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How two wellness providers are broadening the menu of mental health care services for students

University Business

Third-party teletherapy solutions have been some of the most attractive options for colleges struggling to meet student counseling demands amid reportedly declining rates of campus mental health. As effective as these services may be, Mantra Health and TimelyCare—formerly TimelyMD—have taken time to recalibrate their philosophy to attend to students at all levels of their mental health journey rather than just addressing them in the counseling room.

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How to decolonise the sustainable development agenda

Wonkhe

For Sean Porter, sustainability and decolonisation should be connected to meet challenges associated with the climate emergency, inequality, and social justice. The post How to decolonise the sustainable development agenda appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Most Americans don’t see value in a four-year college degree, new survey finds

Higher Ed Dive

This matches trends in previous iterations of the Wall Street Journal-NORC poll, though the share of Americans skeptical of higher ed has gradually grown.

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Colleges Could Be Flooded With Citizen Lawsuits Under Proposed DEI Legislation

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By J. Brian Charles Conservatives in some states want to deputize the general public to sue if they think a college is deploying banned diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

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ChatGPT in Education: The Pros, Cons and Unknowns of Generative AI

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Here’s a fun game: Say the word ChatGPT to a friend or colleague, then watch what happens. There’s a lot of drama swirling around this groundbreaking artificial intelligence chatbot, released in November by the startup OpenAI. A few months later, in early March, OpenAI’s GPT-4 was introduced and has already stunned many by easily outperforming its older AI sibling.

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Regulatory burden could clog the lifelong learning revolution

Wonkhe

Fresh from her appearance at committee, Rachel Sandby-Thomas sets out the regulatory issues that could blunt the power of the lifelong loan entitlement The post Regulatory burden could clog the lifelong learning revolution appeared first on Wonkhe.

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First PhD program at a tribal college launches

Higher Ed Dive

Navajo Technical University, in New Mexico, is offering a doctorate in the culture and language of Diné, a Navajo word meaning “the people.

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This Ohio Bill Wouldn't Just Ban Diversity Training. It Would Reshape Higher Ed.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Kate Marijolovic Martin León Barreto for The Chronicle The far-reaching proposal covers diversity training, faculty performance reviews, graduation requirements, the enrollment of Chinese students, and more.

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The Journey to a Million applicants to HE starts today

Wonkhe

UCAS is forecasting a million applicants to HE by 2030. Chief executive Clare Marchant introduces the data projections that will start a thousand conversations The post The Journey to a Million applicants to HE starts today appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Iowa Wesleyan University to close at the end of the academic year

Higher Ed Dive

The private nonprofit institution attributed the decision to changing enrollment and the state’s governor refusal to provide federal pandemic aid funds.

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Equitably recognizing and rewarding women faculty of color (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Joya Misra, Dawn Culpepper and KerryAnn O’Meara offer four strategies for ensuring workload and rewards systems equitably recognize the efforts of women faculty of color. Job Tags: FACULTY JOBS Ad keywords: diversity faculty Section: Diversity Editorial Tags: Career Advice Faculty Show on Jobs site: Image Source: Drazen Zigic/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: Joya Misra Dawn Culpepper KerryAnn O'Meara Is this diversity newsletter?

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1 in 4 Prospective Students Ruled Out Colleges Due to Their States' Political Climates

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Eva Surovell Racial equity and reproductive rights were the top policy issues cited by high-school seniors in weighing colleges, an Art & Science Group survey found.

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Why an identity clash means practitioners can struggle as academics

Wonkhe

Great practitioners can struggle to fit in as academics. Jacqueline Baxter explores what the research says can help them The post Why an identity clash means practitioners can struggle as academics appeared first on Wonkhe.

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If race-conscious admissions end, selective colleges would struggle to create diverse classes

Higher Ed Dive

A new Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce analysis comes ahead of the highly anticipated Supreme Court ruling on the issue.

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A legal blow to Internet Archive, controlled digital lending

Inside Higher Ed

Image: On Friday, a federal judge in New York ruled that the Internet Archive violated U.S. copyright law when it digitized countless physical books from four major book publishers and offered them online. The highly anticipated verdict concerning the nonprofit’s behemoth online lending operation —3.6 million books protected by copyrights, including 33,000 of the publishers’ titles—was swift, landing days after the March 20 hearing.

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Black Men’s Mental Health Addressed During Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College hosted its first Spring Symposium addressing health issues for African American men. Taken place at the Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff’s Library, the “Changing the Paradigm” symposium began its two-day conference with a discussion on mental health. Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough , Interim Executive Director for BMRI, wants the symposium to dive deeply into mental health and how it affects Black men and their communities.

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What’s happened to autonomy and peer review?

Wonkhe

The demission of the QAA as Designated Quality Body appears to Richard Harrison to be another step in a long and concerning retreat from academic autonomy The post What’s happened to autonomy and peer review? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville faculty object to potential acquisition of the University of Phoenix

Higher Ed Dive

The for-profit’s history of poor student outcomes is one reason the system should not go through with a purchase, the faculty senate said.

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In defense of languages (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In the age of Google Translate and ChatGPT, one might reasonably ask what the goal of learning foreign languages is. After all, artificial intelligence is more than capable of getting most messages across, typo-free and complete with flawless grammar and punctuation. Why put ourselves and our students through the tedium of verb endings, endless pronouns and the often-stultifying niceties of syntax?

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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the past three decades, U.S. academic employment has dramatically shifted from mostly full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty to mostly contingent positions. That's according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)which provides data depicting the shift away from tenure to contingent faculty at most U.S. colleges and universities.

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We need to talk about postdoc career development

Wonkhe

The idea that a postdoc is a route to an academic career downplays other career possibilities. Lucy Williams and James Howard have been helping postdocs prosper with tailored advice and support The post We need to talk about postdoc career development appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Ed Department directs colleges to get eligible students on SNAP before expansion expires

Higher Ed Dive

Simplified rules for gaining food benefits will rescind shortly after the declared end of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11.

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Postdocs need to reach out to talk with and support each other (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Category: Carpe Careers The impulse to reach out and talk to another human being is what will help you the most right now—and also in the future, writes Briana Mohan. Job Tags: Research staff / postdocs Editorial Tags: Career Advice Postdocs Show on Jobs site: Image Source: calvindexter/digitalvision vectors/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?

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Florida city bans ‘political’ events of 10-plus people in all parks, streets, and sidewalks

FIRE

UPDATE (April 6, 2023): On April 5, the Belleair Beach city attorney responded to FIRE’s letter and said the city has initiated a process to amend the ordinance to eliminate its unconstitutional defects.

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Is everyone onboard the journey to a million?

Wonkhe

UCAS projects a million applicants by 2030 - David Kernohan asks if the government is ready enough to ensure providers can cope The post Is everyone onboard the journey to a million? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Community college enrollments show uptick in spring 2023

Higher Ed Dive

First-year and dual enrollment students drove increases, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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Spring enrollment steady, just not for all institutions

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Rising numbers of community college students kept total enrollment across all sectors of higher education flat this spring despite a decline in the largest category of institutions by share of enrollment: public four-year universities. Data released today by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center come after enrollment declines at colleges and universities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New York Knicks Partner with Verizon to Honor HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The New York Knicks partnered with Verizon to honor historically Black college and universities (HBCUs) Mar. 27, with one 18-year-old high school senior from Harlem receiving a scholarship, Patch reported. Bri Butler getting surprised during the Mar. 27 Knicks game Bri Butler was awarded on the court Monday night, during the Knicks’s game against the Houston Rockets in Madison Square Garden.

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Higher education postcard: examinations

Wonkhe

Today’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag may bring you out in a cold sweat The post Higher education postcard: examinations appeared first on Wonkhe.

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College applicants still aren’t submitting SAT, ACT scores at pre-pandemic levels

Higher Ed Dive

Only 4% of Common App’s member institutions required test scores for 2022-23, according to new data from the organization.

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Open Letter to Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway

Academe Blog

BY JENNIFER RUTH In “Rutgers Unions Prepare to Surf the Strike Wave,” Hank Kalet wrote for the blog about the authorization-to-strike vote to be held at Rutgers. The vote was held and 94 percent of Rutgers AAUP-AFT members voted “yes.” Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway has been using scare tactics to intimidate the Rutgers community.

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Struggling Schools Should Look to Merge Much Earlier, Say Experts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As colleges struggle to cope with declining enrollment as the influx of federal COVID-19 money dries up, a wave of closures is widely expected. Already this year, at least six campuses are expected to shutter, including Finlandia University, Cazenovia College , and, after an announcement last week, Iowa Wesleyan University. But experts believe that some institutions could be saved if their leaders were more open to a different option: merging with other schools before their circumstances grow de

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Podcast: Access and participation, applications, mental health, Turnitin

Wonkhe

In our final podcast before the Easter break, OfS has published the first Equality of Opportunity Risk Register for English HE. But are there some big risks missing? The post Podcast: Access and participation, applications, mental health, Turnitin appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Government must act fast to protect students and colleges from Silicon Valley’s economic threat

Higher Ed Dive

Colleges’ increasing dependence on private-sector ed tech firms leaves them open to risk, says the head of the Student Borrower Protection Center.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. The 181-year-old private university made the announcement Tuesday , following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees to cease operations at the end of the current academic year.

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Housing and Urban Development Department Gives $5.5 Million to Texas Southern and NC A&T for Centers of Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced awards totaling $5.5 million to create or strengthen Centers of Excellence (COE) conducting housing and community development research. Marcia Fudge The money – for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) – was split between two schools. Texas Southern University (TSU) received $3 million and North Carolina A&T University (N.C.

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The OfS’ new approach to regulating access and participation

Wonkhe

A national equality of opportunity risk register will drive new iterations of access and participation plans. Team Wonkhe chat to EORR and plot the latest dashboard data The post The OfS’ new approach to regulating access and participation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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