Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Research from Sarah Bloomfield, Fran Myers, and Kristen Reid at the Open University shows that the risk of redundancy is a huge issue in apprenticeship delivery The post What happens when apprentices are made redundant appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Apprenticeships remain outside the mainstream in the U.S., but broader adoption could open up a cohort of trained workers.
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Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
With consultation ongoing over an increased emphasis on research culture in the next REF, Christina Boswell offers reassurance that it can be done rigorously and effectively The post A pragmatic approach to people, culture and environment measures in the next REF appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The Education Department approved loan forgiveness for 14 million borrowers without employing proper safeguards, the government watchdog found.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Data Show Strong Return on Investment for UNC Grads kathryn.palmer… Tue, 11/21/2023 - 03:00 AM A new report shows that 94 percent of the system’s undergraduate degree programs yield positive economic outcomes for graduates.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The private nonprofit institution in Missouri blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for broad financial stress on the higher ed sector.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
IDP has launched a new online English language test which it says will give both English language teachers and students “a more personalised, engaging and enjoyable learning experience” The Envoy test is designed by experts in linguistics and powered by AI and can be taken anywhere in the world. All four language skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking – can be tested in 90 minutes, with CEFR-aligned results available within two hours.
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Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Survey Teaser: Helping Students Prepare for Life After College colleen.flaherty Tue, 11/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Respondents to the newest Student Voice survey seem to value passion as much as practicality in preparing for a career and expect moderate to high levels of support from professors and academic advisers in this area. Students also weigh in on what career centers are doing right—and could be doing better.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Jamila S. Lyn, director of specialized programming at Benedict College, an HBCU in South Carolina, will be awarded Outstanding Educator of the Year during ESSENCE’s Nov. 24 A Journey of Joy holiday special. Jamila S. Lyn Lyn will be recognized by Warner Bros. Pictures for her community activism and commitment to educating HBCU students. In he current role, Lyn works with the Benedict Student Success Center, striving towards improving student retention and degree completion.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Can Grad Students Defend Us Against Misinformation? Sarah Bray Tue, 11/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Yes, if they communicate with the general public, not just other academics, and prioritize becoming camera-ready, writes Betty S. Lai. Byline(s) Betty S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Dr. Melissa Gilliam Melissa L. Gilliam has been named president of Boston University. She serves as the executive vice president and provost of The Ohio State University. Gilliam holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Yale University, a master’s in philosophy and politics from the University of Oxford, a Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard University, and an MPH from the University of Illinois Chicago.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
By David Jesse Kevin Guskiewicz, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, might take the top job at Michigan State. Sources said he has informally agreed to leave UNC soon.
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
When the February 2023 New Yorker article by Nathan Heller declared the end of the English major, I shared this news with my students. I also shared Jorie Graham’s Twitter post encouraging individuals to use the hashtag #iwasanenglishmajor, a feed that quickly filled with scores of English majors extolling the various career paths, and the key skills and experiences that they directly attributed to majoring in English.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Guest Post: Writing as a Tool for Teamwork johnw@mcsweeneys.net Tue, 11/21/2023 - 03:00 AM A reflection on how a team of writers makes for a better team.
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
UConn Hartford has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support its growing Asian American student population. The funds will be used to launch the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) project to improve retention and graduation rates for Asian American students and promote increased advancement to graduate and professional schools.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Thieves, vandals and other criminals looking for easy prey may want to leave Bowie State University off their list of potential targets. The Maryland institution, recognized regularly for its innovation and as a leader among historically Black colleges and universities, is in the midst of a campuswide initiative focused on modernizing its video surveillance system.
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
When the February 2023 New Yorker article by Nathan Heller declared the end of the English major, I shared this news with my students. I also shared Jorie Graham’s Twitter post encouraging individuals to use the hashtag #iwasanenglishmajor, a feed that quickly filled with scores of English majors extolling the various career paths, and the key skills and experiences that they directly attributed to majoring in English.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
At Butler University, the cloud is a key piece of the school’s disaster recovery strategy. The IT team backs up systems across multiple data centers, and it uses Synology to add an extra layer of protection with cloud-based backups. “With the encryption of backups and deletion of backups as part of ransomware attacks these days, we wanted to have that air-gapped solution of backups in the cloud.
ACRLog
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
For this blog post, I decided to document my teaching journey so far as a first-year academic librarian. Before I secured my current position as a Reference & Instruction Librarian at Cal State University, Northridge (CSUN) in July 2023, I had already been an educator for over ten years. My teaching background was instrumental as I transitioned into my current position.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The idea of “Western superiority” must be let go if international educators want to achieve a more equitable landscape for transnational education partnerships, leaders in the sector have urged. Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at the University of Oxford, told delegates at the Going Global 2023 conference in Edinburgh that there is a sort of self-superiority that has resulted from years of colonisation that can risk trickling down into TNE.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Universities See Sluggish Endowment Returns Josh Moody Tue, 11/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Endowments boomed in fiscal year 2021 but returns have since fallen. Fiscal year 2023 brought minimal growth for most of the nation’s top endowments.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Transnational education, one country offering its qualifications in another, could be part of the answer to sustainable and equitable access to higher education across the world, as discussions continue at Going Global There is a huge and increasing demand across the world for tertiary education. Students and their families want to fulfil their potential, education providers want to internationalise and raise standards, and governments need access to higher-level skills to grow their economies a
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Heather Martinez Heather Martinez has been appointed associate vice president for finance and controller at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. She served as controller at Carthage College in Wisconsin. Martinez holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Wisconsin Parkside in Kenosha.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
More collaboration and a deeper understanding of specific market needs is needed between Central and Latin America and the US and Canada, according to sector leaders. Key stakeholders came together at a panel during The PIE Live North America conference on November 14 to discuss how to do so effectively, along with the factors currently driving demand.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
“There’s a shift among the students. You hear them asking each other things like, ‘What are you learning? What did you think of the test?’” Daniel McGloin, director of the Prison Education Partnership for the University of Maine at Augusta, is describing the mindset change that incarcerated students experience when they begin taking courses through UMA.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Can You Be an Activist and a Serious Scholar? mprutter@mit.edu Tue, 11/21/2023 - 03:00 AM How to be rigorous academically, while advancing the goals of social justice and equity.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Tuesday for former Mills College students, who alleged in a lawsuit that the institution misrepresented its academic offerings when it was merging with Northeastern University. Plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit argued the two institutions had presented the merger, which formally occurred in 2022, as a boon for students that would allow them to finish their studies.
University Business
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The past decade was a boom time for building construction on America’s college campuses. But this frenzied growth produced an excess of between 3 million and 5 million seats that could cost the nation’s colleges as much as $50 billion annually—costs passed on to students as higher tuition and greater student debt. But as campuses built up, enrollment started to slide.
Coursera blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Welcome back! Last week, we started our career growth and development series with an issue on professional development goals. This week, we’re taking a look at how to assess your goals to make a concrete plan of action. Whether your goals involve advancement in your current field, a career change, or entering the workforce for the first time, you can follow the same broad steps to figure out your path forward.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute: Emily Midkiff, assistant professor of teaching, leadership and professional practice at the University of North Dakota and author of Equipping Space Cadets: Primary Science Fiction for Young Children, explores why demand from kids for sci-fi books outstrips the supply.
Educause
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Federal Student Aid (FSA) has released a new version of its Student Aid Internet Gateway Agreement. The new version omits a NIST SP 800-171 compliance requirement, but FSA cites a provision of the agreement as the basis for its controlled unclassified information marking guidance regarding Federal Tax Information. FSA is urging institutions to sign the new agreement as soon as possible to avoid a delay in receiving 2024-25 FAFSA data from students and their families.
University Business
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Fairview Health Services notified the University of Minnesota on Monday that it does not plan to extend its current partnership. The two organizations have partnered as M Health Fairview since 2018. It’s a large string of hospitals and clinics in the state — and a major source of funding for the university’s medical school. The partnership will run through the end of 2026.
Educause
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Hosts Cynthia and Jack talk with Celeste Schwartz, vice president for information technology and chief digital officer for Montgomery County Community College. She talks about her long career and the changes she has observed in higher education technology strategies over the years.
University Business
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
For the past two decades, the College Board has moved aggressively to expand the number of high school students taking Advanced Placement courses and tests. Some 60 percent of A.P. exams taken by low-income students this year scored too low for college credit, a statistic that has not budged in 20 years. One expert went so far as to call the group’s research briefs “junk science.
Kortext University Leaders' Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Last month, we launched a white paper in partnership with Wonkhe to explore the landscape for digitally enabled higher education. The echoes of the Covid-19 pandemic have forged a long-lasting impact on higher education, leaving institutions with little choice but to reassess and adapt – or be left behind. In this blog, we delve into the insights discussed from the white paper, exploring the challenges faced and the opportunities unveiled as higher education marches ahead in this new lands
EAB
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Survey 2024 Voice of the Superintendent Survey A unique annual survey, designed to give superintendents insight into the experiences and perspectives of district leaders nationwide. We are excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Voice of the Superintendent Survey. Please take this 12-minute survey using the link below. Take the survey EAB’s Voice of the Superintendent survey is an annual initiative to provide district leaders with insight into the mindset, perspectives, and experiences of the
PeopleAdmin
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Why is having employee records important? Talent management is a central role for human resources teams across all types of organizations, including HigherEd. A core piece of successful talent management is employe records management, an often time-consuming but vital operation. Employee records management includes organizing and storing sensitive employee documents, like applications, payroll information, certifications, training records, and retirement documents, to name a few.
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