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How faculty online presence can help your students

The Academic Designer

When professors are intentional about your online presence it benefits students by enhancing support, networking, opportunities, and visibility.

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In an era of permacrisis, higher education needs to get better at coming up with solutions

Wonkhe

Alex Favier introduces The Venn, a new kind of event for higher education leaders to work together in defence and celebration of HE

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Racialized Agency as a Buffer for K-16 Black Students in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Erik M. Hines Black students have cultural assets and exude brilliance in both K-12 and Higher Education. However, in certain courses and majors, Black students are often discouraged or deterred from pursuing them, specifically in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). According to research, Black/African American individuals are underrepresented in STEM.

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It’s the Home Office that’s misselling UK higher education

Wonkhe

International students may be being misled by false promises from recruitment agents.

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Ghost Students: How Fraudsters Use Fake Identities to Cheat Universities

Ghost student fraud costs higher education $5 billion annually as fraudsters use stolen identities to exploit financial aid. California estimates 20% of community college applications—over 460,000—are fake bots taking spots from real students. These "ghost students" never attend classes but access federal loans and aid before vanishing. Remote learning creates perfect conditions for criminals to exploit systems.

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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

Preparing the next generation of graduates in a 21st-century, diverse, and international classroom requires a pedagogical shift to recalibrate ones practice. A faculty vision of inclusive pedagogy informed by equity and social justice transcends bias and makes diversity functional and beneficial to all students. Creating a classroom in the service of social justice (The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, 2008) requires a profound understanding of the impact of human diversity on teaching a

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How to design an international student tuition fee levy

Wonkhe

An international student levy might be a bad idea but some levies are much worse than others. James Coe takes us through how levies do and do not work.

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Plotting the impact of an international fee levy

Wonkhe

There's little detail on the proposed international student fee levy, but it is already clear which parts of the sector it would have the most deleterious impact on.

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The Power of Storytelling: How Associations Can Use Member Stories to Build Community

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

As someone who’s been both a member and leadership volunteer in higher ed associations since graduate school — and who now supports professional associations through consulting and coaching — I’ve seen firsthand the power of member stories to build connection and community.When people scroll through social media, they’re not looking for sales pitches from brand accounts.

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Euro visions: Austrian HE has much to give, but the love is wasted

Wonkhe

For the final day of Eurovision week, Jim Dickinson takes at winning country Austria's higher education system - where coalition politics looks set to get a grip on who's studying what and where

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Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom

Faculty Focus

Preparing the next generation of graduates in a 21st-century, diverse, and international classroom requires a pedagogical shift to recalibrate ones practice. A faculty vision of inclusive pedagogy informed by equity and social justice transcends bias and makes diversity functional and beneficial to all students. Creating a classroom in the service of social justice (The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, 2008) requires a profound understanding of the impact of human diversity on teaching a

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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University Finance and Managing the Margins of Error

HEPI

By Huw Morris, Honorary Professor of Tertiary Education at the Institute of Education, UCLs Faculty of Education and Society, and Richard Watermeyer, Professor of Education at the School of Education, University of Bristol. Over the weekend, HEPI blogged on the possible consequences for universities and students of a new UK / EU agreement see here.

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Bridget Sanchez - Psychology, Eastern Illinois University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Iman Kennedy - Volleyball, University of Maryland, Baltimore Co.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Geneva Capos - Water Polo, California State University, Northridge

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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Janice Shen - Tennis, Brooklyn College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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National Urban League Report Examines Five Years After George Floyd: "A Movement, Not a Moment"

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The National Urban League has released a new report examining the progress and setbacks in the fight for racial justice in the five years since George Marc Morial Floyd's murder, challenging Americans to view the ongoing struggle as "a movement, not a moment." The report, titled "George Floyd Five Years Later: Was it a Moment or a Movement?" traces the trajectory of racial justice initiatives since May 25, 2020, when Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.