The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
The academy excels at preserving the status quo. It's time to evolve. By Brian Rosenberg The academy excels at preserving the status quo. It's time to evolve.
Higher Ed Data Stories
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
This is always a popular post with high school counselors, IECs, parents, and students who are looking for general information on degrees awarded, or very specific combinations of academic programs, location, and other institutional characteristics. It uses IPEDS data I downloaded as soon as I can when it became available (and before a looming government shutdown), and shows all 1,700 majors recognized by the federal government in the IPEDS system, using CIP codes, and the number of degrees awar
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Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Elena Rodriguez-Falcon and Jackie Labbe make the case for integration between subjects to equip students with the skills needed for the future The post How to bridge the gap between academic disciplines appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The Legislature will choose all of the community college system’s board members, similar to how it selects the University of North Carolina’s board.
MindMax
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Everyone who works in marketing has a buzzword or phrase they secretly (or not so secretly) despise. Mine is “ data-driven,” particularly in the context of decision-making in higher education marketing. My core issue with the term is that it establishes unrealistic expectations for most businesses. Sure, the corporate giants of the world (oil companies, banks, media conglomerates) have visibility into massive amounts of data and can make precise decisions that are truly data-driven.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
By Emma Pettit Illustration by The Chronicle; image from 636Buster, Wikimedia Commons It's not professors’ fault that the university can no longer afford to support its current lineup of academic programs, the office of the provost wrote in a document shared with department chairs.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
How should we discuss the role and significance of academics with practical experience? Jill Dickinson, Teri-lisa Griffiths, Monika Foster and Steve Johnson take the debate on “pracademics” further The post Some academics are seen as more proper than others appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The news of Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps' death on Tuesday, September 19 sent shockwaves across the nation. She was attending a memorial service at Temple for Charles L. Blockson, the legendary Black historian, author, and bibliophile who served as curator of the university’s Blockson Afro-American Collection when she collapsed on stage.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
By Taylor Swaak Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images Authors’ use of AI has dominated the conversation since ChatGPT. But many editors and peer reviewers use it, too.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
The story of TEF is a long, confusing, and salutary one. David Kernohan assesses how we got here and where we are going. The post TEF: the next chapter appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The highly anticipated gainful employment regulation requires for-profit institutions to pass debt-to-earnings tests to access federal aid.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Game On, Again, for Gainful Employment Katherine Knott Wed, 09/27/2023 - 04:18 PM The rule, which is stronger than versions released during the Obama administration, adds new disclosure requirements for all academic programs despite opposition from across higher education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
By Amita Chatterjee Robert P. George of Princeton had been invited to give a lecture at Washington College. Free-speech advocates say campus security should have intervened.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Mike Grey says that leading Careers Services in universities is getting harder - and has thoughts on what would help The post How to cope with the complexity of careers service leadership appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
While traits like courage may be more innate, other key skills can be learned, writes Ricardo Azziz, an expert in corporate restructuring in higher education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Every Fall, school buses are once again a part of our morning commutes. Less obvious are the parents joining in the back-to-school rite of passage alongside their children. Several decades ago, I witnessed this with my Aunt Bobbie, who enrolled in college while her kids were in grade school. In addition to being a college student, she was a wife, mother of three, executive assistant, and an involved auntie.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Higher Education as Its Own Worst Enemy Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 09/28/2023 - 03:00 AM In a wide-ranging discussion about his new book, Brian Rosenberg explains how shared governance, tenure and other practices stifle change on college campuses. Byline(s) Susan H.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Technology providers must work with universities and students to harness the potential of generative AI for good, argues Clare Adams The post Generative AI will help us create more equitable and inclusive careers and employability provision appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The University of Virginia, Pennsylvania State University and University of Texas at Austin top the list of public colleges that have produced sitting CFOs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
For many community college students, gateway math courses—required for entry into many programs of study—have functioned more like gatekeeper math courses. These classes, such as Introductory Algebra, Statistics, and Trigonometry, have some of the highest rates of failure among all offerings at two-year schools and are considered one of the biggest barriers to an associate degree and to upward transfer, particularly for Black and Latinx students.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Robert George, an advocate for allowing diverse views on campuses, was interrupted by students protesting his stances on LGBTQ+ individuals. A conservative Princeton University professor tried to give a speech this month at Washington College centering on the need for campus free speech. Students disrupted his talk and succeeded in ending it.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
As the Office for Students publishes ratings from the Teaching Excellence Framework, TEF panel chair and Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University Chris Husbands reflects on the new exercise The post Celebrating excellence in higher education with TEF 2023 appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Comparitech researchers found 85 ransomware attacks impacted higher ed and K-12 in the first half of 2023.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
What should we make of the return of Sigmund Freud? By Hannah Zeavin PJ Loughran for The Chronicle What should we make of the return of Sigmund Freud?
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
AAUP, Itself a Union, Is Locked in a Contract Fight With Its Own Staff Union Ryan Quinn Tue, 09/26/2023 - 03:00 AM Sabbaticals, in-person workdays and guaranteed raises are elements of a dispute that’s meant staff members at the American Association of University Professors have been out of contract for a year.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Nike Gustave introduces OfS’s pilot survey to address data gaps in prevalence of sexual misconduct in English higher education The post To address sexual misconduct effectively we must first understand it appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
In filings with the California attorney general’s office, the nonprofit shared a list of institutions that had been swept up in the attack.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
U.S. Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). Ana Valdez VoyageLA According to the report, the economic contributions the Latino community makes to the U.S. are immense. The contributions are significant enough that if the national Latino population were its own country, it would have the fifth-largest GDP in the world, $3.2
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Layoffs and ‘Transformation’ at a Testing Titan Liam Knox Fri, 09/29/2023 - 10:00 AM ETS, which administers the SAT and owns the GRE, laid off 6 percent of its workforce. Some say the blow reflects the diminished role of testing in college admissions.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Interviews with university leaders by Wonkhe for Advance HE reveal a sector that is increasingly outward-facing. Advance HE chief executive Alison Johns considers the implications for how universities support and develop their people The post New demands on universities and their people will require fresh thinking on professional development appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Top officials spoke at NACAC, acknowledging the shift in many institutions no longer mandating the SAT and ACT.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
How a 'top down' leadership culture weakened shared governance, leaving the institution vulnerable. By Erin Gretzinger Years of weakened shared governance have exacerbated fears about the institution’s vulnerability to outside pressure. A new leader wants to turn the page.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
A potential government shutdown could complicate the restart of student loan payments, efforts to issue final rules and the FAFSA update. The looming government shutdown could wreak havoc on the U.S. Education Department’s jam-packed fall plans.
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Maëlle Gibbons-Patourel takes us through the challenges, joys and practicalities of working with the world's largest funding framework The post What it’s really like to work with Horizon appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Borrowers pursuing graduate education face rates over 7%, but new federal loan policies may make rising costs somewhat irrelevant.
University Business
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Federal Student Aid announcement on the deferral of the FAFSA form from October to December will create a cluster of issues for students , parents and financial aid officers this academic year. However, one university isn’t interested in working off a schedule. Assumption University , a Massachusetts private university, plans to dodge the headache of the new FAFSA implementation with its own form that it promises to provide applicants as early as next week.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Clemson Removes Menstrual Products From Men’s Restrooms Johanna Alonso Fri, 09/29/2023 - 03:00 AM To support transgender men, a number of colleges put period products in men’s bathrooms. Now Clemson, in an apparent nod to political pressure, has eliminated them.
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