Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The programs account for about 15% of the majors offered at the campus, including degrees in sociology, Spanish and early childhood education.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Drawing on a recent decision by the Employment Tribunal, William Mackesy urges universities to ensure employees are not harassed for their beliefs The post Freedom of speech can stray into harassment appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The agency’s regulatory agenda also reveals it will pursue rulemaking on the law requiring colleges to report foreign gifts worth $250,000 or more.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In our final festive episode of the year we survey the political turmoil over immigration, and consider the impact on university finances The post Podcast: International, REF delay, stagnation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 7, 2023

S&P argues economic conditions will stress regional institutions, though Moody’s says the sector is stable overall.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag shows the cutting edge of 1970s media training The post Higher education postcard: Leeds Trinity University redux appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A new report from CUPA-HR found little improvement in the gender pay gap at colleges over the last two decades.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

International students will need double the amount of money in their bank accounts if they wish to study in Canada from January, the government has announced. The country’s immigration minister also warned that visa limits may be imposed if institutions do not provide adequate support to students, as the government attempts to tackle “exploitation” in the international student program.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Teacher, Adviser, Researcher… Recruiter? Liam Knox Thu, 12/07/2023 - 03:00 AM Plummeting enrollments at Evergreen State College put deep cuts on the table. When the faculty volunteered to help recruit new students, the tide began to turn.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The congressional hearing on antisemitism presents a stark choice. By Keith E. Whittington iStock image The congressional hearing on antisemitism presents a stark choice.

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Helix Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This blog was co-authored with Ann Cools. By now we’ve all accepted that the next 60 days will be one of excitement and nervousness in the world of financial aid and enrollment management as we await the changes to the FAFSA. Some of you are well prepared; others are trying to get prepared with limited staff and even more limited resources. We feel your pain and we hope to provide a few things to have on your to-do list as you head into this delayed FAFSA season.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

High-performing Black, Latino, and students from low-income backgrounds are not getting equal access to advanced math courses that more affluent or white students do, according to a new report from the Education Trust and Just Equations. Ivy Morgan The Education Trust The report, " Opportunities Denied: High Achieving Black and Latino Students Lack Access to Advanced Math ", used data from the 2009 High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS) to determine such disparities stemming from systemic bias.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Australia’s international education exports outstripped major goods exports in the latter part of 2023, adding $12.1 billion to the economy in the September quarter. Stakeholders are urging government to not introduce new policy to counter challenges around housing and net migration that will deeply impact the sector, especially as the sector remains in its recovery phase.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

By Luna Laliberte and Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image They're more likely than white respondents to consider higher education, according to a national Chronicle survey.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A recent study published in the journal AERA Open has highlighted a significant correlation between classroom diversity and improved academic performance among college STEM students. The study, led by professor Nicholas Bowman at the University of Iowa, explored the impact of underrepresented racial minority (URM) and first-generation college student representation on grades in postsecondary STEM courses.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This article is from The Teaching Professor. Try a free one-month trial with coupon code TPMONTH. After your complimentary one-month trial period, the monthly subscription cost is $19. You can cancel your subscription at any time. This offer is only applicable towards the monthly subscription and ends Tuesday, December 26, 2023. I remember my first year as a tenure-track professor as a nightmare.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

By Sarah Brown The alleged gunman, who has died, was reportedly a former professor at East Carolina University and had applied for a job at UNLV.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Key Differences in Student Satisfaction With Career Centers colleen.flaherty Thu, 12/07/2023 - 03:00 AM Nonwhite students and online students who have engaged with their campus career centers have lower satisfaction and effectiveness rates for these services than white peers and those taking all or some of their classes online, respectively.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The CHIPS and Science Act is a great opportunity for two-year institutions. By Shalin Jyotishi Chad Hagen for The Chronicle This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “The Research Driven University,” available in the Chronicle Store.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Why the House Targeted Those 3 Presidents Doug Lederman Thu, 12/07/2023 - 10:11 AM The presidents of MIT, Harvard and Penn called on the carpet about antisemitism are all women and all relatively new. Coincidence? Hardly. They were marked.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Navigating the Crossroads of Tradition and Modern Market Dynamics Colleges and universities have a long history of helping students transform their lives. But tradition shouldn’t lead to stagnation — especially as the value of higher education is increasingly scrutinized and online search engines offer more insight into competitive programs than ever before.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As remote work becomes increasingly common in higher education, college and university employees say they want it to go even further. In an EDUCAUSE survey, more than half of higher ed workers said they’d like more remote work options. And the stakes are high: Those who aren’t satisfied with the remote work situation said they were more likely to seek other employment, potentially leaving institutions in the lurch at a time of high staffing shortages.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) President and CEO Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc has announced that he will step down from the role on Jun. 30, 2024, bringing an end to more than two decades at the helm. Dr. Paul LeBlanc During his tenure as SNHU’s fifth president, the school grew from 2,500 students to the largest nonprofit higher ed provider in the U.S., with more than 225,000 learners.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

U.S. Business Schools’ Talent Pipeline Problem Sarah Bray Thu, 12/07/2023 - 03:00 AM Over time, the missing population in the faculty ranks could well be professors from America, which will lose an edge in the research and teaching of best business practices, writes Jennifer Nahrgang.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A new platform has ambitions to be a one-stop shop for study abroad, employing an AI-based engine to recommend universities and programs to prospective students all over the world. Launching six months ago, MetaApply has already partnered with 150 universities. Speaking to The PIE, a spokesperson for the company asserted this is “just the beginning” of its plans to expand partnerships in a bid to to reach more students.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This article is from The Teaching Professor. Try a free one-month trial with coupon code TPMONTH. After your complimentary one-month trial period, the monthly subscription cost is $19. You can cancel your subscription at any time. This offer is only applicable towards the monthly subscription and ends Tuesday, December 26, 2023. I remember my first year as a tenure-track professor as a nightmare.

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Engineering Organization Technology Students 85

The Chronicle of Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

By Megan Zahneis Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images The presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT were among those who testified on Tuesday about campus antisemitism. Their universities will now be investigated by a House committee. Following Tuesday's contentious hearing, the congressional panel said it would examine the three universities' "learning environments" and "policies and disciplinary procedures.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Skills need to be the focus for students, not job titles, implored the president of Lawrence Technical University and keynote speaker at the 15th annual AIRC conference. “Future work and education are not about compartmentalisation, but rather transdisciplinary,” he asserted. In his address, Soubh listed off many top jobs in today’s job market that did not exist 20 years ago such as driverless car engineer and cloud architect.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Karen Jones Karen Jones has been appointed associate dean and director of the Graduate School at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Jones holds a bachelor’s degree in animal science, a master’s in veterinary physiology and pharmacology, and a Ph.D. in veterinary physiology from Texas A&M University.

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Coursera blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera 2023 — what a monumental year for online learning. Generative AI is already transforming education and careers, and learners worldwide are preparing themselves for the future. I think this will be the year we look back on as a turning point. 2023 by the numbers: Data as of September 30, 2023 136 million learners, including 17 million new learners 20 new partners, including London Business School, the University of California, Berkeley (

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Education Department is investigating alleged discrimination involving shared ancestry at five more colleges and universities, according to its updated list of open inquiries.

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totallyrewired

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The following post was created entirely by AI. It took the comments from Day Three of the 12 Days of AI on AI and Image Creation and copied them into a Word document and then asked Claude to summarise them for me. I then put the summary into ChatGPT and asked it to create a blog for me. This is what I got: The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in image generation has sparked a mix of excitement, skepticism, and ethical debate.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Postdoctoral researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai started striking Wednesday, following what their union said has been more than a year of bargaining without the two sides being able to agree on what would be their first labor contract together. The union—the Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee, affiliated with the United Autoworkers—won its election in June 2022 and represents more than 500 researchers, a union spokesperson said.

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Caylor Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Effective content marketing first identifies the story that it wants to tell, and then tailors its message to attractively tell that story to its target audience. The post How-To’s Of Effective Content Marketing appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In 2009, Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., began equipping each student with a MacBook Pro and either an iPhone or an iPod Touch from Apple through its iMLearning program. Today, each incoming student receives a MacBook Air, an iPad and an Apple Pencil. “For the first year, I was constantly in touch with people at other universities, asking them questions,” recalls Don Silvius, senior iMLearning support specialist in Shenandoah’s Office of Information Technology.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The university’s proposed $12 million cuts would eliminate $3.4 million in vacant faculty or staff positions and reduce funding for more than $1.4 million in student teaching assistants and temporary lecturers. While the University of Nebraska says it is seeking a president committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, its flagship campus has proposed slashing the budget of its Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

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Inclusivity Equity Faculty University 59

Helix Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As colleges and universities work to recruit and retain students in the post-pandemic world, understanding students and their families is more important than ever. The way students use technology search for college, the stress and anxiety they face, the economic challenges that impact their ability to afford college, and even the way they question the value of college have created daunting challenges for enrollment managers.

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