Wonkhe
JANUARY 16, 2024
Chris Webb and Natalie Freeman argue that higher education institutions need a holistic understanding of how careers advice fits within the student life cycle The post How to bridge the careers advice gaps appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 16, 2024
Courts are considering challenges to race-conscious admissions at military academies, key higher education regulations and the DACA program.
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Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 16, 2024
A Small Pennsylvania College’s Big Investment in the Humanities kathryn.palmer… Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Lycoming College is providing more research and experiential learning opportunities for students in hopes of setting itself apart in a tough enrollment environment.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 16, 2024
But just over half of Black adults said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling will hurt Black students' ability to attend college, according to new polling.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
By Forest Hunt Will Lester, MediaNews Group, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Getty Images Cal Poly Pomona faculty rally on campus during a one-day strike on December 4, 2023. The faculty union for the California State University system wants a 12-percent salary bump. Cal State officials say they can’t afford it.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 16, 2024
Public safety officials at universities and colleges face many of the same challenges that municipal police and fire departments do.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
By J. Brian Charles Joan Wong for The Chronicle A Chronicle analysis has identified at least 19 bills that aim to ban a slate of efforts aimed at making colleges diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
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Educause
JANUARY 16, 2024
To successfully navigate today's ever-changing environment while attracting and retaining the best employees, higher education leaders must be curious, resilient, empathetic, authentic, thoughtful, inclusive, vulnerable, and emotionally intelligent.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 16, 2024
Higher Education in Political Crosshairs as 2024 Election Heats Up Katherine Knott Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM With higher education becoming more politicized, it’s poised to play a more prominent role than usual in this year’s presidential and congressional elections. The outcomes will carry huge policy implications.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
Educators and doctoral students offered advice and shared career experiences Tuesday in an effort to guide aspiring graduate students seeking to become teachers and to promote resources that students could access along the way. Marcus Penny In a Jan. 16 online panel sponsored by the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, leaders and alumni from the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT), an organization that works to support students through grad school and increase educator diversity, hi
HEPI
JANUARY 16, 2024
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Tom Allingham , Communications Director at Save the Student. Inflation has affected all corners of society to some degree. But few groups have been hit quite as hard as students – a demographic that, for the second year in a row , has seen its living costs rise at well above the national average rate of inflation.
University Business
JANUARY 16, 2024
State universities in West Virginia have an uphill struggle to resuscitate interest in higher education. Ravaged by a poor economy, declining population and an understated opiate crisis , it has the lowest bachelor’s degree level educated percentage of all 50 states. Due to shifting market needs, President Gordon Gee announced last August that West Virginia University would cut or restructure 32 programs and lay off 169 faculty.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
Monique Trusclair Maddox Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation announced applications are open for an advancement of education scholarship program in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). The scholarships will provide Descendants of Jesuit slaveholding in the United States with need-based scholarships of up to $10,000 for attendance at a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as well as other post-second
totallyrewired
JANUARY 16, 2024
This post was entirely written on my phone whilst killing some time in a cafe …so might need some editing later. Photo of written activity and lego bricks before the task was completed Today we had a guest facilitator from Imperial College London, Coco Nijhoff who did a workshop entitled ‘Reflecting on the impact of generative AI on our roles’ which she delivered to staff here at UAL.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 16, 2024
The Humiliation of Higher Ed Elizabeth Redden Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM We’ve entered a new stage in the culture wars, Jennifer Ruth writes.
The PIE News
JANUARY 16, 2024
Universities in Australia are working with more than 230 agencies across India, with some 150 counselling companies partnering with at least two institutions, according to new analysis by The PIE News. Almost 40 agencies have agreements in place with more than 10 universities, with six each working with over 30 universities. IDP Education and Global Reach partner with all 40 universities that reported their agent partners online.
Insight Into Diversity
JANUARY 16, 2024
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recently received a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., marking the largest unrestricted private donation in the organization’s history. The funds will contribute to UNCF’s $1 billion capital campaign, which encompasses various initiatives, including the creation of a pooled endowment fund specifically for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 16, 2024
Redefining the RA’s Role Johanna Alonso Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM On many campuses, resident assistants handle everything from fire safety to mental health counseling. Now some institutions are breaking up the job to make it more manageable.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
By David Jesse Using campuses as political foils is a tradition that goes back a couple of centuries. “Part of the tradition,” one expert said, “is to be surprised by it.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded a $1 million grant to Pitt Community College to help boost college enrollment and completion rates among students in rural areas. Shown is the Warren Building on the Pitt Community College campus in Winterville, North Carolina, where officials are working to boost college enrollment and completion rates among students in rural areas.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 16, 2024
Calvin and Hobbes has been my favorite comic strip ever since I discovered it in my youth. The comic strip was unique in its visuals, hilarious, and highly relatable. As I continue to revisit the strip, the characteristics that I loved it for when I was young remain. However, I now find myself drawn to the strip’s depth – particularly the power of Calvin’s imagination.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
J. David Bratton J. David Bratton has been named artist-in-residence and director of choirs at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. Bratton is a Grammy-nominated gospel singer, songwriter, and producer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Benedict College.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 16, 2024
Help! I’ve Been Downsized Sarah Bray Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Alfred G. Mueller II describes a five-step process for bringing some sanity back to your suddenly chaotic world. Byline(s) Alfred G.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
Austin Community College District (ACC) is proposing to make college tuition free for all high school seniors in Central Texas. The Austin Community College District plans to present a formal plan for a free tuition pilot program to its Board of Trustees in February. Austin Community College District ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart presented the proffer Jan. 8 but expects to present a formal plan to the Board of Trustees in February.
Today's Learner
JANUARY 16, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute For a busy educator, every minute counts. You don’t want to go here, there and everywhere for the content you’re looking for — whether that be updates for the products you use in your course or info on that interesting trend your colleague just told you about. We get it. And to make your life easier, we’ve officially joined the Today’s Learner blog with The Cengage Blog, putting all the content you’re searching for in one place.
The PIE News
JANUARY 16, 2024
The supply of Artificial Intelligence programs at both bachelors and masters levels is lagging behind a surge in interest from students, new research has shown. The Studyportals Subject Opportunities for 2024 report found that Artificial Intelligence has a high relative undersupply at both levels, while other digital and technology courses are also scarce in relation to demand.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Danielle Lopez Lopez will serve as the college’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 coordinator, according to HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. She will lead and support our accessibility and accommodation programs for students and employees.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 16, 2024
Report: 4 Ways to Promote Rural College Student Enrollment, Completion Ashley Mowreader Tue, 01/16/2024 - 03:00 AM A new brief by the Institute for College Access and Success highlights the unique challenges students from rural communities can face in postsecondary degree attainment and some ways colleges and universities can bridge the gap.
The PIE News
JANUARY 16, 2024
Relocating to a new country is both exciting and challenging for students preparing for their academic journey abroad. Students often look for banking support in their home country while preparing for their student journey. They are also looking forward to strong support in their new country, especially during the first few weeks and months of their studies.
FIRE
JANUARY 16, 2024
FIRE sued Utah officials over the new law that requires every social media user in the state to verify their age.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 16, 2024
Calvin and Hobbes has been my favorite comic strip ever since I discovered it in my youth. The comic strip was unique in its visuals, hilarious, and highly relatable. As I continue to revisit the strip, the characteristics that I loved it for when I was young remain. However, I now find myself drawn to the strip’s depth – particularly the power of Calvin’s imagination.
The PIE News
JANUARY 16, 2024
A cap on the number of international students allowed into Canada would harm the country’s reputation and create a “challenge” for remote regions in need of international talent, say education professionals. The country hosted over 800,000 international students in 2022 but the government is under increasing pressure to limit immigration as the demand for housing outstrips supply and affordability worsens.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
Tracye Y. Davis Tracye Y. Davis has been named executive director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Spring Arbor University in Michigan and a master’s in education from Central Michigan University.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 16, 2024
Seize the opportunity. I wrote a dissertation on a topic so untrammeled, Catholic women’s higher education, that there were no books from which to plagiarize. Later, I jumped off a tenure track at the University at Buffalo to go to law school, meaning I did not embark on a scholarship path to put me into the line of fire that has recently emerged around this topic.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
What to expect when you seek a chair’s position in a national search. By Kevin Dettmar What to expect when you seek a chair’s position in a national search.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JANUARY 16, 2024
The Conservatives have inflicted serious damage on the sector. Repairing it won’t be easy As the 31 January deadline for undergraduate degree applications approaches, universities as well as would‑be students have reason to be nervous. Pressure on them is increasing from several sides, with a number running large deficits. Last week an internal memo sent by a senior academic at the University of York appeared to confirm what observers have long suspected: the need for the high fees paid by overs
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