Wonkhe
AUGUST 24, 2023
Amidst the apocalyptic nature of the climate crisis, Sean Porter calls for education that builds hope and liberation from the current state of the world The post How to convert climate grief and anxiety into hope in higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 24, 2023
Institutions including New England Law Boston and New York Law School were accused of expending Title IV money on students in unaccredited programs.
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Wonkhe
AUGUST 24, 2023
Jim Dickinson reviews the latest quarterly immigration stats from the Home Office, and wonders what sort of limits could exist on continued growth The post What are the limits to the number of international students? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 24, 2023
Researchers found applications' essay portion appears to be a significant sticking point.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
In 2021, a former student from USC tried making a purchase on USC’s online bookstore, considering alumni who buy through its website were provided a competitive discount on Apple products for one week of the year. But the discount failed to work. Because the student was a certificate holder and not a “degreed alumni,” according to USC Associate Senior Vice President of Alumni Relations Patrick E.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 24, 2023
Only two years after acquiring the coding boot camp, the university cited the rise of AI and increased competition as reasons for the shutdown. Southern New Hampshire University is winding down a coding boot camp two years after acquiring it amid a rise in low-cost competition and the broad adoption of artificial intelligence tools.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
The neatly dressed student sitting across from me was in her late teens, not a child and not yet an adult. Her voice was shaky, but her tone was strong. Her presence carried a confident resolve cultivated through years of playing competitive sports. However, Shelly did not come to discuss sports but instead to seek counsel as a survivor of collegiate sexual abuse.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Low-energy availability (LEA) and high blood pressure (HBP) in Black athletes may be related, according to findings from a recent study from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T). Student athletes Jason Ivey, Janorris Robertson, and Zach Yeager, and Dr. Troy Purdom The small pilot study analyzed the self-reported nutritional intake of 23 Black N.C.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
How ChatGPT changed my plans for the fall. By Corey Robin Jon Krause for The Chronicle How ChatGPT changed my plans for the fall.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
The Black Futures Lab has announced the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States. Nearly 130,000 responses from across all 50 states partook in this survey, this is four times the size of the 2018 Black Census. Alicia Garza is the founder of the Black Futures Lab. Alicia Garza, founder and principal of Black Futures Lab, said she began designing the Black Census Project after the 2016 election because Black communities are still being undercounted and under-engaged.
The PIE News
AUGUST 24, 2023
Online degrees from foreign institutions will not be recognised in India under proposed guidelines from the country’s higher education regulator. The University Grants Commission released draft regulations for the recognition of foreign degrees as top universities plan to establish branch campuses in India for the first time. Some are also exploring joint and dual degrees with Indian partners.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Proposed cuts at West Virginia University (WVU) have drawn the attention of the nation’s largest highest education union. Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7-million-member American Federation of Teachers, sent a letter Wednesday to WVU’s board of governors criticizing the potential reductions, which include eliminating 9% of its majors, including all of its foreign language programs, and 7% of its full-time faculty positions.
The PIE News
AUGUST 24, 2023
Close to 500,000 sponsored UK study visas were granted to main applicants in the year to June 2023, equivalent to a rise of 23% on the previous year, with Indians accounting for almost a third. Almost 154,000 of all sponsored study related visas were granted to students’ dependants, the statistics from the Home Office, released today, also show.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 24, 2023
Minority-Serving Institutions Lead on Student Economic Mobility Featured Image at Top of Article CSU Fresno 2.JPG jessica.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Omar O. Bell Omar O. Bell has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. He served as associate director of development at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Bell holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina.
Academe Blog
AUGUST 24, 2023
BY MARC STEIN As the academic year begins for California State University, the largest public university system in the United States, it’s a good time to review last year’s faculty-tenure-density report card for the state’s twenty-three campuses.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
The University of Missouri (MU) has received $3 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a doctoral training program for materials science and data science and analytics. Dr. Matt Maschmann The five-year grant will allow the school to better prepare and equip students for these emerging fields. “We’re excited to train a new generation of materials scientists and engineers to be proficient with data science techniques, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, wh
FIRE
AUGUST 24, 2023
The University of Texas at Dallas threatened to suspend a student after he called officers “parasites” and flipped them off.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 24, 2023
Biden Announced Loan Forgiveness a Year Ago. The Battle Was Only Beginning. Featured Image at Top of Article loan_forgiveness_one year_graphic.
The PIE News
AUGUST 24, 2023
During my 30 years in establishing and overseeing international pathway provision, as well as franchise degree offerings, I have personally witnessed significant growth and changes. Globalisation has increased the desire of many students around the world to hold a degree from a prestigious international University that will enhance their job prospects back home.
The Guardian - Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
Rebecca and Clare, both 43, became friends at university in 1999. Rebecca describes their relationship as more important than any romance From the age of 11, Rebecca had her heart set on going to Oxford University. “I’m from a working-class background and went to a state school, but when a teacher suggested I could get in, I knew it was what I wanted,” she says.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 24, 2023
The University of Houston will officially shutter its Center for Diversity and Inclusion and its LGBTQ Resource Center at the end of the month,
Community College League of California
AUGUST 24, 2023
Foothill College ’s Nicole Nguyen graduated high school in a similar position as most students: community college bound.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 24, 2023
Duke University graduate student workers have voted 1,000 to 131 to unionize, a huge reversal from a 2016–17 defeat. The university said the new labor organization, representing more than 2,100 Ph.D. students with teaching or research appointments, will be the South’s first grad students’ union and Duke’s largest union.
ACPA
AUGUST 24, 2023
2023-2024 PAN Chairs: Nikita Haynie & James Thomas Our enthusiasm as your Chairs for the 2023-2024 100th ACPA Convention year, is a direct reflection of our passion for advocating and creating a safe space for the equity and inclusivity of Blackness across all binaries. While the Black experience is nuanced it isn’t monolithic, we are strong advocates of speaking truth to power to the current state of Black practitioners in Higher Education.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 24, 2023
Leaders of Middle Tennessee State University’s campus ministry organization, Campus Outreach, have been indicted for attempting to steal from the university, the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office announced Wednesday.
Campus Technology
AUGUST 24, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security has added $374.9 million in grant funding to the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program administered by CISA and FEMA, as the program enters its second year, according to a news release.
Gray Associates
AUGUST 24, 2023
Can arts programs lead to prosperous careers? We dissect recent data that challenges the “starving artist” stereotype. Explore the resilient growth of visual and performing arts enrollments post-pandemic, the diverse paths graduates take, and surprising employment outcomes. Discover why arts education is not just surviving but thriving.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
Register Now Date & Time: Wednesday, September 13 at 2 pm ET Intercollegiate athletics has always played an important role in the campus culture and identity of an institution. As student demographics have dramatically shifted, however, athletics programs have also become increasingly important drivers of enrollment growth, as well as contributors to the financial viability of institutions.
PeopleAdmin
AUGUST 24, 2023
At colleges and universities, career advancement can make all the difference in your retention efforts. HigherEd is facing an increasingly challenging hiring market, meaning that retention is more important than ever. One key to retention in most organizations is offering clear opportunities for career growth. These opportunities directly benefit employees, but also benefit your institution as a whole by positively impacting faculty and staff retention.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
If the results are certified, PhD students who work at Duke as teaching assistants and researchers will form the largest graduate student union at a private university in the South. The final vote count on Tuesday was 1,000 votes for the union to 131 against. Supporters of the union needed to win a simple majority of returned ballots to succeed; they received 88%.
Caylor Solutions
AUGUST 24, 2023
Truth telling and creative brand storytelling are essential to finding mission-fit students. Learn more from this insightful conversation. The post Surprising Students With Mission-fit Brand Storytelling appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
The original intent of standardized exams was to break the stranglehold that elite high schools had on elite colleges. As a recent study has shown, colleges that use standardized criteria more heavily in admissions are less likely to give preference to wealthy applicants. It is the wealthy who can more easily game the subjective criteria (essays, teacher recommendations, niche and expensive sports for athletic recruitment, etc) in the college admissions process.
The PIE News
AUGUST 24, 2023
If you could spend five minutes with anyone from the international education sector, who would it be and what would you ask them? Introducing The PIE’s latest series, Five Minutes With… where we speak to leaders from across the sector and ask them all the big questions With over 22 years experience of successfully working for universities and private education companies in the UK, Simon Terrington moved to Colombia where he built and sold MAS Education.
University Business
AUGUST 24, 2023
Higher education is an investment, and the Legislature this year approved more than $74 million in budget restorations for the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), according to NSHE’s website. She says an estimated 55% of STEM and engineering students stay in the state after graduation. To get more engineers to stay in the state after graduation, UNLV received $4 million from the GOED for a program that helps students obtain paid internships with startup and tech companies.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
AUGUST 24, 2023
New adjunct faculty at Northwestern Michigan College will now be employees of Edustaff, an educational staffing company, while those who are already employed by the college have the option to switch or to stay with NMC. The change also impacts a pool of supplemental employees who may work in offices or as groundskeepers and more who will also have the option to go with Edustaff, said Cari Noga, communications director for NMC.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 24, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute, part of Cornell University’s Impacts of AI Week: Qian Yang, assistant professor in information science, examines how doctors became comfortable with using the technology.
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