Higher Ed Dive

JULY 26, 2023

Newly available federal data also shows how much average aid that undergraduates and graduate students accepted.

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Wonkhe

JULY 26, 2023

Reflecting on their new edited collection Saskia Loer Hansen and Kathy Daniels consider how student employability is affected by cost of living The post Responding to employability needs in the cost of living crisis appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 26, 2023

The updated count from FairTest shows continued proliferation of test-optional and test-free policies.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Professors need to adapt to their students' new reality — fast. By Maya Bodnick Professors in the humanities and social sciences need to adapt to their students' new reality — fast.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 26, 2023

The university system alleged the handful of bachelor's programs would be duplicative and would infringe on its current offerings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Eighteen students from across the nation were awarded scholarships by ETS at its annual scholarship reception on the ETS campus in Princeton, N.J. last week. “Equal access to education is the key that unlocks the American Dream. It is how we progress as a society,” said ETS CEO Amit Sevak, who presented the scholarships to the students. “You are the future leaders of that society.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 26, 2023

The ban on affirmative action has put pressure on selective colleges to end legacy preferences in admissions. But the advantages of familial wealth go beyond alumni status. As the tremors of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action continue to reverberate across higher education, legacy admits are poised to become the next domino to fall.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

After your colleagues turn down your bid, staying open and focused on what comes next is key. By Michael W. Kraus After your colleagues turn down your bid, staying open and focused on what comes next is key.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

The anti-DEI legislation has threatened more than institutional autonomy. It has undoubtedly set a dangerous precedent leading to further political meddling in academic matters. More public institutions are coming directly under political control, which will have horrifying consequences in the following months. Colleges and universities nationwide have established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices for years to increase faculty diversity and help students from various backgrounds suc

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

By Erin Gretzinger Jay Janner, Austin American-Statesman, AP John Sharp, chancellor of the Texas A&M University System The flagship campus's Faculty Senate is responding to a series of bombshell revelations that have raised concerns about possible outside influence in faculty affairs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Even with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action, there are still ways to get diverse student populations into higher ed, experts and scholars said at a webinar hosted this week by California student success organization The Campaign for College Opportunity. Mamie Voight Citing Chief Justice John Robert’s majority decision on the matter, EducationCounsel co-founder Art Coleman said that it was still possible to strategize and innovate to promote access, equity, and divers

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The PIE News

JULY 26, 2023

Denials for US F-1 student visas grew “significantly” between 2015 and 2022, according to new research compiling data from a mix of sources. While denials were “primarily clustered” in Africa, South Asia and some areas of the Middle East in 2015, by 2022 rejections were more common in a broad range of countries. Globally, only Australia, China, Brazil, South Africa and some European countries were not suffering from increased denials, the Interview of a Lifetime report n

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Campus Technology

JULY 26, 2023

What skills will students need for the workforce of the future in an age dominated by artificial intelligence? In addition to basic computer science, data competencies, and the mathematics and statistics behind AI and machine learning, there are a range of social impacts to consider: AI risk, ethics, privacy, questions of bias, etc. We spoke with Dakota State University President José-Marie Griffiths about how her institution is preparing students for careers in AI.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Laura Rugless Laura Rugless has been named vice president for civil rights and Title IX education at Michigan State University. She served as the associate vice president for Michigan State’s Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX. Rugless holds a bachelor’s degree and juris doctorate from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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The PIE News

JULY 26, 2023

The TOEFL iBT test will be unavailable for Australian visa purposes as ETS rolls out an “enhanced” test and waits for Australian authorities to review the new exam, the testing provider has confirmed to The PIE. According to the Department of Home Affairs , the TOEFL iBT will no longer be offering English language tests for Australian visa purposes from July 26.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

By David Jesse Chronicle illustration; images by Don Ryan, Scott Boehm, AP; Erin Hooley, Michael Reaves, Getty Images Clockwise from top: the former Northwestern football coach, Pat Fitzgerald; Athletic Director Derrick Gragg; and President Michael Schill. After firing the football coach, two relatively new campus leaders are busy answering for problems that predated them.

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Educause

JULY 26, 2023

Over the past decade or two, higher education technology leaders may have discovered a need for ERP bolt-ons, customizations, and workarounds, leading many to ask: “Should we replace our ERP?

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 26, 2023

‘Untold Harm’: Education Department Discharges Loans of 7,400 CollegeAmerica Students Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1417742993_resized.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

By Katherine Mangan A complaint arguing Harvard's use of legacy admissions violates Title VI and creates an "unfair barrier" for minority applicants has prompted a federal investigation.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 26, 2023

Texas A&M Professor Suspended for Allegedly Criticizing Lieutenant Governor Featured Image at Top of Article JoyAlonzo(1).

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

By Eric Hoover Astrid Riecken for The Chronicle Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights, speaks to academic leaders and Department of Education officials at a summit on equal opportunity in higher education. A national gathering of college presidents and policy experts offered clues about the federal government’s guidance for colleges after the Supreme Court rejected race-conscious admissions.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 26, 2023

Connecting Adult Ed Programs and Community Colleges Featured Image at Top of Article CCSC good resolution.

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AACC

JULY 26, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2023 AACC Contact: Martha M. Parham, Ed.D. Cell: 714-932-3694 mparham@aacc.nche.edu AWMH Foundation Contact: Renee Richardson renee@allwithinmyhands.org Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation continues its multi-million dollar investment in critical workforce programs at the nation’s community colleges. “The Metallica Scholars Initiative is so important to us because we are seeing results.

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The PIE News

JULY 26, 2023

If you could spend five minutes with anyone from the international education sector, who would it be and what would you ask them? Introducing The PIE’s latest series, Five Minutes With… where we speak to leaders from across the sector and ask them all the big questions. Tereza Reed runs international admissions in a pretty unique setting. The DAVE School – or the Digital Animations and Visual Effects School – offers diplomas and degrees in animation, visual production and more.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 26, 2023

The American Council on Education will jointly manage UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute, which produces the longitudinal survey of students and other studies. Fifty years ago, one of higher education’s foremost researchers, the late Alexander (Sandy) Astin, left his professional home at the American Council on Education for the University of California, Los Angeles—taking his prized creation, the Freshman Survey, with him.

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University Business

JULY 26, 2023

If you were to ask a teacher at the start of the 2022-23 school year their thoughts on using artificial intelligence in and outside of the classroom, chances are their opinions would’ve been rather pessimistic, given the headlines that arose when ChatGPT first launched. But now that educators have had a chance to experiment with the technology, we’re beginning to see a warm embrace of AI to enhance instruction.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 26, 2023

Federal financial aid continues to be a key source of funding for students going to college, though a lower percentage of students are taking out loans to foot the bill, according to federal data released today as part of a comprehensive national study of student borrowing.

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University Business

JULY 26, 2023

Higher education finance leaders face declining enrollment , rising labor costs, inflation and decreased funding from state, federal and donor sources as the top challenges expected to have the greatest financial impact on their institutions over the next five to 10 years, according to a recent Syntellis survey. The rash of recent college and university closings and mergers emphasizes the extreme pressures many higher education institutions face as they attempt to navigate expected challenges, w

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 26, 2023

Colgate Adds Vocational Ed to Benefits for Employees’ Children Scott Jaschik Wed, 07/26/2023 - 06:20 AM

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JULY 26, 2023

It’s not large-scale student loan forgiveness , but it’s something: A small group of borrowers are set to have their outstanding debt canceled. The group includes thousands of borrowers who attended Colorado-based locations of CollegeAmerica, a now-closed for-profit college that was run by an organization known as Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE).

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Penn State trustees have approved a two-year plan for tuition that will see Pennsylvania resident undergrads at University Park facing 2 percent increases in 2023-24 and 2024-25, but rate freezes for in-state students attending any of the university’s branch campuses.The new tuition schedules take full-year tuition for a Pennsylvania resident freshman at main campus in State College to $19,672.

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University Business

JULY 26, 2023

Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University’s policies on legacy admissions. The department notified Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, on Monday that it was investigating the group’s claim that the university “discriminates on the basis of race by using donor and legacy preferences in its undergraduate admissions process.

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Today's Learner

JULY 26, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Timothy Jones is an adjunct instructor of Health Professions at Oklahoma City Community College “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” The song “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by The Clash from 1981 contains the line “One day it’s fine and next it’s black,” which might describe what happened to many instructors at the beginning of the pandemic.

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University Business

JULY 26, 2023

Busy, busy, busy. New Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock anticipates being so busy, in fact, that the college is advertising for someone to pick up her dry cleaning, drop off packages at the post office and do her grocery shopping. From reading the four-page job description, I’m skeptical one person alone could handle all that Beilock has in mind.

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Coursera blog

JULY 26, 2023

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Today Imperial College London has launched a new Specialization, Creative Thinking Tools for Success and Leadership. Generative AI has massive implications for the modern workforce – up to 49% of workers could have half or more of their tasks exposed to large language models. And this impact goes beyond the repeatable jobs that AI has historically displaced.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 26, 2023

More than half of recent graduates question whether they are properly prepared for the workforce in light of the rise of artificial intelligence, a survey finds. In addition to the 52 percent who question their preparedness, 46 percent feel threatened by the new technology, according to Cengage Group’s “2023 Graduate Employability Report.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

“We almost always have a tuition schedule published by now,” said Hari Sastry, Pitt’s chief financial officer. “For the students and families to not know what the tuition is for the upcoming year — especially because the reason is because the funding that’s uncertain here goes … toward that discount to them — that’s really the challenge here. From a budgetary standpoint, we are kind of making sure we’re bridging the gap even without those funds, but that can’t go on indefinitely.

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