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Are Corporations Higher Ed’s Friend or Foe? Yes.

MindMax

Are corporations higher ed’s friend or foe? Yes…and yes. The answer isn’t black and white. Look at a tech giant like Apple, which has its own university led by the former provost of Brown University , and you could easily conclude that corporations are a threat to higher education. On the other hand, Georgia Tech’s successful partnership with Udacity and AT&T to develop an online master’s program accessible to AT&T employees suggests that higher education can provide training that compe

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A shared perspective on pay and conditions

Wonkhe

The UCU branch executive at the University of York York vice chancellor Charlie Jeffery jointly seek a way forward on pay and conditions The post A shared perspective on pay and conditions appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Gen Z values education — but doesn’t think a four-year degree is the only option

Higher Ed Dive

A new survey found that high school students are weighing the time investment college requires as seriously as the financial investment.

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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

Deans for Impact

Increasing access and affordability of pathways into teaching–especially for future teachers of color. Strengthening community and district partnerships. Prioritizing evidence-based instructional quality and practice experiences. Building and sustaining a culture of equity and inclusion, and dismantling systems that oppress and marginalize. These are some of the biggest priorities for the fellows that make up our eighth cohort of Impact Academy.

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Higher Education and Corporate Partnerships: Friends or Foes?

MindMax

Are corporations higher ed’s friend or foe? Yes…and yes. The answer isn’t black and white. Let’s discuss the possibilities of higher education and corporate partnerships. Look at a tech giant like Apple, which has its own university led by the former provost of Brown University , and you could easily conclude that corporations are a threat to higher education.

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My research culture is better than yours

Wonkhe

With a new REF emphasis on research culture, Elizabeth Gadd asks how we can make this element as equitable as possible The post My research culture is better than yours appeared first on Wonkhe.

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NCAA demands colleges follow its name, image, likeness rules over state laws

Higher Ed Dive

A new NIL directive sets up battles with states that have passed legislation instructing institutions to disregard NCAA enforcement on this issue.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a pair of votes, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race consciousness in college admissions on Thursday, upending four decades of precedent. The court voted 6-3 against the race conscious practices of the University of North Carolina (UNC) and 6-2 against the practices of Harvard, due to the recusal of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson The court’s opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, articulated three main reasons that the affirmative action programs at Harvard and UNC violated the eq

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Paying a real living wage demonstrates commitment to higher education’s values

Wonkhe

Living Wage Foundation director Katherine Chapman calls on universities to become accredited living wage employers The post Paying a real living wage demonstrates commitment to higher education’s values appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

Higher Ed Dive

The president had tried to cancel student loan debt for those earning up to $125,000 a year, which conservatives deemed financially imprudent and unfair.

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Amy Gutmann’s $23 Million and the Triumph of Cynicism

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Pennsylvania paid its former president almost $23 million in 2021—prompting Jonathan Zimmerman to ask, where is the outrage? In 2006, University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann was photographed at a Halloween party standing next to a student dressed as a suicide bomber. The photo went viral, and Gutmann—who had become president two years earlier—was forced to issue an apology.

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How Academic Fraudsters Get Away With It

The Chronicle of Higher Education

If scholars look the other way, the cheaters will continue to win. By Andrew Gelman Scientific misconduct is often rewarded. Until they get caught, these scholars are riding high.

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The real risk of generative AI is a crisis of knowledge

Wonkhe

Universities are often focusing on new technologies’ impact on assessment, but for Joshua Thorpe there are more fundamental questions about how these tools will affect students’ identities as learners The post The real risk of generative AI is a crisis of knowledge appeared first on Wonkhe.

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University of Missouri System to end scholarships that factor in race or ethnicity

Higher Ed Dive

The campuses will honor financial aid commitments already awarded, as those were issued under previous interpretations from the Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court Rejects Affirmative Action

Inside Higher Ed

Justices deem admissions programs at both Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill to be unconstitutional. This is a developing story. Please return throughout the day for more coverage. The U.S. Supreme Court declared Thursday that the admissions systems used by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill illegally violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

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30 Higher Ed IT Influencers to Follow in 2023

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Higher education IT departments have proved invaluable during the past three-plus years of upheaval, navigating uncharted waters to implement full-scale remote learning, support a mountain of on-campus technologies and push back against a rising wave of cyberattacks. Even employees considered outside the traditional IT world have become immersed in technology as digital learning offices popped up on campuses across the country to help get faculty up to speed to embrace the modern learning styles

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Higher education would be most effective as a collective

Wonkhe

Kate Ayres argues that universities identifying and accepting their niches would improve decision making, reduce admin, and make their staff healthier and happier The post Higher education would be most effective as a collective appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Supreme Court rules against race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill

Higher Ed Dive

The opinion issued Thursday was unsurprising for college access advocates who had nonetheless urged the high court to keep with decades of precedent.

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DeSantis Challenges Constitutionality of Accreditation

Inside Higher Ed

Higher education lawyers and advocates say the lawsuit is more about politics than a serious legal challenge—though others say it makes a compelling case. For 58 years, the accreditation system of higher education has stood, enshrined in federal law and reaffirmed with each reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Now, a federal lawsuit from the state of Florida is looking to upend that entire system, which is a key part of the federal accountability system that helps to determine wh

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What happens when open source AI falls into the wrong hands?

The Berkeley Blog

A researcher was granted access earlier this year by Facebook’s parent company, Meta, to incredibly potent artificial intelligence software – and leaked it to the world. As a former researcher on Meta’s civic integrity and responsible AI teams, I am terrified by what could happen next. Though Meta was violated by the leak, it came.

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What we know about sector staff wages

Wonkhe

David Kernohan digs in to HESA data to find out how pay compares for academic and professional staff across the sector in England The post What we know about sector staff wages appeared first on Wonkhe.

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West Virginia University cuts $7M in staff amid budget crunch

Higher Ed Dive

The public flagship’s governing board also raised tuition by 3%, part of a strategy to correct an estimated $45 million deficit.

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AAUP Files Amicus Brief Challenging “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Florida faculty who are challenging the state’s “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act. Gov. Ron DeSantis The 2022 state law – the “Individual Freedom Act” (“IFA”) – bans professors at Florida’s public universities from expressing certain viewpoints while teaching topics such as racial and sexual discrimination and injustice.

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Liberty University Spokesperson Invokes Hitler

Inside Higher Ed

Liberty University communications director Ryan Helfenbein sparked controversy in an interview last week when he referred to Adolf Hitler and other murderous dictators while discussing cultural battles over education at the Road to Majority Policy Conference held in Washington, D.C.

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Higher education postcard: Trinity College, Dublin

Wonkhe

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to the seventh oldest university in these isles The post Higher education postcard: Trinity College, Dublin appeared first on Wonkhe.

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President Speaks: The case for being optimistic about higher education’s future

Higher Ed Dive

Andrew Hsu, leader of the College of Charleston, explains why he remains positive even as colleges face an existential crisis.

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Now Is the Time to End Legacy Admissions

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The policies have always been unethical, but now they’re untenable. By James S. Murphy Golden Cosmos for The Chronicle The policies have always been unethical, but now they’re untenable.

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The ChatGPT Commencement Address

Inside Higher Ed

Wells College president Jonathan Gibralter is among the higher ed leaders who used ChatGPT to craft a graduation speech this year. But the administrative potential of such tools remains largely untapped. As Wells College graduates gathered last month, President Jonathan Gibralter delivered a commencement address that sounded like countless others delivered across the country.

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Skills, research culture, industrial strategy

Wonkhe

This week on the podcast Labour’s plans to turn the apprenticeship levy into a “Growth and Skills Levy” get more detail - but what will it all mean for HE? The post Skills, research culture, industrial strategy appeared first on Wonkhe.

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‘Unrelenting demands and stressors’: College leaders discuss mental health in academia

Higher Ed Dive

Johns Hopkins University held its workplace well-being summit Tuesday, focusing on graduate students and faculty.

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4 Steps to Help You Plan for ChatGPT in Your Classroom

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Why you should understand how to teach with AI tools — even if you have no plans to actually use them. By Flower Darby Why you should understand how to teach with AI tools — even if you have no plans to actually use them.

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More than 40% of today’s online students are previous college stop-outs: report

University Business

A new report exploring the makeup of today’s online students has found that a considerable chunk is first-generation, previous stop-outs or a combination of both. “Voice of The Online Learner” found that half of today’s online learners had previously stopped out of a college-level degree or certificate program (42%) and one-third are first-generation students.

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Employers still need to go further on pay

Wonkhe

Jo Grady asks universities to go further on pay, and says that UCU is ready to work with employers towards a fairer and more sustainable sector The post Employers still need to go further on pay appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wisconsin budget proposal would consolidate UW-Milwaukee branch campus with technical college

Higher Ed Dive

The university’s Washington County campus would combine with nearby Moraine Park Technical College if the budget proposal passed.

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3 of Francesca Gino’s Allegedly Fraudulent Studies Will Be Retracted

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Stephanie M. Lee ILLUSTRATION BY THE CHRONICLE; IMAGE FROM TEDXTRENTOSTUDIO, YOUTUBE The Harvard professor is now on administrative leave after a series of allegations about research fraud.

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In the face of challenges, let’s keep working and celebrating this Pride Month

UW Presidential Blog

Resources UW’s Q Center – For Washington students, staff and faculty celebrating all sexual and gender orientations, identities, and expressions International Pride – Support for queer and questioning international UW students Title IX Office – LGBTQ resources Every June, Pride Month brings a special sense of joy. It’s a time to reflect on the progress that LGBTQIA+ people and communities in our nation have made in the decades since the Stonewall Uprising, a journey that began with courageous

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The 2023 marking and assessment boycott, explained

Wonkhe

David Kernohan summarises where we are to date with the marking and assessment boycott and the pay dispute that has driven it The post The 2023 marking and assessment boycott, explained appeared first on Wonkhe.

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