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How Much Do Students Really Read?

Inside Higher Ed

Students are turning to YouTube, podcasts and ChatGPT-crafted summaries rather than actually reading their assignments for class. Professors are unsure how to adapt. Ava Wherley likes to read—especially thrillers. She rarely reads nonfiction, but when she does, she prefers suspenseful tales of true crime. Reading for school is another matter. Wherley, a sophomore biology major at the University of Florida, is assigned about 100 pages of reading a week for three classes—most of which she skips in

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Rising costs, student debt turn graduate degrees into a ‘risky’ proposition, research finds

Higher Ed Dive

Georgetown University researchers said that tuition and fees tripled over two decades, while earnings prospects remain uneven.

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Black and Asian students experience the curriculum as less culturally sensitive

Wonkhe

Outcomes get all the attention, but what about the experience gaps by ethnicity which persist in UK higher education?

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With $3 million gift, Berkeley prepares to build premier Ukrainian studies program

The Berkeley Blog

The top-ranked Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is undertaking a $9 million campaign to add more Ukrainian scholarship and programming. The post With $3 million gift, Berkeley prepares to build premier Ukrainian studies program appeared first on Berkeley News.

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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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New Laws in 27 States Could Keep Students From Voting

Inside Higher Ed

Dozens of restrictive laws passed since 2020 could impact student voters this year, from shortened timelines for absentee ballots to new restrictions on using student IDs. In the last presidential election, an out-of-state student going to college in Ohio wouldn’t have to do much to vote in the state beyond registering and bringing proof of residence—a bank statement, a utility bill or even a paycheck listing their Ohio address—to the polls.

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Miles College to buy shuttered Birmingham-Southern’s campus

Higher Ed Dive

Just miles apart, both institutions struggled with declining enrollment in recent years. But Birmingham-Southern couldn’t rebound financially.

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‘U.S. News’ ranks UC Berkeley No. 2 public school in the country

The Berkeley Blog

For over two decades, Berkeley has almost always been ranked as the No. 1 or No. 2 public school in the country. The post ‘U.S. News’ ranks UC Berkeley No. 2 public school in the country appeared first on Berkeley News.

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The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers

Inside Higher Ed

The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers kathryn.palmer… Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM A federal antitrust lawsuit against a group of megapublishers highlights how academia’s system of rewarding researchers for publishing in certain journals has undermined their leverage.

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What traits make a great college president?

Higher Ed Dive

Top education executives most commonly listed attributes like trustworthiness and resilience as very relevant to their presidencies in a recent study by Academic Search.

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How to become competent over competence standards

Wonkhe

Considerable confusion still surrounds competence standards and reasonable adjustments in higher education. Duncan Abrahart hits the minimum Considerable confusion still surrounds competence standards and reasonable adjustments in higher education.

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Going to College Doesn’t Have to Suck

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child.

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The Long-Awaited FAFSA Autopsy Is Here

Inside Higher Ed

The Long-Awaited FAFSA Autopsy Is Here Liam Knox Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:26 AM A new government investigation dissects the federal aid form’s botched rollout. It paints a familiar picture of bureaucratic bungling, with some telling new details.

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Princeton, MIT, Harvard sit atop U.S. News college rankings — again

Higher Ed Dive

After methodological changes unveiled last year, the latest list shows more stability.

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The Jacqui Smith doctrine

Wonkhe

As the dust settles on Labour’s annual conference, Jonathan Simons has scried an emerging policy agenda – and even come up with an acronym for it As the dust settles on Labour’s annual conference, Jonathan Simons has scried an emerging policy agenda – and even come up with an acronym for it

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How to Future-Proof Your Higher Ed IT Infrastructure

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

While the IT needs of college campuses are always changing, it seems that the number of different requirements that students, faculty and researchers have has increased exponentially over the past five years. One of the major changes to how universities use data is artificial intelligence. AI-based tools used by researchers and students require large pools of data to analyze, as well as processing power and storage for the resulting data.

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Universities of Wisconsin Fires Joe Gow Again

Inside Higher Ed

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to fire former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow from his tenured faculty job over making pornography. The Universities of Wisconsin has fired Joe Gow for a second time over his pornographic double life: the Board of Regents voted unanimously on Friday to oust him from his tenured faculty position.

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3 Western Michigan U faculty unions vote no confidence in president

Higher Ed Dive

The resolution comes amid threats of a labor strike after protracted negotiations over compensation and healthcare.

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Culture connects, and universities can help

Wonkhe

Katy Shaw introduces some of the work universities are doing to support local areas in the way they support cultural activity

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How to Approach Higher Ed’s Hybrid Cloud Migration

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Higher education has a reputation for being slow to embrace some of the technological advancements that other industries might jump at the chance to adopt. Whether that’s because of administrative red tape or a lack of funds, colleges and universities often approach large-scale technology projects in manageable phases rather than with an overnight transformation.

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Penn Professor Amy Wax Punished for ‘Derogatory’ Statements but Won’t Lose Job

Inside Higher Ed

Penn Professor Amy Wax Punished for ‘Derogatory’ Statements but Won’t Lose Job Ryan Quinn Tue, 09/24/2024 - 03:00 AM After years of a disciplinary procedure, the lightning-rod law professor accused of “incessant racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic actions and statements” is now being punished.

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Arizona State to add tuition surcharge, close 1 campus after state funding cuts

Higher Ed Dive

With a $24 million reduction in public funds, the Arizona university warned of impacts to students.

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OfS wants universities to define sexual misconduct using the language of courtrooms. Here’s the problem with that

Wonkhe

For Nicola Campbell, the new Office for Students condition of registration on harassment and sexual misconduct still has problems with the definitions of crucial terms

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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world

University Business

Higher education is re-envisioning its offerings from the ground up to acclimate itself to the emerging demands of a digital workforce. Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions. “No matter how much technology

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Marx Redux

Inside Higher Ed

Scott McLemee interviews Paul Reitter, translator of a new English edition of Marx’s Capital. In early 1845, a young and precariously employed holder of a Ph.D. in philosophy named Karl Marx signed a contract with a German publisher for a book, in two volumes, on political economy. He had already filled notebooks with extracts from his studies in the field, and at the time likely felt like he was already reasonably far along on the project.

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Could a new Pell program eliminate racial disparities in student debt?

Higher Ed Dive

A wealth-based supplemental financial aid program would even the playing field for Black and Latine students, a new analysis shows.

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The allure of collaborative advantage and the danger of collaborative inertia

Wonkhe

Competition is everywhere in higher education, but Nic Beech and Jackie Njoroge see the value in - messy, complex, but ultimately rewarding - collaboration

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Report: HBCUs need more funding now to keep pace with digital demands

University Business

With campus IT teams reaching Amazon-like levels of service, predictive analytics boosting student enrollment and retention , and AI yet to unlock its potential, HBCUs can no longer afford to do “more with less” in higher ed’s tech-infused environment, declares a new report from Complete College America. The nonprofit, dedicated to improving equitable college completion rates, is challenging policymakers to erase longstanding funding gaps between HBCUs and predominantly white i

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Federal Agencies Aim to Boost Research at HBCUs

Inside Higher Ed

A newly launched, HBCU-specific $10 million grant program from the National Science Foundation is part of the federal government’s broader push to diversify scientific research and the STEM workforce. In the 14 years Michael Curry worked as a chemistry and materials science professor at Tuskegee University, he and his colleagues got research funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.

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Retention ripples: How campus experiences interconnect to drive or derail retention

Higher Ed Dive

Many variables play into students’ decision to stay or leave an institution. Recognizing that, many institutions are updating their retention strategies to reflect the interwoven nature of student life.

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Higher education postcard: shields of empire

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag has some errors and a mystery Higher education postcard: shields of empire

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Canada and Australia: the shift from quantity to quality – and rightly so

The PIE News

Canada, Australia and then Canada again! Canada last week announced a further capping on the number of international students that can enter the country to study in its various world-class institutions. It’s a move that is expected to hurt international students aspiring to study in the North American country – mainly Indians , who currently account for about 40% of all students studying in Canada.

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Burnout of Administrative Staff Risks ‘Destabilizing’ Colleges

Inside Higher Ed

Burnout of Administrative Staff Risks ‘Destabilizing’ Colleges Doug Lederman Thu, 09/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Research study finds staff members are regularly overworked, resulting in unsustainable model.

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How colleges can close the persistent wage gap

Higher Ed Dive

Experts pointed to pay audits, pay transparency, standardizing promotions and improving workplaces as ways to tackle the issue.

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Podcast: Labour, skills, Medr

Wonkhe

This week on the podcast Team Wonkhe has been at Labour Conference in Liverpool - we discuss what was and wasn’t said about higher education.

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Physicist Paul Richards, a pioneer in studies of the cosmic microwave background, dies at 90

The Berkeley Blog

At UC Berkeley, Richards built sensitive instruments to explore relic radiation from the Big Bang The post Physicist Paul Richards, a pioneer in studies of the cosmic microwave background, dies at 90 appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Have Americans Actually Lost Faith in Higher Education?

Inside Higher Ed

Have Americans Actually Lost Faith in Higher Education? jessica.blake@… Tue, 09/24/2024 - 03:00 AM A policy brief from New America argues the answer is no and that media organizations have oversimplified the results of public perception polls.