Wonkhe
MARCH 25, 2024
OfS has guidance out on securing free speech on campus. Jim Dickinson fears that its underpinning of mistrust and lack of understanding of those it regulates renders it meaningless The post OfS consults on guidance over free speech. Confused? You will be appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
Researchers examined what kind of jobs graduates were landing and whether they required a college diploma.
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Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
Arizona GOP Bill Would Stifle Faculty Power in Governance Ryan Quinn Mon, 03/25/2024 - 03:00 AM The legislation, nearing passage, would bolster the power of presidents and regents while reducing faculty members to merely “consulting” on governing, academic and personnel decisions.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
Colleges can encourage parental support while still maintaining boundaries, says a student success expert at Penn State World Campus.
Academe Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
BY LAUREN GUTTERMAN AND LISA L. MOORE On February 22nd, 2024, Dr. Paige Schilt, a social worker, author, and former lecturer and staff member at the University of Texas at Austin, was scheduled to give a talk entitled “A Queer Path to Leadership: Finding a Mentor to Help You Succeed in Higher Education.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 25, 2024
The beleaguered Ohio institution, which has been on probation with HLC since 2021, will almost certainly close without access to Title IV funding.
University Business
MARCH 25, 2024
Despite questions around the value of an English degree, graduates who earned one were found to possess similar rates of life satisfaction, peak salary earnings and unemployment rates to non-English degree graduates, according to a recent report by the Association of Departments of English (ADE), a subsidiary of the Modern Language Association. The Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on quantitative data from multiple U.S. government resources and contributions
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The PIE News
MARCH 25, 2024
Study abroad counsellors who have completed the revamped British Council training program as part of the Agent Quality Framework in the UK are being head-hunted by other agencies, it has been revealed. Speaking at a town hall session hosted by the British Universities’ International Liaison Association at The PIE Live Europe conference, Julia Wang, director of international relations at Liverpool John Moores University raised the issue.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
Cease-Fire Now Elizabeth Redden Mon, 03/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Michael S. Roth pushes back against calls for college leaders to stay silent. Byline(s) Michael S.
University Business
MARCH 25, 2024
Traditionally, university boards ask their new presidents to begin a strategic planning process upon their arrival at an institution In a desire for the process to be inclusive, sometimes it becomes unwieldy, too broad to be truly actionable or too all-encompassing to provide a clear roadmap for the institution’s next chapter. On the flip side, a less inclusive process often yields critiques of a lack of transparency and a “top-down” process that does not adequately reflect th
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut Liam Knox Mon, 03/25/2024 - 03:00 AM State lawmakers are considering a groundbreaking bill to ban legacy preferences at public and private colleges. Powerful institutions like Yale are fighting to stop it.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Vanderbilt University has announced its work toward establishing a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and related fields. The College of Connected Computing will collaborate with all of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges to advance breakthrough discoveries and strengthen computing education through a “computing for all” approach.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
Davenport U Launches Bilingual Degree Program for Latino Students Sara Weissman Mon, 03/25/2024 - 03:00 AM The private university in Michigan is producing online degree programs with courses that alternate between English and Spanish each week.
The PIE News
MARCH 25, 2024
African countries with French as an official language are presenting a heightened opportunity for British university recruitment, experts have claimed. Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Morocco, which all have French as an official language, could become emerging markets for the UK. This is especially timely due to them having very young populations and it being an election year for Senegal, for Cote d’Ivoire in 2025 and Morocco the year after, explained Jamie Hastings, founder and CEO of MyIO.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
The 2024 Federal Budget for Colleges, Researchers and Students Doug Lederman Mon, 03/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Most federal programs important to higher education will see little to no increase in support.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Sharod L. Tomlinson Sharod L. Tomlinson has been named assistant vice president for equity and inclusion/student belonging at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. He served as the associate dean for student success and engagement and was the director of the R.I.S.E. Network and veterans affairs. Tomlinson holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from John Jay College in New York, a master’s in organizational management from The New School in New York, and a doctorate in education
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
When Yale University upset Auburn Friday night in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Bulldogs’ victory was trumpeted by an unlikely group: the University of Idaho marching band, which stepped in to support the Ivy League champions after learning the Yale marching band couldn’t make the cross-country trip to Spokane.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
The U.S. Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications. Justin Draeger A vendor working for the federal government incorrectly calculated a financial aid formula for more than 200,000 students, the department noted.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
Taking Charge of Your Job Search Sarah Bray Mon, 03/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Before applying to jobs, take stock of what you most need from work and use those needs as filters to determine the best positions for you, writes Annie Maxfield.
Educause
MARCH 25, 2024
The suggested readings in this installment of the "Leaders Are Readers" series challenge traditional notions of productivity. They also underscore the importance of resilience and belonging and explore the relationship between leading well and writing well. Finally, they remind us that the most important leadership lessons often come from students.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
Wyoming is among the significant minority of states that, in one way or another, has opted to limit the funding and operation of diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college and university campuses.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Five scholars discuss Judith Butler's new book. By Adrian Daub Five scholars discuss Judith Butler's new book.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 25, 2024
Today on the Academic Minute: Garriy Shteynberg, associate professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, explains how shared attention can be key to bridging the gaps between us in society.
The PIE News
MARCH 25, 2024
At least 7,500 medical students from Germany are studying internationally, with one in 12 of all German students studying medicine enrolled overseas, new data has shown. According to CHE Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung , those studying overseas are evenly split between enrolment on regular courses registered in the host country and special medical courses for international students.
Campus Technology
MARCH 25, 2024
Recently Educause released its inaugural AI Landscape Study, which polled the higher education community about AI strategic planning and readiness, policies and procedures, impact on the workforce, and the future of AI in higher education. We spoke with researcher Jenay Robert about the survey results and how "I don't know" might be the theme of the day when it comes to AI.
Caylor Solutions
MARCH 25, 2024
Higher ed marketers must leverage evolving social media trends to engage prospective students and bolster brand awareness in 2024. Check out these five trends you should consider for your social media strategy to ensure your institution thrives as we approach the enrollment cliff! The post 5 Social Media Trends for Higher Ed Marketers in 2024 appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
University Business
MARCH 25, 2024
The president of Lincoln University in Missouri will remain in his position, the institution decided after an investigation into the suicide of a Black administrator found no evidence that he had bullied her, according to university officials. President John Moseley was placed on paid leave after the death in January of Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, the vice president of student affairs at Lincoln, a historically Black university.
Terminalfour
MARCH 25, 2024
Local SEO is an often-neglected digital marketing strategy, but it can yield great results. In this article, we explore practical steps that universities can take to enhance their online visibility and dominate the digital landscape within their local communities.
University Business
MARCH 25, 2024
On the plus side, the backlog of unpaid vendor invoices snarled by Workday, UW’s new “enterprise” software platform, has been cut from $90 million shortly after the July 6 launch to $43 million as of Feb. 29. Existing funds, meanwhile, now are often hard to track, making it difficult for faculty to cover lab expenses or plan for future research. Frustration is so high over Workday that 39% of grant-dependent faculty have applied for fewer grants due to Workday, according to a survey late last ye
Educause
MARCH 25, 2024
Wi-Fi 7 delivers a leap in performance and coverage that today's higher education campuses demand, while artificial intelligence empowers IT departments to manage increasingly complex environments.
University Business
MARCH 25, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education sent hundreds of thousands of inaccurate student financial aid assessments to colleges in recent weeks, it acknowledged Friday —an error it blamed on an outside vendor. Although the announcement said the problem has been resolved, it likely will further delay financial aid offers to college and high school students.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
A state-appointed monitor overseeing New Jersey City University’s finances and governance has directed that the public institution partner with another college to put it on better financial footing, according to a report released Tuesday. New Jersey lawmakers approved a law last year allowing the state’s higher education secretary to assign a monitor to financially struggling public institutions to help them avoid catastrophic budget failures.
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Sue Wells recalls her mother’s reply when asked what she did in the war, while Roger Robertson recounts how his parents were told to answer questions about their work at Bletchley, and Judith Rose celebrates achieving her doctorate Your report on Bletchley Park’s female codebreakers refers to Jane Monroe’s standard reply when asked what she did during the war: “Oh, I made the tea” ( Cambridge college unmasks alumnae who were Bletchley Park codebreakers, 17 March ).
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Armed with a pair of new legal opinions, lawmakers could make a late-session push to restructure the University of Phoenix deal. A restructuring could depend on two variables. First, the University of Idaho would need to be willing to rework the deal, months after reaching an agreement with Phoenix. Second, lawmakers would need to be willing to endorse the U of I’s $685 million plan to acquire Phoenix, a for-profit online university with a checkered national brand.
HEPI
MARCH 25, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Rob Stroud, Director of Assessment Services and Access to Higher Education at the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), which has today published a paper in its Policy Series exploring solutions to the challenges facing degree apprenticeships in England. It was in November 2022 that universities minister Robert Halfon famously told a House of Lords committee that “degree” and “apprenticeships” are his “two favouri
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
The problems in higher education are well known. As costs rise and graduation rates stagnate, some wonder if college still holds the same value in 2024 as it did for previous generations. However, most of the young adults I work with at the Come to Believe Foundation — students who are first-generation, students who are from low-wealth backgrounds, and students who are often on the margins of high-quality higher education programs — know the value of a college degree.
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