Wonkhe
JANUARY 10, 2024
Mass expansion and a diversifying student body has led to "student choice overload." Ellie Garraway and Jon Down explain how to help students navigate increasingly complex decisions The post How to help students make better decisions appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 8, 2024
Colleges will likely grapple with continued consolidation, the rise of artificial intelligence and more attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 12, 2024
Administrator's Suicide Leaves Campus Reeling with 'Despair' and 'Disappointment' Sara Weissman Fri, 01/12/2024 - 04:23 PM The fallout at Lincoln University of Missouri prompted calls for the president's firing and raised questions about the treatment of Black women in academe.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2024
If teaching is so easy, why do so many tenured professors take such great pains to avoid it? By Rebecca Schuman If teaching is so easy, why do so many tenured professors take such great pains to avoid it?
Wonkhe
JANUARY 10, 2024
Low applicant interest in short courses and tuition fee loans means the £2m OfS trial tells us very little about appetite for the LLE. David Kernohan has the caveats The post Low numbers make for short course trial failings appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
The initiatives, which include admitting the top 10% of high schoolers to the state’s public systems, are part of broader efforts to boost enrollment.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 10, 2024
The Boom in Campus Strikes Is Likely to Continue in 2024. Just Look at California. Ryan Quinn Wed, 01/10/2024 - 03:00 AM From the University of California in late 2022 to Rutgers, Temple, the University of Michigan and now Cal State, the strike wave on campuses isn’t ending.
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Wonkhe
JANUARY 8, 2024
It's not just graduates that are struggling to afford student loan repayments. The IFS notes that covering the cost of loans is getting very expensive for the government. David Kernohan has a read The post The other student loan affordability problem appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 10, 2024
Speakers at the Council of Independent Colleges’ Presidents Institute highlighted changes to overtime rules, Title IX and the FAFSA.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 11, 2024
House Investigations of Harvard, Others Mark a ‘Watershed Moment’ Katherine Knott Thu, 01/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Deep-diving probes into antisemitism, plagiarism and university leaders signal a dangerous new era in congressional oversight, experts and scholars say. Some see echoes of McCarthyism.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2024
Complete College America makes a case for a shift in higher education funding formulas. In the new report, “Ending Unfunded Mandates in Higher Education: Using Completion-Goals Funding to Improve Accountability and Outcomes,” Complete College America (CCA) calls on states to evolve beyond performance-based funding to what they call completion-goals funding.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 8, 2024
If your New Year's resolution is to move more, Shân Wareing shares her reflections on how sport can support growing leadership skills and personal wellbeing The post Taking part in sport can prepare you for leadership appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 9, 2024
Leaders shared how these issues are affecting their campuses during the Council of Independent Colleges’ annual Presidents Institute.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 12, 2024
A Script in Grief Sarah Bray Fri, 01/12/2024 - 03:00 AM When yet another email or text request feels insurmountable, it can help to have something to fall back on, writes Natalia Molina.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
Over the past decade, Black college and university enrollment has been dropping at alarming rates, declining 22% from 2010 and 2020. We can expect this recession of Black enrollment to continue in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision removing race as a consideration in college admissions. However, those who seek to create equal opportunity for everyone in America have overcome far greater obstacles before.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 11, 2024
It now looks like providers won't need to retain every piece of assessed work for five years. But for Paul Greatrix, even retaining a sample represents a burden The post Sampling isn’t the answer to the OfS B4 requirement burden appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 9, 2024
Half of Division III institutions that didn't add varsity sports or head coaches still saw their headcounts rise, the Urban Institute found.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 12, 2024
Gaming the Student Visa System Liam Knox Fri, 01/12/2024 - 03:00 AM As international recruitment markets shift to South Asia, some colleges are swamped with fake applications and last-minute transfers. Is the system too easy to exploit?
Coursera blog
JANUARY 11, 2024
Launch partners include Microsoft, Stanford Online, Google Cloud, AWS, DeepLearning.AI and Vanderbilt University By Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Generative AI will unleash the next wave of innovation and productivity. As the fastest-growing technology in human history, it has the potential to transform every aspect of our lives. However, organizations must balance its enormous potential against considerable risks.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 9, 2024
James Coe revisits Starmer's big speech and sets out how research policy could look under a Labour government The post Starmernomics and its consequences for research and innovation appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 12, 2024
The 218-year-old institution has struggled with declining enrollment and rising costs, trends that are affecting small colleges across the country.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 8, 2024
Who Failed Whom at Harvard? Josh Moody Mon, 01/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Claudine Gay’s presidency lasted a mere six months. Now, in the aftermath of her exit, questions linger about how the Harvard Corporation handled matters.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
Advice for job candidates on how to thrive in this full-time yet temporary faculty position. By Dana S. Dunn and Jane S. Halonen Advice for job candidates on how to thrive in this full-time yet temporary faculty position.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 7, 2024
Looking ahead to Wonkhe's Secret Life of Students event in March, Jim Dickinson reviews polling results that suggest sleep, work and travel are key to students both surviving and thriving The post Students can’t get no sleep appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 9, 2024
The legislation's sponsor took aim at colleges' diversity, equity and inclusion efforts when announcing the proposal.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 12, 2024
Catholic College Fully Embraces LGBTQ+ Students’ Needs jessica.blake@… Fri, 01/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Sacred Heart University in Connecticut is one of a few Catholic institutions to establish an LGBTQ+ students’ center and hire a manager of LGBTQ+ affairs.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2024
Community college students in California will now have an easier time lining up their academic progress to transfer to a California State University (CSU) system school, now that CSU has opened up access to its recent Transfer Planner to even more students. Cal State LA CSU’s Transfer Planner – created by enrollment management technology company Liaison International – is an online platform where students who are attending or going to attend a California community college can see whether their p
Wonkhe
JANUARY 11, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to Oxford via Birmingham The post Higher education postcard: Mansfield College, Oxford appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 11, 2024
The future student housing location has been walled off with stacks of shipping containers, according to the university.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2024
Leaders have put off making tough decisions about their public colleges for decades. The options have only grown more difficult. By Erin Gretzinger Illustration by The Chronicle; Jovanny Hernandez, IMAGN Leaders have put off making tough decisions about their public colleges for decades. The options have only grown more difficult.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 9, 2024
As Dr. Martin Luther King Day approaches this year, colleges and universities across the nation are gearing up once again to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of the civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Morehouse College With programming ranging from panels and performances to service in the community – and much more in between – many institutions are planning to commemorate the occasion for longer than just the one day itself.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 11, 2024
This week on the podcast SU officers and staff from around the UK have been to the Baltics learn about student representation, political advocacy and belonging on a budget The post Podcast: Baltics and Finland special appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 9, 2024
In October, consumers waited over an hour on average to speak with a loan representative, the agency said.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 9, 2024
Workforce Development, State Funding Among Higher Ed Leaders’ Policy Priorities jessica.blake@… Tue, 01/09/2024 - 03:00 AM A new survey of state higher ed officials also found that providing students a return on their investment was a top concern.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) has issued “Keeping Score When It Counts: Assessing the Academic Records of the 2023-2024 Bowl-Bound College Football Teams.” The study assesses football teams at 82 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions. NCAA statistics were used for this study. The overall academic success of college football student-athletes has remained the same from last year with an 83% Graduation Success Rate (GSR), but the gap between Black and white football
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
By Sonel Cutler Joseph Prezioso, AFP, Getty Images Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the policy was aimed at students "fleeing antisemitic activities." The state’s university system said all students facing “religious persecution” would qualify.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 9, 2024
The rule adopts a six-factor, “totality-of-the-circumstances” framework for analyzing worker-employer relationships.
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