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How to help students make better decisions

Wonkhe

Mass expansion and a diversifying student body has led to "student choice overload." Ellie Garraway and Jon Down explain how to help students navigate increasingly complex decisions The post How to help students make better decisions appeared first on Wonkhe.

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New York Gov. Hochul unveils direct admissions, mandatory FAFSA proposals

Higher Ed Dive

The initiatives, which include admitting the top 10% of high schoolers to the state’s public systems, are part of broader efforts to boost enrollment.

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Low numbers make for short course trial failings

Wonkhe

Low applicant interest in short courses and tuition fee loans means the £2m OfS trial tells us very little about appetite for the LLE. David Kernohan has the caveats The post Low numbers make for short course trial failings appeared first on Wonkhe.

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3 policy developments college leaders should keep an eye on this year

Higher Ed Dive

Speakers at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Presidents Institute highlighted changes to overtime rules, Title IX and the FAFSA.

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The Boom in Campus Strikes Is Likely to Continue in 2024. Just Look at California.

Inside Higher Ed

The Boom in Campus Strikes Is Likely to Continue in 2024. Just Look at California. Ryan Quinn Wed, 01/10/2024 - 03:00 AM From the University of California in late 2022 to Rutgers, Temple, the University of Michigan and now Cal State, the strike wave on campuses isn’t ending.

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HBCUs Can Help Reverse the Black College Enrollment Recession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the past decade, Black college and university enrollment has been dropping at alarming rates, declining 22% from 2010 and 2020. We can expect this recession of Black enrollment to continue in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision removing race as a consideration in college admissions. However, those who seek to create equal opportunity for everyone in America have overcome far greater obstacles before.

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Dos and Don’ts of a Visiting Professorship

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Advice for job candidates on how to thrive in this full-time yet temporary faculty position. By Dana S. Dunn and Jane S. Halonen Advice for job candidates on how to thrive in this full-time yet temporary faculty position.

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Florida’s Public Colleges Are Told to Ease Transfer for Jewish Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Sonel Cutler Joseph Prezioso, AFP, Getty Images Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the policy was aimed at students "fleeing antisemitic activities." The state’s university system said all students facing “religious persecution” would qualify.

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Academic Progress at FBS Schools Continues, But So Do Racial Disparities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) has issued “Keeping Score When It Counts: Assessing the Academic Records of the 2023-2024 Bowl-Bound College Football Teams.” The study assesses football teams at 82 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions. NCAA statistics were used for this study. The overall academic success of college football student-athletes has remained the same from last year with an 83% Graduation Success Rate (GSR), but the gap between Black and white football

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Immigration rhetoric ‘watched closely’ in bumper election year

The PIE News

Political debates around immigration and negative rhetoric towards minority groups will be closely observed around the globe, including by potential international students, warn policymakers, as the world faces a bumper election year. 2024 is set to be a record year for voting, with over half of the world’s population living in countries scheduled to hold federal and local elections.

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This community college startup may be the prototype for student success

University Business

Community colleges are in dire need of support as more reports convey just how few of their students are succeeding. Some colleges have succeeded in employing mentorship opportunities and finding innovative ways to support their students financially to help boost retention rates. However, the two-year colleges using these tactics are few and far between.

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ASALH to Celebrate African Americans and the Arts at Annual Luncheon

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has announced its Annual Black History luncheon and theme of African Americans and the Arts for 2024. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has announced its Annual Black History luncheon and theme of African Americans and the Arts for 2024. Association for the Study of African American Life and History “In celebrating the entire history of African Americans and the arts, the Association for the Study

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Fired UW La Crosse Chancellor Gets His Own Beer

Inside Higher Ed

Joe Gow, the former chancellor of University of Wisconsin at La Crosse who was fired last month after news broke that he made adult videos with his wife, now has a beer paying tribute to his plight.

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XR in Higher Education: Adoption, Considerations, and Recommendations

Educause

As extended reality continues to be adopted in colleges and universities, higher education leaders need to consider regulatory and ethical implications. The authors offer a three-phased implementation approach.

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Getting Your Higher Education Infrastructure AI-Ready

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

In the world of artificial intelligence, the days before ChatGPT seem like eons ago. Of course, OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT just over a year ago, in late 2022. But the time since has been filled with conversation, consternation, deliberation and a little bit of inspiration, as people around the world grapple with what the future of AI will look like. In higher education, AI might be a fresh topic in some corners of campus, but it’s not so new in others, especially at research institutions.

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Can STEM Professors Become Strong Writers?

Inside Higher Ed

Can STEM Professors Become Strong Writers? Sarah Bray Wed, 01/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Yes, says Matthew J. Wright, who offers some specific advice for how. Byline(s) Matthew J.

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Higher Ed Leaders and Scholars Discuss Promises and Pitfalls of AI Tool Usage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT can prove very valuable and promising in the realm of higher education but come with their own suite of issues that need to be considered, according to higher ed leaders and faculty who participated in a panel discussion on Wednesday. Dr. Gilda Barabino Olin College of Engineering "Our use of AI in our teaching can be seen both as a threat to how students acquire foundational knowledge, but it can also be an enabler to enhance student learning,”

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The Importance of Adopting a CRM for Higher Education

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 7 minutes Although 2024 has only just begun, if you’ve already set your recruitment objectives, now is the ideal moment to contemplate the strategies you’ll be putting into action for the year ahead. For schools that haven’t started using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system tailored for the educational industry, this might be one of the strategies you might want to consider this year.

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Alabama’s Coach Saban Retires with Historic Seven National Titles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has announced his retirement. Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after their win against Ohio State in an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Nick Saban, the stern coach who won seven national championships and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that included six of those titles in just 17 seasons, is retiring, according to multiple reports, Wednesda

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Japan certification project to be finalised in 2024

The PIE News

Government bodies in Japan have been given until the end of the fiscal year to outline specifics of a new certification initiative, which would replace a project promoting internationalisation in Japanese institutions. The Top Global Universities Project, which was originally launched in 2014, has been giving funding to certain universities that are “driving internationalisation” in the country.

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DENZIL A STREETE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Denzil A. Streete Denzil A. Streete has been appointed senior associate dean and director of the Office of Graduate Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Streete holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, and a Ph.D. in comparative and international education from Columbia University.

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Campus Pride Terminates Founder, Considers Merger

Inside Higher Ed

Campus Pride Terminates Founder, Considers Merger Johanna Alonso Wed, 01/10/2024 - 03:00 AM The organization’s board alleges that former executive director Shane Windmeyer—who was also Campus Pride’s only full-time employee—mismanaged over $100,000.

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Universities are not what they used to be. And thank goodness for that

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Professor Amanda J. Broderick, Vice-Chancellor & President at the University of East London. The date is 2018. The balancing influence of HEFCE’s cooperating bodies has been broken up and institutions are registering to the new, sole regulator of English Higher Education, the Office for Students. Pre- Graduate Outcome Survey , pre-B3 conditions , pre-Covid, pre-ChatGPT4, we’re still in the EU, annual gross domestic product is 1.4% (the lowest it had

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kellye Y. Testy has been appointed executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Testy, the current president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, begins her new role effective July 1. She succeeds Judy Areen, who is retiring after 10 years at the helm. Kellye Y. Testy Association of American Law Schools “I am deeply honored to have been chosen as Judy Areen’s successor and am committed to advancing excellence in legal education at a time of heightened cha

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FAFSA Now Open Full-Time After Rocky Launch

Inside Higher Ed

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is officially open for business as usual, the Department of Education announced Monday afternoon, hopefully marking the end of a confusing, error-ridden and much-delayed

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Association Names Participants in Inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has announced its selection of 36 higher education professionals for the inaugural cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). Created in response to member feedback, the institute is a program designed to address the unique needs of department chairs at state colleges and universities.

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Survey: How AI Is Impacting Students’ Career Choices

Inside Higher Ed

Survey: How AI Is Impacting Students’ Career Choices colleen.flaherty Wed, 01/10/2024 - 03:00 AM The rise of artificial intelligence is influencing what many students want to study and pursue as a career, according to a new flash survey from Student Voice. Students also say they want to be prepared for AI and the workplace.

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A Notre Dame Professor Said She'd Been Targeted Over Abortion. Her Lawsuit Was Just Dismissed.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Nell Gluckman Tamara Kay had alleged that a Roman Catholic student publication had printed inaccurate articles claiming she was offering abortion access to students.

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Purdue to Receive $100M Gift

Inside Higher Ed

Purdue University will receive $100 million from Lilly Endowment Inc., marking the largest gift in the university’s history.

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MIT's President Is Still Standing

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Maggie Hicks After a disastrous congressional hearing brought down two other university leaders, can Sally Kornbluth weather the continuing attacks?

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Arizona Reaches Settlement With Family of Murdered Professor

Inside Higher Ed

A settlement has been reached between the University of Arizona and the family of a professor who was shot and killed on campus in 2022 by an expelled graduate student, according to Arizona Public Media.

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For Sputtering Diversity Efforts, Claudine Gay's Resignation Risks Further Setbacks

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Katherine Mangan Consultants and diversity advocates say Black applicants will now have to be "twice as good.

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A campaign to prod high school students into college tries a new tack: Making it simple - Jon Marcus, Hechninger Report

Economics and Change in Higher Education

The proportion of high school graduates going directly to college has fallen from a high of 70 percent in 2016 to 62 percent in 2021. Spence’s campaign underscores how glaringly little the higher education industry itself has done to confront the crisis of confidence that is eating away at its business. “Universities tend to have a hard time having a very clear, focused message,” said Eunkyu Lee, associate dean and a professor of marketing at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management.

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Overhauling campus dining for a new era

University Business

College campus dining services found themselves struggling to survive after the pandemic, and the whiplash it generated requires it to critically rethink its operations and enact new strategies for the years to come, according to a new report from the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS). In “Campus Dining: 2030 and Beyond,” NACUFS worked with Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management to audit its

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Gordon Scott, Successful Graduate, Australia

The PIE News

Australia’s Successful Graduate provides employability training solutions to education providers, students, graduates, governments and employment service providers. The PIE caught up with founder and managing director Gordon Scott to sum up in just five minutes a diverse and exciting career that has spanned three decades. What was your first job in intled?

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Otermans Institute Debuts Nine-Lesson Course Using Only AI Digital Human Teachers

Campus Technology

London-based Otermans Institute (OI) has rolled out a nine-lesson course that has been adopted by countries on four continents, using AI-powered digital human teachers, it said in a news release.

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CSUN Receives Grant to Boost STEM, Arts Diversity at LA Colleges

Insight Into Diversity

As part of its Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) program, the U.S. Department of Education recently awarded a five-year, $3 million grant to California State University, Northridge, to increase the participation of underrepresented students and address equity gaps in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and arts fields. Using the funding, CSUN will establish a collaborative project with the Los Angeles Pierce College and College of the Canyons, both community colleges