MindMax
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Are you considering working with an enrollment management partner to grow enrollments at your college or university? If you’re like many of the schools we partner with, you may initially feel apprehensive about seeking third-party support. Could an outside company ever possibly understand the nuances of your school’s mission , programs, and prospective students well enough to deliver meaningful results?
The Academic Designer
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Informational interviews can help you get from PhD to Life. Meet career coach Dr. Jen Polk who joins me to talk about info interviews and networking.
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Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Image: Active learning, or instructional methods that actively engage students in their own learning, is on the rise. So, too, are physical spaces dedicated to this kind of teaching. These are positive developments from the perspective of groups such as the Association of American Universities and the American Association of Colleges and Universities, which promote high-impact practices that increase student engagement and deep learning.
Cisco blogs - Education
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Victoria University (VU) has established a reputation for embracing innovation and technology in pursuit of enhancing the student and campus experience. VU’s decision to adopt the Block Model – where students learn subjects in intensive bursts – is a notable example of VU’s willingness to think creatively about long-standing challenges in education.
Campus Technology
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
ASUS has announced the launch of its ExpertBook B3 detachable (B3000) laptop, designed for student education. Its 21-hour-long battery life is one of its major attractions, the company said in a recent release. It features top-up 15-second charging to provide 45 minutes of use.
Higher Education Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Title: National Student Aid Profile: Overview of 2022 Federal Programs Source: NASFAA Federal financial aid programs play a critical role for students as college costs continue to rise. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) recently released its annual publication outlining student aid available at the federal level.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Blog: Learning Innovation What do universities mean when they talk about “online education”? This is a question that Marc T. Austin , associate provost and dean of Augusta University Online , wanted to figure out. So, he did some quick research. This Q&A with Marc is about what he found. Q: What was the research question you wanted to answer, and what made you want to answer it?
University Leadership Central brings together the best content for university leaders and administrators from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Campus Technology
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Finalsite, a website provider for K–12 schools, has acquired Anthology’s Blackboard K–12 Community Engagement division, which includes Blackboard Web Community Manager, Blackboard Connect, Blackboard Reach, Blackboard Mass Notifications, and the Blackboard Mobile Communications App, according to a news announcement.
Terminalfour
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Higher education can no longer ignore the surging popularity and reach of TikTok if they want to keep their social media strategies current and on track. We look at 5 ways universities are using TikTok to their advantage.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
It’s the beginning of the semester, and here on campus, faculty have begun distributing syllabi to students imagining the challenges they will be facing in the coming academic year. Everyone is wondering about the threat of COVID-19. Some want to ignore it completely, thinking it’s just one of the many health risks that we all navigate. Others (especially those who don’t like commuting) want to have as little unprotected contact with other people as possible: all Zoom, all the
Higher Education Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
By Adrianna Kezar and Elizabeth Holcombe More than two years after the murder of George Floyd and the racial reckoning that arose in its wake, urgency around equity-minded and anti-racist work in higher education continues to increase. Student and community stakeholders are pressing college and university leaders for evidence of action and increased accountability around.
Campus Technology
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
As flexible work policies become the norm, institutions must rethink their approach to employee engagement and workforce culture. Here's how Southern New Hampshire University is building a remote-first workplace centered on the employee experience.
Campus Sonar
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Is National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) in your fall content calendar? How was Pride Month? Do you already have plans for Black History Month? These are the wrong questions. This year, a brave marketer asked me how she should respond to an executive who asked her to spend a majority of her time researching “diversity days” and ensuring social media content was created to recognize them.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Image: All but two public flagship universities nationally increased the percentage of out-of-state students in their freshman classes from 2002 to 2018, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. The share of out-of-state students rose 55 percent, on average, after 2002, while the percentage of in-state students dropped 15 percent on average, the report showed.
Liaison International
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Find out how recent employment trends are adding to the challenges the pandemic created for colleges and universities — and what you can do about it. American workers have been leaving their jobs in droves while the world has been adjusting to the havoc — and opportunities — created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees of the nation’s colleges and universities are no different.
Campus Technology
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
In partnership with the Black Economic Alliance Foundation (BEA Foundation), Cisco has committed $5 million in grants and technical services to fuel entrepreneurship at historically Black colleges and universities.
Academic Computing
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Recently, Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua, Eva Marinus and I acted as guest editors of a special issue at the Computer Science Education journal. The special issue was distinctive because it only accepted replication studies, and reviewed them as Registered Reports. Registered Reports are a new way to publish science: you peer review the study’s design, before the study has been carried out: (Image Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License from COS.).
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Sometimes even flawed information can be useful after all, writes Daniel F. Chambliss. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: BernardaSv/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?
eLiterate
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
EdSurge’s Daniel Mollencamp has published a piece called “ What a Homework Help Site’s Move to Host Open Educational Resources Could Mean ” about Lumen Learning’s deal with Course Hero to transfer hosting of those OER textbooks from Lumen’s site to Course Hero’s. The article contains a fair bit of speculation quotes from folks who I believe miss the mark on some basic facts and implications.
Campus Technology
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
CT talks with David Stewart, managing director of Purdue's Quantum Science and Engineering Institute, about the directions quantum education is taking as the Quantum Science Center's program planners reflect on this year's Quantum Summer School and look forward to next year.
Rena Seltzer, Leader Academic
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
My clients from historically marginalized groups frequently express frustration at carrying heavier service and advising loads than their white and/or male counterparts. Research validates that there is an inequitable distribution of tasks that don’t “count” for promotion. For too long, the majority of strategies I had to offer left the burden of managing the problem on those who were already negatively impacted.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Image: Transfer enrollment from two-year institutions to four-year bachelor’s degree programs continued to decline during the 2021–22 academic year, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Transfer enrollments had already experienced steep decline during the pandemic’s first year, and the new report shows that trend continued into its second.
Higher Education Inquirer
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
State Universities are using Google Ads to boost enrollment numbers. While for-profit colleges, community colleges, and small private schools received the most attention in the first iteration of the College Meltdown, regional public universities (and a few flagship schools) have also experienced financial challenges, reorganizations, and mergers, enrollment losses, layoffs and resignations, off-campus learning site closings and campus dorm closings, lower graduation rates, and the necessity to
UW Presidential Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Today marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, and the theme this year, “ Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation ” couldn’t be more apt or timely. By now, it’s cliché to point out that we are in the midst of a polarized and deeply divided time in our nation’s history, but we cannot afford to shrug or look away from this crisis.
The Higher Ed Marketer
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
The liberal arts education has evolved. Students not only need skills developed from classic education subjects for career readiness but also to be able to continuously adjust as the world around them changes. They need the ability to learn how to learn. . Dr. Lake Lambert began his tenure as the 16th President of Hanover College in 2015 and is the former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Mercer University in Macon, Ga.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Image: For decades, Jewel Bell was a staple of King University, a small Christian college in Bristol, Tenn. She was a confidante for students and later a gatekeeper to the president’s office. She was also a living witness to events big and small at King and the larger world: from the desegregation of Bristol and King and the broader civil rights movement to an expansion of student enrollment and programs at King and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Change Leader, Inc.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Rick Beyer discuss innovative approaches and success strategies for struggling small to medium-sized colleges and universities. Rick shares his perspective on the use of shared services in Higher Education, and how it can drive innovation and efficiency, both strategically and tactically to strengthen smaller schools while enabling them to remain independent.
ACRLog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The CARL Competencies. How do you envision your role as an academic librarian? With your job description? The vision and mission statements of your library or institution? Direction from your supervisor or administration? And do you have the knowledge, skills, and values to support this work? The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) developed a list of competencies for academic librarians, which were updated in 2020.
Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Thursday 8th September I had the privilege of running an online workshop for FLANZ to explore the potential of a range of different pedagogical approaches that might apply to different educational sectors in New Zealand and Australia. See Transcript The Innovating Pedagogy 2022 is the 10th annual report from the Open University (UK) exploring new forms in interactive and innovative practice of teaching, learning and assessment.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean It’s college ranking season again. It’s the time of year when I manage to believe two things at once: the U.S. News rankings are ridiculous, and Williams beating Amherst is right and proper. Tim Burke’s reflections on college rankings are well worth the read, if you haven’t seen them.
Georgia Tech President's Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Carbice Grand Opening on the Beltline. bhodges35. Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Reading Time: 10 minutes Has a prospective student shown interest in your school? Have they shared their contact information to learn more about what your school has to offer? If yes, then it’s time for you to trigger your recruitment email campaign. . Email is an integral marketing tactic for engaging prospective students and nurturing their interest in your school.
Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
University Leaders will doubtless come away from the latest round of late summer conferences with ideas about how to seize some real estate in Metaverse. With some caveats, I would suggest it is worthwhile that Universities start thinking now about how to harness the potential. If you are looking to review institutional strategies in light of the challenges and opportunities presented by the Metaverse, please feel free to get in touch.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to give $100 million over the next five years to six nonprofit organizations, or “transformation intermediaries.” The group will be tasked with helping at least 250 higher ed institutions to boost student success and close equity gaps, foundation officials said in a press call Thursday. The organizations selected were the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Complete Col
Georgia Tech President's Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Reflections on rankings?. Susie Ivy. Monday, September 12, 2022.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
A preprint study on the link between scholarly performance and compensation finds that cumulative research productivity was more strongly related to compensation for men versus women—but only in STEM fields, not in the social and behavioral sciences. In STEM, women with the relatively high h-index productivity and citation measure of 49 were paid $6,000 less than their male counterparts at that level, for example.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean For various day job–related reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about general education requirements and what we really want students to have, or do, or be able to do. In the language of higher ed administration and policy, that often gets expressed in the language of “learning outcomes” or “competencies,” and there are valid reasons for that.
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