Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Viking ROADS project replicates a program that nearly doubled graduation rates at another community college.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Gustavo Espinoza Ramos's experience with clowning helped him improve his teaching skills. Here's how. The post Clowning can improve teaching appeared first on Wonkhe.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Student engagement and enrollment management are key job elements, finds American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers polling.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A new report shines a spotlight on the estranged student experience. Becca Bland notes the centrality of housing in the issues covered. The post If we can’t fix student housing we’ll fail estranged students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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MindMax

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

There’s been a consistent buzz in the higher education news world around 2U, the online program management (OPM) company that contracts with nonprofit colleges and universities to build, deliver, and support online degree and non-degree programs. In June 2021, 2U purchased edX , a popular massive open online course (MOOC) provider created by Harvard University and MIT, signaling a paradigm-shifting merge of OPMs and MOOCs.

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Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This week on the podcast the free speech bill reaches committee stage in the Lords, and the NUS President has been terminated. What are the implications for culture on campus? The post Podcast: Free speech, NUS, estranged students, NSS appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

After years of steady increases, internationalization at colleges and universities slipped backwards during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released Thursday by the American Counc il on Education (ACE). The report found that although 47% of institutions saw accelerating internationalization between 2017 and the start of the pandemic, only 21% described acceleration between 2020 and 2021.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.

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Cisco blogs - Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Last week at EDUCAUSE , thousands of education technology leaders gathered in the Denver Colorado Convention Center to discuss, debate, and dream about the future of higher education. I overheard 4 main questions between colleagues and technologists: 1. What will sustainable campuses of the future look like? 2. How will classrooms be designed for hybrid learning?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Image: When Whitworth University was hit by a cyberattack earlier this year, it faced a public relations nightmare , significant financial strain and a data breach that may have affected thousands of former and current students and employees. The incident was one of an increasing number of cyberattacks against colleges since 2020. Such attacks have more often succeeded against higher ed than other sectors, including business, health care and financial services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Earlham College has received nearly $1 million for a summer immersion experience for Indiana high school students. The grant – from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Indiana Youth Programs on Campus initiative – is part of a statewide investment of more than $29 million to help students explore their interests, learn skills, and consider college. “This program is intentionally designed to help the next generation of students envision how a college education can enrich their lives and support thei

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Studying the humanities is a good in and of itself. That is completely true. And it’s a strategic argument that will win over no one, argues Rachel Toor. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: faculty Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: zhuweiyi49/digitalvision vectors/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The field of economics has a problem with women. Unlike the gender gaps in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields that have catalyzed highly visible and widespread efforts to increase gender parity, the vast underrepresentation of women in economics has received relatively little attention. Given the outsized impact the field of economics has on social policies relative to any other academic field, the paucity of women in the field is a crucial issue.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Covid pandemic generated the most recent shock to international student mobility, highlighting the sensitivity of cross-border student flows to external events. Volatility in international recruitment and periodic falls in student mobility are more common than sometimes recognised, meaning the pandemic is the most recent and most severe in a ongoing series of events.

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Helix Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Giving days are a great way to engage your donors with a time-sensitive giving opportunity. Whether it’s on #GivingTuesday or a special giving day for your organization, these all-in giving events are something almost all of us do annually. We’re constantly coming up with new tech to engage your audience, because we know you’ll want to keep things fresh and interesting each year.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For Albertus Magnus College, a small liberal arts college in New Haven, Conn., competitive video gaming, or esports, represented an opportunity to heighten its profile while offering a valuable activity for students. Jeremy Peterson, a network analyst and media coordinator with the college’s IT team, helped found the college’s esports program. At the recent CDW Executive SummIT: Making Future IT a Reality, Peterson explained how CDW helped build out the college’s esports arena and offered insigh

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The UK must prioritise student recruitment in Europe if it is to maintain and improve its global study destination position further, according to new research. The International Student Recruitment from Europe: The Road to Recovery report , published by Universities UK International and Studyportals, stated that the UK’s exit from the EU has detrimentally impacted the popularity of the UK among students across the continent. “Recruitment from across Europe has long been vitally important t

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Helix Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I’m lucky to have a massive warehouse of donor response that I rely on daily to give advice to fundraisers. I recently sat down and compiled some of the most interesting fundraising stats, and they’ve made me think differently about fundraising. Here’s a taste and what I think they mean for our future donor engagement strategy. Giving days are a major gift and online giving partnership.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

By Michael Vasquez. JX Studio Suzanne Jones. Amid a string of legal challenges to faculty dismissals, the Texas community college agreed to reinstate Suzanne Jones and pay her $115,000 a year.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? Increasingly, I've become convinced that the answer to this question should be "yes." The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. The thinking goes that only someone who has internalized the core values of cultural touchstones of academia, through the rigors of completing a doctoral degree, will be suff

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Term-limited lectureships give scholars a taste of academic life — then yank it away. By James Rushing Daniel. Term-limited lectureships give scholars a taste of academic life — then yank it away.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Within the Jesuit tradition, there is a concept, “ cura personalis ,” which means to care for the whole person. When applied to education, this principle seeks to promote the personal development of the whole person, mentally, but also physically, ethically and, yes, spiritually. I find this idea of educating the whole person inspiring.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

By Stephanie M. Lee. Chronicle illustration; photos by Chris O'Meara, AP; University of Pennsylvania; John Lamparski, Getty Images; Kirby Lee via AP Scott Atlas, Amy Wax and Peter Thiel. To some at Stanford, the event — starring Peter Thiel, Scott Atlas, Jordan Peterson, and Amy Wax — is alarming evidence that their elite institution is propping up figures who are threatening democracy and public health.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

On Wednesday, Michigan State University President Samuel Stanley announced he will be stepping down from his post on Friday, two months earlier than he originally planned. “One of the greatest privileges of my career, serving as the president of Michigan State University, will draw to a close Friday,” wrote Stanley in a letter to the campus community. “It has been an eventful three years since my arrival.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

An online English language teacher has been successful in claiming compensation from the British Council after she was hired by an employment agency and then abruptly dismissed from the role. Supported by the TEFL workers’ union , the teacher, who is known publicly as Lara, was not told the reason for her dismissal in March 2021, despite “positive feedback during her time” there.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Jody Neathery-Castro Jody Neathery-Castro has been named interim associate vice chancellor for global engagement at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Neathery-Castro is a graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in political science from Rice University in Houston.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Decades later, the boundaries of academic freedom are still not settled. By Emma Pettit. Sam Green for The Chronicle. Decades later, the boundaries of academic freedom are still not settled.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Image: A new report from the American Council on Education highlights the dampening effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on internationalization efforts in higher education—while underscoring institutions’ optimistic outlook for future growth. The ACE report is based on a survey conducted every five years, in which college and university leaders answer questions about how their institution is engaging on a global scale.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A 1968 student uprising at the Tuskegee Institute married practical demands with political vision. By Brian Jones. A 1968 student uprising at the Tuskegee Institute married practical demands with political vision.

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Liaison International

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Fall 2022 enrollment declined in almost every category. The number of “traditional age” freshmen enrolled in community colleges during the fall 2022 semester increased by 0.9% on an annual basis, but higher-ed institutions across the country reported a decline in nearly every other category of student. Overall, undergraduate enrollment dropped 1.1% and is now 4.2% lower than in 2020.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

By Carolyn Kuimelis. Adrianna Newell for The Chronicle A trained peer-support student takes a call last March in the hotline room at SUNY's University at Albany. A new report says most campus-counseling officials would embrace some type of peer support, but they're skeptical of certain approaches.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on September 9, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Plot really is everything.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Kenyon College. Qussay Al-Attabi, Arabic. Anna Aydinyan, Russian. Katie Black, economics. Joy Brennan, religious studies. Anton Dudley, drama. Patrick Ewell, psychology. Erin Leatherman, statistics. Claire Novotny, anthropology. Sarah Petersen, neuroscience. Austin Porter, art history and American studies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Guy Bresler, electrical engineering and computer science.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Innovation Network (TIN) at Brookdale Community College has reached out to help the victims of Hurricane Ian by helping fellow students at Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) after the Florida school was damaged and shut down by the hurricane a month ago. This is being done on the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. TIN members are partnering with the FSW Foundation to assist student hurricane victims.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A survey of high school seniors by Niche found that diversity is the top aspect they want in a potential college. A diverse student body was appealing to 42 percent of respondents (to a survey with more than 20,000 respondents), and an additional 37 percent said that it was a must-have in their college experience. Diversity among faculty and staff was appealing to 45 percent, and an additional 31 percent identified it as a must-have.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on September 9, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Plot really is everything.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Stanford University officials removed a man from the basement of a campus housing unit last week, the Los Angeles Times reported. William Curry, from Birmingham, Ala., had been living in Stanford dormitories for 10 months, despite not being a Stanford student. His removal was first reported by The Stanford Daily , the student newspaper. In a statement, Stanford officials said that although the university has policies in place to prevent nonstudents from living in student housing, “the uniq

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