Wonkhe
AUGUST 29, 2023
Jim Dickinson tries to make sense of regs defining a "full time" course that a student has to "attend", and finds a mess built on outdated assumptions that universities may nevertheless want to maintain The post What even is a “full-time” course anyway? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 29, 2023
However, the public flagship institution still is looking to cut all bachelor’s and master’s language programs.
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Wonkhe
AUGUST 29, 2023
It’s time for CTER to start planning. Michael Salmon leafs through the in-tray The post Go time for the new Welsh regulator appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 29, 2023
Highland Community College will need to rework policies around discipline, campus security, housing and racial harassment.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
By Emma Hall Illustration by The Chronicle; Frank Schulenburg, Wikimedia Commons College leaders said they are overwhelmed by how many items remain to be returned and lack funding and people to tackle it. A proposed bill could spur progress.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 29, 2023
The WASC Senior College and University Commission flagged "significant financial problems” and other issues at the institution.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
University Says It Won’t Charge for Textbooks. Professors Ask How. Featured Image at Top of Article Free_Textbooks(1).
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The PIE News
AUGUST 29, 2023
Canada is expecting to host 900,000 international students this year, its immigration minister has detailed, meaning the country is approaching the total number of international students in the world’s most popular study destination, the US. However, the minister warned “perverse effects” associated with the growth in recent years and risks to the “integrity of the system” The US hosted 948,519 international students in the 2021/22 academic year, according to the la
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
The turmoil at West Virginia University continues. Faculty members will vote next week on resolutions to express no confidence in embattled president E. Gordon Gee and to oppose his proposed cuts to the university’s academic programs, which will affect roughly 2% of the student body. E. Gordon Gee, president of West Virginia University The no-confidence resolution accuses Gee of mismanaging the school’s finances by claiming unrealistically that he would grow enrollment to 40,000 while spending o
The PIE News
AUGUST 29, 2023
A more sustainable approach to funding higher education in the UK is needed, the Russell Group of research-intensive universities has said as they face “increasing pressures” to deliver high-quality education and impactful research. In a briefing paper , the group representing 24 institutions says UK tuition fees and government grants are not sufficient to allow them to continue “educating the skilled workforce of the future and producing world-class research and innovation
Educause
AUGUST 29, 2023
By answering 10 calls to action, IT leaders can catalyze lasting transformations that will fundamentally redefine how higher education institutions provide access and services.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
Four universities will be excluded this year from the Campus Pride’s Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities list. These colleges were previously honored on this list but due to the new state laws in Florida and Texas that effectively ban LGBTQ+ inclusion programs and services, the new restrictions will result in a lower rating for all colleges in these effected states.
HEPI
AUGUST 29, 2023
This blog was kindly authored by Martin Blakey, CEO of Unipol, a student housing charity. Demand trends The summer recruitment round is volatile in 2023, and intake levels hard to predict. Even now, after exam results have been announced, many institutions do not have a completely clear view of the shape of their incoming cohort for the approaching academic year.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has partnered with The Bernard Osher Foundation to create The Osher Scholarship Program at North Carolina A&T State University. This program is designed to support nontraditional students who are working on a degree. The Osher Foundation has committed to a $50,000 bridge grant and a $1 million endowment in support of Osher Reentry Scholars.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
By Zachary Schermele Matt Ramey, Redux Members of the N.C. State Highway Patrol at UNC at Chapel Hill after the shooting of a faculty member on campus. A professor was shot and killed, allegedly by a graduate student, the police said, bringing waves of panic and grief to the North Carolina flagship.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has donated $1 million to Jackson State University’s (JSU) football team, continuing his pattern of support for HBCUs. Combs presented the check to JSU between the first and second quarters of the school’s victory over South Carolina State on Saturday. Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs “If it wasn’t for HBCUs, I wouldn’t be here,” Combs, a former student at Howard University, said to ESPN at the game.
University Business
AUGUST 29, 2023
As Hurricane Idalia rips northbound through the Gulf Coast, it’s expected to make landfall in the Tampa area as a Category 3 Wednesday morning. Facing a four- to seven-foot storm surge, the West Florida community is quickly taking action. But Tampa higher education leaders aren’t the only ones expecting to cancel classes. As the hurricane lands in the United States, it will be carving its path through Florida and up through coastal Georgia and the Carolinas.
The PIE News
AUGUST 29, 2023
A new partnership between Les Roches business school and Mountain Education Group is set to create a unique network of hospitality-focused higher education campuses in China. The first campus will open in Shanghai in 2025, to be followed by campuses in other “high potential areas”, such as Wuxi and Suzhou. “ As one of the world’s fastest growing economies for careers in tourism and hospitality, China is an essential development platform for international education brands like o
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Ally Financial will host Moguls in the Making , a pitch competition where HBCU students compete for scholarships and paid internships. “This is our fifth year celebrating the innovation and entrepreneurship of over 200 HBCU students, whose successes have provided viable business ideas that support economic mobility in our communities,” said Natalie Brown, senior director of corporate citizenship at Ally.
The PIE News
AUGUST 29, 2023
Institutions and agents have largely welcomed Australia’s decision to close a loophole that allows international students to switch to cheaper providers shortly after arriving in the country, but some believe the measures don’t go far enough. The Australian government announced that institutions will no longer be able to issue concurrent confirmation of enrolments (CoE) after evidence this was being used as a “loophole” by “dodgy” providers to poach newly-arrived students.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
Why do some incoming presidents get the bad financial news only after starting work? By Erin Gretzinger John W. Tomac for The Chronicle A lack of candor during the executive-search process threatens the viability of new executives and the colleges that hire them.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
Monique S. Allard Monique S. Allard has been appointed vice president for student life at the University of Southern California. She served as interim vice president for student affairs. Allard holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from California State University, Los Angeles, and master’s and doctoral degrees in education from the University of Southern California.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
A response to Corey Robin’s retreat to in-class writing. Writing recently at The Chronicle of Higher Education, Corey Robin, professor at Brooklyn College and CUNY, as well as a high-profile author and public thinker, offers a stirring description and defense of what it really means to write.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
By Taylor Swaak Illustration by The Chronicle Part of the challenge is unique to the for-profit, experts say. Part of it is more systemic.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
California University on Probation After Tech Firm Acquisition Featured Image at Top of Article Antelope_Valley_Probation.jpg Lauren.
HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)
AUGUST 29, 2023
How Universities and Employers Collaborate to Improve Student Outcomes While ideas about higher education’s purpose continue to evolve, those of a large proportion of current students and employers are in alignment. While the students want universities to provide career-focused programs that prepare them for their futures, the employers want universities to provide modern, relevant programs that prepare students to become qualified employees in their companies.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
West Virginia University faculty members will vote next week on resolutions to express no confidence in President Gordon Gee and
HEPI
AUGUST 29, 2023
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Lily Bull , Policy Manager at the Russell Group. The Russell Group has today published new research on the funding model for research-intensive universities: that report can be accessed here. Speak to someone working in a UK university and they will tell you there is a problem with financial resilience. Either because they already see it impacting the condition of the buildings they work in, what they can offer students or the type or amount of research
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
The University of Pittsburgh in installing panic buttons in about 400 classrooms, the university announced Friday. The buttons will send an alert to the campus police and, in rooms with electronic locks, lock the door, enabling people to exit but not enter the room.
Helix Education
AUGUST 29, 2023
Take our survey and receive a $20 Amazon gift card. RNL just released its 2023 Graduate Student Recruitment Report , and the “book end” to that report is our Graduate Marketing and Recruitment Practices Report. The survey to inform that report is now live. If you lead either graduate marketing or recruitment/enrollment, take the survey now! To take this short survey, click here.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
Squeezed by financial pressures, missing payroll and locked out of its Cincinnati headquarters, Union Institute & University moved the start of its fall semester from Monday, Aug. 28, to Sept. 11.
PeopleAdmin
AUGUST 29, 2023
As HigherEd continues to evolve, colleges and universities are facing increased competition not just for students, but also in the race to hire the best talent. It’s time for HigherEd HR teams to adopt a new approach – one that borrows from the world of marketing. By embracing tried and true marketing techniques, these teams can effectively showcase their institution’s unique strengths, values, and opportunities to recruit and hire best-fit faculty and staff.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
Colleges in Florida are canceling classes and other events in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia, which is forecast to become a major Category 3 hurricane by the time it makes landfall on the state’s Gulf Coast Wednesday.
University Business
AUGUST 29, 2023
Following a brief moment where the wrong person was arrested – an unsuspecting individual who missed the shelter-in-place alerts – campus police confirmed that the gunman had been taken into custody around 10 minutes from the scene. The suspect, identified as graduate student Tailei Qi, has now been charged with first-degree murder. Law enforcement arrived on the scene around two minutes after the call came in and plunged the campus into lockdown, warning that “an armed and dangerous person” was
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
The University of Southern California may have to return thousands in federal financial aid that the Education Department Office of the Inspector General said was improperly awarded to students.
University Business
AUGUST 29, 2023
There was considerable reshuffling of this year’s top 25 compared to the 2022 rankings. Harvard, which was sixth last year, replaced Stanford in the top spot; the University of Florida, the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, and Florida International University moved into the group; while Dartmouth, National Louis University, and the California Institute of Technology fell out of the top 25.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2023
Harvard University is reviewing an embattled business professor’s tenure for possible revocation. Francesca Gino, a researcher of dishonesty, stands accused of manipulating data. Inside Higher Ed confirmed with Gino’s legal team Monday that the university sent her the tenure-review notice, but her legal team declined to share a copy of the full letter.
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