But several titles appearing in the spring catalogs stand out as narratives of personal difficulty. The label “memoir” is probably more suitable for some than others.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Colleges have done a spectacularly bad job of managing talent. By Kevin R. McClure. Jan Feindt for The Chronicle. Colleges have done a spectacularly bad job of managing talent.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
As I sat down to watch the United States play at this year’s World Cup in Qatar, I found myself reflecting upon F. Scott Fitzgerald’s definition of intelligence. In his short essay “The Crack-Up,” Fitzgerald wrote , “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 2, 2022
UK universities must prepare to reengage with Chinese counterparts and recognise the rising importance of collaboration, the British Council has said. The call comes after UK prime minister earlier this week warned that the “golden era” of relations with the country had reached an end. “We’re taking a longer-term view on China, strengthening our resilience and protecting our economic security,” UK prime minister Rishi Sunak told attendees at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet on November 28, adding
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Should institutions remain neutral on controversial issues? Is that even possible? By Adrienne Lu. Chicago Sun-Times Collection, Chicago History Museum, Getty Images. Statements on racism and abortion have renewed a debate over institutional neutrality and free speech.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Sally A. Kornbluth Sally A. Kornbluth has been appointed president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kornbluth served as Duke University’s provost. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Williams College, a bachelor’s degree in genetics from Cambridge University as a Herchel Smith Scholar at Emmanuel College, and a Ph.D. in molecular oncology at Rockefeller University.
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
University of California campuses come to a standstill as 48,000 student workers strike for better pay Three weeks of strikes by university academics has brought campuses across California to standstill. Labs are closed, assignments go ungraded. Graduate students have walked off the job, professors have cancelled class, and even construction staff have put down their tools in solidarity.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Christopher Smith Christopher Smith has been appointed director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Arkansas College of Health Education in Fort Smith. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, an MPA from Arkansas State University, and an educational doctorate from the University of Southern California.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
By Marcela Rodrigues-Sherley. The campus's provost spoke with The Chronicle about navigating the aftermath of the tragic killings and how the university is accommodating the community's needs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Letherio Zeigler Letherio Zeigler has been named financial aid director at Savannah Technical College in Georgia. He served as director of student financial aid at Mississippi Valley State University. Zeigler has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Ill, and a master’s in sociology from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Emerging technology, new learning environments and evolving cultural landscapes are all impacting higher education, and universities and their IT leaders are shifting their thinking away from the traditional ways of operating. Remaining agile, open-minded and willing to deviate from the norm when the situation demands it is fundamental for universities that expect to stay on the cutting edge of technology.
Liaison International
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Most Recent High School Grads aren’t Prepared for College and Career Decisions. Seventy-five percent of recent high graduates feel unprepared to make important choices about their academic futures and careers. Most (62%) believe their schools should have played a bigger role in getting them ready to face the future, and more than half said family and friends play a deciding role in the choices they do make.
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Four women at some of the biggest unions are on the frontline of the fight for better pay and conditions Christina McAnea is the general secretary of Unison, the UK’s biggest union. Brought up on Glasgow’s Drumchapel estate, McAnea left school at 16 to join the civil service, before going to university at the age of 22 and earning a degree in English and history.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Category: Conditionally Accepted Universities should recognize and reconsider the differential treatment they offer Global South students fleeing persecution, writes Isabella Aung. Job Tags: ADMINISTRATIVE JOBS Ad keywords: administrators Section: Diversity Show on Jobs site: Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Dramatic changes are coming to the education program at Michigan State University (MSU), a response both to student needs and a nationwide teacher shortage. The program’s hallmark feature for roughly thirty years, a fifth year centered on student teaching, will be cut, with classroom practice becoming the focus of a reorganized fourth year. The changes come in response to student concerns about the costs associated with the fifth year, which many found especially burdensome given the typically l
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The State University of New York system is seeing huge success in getting students to apply earlier in the year. This year, students had the opportunity to apply for free to up to five SUNY campuses, for a savings of $250. On average, each applicant applied to two SUNY campuses. At the same time, SUNY has seen increases in applications from potential students from other states.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
A “new norm” has taken flight in doing business with our nation’s colleges. Perspectives and expectations based on work from home that began during the COVID-19 pandemic spawned changes in communicating, teaching, and engaging. In-person relationships are being displaced by virtual engagement. Added to the work-from-home ethos is a changing culture as younger generations move into senior leadership positions.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The University of Kentucky announced on Nov. 22 that a controversial mural is to be removed and relocated after years of being a topic of debate at the institution, according to the Courier Journal. The mural was painted by Ann Rice O’Hanlon in 1934 and is located in the university’s Memorial Hall. The painting includes versions of history depicting Black people working in tobacco fields, Black musicians performing for a group of white people and a Native American holding a tomahawk.
WCET Frontiers
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Each year (except for a few recent years that we don’t want to think about) WCET community members, higher education practitioners, and the WCET staff join together to celebrate, collaborate, share, learn, and laugh at the WCET Annual Meeting. After a brief hiatus where the annual conference was held virtually, the in-person WCET 2022 was the highlight of our year.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
A federal district judge in Arizona ruled Thursday that the U.S. Department of Education acted lawfully when it denied Grand Canyon University’s request to be considered a nonprofit institution under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The order denying the university’s motion for summary judgment caps a long-running effort by Grand Canyon, a private Christian university, to convert from a for-profit to a nonprofit institution.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 2, 2022
University pathway provider NCUK has partnered with Beaconhouse International College in Pakistan to deliver its foundation year course in three cities across the country. . Beaconhouse International College , with campuses in Islamabad, Lahore and Faisalabad, was established to deliver transnational higher education to students in Pakistan. The new partnership will support BIC’s students to progress to an NCUK partner university, with the foundation year course covering English language and aca
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 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.
Helix Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Integrating texting into campaigns can greatly boost donor engagement. Texting runs our lives every day, whether it’s appointment reminders, opportunities to engage on an issue, or a grocery list from your partner. And it has tremendous opportunity in donor engagement. It’s surprising to me that fundraisers haven’t jumped in more readily with the array of texting technology that’s now available.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Thanks to everyone who wrote in response to the post about the most prestigious institutions often putting students in classes with the least experienced instructors. On Mastodon, one correspondent suggested that the dichotomy of grad student bad/tenured professor good was overdrawn. In her case, she received significant training in pedagogy before and while teaching as a grad student, which helped.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 2, 2022
By Luna Laliberte, Carmen Mendoza, and Michael Theis Students at three colleges answered four questions from The Chronicle. Their answers help bring to light the many complexities involved in deciding if attending college is worth the costs.
FIRE
DECEMBER 2, 2022
FIRE submitted a formal comment to the Florida Board of Governors on a proposed regulation that requires tenured faculty at Florida’s public universities to undergo a comprehensive post-tenure review every five years.
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