The freedom of speech act in practice
Wonkhe
MAY 28, 2023
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act is now law. "Now what?" asks Mike Ratcliffe The post The freedom of speech act in practice appeared first on Wonkhe.
Wonkhe
MAY 28, 2023
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act is now law. "Now what?" asks Mike Ratcliffe The post The freedom of speech act in practice appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 30, 2023
Relatively few two-year college students go on to selective institutions, but some higher ed leaders are creating new pathways to change that.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 30, 2023
By David Jesse A new study found that 53 percent of leaders appointed to R1 research universities since the fall of 2021 are women, though men still lead 70 percent of those institutions.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 1, 2023
Dr. Badia Ahad will become dean of Oxford College at Emory University, effective Aug. 1. Dr. Badia Ahad Ahad is currently vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of English at Loyola University Chicago. “I think my most important role as dean will be to ensure that students, faculty and staff have the tools and the resources that they need to be and to do their best,” Ahad said.
Wonkhe
MAY 29, 2023
What's the point in a degree in dance? And how many dancers does the country need? Eleanor McCarthy reflects on the pattern of provision that ensues when metrics take over The post Even dance degrees are valuable appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 2, 2023
Proposals to restrict or outright ban tenure were popular among conservative lawmakers — but they never made it to the finish line.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JUNE 2, 2023
Analytics have taken hold in modern American society, with so-called Big Data helping to disrupt everything from politics and baseball to the ads you’re being fed on this very browser. Collecting, interpreting and disseminating data is not a revolutionary concept. Yet, as technology has allowed for information to be gathered and digested more quickly and easily, the field of data analytics has grown tremendously, a trend that is expected to continue.
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Wonkhe
MAY 29, 2023
Ahead of a parliamentary debate on student mental health and disability, Jim Dickinson reviews the results of a Petitions Committee survey of students and parents The post Where is the line between tailoring and universality in mental health support? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 2, 2023
The system will send letters informing students in the coming days, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
The PIE News
JUNE 1, 2023
The UK says it has “recommitted” to the aims of its international education strategy days after the government announced plans to end rules allowing international taught masters students to bring dependants with them to the country. The government said it is “firmly committed” to meeting and sustaining the 600,000 international students per year, which the UK first achieved a decade ahead of schedule.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 31, 2023
Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo will become president of Kentucky State University, effective Jul. 1. Dr. Koffi Akakpo Most recently, Akakpo has served as the president and CEO of Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC). Previously, he was vice president for business, administrative, and student services, COO, and chief student services officer at North Central State College (NCSC); and director of academic financial planning & management at Central State University.
Wonkhe
MAY 31, 2023
What might be behind the downward trend in students engaging with careers services? Chris Rea sets out new research findings and suggests some answers The post Student engagement in careers activities is in decline appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 1, 2023
The Association of American Universities is highly selective, having only invited a handful of institutions to its ranks in the last decade.
HEPI
MAY 29, 2023
Dr John Cater is the Vice-Chancellor of Edge Hill University. Last month, he demonstrated that he was not a ‘proper’ geographer. This article demonstrates that he is not a ‘proper’ economist. A Utility Equation is a mathematical construct, a formula doubtless known to Rishi Sunak and all who followed the discipline to Level 3 at 18. The construct is grounded in microeconomics, an abstract value you gain from a preference, the satisfaction you gain from a selection.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 30, 2023
Clark Atlanta University (CAU) and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) have launched the NCBCP Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., Institute for Leadership, Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment and Social Justice (NCBCP TWD Jr. Institute) at CAU. Part of the launch will be a 2-day event – May 31-Jun. 1 in Atlanta – to bring together leaders in civil rights, economic, labor, education, environmental, youth, and social justice to share strategies and research, build coalitions and col
Wonkhe
MAY 31, 2023
England new higher education free speech tsar has argued that the IHRA definition of antisemitism "chills" debate on campus. Jim Dickinson considers the implications The post It’s back to square one on free speech. Is antisemitism protected or banned? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 1, 2023
The other major college admission exam, the SAT, will be delivered digitally in the U.S. next year.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 31, 2023
After a string of scandals over California State University leaders’ handling of sexual misconduct allegations, an external review found the system’s Title IX procedures to be “insufficient” and “unreliable.” When California State University chancellor Joseph I. Castro resigned last spring amid accusations that he mishandled sexual misconduct allegations against a colleague during his tenure as president of Fresno State, CSU’s Board of Trustees ordered a full external review of the system’s Titl
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 1, 2023
Minnesota students who are undocumented immigrants will be eligible for the state's new tuition-free college program , Axios reported. Sen. Omar Fateh The "North Star Promise" aims to cover tuition at two- or four-year schools in the University of Minnesota or Minnesota State systems for those whose families make $80,000 or less a year. "We want to make sure that when we're expanding opportunities for everybody, we're doing it for all Minnesotans, regardless of background, regardless of their do
Wonkhe
MAY 31, 2023
Graduate employment rates are rising, but it's still early days for graduate outcomes data. David Kernohan takes on on a tour The post HESA spring 2023: Graduate outcomes appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 2, 2023
The proposal would also require institutions to estimate students’ monthly loan payments.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 30, 2023
How dare colleges preach diversity while slashing language study? By Eric Adler Randall Enos for The Chronicle How dare colleges preach diversity while slashing language study?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 30, 2023
Student-athletes, professionals, and athletic influencers convened at the 2023 Black Student Athlete Summit. The Eight HBCU Student-Athlete Fellows The four-day event – the NCAA Department of Inclusion, Education, and Community Engagement (IECE) was a sponsor – was hosted by The University of Southern California. It featured corporate recruiting; presentations; engagement activities; and sessions on topics such as mental health, performance and success in life; and brand development.
Wonkhe
JUNE 1, 2023
A recent study found first-in-family students benefiting more from chance encounters and lucky breaks than a truly meritocratic system might suppose. Louise Archer explains The post Working class young people still often rely on luck for social mobility appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 1, 2023
But representation for women of color at the top tier of university leadership has not kept pace.
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 1, 2023
A mix of optimism and anxiety defined this year’s NAFSA conference, three years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended international higher ed. WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week’s conference of NAFSA, an association of international educators, marked the 75th anniversary of the organization, and the mood was celebratory.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 31, 2023
Dr. Lisa Cardoza Lisa Cardoza has been appointed president of California’s American River College. Cardoza holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in social sciences of education from Stanford University and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Wonkhe
JUNE 1, 2023
In this special half term episode of the podcast, Wonkhe's Editor in Chief Mark Leach chats to Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles The post Podcast: In conversation with Jeremy Miles appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 2, 2023
Nondefense programs would see flat funding in FY 2024, and the legislation would rescind unspent COVID-19 emergency relief funds.
The PIE News
MAY 29, 2023
An ongoing marking boycott could prevent international students from staying in the UK once they graduate, a leading university has warned. In a joint statement , Cambridge University and the Cambridge branch of the University and College Union, warned that academic strikes could mean that international students are unable to apply for post-study graduate visas on completion of their course.
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 31, 2023
Facing a possible closure due to financial struggles, the King’s College in New York announced Wednesday that it is exploring a partnership with another Christian university that will allow it to remain open.
Wonkhe
MAY 30, 2023
As Graduate Outcomes data for 2020-21 is released, Ben Cooper wonders why it is so hard to get from the open data to the regulatory indicators The post Why everyone has their own graduate outcomes metric appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 31, 2023
But 68% still said race and ethnicity should have little to no importance when factored in the acceptance process.
ACRLog
MAY 30, 2023
Inspired by April Hines’s recent tweet about what academic librarians can learn from public librarians, I’ve been thinking about the topic myself. It’s been especially front of mind as someone who transitioned from working at public library branches to working at a community college library. Similar to April, I’ve also heard academic librarians shy away from conferences that they consider to be too focused on public library issues, such as social work and safety and/or security
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MAY 30, 2023
More than 37 million people attended college football games in 2022. That’s a full rebound from pre-pandemic levels and a reminder to university administrators and IT leaders that the ecosystems that develop on game days can be as challenging to manage as the campus itself. The largest venues in higher education can fit more than 100,000 fans, and the capacity even medium-sized football stadiums can dwarf entire campus enrollments.
Wonkhe
MAY 30, 2023
For David Winter, salaries and outcomes are used to map social mobility because data is available rather than because they are a good tool for the job The post We need better ways to measure social mobility appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 1, 2023
A bill would ban the practice for students seeking their transcripts for jobs but not for those wanting to transfer to other institutions.
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