May, 2023

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What does duty of care mean when it comes to universities and students?

Wonkhe

Recent student suicide cases bring into focus the level and nature of responsibility a university should have over students. Jim Dickinson reviews a legal note aiming to build understanding The post What does duty of care mean when it comes to universities and students? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Ransomware threat against colleges grows, survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

Nearly 4 in 5 surveyed higher education institutions said they’d had a ransomware attack in the past year, according to cybersecurity firm Sophos.

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When Social Scientists Ask the Wrong Questions

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Too many researchers have become the unwitting victims of corporate capture. By Nina Strohminger and Olúfémi Táíwò Illustration by The Chronicle Too many researchers have become the unwitting victims of corporate capture.

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Get Your Research Funded with Dr. Julia Barzyk

The Academic Designer

Are you a wise investigator? As a PI, getting your research funded is a priority. Meet Dr. Julia Barzyk who is uncovering the hidden curriculum to getting funding for your research.

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Nurturing student learning and motivation through the application of cognitive science

Deans for Impact

Nicole McNeil remembers the moment well: she had just begun a tutoring relationship with a student in a local elementary school, when a teacher mistook McNeil for a social worker. “The teacher informed me that this student was facing behavioral challenges in the classroom and assumed I had arrived to address those issues,” she recalls. But by using principles of cognitive science to support his learning, she experienced a different version of the student: he was joyful, deeply engaged in their o

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UK international student contribution soars to £42bn

The PIE News

A landmark report by various stakeholders in the UK has revealed that international students boosted the country’s economy by £41.9bn in the academic year 2021/22. The benefits and costs of international higher education students to the UK economy, compiled by Universities UK International , HEPI and Kaplan International Pathways , showed that the corresponding cost of the students to taxpayers was just £4.4bn.

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We’re asking questions about curriculum transformation

Wonkhe

Curriculum change is everywhere - and Wonkhe and Adobe want to know what's going on. Mark Andrews and Debbie McVitty introduce a new investigation into how universities are making their ambitions for their students a reality The post We’re asking questions about curriculum transformation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Statehouses' Targeting of Diversity and Tenure Is Starting to Scare Away Faculty Job Candidates

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Megan Zahneis Applications are down, and some prospective professors are rejecting job offers even if they don't have others in hand, say union representatives in Florida and Texas.

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University of Idaho Announces Plan to Acquire The University of Phoenix

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Idaho is looking to acquire The University of Phoenix, the Idaho public university announced. If University of Idaho moves forward with the approximately $550 million acquisition, the school would be establishing a nonprofit for University of Phoenix’s assets. The purchase will be funded via bonds issued by the nonprofit. If approved by Idaho State Board of Education, the acquisition would be completed by early 2024.

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A Framework for Developing an Institutional Digital Learning Strategy

Educause

The Digital Learning Strategy Guide can help institutions develop a robust, flexible, and personalized framework for a digital learning strategy informed by digital transformation.

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Agent role to be reviewed in Canada’s new international education strategy

The PIE News

Education agents are a “key vulnerability” to Canada, Global Affairs Canada has said, as talks begin on the next version of the country’s international education strategy. New discussion papers suggest that agent regulation could be a priority for the refreshed strategy, which is set to launch in April 2024. “The unethical practices of some education agents used by certain Canadian education institutions pose a direct risk to Canada’s reputation as a provider of high-quality education services,

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Universities are trapped in a dependant doom loop over immigration

Wonkhe

Latest figures show the rise in dependant visas is even more dramatic than previously understood. Jim Dickinson runs the numbers and thinks through what might happen next. The post Universities are trapped in a dependant doom loop over immigration appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Inside the effort to improve transfers between community colleges and top-ranked schools

Higher Ed Dive

Relatively few two-year college students go on to selective institutions, but some higher ed leaders are creating new pathways to change that.

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Most New Presidents at Top Research Universities Are Now Women

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By David Jesse A new study found that 53 percent of leaders appointed to R1 research universities since the fall of 2021 are women, though men still lead 70 percent of those institutions.

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Dr. J. Luke Wood to Become President of Sacramento State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the search for its ninth permanent president, Sacramento State University didn’t have to look far. Dr. J. Luke Wood, a Sac State alum, was appointed to the position today. He’ll take over for retiring President Robert S. Nelson on July 16 th. Wood is currently San Diego State University’s (SDSU) vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer.

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How are HE leaders responding to generative AI?

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Mary Curnock Cook CBE , chair of the Jisc-Emerge HE Edtech Board, and Nic Newman , Founder and partner at Emerge Education. Given some of the recent media coverage of the rise of generative AI and its potential impact on universities, especially around assessment and academic misconduct, it would be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that university leaders are running scared in the face of ChatGPT.

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The Bill is Coming Due

HESA

Though there are ups and downs and local variations, over the past decade, three factors characterize the finances of the Canadian higher education sector. Governments are refusing to increase transfers or tuition by more than inflation. Institutions are continuing to grow faster by 2% than inflation because saving money and enforcing priorities is hard.

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Universities need to normalise mental illness

Wonkhe

Mental health issues are widespread among university staff, and we still don’t really know how deep the problem goes. For Pathik Pathak, the first step is more openness The post Universities need to normalise mental illness appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Is University of Idaho’s acquisition of University of Phoenix a good idea?

Higher Ed Dive

Higher education experts warn that the public institution’s leaders will have to contend with the for-profit’s checkered past and take on unknown liabilities.

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A Professor at New College of Florida Quits in Dramatic Fashion. Here's Why He Felt He Had to Go.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Tom Bartlett In an interview, the college's faculty chairman said he publicly resigned in a board meeting after deciding that the newly installed trustees weren't interested in listening to students.

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University of Delaware Investigate Swastika Drawn on Office Door of Jewish Professor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of Delaware (UD) police are investigating after an English professor who is Jewish found a swastika drawn on a poster on her office door with the words, "We Are Everywhere," Delaware Online reported. The swastika was drawn on a poster promoting a drag performance the professor organized years ago. "This incident is in direct opposition to our institutional values supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and we unequivocally denounce this and all expressions of hate, prejudice and d

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Great Expectations: Myth and the Student Experience

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Jon Down , Director of Development and Ellie Garraway , CEO, of Grit Breakthrough Programmes. Grit delivers intensive personal development and coaching programmes in universities across the UK. In his recent HEPI blog, Leo Hanna outlined the dangers of students’ expectations not matching up to reality: wasted opportunities for non-continuing students, lost revenue and reputational harm to institutions.

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How Instructional Technology Is Impacting Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The way we teach has undergone a massive shift in the past three years. When the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends toward remote instruction, asynchronous learning and more, classrooms were inundated with new technologies that were intended to help. The sudden push forced higher education institutions sometimes reticent instructors to adopt these tools to facilitate teaching and learning whether they were in the classroom or not.

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The freedom of speech act in practice

Wonkhe

The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act is now law. "Now what?" asks Mike Ratcliffe The post The freedom of speech act in practice appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Minnesota could make college free for families earning under $80K

Higher Ed Dive

The North Star Promise would bridge the gap between tuition costs and students' grants and scholarships, according to proposed legislation.

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I'm a Student. You Have No Idea How Much We're Using ChatGPT.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

No professor or software could ever pick up on it. By Owen Kichizo Terry Alex Williamson for The Chronicle No professor or software could ever pick up on it.

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TI-ADDIE: A Trauma-Informed Model of Instructional Design

Educause

Adjusting the ADDIE model of instructional design specifically to accommodate trauma offers an opportunity to address the collective challenges that designers, instructors, and learners have faced during the current learning moment.

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Community Colleges Up, Four-Year Schools Down in Latest Enrollment Data

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After large pandemic-related declines the past several years, community college enrollment grew this spring by 0.5%, or 22,000 students, compared to spring 2022. However, undergraduate enrollment at non-profit four-year institutions continued its decline, dropping 0.5% at public schools and 0.2% at private ones. That’s the topline finding from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Spring 2023 Current Term Enrollment Estimate report.

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The Necessary Imagination: a new educational dialectic

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Andy Salmon – Pro-Vice Chancellor External, Bath Spa University ‘The imagination loses vitality as it ceases to adhere to what is real.’ Wallace Stevens, The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination This short article is designed to provoke thought. Using the century old ideas of the Surrealists I will argue that, like them in the 1920s and 1930s, we stand on the edge of an educational revolution that requires radical new shape

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By all, for all – how arts and humanities research can build more resilient communities

Wonkhe

The AHRC Creative Communities programme shows the value of bringing local communities into the cultural R&D conversation, argues programme director Katy Shaw The post By all, for all – how arts and humanities research can build more resilient communities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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USC graduates sue over online social work program, alleging false advertising

Higher Ed Dive

The beleaguered program, run with 2U, was misrepresented as being the same quality as the in-person version, a newly filed class-action lawsuit said.

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A Controversial Blog at U. of Iowa Shuts Down. Are Lawmakers to Blame?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Emma Pettit Illustration by The Chronicle; photos from University of Iowa, Iowa Legislature, Alamy Chris Jones (center), a U. of Iowa research engineer, and two Iowa state senators, Dan Zumbach (left) and Tom Shipley (right) A recent saga illustrates how tough the climate for environmental researchers can be in a state dominated by the agriculture industry.

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Report: Adjunct Who Showed Images of Prophet Was ‘Vilified’

Inside Higher Ed

Report: Adjunct Who Showed Images of Prophet Was ‘Vilified’ Featured Image at Top of Article Rashid_al-Din_Tabib_-_Jami_al-Tawarikh,_f.45v_detail_-_c._1306-15.

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UK to limit international student dependant visas as migration rises

The PIE News

The UK government is set to limit dependant visas for international students, according to new reports. The Department for Education, the Home Office and the Treasury are planning to prevent master’s students on one-year courses from bringing family members to the UK with them, reports the Financial Times. UK net migration figures are predicted to show a record high when they are released later in May, putting pressure on the government to take action to tackle immigration.

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How will technology change education in the future?

HEPI

There is a long history of people getting their predictions about the future of technology, including the future of technology in education, wrong. Famously, after the Second World War IBM’s President said, ‘I think there is a world market for about five computers.’ Just ten years ago, in the words of Wired magazine, Sebastian Thrun declared that ‘ In 50 years … there will be only ten institutions in the world delivering higher education ’.

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Changed by Our Journey: Engaging Students through Interpersonal Acknowledgment

Educause

The first article in this series argues that instructors who successfully engaged students during the coronavirus pandemic adapted their thinking, mustered courage, and put heart into their teaching. In this article, an instructor explains how she experimented with interpersonal acknowledgment in a virtual setting and discusses its continued impact on her in-person courses.

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George Washington University’s plan to arm campus police ignites concerns over racially motivated violence

Higher Ed Dive

Students and faculty have highlighted the role of armed campus officers in fatal shootings nationwide, a renewed conversation since George Floyd’s murder.

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