Higher Ed Data Stories
JANUARY 26, 2024
Enrollment, as I like to say, is complicated. But that never stopped anyone from asking a question like, "How does enrollment look?" To help answer, I downloaded IPEDS data of enrollment from 2009 to 2022, breaking it out by full-time and part-time, graduate and undergraduate, and gender, and put it into three different views, below, using the tabs across the top.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 22, 2024
A gender-critical academic has won a tribunal case against the OU, finding discrimination, harassment and constructive dismissal. Jim Dickinson explains the judgement The post Jo Phoenix wins tribunal case against the Open University appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 24, 2024
Officials said the plan is meant to right the university’s finances as it grapples with enrollment declines and long-term budgetary challenges.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 25, 2024
Western Oregon University Adopts New Grading System jessica.blake@… Thu, 01/25/2024 - 03:00 AM D and F grades will be replaced with “no credit” and will not affect students’ GPAs. University leaders say it will raise retention rates; critics say it may lower academic rigor and lead to grade inflation.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2024
Professors worry fewer of them will find their way into the discipline. By Beckie Supiano Joan Wong for the Chronicle, photos from iStock The discipline has been “hijacked by left-wing activists,” according to the state’s education commissioner. Professors say their field has been unfairly targeted.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 23, 2024
Questions of confidentiality and intellectual property relating to generative AI are still in their infancy. Stuart Nicholson, Beverly Gibbs and Manajit Chakraborty think through the issues when students are working with industry The post Caution is needed around generative AI, especially when work-based learning is involved appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 24, 2024
The head of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators voiced concerns the change will further delay financial aid offers.
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Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 26, 2024
Should Departments Make Political Statements? Sara Weissman Fri, 01/26/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of California is considering a policy to limit “personal or collective opinions” on department websites. Some say it violates academic freedom.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 21, 2024
Much of the higher education sector relies on partnership relationships. Alex Proudfoot argues that lax regulation of franchised provision is in nobody's interests except fraudsters The post Taking partnerships seriously at the outset could have avoided a franchising furore appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 24, 2024
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center offered insights into shifting enrollment trends at community colleges and HBCUs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 24, 2024
The 64th Sit-In Anniversary Breakfast and Wreath Laying is set for Feb. 1. The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University community will gather at the North Carolina A&T Alumni-Foundation Event Center to celebrate the legacy of four A&T freshmen who were keystones in the civil rights movement in 1960 during their sit-in at the downtown Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 24, 2024
Ten steps that departments could take, at zero or minimal cost, to extend basic collegiality to their contingent colleagues. By Bret C. Devereaux Ten steps that departments could take, at zero or minimal cost, to extend basic collegiality to their contingent colleagues.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 22, 2024
Steven Jones reports on new research for the Council for the Defence of British Universities revealing the wrong kind of compliance culture in some governing bodies The post Cultures of university governance need urgent attention appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 26, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to unite the state’s university system and community colleges, as well as reduce college costs for low- and moderate-income families.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 22, 2024
How Many Casualties Would a Plagiarism War Produce? Ryan Quinn Mon, 01/22/2024 - 03:00 AM If conservatives and liberals start scouring their opponents’ academic publications for stolen ideas or phrases, nobody—even plagiarism experts—knows how much grist they will find.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 21, 2024
We and many others have written about how Black males are the most disenfranchised students in our nation’s schools. Schools as a mirror of society are often hostile to Black males. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M. Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males
Wonkhe
JANUARY 20, 2024
Shân Wareing calls on the higher education sector to make sure MPs appreciate the public consequences of a decline in international students The post Policymakers need to realise that financial turbulence in higher education will hurt the whole nation appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
The complaint alleges that the for-profit failed to provide students with the number of learning hours needed to meet federal financial aid requirements.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 22, 2024
Dying to Be Heard? Elizabeth Redden Mon, 01/22/2024 - 03:00 AM Leah P. Hollis writes of the need to address workplace bullying after the tragic death of Antoinette Candia-Bailey. Byline(s) Leah P.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 22, 2024
Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 39 Education: B.A., architecture and visual studies, University of Pennsylvania; and M.A., architecture, Columbia University Career mentors: Dr. Mabel Wilson, Columbia University; Danielle Smoller, Columbia University; Dr.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 23, 2024
Reflecting on a report that reveals the "wrong kind of compliance culture" in some university governing bodies, Jim Dickinson identifies culture and practice around the table that could help The post We could change the governors, we could change the governance appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 23, 2024
The agency is determining whether legacy preferences constitute racial discrimination — a probe similar to one opened at Harvard.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 23, 2024
More Settlements in Financial Aid Antitrust Lawsuit Josh Moody Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:03 AM The latest agreements mean eight of 17 universities sued for colluding over financial aid have settled. The known settlement amounts add up to more than $151 million.
University Business
JANUARY 23, 2024
Alternative non-degree credentials are slowly becoming higher education’s hottest learning modality. Enrollment is strong and employer buy-in is promising. However, two reports from UPCEA demonstrate that despite institutions’ increased infrastructure to provide these academic programs, challenges persist—and they’re leaving money on the table as a result.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 24, 2024
With changes to the Welsh model of postgraduate funding, there is no longer a UK approach that takes the cost of study into account. Mark Bennett asks why The post Nobody has any idea what proper postgraduate funding should look like appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
Partnerships between businesses and higher education hold the key to pushing through the growing skepticism around the lasting value of a college degree.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 25, 2024
Data Science Major Takes Off Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 01/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges are leaning into data science majors as workforce demand rises and the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded for the specialty skyrockets.
HEPI
JANUARY 24, 2024
T his HEPI blog was authored by Vivienne Stern, Chief Executive of Universities UK, as an adaption of a speech she gave in response to a lecture by the Hon. Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD, on the value of higher education in developed countries. Just over a month ago, our Prime Minister, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, made a statement in his speech to the Conservative party conference.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 25, 2024
A general election is coming - but it could be at an awkward time. Bess Mayhew and Paul Greatrix discuss the easy way to ensure students are registered to vote The post Time is running out to make it easier for students to register to vote appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 22, 2024
The proposal mirrors legislation passed last year in Florida and Texas that forbids public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 23, 2024
According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Engagement can extend to the level of motivation students learn during the process of learning. Students inspired by learning trends and faculty guidance have the opportunity to be positively engaged in the online classroom.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 24, 2024
Undergraduate enrollment is up again, according to new data. Community colleges focused on vocational training in particular made major gains last fall. Undergraduate enrollment rose in fall 2023 for the first time since the pandemic, according to the latest report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The report, released today, found that undergraduate enrollment grew 1.2 percent in fall 2023 compared to the prior year, adding roughly 176,000 students to college enrollment r
Wonkhe
JANUARY 20, 2024
Is "partnership" with students an unaffordable luxury for them and their university in an age of HE austerity and massified standardisation? Jim Dickinson is off for a Twix The post There are too many student reps in this country. And also not enough appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 23, 2024
The deal, which still needs to be ratified, came after just one day of a systemwide strike initially planned for the entire week.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 22, 2024
With the 2024 presidential election on the horizon, the Biden-Harris administration is continuing its student loan debt relief efforts, this time approving nearly $5 billion. Dr. Stella Flores University of Texas at Austin The relief comes as a result of the IDR Account Adjustment, a temporary federal initiative enacted by the administration that gives borrowers retroactive progress towards 10- to 25-year repayment terms under income-driven repayment (IDR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (P
The PIE News
JANUARY 22, 2024
Canada will decrease the number of study permits it issues to international students to approximately 360,000 in 2024, the federal government announced on Monday. This will equate to a 35% fall in the number of study permits issued to new arrivals, compared to 2023 levels. The bold move will have major ramifications for stakeholders in the country – and especially hit colleges hard if they are operating under a curriculum licensing agreement with a public college – since no access t
Wonkhe
JANUARY 25, 2024
This week on the podcast OfS has published more inspection reports into Business and Management provision in universities. Is the process and focus right? The post Podcast: Inspections, Jo Phoenix tribunal, governance appeared first on Wonkhe.
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