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How to create an access and participation plan

Wonkhe

As universities get to grips with a new access and participation regime, Elizabeth Garnham says that with commitment and collaboration inequality can be meaningfully addressed The post How to create an access and participation plan appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Binghamton University forges research alliance with 6 HBCUs

Higher Ed Dive

The partnership is meant to help participating institutions pool resources and climb the research ranks of the Carnegie Classifications system.

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Students need help asking for help

Wonkhe

Tiffany Chiu explains that to successfully foster an inclusive and diverse learning environment for all students, we must first increase student confidence in asking for help The post Students need help asking for help appeared first on Wonkhe.

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How Professors Scrambled to Deal With ChatGPT

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Professors scrambled to react to ChatGPT this spring — and started planning for the fall. Beth McMurtrie and Beckie Supiano They were caught off guard this spring. They're already planning for the fall.

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Berkeley pushes AI innovation, research with ‘Woodstock of Hackathons’

The Berkeley Blog

We're at a fascinating 'epi-inflection point' in generative AI. There are so many valid concerns surrounding it, but if events like this, and others, help set a strong cultural orientation toward AI innovation that is ethical and responsible, there is much room for advancement that improves our lives in ways we can’t begin to fathom.

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Report Suggests Reforms if Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In as little as two days, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a devastating verdict to advocates of affirmative action. Although the exact scope of the decision can’t be known, it seems clear that the court’s conservative majority will strike down the consideration of race in admissions. Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react.

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Leaving Academe? You Need More Than ‘Transferable Skills’

The Chronicle of Higher Education

To be a viable candidate beyond the campus, you have to get over your academic self. By William Pannapacker To be a viable candidate beyond the campus, you have to get over your academic self.

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Dr. Derrick Brooms Appointed Executive Director of the Black Men’s Research Institute at Morehouse College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Derrick Brooms will become executive director of the Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College, effective Aug. 1. Dr. Derrick Brooms Brooms is currently associate department head of Africana studies and professor of Africana studies and sociology at University of Tennessee-Knoxville. His scholarly work has focused on Black men and boys’ educational pathways, their engagement on campus and identity development, and their lived experiences and representations in the media.

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Florida Is Embracing an 'Alternative' Standardized Test. Will Other States Follow?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Tom Bartlett Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image The Classic Learning Test has struggled to find much traction outside of Christian colleges. But its founder says the Sunshine State's vote of confidence is opening doors.

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TMCF Partners with Cosmetics Company for Scholarship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) which represents public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions, is partnering with cosmetics company Ivy Beauty to create a scholarship program. The Ivy Beauty scholarship program will help financially support 20 students who attend a TMCF member school for the coming academic year 2023-2024.

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A New Legal Strategy in Sexual Assault Cases

Inside Higher Ed

When the victim of a campus sexual assault faced a counterclaim by her alleged attacker, she sued him for “abuse of the Title IX process," in what experts say is a new approach. A recent Title IX case at King’s College in Pennsylvania has highlighted what experts say is a new legal strategy for sexual assault victims whose alleged attackers take the aggressive approach of filing a counterclaim.

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Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp Elected 2023-24 Southern Regional Education Board Chair

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp was elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) earlier this week. Gov. Brian Kemp SREB works with states to improve public education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education. “I am honored to serve as this year’s SREB chair as we work with partners in and beyond the state to ensure children across the region receive the quality education they deserve,” Kemp said.

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A Left-Wing Case for Conspiracy Theory

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Mysterious French radicals endorse the virtues of suspicion. By Geoff Shullenberger Illustration by The Chronicle Mysterious French radicals endorse the virtues of suspicion.

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Norway confirms end of free non-EU tuition to dismay of student groups

The PIE News

Norway’s student organisation leader has called the parliament’s overwhelming vote to introduce tuition fees for non-EU students a “betrayal”. After months of debate and opposition from many universities in the country, the Labour Party-run government will introduce fees for non-EU students. Some 97 votes were cast by the Storting regarding the “personal payment for citizens from outside the EEA and Switzerland”.

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Seeking Bipartisan Governance in North Carolina

Inside Higher Ed

A state commission proposed overhauling UNC governing board appointments to reduce partisanship, but some say lawmakers have few incentives to remove politics from the system. North Carolina governor Roy Cooper formed the Commission on the Governance of Public Universities last November to study “instability and political interference” in governance at both the institutional and system levels.

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East Asia: small Covid-19 impact on UK TNE trends

The PIE News

Enrolment in UK transnational education programs is stagnating in three key East Asian markets, but Chinese enrolment growth is continuing, analysis from British Council has suggested. Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia have seen a levelling off in student numbers after enrolment across East Asia surged during the pandemic, the organisation’s TNE in East Asia report indicated.

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Parent PLUS Loans a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ for Black Families

Inside Higher Ed

Parent PLUS Loans a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ for Black Families Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1182622661.

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SHANNON M. YATES

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shannon Yates Shannon M. Yates has been named director of athletics at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. Yates holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s in parks, recreation, and tourism, and a doctorate in higher education administration, all from North Carolina State University.

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Binghamton and HBCUs Launch Research Alliance

Inside Higher Ed

Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, and six historically Black colleges and universities have launched a research alliance in collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a membership organization representing public HBCUs, according to a press release from Binghamton. The participating HBCUs are Alabama A&M University, Central State University, Tuskegee University, Prairie View A&M University, the University of the District of Columbia and V

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UK public buildings feared to be at risk of collapse as concrete crumbles

The Guardian - Higher Education

Ministers launch inquiry into use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) Ministers have launched a UK government-wide inquiry into the use of crumbling concrete in public buildings following fears that nurseries, offices, shops and leisure facilities are in danger of collapse. Every Whitehall department has been ordered to assign a civil servant to identify the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) across the £158bn government estate, the Guardian has learned.

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Supporting the Entrepreneurial Goals of College Students With Disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

Supporting the Entrepreneurial Goals of College Students With Disabilities Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1325246611.

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Three ways to increase your institution’s value proposition

University Business

As educators, we know the value of higher education professionally and personally. Beyond offering students specialized knowledge, higher education often leads to better job prospects, valuable networking opportunities, and frequently higher salaries. Just as importantly, it leads to personal growth and develops students’ soft skills, such as adaptability, ingenuity and empathy.

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AWS Introduces the Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance

Campus Technology

A consortium of companies, government agencies, and educational institutions have joined forces with Amazon Web Services in the new Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance. The effort aims to align university and college curricula with entry-level career skills in software engineering, cloud support, and data integration.

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Why these 2 states are changing their higher ed funding model

University Business

In the last month, two states have decided to address their higher education systems’ most pressing issues by leveraging state funding to reward institutions that can deliver—and deprive those that can’t. Legislatures in Indiana and Texas are remodeling their financial allocation to colleges and universities based on an outcomes-based formula rather than blanket recommendations based on enrollment as each state grapples with higher education’s most prevailing trends: student wo

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AAUP: Faculty Benefits Haven’t Recovered From Pandemic

Inside Higher Ed

Institutions’ contributions to full-time faculty members’ health and retirement benefits significantly declined in real dollars over the pandemic and still haven’t returned to their pre-2020 levels, the American Association of University Professors says in a new report.

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Authenticity: honest authors, being human

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

I briefly had a form up on my website for people to be able to contact me if they wanted to use any of my visualisations, visuals of theory in practice. I had to take it down because ‘people’ proved incapable of reading the text above it which clearly stated it’s purpose. They insisted on trying to persuade me they had something to flog. Often these individuals, generalists, were most likely using AI to generate blog posts on some vaguely related theme.

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Drexel, Salus Move Forward With Merger

Inside Higher Ed

Months after announcing plans to explore an affiliation, Drexel University and Salus University will move forward with a merger, scheduled to be completed by next summer, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

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The State of Higher Education Part 1: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 159 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

13 June · Episode 159 The State of Higher Education Part 1 25 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Insightful discussion on The State of Higher Education report with one of the leading architects, Dr. Courtney Brown of the Lumina Foundation Higher ed leaders can learn what 6,000 current students, 3,000 people who stopped out, and 3,000 more who never enrolled in a U.S. college or university say their barriers have been to finishing their education over three years.

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The Role of VPEM as Change Leader: A Q&A with Auburn University’s Dr. Joffery Gaymon

EAB

Blogs The Role of VPEM as Change Leader A Q&A with Auburn University’s Dr. Joffery Gaymon Change is constant. We all learn to respond to it, but few master the art of inspiring transformation in the hearts and minds of those around them (we can’t all be Ted Lasso!). To shed light on what makes someone a true change leader, I sat down with Dr. Joffery Gaymon.

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What role does prestige play in Portland-area students’ college decisions? Answers vary.

University Business

While few of the nation’s “top schools” crack Oregon’s list of most applied-to colleges – which is dominated by public and private universities in Oregon – each year, ambitious Oregon graduates are among those chasing entry to the Ivy League, Stanford University and other ultra-elite universities. While for some Portland-area teens, the goal of becoming a “distinguished-school student” comes true, many more find themselves unsure what to do after learning their love for a top college is unrequ

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Will FAFSA Simplification Make Life Easier for Colleges and Applicants?

EAB

Podcast Will FAFSA Simplification Make Life Easier for Colleges and Applicants? Episode 154. June 13, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.

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Opinion: Budget impasse is already impacting higher ed—for the worse

University Business

At least 15 public universities in Virginia have raised tuition to partially meet the budget shortfall caused by the General Assembly’s budget inaction. Valuable programs are being reduced or compromised: Many public institutions in Virginia are cutting classes, freezing hiring, delaying contracts and laying off adjunct faculty. Smaller academic programs, community outreach, and funding for undergraduate research are also being reduced or eliminated.

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These 5 charts break down spring enrollment trends - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Part of that stabilization has been fueled by an influx of dual-enrollment students, who take community college classes while in high school. Meanwhile, sectors that have withstood the worst effects of the pandemic are now reeling from losses. Graduate enrollment has slipped, erasing some of the gains it made only two years ago. Below, we’re breaking down five enrollment trends from the latest data provided by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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Gov. Cox is replacing every member of the Utah Board of Higher Education

University Business

Asked why Cox elected to nominate an entirely new board, Jennifer Napier-Pearce, the governor’s senior adviser and director of communication, said Cox supported SB146, which “reshapes the Utah Board of Higher Education, reducing the number of members and enabling the board to better focus on a statewide vision. The governor wants Utah’s colleges and universities to be more aligned with workforce needs and responsive to keeping tuition low, and he believes this board will do that.

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Two Who Survived Michigan State Shootings Sue the University

Inside Higher Ed

Two of those who were shot and survived the February shootings at Michigan State University have sued the university, WILX News reported.

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How Diverse Are America's Campuses?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Audrey Williams June and Brian O’Leary Race and ethnicity in undergraduate enrollment varies widely by institution, selectivity, and among two- and four-year colleges.

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A fundamental problem at the heart of data science teaching

LSE Higher Education Blog

Data science techniques are held up as a beacon of objectivity and interdisciplinarity – but are universities training future data scientists in data colonialism?