Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Wright State University to suspend admissions to 34 degrees - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive Wright State University, in Ohio, immediately suspended enrollment into almost three dozen programs as part of its review of academic offerings. The affected programs enroll 54 students, according to a university spokesperson.

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The PIE News

MAY 26, 2023

. “The community of former international students in France is a symbol of excellence and internationalisation of higher education,” said Becht. Becht noted that in 2022, France welcomed record numbers of international students, over 400,000 , ranking it seventh in the countries welcoming the most international students.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2024

Students with a special interest in humanities were found to experience a seven-grand bump, totaling $83,000. for business, engineering and philosophy majors, and 1.9% for physical science and history majors. Regardless of major, students’ unemployment rates were 2.17%.

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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.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 5, 2024

On Tuesday, April 2, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) hosted the nation’s first ever Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Higher Education Leadership Development Summit at University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley).

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University Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

International student enrollment continues to rebound since travel restrictions laid waste to foreign student prospects. Three years removed from the pandemic, enrollment has once again topped 1 million students , according to Open Doors, the primary data tool for international students in the U.S. According to the U.S.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2024

Hired Devin Stephenson – Florida Polytechnic University Devin Stephenson has been selected to become Florida Polytechnic University’s next president, the second in the institution’s 12-year history. Lisa Coleman – Adler University (Ill.) Coleman begins on Sept.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

Dr. Gilda Barabino Olin College of Engineering "Our use of AI in our teaching can be seen both as a threat to how students acquire foundational knowledge, but it can also be an enabler to enhance student learning,” said panelist Dr. Gilda A. Barabino, president of the Olin College of Engineering.

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. Student interest may be fueled by employers’ high demand for talent who possess degrees in this field.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B. Read about them here.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 24, 2023

Column: Letters to the Editor To the editor: I am surprised to see Andrew Newman, chair of the English department at the University at Stony Brook, in his March 9 essay "The English Major, After the End, " repeating Nathan Heller’s unresearched and misrepresented “The End of the English Major,” The New Yorker (Mar.

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The PIE News

MARCH 10, 2023

At University College Dublin, International Women’s Day was even more significant this year with the historic appointment of the university’s first woman president in its 169-year history. UCD is Ireland’s largest university with over 38,000 students and is ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide.

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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. It is truly the essence of their existence. Dr. Harry L.

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HEPI

JANUARY 10, 2024

Broderick, Vice-Chancellor & President at the University of East London. The balancing influence of HEFCE’s cooperating bodies has been broken up and institutions are registering to the new, sole regulator of English Higher Education, the Office for Students. This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Professor Amanda J.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Netherlands is weighing up the benefits international students bring to the country and seeking an “optimal” mix that will profit all stakeholders, the minister of education has said. “I feel the exchanges of students and researchers actually typically bring countries closer together,” he told The PIE.

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MindMax

JANUARY 5, 2023

Summer isn’t what it used to be for higher education institutions and their students. Today, colleges and universities everywhere increasingly embrace the concept of a holistic year, and summer programming is an essential component of their offerings. A Brief History of Summer Programming. Opportunistic Era.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Morgan State University, the largest of Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities, is thriving. Innovative programming continues to grow, and the student body is more diverse than ever. The university has an excellent reputation in the sciences and continues to innovate. Enrollment is strong.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Matthews in starting what was initially a monthly newsletter on Black Issues In Higher Education , we now know the power of pathways in helping Black boys like me go from being a nerdy high school student in Richmond, Virginia, to a tenured professor at a flagship state university where the governor once stood in the Schoolhouse Door.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In 2019, during the last statewide assessment prior to the pandemic, just 34 percent of California students over all and 18 percent of Black students and 20 percent of Latino students met or exceeded the state’s math standards. ” “Do not include homework … as any part of grading.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A well-crafted SEO strategy that includes on-page SEO techniques can significantly boost the visibility of your school’s web content, allowing you to be seen by your target audience on the search engine results page. This, in turn, can help you connect with prospects who your content may further draw in.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 31, 2022

Blog: Beyond Transfer Millions of community college students are pursuing their higher education journeys right now. Many aspire to transfer to a four-year college or university. Now that we can look at data from the fall 2017 cohort, we see just three percent of community college transfer students enrolled at selective schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Elmer Guy first came to Crownpoint Institute of Technology in 1999 as dean of instruction, he could not have known that, 24 years later, he would oversee the institution’s renaming to Navajo Technical University (NTU). It became the first tribal college and university, or TCU, to offer a Ph.D. Dr. Elmer Guy “The Ph.D.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

More from UB: Middle East conflict continues to stir backlash, compromise safety across college campuses Hires Bonnie Cordon – Southern Virginia University The Southern Virginia University Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Bonnie Cordon as the school’s 10th president.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 8, 2023

Consider the following examples: Wealthy colleges have found a new way to separate potential students from their dollars. ” She argues that major research universities need to combat their elitist, exclusionary, and ivory tower reputation. ” Or I don’t know whether to laugh for cry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

More than a third of journalism jobs will be lost 2002-2031 from decades of decline primarily due to newspaper downsizing and closures, a Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) report found. For master’s degree students, however, the payoff of a degree in journalism is often questionable.” . Dr. Anthony P.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

López is an educator whose purpose is not just to teach but to support students. The University of Arizona is the first four-year public institution in the state to be federally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. Dr. Ruth M.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

AUGUST 2, 2023

So, while Google remains the go-to search engine for many, TikTok is slowly becoming the preferred search engine for some Millennials and most Gen Z users. Example: In this post, the University of Toronto uses the trend “Wes Anderson Style” to tour its centre for experiential education outside the classroom (Hart House).

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma What if we ranked universities not by inputs but by outputs? A recent piece in Forbes echoes an argument that I made several months ago : That the preeminence of many of the most highly regarded American universities is fading. Cal Tech, MIT, UC-Berkeley, and the University of Chicago.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Did you happen to see Malcolm Gladwell’s article “ Princeton University Is the World’s First Perpetual Motion Machine ”? In 1977, when the university’s endowment stood at $2 billion, its freshman class was 1,585. Not to pick on Princeton—let’s shift attention to Harvard.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Image: Harvard University announced its 30th president Thursday, drawing from within to hire Claudine Gay, the first Black president in the institution’s nearly 400-year history. Though Gay has not previously held a presidency, she has a long history with Harvard. She earned her Ph.D. The Announcement.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 24, 2023

New legislation passed by the Illinois General Assembly aims to equalize credit transfers between community colleges and the state’s public four-year colleges and universities, making student transitions smoother between institution types.

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SRHE

APRIL 25, 2023

Michael Salmon, News Editor for Wonkhe, said on 3 March 2023: “This is much of what sector groups have been calling for, and reflects concerns raised in OfS’ recently published review of its engagement with universities.” However, universities must take their share of responsibility. of the blame.”

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Image: When Whitworth University was hit by a cyberattack earlier this year, it faced a public relations nightmare , significant financial strain and a data breach that may have affected thousands of former and current students and employees. Students also performed live sketch comedy in an event called Security Night Live.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Music is the universal language. Music takes you out of your circumstances of life,” said Sean Slade, a music producer and associate professor in the Music Production and Engineering Department at Berklee College of Music. The program is now available in almost 30 juvenile justice agencies and serves over 80 students.

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University Business

JUNE 29, 2023

Milo Riverso, for example, has leveraged his esteemed background in construction and engineering to win over Manhattan College’s Board of Trustees. More from UB: Report: International graduate student enrollment booms by 100% since the pandemic Hired Timothy G. Lynch as the College of Staten Island’s permanent president.

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