IHEP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Today, we take the next step in defining the policy priorities that will guide our research and advocacy toward this new organizational vision. Since 2018, we’ve notched several policy wins and made measurable progress for students. We’ve consistently led the field in advocating for higher quality postsecondary data.

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HEPI

MAY 2, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Fariba Soetan, Head of Policy and Research at the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). As AI integrates rapidly, institutions must adapt their curricula while addressing concerns related to data privacy, ethical AI use, and potential socio-economic disparities.

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WCET Frontiers

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Many institutions have struggled to develop institutional-level policies. In a spring survey administered by WCET, only eight percent of respondents reported that their institution had developed and/or implemented at least one AI-related policy. The initial focus of campus policy discussions has centered on academic integrity.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

That report, Supporting Instruction and Learning Through Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Institutional Practices and Policies , found that only four percent of respondents reported that their institution had an overall institutional strategy for approaching AI, and only seven percent had strategies at the department or college level.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The inaugural Insight Into Diversity Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award recognizes academic libraries who are advancing programs and initiatives that support DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in areas such as research, accessibility, community outreach, technology, exhibitions, and collections.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

The internet, take-home exams, laptops, voice recognition, screen readers, extra time and privacy have been a boon to students who have various types of disabilities. We can start by including representatives of the disability constituency in policy development surrounding AI.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

AACRAO has always been focused on the technical and policy frameworks for domestic transfer and international mobility. To accomplish these priorities, UNESCO has challenged members to become increasingly flexible, transparent, and more equitable in their domestic policies and practices surrounding learner access and mobility.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

DeSantis and the Florida House of Representatives made demands in January for information regarding funding of programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory at colleges and universities. The governor now intends to bar funding for these programs across the higher education system.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 20, 2023

In April 2023, the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) undertook a national survey to ascertain how and why postsecondary institutions are using Artificial Intelligence to support instruction and learning, what policies are in place, and what are the perceived barriers to, and benefits for, its use.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For Karen, paying attention to how such relations work, to affective encounters and the situatedness of students’ experiences of belonging, encourages us to think about, and actively focus on, equity issues and the plausible (dis)continuities of assemblages in shaping student belonging. Sam is a PFHEA and National Teaching Fellow (NTF, 2021).

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The university has released the finalists’ names to Abraham, but he wants to know about all the candidates, and he doesn’t believe the university’s personnel privacy policy blocks the release of such data. Lin said via email, “I hope there will be a serious, in-depth investigation on this matter.”

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

DECEMBER 18, 2022

But beyond the hype and enthusiasm there are enormous strategic policy decisions to be made, by governments, institutions, faculty and individual students. Digital equity becomes important too. There will undoubtedly be students today, from K-12 through to University, who will be submitting written work generated by ChatGPT.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 6, 2023

How are we going to deal with climate change, energy, privacy, democracy, truth, and health disparities if there isn't a diverse group of thinkers and experiences at the table? And so, inclusive excellence means everything. That's one thing that matters deeply to me.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“These findings lead to a very concrete policy recommendation: increase access to active learning spaces,” says the study, led by Michael C. ” On Equity. The authors warn that limited access to active learning spaces may create a marginalizing force that pushes women, in particular, out of the sciences. The solution?

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WCET Frontiers

JUNE 8, 2023

She furthermore points towards specific things that could be changed to create better equity and inclusion in academia. Check out the WCET Frontiers Pod for our monthly (at least) episodes on solutions and innovations in the practice and policy of digital learning in higher education. Did you know WCET has a podcast?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Jo Allen, Meredith’s president, wrote, “A ruling that defies a woman’s intellect and right to determine what happens to her own body not only delves blatantly into a woman’s privacy but also signals disrespect for her decision-making and careful weighing of all sides of that decision.” Dr. Jerlando F. She was 67.

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