Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
University rankings need to change to be relevant and useful to today's diverse world of higher education. Elizabeth Gadd offers some friendly advice The post Free advice to university rankers appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The California Faculty Association said it remains far apart from the university system on pay, parental leave and other policies.
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Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
This week’s card from Hugh Jones postbag takes us to a college with a tricksy apostrophe The post Higher education postcard: Goldsmiths’ College appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The online portal has started two programs, one with Connecticut institutions and a second with 70 other U.S. colleges.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
This week on the podcast Michelle Donelan’s letter to UKRI expressing outrage over “extremism” has been in the news The post Podcast: Free speech, franchising, NHS training appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The updated legislation still contains a wide-reaching DEI ban and would create a post-tenure review process.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The old binaries of "away from home" and "commuter" may mean we miss those that are both. Jim Dickinson gets on Teletext The post We do need to know where students are at appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Salem State University basketball player Carl-Hens Beliard was shot and killed early Nov. 1, Parade reported. Carl-Hens Beliard The 18-year-old was reportedly a victim of the gun violence in Salem, Massachusetts – he was hit while inside a vehicle near campus – just before 1:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead at Salem Hospital, WCVB 5 News reported. Based on a preliminary investigation by authorities, the shooting does not appear to be a random act of violence, but the investigation is ongoing.
Helix Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Giving Days are a key effort to excite your donor base. On the RNL ScaleFunder platform , we’ve helped organizations host hundreds of these special events, and seen over a billion dollars in results. I took a look at recent campaigns and here are five key tips to help amplify your giving day success from some great RNL partner campaigns, and an inside look into the tech that make them possible: Go viral with an easy path to social media sharing You’ll want your day to go take off on social media
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Stakeholders have questioned whether VFS Global should have such a “monopoly” on the visa appointments system, as students struggle to get them amid a scam being run on the ground in various countries. A report from The Observer said that appointments for UK students visas – a system which is outsourced to VFS Global – were being booked up by “dodgy” agents and subsequently sold at extortionate price, despite the fact they are supposed to be free.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
L. Hazel Jack L. Hazel Jack has been named vice president for university outreach and chief of staff to the president at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. Jack holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and advertising promotions from Pace University in New York, an MBA and master’s in higher education administration from Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
A group of Black representatives recently established a new congressional caucus to educate policymakers and develop public policy that supports and addresses the needs of Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.), Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.), and Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) announced the news on October 26.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
One of the biggest credential management platforms globally has been sold to education software company Instructure. Parchment has exchanged over 165 million credentials through its 20 years of operation, and it will now be added to the portfolio of the Instructure Learning Platform. The transaction was valued at around $835m with a net purchase price of $795m, in addition to a revenue contribution by Parchment of approximately $115m in 2024. “By adding Parchment to the Instructure Lear
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
A new book argues that graduates aren't staying in tech jobs. That's not the real problem. By David Auerbach Illustration by The Chronicle, Photo by iStock A new book argues that graduates aren't staying in tech jobs. That's not the real problem.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Eight in 10 international students travelling to France to enrol in classes select the country due to its quality of education, new research has found. The survey of 1,015 students globally showing interest in studying in the country, carried out by European study choice platform, Study.eu, also identified Paris as the most popular city for 71% of respondents, ahead of Bordeaux and Marseille.
Academe Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
BY JONATHAN REES We’ve been arguing over salaries at my university. Sometimes we get cost-of-living adjustments, but those almost never keep up with inflation (even during years when inflation is low). There’s a model developed by our Faculty Compensation Committee designed to allocate additional funds on the basis of equity, but what is equity, anyway?
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
After a number of years of business schools reporting upticks in international application numbers, growth for many is beginning to slow, according to research by the Graduate Management Admission Council. The group’s membership, made up of graduate business schools worldwide, reported that the majority of US programs saw growth in applications, largely bolstered by domestic candidates, while most European programs have faced declining applications over the past three years.
Caylor Solutions
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
To build brand trust effectively, Liz Rainwater encourages us to start cultivating the relationship early in the marketing funnel. The post Building Brand Trust: Serving Freshmen and Sophomores in Your Funnel appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The following article is from The Teaching Professor. For articles similar to this, check out a monthly or yearly subscription! My husband just took a wood-turning class, and the night before, he slept very little, worrying about his skills and whether he’d be able to complete the course projects. This from a person who builds houses, boats, and furniture, who forges knives, can repair just about anything, and already has an impressive collection of bowls that he’s turned.
LSE Higher Education Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
On her return from the recent party conferences, Dr Diana Beech weighs up the current political climate and what it holds for London universities
University Business
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Four universities in the state of Pennsylvania are waiting on hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for this fiscal year. Three months into the school year, Lincoln University is on a funding freeze, but students have a plan to hold lawmakers accountable. The hold-up in Harrisburg is preventing $19 million from coming down the pipeline for Lincoln this fiscal year.
PeopleAdmin
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Employee development is key in HigherEd. It’s vital to focus on skill development to make sure that employees—whether faculty, staff, or administrators—are able to achieve their full potential in their careers and at your institution. Robust employee development programs are also an important factor in employee engagement. With retention top of mind for many institutions today, employee development and learning should definitely be on the radar.
University Business
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
With Gen Z students loving non-degree pathways , the next logical line of thinking for some degree-granting colleges and universities is what they can do to enlighten potential students of their institutions’ benefits. “Higher education needs to make sure they’re complementing these types of learning and figuring out how to connect, build pipelines and stack these credentials so they’re not threatening one another but acting in partnership,” said Susan Acevedo-Moyer, researcher
Economics and Change in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
University President E. Gordon Gee said that WVU is adapting to become “a modern land-grant” institution through “Academic Transformation" during his State of the University Address at the Erickson Alumni Center Monday. Gee outlined future initiatives including expanding education access through recruitment and retention efforts, advancing the R1 research mission, growing the academic medical center and continuing economic partnerships with state industries.
University Business
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The coveted Carnegie Classification is in for an overhaul as the American Council on Education (ACE) wishes to create a more informed and dynamic hierarchy based on the multifaceted work many institutions do today. The main component due for a change is its traditional framework, also known as the Basic Classification, which organizes colleges and universities by the highest degree awarded.
PeopleAdmin
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Automated Hiring Processes with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Kristina Chavez is the Director of Compensation and Talent Acquisition for the Human Resources department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Her team leverages PeopleAdmin’s Applicant Tracking System for staff hiring, faculty hiring, part-time faculty hires, and the graduate college.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Funding, connectivity and capacity building remain challenges for international virtual exchange projects, particularly in non-Western contexts. During the International Virtual Exchange Conference , which took place virtually and in-person in São Paulo this week, academics and institutional representatives discussed the changing landscape of collaborative online international learning since the pandemic.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Education debuted a sweeping regulatory package Tuesday fortifying federal oversight of financially unstable colleges, including by broadening the circumstances in which they must supply the government with a letter of credit. This mammoth new set of rules matches the Biden administration’s priority of holding accountable colleges it deems predatory or high risk for students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) has moved from Tufts University to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Dr. Nancy Thomas WPSU The IDHE – a nonpartisan applied research center for student and institutional engagement in U.S. democracy – will now be an AAC&U presidential initiative and focus on threats to democracy through research, convenings, and faculty and curriculum development.
University Business
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Donald Trump wants to “revolutionize” higher education if elected president. And in a new campaign policy video, he is pledging to do so by creating a federally funded online university that awards free degrees — one where “wokeness or jihadism” are not allowed. Trump’s latest policy proposal proposes taxing large private university endowments to pay for a new institution called “American Academy.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
By Eric Kelderman Steve Helber, AP Images Donald J. Trump speaks at Liberty U. in 2016. The front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination wants to create a federally funded "American Academy," paid for by taxing the richest colleges.
University Business
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
A prominent civil rights group in the United States has urged colleges and universities to respect free speech and resist calls to investigate or disband student organizations rallying on behalf of Palestinian rights. In an open letter to academic institutions on Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) warned against politically motivated efforts to police speech on campus, which could “destroy the foundation on which academic communities are built”.
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