Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 20, 2024
In the past five years, the college recommitted to its mission, raised funds and revamped its curriculum. Experts say others can learn from its playbook.
Wonkhe
MARCH 20, 2024
As the debate on private schools fees and VAT continues, Jim Dickinson considers the bargain that the richest are increasingly getting out of higher education The post Is it time to slap VAT on tuition fees? appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 20, 2024
NCES also found only 62% of public schools include college and career milestones in their graduation requirements.
Wonkhe
MARCH 20, 2024
Birmingham City vice chancellor David Mba highlights the net benefit to the UK of international art and design students The post Follow the science – it is international art and design students who are of most value to the UK appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
By Stephanie M. Lee Cayce Clifford for The Chronicle Jo Boaler A complaint reportedly submitted to Stanford cites alleged problems with citations in Jo Boaler’s writings. A spokesperson says Boaler stands behind her work.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 20, 2024
A group of higher education researchers from across the country released a report Wednesday providing what they call “evidence-based expert responses” to critiques of diversity, equity and inclusion policies and practices aired at a Congressional hearing earlier this month.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
By Megan Zahneis Illustration by The Chronicle; Photos by iStock The law's provisions have raised fears of intrusion into academic freedom and other possible unintended consequences.
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University Business
MARCH 20, 2024
Higher ed leaders have been warned about the deep learning setbacks K12 students experienced during the pandemic, which trickled down all the way to the elementary level. A recent spate of reports drives home how much deeper they were for schools with high-poverty neighborhoods, raising potential learning disparities for generations to come. Remote learning, catalyzed by quarantine mandates during the pandemic, is a key driver of K12 students’ current academic declines, The New York Times
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 20, 2024
A special kind of energy comes with doing something no one else has, and it’s buzzing around California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State), this spring as early applications are being reviewed for the inaugural cohort of 70 students who will enroll in the trailblazing Black Honors College (BHC). The co-curricular college’s stated vision — to provide students with the necessary academic, professional, and social skills to become advanced, productive contributors to society — speaks t
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
When anti-normative faux-radicalism devours a field. By Tae-ho Kim and Blake Smith When anti-normative faux-radicalism devours a field.
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 20, 2024
By Julie Castro Abrams Small businesses are responsible for two in three net new jobs. Diving in deeper, women are the leading force in many of these new jobs. Owning more than 12 million businesses and employing 10 million workers, women are the backbone of our economy. These businesses also return more for their investors. Data suggests that women-led companies return 47 cents more on the dollar compared to those led by their male counterparts.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Answers to common questions about this crucial document for an industry job search. By Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman Answers to common questions about this crucial document for an industry job search.
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 20, 2024
Mainstream images of college campuses don’t often include toddlers on a playground. Today, however, one in five college students is also a parent. Unfortunately, more than half of them leave school without obtaining a degree. Traditional student demographics typically don’t include student parents, which leaves them out of campus conversations around equitable access.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Dr. Yamileth Bazan will become the 30th president of Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. Bazan — whose term begins July 1, soon after the official transition to the new name of Union Adventist University — brings a long legacy of supporting and mentoring students, university leaders, and local church constituents. Dr. Yamileth Bazan “During my visits to the campus this year, I was blessed to experience the caring learning community that makes Union special,” said Bazan.
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 20, 2024
There is some truth to the familiar adage “It takes money to make money.” For women and underrepresented minority entrepreneurs and founders, who typically receive less than 3% of the capital investments made in the U.S., limited access to startup funding can significantly hinder the progress of their innovative business ventures and unique product development.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Boycotts have long been a powerful tool in the fight for civil rights. After calling for the boycott of the bus system in Montgomery, Alabama, then Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) President Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., called Rev. T.J. Jemison of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for guidance on how to proceed as Jemison had led a 10-day boycott in that city in June 1953.
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 20, 2024
Recognizing the important role of cross-institutional partnerships in advancing DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) goals, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) hosts an annual summit that brings together scholars from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) to explore potential collaborations and work to address racial inequities in academia.
HEPI
MARCH 20, 2024
This blog was kindly written for HEPI by Dame Professor Jessica Corner , Executive Chair of Research England. In the Summer of 2023, we launched the Initial Decisions for the Research Excellence Framework. In December 2023, in response to input to our Initial Decisions consultation, we published a series of conclusions and importantly included an extension of the assessment period until 2029 to allow more time for institutions to prepare for changes.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently announced that it has resolved a lawsuit against its former alumni association. Bethune-Cookman University Bethune-Cookman University “There is now one, and only one, Alumni Association for Bethune-Cookman University, which is THE BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (the ‘ B-CUAA’ ),” university officials wrote in a statement.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
By Katherine Mangan During a recent convening, diversity officers shared ideas for surviving an increasingly vicious political campaign to eliminate their jobs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has awarded a grant of $116.2 million to LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, to create the Cohen Career Collective, a state-of-the-art workforce training center. The 160,000 square-foot facility will ensure economic mobility for New Yorkers while providing skilled workers for local employers.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 20, 2024
Nebraska Governor Pushes Regents to Hire a New President Josh Moody Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Jim Pillen has accused the University of Nebraska Board of Regents of taking too long to find a leader. But the search mirrors timelines from Pillen’s stint as a regent.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Students in the New York tri-state area will have a new opportunity this summer to explore a lucrative career in healthcare, thanks to a partnership between Mercy University and Medical Sales College (MSC). The institutions are combining their talents to create a 12-week certification course that will teach students how to use and sell medical devices.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 20, 2024
Do less that matters more. The inevitable has now happened and what is clearly unedited generative AI content is finding its way into (apparently) peer-reviewed publications. It’s possible that this practice is already disturbingly widespread.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Dr. Marcheta P. Evans has been appointed to serve as the 12th president of St. Catherine University. Evans currently serves as chancellor of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University in New Jersey but will take the helm July 15. Dr. Marcheta P. Evans “Dr. Evans’s astute understanding of higher education trends, particularly as they relate to smaller, private institutions, and her track record of developing and activating growth and transformation strategies, impressed the entire committee
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 20, 2024
A conservative think tank is suing the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of an Arizona State University professor who refused to complete a required diversity, equity and inclusion training.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
By Eric Hoover Financial-aid offices are getting the information they need to make aid offers. But no one is celebrating yet.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 20, 2024
Beyond the Binary: Placing the Humanities and Sciences in Conversation mprutter@mit.edu Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:00 AM How the humanities can enrich scientific discourse, challenge the limitations of scientism and foster a holistic approach to understanding the natural world and our place in it.
The PIE News
MARCH 20, 2024
Hundreds of African students who sought refuge in the Netherlands two years ago after fleeing fighting in Ukraine, are set to be expelled from the country in the coming days. The move is following a January high court ruling asserting a European Union policy that only Ukrainians nationals and former legitimate residents of Ukraine can settle in the country.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Akilah Rosado Akilah Rosado has been named chief transformation officer for Relay Graduate School of Education. She served as the organization's chief equity and diversity officer. Rosado holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from SUNY Purchase as well as a master’s in public policy and organizational management and a master’s in urban and public policy at Milano, the New School.
Liaison International
MARCH 20, 2024
On March 14th, our employees gathered to watch this live panel discussion featuring some of Liaison’s executive women in tech discussing everything from missed handshakes, to mentors, to girls in STEM. Meet the panel and dive into the discussion below! Hayley Wolf | Vice President, Sales Spending over a decade in leadership across three campus enrollment offices as Director of Admissions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
The University of Houston is providing all undergraduate students with the books they need for a flat fee through the Cougar Textbook Access Program (CTAP). The fee for fall and spring is $299 and $180 for summer. Texts and materials are available digitally or via hard copies available in the UH Bookstore. Dr. Emily Messa “A student once told me that because of costs, they were sometimes forced to wait two weeks into the semester before they could purchase their course materials,” said Emily Mes
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 20, 2024
Today on the Academic Minute: Dorian Rhea Debussy, lecturer of women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Ohio State University, explains how employers can truly support their LGBTQ+ workers.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Dr. Marcheta P. Evans has been appointed to serve as the 12th president of St. Catherine University. Evans currently serves as chancellor of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University in New Jersey but will take the helm July 15. Dr. Marcheta P. Evans “Dr. Evans’s astute understanding of higher education trends, particularly as they relate to smaller, private institutions, and her track record of developing and activating growth and transformation strategies, impressed the entire committee
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 20, 2024
Reinstating Tests Is a Step Back for Access Elizabeth Redden Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:46 PM The reasons elite colleges give for reinstating their standardized test requirements don’t stand up to scrutiny, Audrey Fisch writes.
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2024
Historian and deputy speaker of the Lords who chaired the Security Industry Authority A deputy speaker of the House of Lords, Ruth Henig, who has died aged 80, combined a successful career as a distinguished academic, a published historian and a long-term Lancashire county councillor before moving on to the national stage when created a Labour life peer in 2004.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 20, 2024
House Committee Investigates UC Berkeley’s Antisemitism Response kathryn.palmer… Wed, 03/20/2024 - 06:30 PM Following a campus protest of an Israeli speaker that turned violent last month, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce is investigating UC Berkeley.
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