December, 2023

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Sustainably designing language degrees

Wonkhe

Modern language provision is caught between the snares of falling applications and administrative complexity. Becky Muradás-Taylor and Rachel Wicaksono pick a way through The post Sustainably designing language degrees appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Nearly half of companies say they plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements in 2024

Higher Ed Dive

Many employers are dropping degree requirements to create a more diverse workforce and increase job candidate numbers, survey results show.

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First-year Discount rate at private colleges, 2021

Higher Ed Data Stories

This is always a popular topic, but the subject is misunderstood. I want to talk about discount rate at private colleges. IPEDS has the best data on first-year (or freshman) discount, so that's what I visualize. And the first part of this is going to get a bit into the weeds; if you work in a private college or university, and you use this in your work, or you send it to trustees, you can support my time, effort, software, and hosting costs by buying me a coffee.

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Winners of the 2023 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest

The Academic Designer

Discover 12 inspiring personal academic website examples who won awards in the 2023 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest hosted by Jennifer van Alstyne, Brittany Trinh, and Owlstown.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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A Historian of Genocide Sounds the Alarm

The Chronicle of Higher Education

How Omer Bartov thinks about the Israel-Hamas conflict. By Jacob Mikanowski Tony Luong How Omer Bartov thinks about the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Fired LSU Professor Accused of Student Affair, Illegal Anti-CRT Lobbying

Inside Higher Ed

Fired LSU Professor Accused of Student Affair, Illegal Anti-CRT Lobbying Ryan Quinn Fri, 12/08/2023 - 03:00 AM An ousted political science professor is denying salacious ethics charges against him.

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Policymakers must strengthen — not dismantle — the college accreditation system

Higher Ed Dive

Recent attacks on accreditation pose a dire threat to students and the nation’s postsecondary institutions.

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Yes, your yield rate is STILL falling, version 2002

Higher Ed Data Stories

We finally got the delayed 2022 admissions data from IPEDS yesterday, and I spent the better part of the evening working on pulling this together. Counselors, parents, students, and admissions/enrollment management officers tell me this is a helpful tool to use while thinking about the state of college admission. There are four views here: All institutions interactive shows admission data for all institutions who report it to IPEDS: The number of applications for the first-year class, the number

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Put Democracy on the Syllabus

Academe Blog

BY MATTHEW BOEDY It’s that time of year again for professors across the nation. End of the semester review. What worked well? What didn’t? What can or should I change next time? And how might I make it all more relevant?

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Chapel Hill Gets an Interim Chancellor With Political Connections and No Academic Experience

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By David Jesse The appointment of Lee Roberts, a former state budget chief, reinforced fears that the permanent chancellor would be chosen without the campus’s input.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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The Fallout: What the Antisemitism Hearing Could Mean for Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

The Fallout: What the Antisemitism Hearing Could Mean for Higher Education Katherine Knott Thu, 12/07/2023 - 03:00 AM After Republicans grilled three university presidents on Capitol Hill, experts weigh in on the broader implications for public opinion and the politics of colleges and universities.

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Lecture recordings make for inclusive learning

Wonkhe

Research from Emily Nordman and Chiara Horlin highlights the benefits neurodiverse students see from lecture recordings The post Lecture recordings make for inclusive learning appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Colleges want to move away from expensive textbooks. Can it be done?

Higher Ed Dive

West Texas A&M University is one of the latest institutions exploring using more open educational resources.

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Embracing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom 

Faculty Focus

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new. The rise of ChatGPT, Google Bard, New Bing, and others in the academic space, however, is skyrocketing. My initial encounters with this rising AI were biased. As I scanned topics like academic integrity, academic dishonesty, and plagiarism, I quickly adopted others’ persuasive opinions based on limited information.

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7 Things You Should Know About Generative AI

Educause

The release of ChatGPT and similar AI tools that generate content including text, images, and audio has prompted both excitement and apprehension among leaders, faculty, students, and others in higher education.

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How Bad Are the Plagiarism Allegations Against the Harvard President? It Depends on Whom You Ask.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Emma Pettit and Megan Zahneis Claudine Gay, under fire for comments at a congressional hearing last week, has also been accused of plagiarism. But several scholars she allegedly copied from dispute the charges.

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U of Michigan Shuts Down Student Vote on Israeli, Palestinian Resolutions

Inside Higher Ed

Administrators said they canceled the referenda due to election interference by pro-Palestinian supporters, who argue they used the proper channels to campaign. A three-day student voting period on two competing ballot resolutions asking University of Michigan officials to take a stand on the Israel-Hamas war was slated to end Thursday night at 10 p.m.

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Campus security services can have a concerning impact on students

Wonkhe

Campus security is supposed to keep students safe - but can it also have harms? Remi Joseph-Salisbury, Laura Connelly and Siobhan O’Neill find areas of concern The post Campus security services can have a concerning impact on students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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First-year college applicants have risen 8%, suggests early Common App data

Higher Ed Dive

The portal found prospective students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds have applied to college at rates outpacing their peers.

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Meet the LSE HE Blog Fellows

LSE Higher Education Blog

Six scholars will be sharing their expertise and insights over the course of 2024 – discover who they are and their exciting themes.

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Statement of the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee on Marc Rowan’s Questions to Penn Trustees

Academe Blog

BY THE AAUP-PENN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE This morning, Marc Rowan, CEO of private equity firm Apollo Global Management in New York, who initiated the successful effort to remove University of Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Magill, distributed an email to the university’s trustees posing a series of eighteen questions, several of which raise serious concerns about the fate…

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Does This Harvard Economist Practice What He Preaches?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

His research skewers elitist systems. But some former employees say his lab is part of the problem. By Nell Gluckman and Francie Diep Lincoln Agnew for The Chronicle Raj Chetty's research skewers elitist systems. But some former employees say his lab is part of the problem.

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Bipartisan Progress on Pell Grant Expansion, but Hurdles Remain

Inside Higher Ed

The House wants to expand the Pell Grant to shorter career training programs. To pay for it, a new bill would cut off federal student loans to the nation’s wealthiest private colleges, starting in July. As Congress gears up to head home for the holiday season, proponents who have hoped to see a breakthrough on the long-running issue of expanding Pell Grants to career-training programs lasting fewer than 15 weeks have received an early gift—a bipartisan deal in the House.

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Focusing on the digital experiences of international students can improve higher education for everyone

Wonkhe

Elizabeth Newall reflects on the findings of the second phase of Jisc's research on the digital experience of international students The post Focusing on the digital experiences of international students can improve higher education for everyone appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Employers, educators are filling in Gen Z’s etiquette gap

Higher Ed Dive

Studies indicate that employers might be the new “post-secondary colleges.

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Trouble at Saint Augustine's University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) President Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail has been fired from her position at the school’s helm, cutting her contract and term short. The move comes as the Southern Association of Colleges (SACSCOC) voted to strip the small Historically Black College and University of its accreditation. The university has vowed to appeal the decision and will remain an accredited institution on probation during the appeal process.

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Columbia AAUP Statement on Academic Freedom in the Current Crisis

Academe Blog

BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AAUP CHAPTER The following statement was issued on December 14, 2023. Since October 7, Columbia University has experienced extraordinary, even unprecedented, challenges to academic freedom and violations of faculty governance.

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A Decade of Ideological Transformation Comes Undone

The Chronicle of Higher Education

What just happened? By Len Gutkin What just happened?

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An End to Wisconsin’s Higher Ed Budget Standoff

Inside Higher Ed

An End to Wisconsin’s Higher Ed Budget Standoff Liam Knox Fri, 12/08/2023 - 03:00 PM The UW system and Republican legislators have been at a budget impasse over DEI for six months. Leaders reached a deal to free up funding, but the Board of Regents voted it down, putting negotiations back at square one.

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Cybersecurity is everyone’s job

Wonkhe

David Kernohan talks to the KPMG team you call when your systems have been attacked and your data is at risk The post Cybersecurity is everyone’s job appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Academic cuts loom at UNC-Greensboro. Faculty question whether they’re needed at all.

Higher Ed Dive

The North Carolina college is gearing up to drop degree programs, though one analysis found it’s in sound financial shape.

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Rethinking the Limit on International Students: Lessons from Dutch and Danish Experiences

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Tijs Broeke, Chair of the Board of Governors at London Metropolitan University. As reported by The Times , the boss of one of the world’s most influential investment firms has called for “consistency” in the government’s business strategy, pointing out that Britain has had six chancellors and four prime ministers since 2019.

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What Is a University President to Do?

Academe Blog

BY HANK REICHMAN Last week the AAUP released a special investigative report, “Political Interference and Academic Freedom in Florida’s Public Higher Education System.

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Why Faculty Members Are Fleeing Florida

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Dismay over the academic climate has led to a wave of resignations. By Margot Susca, Chaya Tong, and Alex Angle Dismay over the academic climate has led to a wave of resignations.

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House Committee Advances Pell Grant Expansion

Inside Higher Ed

Key lawmakers on the education committee say they are open to reconsidering a provision that would cut off federal student loans to the nation’s wealthiest private colleges. The House Education and Workforce Committee voted Tuesday in favor of a bill that would expand the Pell Grant to short-term career training programs that last between eight and 14 weeks, despite opposition from some higher education associations.