Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Music courses represent a growing part of the higher education sector - but how representative are they? Anna Bull, Amy Blier-Carruthers, and Diljeet Bhachu have the findings. The post Mapping inequalities and EDI work in music higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Berkeley, Columbia and Georgetown law schools joined a roster of institutions rejecting the rankings that started Wednesday with Yale and Harvard.
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Higher Ed Ethics Watch
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Feedspot Ranks Blog # 37 out of the top 90 Blogs on Higher Education. I am proud to inform you that my Higher Education Ethics Watch blog was designated as #37 of 90 blogs in the area of higher education by Feedspot. Blog posted by Dr. Steven Mintz, The Ethics Sage, on November 18, 2022. You can sign up for Steve’s newsletter and learn more about his activities on his website ( [link] ) and by following him on Facebook at: [link] and on Twitter at: [link].
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The alleged perpetrator, a minor, will be brought up on charges unrelated to the threats against HBCUs, according to the FBI.
HEPI
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Charles Hardy, Education Partnerships at Handshake UK. Join Handshake at the Careers Leadership Summit on Thursday, 8 December 2022 – register here. It’s always been Handshake’s mission to create a future where the student and graduate employment market is more equitable than ever before. Handshake company was founded in 2013 by three students from Michigan Tech University who were shocked by the glaring inequalities in career opportunities for stude
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The change would not take effect until fall 2025 if it wins final approval in a vote scheduled for February.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Ali Lincoln describes how changing your approach to edits to your work can significantly improve your writing. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: faculty Editorial Tags: Career Advice Writing Show on Jobs site: Image Source: lemono/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?
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Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Image: Students, staff, faculty and alumni of Towson University in Maryland gathered last month to celebrate the renaming of two dormitories, now called Barnes Hall and Harris Hall, after the university’s first two Black graduates. The dorms had been named for two historic Marylanders, William Paca and Charles Carroll, both of whom signed the Declaration of Independence and held roles in state and national government.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
(From left to right) Dr. Ezinne Ofoegbu from Santa Clara University, Leslie Uchenna Ekpe from Texas Christian University, Dr. Christopher J.P. Sewell, Dr. Emily Suh from Texas State University, Dion Tremain Harry from North Carolina State University, and Sam Owens from Texas State University. LAS VEGAS Dr. Emily Kyung Jin Suh began her presentation by asking the room to take a deep breath in and out.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Students are asked to make big decisions about their lives—what to do after high school, which community college or university to attend, which degree to pursue, what career path they want to follow. Often, the adults in their lives are asking students to make these decisions without access to the information they need to make them. Students don’t want to be making these decisions in the dark, and leaders shouldn’t be asking them to.
Academe Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
BY NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY AAUP CHAPTER On September 13, the Notre Dame of Maryland University (Baltimore, MD) community was notified by email of the decision of its board of trustees to admit male undergraduates to its women’s college. A task force of the board worked privately for a year.
Campus Technology
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
With better international education data collection and reporting, the industry will have a more accurate and on-demand dataset that can bolster advocacy efforts and help organizations track trends and address emerging needs.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Four former and current students have sued Seattle University over a degree that the state said it couldn’t award, KING 5 News reported. The students expected to receive a master’s degree in nursing. One student said she even received a diploma and applied for jobs in California, where she found out that Washington State had not approved the degree.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Terry O’Banion Community college students who are from lower socio-economic backgrounds, are first generation, and who have not been successful in high school are starving to death trying to find educational sustenance at the cafeteria curriculum. Tom Bailey and his colleagues at the Community College Research Center in their seminal work, Redesigning America’s Community Colleges , identified the “cafeteria curriculum” as a major barrier to student success noting “…The general studies curriculum
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Image: Growing numbers of universities across continental Europe are making plans to extend their Christmas holidays or to move teaching online in a bid to save on soaring energy bills. Higher education institutions across Slovakia are planning to shut a month early, on Nov. 17, to fend off an estimated 17 million euro ($18 million) hike in energy costs.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
IDP Education and the British Council are to resume IELTS testing in Vietnam after being forced to postpone all exams since November 10. . The English language test remains suspended at many centres still awaiting government approval, delaying some students’ study plans. . Earlier this month, local education departments were reportedly ordered to review foreign language exams in their region by the Vietnam government, following suspicion of cheating and mismanagement. .
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
By Tom Bartlett. Matt Manley for The Chronicle. Researchers say applications to a database overseen by the National Institutes of Health were rejected because they might lead to stigma. Exactly what this means, though, isn't clear.
SRHE
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
by Adam Matthews. I was excited to attend SRHE’s event, Bridging The Gap: Improving The Relationship Between Higher Education Research And Policy on 4 November 2022. It was the first time I’d been to London since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The event promised to bring together and bridge the gap between those making higher education policy and those researching it.
University Business
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
On Wednesday, Charles Robinson was named chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, making history for the flagship campus for appointing its first Black leader. Charles Robinson has been named the seventh Chancellor of the University of Arkansas by the UA System Board of Trustees #WPS pic.twitter.com/L2RakBlzfm. — University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) November 16, 2022.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The government of Australia has announced a ‘Universities Accord’ designed to build a long-term plan for the country’s higher education system. Minister for Education Jason Clare noted it is the “first broad review” of the system since the Bradley Review in 2008. The Accord is “an opportunity to look at everything from funding and access, to affordability, transparency, regulation, employment conditions and how higher education and vocational education and training
Campus Technology
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Texas Tech University is launching a one-year pilot program to help students in the state complete their diplomas or earn a GED. The program is in partnership with TTU K–12, a fully online school district operated by Texas Tech, and is being made possible by a $1.8 million grant from the United States Department of Education and the Texas Workforce Commission.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Stakeholders have many reasons to celebrate International Education Week in 2022 – with some saying that cultural exchange is the closest we’ll get to having superpowers. Held between November 14-18, IEW is a joint initiative by the US Department of State and the Department of Education which aims to “promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and to attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences” “This IEW, and every da
UW Presidential Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
In her poem, “The Frolicsome Crests and Glistening,” Washington State Poet Laureate and member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation Rena Priest wrote, “I believe the spirit conspires / against our errant belief that we are separate.” As we honor the contributions and experiences of Indigenous people throughout National Native American Heritage Month , her words ring especially true for our University of Washington community, which is deeply connected to the American Indian and Alaska Native people
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
By Kate Hidalgo Bellows. The death of a professor last month brought renewed scrutiny to Ferpa, which faculty members say was used as justification for keeping them in the dark about violent threats.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The Departments of Justice and Education are changing how they’ll handle cases in which borrowers want to discharge their federal student loans in bankruptcy. The new guidance , released Thursday, will “ensure consistent treatment of the discharge of federal student loans, reduce the burden on borrowers of pursuing such proceedings and make it easier to identify cases where discharge is appropriate,” officials said in a news release.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The number of international students at universities in the Netherlands increased by approximately 6,000 this academic year – the slowest level of growth for five years. Since 2017, the growth rate of international students has consistently reached over 12%, but this year’s numbers represent an increase of only 7%. This is also the first year that growth has slowed at all. .
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The Biden administration plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an injunction currently blocking its debt-relief plan. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a preliminary injunction earlier this week, siding with six states that sued to prevent the administration from forgiving up to $20,000 in federal student loans for eligible Americans.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
To reach a wider audience, try to unlearn a few habits. By Rachel Toor. To reach a wider audience, try to unlearn a few habits.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The women’s volleyball team at Talladega College, a historically Black institution in Alabama, withdrew from their conference tournament after one of the players experienced a racist incident at the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) banquet last week, the Associated Press reported. A “racially motivated picture” was airdropped to the player’s phone at the awards dinner, according to a statement from the SSAC.
University Business
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
As a senior in high school, Ashley Chetla hoped to find a college where she felt supported – not only as a student, but as a Latina. Chetla enrolled at Cal State Los Angeles, drawn to the university’s status as a Hispanic Serving Institution. “I knew that most of Cal State LA was primarily Latino and Hispanic, and that’s why I actually chose to go there,” said Chetla, now a fourth-year sociology student.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
A Purdue University student is accused of murdering his former roommate, stabbing him repeatedly and then notifying the police that his roommate was dead in their dorm room, according to CBS News. Ji Min Sha, 22, allegedly stabbed his former roommate, Varun Manish Chheda, 20, to death on Oct. 5. Sha called the police, and when officers arrived to his dorm room, they found him in bloody clothes, according to ABC 7.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Irish language colleges have reiterated their concerns about the proposed learner protection fund that will be introduced with the International Education Mark, following the release of new draft policy documents. . Quality and Qualifications Ireland published several white papers at the beginning of November relating to the IEM, a quality assurance scheme for English language schools and higher education providers that has been in the works since 2012 and is keenly awaited by Irish institution
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
A federal judge in Florida granted a preliminary injunction against parts of Florida’s so-called Stop W.O.K.E. Act, which limits how professors can discuss race and gender in the classroom. “To confront certain viewpoints that offend the powers that be, the State of Florida passed the so-called ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’ in 2022—redubbed (in line with the state’s doublespeak) the ‘Individual Freedom Act,’” Chief U.S.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Faculty overseeing the Writing Center said they scaled back hiring efforts and hours this fall after officials instructed them to cut their operating expenses for the academic year. Faculty in the Writing Center – which offers free support to students seeking to improve their writing – said the center decreased its operating hours at its headquarters in Gelman Library by seven percent and paused services at its three satellite centers in Eckles and Himmelfarb Libraries and the Multicultural Stud
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The law schools of Harvard and Yale Universities announced Wednesday that they would no longer participate in the rankings of U.S. News & World Report. On Thursday, the law school of the University of California, Berkeley, joined the movement. Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school, wrote , “Rankings have the meaning that we give them as a community.
Creatrix Campus
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
How cloud-based Hostel Management System benefits Higher Education Institutes? admin. Fri, 11/18/2022 - 05:23. Automation is probably the most obvious time saver for hostel operations in colleges and universities. The Hostel Management system prevents the need for administrators to provide paper-based registration forms, billing, maintenance, or track the entry of students, visitors, or guests under their control.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The University of South Florida is restarting its search for a provost after a six-month effort yielded four candidates but no hire for the university’s top academic job. One candidate, interim provost Eric Eisenberg, was asked to withdraw from the search in order to become senior vice president of university-community partnerships, a newly established role.
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