Wonkhe
AUGUST 23, 2023
As students seek ways to bridge gaps between theoretical knowledge and real-world application, Elena Rodríguez Falcón senses opportunities amidst the "threats" of generative AI The post AI should cause us to adopt more progressive approaches to learning appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 23, 2023
UW-Parkside and UW-Platteville warned employees Monday of possible cost-cutting measures as the system faces budget woes and enrollment declines.
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MindMax
AUGUST 23, 2023
To what extent will artificial intelligence (AI) replace human workers? That’s the big question many are asking as more companies integrate AI into their operations. I certainly don’t have the answer, but I can say one thing with confidence: Even if (or when) robots take over tasks historically assigned to people, they won’t replace the soft skills that are uniquely human.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 23, 2023
The North Carolina college had argued to the National Labor Relations Board that its graduate workers were not employees.
Academe Blog
AUGUST 23, 2023
BY KATHRYN KLEPPINGER AND GWU COLLEAGUES On Friday, August 11, administrators at West Virginia University announced an “academic transformation” that would cut 32 majors and possibly 169 faculty positions across the university, including the entire World Languages Department.
Insight Into Diversity
AUGUST 23, 2023
More than 100 University of Hawaiʻi (UH) students from across 10 campuses were directly impacted by the Maui wildfires. As of August 21, UH Maui College is working with at least 32 students who lost their homes; 37 who were displaced and living with family, friends, or in shelters; seven who lost vehicles; and 46 who lost their jobs. More than 90 students from Maui directly impacted by the disaster are enrolled at other UH campuses.
University Business
AUGUST 23, 2023
Since the passing of California’s Fair Pay to Play Act in 2019 that allowed college athletes to receive monetary compensation on behalf of their names, images and likenesses (NIL), states were quick to begin considering similar legislation of their own. Just three years later, some college students are racking upwards of a million dollars. The top 100 current NCAA student-athletes making the most money off NIL deals have earned well over $500,000.
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Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2023
As the academic year begins, Karlyn Crowley, a university provost, offers some thoughts to professors at the start of their careers. As provost, I have spent this summer imagining what I will say to welcome our new faculty this fall. Little is more exciting than starting college as a first-year student or beginning a new job as a first-time faculty member.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
More community-focused scholarship could build public trust. What's standing in the way? By Karin Fischer More community-focused scholarship could build public trust. What's standing in the way?
The PIE News
AUGUST 23, 2023
A new overhaul in student visa processes in Australia could permit applicants to migrate to the country via education as government seeks to bolster the workforce. Media reports from the country suggest that the Genuine Temporary Entrant requirement, used by authorities to determine whether students are coming to the country temporarily to gain a quality education, could be changed.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
After the U.S. Supreme Court ended race-conscious college admissions policies in June, focus turned to searching for alternatives. Seemingly everything from using class-based preferences to ditching legacy admissions to replacing admittance regimes with lottery systems has been suggested. But can these race-neutral means allow colleges and universities to maintain their current levels of diversity?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
Just look at what happens when you use it to find sources. By Maggie Hicks Jon Krause for The Chronicle Just look what happens when you use it to find sources.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle in July marked the launch of the HBCU Swingman Classic, a game that featured 50 Division I HBCU baseball players. Propelled by the MLB-Major League Baseball Players Association Youth Development Foundation (YDF) and Hall of Famer/YDF ambassador Ken Griffey Jr., the televised game enabled HBCU baseball players to showcase their talents on a global stage.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2023
Butler County Community College and Penn State Shenango are considering sharing a campus as the state wrestles with demographic shifts and declining enrollment. Leaders of Butler County Community College and Pennsylvania State University at Shenango are considering moving one of the community college’s campuses to the university as a cost-saving measure after steep enrollment declines at both institutions.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
Networking won’t save us, but we should endeavor to clear pathways instead of pulling up ladders or staying in our bubbles. By Benjamin L. Carp Networking won’t save us, but we should endeavor to clear pathways instead of pulling up ladders or staying in our bubbles.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
An academic enrichment program at Tallahassee Community College that primarily serves African American men won't have to change its name under a new state higher education law, reported WUSF. Florida's higher education law bans the state's public colleges and universities from spending federal and state money on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or campus activities that advocate for DEI, with certain exceptions.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
By Megan Zahneis Stanford University Jenny Martinez, Stanford University’s next provost After students disrupted a federal judge’s speech, Jenny S. Martinez wrote a 5,000-word statement condemning their actions and calling for civil dialogue.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
Joel Munza Joel Munza has been named vice president for enrollment management at Xavier University in New Orleans. Munza holds an associate degree in computer information technology from Daytona State College, bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Bethune-Cookman University, and an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Today's Learner
AUGUST 23, 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kristin McDonald is a Professor and Associate Chair of Human Services and Sociology at Post University As a Xennial (I refute being identified as a geriatric Millenial) in higher education, I can think back to times when online learning platforms confused even the most tech-savvy college professors. Handing in hardcopy papers and accessing printed resources in the campus library were the norm.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., president of the University of Nebraska system and former superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, will become the 17 th president of The Ohio State University (OSU), the school announced Tuesday. Walter "Ted" Carter Jr., incoming president of The Ohio State University "I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to serve as president of Ohio State, an institution founded upon and well known across the globe for research, teaching and an enduring commitment to service,”
FIRE
AUGUST 23, 2023
When Northern Light Health threatened a lawsuit over 15-year-old Samson Cournane's activism, FIRE sent a letter demanding the conglomerate back down.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2023
A new report released by the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center explores the role of Hispanic-serving community colleges in California and offers suggestions for how they could better serve Latino students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
Dr. Teresa Woodruff, interim president of Michigan State University (MSU), will not seek a permanent appointment at the school’s helm, Lansing State Journal reported. Dr. Teresa Woodruff “As the third interim president of MSU in the last five years, I wish for a period of stability for the university,” Woodruff said in a statement released earlier this week.
The PIE News
AUGUST 23, 2023
A group of international students who had their admission offers from a Toronto-based college revoked have been offered places at Northern College in northeast Ontario, despite being told they could enrol at another Toronto college. Students who had been rejected from Pures College of Technology due to its courses being oversubscribed were told they may be able to transfer to nearby Centennial College in Toronto.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2023
A conversation about the book Kevin is writing on the university as a workplace. When I wrote a post asking about scholars studying the university as a workplace, the responses I received all pointed me to Kevin McClure.
The PIE News
AUGUST 23, 2023
Scholars in the US are appealing to government to renew the United States-China Protocol on Scientific and Technological Cooperation or risk damaging research completed in the country. Since 1979, the US and China have had an agreement on science and technology cooperation. In a letter to US president Joe Biden as well as National Security Council members, Stanford University academics have said that failure to renew the agreement could “directly and negatively impact our own research̶
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2023
Days Before Classes Resume, Michigan Reaches Deal With Grad Student Union Featured Image at Top of Article Michigan_strike_1 (1).
The PIE News
AUGUST 23, 2023
Student recruitment and marketing giant IDP Education has reported a record revenue of AUS $982 million in the 2023 financial year, up from $793m , as international students return to Australia. Income from student recruitment to Australia was up by 86% in 2023 at $152m, while other destinations were up by 49% to $199m. Total placement volumes for Australia were up 24% compared to 2019, the last year unaffected by the pandemic.
Campus Technology
AUGUST 23, 2023
We spoke with Anthology Chief Product Officer JD White about his company's vision for AI as well as practical considerations for embracing AI tools in the classroom.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
Universities must protect both data and students from theft and unauthorized entry, and biometric building access controls play a key role in this effort. Educational institutions are using biometrics to protect facilities such as residence halls and research facilities that store highly sensitive information. Biometric devices include fingerprint readers and iris or palm scanners.
The Guardian - Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
Exclusive: Letter signed by more than 1,200 leading figures calls for ‘unambiguous statement’ about climate crisis The Royal Society is under pressure from more than 1,200 leading academics to issue a clear condemnation of the fossil fuel industry. The academics have written to the association of the world’s most eminent scientists calling for an “unambiguous statement about the culpability of the fossil fuel industry in driving the climate crisis”.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
AUGUST 23, 2023
Reading Time: 9 minutes In today’s education market, Meta advertising campaigns are key for successfully reaching prospects. However, running ads on platforms like Facebook and Instagram alone won’t yield results if your school does not regularly analyze key performance indicators and metrics. To measure campaign success and make data-driven decisions, schools need to understand the many metrics offered by Meta and decipher which of all the metrics available are relevant to their goals.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2023
Direct Admissions Boosts Applications, but Not Enrollment Featured Image at Top of Article direct_admissions_2_720.jpg Susan H.
The Guardian - Higher Education
AUGUST 23, 2023
Actor accuses Royal Central School of Speech and Drama of paying lip service to anti-discrimination pledges after 2015 incident The actor Shaniqua Okwok has criticised the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, claiming she was told to embrace her “inherited trauma” and act like a slave in chains during an acting exercise. Okwok, who appeared in Steve McQueen’s series Small Axe and the award-winning drama It’s a Sin, accused the prestigious drama school of paying lip service to its anti-discr
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2023
The Yale Police Benevolent Association, a union representing Yale University’s campus police, handed out pamphlets to freshmen containing “disturbing and inflammatory rhetoric about the safety of Yale’s campus and its home city of New Haven” during move-in day, the university said in a statement
HEPI
AUGUST 23, 2023
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Dr Paul Greatrix, Registrar at the University of Nottingham. This blog, the first of two parts, is an abridged version shortlisted for the AHUA Jonathan Nicholls prize. [link]. The article represents the personal views of the author. Summary It is proposed that a national student record system be selected, procured and deployed in every higher education institution in the UK thereby delivering significant benefit to all institutions, students and staff a
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 23, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute, a Student Spotlight during Cornell University’s Impacts of AI Week: Jonathan P. Chang, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, explores how artificial intelligence might improve the nature of online discourse.
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