Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

Most of those institutions have also extended test-optional and test-free policies through fall 2024, according to new data.

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Wonkhe

JUNE 7, 2023

Matt Jones and Gemma Ahearne explain how an innovative interdisciplinary dissertation module enhanced their students' sense of belonging, learning outcomes, and employability. The post Embedding employability through cross-faculty learning appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

But the same group also reported better preparedness for classes and a lower tendency to skip than students with at least one in-person course.

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Wonkhe

JUNE 7, 2023

Student Futures Commission chair Mary Curnock Cook pays tribute to a university that has risen to the challenge of securing student futures post-pandemic The post Manchester Metropolitan University is the first to respond to the Student Futures Commission appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

Some research shows these policies boost form completions, but their impact on college attendance is less clear.

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Wonkhe

JUNE 7, 2023

The Withers review of skills delivery proposes many changes to the way provision is planned and funded in Scotland. David Kernohan wonders if it will make a difference The post The Withers review gives the Scottish Government something to lean on appeared first on Wonkhe.

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JUNE 7, 2023

The company shared in a recent post that it's noticed a “higher incidence of false positives” when less than 20% of AI writing is detected in a document.

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JUNE 7, 2023

An online petition recently called for Carmen Walters’ ouster, pointing to low enrollment and high executive turnover during her tenure.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

A Florida judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit to proceed with accusations the state discriminates against a historically Black university while prioritizing its largest public university, a predominantly white, NBC News r eported. Six Florida A&M University students filed suit in September alleging, in part, that the University of Florida receives a larger state appropriation per student than Florida A&M.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

Navajo Technical University will become the first tribal university to offer a Ph.D. program this fall. Tribal college and university leaders are celebrating the move. Navajo Technical University in New Mexico has come a long way since its founding about 40 years ago as a job skills training center with five signature vocational programs.

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Educause

JUNE 7, 2023

To be successful, the chief privacy officer needs to collaborate with many other administrative and academic offices to converge on an institutional approach to privacy in higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

National University will launch its first mascot, Navi, a peregrine falcon, at commencement this weekend. The move raises a question: How can online institutions cultivate school spirit? Like many predominantly online universities, National University serves large numbers of parents, full-time workers and members of the military—people who are used to the challenge of managing different roles and responsibilities.

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HEPI

JUNE 7, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Rob Cuthbert of the Practical Academics consultancy. Let us assume that higher education institutions want to have the best students they can get, admitted in the fairest way possible: not a very controversial assumption, even if sometimes people look to satisfice, by settling for something good enough, but perhaps not best.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

Lawmakers voted to not spend more money on domestic programs in order to avert default. That doesn’t leave much wiggle room for appropriators to increase the Pell Grant or give more money to Federal Student Aid. Although federal spending on domestic programs will be flat in the upcoming fiscal year, advocates and higher education lobbyists say there’s still a chance to secure more money to increase the maximum Pell Grant award and to fund the Office of Federal Student Aid, among other priorities

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Insight Into Diversity

JUNE 7, 2023

Republican lawmakers introduced legislation this week that seeks to ban higher education accrediting agencies from considering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their accreditation processes. Under the “Fairness in Higher Education Accrediting Act,” proposed by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), colleges and universities would not be evaluated based on their “DEI and affirmative action policies, or lack thereof,” according to a press release.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

Researchers and other scholars need instead a shadow CV to highlight systemic inequalities, Cyrena Gawuga writes. As newly minted Ph.D.s across the country cycle through a discouraging job market, some will be advised to create for themselves a “failure CV” alongside their job-hunting CV in an attempt to remind them how much they’ve overcome.

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The PIE News

JUNE 7, 2023

Urgent reform is needed if UK higher education is to remain sustainable in the global sector and maintain political support, a former UK Universities minister has warned. Speaking at Westminster Higher Education Forum policy conference on the future for international students in the UK, Lord Jo Johnson urged the UK to introduce four steps that he says should be “proactively” embraced by the sector.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Advice from a productivity expert on balancing work and play in the months before another academic year begins. By Rebecca Schuman c Advice from a productivity expert on balancing work and play in the months before another academic year begins.

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University Business

JUNE 7, 2023

From student enrollment to instructional technologies, the pandemic’s reach was far greater than anyone anticipated. And while most areas of education have returned to what educators believe to be the new “normal,” its effects still linger. Now, students are thinking more critically about their lives post-graduation. This year’s high school graduating class was in ninth grade when the pandemic struck.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has welcomed six historically Black community colleges (HBCC) as new members, all from Alabama. The additions bring the organization’s membership to 53 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Dr. Harry L. Williams The schools include: Bishop State Community College, Drake State Community & Technical College, Gadsden State Community College, Lawson State Community College, Shelton State Community College, and Trenholm State Community Col

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University Business

JUNE 7, 2023

With the pandemic accelerating higher education into the online space , colleges and universities have been forced to keep up with rampant student demand. As a result, online program managers (OPMs) have become one of the hottest edtech assets a college and university can partner with, but few OPMs are big enough to stand toe-to-toe with 2U, Inc. 2U recently announced two new degree programs with Cabrini University, extended its contract with Southern Methodist University and signed an agreement

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Delaware State University has been awarded $217,000 to support two mental health initiatives. Delaware State University is one of four historically Black colleges and universities recently awarded grant funds supporting initiatives to establish mental health first aid education programs and campus mobile crisis response teams following campus bomb threats in 2022.

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Liaison International

JUNE 7, 2023

In an interview for the Lead(H)er series with VentureFizz , our Regional Vice President of Sales Hayley Islas-Wolf covered a wide range of topics about her professional career and gave us a glimpse into her personal achievements, too. Below is a glimpse of the topics covered and the full article can be found here. Where did you grow up and how would you describe yourself as a child?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Terryl Brown Terryl Brown has been named vice president and general counsel for Pace University in New York. She served as deputy commissioner of legal affairs and administration for the New York City Fire Department. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Pace University, a master’s from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, and a juris doctorate and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

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Campus Technology

JUNE 7, 2023

Consider these strategies for equipping students with the tech skills they will need to succeed post-graduation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Dr. Pardis Mahdavi will become president of The University of La Verne, effective Aug. 15. Dr. Pardis Mahdavi Mahdavi served as provost and executive vice president at the University of Montana most recently. Previously, she was acting dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and director of the Pacific Basin Institute and dean of women at Pomona College.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JUNE 7, 2023

Reading Time: 9 minutes Schools today need to have an active online presence to attract prospects. By establishing this presence across various channels, your school can increase its chances of reaching its prospects. Having a strong multi-channel marketing strategy in this current competitive digital landscape is instrumental, and it can easily set your school apart from its competition.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Dr. Carmen J. Walters will be stepping down as president of Tougaloo College, effective June 30. This comes after the Tougaloo Alumni Coalition – not directly associated with the Tougaloo Alumni Association – started a petition to remove Walters earlier this year, citing concerns such as declining student enrollment, loss of faculty and staff, vacant key positions, and questionable fiscal issues.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

University of Washington postdoctoral researchers and research scientists/engineers began striking Wednesday over pay and other issues. Becca Bluett, a member of the postdoc bargaining committee for UAW 4121, said the university has 2,400 of these two types of employees—the research scientists/engineers are working on their first contract, and roughly half of the 900 postdocs are union members and are seeking a new contract.

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The PIE News

JUNE 7, 2023

New data from IIE Open Doors has suggested that the US’s English language inbound program has finally begun to bounce back from a crippling pandemic. In its latest survey of Intensive English Programs, the data suggests that in-person study is very much back in fashion, with the “vast majority of students” coming in-person in 2022. Some 61,406 students were studying at 348 intensive English programs in the US during 2022, which Open Doors says reflects a 63% increase year-on-year.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

The Long View on Transformative College Experiences: Key Podcast Featured Image at Top of Article rick miller.

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The PIE News

JUNE 7, 2023

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has issued a warning to students and parents about violations made by Pakistani institutions in their TNE programs, resulting in degree non-recognition. “It has been observed with grave concern that several Pakistani institutions offering qualifications in collaboration with foreign universities under TNE Policy are violating HEC policies while granting admission to students,” the warning read.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

The University of Houston announced it will spend $38 million on new safety measures at Agnes Arnold Hall, a campus building closed since March following two student deaths by suicide in a matter of six weeks.

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Today's Learner

JUNE 7, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes Chloe Adamowicz is a Marketing major with an Economics minor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst March 15, 2020. A wave of excitement spread across the country: Two whole weeks off from school. What a dream…or so we thought. Our dream soon turned into a nightmare. Two weeks soon turned into two months, and two months turned into two years.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

Two people were killed and five were injured in a shooting just after a high school graduation at Virginia Commonwealth University, NBC News reported. One of those killed was an 18-year-old man who had just graduated. The other was a 36-year-old man who attended the ceremony. A suspect in the killings is a 19-year-old man who is in police custody.

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Today's Learner

JUNE 7, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Christiana M. Bevier is a professor in the Professional Studies department at Purdue University Global. In academia, we often encourage our students to make time to relax, but are we listening to our own advice? Teaching is a wonderful and rewarding path, but it also comes with a lot of work. That being said, it is important to take time to relax between semesters.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 7, 2023

Connecticut governor Ned Lamont and leaders of the state’s higher education institutions reached a deal Monday to shore up higher education funding in the budget for fiscal year 2024.

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