Almost half of stopped-out community college students cite work as major reason for leaving
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Other top reasons include cost, child care responsibilities and lost ambition, according to a New America survey.
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Doing government spending on science differently
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
David Willetts has set out improvements to the science spending process. James Coe explains why the implications could be enormous The post Doing government spending on science differently appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Enrollment Losses Expose Vulnerabilities of Academic Museums
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Enrollment Losses Expose Vulnerabilities of Academic Museums kathryn.palmer… Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of New Hampshire’s Museum of Art has closed amid a $14 million budget shortfall. Ill-advised administrative oversight may have played a role.
Jones Cultivates Inaugural Role in Faculty Development at Brown
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Dr. Esther Jones Dr. Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Jones is also an associate professor of Africana Studies. The author of Medicine and Ethics in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction (2015), her interdisciplinary research in the field of the medical humanities engages literary, historical, philosophical, and ethical explorations of black women’s health and medicine.
Colleges Sing for Their FAFSA Supper
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Colleges Sing for Their FAFSA Supper Liam Knox Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education Department is dispensing money and advisers to help “underresourced” colleges navigate the new FAFSA. But which institutions will be eligible?
Writer-Professor Explores the Voyage of ‘Becoming'
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Dr. DaMaris B. Hill has been writing since she was a child, growing up around books and hearing stories. She just didn’t tell anyone about it. Instead, she stuffed her work underneath her mattress and bed, hiding them from others. Dr. DaMaris B. Hill Courtesy: Beowulf Sheehan "That was for me," says Hill, adding that some of her family members had believed “artists died poor.
Put Democracy in the Lecture
Academe Blog
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
BY MATTHEW BOEDY You may remember several years ago a phenomenon called “the last lecture.” It began with the heartbreaking story of Randy Pausch, who was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He was diagnosed with cancer and literally gave his last lecture in September 2007.
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Futureproofing international student recruitment in Canada
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
In the recent tumultuous weeks within the Canadian international education sector, the federal government’s announcement of caps on international study permit applications has left the industry grappling with unprecedented challenges. While some changes are deemed necessary to moderate demand and create a sustainable environment, there are significant missed opportunities and a lack of clarity, placing the plans of future international students in jeopardy.
Blocking the Transfer Portal to Prison
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The creation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) transfer portal, an online database where student-athletes submit their names with the hopes of transferring to athletic programs at other colleges and universities, has revolutionized the landscape of student-athlete recruitment and mobility. Like the portal for collegiate student-athletes; high school students will be entering their own version of a “transfer portal” at the conclusion of their time in secondary school.
UK Agent Quality Framework to add extra risk factor
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
As more UK universities sign the Agent Quality Framework pledge in light of recent sector controversy, a risk framework is set to be added to the initiative. Almost 16,000 agents from 126 countries have signed up to the Agent Quality Framework – a joint partnership between the British Council , BUILA , UUKi and UKCISA. Some 5,200 of those are now certified – a number that is expected to grow as more universities sign the AQF.
JUANITA W. HICKS
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Dr. Juanita W. Hicks Juanita W. Hicks has been named senior associate vice president and chief human resources officer at the University of Georgia. Hicks holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of West Georgia, a master’s in human resource development from Clemson University in South Carolina, and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Georgia.
Ask the Chair: How to Cope With the Service Slackers
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
You can lead faculty members to service, but you can’t make them do it — or do it well. By Kevin Dettmar You can lead faculty members to service, but you can’t make them do it — or do it well.
Leveraging Advanced Analytics and AI for Holistic Admissions in Higher Education Copy
Liaison International
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
In higher education, admissions processes have become the focal point for institutions facing challenges, some anticipated like the demographic cliff, and others, like COVID, unforeseen. The continued evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implementation within higher education is now being used to address, anticipate, and mitigate these and some of the biggest issues college and university leaders are facing.
Helping Local Nonstudents Find Internships
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Helping Local Nonstudents Find Internships Johanna Alonso Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Prairie State College in Illinois connects underemployed young people in the local Cook County area with internships—and, sometimes, an education.
A Campus Space for LGBTQ Students Closed. A 'Women's Community Center' Took Its Place.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
After Texas banned DEI, a campus space for LGBTQ students got an overhaul. By Kelly Field Crudo Creative Advocates fear that students at the University of Texas at Austin will be alienated by the changes — a consequence of the state's new ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
Creating Strong Near-Peer Mentoring Programs
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Creating Strong Near-Peer Mentoring Programs Sarah Bray Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Natalie Miller and Sonali Majumdar outline approaches for intentionally developing such programs for grad student well-being and professional development.
More financial assistance sought in Indian budget
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
India has increased its education budget for this year to Rs1.2 trillion (£11.4 billion), compared with last year’s Rs1.13tn, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced last week. However, international education stakeholders say outbound Indian students should have been addressed. “Unfortunately, the interim budget 2024 didn’t address issues related to interest rates on education loans or Tax Collected at Source for remittances for overseas education,” said Saurab
There’s a Better Way to Apply for Student Aid
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
There’s a Better Way to Apply for Student Aid Elizabeth Redden Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:00 AM The new FAFSA’s troubled rollout raises questions about both the form and process, Jim Blew and Art Hauptman write.
Bowie State University Modernizes Physical Security System
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
In early 2021, Maurice Tyler, CIO and vice president of IT for Bowie State University, began evaluating the university’s legacy video surveillance system. At this historically Black college and university located in Bowie, Md., disparate video camera systems installed around campus didn’t communicate with each other. Tyler partnered with the facilities management and public safety departments to identify a solution, and the school chose to replace the aging system with a cohesive video surveilla
HBCU Graduates Owe More Debt, Earn Less Than Peers
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Students who attend historically Black colleges and universities earn $16,600 less on average than peers from non-HBCUs a decade after starting college, according to a new brief from the Institute for College Access and Success.
English test scandal: reprieve plan was derailed by government reshuffle
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Sajid Javid had wanted review process for international students who believed their visas had been wrongly cancelled ‘It destroyed my life’: the students accused of cheating in English tests What is the Home Office English test scandal? Ministers were poised five years ago to offer a route to a reprieve for thousands of international students who may have been wrongly accused of cheating , but the plan was derailed by a government reshuffle, the Guardian has learned.
How to Market to First-Generation Hispanic Students
Caylor Solutions
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Discover how to connect with first-generation Hispanic students through targeted marketing strategies. The post How to Market to First-Generation Hispanic Students appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
Mischaracterizing a Vote on Antisemitism
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Mischaracterizing a Vote on Antisemitism Doug Lederman Mon, 02/12/2024 - 11:49 AM Resolutions, like the one at UNC-Chapel Hill, can do more harm than good when they lack precision.
Jamestown Business College ceases enrollment of new students, plans to close - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
Economics and Change in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Jamestown Business College, in New York, announced this week it has stopped enrolling new students and plans to close. The small for-profit, founded in 1886, intends to remain open long enough for its current students to finish their studies, it said in a statement. It did not provide a timeline or an expected date of closure. “These changes are the result of the college’s size and the expanding government regulations,” the college said.
Try-before-you-apply: how 'taster sessions' can help student recruitment
Terminalfour
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Universities and colleges can improve student recruitment in high-priority subject areas with “Try before you apply” taster sessions, which give students an authentic perspective on what studying at your institution would be like. We look into these in this blog article.
The Guardian view on the Home Office English test scandal: a lesson in political cruelty | Editorial
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
A draconian blanket response to evidence of cheating by some international students in the early 2010s was flawed and unjust “Many of us are destitute … many of us are on medication for stress and depression. Many of us have been rejected by our families, who are ashamed by the allegation of cheating. Some of us have even attempted to take our own lives because we see no other way out.
Presence and Integrity in Online Learning
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
At their best, synchronous online courses are shared experiences, and students are fully present to boost each other's learning. But in the virtual world it takes more than webcams to get us there. Here, Gardner Campbell explains his concept of integrity in online learning and how it can make your students true learning colleagues.
VIDEO | Students react to sudden closing of Career College of Northern Nevada
University Business
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The locks have been changed and both students and instructors were given no notice about retrieving their things. Watch the video at 2 News Nevada. The post VIDEO | Students react to sudden closing of Career College of Northern Nevada appeared first on University Business.
CAE February 2024 Newsletter
ACPA
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The Commission for Assessment and Evaluation February 2024 newsletter is now live and can be accessed here. Check out the latest opportunities to get involved, job postings, and more! Visit this link to subscribe for regular updates to CAE. The post CAE February 2024 Newsletter first appeared on ACPA.
Marietta College announces administrative, faculty job cuts
University Business
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
A local college plans on cutting faculty and staff positions in the foreseeable future. Marietta College (Ohio) announced Friday that 36 currently employed faculty and staff roles will be eliminated over the next three years. In addition to this, 13 currently vacant roles will not be filled, according to a press release. MC President Dr. Margaret Drugovich shared details of the cuts with faculty and staff at an open session, the release said.
Teaching Skills are Durable Skills with AI
eLiterate
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
I recently gave a keynote on AI at the durable skills-themed D2L Ignite conference in Orlando. I took the following positions: Durable skills, unlike so many educational buzzwords, is a genuine civilizational shift that requires our urgent attention. AI does not cause it. It just made the change obvious. AI genuinely will cause profound and unforeseeable changes to the way we live.
New Presidents or Provosts: Boston U, Colorado State, Ivy Tech–Lake County, New College, Trinity Christian, Union College
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
New Presidents or Provosts: Boston U, Colorado State, Ivy Tech–Lake County, New College, Trinity Christian, Union College Doug Lederman Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Doug Lederman
Regents to terminate degree programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney as part of budget cuts - Chris Dunker, Journal Star
Economics and Change in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will finalize a series of cuts to academic programs and faculty members at the University of Nebraska at Kearney when it meets next week. Weeks after faculty and students made a pitch to save bachelor’s programs in geography, theater and recreation management, regents will consider terminating those degrees, according to an agenda for the Feb. 9 meeting.
Gentle Parenting Is Not So Gentle on Parents: Academic Minute
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Today on the Academic Minute: Annie Pezalla, visiting assistant professor at Macalester College, examines one approach to parenting that may not be for everyone.
AACC Letter on FAFSA Verification
AACC
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
AACC Letter on FAFSA Verification (PDF) The post AACC Letter on FAFSA Verification first appeared on AACC.
Should Students Be Asked to Sign a Social Contract?
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Should Students Be Asked to Sign a Social Contract? mprutter@mit.edu Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:00 AM The value of institutional signaling.
Schools need faster emergency response technology. What’s the holdup?
University Business
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The state of Michigan is mourning as it comes up on the first anniversary of the gunman who took three students’ lives at Michigan State University. After that tragic day, the community was promised several campus safety and security upgrades to address any faults or lapses in response time and effectiveness. However, the university is still behind on implementing some of the most vital measures it’s promised thus far, drawing concern from the community, the Detroit Free Press repor
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