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How Cornell could revamp admissions after the Supreme Court decision

Higher Ed Dive

A task force suggested how the Ivy League institution could diversify its student body after the high court’s summer ruling striking down race-conscious policies.

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Visas for researchers are too expensive – and it’s getting worse

Wonkhe

The cost to a researcher of getting a UK visa has just gone up again. For Philip Lewis, this runs counter to the country’s supposed science superpower ambitions The post Visas for researchers are too expensive – and it’s getting worse appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Colleges can take steps to address the affordable housing crisis

Higher Ed Dive

From contributing underutilized land to tapping government support, institutions can help alleviate the problem — and get a return on their investment.

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How to shrink the sector

Wonkhe

A Policy Exchange proposal to bring back number controls has a curiously old fashioned feel. David Kernohan assesses the damage The post How to shrink the sector appeared first on Wonkhe.

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A dozen education groups press Education Department for FAFSA release date

Higher Ed Dive

The groups say “every day counts” to help students go through the new process for filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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Tenured Faculty Raises Alarm as Gettysburg Eyes Fewer Adjuncts

Inside Higher Ed

Tenured Faculty Raises Alarm as Gettysburg Eyes Fewer Adjuncts Ryan Quinn Mon, 10/16/2023 - 03:00 AM The Pennsylvania liberal arts college recently made headlines for closing its literary journal. Professors say they now fear more cuts.

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University of Notre Dame’s longtime president to step down

Higher Ed Dive

Rev. John Jenkins, who has held the post since 2005, will return to teaching and ministry at the Roman Catholic institution at the end of the academic year.

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A need for lawyers in the Carolinas

Higher Ed Dive

Career opportunities await in two states at or near the lowest in the U.S. for attorneys per capita.

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What Do Colleges Owe the Cities That Host Them?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

What do colleges owe the cities that host them? By Davarian L. Baldwin In Ithaca, Cornell University isn't paying its fair share.

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Understanding Policy Issues in Dual Enrollment

Higher Education Today

Title: College in the High School Alliance’s Federal Playbook: 2023 Edition Authors: Alex Perry, Erica Cuevas, Daryl Hornick-Becker, Nick Mathern, Steve Voytek Source: College in the High School Alliance, in collaboration with Jobs for the Future, Achieving the Dream, and Foresight Law + Policy During the last decade, states, school districts, and higher education institutions.

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Expand Your Postdoc Possibilities

Inside Higher Ed

Expand Your Postdoc Possibilities Sarah Bray Mon, 10/16/2023 - 03:00 AM For students who are about to complete their Ph.D. and wondering whether to postdoc or not to postdoc, Brian J. Rybarczyk and Chris Smith highlight some helpful resources. Byline(s) Brian J.

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ANTON GOFF

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Anton Goff Anton Goff has been named athletics director at Prairie View A&M University in Texas. He served as senior associate athletics director at Northern Illinois University. Goff holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Unlocking the power of domain discovery for higher education digital marketing

Terminalfour

In higher education digital marketing, domain discovery is the key to centralizing web assets, ensuring brand consistency, and enhancing user experiences. Find out why it's so important and what the benefits are for your university or college.

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Navigating the Current Admissions Landscape with Insights from Admission Directors

Higher Education Today

Title: 2023 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors Author: Doug Lederman Source: Inside Higher Ed and Hanover Research According to Inside Higher Ed’s 2023 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors (conducted in conjunction with Hanover Research), less than half of institutions met new student enrollment goals by May 1, and only 21 percent.

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Scared, but In a Good Way: Navigating My First Few Weeks as an Academic Librarian

ACRLog

Editor’s Note: Please join us in welcoming Katie Kuipers, Assistant Professor and Affordability & Digital Initiatives Librarian at St. Cloud State University, as a new First Year Academic Librarian Experience blogger for the 2023-2024 year here at ACRLog. I spent the weeks following graduation in May as I imagine many graduates do: desperately applying for jobs.

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Tap into the Power of Alumni to Build Your Enrollment Pipeline

Liaison International

Every day, enrollment leaders ask themselves: What untapped resources can we leverage to attract and retain students who will contribute to campus culture and achieve their academic objectives? The answer might be easier than you think: alumni. Oftentimes, we consider alumni for one thing—helping our institutions with development. However, they can play a vital role in helping us build our classes.

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Achieving the Dream: 8 Equity Principles for Community Colleges

Campus Technology

The nonprofit organization Achieving the Dream (ATD) has made available its 87-page 2023 "Equity Toolkit" guide for community colleges that wish to pursue equity by examining their policies and practices that create barriers to degree and certificate completion for underserved and minority students.

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Navigating Grief in Higher Ed Career Transitions

Inside Higher Ed

Navigating Grief in Higher Ed Career Transitions marylchurchill… Mon, 10/16/2023 - 03:00 AM Why and how to identify and process grief while moving into a new role. Byline(s) Brandy L.

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Looming Dutch election leaves stakeholders sitting in first gear

The PIE News

Rollercoaster would be a tame word to describe the events in the world of Dutch international education over the last two years. From a housing crisis, to a stop on international recruitment, to a governmental collapse, almost everything under the sun has happened. With a general election in November, there is still uncertainty about what lies ahead in the internationalisation debate in the Netherlands.

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A Tale of Two Surveys

Academe Blog

BY MATTHEW BOEDY Two recent major surveys on public opinion about higher education offer differing details but the same dark picture of public opinion about higher education. They also offer the same roadmap for faculty advocacy to reverse that dangerous trend. First, there was a Chronicle of Higher Education survey in early September.

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Two-thirds of Indian, Nepal student recruiters in sub-agent networks

The PIE News

Nearly two-thirds of Indian and Nepalese agents work with other recruiters to access education providers they don’t have a partnership agreement with, according to a survey of over 100 agents. But the findings from the Association of Australian Education Representatives in India show Nepalese agents are far more likely to say they take on students referred by sub-agents than their Indian counterparts, with 84% of Nepalese agents reporting they do, compared to 47% of Indians.

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US university professor shoved to ground by rightwing youth activists

The Guardian - Higher Education

Arizona State University investigates potential hate crime against David Boyles after video shows harassment by Turning Point USA Arizona State University is investigating a potential hate crime against one of its staff after members of Turning Point USA followed and harassed the professor, then shoved him to the ground. Video footage posted by Turning Point, a rightwing youth organization known for its aggressive tactics, shows a cameraman and another person questioning David Boyles, an English

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Untapped the Power of Alumni to Build Your Enrollment Pipeline

Liaison International

Every day, enrollment leaders ask themselves: What untapped resources can we leverage to attract and retain students who will contribute to campus culture and achieve their academic objectives? The answer might be easier than you think: alumni. Oftentimes, we consider alumni for one thing—helping our institutions with development. However, they can play a vital role in helping us build our classes.

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UCD’s president celebrates Irish culture

The PIE News

Orla Feely, University College Dublin’s first female president in its 169-year history, is hosting a series of events this autumn focusing on Irish culture and tradition to kick off her historic tenure. The events at Ireland’s largest university will celebrate “our university and our community at this time of transition,” said Feely. In her inaugural lecture , Feely praised influential people throughout her early life and her ground-breaking career in the STEM field.

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How are university students using AI?

totallyrewired

The following post is entirely generated using AI. It is based on the second AI Conversation session that took place last Friday 6th October. The session was recorded in MS Teams, which automatically created a transcript. The transcript was summarised in Claude and the blog post was generated using ChatGPT4. Image created by Adobe Firefly. How are university students using AI?

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How professional digital ePortfolios can enhance employability and professional identity

SRHE

by Jodie Pinnell Graduate employability helps UK universities to attract students, so strategies to connect learning to employment are increasingly valuable. One proven method encouraging undergraduate students to consider life beyond graduation is to build employability into summative assessment, and digital ePortfolios are one such approach. An ePortfolio is an online resource created by students that details professional experiences linked to academic study.

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EDUCAUSE 2023: Moving Core IT to the Cloud

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The American College of Healthcare Sciences, a fully online institution, was ahead of the curve when it came to transitioning its systems to a cloud-based environment, something the institution began years ago. However, those systems don’t always communicate well with each other, and as more and more new systems get added to the mix, there’s an effort underway at many universities to create cohesive, interconnected cloud environments.

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7 Ways to Fix Ph.D. Advising on the Job Market

The Chronicle of Higher Education

You’re a doctoral adviser, not a job counselor, but you don’t have to be an expert on career paths to do more for your grad students. By Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman You’re a doctoral adviser, not a job counselor, but you don’t have to be an expert on career paths to do more for your grad students.

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Pittsburgh Technical College Trustees Resign En Masse

Inside Higher Ed

Leadership issues abound at Pittsburgh Technical College, where faculty and staff voted no confidence in President Alicia Harvey-Smith in July. Five of seven members of the Board of Trustees have also recently resigned, WPXI reported.

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Higher Ed Marketers, Let’s Talk About College Affordability

Caylor Solutions

College affordability is a pressing concern for many American families today, so it's vital that colleges demonstrate their value. That's why higher ed institutions must craft a compelling narrative that goes beyond just cost. The post Higher Ed Marketers, Let’s Talk About College Affordability appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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5 Things to Know About the Latest Recipients of Math Ph.D.s

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Audrey Williams June Last year's doctoral class was predominantly white, and nearly a third of the cohort came from just 21 institutions.

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Cuts Follow Consolidation at Vermont State - Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed

Economics and Change in Higher Education

The Vermont State University System officially launched on July 1, bringing Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College together as one public institution spread across three campuses. But mere months later, cuts are already looming at VTSU. Plans to consolidate the three universities into one have been in the works since late 2020.

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How colleges are creating sustainable business models while upticking student support programs

University Business

The demands placed on colleges and universities have evolved beyond providing a world-renowned education. Schools today vying to win applicants over must toe the line between investing in top-notch student support programs and keeping their degrees affordable all while sustaining long-term economic health. Research by the Lumina Foundation found that providing advisers across academics, finances, mental health and other services is essential for the post-pandemic college cohort.

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‘Egregious Misconduct’ by Alzheimer’s Drug Researcher Is Alleged

Inside Higher Ed

A researcher whose work was integral to the development of the Alzheimer’s drug simufilam has been found by the City University of New York to have engaged in “egregious misconduct” involving more than 20 scientific papers, Science reported.

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Colleges are filling more spots with students applying early. Who benefits? The rich.

University Business

Many selective institutions, including most of the private colleges in Massachusetts, admit nearly half of their incoming classes through early decision — a binding application that all but guarantees the applicants will attend. It’s a benefit to students who can commit to a college early and pay the tuition and fees — like NYU’s $90,000-a-year price tag — before seeing a financial aid package.

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Quebec Doubles Tuition for Students From Outside the Province

Inside Higher Ed

Quebec will double tuition beginning next year for students who enroll at its universities from outside the Canadian province as the government seeks to protect and strengthen the French language, the CBC reported.

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New College report shows lowest retention rate in school’s history

University Business

New College of Florida’s retention rate fell to historic lows and it’s dropout rate doubled between last fall and the start of the 2023-2024 school year, a report released this week shows. The college’s Interim Provost Brad Thiessen provided faculty with the rates for first-year college students on Wednesday. Thiessen wrote the 64.9% retention rate was “by far” the lowest the school has ever seen.