Wonkhe
APRIL 17, 2024
UKVI has shared a draft “remote delivery” policy with higher education providers for consultation. David Kernohan spots the gaps The post UKVI is taking a view about how much remote learning is permissible for international students appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 17, 2024
The current system for listing college costs hampers student decisions about where to attend, a Brookings Institution report contends.
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Wonkhe
APRIL 17, 2024
Success in NSS is important, but not if it comes at the cost of hearing what students are saying right now. Evasys head of opportunities Helena Lim explores how student feedback is changing The post Student feedback systems should contribute to student engagement and success, not turn students off appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 17, 2024
Some officials are scrutinizing the online tutoring service’s ability to safeguard student data, but Tutor.com says there’s no threat to privacy.
Wonkhe
APRIL 17, 2024
Students, like many others in contemporary society, are at risk of transport-related social exclusion. Susan Kenyon looks to move the debate on from definitions The post Commuter students, through the lens of transport studies appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
Why Texas A&M's lone Black professor of nursing called it quits. By Erin Gretzinger Joan Wong for The Chronicle This is what it feels like to be in the cross hairs of the campaign against DEI.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
Indiana University at Bloomington faculty members voted no confidence in their president, provost and a vice provost Tuesday, following multiple controversies over academic freedom. The vote of no confidence in Pamela Whitten, the IU system president since 2021, passed 827 to 29. The no-confidence votes on Rahul Shrivastav, IU Bloomington’s provost and executive vice president, and Carrie Docherty, IU Bloomington’s vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, also passed by wide margins.
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Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
Live Analysis: Columbia President Testifies on Capitol Hill Katherine Knott Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Minouche Shafik faces questioning today about her university’s response to antisemitic incidents on its campus. Inside Higher Ed’s live analysis of the hearing kicks off here at 9 a.m.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. The foundation announced that California State University, Fresno (Fresno State); the City College of New York (CCNY); Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia (ODU); the University of Missouri - Kansas City; and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Greensboro will receive $5 million each to promote the study of the humanit
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
Nassau Community College Moves Ahead With ‘Mega Departments’ Sara Weissman Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM The institution’s leaders say consolidating departments will make the college more efficient. Its faculty union says the move will do the opposite.
The PIE News
APRIL 17, 2024
Canadian universities have welcomed president Trudeau’s new federal budget announced on April 16, hailing funding boosts for academic research and graduate scholarships and greater support for student housing and mental healthcare. The budget will provide grants of $1.8 billion to Canada’s three research funding agencies over five years and a $1.1bn investment in interest-free student loans for 2024/25.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
Settlement Shuts Down Bias Response Team at Oklahoma State University kathryn.palmer… Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM The university has settled with a conservative advocacy group that claimed OSU's harassment and anti-bias policies chilled the free speech rights of “politically conservative” students.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
When colleges and universities were first forced to go virtual in 2020, there was a scramble to get everyone online. And while those early virtual meeting rooms performed adequately under the circumstances, they were hardly operating as robust learning platforms. However, they were ideal for figuring out what worked and what needed improvement to support better learning environments and more efficient student engagement.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed a bill that will allow students at the state’s three public universities to opt not to have their student activity fees go toward certain student organizations, the Arizona Mirror reported.
FIRE
APRIL 17, 2024
After their mayor silenced them for criticizing her during city council meetings, four Eastpointe, Michigan, residents sued their city — and won.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
'Catastrophic Success' Threatens Army Education Benefits jessica.blake@… Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Two of the Service's premier education benefits, Credential and Tuition Assistance, are under review. Higher ed advocates are concerned.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
By Sarah Brown, Sonel Cutler, and Alecia Taylor Alex Wong, Getty Images Columbia University’s president, Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, testifies earlier today before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. In the hearing, on Columbia's response to alleged antisemitism and pro-Palestinian protests, lawmakers asked its president whether professors would be punished for comments on the war.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
Long-Stalled Florida Atlantic Presidential Search Restarts Josh Moody Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM The institution’s initial hunt for a new leader was suspended in July over alleged anomalies. Now it’s back on, more than a year after it officially began.
Educause
APRIL 17, 2024
In early 2024, the Senate garnered enough support to potentially pass the Kids Online Safety Act—a major privacy law focused on content moderation for minors. Though the bill does not seem to cover higher education institutions, the EDUCAUSE Policy team will be asking for clarification about whether certain scenarios would create compliance concerns for colleges and universities.
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 17, 2024
Present-Day Lessons From the Early 1970s mprutter@mit.edu Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM How the early 2020s mirror and diverge from the early 1970s and what we might learn from the similarities and contrasts.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
How a national project aims to give master’s and doctoral students the same level of attention as first-year undergraduates. By Leonard Cassuto How a national project aims to give master’s and doctoral students the same level of attention as first-year undergraduates.
The Guardian - Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
The pandemic showed that remote learning is effective. It’s absurd that universities are going back to processes that exclude us Rosie Anfilogoff is the winner of the 2024 Hugo Young Award (19-25 age category) recognising young talent in political opinion writing My route to university was never going to be simple. While my friends were flicking through university brochures and choosing Ucas options, I was signing chemotherapy consent forms in the teenage cancer unit at Addenbrooke’s hospital an
HEPI
APRIL 17, 2024
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Professor Susan Lea , Principal Consultant at Sagewood Consulting Ltd, and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Hull. At any time, but particularly in times of challenge, an executive team’s leadership of the university’s strategy is paramount. This strategy charts the path to achieving shared institutional vision and mission, embodies organisational identity, frames associated plans, informs targets and timeframes and, ultimately, is the measure
The Guardian - Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
The prime minister says ‘we need to do much better for the younger generation’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has suggested the government is looking to reduce the rate of student debt indexation in response to debts growing by more than 4% this year.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
By Maggie Hicks Ken Cedeno, Reuters Nemat (Minouche) Shafik ( left ), president of Columbia U., testifies on Wednesday before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. President Nemat (Minouche) Shafik said the university has cracked down on both students and faculty. Politicians argued there was still "a significant amount of work to be done.
University Business
APRIL 17, 2024
Based on the media headlines and campus conversations, AI seems to be about the only thing faculty and staff are talking about. Though ChatGPT has been out for only a little more than a year, some professors have already adopted generative AI programs into their courses. Other faculty members are scrambling to AI-proof their classrooms to prevent students from using this technology to cheat.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report. The latest “Undergraduate Degree Earners” report, released Thursday, showed that almost 100,000 fewer people earned bachelor’s and associate degrees or certificates during the 2022–23 academic year, a 2.8 percent decrease. The number of certificate earners, meanwhile, is higher than it’s been in a decade, the report found.
Campus Sonar
APRIL 17, 2024
In Campus Sonar’s latest industry trends report on “ Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed ,” we explored the gap between trust and value to understand what audiences discuss about a college degree using social intelligence. We focused on how audiences explain the purpose of higher ed, the value of a degree based on current outcomes, and how those outcomes could evolve if trust and values aligned.
Insight Into Diversity
APRIL 17, 2024
NAACP attorneys in the 1930s and 1940s, led by Charles Hamilton Houston, worked hard to develop and support court cases around the country that pushed back against segregation. They celebrated some success in higher education, particularly in challenges to admissions at several medical and law schools. However, it became clear that K-12 public schools were going to be the more difficult fight, and the most crucial, so they shifted course.
University Business
APRIL 17, 2024
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to increase tuition at all 26 state institutions for the coming academic year. According to a statement from USG, in-state undergraduate tuition will increase 2.5% and out-of-state tuition will go up 5%. Additionally, the USG announced that a third tuition level will be established for international students, at a 2% mark-up compared to other out-of-state students.
Coursera blog
APRIL 17, 2024
By Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO In a world of accelerating change, learners and institutions are looking for three things to ensure their online learning investment is worth it: high-quality education and training from trusted sources, a highly engaging learning experience, and a high level of assurance that learning will be recognized and valued by employers and universities.
University Business
APRIL 17, 2024
Around 25 people, including about 15 resident assistants part of the union Student Workers At NYU, demanded university recognition for the group in a letter to President Linda Mills and the board of trustees delivered at Bobst Library on Tuesday. The union, which was publicly announced only a day earlier, is currently made up of 181 members, over two thirds of all RAs.
Coursera blog
APRIL 17, 2024
Courses will feature appearances from top artists and executives, including Victoria Monet, Janelle Monáe, and Jimmy Jam By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer , Coursera Today, GRAMMY GO , a new online initiative from the Recording Academy®, is partnering with Coursera to offer music learning programs to aspiring artists around the world. GRAMMY GO’s first Specialization, Building Your Audience for Music Professionals , is available today.
University Business
APRIL 17, 2024
Indiana University’s Bloomington faculty declared no confidence in President Pamela Whitten and two top academic administrators in a vote held Tuesday. The Bloomington Faculty Council hosted the vote and reported that 948 faculty attended the meeting at the IU Auditorium. More than 3,200 faculty were eligible to vote. Whitten said the Board of Trustees has charged the university with making difficult but necessary decisions to ensure IU is a leader among higher education institutions.
Insight Into Diversity
APRIL 17, 2024
Asna Tabassum (Photo courtesy of CAIR-LA) The University of Southern California (USC) has banned the 2024 class valedictorian, a pro-Palestinian advocate, from speaking at a May commencement ceremony, citing safety concerns. The decision has seen criticism from the country’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
Today's Learner
APRIL 17, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes The world is entering a golden age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) underpinned by recent breakthroughs such as OpenAI models. ChatGPT could be the powerful impetus needed to shift from understanding assessment as the assurance of an educational “product” to assessment as learning. Many instructors may intend to assess students directly, but that is simply not scalable.
The PIE News
APRIL 17, 2024
This week, we spent five minutes with James Slocombe, the director of Planet Education Networks and education consultant at the Elizabeth School. He tells us about recruiting students in Central and South America, collective learning and re-learning to embrace his own mental absorbency. Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Educator, Entrepreneur (could I say Edupreneur?
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