Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Different search firm practices, hiring processes and job descriptions can change an exclusionary status quo, according to the College Futures Foundation.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Student number controls remain a source of significant controversy in the sector, but they are not the last word on the system we wish to create. The post The debate over student number controls is only one piece of the future policy puzzle appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Colby-Sawyer College is reducing its prices by 60% so tuition more accurately reflects what students pay. Other institutions are doing the same.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Students at independent higher education providers don't feel seen in data-driven regulatory approaches. Sophie McCarthy makes a plea for visibility. The post Regulation doesn’t work for students at independent providers appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The findings from Elsevier have broad implications for higher ed, which accounts for about half of the country's basic research.
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
If COP26 was the moment the UK showed its leadership on climate change then COP27 is when it must live up to those promises, says James Coe. The post COP27 should be a moment for universities to reflect appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The racial wealth gap can be downright physically harmful for Black Americans, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open. The study – done by researchers at Harvard Medical School, the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Drexel University, and Duke University – found that the odds of dying for Blacks were 26% higher than for white counterparts and that much of that life expectancy gap can be attributed to wealth differences.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Yale University faculty and staff will not be mandated to get a second booster shot before returning for spring semester, Yale Daily News reported. To note, students – undergraduate, graduate, and professional students – will be required to get a second booster shot , the school announced Oct. 27. Students may seek exemptions on medical or religious grounds.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Natalie Ruth Joynton found her search for such a position felt increasingly draconian and full of trapdoors. So she tried an online job board instead. Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Viktoriia Chorna/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez has officially been inaugurated as the 10th president of Champlain College. Alejandro Hernandez “Education creates opportunity, and I’ve dedicated my life to the idea that we can build institutions that get students READY, not by luck or privilege, but by design,” Hernandez said. During the 90-minute ceremony, Hernandez discussed four initiatives he is undertaking: an innovation hub with Hula to bolster entrepreneurship in Vermont; the Women in Cybersecurity Leadership
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Higher education institutions have long been aware that cybercriminals target their faculty, staff and students through phishing attacks. Recently, the problem has gotten worse: The FBI issued a warning that as of January 2022, Russian criminal forums were offering for sale or giving away credentials and VPN access to many U.S.-based colleges and universities.
University Business
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Higher-education leaders are seeking better representation and support for diverse student populations. A 2021 survey found that 84 percent of university presidents believe that issues surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion should be addressed. Attracting a diverse group of students is only the beginning: Leaders must also consider how to create an equitable learning experience for all students through resources and curriculum. .
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Berta Carbajal Berta Carbajal has been around promotores de salud – the Spanish term for community health workers – since her childhood, with both her grandmother and mother having been promotoras, the trusted go-to people in their communities. And that influence has stayed with her. “Any position I’ve ever held in a professional capacity, I’ve always been a promotora at heart,” Carbajal says.
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
More than 1,500 Indigenous artifacts from Colgate University, a private liberal arts college in New York, will be returned to the Oneida Indian Nation through a repatriation ceremony on Wednesday. . “It’s making things right again. It’s correcting a wrong,” Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter said in an interview with the Associated Press.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
LaShundia Carson LaShundia Carson has been named dean of the School of Education and Psychology at Alcorn State University in Mississippi. She received her bachelor’s degree in English literature from Alcorn State University and master’s and doctoral degrees in early childhood education from Jackson State University in Mississippi.
The Change Leader, Inc.
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. John A. White, discuss changes in higher ed governance and governing boards, and strategies for aligning trustees with the CEO’s strategic mission and strategies. Their experience is both higher education and corporate; this is important as higher education governance is becoming more and more like that of corporate governance.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Dr. “Grace” Jinliu Wang will become the 17th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), effective Apr. 3, 2023. Dr. Grace Wang “WPI’s founding principles of theory and practice resonate strongly with me,” Wang said. “WPI is a world-class institution with a unique and vital approach to teaching, learning, and discovery. Preparing STEM-focused professionals to see the world through technological, human, societal, and cultural lenses is distinctive, especially when so brilliantly coupled w
The Guardian - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
70,000 lecturers and other staff expected to join action, University and College Union says At least 70,000 university staff are to go on strike, in the latest instalment of the wave of industrial action taking place across the UK this winter. The University and College Union has announced its planned national strike will be held on 24, 25 and 30 November, with staff at 150 universities across the UK taking industrial action over pay, working conditions and pensions.
HEPI
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Midlands Innovation is a strategic research partnership of eight research intensive universities in the Midlands. Funding was awarded by Research England in 2020 for ‘TALENT’ – a transformation programme to advance status and opportunity for technical skills, roles and careers. The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022. HEPI is running a series of blogs with Midlands Innovation championing the role of technicians in higher education and research.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Blog: Learning Innovation Last week, I accompanied my wife, Julie, a pediatric oncologist, to the Make-A-Wish annual conference at Disney World. Julie is a medical adviser to the organization that grants wishes to kids with critical illnesses. Disney has been a longtime partner and supporter of Make-A-Wish, and family trips to Disney parks are among the most popular wishes.
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
As educators teaching in professional studies programs, our aim is to create classroom experiences where our students can work with professional partners, developing projects that have impact in the real world. We believe implementation is a salient part of the professional studies experience. We also know that this is easier said than done, and something that we learned firsthand when we invited Artists Alliance Inc.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Image: Starting July 1, incarcerated students will have access to Pell Grants, but whether there will be approved programs ready for those students beyond the 200 already operating as part of a federal pilot program is uncertain. Before new programs can start, a college or university will need staff on board and to train those employees, along with funding beyond the Pell Grants, which typically don’t cover the total cost.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Everyone seems to agree that passwords and password management are a pain. Many universities have adopted multifactor authentication, but MFA still requires the use of passwords. Organizations adopting zero-trust security measures may want to look for something stronger. Passwordless authentication is MFA without a password. Instead, it uses biometric verification, cryptographic keys and other types of authentication factors frequently supported by existing devices.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
In 2020, young people across all political parties turned out in one of the highest showings of youth voter participation our nation has ever seen, something experts called a major factor in the outcome of the presidential election. But the fact is, in spite of that progress—youth voter participation increased by 11 percentage points between 2016 and 2020—only half of all eligible young people voted in the 2020 election.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The first iteration of ICEF Berlin Digital Day on November 2 highlighted the digital transformation of the international education sector, covering digital recruitment, marketing and services. According to data from the International Data Corporation, it is estimated that by 2025, $2.8 trillion will be spent globally on digital transformation, and the impact of this can already be seen in the international education sector. “I think what’s quite remarkable in our sector is that we
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Colleges struggle to make sexual-assault education culturally relevant. By Karin Fischer. Getty. Colleges struggle to make sexual-assault education culturally relevant.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
In the face of macroeconomic trends that will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression on current and future students and the way they navigate their careers, it is perhaps more important than ever that institutions leverage technology and data to support students, and to nurture and foster relationships with corporate partners. According to the third edition of Salesforce’s Connected Student Report , nearly half of students reported selecting their institution based on career prospects, yet only
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to extinguish self-defeating talk about your research abilities. By Rebecca Schuman. Eric Petersen for The Chronicle. Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to extinguish self-defeating talk about your research abilities.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Marian University has launched a campaign to raise $500 million by 2030. The university has raised $240 million so far. Old Dominion University has launched a five-year campaign to raise $500 million. The university has raised $275 million so far. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is starting a campaign to raise $250 million by 2027. Editorial Tags: Fund-Raising Is this diversity newsletter?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
By Sarah Brown and Andy Thomason. Chronicle Illustration; AP & Getty Images. As expected, Tuesday's midterms are bringing a divided government to Washington, signaling a likely uptick in scrutiny of student-debt relief, Title IX, and other higher-ed issues.
University Business
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made digital literacy more urgent than ever on college campuses. Some institutions scrambled to update their digital communication tools for remote learning. Even better-prepared institutions had to ditch the training wheels to continue pursuing student learning objectives in the face of unprecedented times. .
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
As educators teaching in professional studies programs, our aim is to create classroom experiences where our students can work with professional partners, developing projects that have impact in the real world. We believe implementation is a salient part of the professional studies experience. We also know that this is easier said than done, and something that we learned firsthand when we invited Artists Alliance Inc.
WCET Frontiers
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
What is “Regular and Substantive Interaction”? Congress created a distinction between the definitions of “distance education” and “correspondence education” for purposes of federal financial aid eligibility. The distinction is that distance education courses include “regular and substantive interaction” (or RSI) whereas correspondence courses do not.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
A white University of Kentucky student was arrested by campus police Sunday after social media video showed her attacking two Black students and shouting racial slurs at them. Sophia Rosing was charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place, disorderly conduct, fourth-degree assault and third-degree assault (of a police officer). Her bond was set at $10,000, WKYT reported.
ACPA
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
By Hanna Seferos. Assistant Director of Academic Advising, University of Chicago – Harris School of Public Policy. Vice Chair for Communications, Commission for Student Involvement. There is a point each quarter (or semester), where I feel a bit of a slump. The excitement of new classes wanes, things start to slow down for my work, and students get bogged down in theirs.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Just days after Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. formally stepped down as president of Michigan State University, the Board of Trustees has released a report finding flaws in the university’s state-mandated Title IX certification process. Dr. Stanley and the board previously traded accusations on who was at fault over alleged missteps on Title IX certification, which requires board members and the university president to review and sign off on Title IX reports, in accordance with state law.
University Business
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Within a two-week period, Cornell University has received at least five reports of people being drugged or sexually assaulted at fraternities located off-campus, resulting in the suspension of frat parties for the time being. Cornell’s Interfraternity Council met on Sunday to discuss its next steps, according to university President Martha Pollack and Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life. “Like you, we are outraged and saddened by the Cornell University Police De
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