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How pay negotiations work in UK universities

Wonkhe

David Kernohan looks for the data and the constraints in the increasingly acrimonious New JNCHES system of higher education pay negotiation The post How pay negotiations work in UK universities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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I struggled with mental health as a Division I athlete. Here’s how colleges should help.

Higher Ed Dive

Athletic departments must diversify their administrative and coaching ranks while prioritizing mental health, the CEO of the Jed Foundation writes.

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Higher Ed Corporate Partnerships Part I: Position Your School to Market to Businesses Effectively

MindMax

Corporate partnerships are effective revenue generators for many higher education institutions. But developing successful higher education marketing initiatives to establish these partnerships can be challenging. At MindMax , we’ve spent years honing our approach to helping schools effectively market to not only prospective students but also businesses they’re targeting for corporate partnerships.

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Fear of a Black-Studies Planet

The Chronicle of Higher Education

There's a reason Ron DeSantis feels threatened by AP African American studies. By Roderick A. Ferguson Joan Wong for The Chronicle There's a reason Ron DeSantis feels threatened by AP African American studies.

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The great north run away

Wonkhe

University of York Vice Chancellor Charlie Jeffery makes the case for a devolved approach to R&D focused on using the research expertise within the N8 and beyond. The post The great north run away appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Education Department ramping up Title IX enforcement on pregnancy issues

Higher Ed Dive

The agency’s recent rebuke of Troy University signals continued oversight in this area — for which colleges should prepare, experts say.

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Can the HE sector just carry on as it is now??

HEPI

Today’s HEPI blog is the text of a speech by Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI, to a joint meeting of the Senate and Council at Lancaster University. It is a great pleasure to be back at Lancaster University. I have visited many times before of course, perhaps most notably for a debate hosted by some of your students in which I defended the current tuition fee system against the (then) Labour politician Chris Williamson.

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Michael Barber, an apology, or, how I learned to love the TEF

Wonkhe

Shân Wareing says the process of compiling the TEF has brought focus, energy, and renewed pride in the work of her university. The post Michael Barber, an apology, or, how I learned to love the TEF appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Advocates ask Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admissions

Higher Ed Dive

Over 30 groups, politicians and faculty call for new transparency in light of an expected Supreme Court decision that would end race-conscious admissions.

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?WEEKEND READING: Shifts in global demand for UK higher education and their implications

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Janet Ilieva, Founder and Director at Education Insight, and Vangelis Tsiligiris, an Associate Professor at the Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University. The big picture: the collapse of EU demand for UK higher education The recent data release from the Higher Education Statistics Agency shows that global demand for UK higher education continued to expand.

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Organizations Call on Education Department to Disaggregate Admissions Data by Race and Ethnicity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A group of organizations is calling for the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to expand its collection of admissions data and disaggregate that data by race and ethnicity to address racial and ethnic gaps in bachelor’s degree attainment. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona In a Feb. 1 letter addressed to Education Secretary Dr. Miguel A. Cardona and Under Secretary James Kvaal, the group said that existing gaps could be exacerbated by a U.S.

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Pandemic surpluses should mean Covid compensation

Wonkhe

When Covid caused campuses to close, student protests were ignored. Ryan Dunleavy explains how a student group claim is fighting back. The post Pandemic surpluses should mean Covid compensation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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State support for higher ed set to jump 6.6% in 2023 before inflation

Higher Ed Dive

Higher ed funding rose in 38 states, an annual early measure finds. Five-year trends are up, too. But inflation is likely taking a bite out of increases.

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What Is Happening in Florida?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Demands for diversity data, a governing-board overhaul, and a pledge to strip “trendy ideology” from higher ed. Is Ron DeSantis just getting started? By Francie Diep and Emma Pettit Illustration by the Chronicle; photo from Getty Images Demands for diversity data, a governing-board overhaul, and a pledge to strip “trendy ideology” from higher ed. Is Ron DeSantis just getting started?

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Put Down the Shiny Object: The Overwhelming State of Higher Education Technology

WCET Frontiers

At this year’s WCET Annual Meeting, Brandon Karcher, the Manager of Instructional Technology at Bucknell University, facilitated an unconference session titled “Higher Ed Technology: Innovative or Overwhelming.” A thought-provoking Twitter thread flowed from the session, further considering the proliferation of technology tools used in the college classroom today.

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What is the Teaching Excellence Framework’s theory of change?

Wonkhe

Is the TEF about recognising excellence, informing student choice, or raising the profile of teaching? Debbie McVitty explores its role in learning and teaching The post What is the Teaching Excellence Framework’s theory of change? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wealthy colleges should just admit more students, one of their biggest critics says

Higher Ed Dive

In the second of a two-part conversation, Evan Mandery dives into specific reforms he thinks would help higher education — at the top and elsewhere.

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Pearson English test approved by Canada

The PIE News

The Canadian government will accept Pearson’s new language test as proof of English proficiency, the publishing and assessment company announced today. Individuals applying for Canadian permanent residency or citizenship are expected to be able to use Pearson’s test in their applications from late 2023. The organisation said the new exam, PTE Essential, is similar to its existing test, PTE Academic, but has a vocational and real-life focus to meet Canada’s immigration requirements. “

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Utica proposing to cut a dozen programs, faculty ask why

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Utica University’s president on Jan. 18 recommended ending a dozen degree offerings, moves the institution says were informed by a report it won’t release. The private New York college’s public comment period on the changes ends Thursday. A member of the provost-appointed Academic Program Review Taskforce, which created the report, said the members expected the report was going to become public.

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What is the Teaching Excellence Framework’s theory of change?

Wonkhe

The Teaching Excellence Framework is all about recognising excellence - or maybe informing student choice - or maybe about raising the profile of teaching. Debbie McVitty explores whether and how it's making learning and teaching better The post What is the Teaching Excellence Framework’s theory of change? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Challenges at Virginia’s New College Institute show hurdles for workforce education

Higher Ed Dive

NCI has struggled to lock in leadership, employer partners and students who finish programs. Is this a one-off or a warning about the latest higher ed fads?

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UK uni closes Sep ’23 postgrad courses early

The PIE News

A UK university has closed international applications to some of its courses beginning in September 2023 due to high demand. The University of Bradford, which had 1,815 international students in the 2020/21 academic year, said it had seen an increase in overseas interest in postgraduate taught courses since the pandemic. The university has now closed applications to some of these courses including International Business and Management, Human Resource Management and Social Work.

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U.S. Inching Closer to Goal of Working Adults Attaining Degree or Credential

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nearly 54% of working age adults in the U.S. have achieved some kind of postsecondary degree or credential, putting the country even closer to the Lumina Foundation’s goal of 60% attainment by 2025. Lumina, a private nonprofit working to increase learning opportunities for all after high school, has been tracking credential and degree attainment for adults from 25 to 64 years of age since 2008.

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The public supports universities and students more than we think

Wonkhe

New polling shows a public keen on funding universities and students - but not unconditionally. Jim Dickinson is back here in the real world. The post The public supports universities and students more than we think appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Education Department report reveals snags in student loan programs

Higher Ed Dive

FSA received 90,000 complaints in 2022, many of which related to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-driven repayment programs.

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With ChatGPT, we must teach students to be editors (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

A few months ago, I was let go from my side gig, writing content-driven advertising for a car services–related company. As a composition instructor and sometime creative writer, I admit to being stung by the email informing me “that we’re making some changes to our content priorities and production volume, and unfortunately, we won’t be able to offer you hours after this week.

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Pipeline to EDUCAUSE: Connecting Underrepresented Students to Careers in Higher Education IT

Educause

Attending the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference provided two students in the UTS Bold Careers Program at UTSA the opportunity to give a presentation and to network with technology professionals.

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To make progress on the awarding gap we must also address the belonging gap

Wonkhe

Closing awarding gaps is as much about the wider environment and experience as it is about what happens in the classroom, argues Jenny Shaw. The post To make progress on the awarding gap we must also address the belonging gap appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Colleges used $13B in pandemic aid in 2021 to recover lost revenue

Higher Ed Dive

Institutions said funds helped stem financial bleeding resulting from enrollment declines and less revenue from room and board.

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Freshman enrollment is up for the first time since 2019

Inside Higher Ed

Image: After more than two years of declining enrollment numbers, fall 2022 finally brought refreshing news: freshman enrollment, which represented the most significant deficits throughout the pandemic, is up from the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Nearly 2.34 million freshmen enrolled in a college or university last semester, a 4.3 percent increase over fall 2021 and a healthy jump from the 2.24 million who enrolled in fall 2

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LIVING BLACK AT UNIVERSITY: Creating meaningful change through collaboration – How the biggest impact can be achieved by uniting our efforts and aligning our purpose

HEPI

This guest blog marking the publication a year ago of Living Black at University has been kindly provided by Sam Kingsley, Senior Belonging, Equity and Engagement Manager at Unite Students. As a Black woman, imagining a future where Black students flourish in all areas of their university experience is not only essential to my wellbeing, it is also rather easy.

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What’s in the 2023 Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill?

Wonkhe

We've been waiting for it since 2021, and now primary legislation to bring about the Lifelong Loan Entitlement is here. David Kernohan runs down its content and asks what is still to do to make LLE a reality? The post What’s in the 2023 Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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2U says reorienting around edX is putting it on a path to profitability

Higher Ed Dive

The ed tech company made big changes in the past year to lower expenses, but it still has a long way to go before it’s out of the red.

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How to interpret course evaluations, including negative ones (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Life coaching and a Louise Penny novel changed the way I read even critical ones, writes Diane LeBlanc. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: faculty Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Infadel/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?

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These 10 states spend the most financial aid dollars per undergrad student

University Business

In Scholaroo’s recent student financial aid index report, the scholarship-tracking service investigated the amount of money each state is allocating to its students through assistance programs. The report broke it down by each undergraduate student on average, by state. “Student Financial Aid is a key factor in making college more accessible and affordable for post-secondary students,” the report noted. “It helps them achieve their academic goals by alleviating the financ

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Have students had the nerve to tell the truth about their experience?

Wonkhe

Students have been able to feed directly back to the regulator in this iteration of the TEF - but has it worked? Jim Dickinson wants to see you be brave The post Have students had the nerve to tell the truth about their experience? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Undergraduate enrollment slips only 0.6%, showing signs of stabilizing

Higher Ed Dive

Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center offers hope that enrollment isn't continuing a steep pandemic-era plunge.

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