Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 21, 2023
A smaller, but still majority, share of unenrolled adults without degrees say reproductive health service access is important to choice of college.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
By Megan Zahneis Illustration by Ron Coddington, The Chronicle; Image by iStock The scholars' exodus from Elsevier's journal "NeuroImage" shines a spotlight on the difficult economics of academic publishing and the open-access movement.
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Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 21, 2023
A smaller, but still majority, share of unenrolled adults without degrees say reproductive health service access is important to the decision.
The PIE News
APRIL 21, 2023
The reliability of China as the UK’s main source market is uncertain, new data released by CIL management consultants indicates. The global management consultancy recently conducted a survey of 145 education agents in order to find relevant insights about the perspectives for international students in the UK’s higher education institutions.
Higher Education Today
APRIL 21, 2023
Title: Stressed Out and Stopping Out: The Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education Source: Lumina Foundation-Gallup Lumina Foundation and Gallup have released a new report that provides insight into the mental health environment in higher education today. The report draws on data collected in the fall of 2022 for the Lumina Foundation-Gallup State of Higher.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Students are the lifeblood of higher education. All of the energy that faculty, staff and administrators devote to their universities is directed toward improving the student experience, student outcomes and lifelong student success. Without students, there would be no universities, no IT departments and no technology decisions to be made. Engaged student bodies bring campuses to life and invigorate classroom discussion, whether that’s done in a lecture hall or through a computer screen.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will be the commencement speaker for Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences on May 14. She will receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree in the process. Sheryl Lee Ralph Broadway star, author, and Rutgers College alumna, Ralph was in the first class of undergraduate women admitted to Rutgers in 1972 and is in the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Amarillo College and Imperial Valley College has been chosen as winners of the Aspen Institute Prize for Community College Excellence. Two of the nation's fastest improving community colleges, Amarillo and Imperial Valley are beating national rates by getting 8 and 12 percentage point improvements respectively, in graduation rates over four years. More than 50% of transfer students from Imperial Valley earn a bachelor’s degree within six years of entering community college – about 10 percentage
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Education reformers have killed the joy of learning. Let's recapture it. By Johann N. Neem Illustration by The Chronicle, iStock images Education reformers have killed the joy of learning. Let's recapture it.
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
Recent college graduates and hiring managers are far from being on the same page when it comes to Generation Z’s workforce preparedness. A new report from TimelyCare reveals that 88% of the Class of 2023 feels prepared to enter the workforce. However, half of all managers and business leaders surveyed by ResumeBuilder say it’s difficult to work with their generation all or most of the time.
Today's Learner
APRIL 21, 2023
Reading Time: 4 minutes Seth Patterson is a Certified Customer Technical Support Representative at Cengage whose interests lie at the intersection of accessible technology, free software and resilience. Whenever you use a computer or the internet, you use energy. And since energy resources are finite and can hurt the planet (even renewables can be hard to recycle and are often made unsustainably), we must conserve them whenever we can.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Ashtin Lizanich Ashtin Lizanich has been appointed director of alumni relations for the College of Science at Clemson University. Lizanich served as director of alumni relations for Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Presbyterian College.
Campus Technology
APRIL 21, 2023
Open source learning management system Moodle has formed a partnership with AI content and plagiarism detector Copyleaks. With thousands of education institutions using Moodle's LMS, custom development, and learning design services, and the explosive use of AI-generated content, Moodle said in a release that feedback from its clients cemented its move to incorporate an AI detection tool.
FIRE
APRIL 21, 2023
A week after Whitworth’s student government rejected a campus TPUSA chapter’s request to hold an event, the university has reportedly canceled the Pride Club’s Queer Church event.
HEPI
APRIL 21, 2023
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Andrew Bates, Chief Product Officer at Kortext. If you want to know more about the impact of AI on higher education, Kortext Live , a free in-person event at Imperial College London, is taking place on 25 April 2023. What is artificial intelligence? The definition of AI has changed over time, but put simply it is ‘a system’s ability to correctly interpret external data, to learn from such data, and to use those learnings to achieve specific goa
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 21, 2023
Board Replaces President of Alcorn State Scott Jaschik Fri, 04/21/2023 - 06:27 AM
Higher Education Today
APRIL 21, 2023
By Rebekah F. Schulze and Maureen C. Kenny Many higher education professionals—faculty, staff, and campus administrators—struggle with how to best help students in distress, sometimes feeling overwhelmed by the number of students seeking their support. Perhaps they’ve worried about a student but felt unprepared or unqualified to intervene. As the number of students in crisis.
The Guardian - Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Last year saw 15 strikes, the highest number of strikes in academia in at least 20 years, and the surge has continued into 2023 Thousands of workers at universities have gone on strike in 2023 amid new union contract negotiations in demand of pay increases that align with the effect high inflation rates have had on the cost of living. The strikes are a continuation of wave of industrial action in higher education in the US last year.
The PIE News
APRIL 21, 2023
The sector is at a “critical point” as it emerges from the pandemic, one stakeholder claimed at the NAGAP Graduate Enrolment Management Summit. Revamping supports for students and emphasising self-care for graduate program professionals were two prevalent themes at the conference, held in New York City from April 12-15. “We’re at a critical point for our industry. “Schools are looking for graduate programs to offset some of the projected undergraduate enrolment declines, partic
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
Each college was awarded $500,000, half of the million dollar prize purse. According to the release, since its creation in 2010, the Aspen Prize has been the nation’s signature recognition of community colleges that are achieving high, improving, and equitable outcomes for students. Amarillo and Imperial Valley are among the nation’s fastest-improving community colleges, achieving 8 and 12 percentage point improvements, respectively, in graduation rates over just four years, far exceeding improv
The PIE News
APRIL 21, 2023
Indiana State University has entered into an international partnership with the University of Havana , it was announced on April 12. This opportunity will allow ISU’s students to study abroad in Cuba, as well as allow for further access to instruction and research. The partnership will add to ISU’s roster of over 350 programs across 60 countries – some of these include Edge Hill University in Ormskirk in the UK, and the University of Zagreb in Croatia. “We look forward
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
Tests will remain required at the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, while Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville will resume a testing requirement in what Chancellor Sonny Perdue characterized as an experiment to examine how requiring the exams affects applications. Perdue left open the possibility that he could ask regents to permanently abolish testing requirements at many universities.
Higher Education Today
APRIL 21, 2023
Title: Navigating a Path Forward for Mental Health Services in Higher Education Authors: Kimberly S. Gorman, David Walden, Lynn Braun, and Marcus Hotaling Source: Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors The Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors has released a new report that provides guidance on how colleges and universities can.
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
West, D-Dallas, asked the bill’s author, Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, whether voluntary training would be allowed under the bill. Creighton said “the bill specifically restricts against mandatory training. As long as there is no mandatory training, then you’re in compliance with the bill.” In 2020, the NCAA created a new requirement for member institutions: every college or university has to appoint an “ athletics diversity and inclusion designee ,” a full-time staff member designated by
PeopleAdmin
APRIL 21, 2023
Effective performance management is key to employee retention and growth. The best performance management programs actively keep employees engaged and help them have an impact on their workplace. Over the years, our customers have come with some key aspects to performance management for HigherEd employees. Check out their recommendations below! Build consistency across campus At Appalachian State University —an institution that is part of the University of North Carolina multi-campus system—the
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
Generation Z students are now in college and entering the workforce. College and university leaders need to understand their values, expectations and motivations in order to recruit, retain, and support this generation of students effectively. In this podcast episode, author and researcher Hana Ben-Shabat discusses her extensive research into Gen Z students, describes their culture and motivations, and outlines how institutions can build a strategy that better engages them.
The PIE News
APRIL 21, 2023
It’s fantastic to be able to announce the launch of our new application service, which we had the privilege of unveiling at the PIE Live Europe event in London in late March. Through extensive research on the challenges faced by universities, it quickly became apparent that to give students the best experience possible we needed to overcome the complexities of the student journey and admission process.
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
As college costs continue to rise and student loan debt reaches record highs, Generation Z students are increasingly interested in alternative ways to pay for their education. It is vital that institutions offer flexible payment plan options to attract, enroll and retain Gen Z students. Watch this recent webinar to learn more about these changing student expectations, and how tailored payment plans provide options that help students avoid debt, while streamlining processes, reducing the need for
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Cardinal Stritch University, a Roman Catholic institution in Wisconsin, will close when the academic year ends in May, its president announced Monday. President Dan Scholz in a video message attributed the closure to downward enrollment trends, the coronavirus pandemic and “mounting operational and facility challenges.” Describing the shutdown as devastating, he said all of those factors led to “a no-win situation.
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
The post Gen Z Students Are Wary of Student Loan Debt. Here’s How to Help Them Avoid It. appeared first on University Business.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Richard Corcoran, the interim president of New College of Florida, has asked seven faculty members to relinquish their bids for tenure, according to faculty union leaders, The Tampa Bay Times reported. The paper noted that the professors’ only remaining hurdle to tenure was approval by the Board of Trustees. The seven faculty members had already been approved for tenure by school administrators, including Bradley Thiessen, who briefly served as interim president after the board’s ouster of Okker
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
The post [Podcast] Understanding Gen Z students appeared first on University Business.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 21, 2023
Now that college acceptance letters have been sent, the pressure is on students to choose what schools to attend by May 1 st , National Decision Day. But institutions are under pressure, too. The effects of the pandemic on college enrollments are still lingering , with a total enrollment decline of 1.2 million students since the fall of 2019, and notable decreases in students with several under-represented backgrounds.
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
From restaurants switching to compostable takeout containers and paper bags to musicians, actors and other celebrities using their platforms to raise awareness, sustainability has never been more relevant. From the local to the national level, leaders are creating legislation to reduce emissions, increase resiliency and address other issues related to global climate change.
University Business
APRIL 21, 2023
Over the past 20 years or so, individuals and organizations both at an institution and outside have sought retribution against a scholar for something they said at an alarmingly increasing rate. In the last three years specifically, sanctions have exploded, according to a new report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Scholars Under Fire: Attempts to Sanction Scholars from 2000 to 2022 discovered speech-related sanctions against scholars in the last 3 years (509) nearly equals
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