Wonkhe
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Different UK nations have different agendas with European Higher Education Area membership. Iryna Kushnir lays out the motivations for continuing to engage post-Brexit. The post Why does the UK continue its memberships of the European Higher Education Area post-Brexit? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 11, 2022
It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste! Students want to contribute something to make a difference—if only we gave them the chance.
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Wonkhe
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Ellie Garraway and Jon Down ask how we can support students' becoming, and belonging, on their terms. The post Re-defining belonging: whose call is it? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Did you happen to see Malcolm Gladwell’s article “ Princeton University Is the World’s First Perpetual Motion Machine ”? The financial journalist Felix Salmon sums up Gladwell’s argument with just seven words: “Princeton isn’t free—but it could be.” Princeton is so rich that it can “can operate with no outside financial support whatsoever.
The Change Leader, Inc.
OCTOBER 11, 2022
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton, a leading expert on higher ed transformation, and Ryan Craig, a journalist and author specializing in higher education, discuss employers’ current dissatisfaction with traditional higher education models and proposals for how to transform Higher Ed to create workforce readiness and improve Higher Education's ROI.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
While it may seem unlikely, such writing can actually provide a great opportunity for playing with the meanings and the music of language, writes David F. Labaree. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: faculty Editorial Tags: Career Advice Writing Show on Jobs site: Image Source: dddb/digitalvision vectors/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?
ACRLog
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming Emily Zerrenner, Research and Instructional Services Librarian at Salisbury University on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, as a new First Year Academic Librarian blogger for the 2022-2023 year here at ACRLog. The process of landing my first academic job was a whirlwind with a steady downpour. From about February on, nearly every day I was scouring job boards, writing cover letters, tweaking my resume and creating a CV.
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Academe Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2022
BY PEDRO GARCÍA-CARO The University of Oregon’s Office of the Provost will host an online conference devoted to “Academic Freedom and the Public University” on Friday, October 14, 2022. Building on the university’s public defense of academic freedom, we invite faculty and administrators from other colleges and universities to participate.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The price tag for college continues to rise, while doubts about the work readiness of college graduates are rampant. This is very bad news for higher education, given the No. 1 reason Americans value a college degree is to get a good or better job. Not surprisingly, enrollments have been on the decline for 12 consecutive years. All the while employers struggle to find qualified applicants—and, most particularly, diverse , qualified applicants.
Campus Technology
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The United Negro College Fund and Deloitte Digital have embarked on an ambitious effort to reimagine online education for historically Black colleges and universities. Here's how they're leveraging technology to put community at the center of the online HBCU experience.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Blog: Just Explain It to Me! Last week Matt Reed (“Confessions of a Community College Dean”) lamented unused funds given by donors in his post “ Dead Money.” He wondered what could be done about funds (especially scholarship dollars) whose restrictions make them impossible to use. If there were a topic most likely to ignite a rant from me, this would be it.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 11, 2022
For higher education institutions squaring off against today’s sophisticated cybercriminals, the stakes are high: A successful breach can result in potential disruptions to student success; loss of private student, faculty and research data; reputational damage; and even the risk of legal action. Incident response programs help mitigate the impact of such events by enabling higher education institutions providers to act swiftly and thoroughly in the likely event of a compromise.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
One year after the Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia voted to limit faculty tenure protections , a survey of professors across the system finds that 57 percent of respondents say tenure changes will affect their desire to remain as a faculty member in Georgia. Individual faculty members also report searching for or finding new jobs outside the university system, according to the survey from the state conference of the American Association of University Professors.
AACC
OCTOBER 11, 2022
October 7, 2022 | Issue # 221 This week, AACC is hosting the John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute and Future Presidents Institute. I have never been more optimistic than I have been this week with the quality and caliber of our pipeline of future leaders. I was pleased to offer my insights to the […].
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Actual conversation with The Girl this past weekend: TG: You know that author, Barbara [butchers last name]? Me: Barbara Ehrenreich, yeah. I’ve been a fan of hers since college. She died recently. TG: Someone referred to Nickel and Dimed the other day in class. I recognized the title from your bookshelves.
Kortext University Leaders' Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Back in April, we shared that? Kortext ?were?the proud sponsor of the Times Higher Education Award for the Outstanding Library Team for the second year in a row.? . Widely known as the “Oscars of higher education”, this year marks the 18th?annual? THE ? Awards with 20 categories in total, attracting over 550 entries from more than 70 institutions. .
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded today to Ben S. Bernanke of the Brookings Institution, Douglas W. Diamond of the University of Chicago and Philip H. Dybvig of Washington University in St. Louis for their research on banks and financial crises. The announcement is available here. Ad keywords: faculty Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Cybercriminals are becoming more advanced, and their attacks are increasing in complexity and severity. According to VMware’s “Global Incident Response Threat Report,” more bad actors are moving around within systems once inside them, and targeted victims experience destructive attacks more than 50 percent of the time. VMware notes that it is more important now than ever for organizations to practice cyber vigilance and put incident response plans in place to guard against these sophisticated at
Coursera blog
OCTOBER 11, 2022
by Anthony Tattersall, Vice-President for EMEA, Coursera. Today, we proudly welcome Hadi Moussa as new General Manager and Managing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this new role, Hadi will work closely with the EMEA leadership team to define the business strategy and help drive new growth in the region across Coursera’s consumer, degree, and enterprise business segments including Coursera for Business , Coursera for Campus , and Coursera for Government. .
FIRE
OCTOBER 11, 2022
At a public forum for Sen. Ben Sasse, student protestors flooded the lobby of Emerson Alumni Hall chanting, “Hey hey! Ho ho! Ben Sasse has got to go!
College Viability
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Dr. Michael Gargano posted on the challenges at the University of Hartford. Here is the link to the original story.
Gray Associates
OCTOBER 11, 2022
An academic program evaluation process is data-informed, transparent, collaborative, and intensive when done correctly. Having a strong analytical foundation and a clear, inclusive process for program evaluation leads to better decisions, strengthens relationships across the campus, and is consistent with the principles of shared governance. The post What Is an Academic Program Evaluation Process?
Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The University of Reno Libraries and partners are helping faculty move away from high-cost textbooks and toward OERs. The Education Data Initiative reports the average four-year college student paid an estimated $1,226 for textbooks and supplies in academic year 2020-2021. Additionally, the price of textbooks increases by an average of 12% with each new edition published.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Today on the Academic Minute : Randall McGuire, SUNY Distinguished Professor at Binghamton University’s Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, explains why an easy solution to a problem may not be the best one. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?
Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 11, 2022
In the keynote address at the joint conference of MS University and Indian Council of Social science Research (ICSSR); Prof Naushad highlighted national and international initiatives for endorsing OER. He said: “OERs are teaching, learning, and research materials that are either in the public domain or have been published under a license that allows for their unrestricted use, no-cost access and redistribution by others”.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
To solve a problem, get to the root of it. In today’s Academic Minute, Binghamton University’s Randall McGuire says an easy solution may not be the best one. McGuire is a SUNY Distinguished Professor at Binghamton’s Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. A transcript of this podcast can be found here. Section: Academic Minute File: 10-11-22 Binghamton - Walls Will Not Solve Social Issues.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Duquesne University has started a campaign to raise $333 million. Thus far, the campaign has raised $235 million. Emory and Henry College has started a campaign to raise $25 million to promote student success and regional prosperity. The campaign has raised $5 million so far. University of Northern Iowa is starting a campaign to raise $250 million by 2026.
SRHE
OCTOBER 11, 2022
by Karen Gravett. Ready meals can be enjoyable, quick and simple to make. And yet we know that prioritising a diet of oven ready dinners is not really good for us. What does this have to do with education? The educational equivalent of the oven ready meal is the ‘best practice’, the quick fix principle that seduces teachers into thinking that generalised solutions can solve knotty educational challenges.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Three students at Grand Canyon University were killed in a car crash Monday, KTAR News reported. Another car, which was going the wrong way, hit their car. The students were Hunter Balberdi, 19, and Abriauna Hoffman and Magdalyn Ogden, both 18. They were first-year students and suite mates. Ad keywords: studentaffairs Editorial Tags: Live Updates Is this diversity newsletter?
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Image: As recently as a decade ago, the concept of “value” rarely found its way into discussions about federal policy making about higher education. Now a meaningful conversation rarely unfolds without raising the issue. A recent episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed ’s news and analysis podcast, explored how politicians and policy makers are responding to growing public questioning about the value of getting a postsecondary degree—or perhaps stoking it—by defining a
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Image: Ashlei Rivera recently stopped in to Hofstra University’s “career closet” to find clothes for an interview for what she hopes will be her first full-time job after graduation. “I knew exactly what I needed: a nice little dress for this interview—that’s what I feel comfortable with,” she said. “I found this cute little blue, almost button-up dress that came down to my knees.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Image: Brown University’s faculty voted this month to limit Tenure, Promotions and Appointments Committee (TPAC) membership to full, tenured professors only, starting next fall. Tenured associate professors have long been allowed to serve on the committee, which is made up of three elected representatives from each of the university’s academic divisions.
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
A Utah State University student who sued the university for allegedly protecting football players and mishandling cases of sexual assault settled the suit for $500,000, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Kaytriauna Flint, who alleged that she was assaulted by a football player, filed the lawsuit against USU late last year, after a 2020 Department of Justice investigation found that the university failed to address multiple incidents of “severe sexual harassment, including rapes and other forc
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Image: The University of Florida announced Friday that U.S. Senator Ben Sasse was the sole finalist in its search for a new president , a decision that elicited a wide range of reactions from faculty, students and staff. On Monday, the Republican from Nebraska traveled to Gainesville to see the campus and meet with members of the university community.
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