Wonkhe
JANUARY 4, 2024
As careers service leaders gather to assess the careers and employability landscape in 2024, AGCAS president Paul Gratrick rounds up the big issues The post Careers services should expect to take on even more in 2024 appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 5, 2024
But those who initially attended a historically Black college also had higher debt loads than their similarly situated peers, a working paper found.
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MindMax
JANUARY 2, 2024
When colleges and universities looked for third-party solutions for online program development, marketing, and enrollment initiatives, there used to only be one option. And it was an all in, take it or leave it approach. For a number of reasons, institutions can now choose from multiple solutions in addition to online program management firms. One option is still to invest in an OPM (Online Program Manager) that bundles services as part of a comprehensive revenue sharing program.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2024
The recent announcement of Dr. Claudine Gay’s resignation as president of Harvard University swiftly spread through the news and has been an ongoing conversation, particularly among those within higher education academic communities. Gay had been widely criticized for her responses alongside two other college presidents, also women, at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, after which, she clarified the institution’s stance.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 3, 2024
Daniel Sokol and Bradley Talbot have come across a fair number of student complaints - and think that universities are often making derisory offers to settle them that students should reject The post Universities cheat students out of fair compensation appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 4, 2024
NASFAA criticized the federal aid form's limited rollout and said delays will have ripple effects on colleges and students.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 3, 2024
Are Professors Really Fleeing Universities in Red States? Ryan Quinn Wed, 01/03/2024 - 03:00 AM Some academics have publicly announced resignations, but evidence of a mass faculty exodus from states like Florida is thin, at least so far. Media hyped a brain drain regardless.
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Wonkhe
JANUARY 2, 2024
Wendy Alexander and David Pilsbury make the case for an international strategy that responds, rather than reacts, to global concerns surrounding immigration The post How to respond to the PM’s pride in his international dependant ban appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 5, 2024
The American Association of Cosmetology Schools said the rule is based on a “flawed” debt-to-earnings ratio.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 3, 2024
The New FAFSA Is Here. Or Is It? Liam Knox Wed, 01/03/2024 - 03:00 AM After a frustrating year of delays, the new federal aid application launched Dec. 30. But maintenance pauses, glitches and other obstacles have led to a rocky start.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2024
Martha Nussbaum, Mark Greif, Michèle Lamont, Jan-Werner Müller, and others on what they read and loved last year. Illustration by The Chronicle Martha Nussbaum, Mark Greif, Michèle Lamont, Jan-Werner Müller, and others on what they read and loved last year.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 4, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag shows that independent higher education is not a new thing The post Higher education postcard: University Hall Buckland appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 3, 2024
The Roman Catholic college rolled back the new policy after facing backlash from alumnae and local church leadership.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 5, 2024
George Washington University has reached a $5.4 million settlement with former students who allege the institution broke its contract with them when it abruptly switched to online-only classes at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 2, 2024
By Emma Pettit The tenure of Claudine Gay, the university's first Black leader, was cut short by a raft of plagiarism allegations following a much-criticized appearance before Congress.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 3, 2024
Wendy Alexander and David Pilsbury make the case for an international strategy that responds, rather than reacts, to global concerns surrounding immigration The post How to respond to the PM’s pride in his international dependant ban appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 4, 2024
The proposed changes are intended to ensure accreditors and state agencies are adequately monitoring colleges under their purview, the department said.
The PIE News
JANUARY 4, 2024
The UK Home Office kicked off 2024 with a comms campaign stating they are “fully committed to seeing a decisive cut in migration” with slogans such as “stop the boats” being used alongside reminders that changes to student dependant rules are “now in force”. Immigration fear is once again a central theme for a national election but this time students are being dragged into the political fray.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2024
On the history of a contested concept. By Peter E. Gordon Illustration by The Chronicle; Newscom image On the history of a contested concept.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 4, 2024
Claudine Gay, who resigned as president of Harvard University Tuesday, defended herself and condemned the attacks against her and the university in an opinion article in The New York Times Wednesday.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 4, 2024
The proposed legislation would open grant eligibility for colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits and libraries to support AI literacy.
Insight Into Diversity
JANUARY 2, 2024
While 2023 witnessed a wave of Asian Americans appointed to prominent academic leadership positions — including Bobbie Kabuto as dean of Queens College’s School of Education and Kellee Tsai as dean of Northeastern University’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities — experts caution that more work is needed to ensure true representation in the field.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
A former president of the university explains how we got here. By Derek Bok A former president of the university explains how we got here.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 2, 2024
Harvard President to Step Down Amid Controversy Josh Moody Tue, 01/02/2024 - 01:39 PM Besieged by charges of plagiarism—on top of a disastrous appearance before a congressional hearing on antisemitism—Claudine Gay resigned after the shortest presidency in Harvard history.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 3, 2024
The federal agency has accused the university of misrepresenting itself as a nonprofit and misleading students about its doctoral program costs.
University Business
JANUARY 3, 2024
Colleges are always looking for new ways to increase their alumni’s enthusiasm to give back in a variety of different ways. But at the end of the day, cash is king, and institutions are always ready to accept monetary gifts that can potentially help increase the student experience. Among the 15 colleges in the nation U.S. News & World Report found with the highest number of alumni opting to donate, the average donation rate tripled the national average.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
By David Jesse Illustration by The Chronicle; Erin Clark, The Boston Globe, Getty Images; Jeff Singer, Redux In the past year, two high-profile leaders lost their jobs over claims about their published work, raising questions about whether more can be done to catch red flags before they become a scandal.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 5, 2024
Tackling the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Classroom Johanna Alonso Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Professors who teach about the Middle East report increased interest in their spring courses—though not necessarily from the biggest activists on campus.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 5, 2024
Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet failed to send timely billing statements to 758,000 customers when federal loan repayment restarted, the agency said.
HEPI
JANUARY 4, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Yike Guo. Professor Guo spent 34 years at Imperial College London studying AI, data mining, machine learning, and large-scale data management before becoming Provost of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2022. Here, he argues that when it comes to artificial intelligence, UK universities need to pivot from cautious observers to enthusiastic adopters.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2024
The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. University of Rochester Though the school and department had initially planned to cluster-hire faculty for the department over the next five years, the new influx of funding – via the foundation’s Higher Learning program – will allow them to expedite their schedule, said Dr.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 5, 2024
Retaining Students of Color in Grad School Sarah Bray Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Systematic change must be made to ensure they succeed in academe, writes Robert W. Fernandez, who suggests some specific interventions. Byline(s) Robert W.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 2, 2024
Gay is stepping down from the position after just six months in the role, the shortest tenure in the Ivy League institution’s history.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
DECEMBER 30, 2023
One year ago, it seemed like all anyone in higher education wanted to talk about was a powerful new tool that had just been unleashed, one that threatened to upend education as we know it. As we turn the page from 2023 to 2024, artificial intelligence and generative AI tools such as ChatGPT remain on the minds of IT leaders at colleges across the country.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2024
An American Bar Association plan to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty has been received positively by legal writing and clinical professors. The American Bar Association has proposed changes to standards to strengthen job protections for untenured law faculty. Reuters reported that a proposal under consideration by the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar would require law schools to hire full-time legal writing instructors and other untenur
HEPI
JANUARY 3, 2024
This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Professor Roger Brown, former Vice-Chancellor of Solent University. Roger recently wrote for HEPI on neoliberalism in English higher education which you can read here. As a scarred veteran of the so called ‘quality wars’ – seemingly endless disputes from the mid-80s to the late-90s about the shape and control of the regulation of student education – the author has been sufficiently piqued by the House of Lords Committee’s remarkable criticisms of t
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 5, 2024
We’re rounding up some of our biggest stories of the week, from new federal policy proposals to the rocky FAFSA rollout.
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