Today's Learner
AUGUST 16, 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutes Caleb Jud is a Business Development Specialist at Cengage who enjoys cooking, gardening, and lapidary—making rocks nice and shiny! “Anyone….? Anyone…? Bueller…? Bueller…?” We’ve all encountered an instructor like Ferris Bueller’s Mr. Lorensax —the kind that lectured their class from start to finish, regardless of reception.
Wonkhe
AUGUST 17, 2023
Debbie McVitty argues that doomful media stories about the state of universities reflect wider cultural angst The post Level 3 results are a lightning rod for anxiety about the status of university appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 18, 2023
The organization criticized a lack of faculty input in the university's decision-making and urged leadership to affirm its dedication to shared governance.
University Business
AUGUST 18, 2023
A party on Flora Street last weekend quickly turned to chaos when police said four people were shot. Just prior to this shooting, the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) said officers were in the area to address a large crowd. Multiple people were detained, and arrests were made “for other involvement,” CPD said. University of Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said police understand college parties are going to happen.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 18, 2023
Are you truly a Ph.D. student or just an imposter? If you are feeling as if you’re the latter, Deepa Aravind offers recommendations. Imagine this: You are a doctoral student, working hard to make meaningful contributions to your field. But deep down, you cannot help feeling that you are just pretending to be competent, fearing that others will discover you are an imposter.
Wonkhe
AUGUST 15, 2023
The research assessment exercise looks set to increase emphasis on measuring processes, systems and culture. David Duncan and Chris Pearce have concerns The post REF 2028 mustn’t forget about research outputs appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 18, 2023
The leader of the university’s faculty senate recently told colleagues to prepare for cuts “of an order beyond anything we have seen.
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Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 18, 2023
Going into the 2021-2022 academic year, hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities mandated the COVID-19 vaccine for students, which had been released the previous December and gradually become accessible to the public.
Wonkhe
AUGUST 13, 2023
You don't need stellar A level grades to land the university place you were hoping for. David Kernohan has the receipts The post There’s more than one way to get a place on your dream course appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 14, 2023
Recent closures of religiously affiliated colleges have raised alarm, but these institutions can be under vastly different enrollment and financial pressures.
Continuous Learning Institute
AUGUST 17, 2023
LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn about leadership to support the student success & equity work. In this episode, I interview Dr. Julianna Asperin Barnes, Chancellor at the South Orange Community College District. (Scroll down to access the transcript.) We cover the following key topics: 3:19:00: Karate principles that influenced her educational leadership Karate demonstration at UC San Diego Example Kata ( Video ) Karate principles and educational leadership application: Focus Unrelenting focus
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 18, 2023
A new data analysis from the Institute for Higher Education Policy found that most students have unmet need and experience gaps between what their families can pay and their college costs. Those gaps are significantly larger for students of color and low-income students compared to white students on average.
Wonkhe
AUGUST 17, 2023
Exam results season shouldn’t be framed as one group of students against another. For Ruth Valentine, we need to recognise the individuals who together make up the university community The post Let’s stop putting students in boxes over admissions appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 14, 2023
The institution, one of 17 named in a class-action lawsuit, will also provide documents that are expected to help the case against the other colleges.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
As the higher ed world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, academic conferences remain a key way for scholars to convene, network, and learn about the latest research. An estimated 4.5 million presentations are given at academic, scientific, and professional conferences each year, and a study found that conferences increase new collaborations between scholars by 10 to 15%.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Colleges and universities adapted quickly to educational challenges during the pandemic. They subscribed to collaboration tools to support online classes and upgraded in-classroom technology to enable hybrid or HyFlex learning, which was important when students returned to campus. Now, more than three years later, many institutions have discovered that students want the flexibility and convenience of these different learning modalities to become permanent fixtures, prompting schools to further i
Wonkhe
AUGUST 17, 2023
All the numbers you need from this year's A level results day. We've put university admissions and A level results in context The post A level results and Clearing, 2023 appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 16, 2023
The coalition alleges the state's ban on teaching certain subjects has chilled free speech on public campuses and infringes on individual rights.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
The current budget crisis at West Virginia University (WVU) underscores the vital role of education in safeguarding justice in the digital age. As hubs for the development of cutting-edge technology and the molding of critical thinkers who drive progressive change, institutions of higher learning are indispensable. When these institutions face threats, the effects ripple throughout society.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 17, 2023
Board members paused plans to pick a new name for the college after the process sparked controversy. The Cabrillo College Governing Board recently voted to delay a long-awaited name change for the campus after a more than two-hour public discussion. The heated board meeting earlier this month is the latest episode in a series of informational events and public forums held by the college regarding the name change.
Wonkhe
AUGUST 14, 2023
Unless you're full time and on-campus, student finance policy pretends you don't exist. Gareth Jones and Margaret Greenaway make the case for support for flexible learning The post We must not dodge financial equity for flexible learning appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 15, 2023
The annual CHLOE report tracks changing student demand for virtual education and how institutions are adapting their offerings in response.
University Business
AUGUST 17, 2023
First-generation college students often grapple with daunting financial hurdles that set them apart from their peers who hail from families with a tradition of higher education and corresponding wealth accumulation. Why does this chasm exist between these two student groups? The answer lies buried in the unequal availability of pivotal resources such as familial support structures, alumni networks and generational wealth.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 17, 2023
Many college students aren’t getting enough sleep. Following are six ideas for promoting sleep, including wellness pop-ups on campus, online sleep education and classroom-based interventions. More than half (54 percent) of 1,200 college students in a recent survey are not getting sufficient sleep—seven to nine hours per night, as recommended by the National Sleep Foundation.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 17, 2023
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are safe spaces for personal development. Attending HBCUs provide intentional, intrusive, and focused resources dedicated to its students’ academic success and mental well-being. HBCUs expose students to experiences that can’t be imitated, accepting students as they are—nurturing and inspiring the whole person for academic and career readiness.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 16, 2023
A trio of prominent senators called on Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to take steps like aggressively pursuing complaints against the practice.
IHEP
AUGUST 16, 2023
IHEP analysis of n ew f ederal d ata s how stark disparities in unmet need By: Marián Vargas and Kim Dancy In today’s rapidly evolving higher education landscape, high-quality postsecondary data can provide critical insights that inform decision-making and advance equitable outcomes. New IHEP analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) underscores a disconcerting reality: most students face a gap between what their
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 17, 2023
Higher education needs to provide Latinos greater access to Ph.D.s in the sciences, writes Robert W. Fernandez, who has helped develop a grassroots program to do so. The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling banning race-based affirmative action means that universities will face more difficulties recruiting students of color in academe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
Rutgers University Newark Chancellor Dr. Nancy Cantor will step down at the end of her contract Summer 2024, a move that ends a 10-year run and that has been met with surprise and opposition, NorthJersey.com reported. Dr. Nancy Cantor Cantor, who was chancellor for two terms, will not have her contract renewed in June next year by Rutgers President Dr.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 17, 2023
A Republican supermajority voted to prohibit transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams aligning with their gender identity.
Campus Technology
AUGUST 16, 2023
Higher education is no stranger to disruptive technologies, and artificial intelligence is the latest to transform teaching, learning, and research. In order to thrive in this new age, institutions must plan, collaborate, and communicate an AI strategy for stakeholders across the campus.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 16, 2023
With the start of the semester two weeks away, students are grappling with absent professors, canceled classes and severe housing woes. When a committee of the New College of Florida Board of Trustees met in July, a whopping 36 faculty members had already left since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis initiated a conservative restructuring of the institution in January.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 16, 2023
In June, as the nation’s highest court handed down a predictable and yet devastating ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, the Center for Journalism & Democracy announced its inaugural Visiting Professorship for Investigative or Data Journalism at Howard University. Here is why this matters. Nikole Hannah-Jones When the U.S.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 17, 2023
A new report from the Education Department’s chief economist office looks at how the federal loan landscape is shifting.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 16, 2023
What happens when survival is the No. 1 priority? A cautionary tale from North Carolina. By Pam Kelley Andrew Craft for The Assembly What happens when survival is the No. 1 priority? A cautionary tale from North Carolina.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 16, 2023
In a rare move, a U.S. circuit court of appeals reversed a district court’s ruling awarding attorneys’ fees to a young woman who was sexually assaulted on the campus of Chadron State College in Nebraska.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 16, 2023
Now there are four — and two more are on the way. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the number of Black medical schools in the country is growing. The fourth and newest, an independent four-year medical program at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in Los Angeles, opened in early July with 60 students. CDU joins Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta
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