Wonkhe
JUNE 26, 2023
Universities are often focusing on new technologies’ impact on assessment, but for Joshua Thorpe there are more fundamental questions about how these tools will affect students’ identities as learners The post The real risk of generative AI is a crisis of knowledge appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 26, 2023
The public flagship’s governing board also raised tuition by 3%, part of a strategy to correct an estimated $45 million deficit.
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Wonkhe
JUNE 26, 2023
A new bill seeks to prohibit public bodies from taking overseas procurement and investment decisions which run counter to government policy. Michael Salmon explains The post The Economic Activity of Public Bodies Bill aims to stop universities pursuing their own foreign policy agendas appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 26, 2023
Andrew Hsu, leader of the College of Charleston, explains why he remains positive even as colleges face an existential crisis.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 26, 2023
The University of Pennsylvania paid its former president almost $23 million in 2021—prompting Jonathan Zimmerman to ask, where is the outrage? In 2006, University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann was photographed at a Halloween party standing next to a student dressed as a suicide bomber. The photo went viral, and Gutmann—who had become president two years earlier—was forced to issue an apology.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 26, 2023
The university’s Washington County campus would combine with nearby Moraine Park Technical College if the budget proposal passed.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
Higher education IT departments have proved invaluable during the past three-plus years of upheaval, navigating uncharted waters to implement full-scale remote learning, support a mountain of on-campus technologies and push back against a rising wave of cyberattacks. Even employees considered outside the traditional IT world have become immersed in technology as digital learning offices popped up on campuses across the country to help get faculty up to speed to embrace the modern learning styles
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Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 26, 2023
Higher education lawyers and advocates say the lawsuit is more about politics than a serious legal challenge—though others say it makes a compelling case. For 58 years, the accreditation system of higher education has stood, enshrined in federal law and reaffirmed with each reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Now, a federal lawsuit from the state of Florida is looking to upend that entire system, which is a key part of the federal accountability system that helps to determine wh
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Florida faculty who are challenging the state’s “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act. Gov. Ron DeSantis The 2022 state law – the “Individual Freedom Act” (“IFA”) – bans professors at Florida’s public universities from expressing certain viewpoints while teaching topics such as racial and sexual discrimination and injustice.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 26, 2023
Liberty University communications director Ryan Helfenbein sparked controversy in an interview last week when he referred to Adolf Hitler and other murderous dictators while discussing cultural battles over education at the Road to Majority Policy Conference held in Washington, D.C.
University Business
JUNE 26, 2023
A new report exploring the makeup of today’s online students has found that a considerable chunk is first-generation, previous stop-outs or a combination of both. “Voice of The Online Learner” found that half of today’s online learners had previously stopped out of a college-level degree or certificate program (42%) and one-third are first-generation students.
UW Presidential Blog
JUNE 26, 2023
Resources UW’s Q Center – For Washington students, staff and faculty celebrating all sexual and gender orientations, identities, and expressions International Pride – Support for queer and questioning international UW students Title IX Office – LGBTQ resources Every June, Pride Month brings a special sense of joy. It’s a time to reflect on the progress that LGBTQIA+ people and communities in our nation have made in the decades since the Stonewall Uprising, a journey that began with courageous
Higher Education Today
JUNE 26, 2023
By Ashley L. Gray The 2022 release of Renaissance, Beyoncé’s seventh solo album, took the world by storm. In “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé’s lyrics, accompanied by Big Freedia’s call for us to “release,” express the need for releasing the way things have been done in all spheres of life. Within higher education, the true diversification. Read more » The post Renaissance: The Role of Succession Planning in Diversifying the American College Presidency appeared first on Higher Education Today.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
Since the 2015 launch of Graduation Initiative 2025, a state-backed project to improve graduation rates, the California State University system (CSU) has made significant progress, with students from all groups earning degrees at higher rates. But disparities persist. The graduation rate gap between Black and white students is 22.2 percentage points,3 of a percent higher than it was fifteen years ago.
The PIE News
JUNE 26, 2023
“The war divided my life into before and after,” says Sumy State University student, Zoreslava Shedenko. The PIE speaks to students and staff at the university to hear how they’ve adapted to a new way of learning. “I am sure that most Ukrainians feel the same way,” adds Shedenko. The university is located 30 kilometres from the Russian border, in the city of Sumy – one of the first to be met by Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University (VU) are launching a $17-million diversity, equity, inclusion, (DEI) and belonging program for the biomedical research community. Dr. Consuelo Wilkins The Vanderbilt Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation Program (V-FIRST) – funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – will aim to accelerate hiring, promotion, and retention efforts for diverse, early-career investigators.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 26, 2023
According to a large-scale survey by Vector Solutions, students are significantly more likely to discuss a sexual assault with a peer than with an authority figure on campus.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
In honor of Pride Month, college and university campuses across the U.S. celebrated and supported its LGBTQ+ communities in a wide range of ways. "Now, especially with all the anti-LGBTQ+ attacks, it's important that we have visibility on college campuses and in communities," said Shane Windmeyer., executive director and founder of Campus Pride. Shane Windmeyer At Emory University , those from multiple generations of the LGBTQ+ community were allowed to tell their stories and discuss American qu
HEPI
JUNE 26, 2023
Michelle Morgan , Dean of Students at the University of East London , has kindly authored this HEPI blog. This policy piece has four key interlinking objectives: Considering the changes in postgraduate taught participation (PGT) in the UK across all domiciled groups since 2016/17. Considering the impact the introduction of the Postgraduate Loan Scheme in 2016/17 has had on UK domiciled participation.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
Dr. Dana B. Hamel, founding chancellor of Virginia Community College, has died at 99, NBC 12 reported. Dr. Dana B. Hamel “Dr. Hamel died Friday night, just a few weeks shy of his 100th birthday,” VCCS Chancellor Dr. David Doré said in a statement. “We have lost a great friend and Virginia has lost one of its guiding lights of the 20th century.” Hamel was chancellor from 1966-1979, during which his guidance and determination resulted in one of the U.S.’s leading community college systems, Doré sa
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
By David Jesse Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press, USA TODAY NETWORK Cleamon Moorer, a former administrator and faculty member at Baker College, left after three years because the college did not seem to put robust effort into educating underserved students. According to a notice from the college's accreditor, the U.S. Education Department's Office of Federal Student Aid is reviewing Baker's recruitment and marketing practices.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
A report from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) shows international graduate applications increased for the fourth consecutive year and a shift continued in the countries applying. The report titled, “International Graduate Applications and Enrollment: Fall 2022,” details the responses from 370 institutions, which represents 48.7% of the colleges and universities that received the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 26, 2023
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has withdrawn accreditation from Alliance University, effective Dec. 31. The move comes after the accreditor placed the institution on show cause status in March due to financial concerns and various other issues. Alliance University, a private Christian university in New York, was formerly known as Nyack College until a name change last fall.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
Misty Nunn Misty Nunn has been named executive director of university and alumni relations at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. She served as chief of staff at the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. Nunn earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Lincoln University.
The PIE News
JUNE 26, 2023
A new initiative will be implemented this summer aiming to improve the integration process for international students as they join Luxembourg’s school system. The Service for Integration and Admission in School initiative will serve as a comprehensive resource for families arriving in Luxembourg to familiarise themselves with the local education system.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
Programs are issuing statements on a host of political issues. That's a mistake. By David A. Bell Ricardo Rey for The Chronicle Departments, programs, and schools are issuing statements on a host of political issues. That's a mistake.
ACRLog
JUNE 26, 2023
Editor’s note: This guest post has been authored by Alejandro Marquez. Alejandro is a Collection Development Librarian at the Auraria Library which serves the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the Community College of Denver. I recently heard a term in passing called guerilla librarianship which I envision is similar to guerrilla theatre.
The PIE News
JUNE 26, 2023
While AI and machine learning are still big factors driving the edtech sector forward, the industry is still waiting for its “5G moment”, it was declared at a conference. During the EdTechX summit, held at Tobacco Dock in London on June 22, CEO and co-founder Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet said that while strides have been made, the last 10 years have only been a “warm-up” era.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
Villanova University has tentatively agreed to buy the nearby Cabrini University, which will close at the end of the next academic year in June 2024 due to financial issues, The Inquirer reported. A final agreement is pending. The purchase is subject to regulatory approvals. The hope is to have something by the end of Summer 2023. Cabrini had been amassing a deficit of more than $10 million in its approximate $45 million budget, said Cabrini President Helen Drinan.
Campus Technology
JUNE 26, 2023
A new guide for higher education from Ninjio on improving cyber defense through campus-wide training offers actionable advice for institutions’ leaders on how to translate their core competency — education — into a successful cybersecurity awareness program that reduces vulnerabilities and improves security posture across the entire campus and network.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 26, 2023
A custodian working at a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lab destroyed over two decades’ worth of research when he switched off a super-cold freezer while trying to silence an “annoying” alarm, according to a lawsuit filed by RPI against the third-party firm that employed the cleaner.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
The recipients, chosen by judges for the Society of Professional Journalists, are the student papers at Loyola University New Orleans and the University of Florida.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
Ministers are ultimately responsible for weakening the arts and humanities. They are taking the country backwards The announcement that the University of East Anglia is to cut 31 arts and humanities posts – out of a total of 36 academic job cuts – has rightly prompted anger as well as dismay. UEA became a literary flagship among the new universities that opened in the 1960s.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 26, 2023
By Megan Zahneis Paul Campos alleges that the University of Colorado at Boulder discriminated against him because he's Latino.
The PIE News
JUNE 26, 2023
Some universities that have been recruiting via in-country officers in India may be at risk of back-dated income tax invoices amounting to millions of pounds, stakeholders have warned. Experts have suggested that the Narendra Modi government could look to take a cut from international recruiting universities that have benefitted from the vast numbers of students and funds exiting the country in recent years.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 26, 2023
Community college administrators say their students want better support when it comes to institutional customer service—and that they’re right for having high expectations, according to a report released Monday.
Campus Technology
JUNE 26, 2023
Nonprofit open-ecosystem collaborative 1EdTech Consortium recently awarded top honors to six higher education institutions for their development of “innovative and bold” ed tech tools that broaden access to personalized and accessible learning.
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