Wonkhe

JULY 24, 2023

Stammerers face a unique set of challenges in transitioning to higher education. Richard Whincup offers some strategies to help. The post Supporting students who stammer appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 24, 2023

Rich legacy students are twice as likely to get into prestigious private institutions than lower-income peers with similar test scores, a new study says.

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WENR

JULY 24, 2023

Although opportunities to continue their studies exist, the international students who were in Ukraine before the war face a multitude of challenges that make their future uncertain. The post Ukraine: International Students Still Need More Support appeared first on WENR.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 24, 2023

Since 2022, more than 20 HBCU leadership spots have become available due to retirements, resignations or involuntary resignations, one expert said.

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University Business

JULY 24, 2023

Students and their families nationwide seek the life-altering opportunity to attend an Ivy-Plus institution. After all, these alumni account for a quarter of U.S. Senators, half of all Rhodes scholars and 75% of Supreme Court justices appointed in the last half-century. While test scores are no longer a requirement across many institutions, such as the majority of Ivy Leagues, most students would not miss out on a chance to tip the scales in their favor.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 24, 2023

Deanne D'Emilio, who helms Gwynedd Mercy University, discusses how she carries on the private college's legacy of women leaders.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Our ways of thinking about thinking are a product of postwar business culture. By Charlie Tyson The Metropolitan Museum of Art Our ways of thinking about thinking are a product of postwar business culture.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Rutgers University's plan to merge New Jersey’s two largest public medical schools, New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has proven controversial, NorthJersey.com reported. Dr. Jonathan Holloway Faculty concerns and disagreements surrounding a potential merger culminated in a Jul. 21 vote of lost confidence in Rutgers President Dr.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 24, 2023

Recent grads are worried how AI will affect their career prospects, a new survey found.

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JULY 24, 2023

By Zachary Schermele Students from wealthy families are twice as likely to get into the nation's most-selective colleges than students from middle- and low-income backgrounds — even if they have similar test scores.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Integrating a therapy dog into the classroom increases mental health support for nursing students, according to a recent study from Saint Louis University. Dr. Margaret Bultas The study, “Evaluation of Dog Presence as a Therapeutic Classroom Intervention,” was conducted by Dr. Margaret Bultas, professor in SLU’s Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing.

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Campus Technology

JULY 24, 2023

Higher education mental health company Uwill and education research organization Online Learning Consortium (OLC) have joined forces to help provide effective teletherapy services to colleges and universities. Uwill will be the exclusive teletherapy partner to OLC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

The University of Michigan’s Faculty Senate has been approved to expand by 2,800 members, MLive reported. UMich’s Board of Regents unanimously approved the expansion Jul. 20. 2,800 more voices will be added to the Senate’s current approximate 4,300. Members voted 1,082 for and 567 against. This expansion adds clinical professors, archivists, curators, and certain lecturers to the representative wing of UMich’s faculty governance system, said Faculty Senate Chair Dr.

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The PIE News

JULY 24, 2023

International students are not “taking seats away” from domestic UK students, stakeholders have reiterated after various media outlets have led with stories suggesting otherwise. After pressure from right-wing members of parliaments and calls for resetting the government’s investment in UK higher education, the Financial Times and The Telegraph have run articles with headlines about British students ‘missing out’ on places to international counterparts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Seton Hall University President Dr. Joseph has resigned from his post, cutting his initial five-year term as president short, Asbury Park Press reported. Dr. Joseph E. Nyre "I have informed the Board of Regents that I will be taking a sabbatical during the upcoming year and then plan to relinquish my position as President," Nyre said in a Monday announcement.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 24, 2023

Precollege programs can help boost access for students from underrepresented communities. The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling could force colleges to rethink them. Rice University president Reginald DesRoches launched his career as a civil engineer–turned–higher ed administrator back in the early 1980s, when he joined a summer bridge program for students from underrepresented backgrounds before his freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Farrukh Alvi Farrukh Alvi has been named associate provost for innovation, research & entrepreneurship in STEM at Florida State University. Alvi, a Don Fuqua Eminent Scholar, holds a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

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Campus Technology

JULY 24, 2023

A new research report, "Enabling Learning for Life: New Realities for Work and Education," by global technology company D2L, suggests that while American workers are interested in upskilling in their careers, they have little understanding of the value of microcredentials and how to go about obtaining them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Gallaudet University, a school for deaf and hard of hearing students, recently honored the 24 Black deaf students and four Black teachers of the Kendall School Division II for Negroes, which operated on the school campus from 1952-1954. The historic graduation ceremony awarded high school diplomas to the 24 and their descendants, conferred by Gallaudet's Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.

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The PIE News

JULY 24, 2023

Bangladeshi students wanting to study in major destinations are having issues paying their tuition fees due to dwindling forex reserves, The PIE has learned. The country has suffered heavily with its finances in recent months, with the forex exchange reserves reportedly falling to a seven-year low of $29.85bn in May. This followed a fall to $32.29bn in January 2023, then dropping to just over $30bn in April.

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Campus Technology

JULY 24, 2023

The Federal Communications Commission chairwoman has introduced a proposal to create a “voluntary cybersecurity labeling program” for smart devices, in an effort to boost transparency and protection against cyber threats in the growing Internet of Things market – a channel that cyber criminals are increasingly using to attack education institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are investigating "hate-motivated vandalism" at two off-campus fraternity houses at the University of Michigan, ABC News reported. The vandalism in question was "homophobic and antisemitic" and included a swastika, according to the Ann Arbor Police Department , adding that they believe the crimes occurred between Jul. 17-18.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 24, 2023

Anthropologists Vote to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions Featured Image at Top of Article boycott-logo_1.

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HEPI

JULY 24, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. Politicians should think big. They should think about the next frontier. They should focus government on difficult issues. Keir Starmer has committed Labour to five ambitious missions, of which the fifth is squarely focused on educational transformation.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 24, 2023

Paper: Highly Selective Private Colleges Could Diversify Student Bodies by Changing Admissions Practices Scott Jaschik Mon, 07/24/2023 - 06:04 AM

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EAB

JULY 24, 2023

Blogs Building a Better Behavior Management Strategy Key Insights from EAB’s Student Behavior Survey It is no surprise that today’s students are dealing with a lot. Re-entry into an in-person classroom experience has not been easy. Further, students are suffering from an ongoing mental health epidemic and heightening sociopolitical tensions. Consequently, teachers are experiencing a notable increase in disruptive events and negative student behavior with an estimated two and a half hours of lost

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 24, 2023

When conflict avoidance only generates more conflict. I read with interest the report on a new study from North Dakota State University on students’ hypothetical willingness to report professors who say “offensive” things.

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Educause

JULY 24, 2023

Is security on your mind? Join the club. In a recent survey of over two hundred IT leaders, Flywire found that security was among the top three concerns. Here are three things you can do to ensure better security for your institution.

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University Business

JULY 24, 2023

Following Texas A&M University’s botched hiring of a new journalism director and the resignation of the college’s interim dean, the “DEI hysteria” that drew the national spotlight to the university has officially claimed the school’s president. Texas A&M President M. Katherine Banks retired prematurely last Friday, writing in her resignation letter that “negative press has become a distraction.

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Campus Technology

JULY 24, 2023

The 2023 Tech Tactics in Education conference has announced an all-star line-up of keynote speakers slated to share their insights on some of the biggest technology issues in K-12 and higher education. In three thought-provoking presentations, education IT leaders will join renowned experts from the Center for Internet Security, K12 Security Information eXchange, and SANS Institute to discuss current challenges in education cybersecurity, the intersection of infosec and artificial intelligence,

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Terminalfour

JULY 24, 2023

Every year, hundreds of higher education professionals meet up online for the HighEdWeb Accessibility Summit. This year, we continue our long tradition of support and sponsorship, and are delighted to present a talk on breaking accessibility barriers for content editors.

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University Business

JULY 24, 2023

Studies show that college students are a target for phishing scams, and cybersecurity professionals say swindlers are increasingly targeting California students. Phishing scams often trick victims into revealing their login or other private credentials by pretending to be a legitimate company or figure. Researchers at Penn State University found that online scams aimed at college students increased significantly between 2014 and 2022.

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Caylor Solutions

JULY 24, 2023

Facing challenges with your school's marketing? A fractional CMO can offer high-level expertise, efficiently manage your budget, and align strategies with your institution's goals. Transform your marketing, drive enrollment, and enhance your school's reputation with this savvy solution. The post 3 Ways a Fractional CMO Can Help Your School appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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University Business

JULY 24, 2023

Abraham Lincoln’s namesake college will open again in the city that’s also named for the 16th president, Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch said on Friday. The mayor said he’s been sitting in on some meetings about the college, but he provided few details. He said it would have a “different feel” compared to the school that closed in May 2022 after 157 years.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

Alabama lawmakers bailed out Birmingham-Southern College. Ricardo Azziz, principal at a higher ed consultancy, explores whether this type of move is wise. The U.S. has a long history of bailing out distressed or failing businesses, often for the right reasons, but also often with unfortunate consequences, including the propping up of inefficient or outdated enterprises.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 24, 2023

Mark Tykocinski has resigned as president of Thomas Jefferson University and as dean of the university’s medical school, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Tykocinski has only been president for a year. He will stay on as a full professor.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

By Brian O’Leary and Audrey Williams June Eighty leaders pulled in $1 million or more in 2020.

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