Northland College needs $12M to stay open, officials say
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 12, 2024
The environmentally focused Wisconsin institution lacks the resources to operate beyond the current academic year without an infusion of funding.
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Podcast: Secret life of students special
Wonkhe
MARCH 12, 2024
This week on the podcast live from our Secret Life of Students event in London, we've published new stats and analysis on student loneliness The post Podcast: Secret life of students special appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Fontbonne University to close in 2025
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 12, 2024
The president of the Roman Catholic institution pointed to more than 15 years of enrollment declines and a looming demographic cliff.
To universities students could be an asset, not just a cost
Wonkhe
MARCH 12, 2024
Louise Nicol thinks that universities should get more from partnerships with graduate employers. The post To universities students could be an asset, not just a cost appeared first on Wonkhe.
Independent contractor rule takes effect
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 12, 2024
In a statement, SHRM said the rule “fosters ambiguity” and deters businesses from extending essential training to independent workers.
Making undermatch analysis work
Wonkhe
MARCH 12, 2024
University applicants value support to match them with the right level course. Sam Holmes thinks through how it can be done effectively The post Making undermatch analysis work appeared first on Wonkhe.
Low Grade? Arizona Bill Would Let Students Allege ‘Political Bias’
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 12, 2024
Low Grade? Arizona Bill Would Let Students Allege ‘Political Bias’ Ryan Quinn Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Legislation that’s near passage in Arizona would create a “grade challenge department” for public universities. It could force professors to change students’ marks.
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Fontbonne University to Close in 2025
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 12, 2024
Fontbonne University to Close in 2025 Josh Moody Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:00 AM The private, Roman Catholic institution in Missouri will shut down due to enrollment and financial challenges. Nearby Washington University will buy its campus.
New Mexico Is Trying to Make Tuition-Free College Stick. Here's How.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
By Forest Hunt Sam Kalda for The Chronicle The state's nearly $1-billion push to sustain its expansive program is the latest development in a wave of investments in free tuition.
Pathways add around £830m to UK economy – NCUK report
The PIE News
MARCH 12, 2024
Data from a leading pathway provider has shown that seven in 10 of students who studied its International Foundation Year and almost nine in 10 of International Year One students earned at least a 2:1 when they completed their bachelors programs. NCUK’s Power and Impact of International Pathways report details the success of its students, making it the first pathway known to share the information publicly.
How Do Editors Assess Your Book’s ‘Fit’?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
An acquisitions editor sheds light on how publishers decide if your book is a good match for their lists. By Rebecca Colesworthy Jon Krause for The Chronicle An acquisitions editor sheds light on how publishers decide if your book is a good match for their lists.
3 reasons administrators are stalling on upgrading edtech
University Business
MARCH 12, 2024
Education and how professors, administrators and their institutions can deliver content are bristling with innovation thanks to cutting-edge technology. However, a lack of understanding around edtech, which in turn is fueling decision paralysis, may be forestalling the future, according to an unsettling survey by the College Innovation Network (CIN).
In Economics, Do We Know What We're Doing?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
A Nobel Prize winner grows disenchanted. By Angus Deaton Stuart Bradford for The Chronicle A Nobel Prize winner grows disenchanted.
Understanding Gen Alpha, the students of tomorrow
Terminalfour
MARCH 12, 2024
The next generation will be applying to institutions in just a few years. But what are tomorrow’s students like? Are universities ready for them, and how can you engage with them?
Colleges Got Comfortable Talking About Privilege. Now It's Being Scrutinized.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
By Erin Gretzinger Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock The chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine sent out an email that defined privilege. Amid blowback, she apologized. Now she has resigned.
GAO Report Spotlights HSI Infrastructure Needs
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) educated over two million Hispanic students during the 2021-22 school year, but continued to demonstrate extensive facility needs, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The cost to repair some vacant residential halls exceeds the cost of demolition, according to Hispanic-Serving Institutions officials.
The New Campus Fanaticism
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Exclusion, scapegoating, and extremism are taking over. By Robert S. Huddleston Exclusion, scapegoating, and extremism are taking over.
NAACP Urges Student-Athletes Reconsider Florida After DEI Elimination
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida , the NAACP advised in its letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker and current and prospective student-athletes. “This is not about politics,” read the letter, characterized as a rebuke of anti-Black ideals. “It’s about the protection of our community, the progression of our culture, and most of all, it’s about your education and your future.
Foreign students may be undermining UK higher education, says Cleverly
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Home secretary calls for visa review over concern that courses are being used as shortcut to gain work permits UK politics – latest updates The home secretary, James Cleverly, has said international students may be “undermining the integrity and quality of the UK higher education system” by using university courses as a cheap way of getting work visas.
English skills could lead to 80% salary rise – study
The PIE News
MARCH 12, 2024
A majority of individuals who speak English as an additional language believe having proficient language skills can lead to as much as an 80% increase in salary, according to a new survey. Over 5,000 English speakers from Japan, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Italy and the US participated in the study by Pearson, at the end of 2023. “Across all countries, 80% of respondents believe English proficiency skills are directly linked to earning potential, viewing strong English language skills as leadin
NAACP calls on Black student-athletes to boycott Florida public colleges over anti-DEI policy
University Business
MARCH 12, 2024
The head of the NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, challenging a new state policy that bars those institutions from using government funds on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. In a letter sent Monday to current and future student-athletes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NAACP leader Derrick Johnson implored college-bound Black athletes to “choose wisely.
Biden Seeks Another Pell Grant Increase, but Shortfall Looms
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 12, 2024
Biden Seeks Another Pell Grant Increase, but Shortfall Looms Katherine Knott Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:00 AM The president’s latest proposed budget would boost the maximum Pell Grant by $750 for students at nonprofit private and public colleges. Whether and how Congress will pay for such an increase is unclear.
Governing Boards Survey Finds Diversity, Qualifications Not Mutually Exclusive
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has published a report based on a qualitative survey examining higher education boards’ efforts to expand the diversity of their compositions. Ellen Chaffee “The value of diverse perspectives for teams and for-profit boards is well-documented, and we recognize that governing boards need new and varied voices to overcome the myriad challenges facing higher education right now,” said Lesley McBain, the association’s director of
Dwindling Reference Questions
ACRLog
MARCH 12, 2024
“If you build it, [will] they will come[?]” As another season of baseball is just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about ways to get hits and avoid strikes—so decided to break out a classic quotation from Field of Dreams and apply it to academic libraries. In recent years, our library has seen dwindling reference questions. We’re not getting nearly the number of students at our front desk asking questions, nor making as many appointments with librarians, compared to pre-pandemic.
The End of Disenchantment and the Future of the Humanities
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
On my father's journey from farm to church to university. By Nicholas Dirks On my father's journey from farm to church to university.
JERILYN E. FAIRMAN
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Jerilyn E. Fairman Jerilyn E. Fairman has been named provost, vice president of academic affairs and student affairs at Jefferson Community College. She served as the college’s interim vice president of academic affairs. Fairman holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics from SUNY Albany.
Columbia President to Testify at House Antisemitism Hearing
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 12, 2024
The president of Columbia University and the co-chairs of its Board of Trustees will testify next month at a House hearing about antisemitism at the New York institution.
NATHAN COCHRAN
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Nathan Cochran Nathan Cochran has been appointed director of athletics at South Carolina State University. Cochran holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from South Carolina State University, a master’s in management from Webster University in Missouri, and a doctorate in adult and higher education from Morehead State University in Kentucky.
Community College Enrollment: Reducing Inefficiencies in Onboarding
HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)
MARCH 12, 2024
A Blueprint for Enrollment Growth and Sustainability Higher education enrollment has been declining for several years, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). But not all colleges and universities are seeing declines. In fact, some schools have experienced record growth over the last five years, and no higher education institutions are better positioned for continued growth in the next decade than community colleges.
Farewell to a mentor
Jon Boeckenstedt
MARCH 12, 2024
I just learned that the man who gave me a chance and hired me into my first admissions job, Don McCormick, has passed away. He was one of the people I had in mind when I wrote a brief, completely inadequate post of thanks to everyone who had set me on my path.
New Initiative to Help Campus Leaders Improve Dialogue, Climate
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 12, 2024
The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI), an organization that promotes dialogue and inclusive environments in higher education, has launched a Leadership Institute to help college presidents and senior administrators improve free expression, inclusion and belonging on their campuses.
What Is Windows Autopilot? Supporting Microsoft Device Management in Higher Ed
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
At colleges and universities, computers are a must-have for students, researchers, faculty and staff. That’s potentially thousands of devices for IT to manage, and some tech teams struggle to keep up. Configuring and deploying devices, ensuring security and supporting seamless access to school resources: All of that takes effort when it’s done manually.
NAACP Calls for Black Student Athletes to Avoid Florida Colleges
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 12, 2024
Following a string of anti-DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies in Florida that recently led to the University of Florida (UF) eliminating all DEI-related positions , the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) penned an open letter aimed at current and future Black student athletes urging them to reconsider playing for predominantly White, public institutions in the state.
Another Wisconsin Branch Campus to Close
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 12, 2024
The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee will close its Waukesha branch campus at the end of the spring 2025 semester, according to a letter UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone sent to employees and students on Monday. Mone cited ongoing enrollment and budgetary struggles, adding that the decision was driven by a “directive from the Universities of Wisconsin.
NAACP urges Black student-athletes to reconsider attending Florida universities
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2024
Florida public colleges have eliminated DEI programs Black student-athletes play large part in college sports Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP said in a letter to the NCAA president, Charlie Baker, on Monday. The letter was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that have eliminated their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
UT Austin Returns to Standardized Testing
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 12, 2024
The University of Texas at Austin is reinstating its standardized testing requirement for admission, beginning with the fall 2025 semester, officials announced Monday. Like most U.S. institutions, UT Austin has been test-optional since the COVID-19 pandemic started in spring 2020, shutting down many standardized testing sites.
2024 Leadership Council Nomination, Election, and Appointment Information
ACPA
MARCH 12, 2024
2024 ACPA Leadership Council Selection Process Nomination Form will be available by May 6th Application Form will be available by May 6th The annual ACPA Leadership Council Selection Process will open beginning on Monday, 6 May 2024. Thank you for visiting this 2024 Leadership Council Selections site to learn more about available positions for election and appointment processes, including timelines for each process.
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