Wonkhe
JANUARY 4, 2024
As careers service leaders gather to assess the careers and employability landscape in 2024, AGCAS president Paul Gratrick rounds up the big issues The post Careers services should expect to take on even more in 2024 appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 4, 2024
NASFAA criticized the federal aid form's limited rollout and said delays will have ripple effects on colleges and students.
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Wonkhe
JANUARY 4, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag shows that independent higher education is not a new thing The post Higher education postcard: University Hall Buckland appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 4, 2024
The proposed changes are intended to ensure accreditors and state agencies are adequately monitoring colleges under their purview, the department said.
The PIE News
JANUARY 4, 2024
The UK Home Office kicked off 2024 with a comms campaign stating they are “fully committed to seeing a decisive cut in migration” with slogans such as “stop the boats” being used alongside reminders that changes to student dependant rules are “now in force”. Immigration fear is once again a central theme for a national election but this time students are being dragged into the political fray.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 4, 2024
The proposed legislation would open grant eligibility for colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits and libraries to support AI literacy.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
Claudine Gay, who resigned as president of Harvard University Tuesday, defended herself and condemned the attacks against her and the university in an opinion article in The New York Times Wednesday.
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HEPI
JANUARY 4, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Yike Guo. Professor Guo spent 34 years at Imperial College London studying AI, data mining, machine learning, and large-scale data management before becoming Provost of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2022. Here, he argues that when it comes to artificial intelligence, UK universities need to pivot from cautious observers to enthusiastic adopters.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
By David Jesse Illustration by The Chronicle; Erin Clark, The Boston Globe, Getty Images; Jeff Singer, Redux In the past year, two high-profile leaders lost their jobs over claims about their published work, raising questions about whether more can be done to catch red flags before they become a scandal.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
What’s Next for Ed Tech in 2024 Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 01/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Coming soon: advances in VR and high-tech classrooms, plus even more AI.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Racquel Oden is the first woman in Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 37-year history to assume the role of Board Chair, announced the organization, which was founded in 1987 by Dr. N. Joyce Payne as a bastion of support for Black students seeking higher education. Racquel Oden Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc. Oden takes the new role with extensive experience in finance and a highly regarded reputation in the wealth management business, according to TMCF .
University Business
JANUARY 4, 2024
Complete College America, the nonprofit dedicated to improving equitable student outcomes, has long championed its model its outcomes-based funding model to help bolster graduation rates. However, it believes its next “evolution” has arrived: completion-goals funding. After over a decade of implementation, CCA has found outcomes-based funding to be a crude method.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
Put Your Teaching Evaluations in a Jar Sarah Bray Thu, 01/04/2024 - 03:00 AM You can just ignore them, or you can take some positive steps to ensure that they will push you forward in your teaching, writes Constanza Bartholomae.
The PIE News
JANUARY 4, 2024
A liberal arts and sciences college from New York has pledged to support 425 refugee and displaced students in the next four years as the UN seeks to reach its 15by30 target. Bard College says the 425 students will study either in-person degrees on its main and branch campuses, and online degrees in partnership with Parami University in Myanmar. The 15by30 commitment from the intergovernmental peace organisation is aiming to get 15% of young refugees enrolled in higher education by the year 203
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
While virtual private network technology has been around in one form or another for over a quarter century, many people’s first encounters with VPNs were during the pandemic, when the ability to remotely access secure campus networks became a necessity for people working and studying from home. Post-pandemic, the need for remote access has slowed from its frantic 2020 pace, but hasn’t stopped.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Her resignation is merely the latest episode in the right wing’s assault on education – a project that has increased in its virulence in recent years Any political observer who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that the resignation of Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard University who was driven from her job this week, had nothing to do with plagiarism.
The PIE News
JANUARY 4, 2024
A controversial immigration law has been passed in France, with some implications for international students, including an extra financial layer to studying in the country. On December 19, France’s parliament passed the amended legislation, after a previous version was rejected. Within the latest version of the bill – containing even tougher measures for foreigners in France – one of the most significant changes for international students is the introduction of a deposit to be paid when ap
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
Online Pioneers Begin Urgent Pursuit of Value From AI Marjorie Valbrun Thu, 01/04/2024 - 03:00 AM Paul LeBlanc is stepping down from SNHU’s presidency to help push higher ed to take the generative intelligence challenge far more seriously.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Dr. Jennifer Wells-Marshall Jennifer Wells-Marshall has been named associate director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service at Alabama A&M University. Marshall holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tuskegee University as well as a master’s in human development and family studies and a doctorate in educational psychology from Auburn University.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
New on the Job: Kafui Kouakou, AVP of Career Development and Experiential Learning Ashley Mowreader Thu, 01/04/2024 - 03:00 AM The inaugural role at Quinnipiac University prioritizes hands-on learning inside and outside the classroom to promote career readiness for students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Two major New York state universities are collaborating with a teacher-run organization seeking to teach communities and students about civil resistance in local history, creating an online platform to display the organization’s curricula and local resistance efforts. Kesha James Now going into its third year of operations, the Antiracist Curriculum Project (ACP) has been working diligently to develop social studies curriculum that teaches students about the systemic injustices and historical re
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
It's time to end this discriminatory practice. By Komi Frey It's time to end this discriminatory practice.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Higher education leaders are familiar with difficult conversations. They’re an important part of leadership, after all, and administrators need to make hard choices every day as part of the delicate balance of institutional priorities, student success, employee welfare, budgets, security and so much more. In the higher ed IT world, one ongoing difficult conversation revolves around managing cloud storage.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Grades and deadlines don’t have to be the bad guys of college teaching. By James M. Lang and Kristi Rudenga Asia Pietryzk for The Chronicle Grades and deadlines don’t have to be the bad guys of college teaching.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 4, 2024
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 12, 2013 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Here’s a great story. A graduate student is attending a lecture given by one of her intellectual heroes, the Brazilian educator and theorist Paulo Freire. She takes notes furiously, trying to capture as many of his words as possible. Seeing that she is keenly interested in what Freire had to say, his translator asks if she would like to meet him.
University Business
JANUARY 4, 2024
For the two-hour class, David Carrillo, the adjunct professor teaching for Adams State University, mostly kept his hands in his pockets as he lectured students in green uniforms, some bright and others faded with time. Like his students at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, Carrillo, 49, also wears green. He holds a position that is extremely rare in prison: He’s an incarcerated professor teaching in a prison bachelor’s degree program.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 4, 2024
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 12, 2013 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Here’s a great story. A graduate student is attending a lecture given by one of her intellectual heroes, the Brazilian educator and theorist Paulo Freire. She takes notes furiously, trying to capture as many of his words as possible. Seeing that she is keenly interested in what Freire had to say, his translator asks if she would like to meet him.
Caylor Solutions
JANUARY 4, 2024
Explore these practical strategies for building teams in higher ed with Kathy Kissane's five C’s for building effective marketing teams. The post The Five C’s of Building Great Teams in Higher Ed appeared first on Caylor Solutions.
SRHE
JANUARY 4, 2024
by Liz Moores and Rob Summers Why bother collecting learning analytics data? Some of the reported benefits of using learning analytics data include enabling personalised learning and narrowing attainment gaps. Indeed, a quick dip into some of the recent TEF feedback summaries to higher education institutions seems to suggest that use of learning analytics is valued by TEF panels.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
Howard University is investigating an alleged break-in and vandalism after a video circulated on social media, showing three unknown individuals walking through the university’s former divinity school, The Washington Post reported. The building, Benjamin E. Mays Hall, still houses archival materials.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Budgeting involves nuanced, difficult conversations. But too often, institutions shy away from the very conversations they should have to make sure that their tech investments are paying off. That’s a mistake. Schools may meet certain goals on their journey and believe that they’re taking the right steps — newer devices, say, or support staff. But when considering efficiency, right-sizing and optimization, it’s about more than evaluating tools.
Coursera blog
JANUARY 4, 2024
Meet Professor Praveen Garimella, he serves as a Professor and Adjunct Faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University, having devoted nearly two decades of his career to IIIT Hyderabad’s MSIT community. During his tenure with the MSIT programme, Praveen pioneered the ‘learning by doing’ pedagogy and was kind enough to offer five tips to learners interested in the fields of IT and computer science.
Liaison International
JANUARY 4, 2024
WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Liai son International , an educational technology company that supports higher education enrollment, marketing, admissions, and student success on more than 1,200 campuses, announced the promotion of Hayley Wolf to the position of vice president of sales. In this role, Wolf will be responsible for driving revenue growth in alignment with Liaison’s go-to-market strategy and lead all aspects of sales operations to ensure Liaison meets its
PeopleAdmin
JANUARY 4, 2024
As we dive into the challenges of 2024, there are some lessons we can take with us from 2023. In our recent webinar, Lessons from 2023 for a Bright 2024, panelists reflected on what was top of mind as they wrapped up 2023, including job advertising, the candidate experience during the hiring process, and HigherEd workforce trends. Attendees heard from Andy Boom ( JobElephant ), Ircka West (PeopleAdmin), and Lucas Del Priore ( PeopleAdmin ) as they shared their valuable insights—check out some ke
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
The University of North Dakota plans to begin returning Native American ancestral remains to their tribes starting this year, The Grand Forks Herald reported.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Florida’s public colleges and universities would no longer be allowed to select their presidents in total secrecy, under proposed new legislation. State Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, filed a bill this week that would require a college or university to select three to five finalists whose names would become public. Her bill is in response to a string of recent presidential searches that resulted in only one publicly named finalist, including former U.S.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
A Modern-Day Greek Tragedy mprutter@mit.edu Thu, 01/04/2024 - 03:00 AM How the classic tragedies of the past speak to events today.
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