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A shared perspective on pay and conditions

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The UCU branch executive at the University of York York vice chancellor Charlie Jeffery jointly seek a way forward on pay and conditions The post A shared perspective on pay and conditions appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Cabrini University Will Close

Inside Higher Ed

After months of seeking a partnership, Cabrini University will close. Nearby Villanova University is working on a deal to acquire its campus. After months of uncertainty and a failed search for a partner to keep its doors open, Cabrini University will close. Nearby Villanova University is working on a deal to purchase its campus. According to a joint statement from both institutions, Cabrini will graduate its last class next May, giving it one final year of runway before the small Roman Catholic

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Employers still need to go further on pay

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Jo Grady asks universities to go further on pay, and says that UCU is ready to work with employers towards a fairer and more sustainable sector The post Employers still need to go further on pay appeared first on Wonkhe.

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‘Never Have I Ever’ and Its Lessons on College Admissions

Inside Higher Ed

The show doesn’t get everything right, but on the most important points, it does. Early in the fourth, and final, season of Never Have I Ever, a Netflix hit, Devi sets out as a senior to earn a college recommendation letter from Dr. Keyes. Keyes prides herself on writing the best teacher recommendation letters, and she writes only two a year. She handwrites them.

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The 2023 marking and assessment boycott, explained

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David Kernohan summarises where we are to date with the marking and assessment boycott and the pay dispute that has driven it The post The 2023 marking and assessment boycott, explained appeared first on Wonkhe.

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How far can tech address the HE sector’s biggest challenges?: Reflections from a HEPI Roundtable with TechnologyOne

HEPI

This HEPI Blog was kindly authored by Professor Antony C Moss , Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience at London South Bank University, and author of a recent HEPI Policy Note on The disconnect between quality and inequality. I recently had the pleasure of attending one of HEPI’s roundtable dinners, in partnership with TechnologyOne , to discuss how far technology can address the higher education sector’s biggest challenges.

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Coachin’ in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

“I came to teaching late” (Roger Rueff, The Hospitality Suite ). No one ever taught me how to teach. I learned by osmosis. I reflected on my favorite teachers from kindergarten through graduate school. Those who came affectionately to mind were ones I knew cared about me as a human being as well as a student. Later in life, after nearly three decades of teaching in higher education and serving my division as chair, which included professor evaluations, I came to believe that there were essential

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Coachin’ in the Classroom

Faculty Focus

“I came to teaching late” (Roger Rueff, The Hospitality Suite ). No one ever taught me how to teach. I learned by osmosis. I reflected on my favorite teachers from kindergarten through graduate school. Those who came affectionately to mind were ones I knew cared about me as a human being as well as a student. Later in life, after nearly three decades of teaching in higher education and serving my division as chair, which included professor evaluations, I came to believe that there were essential

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Report Calls for Merit Scholarships Not to Be Awarded Based on SAT or ACT

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Twenty-five percent of merit scholarships still require students to take the SAT or ACT, according to a new report from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing.

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How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India

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How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India editor Mon, 06/26/2023 - 01:39 A robust and high-quality higher education system plays a vital role in the advancement and prosperity of any nation in today's rapidly changing world. In India, where the demand for higher education is surging, there is an urgent need to enhance the quality and relevance of educational programs.

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Only 25% of Merit Scholarships Have a Testing Requirement

Inside Higher Ed

But people assume that they are still required. Twenty-five percent of merit scholarships still require students to take the SAT or ACT, according to a new report from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing.

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Connecticut, Vermont Mergers Gain Accreditor Approval - Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Controversial consolidations of multiple public institutions in Vermont and Connecticut have earned the key step of initial accreditation from the New England Commission of Higher Education. In statements published Monday, the accrediting agency said it had granted approval for Connecticut’s 12 community colleges to operate as one institution and for three formerly separate public universities to come together as Vermont State University.

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Why Mourning Matters in the Anthropocene: Academic Minute

Inside Higher Ed

Today on the Academic Minute: Sophie Chao, Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow and lecturer in anthropology at the University of Sydney, examines one way people can react to environmental change.

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St. Cloud State University eliminates programs, lays off faculty due to enrollment decline - Kirsti Marohn, MPR News

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Colleges and universities across the U.S. are struggling with declines in student enrollment, but St. Cloud State University in central Minnesota has been hit harder than many others. Over the past decade, the university's enrollment has fallen by about 6,000 students or 38 percent. University officials say revenues haven’t kept up with instructional costs, creating a structural deficit.

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AAUP Joins Suit Over ‘Stop WOKE’ Act

Inside Higher Ed

The American Association of University Professors is filing a brief today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit backing faculty members who sued over the “Stop WOKE Act”—officially the Individual Freedom Act—which prohibits professors at Florida’s public universities from expressing certain viewpoints while teaching on topics including racial and sexual discrimination and injustice.

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International Graduate Applications and New Enrollments Rose in Fall 2022

Inside Higher Ed

International Graduate Applications and New Enrollments Rose in Fall 2022 Featured Image at Top of Article CaptureGrad.

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Oklahoma State Receives $120M Gift From T. Boone Pickens Foundation

Inside Higher Ed

Oklahoma State University has announced a $120 million gift from the T. Boone Pickens Foundation. A majority of the funds, $63.7 million, will go to scholarships.

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Following Up

Inside Higher Ed

On ChatGPT and Franklin Pierce. My IHE colleague John Warner took to Twitter to express his frustration at the opinion shared by a correspondent drawing a parallel between using ChatGPT for writing and using a calculator in math and applied math classes.

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Newly Tenured… at Northern Illinois, Tennessee Tech, U of Hawai‘i at Hilo

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Newly Tenured… at Northern Illinois, Tennessee Tech, U of Hawai‘i at Hilo Scott Jaschik Mon, 06/26/2023 - 12:00 AM

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