Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Anna Bull, Louise Livesey, and Marian Duggan explain why the HE sector needs shared standards for collecting and using data on gender-based violence The post There are too many barriers to publishing data on gender-based violence in higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Education Education 160

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Protecting college students is perhaps the most sacred responsibility that administrators, educators and others working in higher education accept as part of their roles. The formative years that millions of people spend on campuses across the country can be some of the most significant of their lives. And the millions of families and friends who entrust those young people to their respective universities have put a great deal of faith in institutional leaders to shepherd them safely through.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Team Wonkhe reads the runes for the coming year – what's in store for the sector? The post What’s going to happen in higher education policy in 2023-24? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Educational Policy Policy Higher Education Education 157

HEPI

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Peter Block , head of Media Operations Management , a professional services business. Right now, with the start of another academic year only a few weeks away, a new cohort of students are preparing to embark on their intellectually most significant academic journey. The award of a PhD as the result of several years as a doctoral student is seen as the pinnacle of academic competence.

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University Students Schooling Department 98

Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Financial sustainability is about more than institutional reserves. Margaret Daher and Marc Finer set out the green flags that indicate whether a university is set up to weather financial storms for the long term The post Financial sustainability is for life, not just for the tricky times appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Institution University Leadership 145

Economics and Change in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

West Virginia University (WVU) announced Aug. 11 it may cut 32 of its 338 majors to address its $45 million budget deficit. “The University is navigating a projected structural budget deficit for fiscal year 2024,” WVU Today reported in April. “That deficit, initially estimated at $35 million, is now projected to be an estimated $45 million, driven largely by the recent increase in PEIA employer premiums.

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Academe Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

BY CAROLYN BETENSKY And now for a happy story about the power of a union!

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College Achievement 83

The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Small liberal arts college is being steadily eroded by a DeSantis-aligned board, in ominous sign for higher studies in a country torn by culture wars When Nicholas Clarkson submitted his letter of resignation as an assistant professor of gender studies at New College of Florida (NCF) on 17 August, he became the 41st faculty member who has chosen not to return to its Sarasota campus during this year’s fall semester.

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Liberal Arts College Inclusivity Faculty 111