Higher Ed Dive
JULY 5, 2023
Assaults on free expression threaten to stifle intellectual life on campus, argues the president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Wonkhe
JULY 11, 2023
The use of international agents carries major reputational risks. Vincenzo Raimo, Pii-Tuulia Nikula and Eddie West call for transparency and protection of student interests The post Clamping down on unscrupulous student recruitment agents appeared first on Wonkhe.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 5, 2023
Higher ed can exacerbate psychological problems, and sometimes even cause them. By Alicia Andrzejewski iStock image Higher ed can exacerbate psychological problems, and sometimes even cause them.
FIRE
JULY 5, 2023
An internal memo from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science demonstrates that college leadership believe free speech allows censorship of faculty for criticizing the government.
The PIE News
JULY 4, 2023
The UK’s Russell Group universities have committed to supporting students and staff to become AI-literate while incorporating the technology into teaching and assessments. The group published new principles which set out how institutions will use technologies like ChatGPT responsibly and ethically, while capitalising on the opportunities they provide.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 2, 2023
A new study finds that anti-LGBTQ+ policies are linked to depression in Black and Latinx youth in the United States. The study analyzed discriminatory policies, such as “Don’t Say Gay” laws and other indicators that may affect this group and found that LGBTQ+ Black and Latinx youth are more likely to be depressed than their peers in the most LGBTQ+ affirming states.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 6, 2023
The agency is seeking the money under the borrower defense to repayment regulations, which forgive debts for students who were misled by their colleges.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 6, 2023
By Stephanie M. Lee Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock image As California prepares to overhaul its approach to math education, professors are lobbying the UC system to rethink its embrace of high-school “data science.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 6, 2023
Online Learning Still in High Demand at Community Colleges Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1243725322.
The PIE News
JULY 10, 2023
Taiwan’s government watchdog has accused three ministries of failing to protect overseas students from exploitation as the island sets out plans to attract 10,000 more international students over the next four years. The Control Yuan, which acts as a government ombudsman, issued a statement in June criticising the ministries of education, labour and foreign affairs for failing to protect international students from exploitation.
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 5, 2023
High school students with autism are attending college in greater numbers, thanks to new ac ademic and emotional support services designed specifically for them. The traditional path for more than 66 percent of students with autism was to not attend college within the first two years of graduating from high school, according to a report from Drexel University, “National Autism Indicators Report: Transition into Young Adulthood.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 10, 2023
Federal law merely suggests that training providers confer a credential, but they are not required to do so, denying some participants an economic edge.
Wonkhe
JULY 1, 2023
AI won't replace humans but it will change how higher education works. A team from Teesside University argues that the AI debate should focus on the future The post Learning how to be more human will prepare universities for an AI-mediated future appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 6, 2023
Faculty advisers need to be having frank conversations, early on, with doctoral students about their Plan B. By Patrick M. Walsh Anuj Shrestha for The Chronicle Faculty advisers need to be having frank conversations, early on, with doctoral students about their Plan B.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 11, 2023
As Affirmative Action Ends, HBCUs Wait or Plan for the Fallout Featured Image at Top of Article Morehouse.
The PIE News
JULY 5, 2023
Universities need to acknowledge the emission impact of their international student cohorts as institutions work toward net zero carbon, a report has urged. With international students a key contributor to so many institutions’ incomes, they should endeavour to accurately report on the emissions international students contribute while traveling to campuses and start doing what they can to reduce them, the paper from sustainable development specialist Arup says.
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 5, 2023
Through the Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC), students at the University of Michigan (U-M) Law School provide critical services for local veterans and at the same time gain valuable, real-world experience in the civil court system. Established in 2015, the VLC serves a 10-county area in southeast Michigan, encompassing about half of the state’s veteran population.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 5, 2023
The agency pitched the new site, which will host information on every higher ed program, as part of its gainful employment regulations.
Wonkhe
JULY 30, 2023
Jim Dickinson reflects on conversations with students about the state of the country and their education - and senses a dangerous alienation in their responses and outlook The post Welcome to the alien nation appeared first on Wonkhe.
idfive agency
JULY 5, 2023
Baltimore, MD Baltimore-based integrated marketing agency idfive is excited to announce that it has received two Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards, the premier recognition program for educational advancement. The idfive team took home a Bronze for Howard University “The Dig,” a communications news hub for all facets of the university, and a Silver for their work on the Iowa State University Website Redesign.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 11, 2023
Three private universities in California say they admitted students in recent years who didn’t meet the institutions’ academic requirements. When competitive colleges are asked about legacy admissions, they generally say that legacy applicants (those who are the children or relatives of alumni) meet the required academic qualifications for acceptance.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 7, 2023
The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation has launched a scholarship program in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to provide educational advancement opportunities to descendants of Jesuit and Catholic slaveholding in the United States. The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation was born out of the 2016 discovery that in 1838, the Society of Jesus sold more than 272 enslaved men, women, and children from their plantations in Maryland to plantation o
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 6, 2023
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate race-conscious admissions , a civil rights group has filed a lawsuit to stop Harvard University from using legacy admissions practices. Filed on July 3 by the group Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), the federal complaint claims that Harvard’s long-term practice of giving preferential treatment to the children of alumni when making admissions decisions violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “This custom, pattern,
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 25, 2023
This will benefit about 7,400 students who agency officials said were misled by the institution’s parent company, the Center for Excellence in Higher Education.
Wonkhe
JULY 27, 2023
In the quest to tackle low-value courses the government has lauded the value of degree apprenticeships. James Coe wonders whether there has been enough discussion about their downsides The post The problems degree apprenticeships won’t solve appeared first on Wonkhe.
Faculty Focus
JULY 4, 2023
Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. But a recent pointed query from a colleague spawned a research project that led to questions about the heretofore unquestionable value of student-student interaction within an online classroom.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 4, 2023
A white woman reportedly said she wished she was Black because it would give her an easier career. The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians is an acclaimed meeting for female historians. It was founded in 1973, and its meetings attract a who’s who of women in the field of history. This year, a racially inflammatory comment by a senior faculty member in women’s history during an opening plenary session on Friday inflamed the meeting.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 6, 2023
Ocean County College’s (OCC) accreditation may be at risk, NJ.com reported. The New Jersey public community college was warned last week in a notice from its regional accrediting agency, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. According to the notice, there is insufficient evidence that the school is in compliance with Standard VII, the agency’s standard on governance, leadership, and administration.
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 5, 2023
Approximately 20 percent of young adults become homeless just after they age out of foster care at the age of 18, and nationwide, 50 percent of the homeless population has been in foster care at one time, according to the National Foster Youth Institute, an advocacy organization. Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) Department of Occupational Therapy is working to address these challenges by providing Arizona foster youth with skills, training, and support.
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 7, 2023
In 2022, more than 150 higher education institutions employed lobbyists who also worked for these companies, F Minus found.
Wonkhe
JULY 24, 2023
Stammerers face a unique set of challenges in transitioning to higher education. Richard Whincup offers some strategies to help. The post Supporting students who stammer appeared first on Wonkhe.
LSE Higher Education Blog
JULY 18, 2023
The rise of AI presents the very real risk that universities will become irrelevant – or even obsolete – if they resist it. Philippa Hardman explores how HE might avoid that fate.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 11, 2023
Enrollment in the state has plummeted, but it has one of the highest ratios of institutions to students in the country. The result is fierce competition over a dwindling pool of applicants. Pennsylvania has a numbers problem.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 6, 2023
Jay Gonzalez will become president of Curry College, effective Jul. 31, Milton Times reported. He will be the first Hispanic leader of the school. Jay Gonzalez Gonzalez is currently a partner at law firm Hinckley Allen. He previously has served as president and CEO of CeltiCare Health Plan of Massachusetts and New Hampshire Healthy Families; secretary of administration and finance for Massachusetts Gov.
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 5, 2023
Professionals working with youth who are in, or at risk of becoming involved in, the juvenile justice system have the opportunity to hone their skills and learn best practices that can lead to equitable change through the new Juvenile Justice Certificate Program at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO). The program, which launched in August 2022, graduated its first cohort of five professionals in May at the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association Conference following final projects presented by
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 11, 2023
West Virginia University is staring down a roughly $45 million deficit and will trim its degree offerings as a result. Layoffs are almost assured.
Wonkhe
JULY 5, 2023
Policy making in England no longer seems able to think about higher education as a public good. For Simon Marginson, this is something in desperate need of recovery The post Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England appeared first on Wonkhe.
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