Higher Ed Dive

JULY 28, 2023

The Baptist-affiliated institution also said it reached a deal with local government officials over a roughly $776,000 unpaid utility bill.

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

At Wednesday’s National Summit on Equal Opportunity hosted by the Department of Education, presidents, chancellors, provosts, CEOs and secretaries from across the nation heeded Department Secretary Miguel Cardona’s advice to turn this “low point” in higher education into a “turning point.” In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action last month, Cardona reminded the audience that leaders don’t sign up for the challenges that arise u

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 28, 2023

A new analysis from Urban Institute researchers digs into how the regulatory plan would impact borrowers in income-driven repayment plans.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

By Helen Huiskes A paper Dan Ariely, a Duke University professor, helped write was found to contain false data two years ago. Now new details raise fresh questions about his involvement.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 28, 2023

The MOOC platform’s CEO touted the company’s strategy of allowing students to stack short-term credentials into longer offerings.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

By Lee Gardner Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images While their relatively low price is an advantage, they often lag behind nationally known institutions on other perceived values.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Massachusetts, will begin offering a Black Studies degree. In doing so, it will become the first two-year school in the state to offer such a degree, GBH News reported. “Everyone should be taking these subject matters,” said Dr. Carine Sauvignon, an executive dean at Massasoit. “It opens up and broadens knowledge and understanding of cultural differences that we experience, especially in higher education.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

By Katherine Mangan UC-Santa Barbara An artist’s rendering of the planned Munger Hall at the U. of California at Santa Barbara The University of California campus has requested new designs for a major student-housing complex, sparking speculation that it's abandoned plans for a massive, mostly windowless dormitory.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

Mary-Jane Kanaczet Mary-Jane Kanaczet has been named director of Healthcare Workforce Development at the University of Rhode Island. Kanaczet holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from American University in Washington, D.C., and a master’s in adult and higher education administration from the University of Rhode Island.

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Academe Blog

JULY 28, 2023

BY HANK REICHMAN Sociologist and internationally renowned Marxist thinker Boris Kagarlitsky, a professor at the Moscow Higher School of Economics and head of the Moscow think tank The Institute for Globalization Studies and Social Movements, was arrested by the Russian FSB on July 25.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

Women who were assaulted by former doctor Larry Nassar announced a new suit against Michigan State University on Thursday, over closed-door discussions and votes by Michigan State’s board,

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The PIE News

JULY 28, 2023

Payments company Flywire has partnered with Tencent’s fintech arm in a bid to allow Chinese students and families to make education payments abroad via WeChat Pay. The arrangement with the financial arm of the Chinese technology conglomerate, Tencent Financial Technology, will allow Flywire to “further streamline” the payment experience for students looking to make international tuition and other education-related payments from China, the software company said. “This par

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The Berkeley Blog

JULY 28, 2023

As I write this blog, I am sitting in the comfort of the Bay Area, experiencing our mild summer temperatures, due to the marine influence of Karl the Fog. However, much of the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing an unprecedented period of weather extremes this summer.

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The PIE News

JULY 28, 2023

Australian stakeholders have praised education agents and consultants as the international education sector’s “most critical” players and called out their “scapegoating” “International education [sometimes] gets a bad rap and unfortunately, education agents take that more than than anyone,” said English Australia CEO Brett Blacker.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

Occidental College Ends Legacy Admissions Featured Image at Top of Article 2016-1122_ThorneHallExt-06[18545].

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning. Academic and student success leaders tell me that they are particularly concerned with performance in foundational math courses and programs that rely heavily o

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

The National Association for College Admission Counseling is acquiring the Character Collaborative, a nonprofit that encourages the use of character attributes in prospective college students’ applications. NACAC will use the collaborative’s resources and membership to launch a new “Character Focus” initiative to “support college admission counseling professionals as they advance their practice of elevating non-academic factors and character-related attributes in the admission process,” accordi

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Leaders Building Leaders

JULY 28, 2023

I wanted to share a quick story and resource. Two years ago I was hired as the interim executive of a well known bi-lingual, Montessori charter school 30 days before the first day of school. We hired a dozen staff in 30 days, some from out of the country, and had great inservice and day one experience for everyone.well, that's what I thought. I asked the mentors to schedule a new hire meeting about eight days in to check in with the new hires.

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

Next week, Tacoma Community College (Wash.) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its Center for Innovative Learning and Engagement – the campus’ newest building aimed at collaborative learning. The Center for Innovative Learning and Engagement is a $39.3 million-dollar project funded by the 2023 Washington State Legislature. The three-story, 51,000-square-foot building will replace buildings 10 and F1 and house the college’s business, humanities and social sciences programs.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Check out our insight paper to discover four findings from EAB's 2023 survey of higher ed technology leaders. Thanks for your interest! To access this content, please log in or register for a free guest account. Log In Register The post Leading in a Complex Campus Technology Landscape appeared first on EAB.

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the children of alumni. Occidental College, a private liberal arts school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from college admissions decisions.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning. Academic and student success leaders tell me that they are particularly concerned with performance in foundational math courses and programs that rely heavily o

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

As colleges and universities continue to accommodate online learning and other emerging education programs amid the impending enrollment cliff and student preference, a big question mark remains on institutions’ financial spreadsheets. How will they make up for the loss of dining service revenue? “Most colleges and universities operate their foodservice as a standalone enterprise that is expected to turn a profit year after year,” said Dan Park, chief executive officer of CBORD, a technolo

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IHEP

JULY 28, 2023

After 18 years of dedication to our organization, Team IHEP is bidding a bittersweet farewell to a true champion of college access, student success and educational equity. Lacey Leegwater has left an indelible mark on IHEP and our nationwide community of scholars, practitioners, and alumni. As Lacey departs IHEP and embarks on a new chapter, we are celebrating her transformative leadership.

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SRHE

JULY 28, 2023

by Mary Davis I attended and made a presentation at the SRHE Roundtable event ‘ What do artificial intelligence systems mean for academic practice? ’ on 19 July 2023. The roundtable brought together a wide range of perspectives on artificial intelligence: philosophical questions, problematic results, ethical considerations, the changing face of assessment and practical engagement for learning and teaching.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Cihan Uzmanoglu, Zurack Professor of Finance and Economics at Binghamton University, examines the relationship between the stock market’s performance and tipping.

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

Some colleges and universities are better than others at preparing graduates to become CEOs, according to a new study by College Rover , and there’s one school that does an exceptionally good job of sending women to the top C-suite. According to College Rover’s research, American University in Washington, D.C., has produced the largest percentage of female CEOs (52 percent) among its alumni base.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

An appreciation. This piece is the last blog post I will write for Inside Higher Ed that Scott Jaschik will edit. As was announced earlier this month, Scott’s last day at IHE is today.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

What would you do if you had a copy of yourself? A digital doppelgänger, identical to you in every way, in an accurate digital rendering of your home, workplace, neighborhood, or city? Even better: What if the digital version of you—your digital twin—was impervious to injury, pain, or embarrassment? The mind boggles at the possibilities. Suffice it to say, you’d probably be able to make decisions for yourself with a lot more certainty of the outcome.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

University of California, Berkeley, graduate student researchers have received around $600,000 in back pay, their union announced Wednesday. The payouts, which go as high as $10,000 for individual workers, came in response to a union grievance about the university’s “arbitrary” appointment levels for employees, UAW 2865 said in its news release.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

**Editors note: A previous version of this post included a section with references to a news release and two news articles, on the University System of New Hampshire and a previously proposed plan to combine with additional institutions. The state did not move forward with that plan and there are no related plans being discussed now. We regret that this incorrect information was included in our article and have republished this post with the section removed.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

Facing a $25 million budget gap, Virginia Commonwealth University is cutting 14 jobs in the Department of Focused Inquiry, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs How can you better support adult learners who are parents or guardians? By Valerie Gipson About 3.8 million of today’s undergrad students are also parents—meaning they represent about one-fifth of the total undergraduate student population. But limited data on student-parents means that colleges and universities often overlook this population.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

Faced with the possibility of closure since January, the King’s College’s chances of survival took another blow Thursday when its accreditor announced that it has asked the small evangelical college in New York City to “submit a substantive change request for institutional closure” by Aug. 11.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs How can you better support adult learners who are parents or guardians? By Valerie Gipson About 3.8 million of today’s undergrad students are also parents—meaning they represent about one-fifth of the total undergraduate student population. But limited data on student-parents means that colleges and universities often overlook this population.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 28, 2023

Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release “The Talent Equation: 2023 HR Best Practices for Higher Education Leaders,” a compilation of opinion pieces on hiring and recruiting talent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2023

If you think I mention Harvard a lot, please forgive me. I did wait until the sixth word in this piece. This restraint may not be much compared to those (mostly white) who incessantly debate, “When do I drop the H-bomb?” as a social calculation so as not to alarm people they are in the presence of an arrogant a—hole. Forgive them for their false humility.

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