Why we should test our students more
Wonkhe
APRIL 29, 2024
Assessment is learning, and students value it. Katy Burgess explains the psychology of testing The post Why we should test our students more appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Drake University to cut 3 academic programs as it tries to balance budget
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 30, 2024
In approving the changes, the Iowa nonprofit’s board of trustees pivoted away from more significant cuts recommended earlier this year.
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Private college discount rates for first-year students, 2021
Higher Ed Data Stories
APRIL 22, 2024
Before we begin, here is what this post does not do: It will generally not tell you where you can get low tuition, with a very few exceptions. And when it does, it won't be at one of "those" colleges. It will not tell you which colleges are likely to close soon, although after the fact, you can probably find a closed college and say, "Aha! Right where I expected it would be!
Police Ratchet Up Use of Force on Campus Protesters
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 26, 2024
Police Ratchet Up Use of Force on Campus Protesters Katherine Knott Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM As colleges turn to police to suppress pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some are calling for the National Guard. Experts say history should be a warning.
Why Texas A&M's Lone Black Professor of Nursing Called It Quits
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
Why Texas A&M's lone Black professor of nursing called it quits. By Erin Gretzinger Joan Wong for The Chronicle This is what it feels like to be in the cross hairs of the campaign against DEI.
Strategies for Speaking Out
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 22, 2024
Activism is hardly optional in today’s world. I feel the calling in my bones. My family is deeply Jewish, with both Sephardic and Ashkenazic roots, and taught me the core lessons of tikkun olam (repair the world), tzedakah (create justice), g’milut chasadim (engage in loving kindness), pikuach nefesh (life matters), and ometz lev (courage). These values anchored my identity even as the academy challenged it, trying to make me quieter, smaller, and less effective.
Now DfE proposes to scrap a huge part of Disabled Students Allowance
Wonkhe
APRIL 10, 2024
The government is proposing to abolish a central funding allowance that allows disabled students to access specialist nonmedical support. Jim Dickinson explains the justification The post Now DfE proposes to scrap a huge part of Disabled Students Allowance appeared first on Wonkhe.
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On Events at Columbia University
Academe Blog
APRIL 19, 2024
BY HANK REICHMAN As a Columbia alum (College ’69), participant in that university’s 1968 student rebellion, advocate for academic freedom and free expression rights, and as a Jew, I have followed developments at Columbia over the past few days with great interest.
Divest? Call the Cops? Presidents Grapple With How to Respond
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 29, 2024
Divest? Call the Cops? Presidents Grapple With How to Respond Josh Moody Mon, 04/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Some leaders have directly engaged protestors as encampments crop up on campus. Others have sent in the police, leading to violent arrests and sharp criticism.
Protect the Student Protesters. Don't Idealize Them.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 29, 2024
Today's student left has inherited some of the worst tendencies of the ’60s. By Arash Azizi Illustration by The Chronicle; John Duricka, AP file; Yuki Iwamura, AP Today's student left has inherited some of the worst tendencies of the ’60s.
Fixing FASFA: Black Students and HBCUs Will Lose the Most
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 24, 2024
The introduction and rollout of the new Better FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form has led to a multitude of challenges, setbacks, and concerns among students, caregivers, and educators. What began as a well-intentioned effort to simplify what has historically been a cumbersome process to apply for federal student aid has been made even more complex, resulting in delays in enrollment decisions for many students, particularly students of color who disproportionately rely upon st
Not everyone can afford open access monographs
Wonkhe
APRIL 23, 2024
Adding requirements for open access books and chapters to REF will massively increase costs - and there is no additional funding to cover these. Dawn Hibbert asks for a rethink The post Not everyone can afford open access monographs appeared first on Wonkhe.
Actionable strategies for integrating AI into the classroom
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 1, 2024
Elon University’s Professor Mustafa Akben offers his thoughts on how educators and universities can incorporate AI into the classroom to prepare students for future careers where AI collaboration will likely be the norm.
Inquiry launched into England’s reliance on international students
The PIE News
APRIL 29, 2024
The UK’s Education Committee has launched an inquiry into international students in English universities. The inquiry will see the committee examine the changes in numbers of international students in recent years, the impact of international students on university funding and the availability of places for domestic students. It will also seek to discover if universities are achieving an appropriate balance between international and domestic students.
Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 24, 2024
Biden Administration Finalizes Overtime Rule jessica.blake@… Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM The updated regulation will require colleges and universities across the country to either raise staff salaries to $58,656 or grant them overtime pay by Jan. 1, 2025.
How the FAFSA Crisis Has Stranded the Most Vulnerable College Applicants
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 17, 2024
How the FAFSA crisis has stranded higher ed's most vulnerable applicants. By Eric Hoover Elias Williams for The Chronicle One day at a high school in April revealed the doubt, anger, and determination of students awaiting financial-aid offers.
Transfer Students Need Support from Both Two and Four Year Institutions
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 25, 2024
Two new reports and an online dashboard from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, are part of an ambitious effort to tell the story of transfer students. These resources break down how many students are able to successfully transfer from a two-year institution to a four-year institution, with or without an associate degree or certificate, and how many of those transferred students are able to achieve a bachelor’s degree at the end of their journ
Students transition through, not just into, university
Wonkhe
APRIL 18, 2024
There's a lot of focus on smoothing the transition into university - but what about how students make it through their experience? David Woolley and Jon Down describe the journey The post Students transition through, not just into, university appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Thomas Jefferson University Model: Building next-gen leaders and real-world solutions in population health
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 22, 2024
As Thomas Jefferson University celebrates its 200th year, Dr. Billy Oglesby, Humana Dean of the College of Population Health, shares how it prepares students to drive change in population health, even before they graduate.
How can aspects of wellbeing be addressed in the curriculum?
HEPI
APRIL 4, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris , Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic at the University of Buckingham. In a world that has changed due to the Covid pandemic and the cost of living, students are increasingly less able to engage with standalone support provided by institutions. They are also less well-prepared for higher education study, having undertaken parts of their secondary education during the pandemic, not always together in a classroom and not always with ex
Punishments Rise as Student Protests Escalate
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 15, 2024
Punishments Rise as Student Protests Escalate kathryn.palmer… Mon, 04/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Exasperated and under intense scrutiny, some college administrators are increasingly punishing student activists with suspensions, expulsions and arrests.
One Scientist Neglected His Grant Reports. Now U.S. Agencies Are Withholding Grants for an Entire University.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 10, 2024
By Francie Diep An email from the University of California at San Diego's vice chancellor for research alerted the campus to the situation on Tuesday. The scientist says he got no warning before that day.
Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 23, 2024
Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Megan Boren The report – created in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education – examines responses from teachers-in-training and available student data to discern how members of Generation Z – those born between 1996 and 2012 – view care
Celebrating diversity and supporting progression in education-focused HE careers
Wonkhe
APRIL 9, 2024
Hannah Cobb, and members of the national learning and teaching focused network, reflect on what universities can do to enhance the careers of education-focused staff The post Celebrating diversity and supporting progression in education-focused HE careers appeared first on Wonkhe.
Wells College to close at the end of the spring term
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 29, 2024
The New York private nonprofit cited financial distress, demographic challenges and "an overall negative sentiment towards higher education.
OpenStax Releases Free, Interactive Computer Science Textbook
Campus Technology
APRIL 2, 2024
OpenStax, the Rice University-based provider of free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed course materials, has expanded its content library with a new computer science textbook: Introduction to Python Programming.
Why Are Students Camping on University Lawns?
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 24, 2024
Why Are Students Camping on University Lawns? Johanna Alonso Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM A new wave of campus protests has hit institutions from California to Massachusetts, many emboldened by arrests at Columbia University.
The Gutting of the Liberal Arts
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 8, 2024
At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out. By David C.K. Curry Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock At public comprehensive universities like SUNY-Potsdam, the humanities are being hollowed out.
New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 29, 2024
Change is coming in the field of medicine along the Gulf Coast. Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM).
It’s time to tackle all the gaps that surface in our student lifecycle data, not just the awarding gap
Wonkhe
APRIL 8, 2024
Tony Moss demonstrates how attention to student outcome gaps across the whole student lifecycle sheds new light on the awarding gap The post It’s time to tackle all the gaps that surface in our student lifecycle data, not just the awarding gap appeared first on Wonkhe.
Private regional colleges will face stiff competition from public institutions, Moody’s predicts
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 26, 2024
These challenges will be particularly pronounced in the Midwest and Northeast, where the pool of traditional college-age students is expected to shrink.
Weekend Reading: What to do about university funding?
HEPI
APRIL 20, 2024
HEPI recently published a collection of essays on the issue of funding undergraduate degrees, curated by HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy Rose Stephenson. Over the next few weekends, we will be running select chapters from that collection as Weekend Reading. This chapter was authored by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014 and author of A University Education (2017).
Robot Speaker at Commencement? Some Human Students Balk
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 26, 2024
Robot Speaker at Commencement? Some Human Students Balk Lauren.Coffey@… Fri, 04/26/2024 - 03:00 AM D’Youville University thought its selection would be fun and relevant in an age of AI. Not everyone agreed.
Protest and Civil Disobedience Are Two Different Things
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 23, 2024
Students and administrators need clear sets of principles about campus activism. By Keith E. Whittington Alex Williamson for The Chronicle Students and administrators need clear sets of principles about campus activism.
Identities, the Focus of Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 15, 2024
The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College recently hosted its second spring symposium addressing Black male identities, manhood, and masculinities. BMRI Executive Director Dr. Derrick R. Brooms noted Black male identities as both a pertinent topic for Black men’s lived experiences with a particular salience for the Morehouse community during the symposium, held at Morehouse’s Shirley A.
Whatever happened to students at the heart of the system?
Wonkhe
APRIL 14, 2024
2010 ushered in a new government that promised that students’ interests would be central to decision making. Jim Dickinson argues that it represents a decade of failure The post Whatever happened to students at the heart of the system? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Final Title IX rule enshrines protections for LGBTQI+ students
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 19, 2024
The Education Department's long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees.
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