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Ben Sasse hit the jackpot with his University of Florida contract

Higher Ed Dive

A five-year contract's $10 million value isn't even the most unusual benefit the Nebraska senator will receive when he changes jobs, two experts find.

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Levelling up or levelling down?

Wonkhe

Research and innovation projects funded through EU structural funds are rapidly approaching a cliff edge. Paul Boyle breaks down the implementation issues with the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The post Levelling up or levelling down? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Get Your Ticket to 10 Keys to Building an Incredible Brand for Academics LIVE

The Academic Designer

I'm teaming up with Dr. Sheena Howard to bring you a live VIP event for academics. You're invited!

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How the Largest Higher-Ed Strike in U.S. History Blew Up Finals

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Grace Mayer and Carolyn Kuimelis. Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News, Getty Images Gloria Bartolo, a doctoral student in molecular biology, leads a strike march by UCLA postdocs on Thursday. Across the University of California, students and professors aren't sure how they'll get through the end of the term.

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Why doesn’t the Education Department collect racial data on college applicants?

Higher Ed Dive

A new report calls for gathering deeper information on other admissions factors, too, like institutions’ legacy preferences and early decision programs.

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From tea to civic action

Wonkhe

At Aston University, hard work and chance encounters all played a role in harnessing the power of community organising to address issues faced by local businesses and workers. Monder Ram and Angela Jeffery tell us more. The post From tea to civic action appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester

Faculty Focus

If you have taught before, then you are familiar with the grumpy time of the semester. This is when the semester starts to feel long. It is usually about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through the semester when we (and our students) start to feel a little grumpier. We believe there is value in acknowledging this eventuality, naming it, and then proactively and intentionally devising plans for what to do when we get into the grumpy time of the semester.

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Purdue University reinstates admissions test requirements for fall 2024

Higher Ed Dive

Like many colleges, the public institution waived SAT and ACT mandates amid the pandemic. It joins MIT bucking a trend of remaining test-optional.

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Still the China question

Wonkhe

A year on from their landmark report Jo Johnson, Jonathan Adams, and Jonathan Grant find that little has been done to mitigate the risk implicit in closer academic links between the UK and China. The post Still the China question appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Australia hosts annual Global Agent Week

The PIE News

Australia has spent the week celebrating its biggest export economy with a virtual showcase and conference for all professional recruiters and agencies sending students to study in the country. Global Agent Week 2022 opened with a ministerial address from Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell. “The Albanese Government supports our world-class international education sector,” Farrell said, highlighting commitment to the sector by the highest echelons of the Australian government.

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Cisco and Victoria University – a partnership with deep connections and new possibilities

Cisco blogs - Education

The breadth and depth of Cisco’s strategic relationship with Victoria University has been described as allowing the university to do things they couldn’t otherwise touch in a new video profiling the University’s partnership with Cisco. Cisco’s partnership extends well beyond the supply of technology enabling administration, teaching and learning and research.

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What it’s like to be a university’s first woman and first lay president — and then do it again

Higher Ed Dive

Colleges risk losing sight of missions that aren't widely owned, says Tania Tetlow, who started at Fordham in July after four years at Loyola New Orleans.

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What is behind the remarkable rise in students coming from Nigeria to study?

Wonkhe

There's been a ten-fold increase in the number of Nigerians coming to study in the UK. Jim Dickinson and Livia Scott try to work out what's driving that demand. The post What is behind the remarkable rise in students coming from Nigeria to study? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Experience Healthcare Scenarios

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Augusta University’s College of Nursing realized it needed to better train students on how to support family members when patients are near the end of life after recent graduates told faculty how emotionally unprepared they were the first time they faced the situation.

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Report finds faculty diversity isn't meeting student needs

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Faculty diversity is positively associated with student success across a variety of metrics. Black and Latino students are more likely to graduate when they see themselves represented in their instructors, for instance. But the benefits of faculty diversity aren’t just evident among historically underrepresented students: research suggests that engaging with diverse instructors, perspectives and ideas benefits all students —including in the development of empathy and problem-s

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10 higher ed associations try to tackle confusing financial aid offers — again

Higher Ed Dive

A new Paying for College Transparency Initiative will try to make college financial aid offers more transparent. But it's not the first push of its kind.

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Higher education in the labyrinth: a tale of managing enormous risks arising from insoluble problems

Wonkhe

James Coe considers approaches to deal with the difficult, diffuse, and occasionally dangerous problems facing the sector. The post Higher education in the labyrinth: a tale of managing enormous risks arising from insoluble problems appeared first on Wonkhe.

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UK: More students switching to skilled worker visa on arrival

The PIE News

Stakeholders in the UK sector are reporting increasing numbers of international students dropping out soon after enrolment in order to accept employment offers in the care sector. Changes to the skilled worker visa system mean that applicants are no longer required to hold a degree level qualification to apply. Students who can secure a job offer from an employer approved by the Home Office, can then apply to switch from the student route visa to the skilled worker visa immediately, without any

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For cybercriminals, the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year

University Business

With Thanksgiving break under wraps, school districts and higher education institutions have their final holiday to look forward to as 2022 comes to a close: Christmas break. Unfortunately, administrators must understand that while they’re on break, criminal actors simply aren’t. The education sector is especially vulnerable to cyberattacks over the holidays—that’s the conclusion of a global survey of 1.203 cybersecurity professionals by Cybereason, a cybersecurity technology c

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College completion rates stall at 62.3%, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

The latest rate, which is essentially the same as the prior year’s figure, masks concerning declines among White, Black and Latinx students.

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Universities are not confident in meeting green campus targets

Wonkhe

Research from Shakespeare Martineau finds that universities still have a long way to go to meet ambitious green campus targets. Smita Jamdar has the findings. The post Universities are not confident in meeting green campus targets appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Analyzing the return on investment for online education

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Though higher education has historically been a reliable economic engine for individuals and the economy, college insiders have long failed to convey the industry’s value to students, parents, employers and policy makers who question the investment, Kathleen Ives and Deborah Seymour argue in their new book, Using ROI for Strategic Planning of Online Education.

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Dartmouth Launches Fellowship Program for STEM Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Ellesse-Roselee Akré, assistant professor of health policy and clinical practice at the Dartmouth Institute Dr. Ellesse-Roselee Akré has always understood the value of diversity in STEM fields In the first year of her Ph.D program, she worked with researchers who were studying why people making 300-400% of the federal poverty level were not signing up for Obamac

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Judge rejects Grand Canyon University’s bid to overturn its for-profit status

Higher Ed Dive

The ruling says the Education Department has the power to determine whether it considers colleges for-profits for federal financial aid purposes.

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Higher Education Postcard – Swansea Training College

Wonkhe

This week's card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to an important place for women’s education in Wales. The post Higher Education Postcard – Swansea Training College appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Texas Proposes Sharing Information Security Expertise Across Higher Ed and State Agencies

Campus Technology

The Texas Department of Information Resources, in its newly released Biennial Performance Report, has asked the state legislature to make it easier for higher education institutions and other state agencies to have dedicated information security officers by allowing them to share ISOs regionally.

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Duke University Uses Peer Mentorship to Support First-Generation, Low-Income Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Dr. Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student. DukeLIFE (Lower-Income, First-Generation Engagement) is dedicated to supporting the 20% of Duke’s student population that identifies as first-generation, low-income (FGLI).

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Ohio State President Kristina Johnson plans to leave after less than 3 years

Higher Ed Dive

The flagship did not comment directly on reports that staff raised concerns about the president or say why she is leaving. It said she is proud of her record.

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18 things we spotted in the September 2022 board papers

Wonkhe

OfS keeps publishing board papers - David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson keep reading them. Here's the highlights from the only board meeting held under Liz Truss' premiership. The post 18 things we spotted in the September 2022 board papers appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Remove international student numbers from migration figures, say MPs

The PIE News

A prominent parliamentary group advocating for international students in the UK has called for the cohort to be taken out of net migration figures as talks continue on planned migration cuts. The UK PM Rishi Sunak said on November 24, in response to the highest ever net migration figures , that the government will look at the issue of overseas students studying “low-quality degrees”, which has prompted an outcry from the sector.

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Students Sue Yale, Alleges Systemic Discrimination Against Students with Mental Health Disabilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students and an advocacy group are suing Yale University, alleging systemic discrimination against students with mental health disabilities, CNN reported. The lawsuit – filed Wednesday in Connecticut federal court – claims that the school discriminated against students with mental health disabilities and forced students to withdraw after exhibiting severe mental health disability symptoms.

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Research shows deep class and wealth divisions between faculty and broader society. Can colleges change that?

Higher Ed Dive

Amid worries that faculty backgrounds limit what gets taught and researched, some critics say upper-class faculty are a feature of the system, not a bug.

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The state of recruitment from China

Wonkhe

Concerns about recruitment from China never seem to go away - David Kernohan plots the reality of one of the UK's largest markets for international recruitment. The post The state of recruitment from China appeared first on Wonkhe.

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4 things leaders should know about stalled college completion rates

University Business

College completion rates flattened this year, with slight and similar decreases in the number of white, Black, and Latinx graduates compared to 2021. The 62.3% completion rate in 2022 barely changed from last year’s rate of 62.2%, which followed a 1.2% compared to 2020, according to the latest Completing College report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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Taking the long view of the presidency (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

I am serving in my 13th year as the president of Central College in Pella, Iowa—my 40th year in higher education. While I certainly have presidential colleagues who have equaled or exceeded my years of leadership service, I have become increasingly concerned by the number of public and private institutions that have appointed as many as four presidents during the dozen years I have been in this role.

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Binghamton University and Broome Community College ask SUNY trustees to weigh integration proposal

Higher Ed Dive

The idea comes a decade after several other SUNY campuses tried sharing presidents, but leaders say discussions are still in an early phase.

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Podcast: Immigration, China, PTES, graduate mobility

Wonkhe

This week on the podcast we consider the fall out from last week’s immigration figures. Is a crackdown on international students really on its way from government? The post Podcast: Immigration, China, PTES, graduate mobility appeared first on Wonkhe.

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