Is the era of college nonprofit conversions over?
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A recent federal court ruling and coming regulations could deter some for-profit colleges from attempting to become nonprofits under complex deals.
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A recent federal court ruling and coming regulations could deter some for-profit colleges from attempting to become nonprofits under complex deals.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Category: Carpe Careers When mental health topics are taboo, grad students suffer in silence, write Christiann Gaines and Rebekah Layton, who explore ways the academic community can support trainees. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Graduate students Mental Health Show on Jobs site: Image Source: CreativeDesignArt/digitalvision vectors/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: Christiann Gaines Rebekah Layton Is this diversity newsletter?
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Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
VpnMentor said the data breach exposed over 117 million files filled with hundreds of thousands of grades and email addresses.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II has been appointed founding director of Yale Divinity School’s (YDS) new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy. He will also serve as professor in the practice of public theology and public policy. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Barber – a moral movement leader with experience of 30 years of pastoral ministry and in multiple public leadership roles – led the Moral Mondays protests and movement in North Carolina; established Repairers of the Breach to t
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
InsideTrack's president suggests some fixes after the rate of women transferring from two-year to four-year institutions fell during the pandemic.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Image: A few things are dependable in higher education, no matter what the high-level trends are. One is that some faculty members are going to do outrageous things, leaders on their campuses are going to get mad and Inside Higher Ed' s readers won't be able to get enough of it. Another is that administrators at some colleges are going to make decisions that are foolish or short-sighted, professors are going to get mad -- and Inside Higher Ed' s readers won't be able to get enoug
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The proposal includes a provision that would force institutions to pay legal costs for people who successfully sue them for violations.
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Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Column: Intellectual Affairs Bibliomania is such a judgmental word, and imprecise to boot: a label applied to such distinct phenomena as the constant reader's stockpiling of provisions, the specialized collector's drive to completeness, and a completely indiscriminate piling-up of volumes without interest in their contents or provenance. Behavior of the first two varieties would be better classed as bibliophilia, with -mania reserved for the more obsessive-compulsive sort of accumulation
SRHE
DECEMBER 19, 2022
by Finley Lawson. I have been using a design-based implementation approach to co-creating educational research since 2019 at Canterbury Christ Church University, where a cross-institutional team of teachers, researchers, and school senior leaders grapples with where and how to provide opportunities for students to become ‘epistemically insightful’ (equipped with an understanding of the nature of knowledge within disciplines and across disciplinary boundaries).
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Image: Another year has come and gone, and colleges and universities are once again sending holiday greetings to students, alumni and other members of their community. From comedic sketches to parody songs to heartfelt ruminations on the past year, each video offers a glimpse into its institution's campus and community. Here are a few of Inside Higher Ed 's favorites in no particular order. #1 -- James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The 15 schools make up one cohort – of seven – that is part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) $60 million Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative, which asks schools to substantially and sustainably capacity-build towards student belonging, especially for those historically excluded from the sciences
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Image: When New York University announced last month that it would suspend admissions to its undergraduate music education program, students were shocked. They weren't worried about whether they would still be able to graduate; the email sent Nov. 1 by Marilyn Nonken, who chairs the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, which includes music education, specified that the pause would not affect current students' ability to complete their studies.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 19, 2022
NBA star Chris Paul has graduated from Winston-Salem State University and is helping give career advancement and financial literacy opportunities to his fellow graduating classmates. Chris Paul The gift – through Greenwood , a digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and businesses, and the Chris Paul Family Foundation – will give each graduate a one-year Greenwood Elevate membership and a Greenwood account with a $100 deposit, a total value of $2,500 per person.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Chronic pain takes over your life. In today's Academic Minute, part of University of New England Week, Ling Cao examines the fight for relief. Cao is a professor of immunology at UNE. A transcript of this podcast can be found here. Section: Academic Minute File: 12-19-22 UNE - Models for Discovering Methods to Reduce Chronic Pain.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced the 2023 recipients of its annual K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. The award recognizes graduate students demonstrating exemplary promise as future higher education leaders and committed to academic innovation in equity, community engagement, and teaching and learning.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Image: The season of accreditation swapping appears to be upon us. Days after it became evident that Florida's public universities are considering leaving the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges in response to a change in state law, the University of Arizona revealed that it was seeking accreditation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission, which currently accredits the University of Arizona Global Campus, the online university that Arizona
The PIE News
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A Chinese student in the US has been arrested and charged after allegedly harassing another student who posted fliers supporting democracy in China. . Xiaolei Wu, 25, reportedly told the victim that he would “chop your bastard hands off”, among other threatening messages sent via WeChat, email and Instagram. He also allegedly warned the pro-democracy student that he had reported them to the Chinese government and that authorities would “greet” the victim’s family, according to US authorities. .
totallyrewired
DECEMBER 19, 2022
I’ve just been playing around with some AI writing software called ChatGPT – and asked it to write about the future of digital education, this is what it came up with: “It’s difficult to predict with certainty what the most important topics in the future of digital education will be, as the field is constantly evolving and changing.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The early scenes in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis —that show the future king of rock ’n’ roll entering a Black gospel revival or interacting with B. B. King and Little Richard—might come as a surprise to many undergraduates. After all, rock today is an overwhelmingly white (and male) genre, separate and apart from Black music.
Academe Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2022
BY JOHN K. WILSON Adam Kissel has written an article in the Federalist titled “The Smart Lawmaker’s Guide To Writing Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws That Will Stand Up In Court.” As scary as that headline is, the full essay is much more alarming in its open advocacy of repression.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A federal arbiter decided that Youngstown State University must welcome back, immediately and with back pay, two professors of music it quickly retrenched last academic year. The arbiter, Jay Nadelbach, found that Youngstown State violated a provision of the faculty union contract on retrenchment procedures and that the two faculty grievants should be "made whole.
ACRLog
DECEMBER 19, 2022
This month I returned to a yoga studio for the first time since March 2020. The studio I used to frequent did not make it through the pandemic, despite pivoting to online class offerings, so I spent the majority of the past 2.5 years with a fitness routine aimed primarily at boosting my mental health in the outdoors. It was a safer alternative and helped lessen the feeling of being cooped up at home.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 19, 2022
PwC will invest $144 million in the development of a new training campus in China, in partnership with two business schools. . Reimagine Park, a 16-acre training facility, will be built in Sanya in southern China by the professional services giant and local government. It will be home to PwC Asia Pacific’s new Trust Leadership Institute. . The Institute is being developed together with business schools INSEAD and Thunderbird School of Global Management, and the Danish Design Centre.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The University of California system reached tentative contract agreements with two groups of workers who remain on strike , academic student employees and student researchers. The university previously reached agreements with postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers, ending their part in a major strike that began Nov. 14. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg mediated the most recent agreements, United Auto Workers union, representing the workers, says will raise pay for some by 66 percent ov
University Business
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A fledgling Texas newspaper is claiming credit for a change in policy by the Texas State University System regarding penalties for students found to have illegally possessed, used, sold or distributed drugs, including marijuana. The year-old Caldwell/Hays Examiner sued the higher education institution in San Marcos to find out the race of students suspended and expelled due to marijuana infractions.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Faculty groups are calling for the removal of Chancellor Thomas L. Keon of Purdue University Northwest for mocking Asian languages during a commencement speech. Keon has apologized for the "confusion, pain, and anger" caused by his remarks. But the executive committee of the Faculty Senate and the campus branch of the American Association of University Professor said the apology wasn't enough.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Eric Buckles Eric Buckles has been named interim associate provost for the Division of Academic Affairs at Dillard University in New Orleans. Buckles holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Alcorn State University in Mississippi and a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences from Meharry Medical College in Nashville.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A new report from the National Postdoctoral Association, based on a fall survey of 366 postdocs, says that "widespread shortcomings in fundamental components of the postdoc position are causing significant negative effects on the professional and/or personal lives of postdocs." Postdocs said that they were most negatively affected by their salary (95 percent of respondents), lack of clarity of pathway to next position (90 percent), unclear definition of their time as a postdoc (87 perc
FIRE
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Phoenix city council passed a resolution establishing a “clean zone” for the Super Bowl that requires property owners to apply for a permit to display “temporary signage.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Birmingham-Southern College, which lost millions of dollars after finding that it made financial aid errors in 2010, is in danger of closing in 2023, AL.com reported. Lawmakers said the private college may close if it doesn't get a government bailout. "Birmingham-Southern has been operating in financial distress for over a decade. Without support, it will not be able to continue to operate after May 2023," said a letter from legislators.
HEPI
DECEMBER 19, 2022
This review was written by Dr Troy Heffernan. Troy is a Fulbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester’s Institute of Education. Troy’s research focuses on higher education leadership and administration, with a particular focus on investigating the inequities that persist in the sector. To anyone focused on higher education leadership or administration research, or those interested in how universities are run, a primary significance of Martin Betts’ The New Leadershi
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The U.S. Education Department is updating the list of federal education assistance funds that proprietary institutions have to include in their calculations of federal revenue. By law, for-profit colleges and universities have to bring in 10 percent of their revenue from non-federal sources. Initially, federal money from the GI Bill and Department of Defense were not considered a federal source until Congress changed the law in March 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.
Rena Seltzer, Leader Academic
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Early in the pandemic , I adjusted workshop titles and content to address the challenges of the moment. “Networking” became “Networking in a Pandemic,” “Maintaining Your Research and Writing Mojo” became “Maintaining Your Research and Writing Mojo Even in Times of Disruption.” While still addressing “the new normal” of remote and hybrid work, this fall I began to revert to pre-pandemic titles.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A student was arrested in a class at Winston-Salem State University after a conflict with a faculty member. The arrest, which was videotaped and shared on social media, has prompted much criticism of the university. The Winston-Salem Journal said Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson issued a statement in which he said he understands the situation "has caused a great deal of trauma to those involved and our campus community at large.
EAB
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Blogs. What we learned about the future of student success from 1,200 success leaders. Lessons from CONNECTED22. CONNECTED is my favorite time of year in the Student Success Collaborative , and this year did not disappoint! I came away feeling energized and with a renewed focus. 1,200 student success leaders convened in Orlando, Florida in November for three days of research presentations, workshops, and spirited networking.
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Holy Names University , a 154-year-old institution in Oakland, Calif., announced on Monday that it will close after the spring semester. The university “has struggled to remain open as it faced rising operational costs, declining enrollment, and an increased need for institutional aid. Both COVID-19 and an economic downturn disproportionately impacted HNU students,” the university said in a statement.
University Business
DECEMBER 19, 2022
A private Alabama college is seeking a $37.5 million government bailout after years of deficits and declining enrollment, with state legislators warning that Birmngham-Southern College may close within months without the money. The 1,000-student institution in Birmingham released a statement Saturday calling the request part of a plan “to put the college on a sound financial footing for the long term.” Jefferson County state lawmakers are scheduled to discuss the proposal on Monday, AL.com
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