The Academic Designer
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Jennifer van Alstyne on what a research lab website can do for you. Ideas for what pages to include on your research group website and considerations for principal investigators to help you know whether to D.I.Y. or hire professional support. A well-designed site can enhance visibility, opportunities for collaboration, and research funding.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
College earnings data often only includes students who graduated, but adding those who didn’t can unearth revealing information, a recent report suggests.
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Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
James Coe takes a look at the cautious competence of Labour’s life sciences plan and asks how different a Labour government’s approach to R&D policy might be The post Labour’s life sciences approach may be caution as a policy choice appeared first on Wonkhe.
MindMax
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Summer isn’t what it used to be for higher education institutions and their students. Gone are the days when there was a clear divide between the academic year and summer. Today, colleges and universities everywhere increasingly embrace the concept of a holistic year , and summer sessions have become an essential component of both standard and alternative educational pathways.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Why do we have a multi-million pound OfS allocation to address the risk of entering university with a BTEC? David Kernohan looks for transparency The post How the Student Premium actually works appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
An attorney for the Legislature took aim at how the proposed transaction is structured and recommended that lawmakers take legal action against it.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. The challenges predate the pandemic but were exacerbated by it. The COVID-19 infection itself also appears to have made the situation worse.
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Faculty Focus
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The first time I encountered a student who “just didn’t believe” the data I was using in my sociology class, it caught me off guard. I don’t recall exactly how I responded in the moment, but with the benefit of hindsight I now know it was a tremor in what would become a seismic shift in our educational landscape. Students who are in their late teens or early twenties have spent their educational experiences navigating misinformation, fake news, and alternative facts.
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A new cost-cutting bill proposed in the Mississippi Senate targets three state-funded higher education institutions for closure by June 20, 2028. If passed, the legislation would require the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to select three out of eight existing universities in the state to close, considering factors such as enrollment and graduation rates, degrees offered, and local economic impact.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
How a 1960s interspecies-communication experiment went haywire. By Benjamin Breen Andy Bourne for The Chronicle How a 1960s interspecies-communication experiment went haywire.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The Joys of ‘Leading From the Margins’ Susan H. Greenberg Tue, 02/27/2024 - 03:00 AM Hollins University president Mary Hinton discusses her new book, about how her identity as a Black woman from the rural South shaped her approach to college leadership. Byline(s) Susan H.
University Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Graduate school isn’t an optional preference for many bachelor’s degree holders—it’s a demand. That’s what a recent report from Spark451, a Jenzabar Company, suggests when it found that 64% of undergraduates who began college between four and six years ago are either enrolled in a graduate program now or are seriously considering taking the next step.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
University of California Lifts Ban on Online Degree Programs Lauren.Coffey@… Tue, 02/27/2024 - 03:00 AM Even as the debate on online courses continues, the UC move is creating concern about shared governance between faculty and university leaders.
University Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier has donated $1 billion to a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with instructions that the gift be used to cover tuition for all students going forward. The donor, Ruth Gottesman, is a former professor at Einstein, where she studied learning disabilities, developed a screening test and ran literacy programs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned the federal distinction of being a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Dr Teik C. Lim The institute — which operates at the highest tier of research (R1) — reached its goal a year ahead of schedule, after launching its Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council to fuel Hispanic student enrollment and deepen relationships with Hispanic and Latinx alumni, businesses, and organizations.
University Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Student support programs are increasingly filling up college and university “To-Do” lists to ensure undergraduates are in the best position to thrive during their studies. However, colleges aren’t doing enough to ensure students are able to transition out of a life solely focused on class and getting good grades. To prepare students for a life outside of college, institutions are beginning to connect eager alumni with students to help show them the ropes of what it means to be
Faculty Focus
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The first time I encountered a student who “just didn’t believe” the data I was using in my sociology class, it caught me off guard. I don’t recall exactly how I responded in the moment, but with the benefit of hindsight I now know it was a tremor in what would become a seismic shift in our educational landscape. Students who are in their late teens or early twenties have spent their educational experiences navigating misinformation, fake news, and alternative facts.
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The University of Maryland (UMD) has chosen Hewlett Packard's HPE Aruba Networking Edge Services Platform as its campuswide networking solution.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has updated how it calculates the amount of aid students will receive to be in full alignment with the FAFSA Simplification Act. U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona said the update, the latest in ED’s 2024–25 Better FAFSA ® implementation, will not impact implementation timelines. Dr. Miguel Cardona “We are putting all hands-on deck and using every lever we have to make sure we can achieve the transformational potential of the Better FAFSA to m
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The University of Tokyo’s new five-year combined bachelors and masters degree launching in 2027 will be comprised of 50% international students, as Japan strives for greater internationalisation in higher education. The announcement comes after Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida set an ambitious new internationalisation plan in April 2023, on the basis that young people studying abroad “is the key to transforming society”.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Dr. Lauriane Quenee Lauriane Quenee has been appointed senior director of environmental health and safety at the California Institute of Technology. Quenee served as the biosafety officer at Caltech. She holds a Ph.D. in microbiology from the Universite Joseph Fourier in Grenoble, France.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
When first-year students arrive at the University of Kentucky, their first few weeks are a whirlwind of new experiences, from settling into their rooms in the residence halls and making new friends to exploring campus and adjusting to college-level classes. To support that transition and help them succeed, students also get new Apple iPad devices. For the past five years, UK has distributed an iPad Air, an Apple Magic Keyboard and an Apple Pencil to every first-time degree-seeking undergraduate
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Dr. Michelle Hernandez Michelle Hernandez has been appointed assistant vice president of communications, marketing, and external affairs in the Office of Public Affairs at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY. Hernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in English and sociology from Rutgers University in New Jersey, an MPA from Long Island University, and a doctorate in business from Pace University.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Failure to fill in applications is partly to blame for mass rejections and high study permits denial rates for African students applying to study in Canada, stakeholders have suggested. However, there is disagreement for the reason refusal rates have been as high as 75%. Canadian student immigration group Borderpass has told The PIE that the involvement of immigration lawyers can ensure that application forms are filled accurately and the right information given to Immigration, Refugees and
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A first-of-its-kind "smishing" attack is using Amazon Web Services' Simple Notification Service, or SNS, to impersonate the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Camille M. Davidson has been appointed president and dean of Southern Illinois University’s Mitchell Hamline School of Law, effective July 1. Davidson serves as professor of law at the law school and has served as dean at SIU Law since July 2020. Camille Davidson “I am thrilled to be leading Mitchell Hamline,” said Davidson. “Mitchell Hamline’s record of innovation and adaptability — including launching the first-in-the-nation Blended Learning program — speaks to its independence and forward-loo
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A $1 billion donation to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx borough of New York City will pay tuition for all of its students, The New York Times reported.
HEPI
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Rod Bristow, former President of Pearson UK. Rod chairs the Academic Advisory Board for the education technology business, Kortext. Josh Freeman’s fascinating new HEPI Policy Note produced in association with Kortext found that more than half of students have used generative AI for assessments. The note, packed full of information about the amazing opportunity afforded by AI, suggested that despite the headline, fewer than 5% of students ‘are likely to’ have
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Part‐time adjunct faculty who teach at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts have unionized. The mail-in election took place this month among non-tenure-track adjuncts who work for the school remotely or at the University Park campus, according to information from the National Labor Relations Board. The tally was 206 to 13 out of 290 eligible voters, the NLRB said.
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Microsoft has entered into a multi-year partnership with French AI startup Mistral AI to advance the development and deployment of next-gen LLMs. The collaboration marks a milestone on the road to bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and tangible, real-world AI applications, the companies said.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The president of Calvin University, Wiebe Boer, resigned Monday after an external investigation revealed that he had engaged in “unwelcome and inappropriate communication and attention toward a non-student member of the community,” the institution said in a statement.
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Robert Van de Noort says vice-chancellors must be bold in protecting academic freedom and promoting diversity of thought Universities risk becoming “uniformities” of rigid ideas and self-censorship, according to the vice-chancellor of the University of Reading, who accused the government and his fellow university leaders of creating echo chambers on campus.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Lessons From Michigan’s Continued Efforts to Make College Free marylchurchill… Tue, 02/27/2024 - 03:00 AM States can pass incremental efforts to make college more affordable.
The Change Leader, Inc.
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Discover the untapped potential of engaging seniors in higher education in our latest episode. We spotlight the Oasis Institute's pivotal role in fostering lifelong learning, health, and civic engagement, and its dynamic collaborations with universities. Learn about the multiple benefits that are enriching educational experiences for seniors and injecting fresh perspectives into the academic realm.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
More funding for research could help Australian universities wean themselves off of international student revenue, the Universities Accord’s final report has signalled. The major, 12-month review into the country’s entire tertiary education sector – calling for up to 80% of Australians to be tertiary-education by 2050 – listed a number of recommendations.
University Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Eastern Gateway Community College will pause registration and enrollment beyond spring semester due to financial problems, the college and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced. Students registered for spring semester will be able to finish their coursework. Those who are graduating this semester won’t be affected, but students who want to register for summer and fall semesters will need to do so at another institution.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A new partnership between international school Dakar Academy Central and Discovery Education will allow teachers to use technology to teach students and further advance their interests in STEM, it has been announced. Established in 1961 as the first international and Christian school in Dakar , the capital of Senegal. Following a North American-based curriculum, the Academy teaches 285 students from preschool through to grade 12.
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