EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

JULY 29, 2023

We are light-years beyond the initial pandemic shift into asynchronous learning in higher education, but we are still trying to identify the trends that work, weed out a few that didn’t and select the best ones to keep for years to come. Now, all eyes are on higher education’s integration of bisynchronous learning, which combines some on-screen, real-time learning between students and the educator with an asynchronous component.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2023

HOUSTON—The National Urban League kicked off its annual conference last week, celebrating two decades of Marc H. Morial at the leadership helm of the 113-year-old civil rights organization. “We are engaged in a battle for the future of this nation,” said Morial, who previously served as mayor of New Orleans from 1994 to 2002. “It is clear that the progress, hard fought, since the Brown decision, is under assault on every front.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JULY 29, 2023

Elite Russell group says institutions will make up funds shortfall by increasing international intake Elite universities will turn away increasing numbers of UK students over the next few years in favour of more lucrative international applicants, experts and vice chancellors are warning. Tuition fees for home students have been frozen at £9,250 a year since 2017.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture relaxed eligibility SNAP requirements for college students during the pandemic, allowing in those on financial aid with no expected family support and anyone who qualified for work-study programs, regardless of hours worked. Researchers estimate as many as 3 million college students were added to the program as a result.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2023

The recent Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and S tudents For Fair Admissions, Inc. v University of North Carolina declared affirmative action admissions programs unconstitutional at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The case is one of a series of cases that the Court has rendered that have diminished the rights of Blacks and other marginalized groups.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2023

The new National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan sets specific time frames for providing boosted state and local cyber support, deciding on a federal cyber insurance backstop and more. The administration first released its broad vision for improving national cybersecurity in March. The new National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan — released late last week — now outlines clearer steps for putting the objectives of the first plan into action, attaching deadlines and identifyi

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