Wonkhe
JUNE 20, 2023
There are still not enough women reaching the upper end of the STEM career ladder. Athene Donald urges us to fix the problem, not the women The post Men still need to do more to support women in STEM appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 20, 2023
The selective private university expects the aid program to cost about $2 million and serve roughly 5% of undergraduates in the 2023-24 academic year.
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Wonkhe
JUNE 20, 2023
If higher education is a kind of game, and graduation represents winning it, Sunny Dhillon argues that the rules of that game need to change The post Rethinking – and maybe abolishing – graduations appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 20, 2023
First expected last month, final regulations would dictate how institutions investigate sexual violence and accommodate transgender athletes.
Wonkhe
JUNE 20, 2023
David Kernohan explores why the HESA Estates collection may be the most vital higher education data of all The post HESA spring 2023: Estates appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 20, 2023
The Student Borrower Protection Center said its records request, originally filed in 2021, has gone ignored.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2023
The University of Arkansas is reallocating all DEI staff and resources to other campus offices. Is it a capitulation to right-wing demands or a savvy defense tactic? Lawmakers in Florida, Texas and Ohio have passed bills this year requiring their public institutions of higher education to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion offices. The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville didn’t wait on legislative mandates; last week, the university dissolved its DEI division on its own.
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2023
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Insight Into Diversity
JUNE 20, 2023
Duke University announced Tuesday that it will offer free tuition to all admitted undergraduate students from North Carolina and South Carolina whose families make less than $150,000 per year. Students who are residents of the Carolinas with family incomes of $65,000 or less will also receive additional financial resources to cover housing, meals, and other expenses.
University Business
JUNE 20, 2023
Black and Hispanic student demographics at flagship universities whose states have long banned affirmative action have plateaued in the last decade, despite those demographics’ populations increasing substantially in that same period. While the Supreme Court is readying to strike down affirmative action nationally, universities that have leveraged race-based admissions are concerned about how Black and Hispanic enrollment might fare.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
By Zachary Schermele People quit jobs for all sorts of reasons. But experts and academics say what's happening in the Sunshine State could signal a growing academic migration.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2023
the executive director of Arizona State University’s T. W. Lewis Center for Personal Development said she’s being fired next week and her center is closing because she organized an event featuring Charlie Kirk, Robert Kiyosaki and Dennis Prager.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
A Q&A with two academics, in English and history, on the intricacies of the decision to end a faculty career. By Claire Bond Potter and William Pannapacker A Q&A with two academics, in English and history, on the intricacies of the decision to end a faculty career.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2023
OpenAI, assisted by Khan Academy, is building a new model for teaching and learning, to be called OpenAI Academy. At the center of the model is generative AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is committed to leveraging generative AI to support education. He often speaks about his concern for higher education and student debt. On March 20, 2022, @sama tweeted, “I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than it appears.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
The University of Texas (UT) System is partnering with virtual health company TimelyCare to launch a free, virtual mental health support program for students at all 14 UT institutions. The program is set to begin Fall 2023. James B. Milliken The program will offer 24/7 access to services such as on-demand mental health and emotional support; scheduled mental health counseling; psychiatry; health coaching; peer support; and digital self-care content.
EAB
JUNE 20, 2023
Podcast How Drexel and Saxbys Partnered to Boost Experiential Learning Episode 155. June 20, 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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
Bill Woodson Bill Woodson has been appointed vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. Woodson holds a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Brown University, a master’s in city and regional planning from Harvard University, an MBA from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from the University of Minnesota.
Educause
JUNE 20, 2023
The federal single audit includes a new Safeguards Rule audit objective for FY23 that incorporates new compliance elements associated with the Federal Trade Commission's updated Safeguards Rule.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
The University of Michigan has one of the largest DEI operations in the country. Yet Black enrollment has barely budged, and students still feel isolated. By Katherine Mangan The University of Michigan has one of the largest DEI operations in the country. Yet Black enrollment has barely budged, and students still feel isolated.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
The equation powering cyber insurance coverage for higher education institutions isn’t adding up the way it used to. Colleges and universities remain frequent victims of ransomware and other attacks, those attacks are increasingly costly and disruptive, and cyber insurance providers are paying out more money more often in response to these breaches.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
Dr. Kristine Dillon will become interim president of Whittier College, effective Jul. 1. Dr. Kristine Dillon “Whittier College gave me the capacity to view a future larger than I could imagine,” said Dillion, who graduated from the institution in 1973. “I am grateful for the opportunity to give back to my alma mater by using the leadership and professional skills I’ve gained from a career in higher education.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 20, 2023
As faculty, we strive to enhance our learner’s knowledge of content and prepare them to be professionals in carrying that new knowledge forward. Learners must apply newly learned content to real-world workplace situations and demonstrate professional credibility and integrity. Simply put, academic integrity can make or break a student’s career. According to Lee (2022), “academic integrity is an indicator of future workplace behavior and multiple research endeavors” suggest “academic dishonesty i
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
As an observant teenager, Dr. La ShawnDa Pittman, sought to understand what she was seeing in her community of Kankakee, Illinois which she described as ravaged by the crack cocaine epidemic and mass incarceration. Her pursuit for knowledge led her to a career in academia where she has devoted her life to centering the experiences of Black women. “All those kinds of things shaped me in becoming a sociologist,” Pittman said in an interview with Diverse.
The PIE News
JUNE 20, 2023
Finland’s universities may begin to increase tuition fees for international students under policies announced by the country’s new government. The coalition confirmed it will move towards full coverage of tuition fees for non-EU students, meaning that universities will no longer receive government funding towards the cost of teaching international students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
Reading and mathematics skills of 13-year-olds have declined, according to findings from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)’s NAEP long-term trend (LTT) reading and math assessments. Denise Forte The tests – given October-December 2022 – found that average scores for 13-year-olds declined in reading (4 points) and in math (9 points) compared to the last assessment, which was given during the 2019–20 school year.
The PIE News
JUNE 20, 2023
A man who has spent nine years fighting to stay in the UK after being caught up in an English language testing scandal says he feels “let down” by the justice system. Sabtain Umer, 36, came to the UK from Pakistan in 2011 to study a foundation accounting course. He had already taken and passed the IELTS English exam before he arrived. In 2013, after completing the course, Umer applied to do a graduate diploma in Management Studies.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
At least 2,414 institutions, enrolling 18.3 million undergraduates, typically deliver the minimum economic return to students, according to a recent report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP). Diane Cheng “ Rising Above the Threshold: How Expansions in Financial Aid Can Increase the Equitable Delivery of Postsecondary Value for More Students ,” estimates how many colleges provide a minimum economic return for their typical student – labeled Threshold 0 – and highlights what can
The PIE News
JUNE 20, 2023
International educators, university recruitment representatives and high school counsellors will gather in Bangalore, India, in August for learning and development experiences and networking opportunities facilitated by Gen Next Education. Gen Next Education is an international education organisation dedicated to enhancing access to global education and empowering students and educators globally.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
Greg Hart Greg Hart has been appointed chief technology officer at Washington University in St. Louis. Hart earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and technology from California University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from Ashland University in Ohio, and a Ph.D. in information technology management from Capella University.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
Duncan Maskell says idea that education is only of private benefit to individuals, not public benefit to society must be reversed Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Duncan Maskell, has joined the Greens and student unions in calling for tertiary education to be free.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will host its 8th annual early-career faculty professional development program, ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators), this week. The free program – in Philadelphia and supported by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations – aims to give early-career minority-serving institution (MSI) faculty the tools, skills, networking opportunities, and knowledge to improve their performance and careers.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
Education bill to require two-thirds of content for standard bachelor’s degrees to be in Dutch As Britain voted to leave the EU, Dutch universities began offering more courses in English and foreigners streamed in. But with 122,287 international students in higher education in the Netherlands – 15% of all the country’s students – the government is proposing a cap on the number of students from outside the European Economic Area in some subjects and forcing universities to offer at least two-thir
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2023
Although there’s little to no evidence to show that Black schoolchildren misbehave more than white ones, a growing body of research has shown that Black children are disciplined very differently. Black children are punished more severely than white children for the same infractions and are likelier to receive consequences that take them out of the school environment, like suspensions and expulsions.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2023
A majority of student loan borrowers who are incarcerated have likely defaulted on their loans and would benefit from President Biden’s debt-relief plan, a new report from the Student Borrower Protection Center argues. “Without student loan cancellation, most incarcerated borrowers will be locked out of higher education and the improved post-release outcomes it brings,” the report says.
Helix Education
JUNE 20, 2023
When US News removed alumni giving participation rate (APR) from impact to college rankings a few weeks back, it sent some higher ed development leaders into a tizzy. (That’s an old school term for ‘freaking out’). To me, the reaction was concerning, I was surprised that such a primary reason colleges had annual giving programs was to chase the paltry 3% of the US News score that was impacted by the the APR rate.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 20, 2023
Harvard University has placed a business administration professor who studies dishonesty on administrative leave, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
EAB
JUNE 20, 2023
Blogs Overwhelmed by complaints on campus? What 75+ cabinet leaders learned about responding to grievances on campus at EAB's Compassionate Leadership Seminar Over the past few months, over 75 college and university cabinet leaders have gone through EAB’s Compassionate Leadership Seminar. I sat down with EAB Research Advisory Services Director and Subject Matter Expert Melanie Overton to learn what has made this seminar so popular and what leadership takeaways partners bring back to their campus
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