Undergraduate enrollment declines 1.1% this fall, dashing hopes of quick recovery
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Although the decrease has slowed, colleges are further than ever from returning to pre-pandemic student levels.
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We need to talk about food insecurity
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Jim Dickinson reviews the latest inflation figures and finds research on students and hunger hard to come by. The post We need to talk about food insecurity appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Colleges should use K-12 performance assessments for course placement, report says
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Recommendations from Complete College America include better integrating postsecondary and K-12 systems for these evaluations.
Higher Education Postcard: Coventry University
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 20, 2022
This week Hugh Jones’ postbag has a card that tells us a story of ribbons, cars and quiz questions. The post Higher Education Postcard: Coventry University appeared first on Wonkhe.
Fair Access and Participation: Sector-wide challenges need sector-wide collaboration
HEPI
OCTOBER 20, 2022
This blog was contributed by Professor Antony Moss, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor, Education and Student Experience, London South Bank University, and Chair, London Uni Connect. In the summer, all universities with an approved Access and Participation Plan (APP) were asked by our regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), to submit a mid-cycle variation responding to a set of new priorities.
Podcast: Immigration, belonging, blended learning
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 20, 2022
This week on the podcast Suella Braverman is gone - but has the threat of a crackdown on international students gone with her? The post Podcast: Immigration, belonging, blended learning appeared first on Wonkhe.
How COVID spurred online education innovation and empathy
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Image: By most accounts, the March 2020 switch to emergency remote teaching and learning was rough on students, faculty members and staff workers. Student mental health suffered, existing inequities were exacerbated and many missed a sense of community. Now, a Stanford University self-study released today provides evidence that, despite acknowledged hardships, college students, faculty members and staff rallied around the shared goal of academic continuity in unprecedented ways.
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The Importance of Tabletop Exercises for Higher Ed IT Teams
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
An incident response plan is a critical part of any cybersecurity portfolio, but plans need to be tested and practiced to be executed successfully. Cybersecurity incidents are dynamic situations, and finding out that your plan is incomplete or inflexible as an incident unfolds is not ideal. What Are Tabletop Exercises? Tabletop exercises are an opportunity to put an incident response plan through its paces and identify what works and what doesn’t.
Post-Traditional Students are the New Premium Students
eLiterate
OCTOBER 20, 2022
As I outlined recently in my “ e-Literate’s Changing Themes for Changing Times ” post, I am shifting my coverage somewhat. I’ll be developing and calling out tags I use for these themes so that you can go to an archive page on each one. This one will be listed under the “ changing-enrollment ” and “ future-of-academic-work ” tags.
Study: Zoom Live Chat Function Helped Students Feel More Comfortable
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The live chat function in Zoom classes helped students feel more comfortable, according to a recent University of Nevada, Las Vegas study. Dr. Rachael D. Robnett The study – published in the journal PLOS ONE – looked at anonymous chat summaries from Fall 2020 of 230 students in two introductory biology lecture courses with synchronous remote video instruction.
Enrollment declines continue, but at a slower rate
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Image: As the effects of the pandemic wane, higher education leaders and researchers have been anxiously awaiting this fall’s enrollment numbers to reveal a clearer picture of the new landscape. While early signs led many to predict a slight rebound from the steep two-year drop-off during the pandemic, a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that enrollment fell for the fifth semester in a row, dampening those hopes.
UK strategy needs wider government backing
The PIE News
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The UK’s international education strategy needs wider endorsement from government departments in order to be reach – or even surpass – its targets, stakeholders have said. The international education strategy – initially launched in 2019 , and later updated in 2021 – is “a fantastic step forward and it’s been very successful, but it’s not as successful as it could have been”, said James Pitman, Study Group managing director for UK and Europe.
Ep.91: The Pros and Cons of HyFlex Instruction
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
During the pandemic, many colleges and universities embraced a form of blended learning called HyFlex, to mixed reviews. Is it likely to be part of colleges’ instructional strategy going forward? This week’s episode of The Key explores HyFlex, in which students in a classroom learn synchronously alongside a cohort of peers studying remotely. HyFlex moved from a fringe phenomenon to the mainstream during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the experience was imperfect at best, for professors and students
The Science behind How Your Employees Learn
Coursera blog
OCTOBER 20, 2022
By Leah Belsky, Chief Revenue Officer at Coursera. When delivering L&D programs, too much focus is often placed on the content and teaching, rather than on the employees themselves. To upskill and reskill effectively, understanding how employees learn is important too. But even as L&D leaders strive to deliver programs that put employees at the forefront, they face multiple challenges. .
How Might Engineering Education Transition From In-Person To Hybrid and Online Modalities?
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Blog: Learning Innovation Since March 2020, engineering professors have adapted to teaching new hybrid and virtual models in their classrooms. Now with in-person learning in full swing, it’s clear hybrid learning is here to stay. I connected with Richard Hill , a professor and assistant dean in the College of Engineering and Science at the University of Detroit Mercy, to hear firsthand how engineering education is adapting for the future.
College Board Opens International Registration for New Digital Format SAT
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
College Board has opened international registration for the new digital format of its SAT Suite of Assessments, a new step in the testing organization’s plans to turn the SAT into a digital assessment. Priscilla Rodriguez Starting 2023, all SAT exams outside of the U.S. will use the digital format, with the U.S. itself following suit in 2024. The company had announced its goal to move the SAT to digital in January 2022, aiming to increase ease of use.
Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Image: Newly available data from the National Science Foundation suggest that the first full year of the pandemic had a major, negative impact on graduate students’ ability to finish their Ph.D.s. The NSF’s full Survey of Earned Doctorates report isn’t expected until December, and it will include fresh findings on how COVID-19 affected doctorate recipients’ graduate school experiences and postgraduation plans.
The 2022 Annual President’s Address “Accelerating change for the public good: Expanding the role of public research universities”
UW Presidential Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Annual President’s Address, both in person at the Henry Gallery and remotely. The University of Washington creates impact for the public good in countless ways, and we have the power to expand and accelerate that impact at an even greater scale through partnership and knowledge diplomacy. The full text of the address is available here and you can watch a recording of the address which includes an ASL translation.
Scholar focuses on LGBTQ in China's universities
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Image: As Beijing cracks down on expressions of homosexuality, Western academics must be made aware of the plight of their gay colleagues in China, according to one of the few scholars studying the topic. Despite an increasingly repressive environment in Chinese universities, there continues to be a “huge gap” in scholarly research on queerness in Chinese academia, according to Cui Le, a sociologist at the University of Auckland who has made it his mission to tell the world about the
Good News and Bad News: Enrollment Data Offers Mixed Messages
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The latest data for fall 2022 enrollment shows the declines characteristic of the pandemic have begun to level off, but overall postsecondary enrollment is still on the decline, dropping by 1.1% since last fall. These are the latest numbers from 62% of institutions that report to the National Student Clearinghouse, an educational nonprofit organization which collects data and offers insights from 97% of all postsecondary institutions in the U.S.
Structuring an innovative approach to cluster hiring (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Elizabeth H. Simmons and Becky R. Petitt introduce an innovative approach to faculty cluster hiring with transformative potential. Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Dilok Klaisataporn/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: Elizabeth H. Simmons Becky R. Petitt Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?
How Regional Public Colleges Benefit Their Communities
The Chronicle of Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
By Grace Mayer. University of Illinois Russell Weinstein, an assistant professor of labor and employment relations and of economics at the U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The institutions were hit hard by the pandemic, raising questions about their relevance and longevity. New research suggests they deserve policy makers' attention.
California College of the Arts to Receive $4.7 Million to Support Diversity, Equity, and Innovation in Arts and Design
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
California College of the Arts (CCA) will receive $4.7 million from four organizations to support diversity, equity, and innovation in the arts and design fields. Almost half of the total will come from architecture firm Gensler and the Gensler family. They have pledged $1 million each. That money will go toward creating the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence at CCA.
Building Global Competence into Postsecondary Curricula
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 20, 2022
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on July 31, 2015. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. It has never been more evident that we live in a global society. Upon graduation or even sooner, our students will be working with people from other countries and cultures, which means they must learn to become globally competent if they are to enter the workplace as culturally competent employees.
Association of Community College Trustees Receives $1.56 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has received a three-year, $1.56 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Jee Hang Lee For this FY 2022 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment & Training (E&T) National Partnership Grant , Seattle Jobs Initiative (SJI) and American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) will assist as partners.
IEAA Excellence Awards 2022 winners revealed
The PIE News
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Outstanding contributions of individuals and teams to international education across eight categories in the IEAA Excellence Awards were recognised at the Australian International Education Conference. The 2022 winners were revealed during the AIEC Opening Plenary on the Gold Coast on October 19. The categories included innovation, best practice, rising star, leadership, professional commentary and more.
AAC&U Awards Frederic W. Ness Book Award
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching , is the winner of the Frederic W. Ness Book Award from The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The annual award is given to a book that best illuminates the goals and practices of a contemporary liberal education. Dr. Jarvis R. Givens Author Dr. Jarvis R. Givens will be presented the award at AAC&U’s annual meeting Jan. 19, 2023.
‘So to Speak’ podcast: Does your book need a sensitivity reader?
FIRE
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Do books need a special editor who reads for offensive content? And who gets to decide what’s offensive anyway? This week we are joined by authors Kat Rosenfield and Vesper Stamper to discuss censorial trends in book publishing, including the rise of so-called “sensitivity readers” and the sometimes successful campaigns to get books canceled before they are even published.
Virginia Tech Launches College Access and Affordability Initiative
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Virginia Tech has launched an initiative to improve access and affordability to the school for Virginia students. “A Virginia Tech education can be life-changing for graduates and their families and have a positive impact on their communities and the commonwealth,” said Dr. Tim Sands, president of Virginia Tech. “Making this experience more accessible and affordable, especially for those who are underrepresented and underserved, is a foundational part of our land-grant mission to provide a quali
University of Minnesota Medical School swears off compelled speech in white coat ceremony
FIRE
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Less than a week after FIRE raised concerns about compelled speech at the University of Minnesota Medical School, the university assured us no student would face repercussions for refusing to say a political oath at its white coat ceremony. . FIRE commends UMMS for taking its students’ First Amendment rights seriously. A video of a UMMS white coat ceremony showed an administrator leading students in reciting a version of the Hippocratic oath that requires students to commit to contested politica
Dr. Mildred Garcia
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Title: President California State University, Fullerton Accustomed to breaking new ground, Dr. Mildred García was appointed as the seventh president of California State University, Fullerton last June. Previously, García served as president of CSU Dominguez Hills beginning in 2007, where she was the eleventh female president — and first Latina president — in the California State University system.
Harvard Requires Students to Get New COVID-19 Booster
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Harvard University announced that all students must be vaccinated with the new bivalent COVID-19 by January, Boston.com reported. Students with medical or religious reasons may seek an exemption. Harvard University Health Services will offer the vaccine. In the Boston area, Harvard is the first to require the new booster, although other colleges are offering it.
AFT Begins Nation-Wide Get-Out-The-Vote Bus Tour
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has launched a nationwide get-out-the-vote bus tour in support of election candidates standing for lower costs, affordable healthcare, and public schools investments. Randi Weingarten As part of the “#AFTvotes—What Kids and Communities Need” tour, union members will rally at community events, such as book giveaways, roundtables, canvassing, and door knocking.
Report Blasts Early Decision
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
A report by the group Education Reform Now blasts early-decision admissions programs—in which applicants commit to enroll if admitted—as providing an advantage to wealthier applicants. The report noted that “students who attended independent private high schools were more than 3.5 times more likely to apply ED than public school students were.
Arlethia Perry-Johnson
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
When campus crisis and opportunity find their way to Arlethia Perry-Johnson’s office at Kennesaw State University or greets her on the other end of the telephone on any given day, there is little that this veteran communicator hasn’t heard or done. That, says Perry-Johnson, vice president of external affairs, has come with amassing nearly three decades of communications and public affairs experience, with most in higher education.
Colleges as Havens
Inside Higher Ed
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean I’ll admit that I started reading “ Mission Critical ,” the new Community College Survey of Student Engagement report about unmet basic needs among community college students, thinking I knew what to expect. Much of what I expected to find was there: students struggling with food, safe/reliable shelter and paying for utilities.
Dr. Renu Khator
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Telling the story of Dr. Renu Khator’s noted place in American higher education is about diversity and begins with the numbers. Khator, a scholar in the field of global environmental policy, is the eighth chancellor of the University of Houston System and the 13 th president of the University of Houston , dual titles she’s held since January 2008. She is the first foreign-born president of the university and the second woman to hold the position.
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