Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 1, 2024

While fewer job posts contain degree requirements, these changes don’t necessarily reflect a shift in actual hires, other studies have shown.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

MARCH 1, 2024

I know I've been barking up the tree of " Graduation Rates are inputs, not outputs " for a long time. And I know no one is listening. So I do this, just to show you (without the dependent variable) just how unsurprising they are. Here are four views of graduation rates at America's four-year public and private, not-for-profit colleges and universities.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 1, 2024

The National Association for College Admission Counseling released a public directory showing which member institutions have pushed back key dates.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

The longtime president always pushed the boundaries. Did he finally go too far? By Emma Pettit Illustration by The Chronicle; Photo by Kristian Thacker for The Chronicle Cuts he's made at West Virginia University are a sign of public higher education's future. Will we recognize it?

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 1, 2024

The Roman Catholic college cited declining enrollment and fewer traditional-aged students as factors in its decision to close.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

Game-Changing Access to Academic Materials in Prison Sara Weissman Fri, 03/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Doing research on JSTOR is a routine part of many students’ college experience. Now that opportunity is available to hundreds of thousands of incarcerated people.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 1, 2024

We’re rounding up some of our biggest stories of the week, from an increase in transfer students to a record gift that's allowing one college to go tuition free.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

Safeguarding Black Women Educators’ Mental Health Sarah Bray Fri, 03/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Campus leaders and colleagues must recognize their battle fatigue—and the sophisticated racism at its root—and work to support them, write Jálin B. Johnson, Nakisha Castillo, Natalie V. Nagthall and Hawani Negussie. Byline(s) Jálin B. Johnson Nakisha Castillo Natalie V.

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The PIE News

MARCH 1, 2024

Australian MP Julian Hill has told The PIE that the country is in a “transition period” when it comes to visa issuance as it is applying enhanced scrutiny to visa applications. The country is seeking to rout the operators bringing the industry’s reputation into disrepute, he explained. A return to previous high levels of visa acceptance is not likely. “Sustainable growth at times doesn’t always mean ever more and more students,” Hill noted, in an exclusive int

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

The Center for Politics and Race in America at Rutgers University-Newark has been named in honor of the first Black woman in New Jersey to hold statewide office, Lt. Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver , who died while in office Aug. 1, 2023. "Lt. Gov. Oliver's legacy will continue to inspire our center as we expand access to public service as a profession and promote research and public policy that confronts systemic inequalities,” said Dr.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

Full-time, non-tenure-track faculty members at New York University have unionized, creating the largest bargaining unit of such employees at a private U.S. higher education institution. Jacob Remes, a member of the organizing committee for the new union, Contract Faculty United, said the effort began in 2017. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the push, he said, and then negotiations with NYU administration on a “fair process” to form the union and who could be included in it lasted 10 months.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Hopeful parents in Alabama are watching and waiting for Gov. Kay Ivey’s signature after Alabama’s legislature pushed through bills meant to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF). The two bills, from both the House and Senate, were introduced less than two weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos were children, making their destruction, a common byproduct of the IVF process, illegal.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

Is ‘Fatphobia’ the Last Acceptable Prejudice in the Academy? Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 03/01/2024 - 03:00 AM A Cornell University philosopher is calling out the discrimination—which is often blatant—faced by scholars deemed overweight.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Yathish Ramena Yathish Ramena has been named director of the Center of Excellence in Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He holds several degrees, including a master’s in aquaculture from Acharya Nagarjuan University in India, a master’s in animal biotechnology from Bharathidasan University in India, and a doctorate in aquaculture from the University of Arkansas.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

By Sonel Cutler UVA is among several campuses that have disciplined student organizations in the first two months of 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Gilead Sciences Inc. has awarded a grant worth nearly $1 million to the Howard University College of Medicine to promote HIV prevention among Black women and girls. Gilead Sciences recently announced awards totaling $12.6 million in grants to the medical school’s Department of Pediatrics and Child Health and 18 other organizations as part of its new Setting the P.A.C.E.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

By Alecia Taylor A lawmaker told The Chronicle that the legislation isn't likely to advance, but some feared that the state's HBCUs would be targeted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

The Lumina Foundation in Indianapolis has announced the winners of The Great Admissions Redesign. The Great Admissions Redesign seeks to revolutionize the admissions process and increase accessibility to higher education for all students, particularly those not admitted in proportion to their shares of the U.S. population. Melanie Heath "COVID, shifting testing requirements, and legal rulings have caused significant disruptions in college admissions," said Melanie Heath, strategy director at Lum

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

It is time to bring back the SAT. How do you feel about the SAT? The recent decisions of Dartmouth and Yale to return to consideration of standardized testing in admission has raised this question anew. I have smart, thoughtful friends on both sides of this question. My own opinion of standardized tests is favorable. I think selective colleges should require standardized tests and use them appropriately in their decisions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Dr. Lynda Batiste Lynda Batiste has been named senior vice president of finance and chief operating officer at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Batiste holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as a Ph.D. in urban higher education from Jackson State University in Mississippi.

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The PIE News

MARCH 1, 2024

Latin America’s potential for higher education on a global scale is “huge” in the next decade, according to an education innovation expert in the region. Michael Fung, the executive director of the Center for Innovation of Future Education at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, said that there is room for improvement in the region’s educational achievement levels – which is something that higher education can contribute to at all levels.

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SRHE

MARCH 1, 2024

by Fabio R Aricò, Laura Harvey and Ritchie Woodard The pattern is familiar across many universities: more and more students are asking to be excused from attending classes, submitting coursework, and even sitting examinations, because of work commitments. Not long ago, these requests would have been dismissed as feeble justifications and lack of planning but, in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, this rising phenomenon is a signal that students are struggling to make ends meet and that ad-ho

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

Arizona governor Katie Hobbs is exploring options to remove members of the Arizona Board of Regents amid a financial crisis at the University of Arizona, NPR affiliate KJZZ reported.

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University Business

MARCH 1, 2024

The University of California, Los Angeles’ Latino Policy and Politics Institute analyzed data from the 2021 American Community Survey and found that more Latinas are pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher than ever before. The number of Latina students pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher rose from 1 million in 2000 to over 3.5 million in 2021, and in the same time frame, the percentage of degree-holding Latinas quadrupled from a meager 5% to 20%.

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Liaison International

MARCH 1, 2024

Every January, our +400 employees gather virtually and in person to celebrate the successes and accomplishments of the previous calendar year. The long-time employees are recognized for their commitment to Liaison, followed by the ‘people of the year’ and two company-specific awards. This year, we thought those individuals’ needed recognition on a larger stage.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Jay Zagorsky, clinical associate professor of markets, public policy and law at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, explains why it’s getting harder to live without a bank account.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

By Francie Diep The moves come as leaders grapple with a massive budget crisis at the University of Arizona.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

Congress moved Thursday to fix an error in the legislation overhauling the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, days after the Education Department announced it was updating the formula for aid eligibility to comply with the law.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 1, 2024

Choosing the Right Programs Choosing the right program portfolio is a critical decision. Team Archer is walking you through the process of research, assessing market demand, competition and saturation, and what it costs to market a program. We’ll cover how to: Select the right programs Understand your institution’s strengths and community needs Identify competition and job market demands Assess market saturation and competition Cost your programs effectively Watch on-demand, anytime: The p

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University Business

MARCH 1, 2024

In a Friday meeting with Jefferson County superintendents, Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson affirmed his commitment to an expansion of education in the Steubenville region. This expansion could even come in the form of a physical campus. Johnson seized the opportunity to assure the county’s educational leaders of YSU’s “unwavering commitment” to seamlessly transition the College Credit Plus (CCP) programs from Eastern Gateway to YSU.

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ACPA

MARCH 1, 2024

[link] The Graduate Students & New Professionals Community of Practice hosted an Involvement Panel on February 27 th which included a panel of individuals involved in varying entity groups within ACPA. The purpose was to learn about what the groups offer to members and how to get involved. We had representatives from the Pan African Network, Coalition for Sexuality & Gender Identity, Multiracial Network, and the Asian Pacific American Network.

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University Business

MARCH 1, 2024

A disturbing video that leaked online appears to depict members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Miami engaging in a troubling act of hazing within their fraternity house. The video, which has garnered attention on social media, shows one student crouching inside a trash can while others surrounding him chug large amounts of milk.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 1, 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutes Choosing which college or university to attend is one of the most important decisions a young person has to make, prompting them to consult with all influencers before making the plunge, including an increasing array of online resources. Social media heavyweight LinkedIn is the latest to enter the higher education rankings ring with three new tools to help students find the schools that will land them the best jobs.

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University Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Higher education finds itself at a pivotal juncture. Public confidence in the value of traditional degrees is waning while employers demand graduates with job-ready skills. Failing to address this skills mismatch could jeopardize enrolments and revenue. However, forward-thinking institutions can boost graduate employability and underscore their contemporary worth by embedding industry-recognized professional certifications within their curricula.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 1, 2024

Reading Time: 6 minutes With the ever-increasing competition for student recruitment among higher education institutions, sometimes remembering how to leverage alumni network relations is perceived as an afterthought. Sure, alumni have always been valued for their potential as benefactors, rewarding their alma maters with endowments in exchange for personal gratification or symbolic recognition, such as the naming of a building.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Youngstown State University’s interim provost said no reduction in staff is necessary during this recent round of cuts thanks to voluntary retirements and separations. The update was shared Monday in an email to the campus community from Interim Provost Jennifer Pintar. In January, YSU announced a shift in focus toward “high-demand programs” while phasing out other majors where enrollment was reportedly faltering.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2024

A new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce challenges the common public perception that rural America and its working adults are being left behind economically.

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