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.
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
FIRE
AUGUST 17, 2023
The California Community Colleges’ regulations force professors within the California Community College system to espouse controversial views about “diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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.
University Leadership Central brings together the best content for university leaders and administrators from the widest variety of thought leaders.
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.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 18, 2023
By Emma Pettit Illustration by The Chronicle The provost's office recommended dissolving the world-languages department. Critics of the decision say the flagship is abandoning its responsibility to the state.
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
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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 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.
University Business
AUGUST 15, 2023
Community colleges’ ease of access, relatively low cost and opportunities for under-resourced students, coupled with their high dropout rates and spotty record of upward transfers , have given higher education’s underdog a mercurial reputation. However, with a quarter of Gen Z students between 14 and 18 c onsidering community college, and less than half believing they need four years of postsecondary education to be successful, its potential for higher demand is probable.
Educause
AUGUST 15, 2023
Understanding the current state of technology requires understanding its origins. This reading list provides sources relevant to the form of generative AI that led to natural language processing (NLP) models such as ChatGPT.
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 14, 2023
Colleges and K12 institutions have long attempted to forge partnerships to make higher education attainable for more students, such as dual enrollment. With affirmative action ending, blurring the line between both entities seems more critical than ever; higher education needs assurance the student body they are receiving is as diverse as it is prepared.
Educause
AUGUST 14, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is providing instructors and course designers with an incredible array of new tools and techniques to improve the course design and development process. However, the intersection of AI and content creation is not new.
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 13, 2023
“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system.
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.
Insight Into Diversity
AUGUST 15, 2023
On Monday, the Biden administration issued new guidelines for colleges and universities on how they can legally promote racial diversity on their campuses in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to ban affirmative action in college admissions. At a press briefing, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona emphasized that the administration is still committed to supporting campus diversity, even in light of the ruling.
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.
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 13, 2023
“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 18, 2023
We’re recapping five of the week’s biggest stories, from austerity measures at West Virginia University to a survey capturing trends in online teaching.
Terminalfour
AUGUST 14, 2023
This week, in Part I of this article, we’re diving into how universities and colleges can use Google Snippets to showcase your content, engage with prospective student audiences, and boost traffic to your website.
Academe Blog
AUGUST 16, 2023
BY APARAJITA DE As the sixth poorest state in the nation, West Virginia has always identified a large part of its working-class (primarily) white population as coal miners.
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
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.
University Business
AUGUST 18, 2023
College and university learning management systems (LMS) are making strides in the market for student materials, building on exponential increases since the pandemic, according to a new report from Vital Source. The Annual Course Materials Report studied student retail habits by analyzing purchases made from online retailers during Winter 2022 and Spring 2023 and found that about a fifth (19%) of all students now purchase course materials directly through their LMS rather than through standard r
FIRE
AUGUST 14, 2023
Last Friday, the Marion County Police Department, led by Chief Gideon Cody, raided the office of the Marion County Record seizing computers, servers, and the cellphones of editors and reporters.
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