Higher Ed Dive
JULY 17, 2023
Institutions must adapt their curricula to incorporate artificial intelligence-related topics, the dean of William & Mary Law School argues.
Wonkhe
JULY 17, 2023
Team Wonkhe has everything you need to know from government announcements on number controls, foundation years, and "rip-off" courses The post What’s in the HE reform consultation response? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
JULY 17, 2023
William Tong alleges the nursing school and its owner, Joseph Bierbaum, violated state consumer protection law.
Wonkhe
JULY 17, 2023
A judge has ruled that a student group claim over Covid and strike refunds can bypass the OIA. Jim Dickinson tries to work out what might happen next. The post Students can go to court over Covid refunds after all. What happens next? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 17, 2023
The program, first created for high schoolers affected by COVID-19, will be extended for 2024 and 2025 graduates.
Wonkhe
JULY 17, 2023
For Peter Scott, the announcement of restrictions on recruitment for "rip off" courses show a government concerned with good optics rather than good policy The post HE reform plans are about performativity and control appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Data Stories
JULY 17, 2023
College attainment is a compelling topic for me. Both of my parents had educations that stopped at the 8th grade (although my mother got a GED as an adult), and none of my siblings graduated from college. So I'm keenly aware of the value of a college degree, and the importance of the opportunity to earn a degree. But where opportunity resides, and how that has shifted over time, are both important topics worthy of exploration and discussion.
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Higher Ed Dive
JULY 17, 2023
The slow-moving disaster has ensnared some of the world's largest enterprises. Cybersecurity experts expect further damage to come.
Wonkhe
JULY 17, 2023
Jonathan Simons is frustrated at the higher education sector's defensive response to government measures on quality The post In its response to HE reform the sector is falling into a trap of its own making appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
The Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, has been named the next president and CEO of social justice organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The coalition’s founder, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, announced his retirement over the weekend. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III “Rev. Jesse Jackson has made the world a better place, breaking down barriers, opening previously locked doors of opportunity, fighting for justice and refusing to take “no” for an answer on behalf of those who have no voice,”
Wonkhe
JULY 17, 2023
For Janja Komljenovic, there’s much more to be done on the ethics of data use across the higher education sector The post Seeking better oversight for staff and student data appeared first on Wonkhe.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 17, 2023
House Republicans proposed cutting money for Federal Work-Study and a childcare subsidy for parents in college. Those moves have left colleges worried about the impacts. NIH also would be cut. The latest budget proposal from House Republicans would eliminate funding for 60 programs including Federal Work-Study—cuts that have left higher education groups concerned.
Wonkhe
JULY 17, 2023
Ministers are clearly sceptical about the value of foundation years, but on the limited data available David Kernohan finds that the equalities impact of reducing them could be worse than anticipated The post Cutting fees for foundation years could turn out to be foolhardy appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
The University of the District of Columbia and Howard University have partnered to train a healthcare workforce for the modern day, WTOP News reported. Dr. Mary K. Awuonda The joint program, PHIT4DC , will allow those interested – from high schoolers to working healthcare professionals – to enroll in public health informatics and technology courses.
University Business
JULY 17, 2023
Goldman Sachs has published a detailed report on how HBCUs can propel Black students toward greater social and economic mobility in a protected environment, despite being underfunded and admitting unprepared high school graduates. The report comes just weeks before the Supreme Court decided to redact affirmative action and the debilitating implications it may have on Black and Hispanic students and society as a whole.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
Temple University will host Philadelphia’s first fat-focused convention, The Philadelphia Inquire r reported. Philly FatCon – organized by Donnelle Jageman, Adrienne Ray, and Kenyetta Harris – aims to be a judgment-free event about building community for fat people by fat people; with the goal of helping individuals navigate a “fatphobic world;” and give clothing to people who need it, Ray said.
University Business
JULY 17, 2023
Seattle University has withdrawn all its investments from companies that hold fossil fuel reserves, making it Washington’s first higher education institution to do so. The move also makes Seattle University the first Jesuit university in the world to divest from fossil fuels. The university announced a five-year divestment plan in 2018 , estimating at the time that $16.3 million of the university’s $230 endowment went to fossil fuel companies.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
Not that long ago, higher education advocates regularly complained about the lack of national attention on colleges and universities. A huge win involved a sentence or two in the president’s State of the Union or a governor’s State of the State. Perhaps we should’ve been more careful about what we wished for. Today, higher education is a hot topic and almost always for negative reasons.
The PIE News
JULY 17, 2023
Students at universities in London are becoming increasingly restless as university marking boycotts approach their third month. The halt on marking is nationwide and is the culmination of failed industrial negotiations between the University and College Union and the Universities & Colleges Employers Association. Students entering the job market fear extra barriers to securing a job without the promise of graduating on time.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
The University of Tennessee football program is being reprimanded for recruiting violations and direct cash payments to athletes , reported reported. As punishment for offenses such as cash payments totaling about $60,000 given directly to recruits’ parents, the NCAA imposed a multimillion-dollar fine; took away scholarships; and barred former Tennessee Coach Jeremy Pruitt from being hired without N.C.A.A. approval for six years.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
Driscoll raises funds needed to pay for campaign after leaving Labour and announcing plans to run against former party In his interview for broadcasters this morning Rishi Sunak also paid tribute to Ben Wallace, following the defence secretary’s announcement that he expects to leave cabinet at the next reshuffle and to stand down as an MP at the next election.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
Millions of students have to use courseware. Often, the product replaces the professor. By Taylor Swaak Full of features that can substitute for teaching and largely unregulated, the technology is ripe for misuse.
FIRE
JULY 17, 2023
FIRE filed a lawsuit on behalf of Jeff Gray, challenging his arrest by a Port Wentworth police officer in our third case related to Peach State police officers’ constitutional illiteracy.
The PIE News
JULY 17, 2023
The education abroad sector is facing inadequate staffing and burnout, new research from the Forum on Education Abroad has suggested. Conducted biannually since 2007, the organisation’s ninth State of the Field Report from the 2022 survey of its 151 member institutions and over 300 individual stakeholders in the field “takes the pulse” of what’s happening in the education abroad sector.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
The controversial historian drew criticism from both left and right. We need more like him today. By Nick Witham Lily Padula for The Chronicle The controversial historian drew criticism from both left and right. We need more like him today.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 17, 2023
the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has requested extensive information about the Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, which was set up by the University of California, Berkeley, in 2014 with Tsinghua University and the Chinese city of Shenzhen, The New York Times reported.
Educause
JULY 17, 2023
Connectivity is a journey, not a destination. As data consumption grows at higher education institutions, a "connectivity first" mindset driven by reliable, highly secure connectivity is essential.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 17, 2023
$39 Billion in Student Loan Relief for 804,000 People Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1332533413 (1).
The PIE News
JULY 17, 2023
Nepal’s decision to increase tax rates for outgoing students will not have a “dramatic impact” on the numbers studying abroad, say agents. Nepal’s government raised the rate of tax students must pay when transferring tuition fees to overseas institutions from 2% to 3% as part of a new budget in May. The move is the latest in a series of government interventions targeting Nepali students, sparking concerns that the country could see less students going abroad.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 17, 2023
Don’t Misread SFFA v. Harvard Featured Image at Top of Article image-from-rawpixel-id-3261697-original_resized.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
In today’s newsletter: Rishi Sunak has a plan to tackle so-called ‘rip-off’ degrees – but what is the new policy, and how will it work? • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition Good morning. The Conservatives have announced crackdowns on many things during their time in power: unions , antisocial behaviour , asylum seekers , people who claim benefits , protests – you name it, this government has promised to get tough on it.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 17, 2023
A University of South Carolina College of Education mission statement that referenced “anti-racist, pro-Black instruction” disappeared from the college's website after Fox News Digital asked about it, that news outlet reported last week.
Campus Technology
JULY 17, 2023
Microsoft has announced Visual Studio Code for Education, a new computer science instruction platform designed to teach students tools used by professional developers. Microsoft is inviting educators to join the pilot program, try it out in their classrooms in the 2023–24 school year, and provide feedback.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 17, 2023
Connecticut attorney general William Tong filed suit Friday against the Stone Academy, a failed for-profit college; the Paier College of Art, another for-profit; and their owner, Joseph Bierbaum.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
Experts raise concerns that conservative backlash could stymie access to emergency contraception and spread disinformation The headlines warned parents of an unspeakable horror on college campuses – something even more dangerous to their precious children than left-leaning curricula. “ Abortion vending machines are appearing on college campuses ,” one stated. “ Abortions pills available by vending machine at 39 US colleges ,” said another.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 17, 2023
When individually rational strategies are cumulatively destructive. Other people’s horror stories of flying are notoriously tedious, so I’ll try to focus on the part of the story that seems both new and revealing. I had occasion to visit Des Moines last week. It’s over 1,000 miles from New Jersey, so I had to fly. The trip went well, and I liked the city quite a bit, but the amount of planning that went into the trip seemed new.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JULY 17, 2023
Proposals to cap course numbers according to economic outcomes are inegalitarian and misguided The Conservative philosopher Michael Oakeshott described one of the boons of student life as the opportunity “to look for some meaning in the things that have greatly moved mankind”. Higher education, he wrote, should be an interval during which the undergraduate will have “learned something to help him lead a more significant life”.
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