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TORY VERKAMP

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tory Verkamp Tory Verkamp has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Verkamp holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish and a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. The New England Commission of Higher Education] is getting more comfortable with pilots, for examples.”

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3 Questions to Syracuse’s Chancellor Kent Syverud on Potential ED Changes to the Bundled Services Exemption

Inside Higher Ed

We relied on the partnership of outside providers like 2U for a range of services, including upfront investment in marketing, technology, and student support, as well as the ability to launch accredited programs quickly. This choice is essential in driving innovation, access, and affordability in the higher education ecosystem.

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Post-Traditional Students are the New Premium Students

eLiterate

We’re still in the early days of “post-pandemic” higher education. Terry Hartle, senior vice president of government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education tells us that selective schools have done well, as have schools in states with growing populations.

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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university

SRHE

Efforts to widen higher education access have tended to focus on the provision of information and supportto those from under-represented backgrounds. In almost every case, the decision not to pursue full-time higher education did not mean abandoning the idea of further training. by Neil Raven.

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WEEKEND READING: It’s time to join the conversation about ChatGPT and other generative AI models

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Eve Alcock, Head of Public Affairs at the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Even in conversations with higher education providers, it is clear there is a range of views and approaches in play.

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University TikTok bans cause concern and confusion

Inside Higher Ed

Stuart Madnick, a professor of information technology at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a longtime cybersecurity researcher, concurred. ” Both Madnick and Skill believe the bans are primarily political in nature , focused more on influencing public opinion of the universities than on mitigating any real risk.