Wonkhe
JUNE 16, 2024
A collapse in on-campus engagement is often blamed on online lectures or part-time work. Sunday Blake follows up on belonging research with Pearson to find out what's really driving them away The post Reduced student engagement isn’t just about prioritising part-time employment appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 7, 2024
Founded as a radical experiment in education, the Vermont institution’s closure follows years of mounting tensions between administration and the rank and file.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 21, 2024
By Nell Gluckman Andrew Hancock for The Chronicle Ted Roberts at Tarleton State U. The military veteran had taught at Tarleton State for over a decade. His colleagues were stunned.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 21, 2024
Florida Argues It Could Stop Professors From Criticizing Governor Ryan Quinn Fri, 06/21/2024 - 03:00 AM A nationally prominent conservative lawyer, hired to defend the state’s Stop WOKE Act, asserted that what public university professors say in classrooms “is the government’s speech.” The national implications for academic freedom could be dire.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 25, 2024
Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough has been appointed interim president of Talladega College, a historically Black college in Alabama. Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough Dr. Edward L. Hill Jr., the college’s vice provost for Lifelong Learning and Professional Development and Dean of Graduate Studies, served as the immediate interim president following the June 4 resignation of Dr.
HEPI
JUNE 19, 2024
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Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 13, 2024
Plaintiffs say that “artificial bottlenecks” in doctoral programs at Grand Canyon University, the company’s biggest client, led to higher costs than advertised.
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 12, 2024
"We're reconstructing history here," William Carter said of his geography Ph.D. research and collaboration with UC Berkeley's Disabled Students' Program. The post With newly digitized slave ship logs, Berkeley Ph.D. student examines race, power — and literacy appeared first on Berkeley News.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 17, 2024
The university recorded Larry Chavis’s class without his consent for a professional review. Last week he was told his contract would not be renewed. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will not renew the contract of a professor whose classes they recorded without his permission, university media relations director Beth Lutz confirmed.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 5, 2024
This is about a lot more than one university's disciplinary action. By Andrew Manuel Crespo and Kirsten Weld Illustration by The Chronicle; Aaron M. Sprecher, AP This is about a lot more than one university's disciplinary action.
IHEP
JUNE 30, 2024
A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Yet legacy admissions policies that give preferential treatment to applicants who are related to alumni are still used across the country. A new IHEP analysis of data released through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reveals the prevalence of legacy admissions policies among selective colleges and universities.
Wonkhe
JUNE 18, 2024
The election has offered classroom-based foundation years a stay of execution. Sarah Hale and Stephen Leech wonder how long it will last The post Threats to foundation years should worry us all appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
A higher education researcher breaks down how a think tank attempted to quantify the return on investment for 53,000 different programs.
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 28, 2024
"This case will be a Rorschach test for elected officials," one expert said. "Will they redouble their efforts to provide shelter and housing, or fall back on laws that punish people for being homeless?" The post Supreme Court has ‘greenlighted the criminalization of homelessness,’ Berkeley experts say appeared first on Berkeley News.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 5, 2024
Faculty Power on the Line in Kentucky Ryan Quinn Wed, 06/05/2024 - 03:00 AM University of Kentucky leaders are on the verge of replacing a strong University Senate with a purely advisory body. Faculty members are asking a simple question: Why?
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 12, 2024
Four students at English universities describe how their need for paid work has affected their studies, sleep, health and wellbeing More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs Ahead of her January deadlines, Megan Allen, a second-year student, spent December and part of November working full-time in a bar in Leeds. Allen, 19, and studying sociology at Leeds Beckett University, knew her coursework was suffering as she clocked up 40 hours a week in the bar, but needed the money.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 6, 2024
Is a world-famous misinformation expert spreading misinformation? By Stephanie M. Lee Roger Lemoyne for The Chronicle Joan Donovan claims that Meta’s influence cost her a job at Harvard. Does her story stand up to scrutiny?
Wonkhe
JUNE 13, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag takes us to “that godless institution in Gower Street” The post Higher education postcard: University College London appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 5, 2024
The research center found that just 1 in 4 adults say a four-year degree is a "very or extremely important" part of getting a well-paid job.
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 13, 2024
Human breast milk contains a unique blend of prebiotic sugars that are tricky to replicate in commercial infant formula. New research shows that plants may be the perfect manufacturers. The post Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk? appeared first on Berkeley News.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 14, 2024
College Board President Will Oversee FAFSA Launch Katherine Knott Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:01 PM Jeremy Singer, a familiar face in higher-ed circles, will lead the department’s strategy on the 2025–26 aid application.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 30, 2024
There are at least three new presidential vacancies at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which have already been experiencing high turnover within their leadership ranks. In the case of two of the presidential departures — Dillard University and Florida Memorial University — the presidents resigned amid health challenges. Their departures raise new questions about the stress associated with being a college president, particularly at a smaller and under-resourced institution.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 27, 2024
The 49 staffers thought their jobs were safe. Then they were summoned to a Zoom call. By Katherine Mangan The 49 staffers thought their jobs were safe. Then they were summoned to a Zoom call.
Wonkhe
JUNE 6, 2024
Increasing numbers of students are using self-employment as a component of supporting their living costs. Robert Phillips asks whether universities can help The post Students are turning to self-employment to fund their studies appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 11, 2024
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is reviewing the abrupt shutdown, while Philadelphia’s city council is planning a hearing over the matter.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JUNE 18, 2024
In 2014, a vulnerability was discovered in a critical security library used by a massive number of systems worldwide. The Heartbleed Bug exploited a lack of bounds checking in the Transport Layer Security heartbeat protocol, and when an exploit was published in April 2014, millions of systems were immediately vulnerable. Ten years later, more than 34,000 systems in the United States alone remain vulnerable.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 11, 2024
Faces of the FAFSA Fiasco Tim Phang Tue, 06/11/2024 - 03:00 AM The botched rollout of the new federal aid form is more than just a policy failure. It’s a human crisis. Inside Higher Ed’s “Faces of the FAFSA Fiasco” tells the story of the students behind the numbers.
The PIE News
JUNE 12, 2024
From July 1 it will no longer be possible to move from a visitor visa to a student visa while onshore in Australia, the minister for home affairs Clare O’Neil announced on June 12. The new rules, announced less than three weeks before they are set to take effect, will end “visa hopping” in the migration system, and close the “loopholes” that allow students and other temporary visa holders to stay in Australia.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
Laurence D. Bobo's proposal would turn academic freedom upside down. By Keith E. Whittington Suzanne Kreiter, The Boston Globe, Getty Images This would set the university back a hundred years.
Wonkhe
JUNE 30, 2024
Labour's manifesto puts teaching quality in the context of a post-16 education review. Debbie McVitty looks over the border to learn what a tertiary quality system could mean The post Labour’s tertiary approach to higher education quality could take lessons from Scotland appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 26, 2024
However, inflation-adjusted salaries are still far below what they were before the coronavirus pandemic.
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 21, 2024
Osagie K. Obasogie, a professor of law and bioethics, has teamed up with the Los Angeles Review of Books to launch a two-year, national conversation on the history of eugenics and the ways it still shapes science, medicine and technology. The post The legacy of eugenics appeared first on Berkeley News.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 4, 2024
Colorado to Cover Two Years’ Tuition at Any Public College jessica.blake@… Tue, 06/04/2024 - 03:00 AM The tax-credit–based aid program provides a last-dollar reimbursement to cover up to 65 credits for any student with a household income of $90,000 or less.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 6, 2024
Sacramento State has been designated as a Black Serving Institution by the California State Assembly, Sacramento County, and the city of Sacramento. Dr. Luke Wood “This distinctive recognition reaffirms Sacramento State’s commitment and dedication to serving the needs of our diverse student body, especially for our Black students,” said Sacramento State President Dr.
Academe Blog
JUNE 18, 2024
POSTED BY JENNIFER RUTH On June 18, the executive committee of AAUP Local 6741 of the American Federation of Teachers issued the following statement on University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s proposal to close the College of General Studies In the United States, the university is in crisis.
Wonkhe
JUNE 24, 2024
A new guide from Yorkshire Universities explores how sustainability is embedded into university curricula and highlights current good practice. Monika Antal presents the findings The post How to engage students with sustainability through service learning appeared first on Wonkhe.
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