University Business

MARCH 11, 2024

Additionally, two- and four-year higher ed systems that have adopted hybrid funding models that mix base formulas with performance metrics have exploded by an average of 775% between fiscal years 2004 and 2020, according to an April 2023 report by InformED States , a clearinghouse for policy analysis.

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Model Allocate Policy Higher Education 116

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Holding students back a year may have its benefits, according to a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). states had mandatory retention laws for students taking state assessments, with the prominence of such policies increasing in the nation. As of 2019, 18 U.S.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Priya Madina, Director of External Affairs and Policy at Taylor & Francis. In June 2022, HEPI and Taylor & Francis hosted a successful dinner discussion around open access and evidence-based based policymaking which produced a co-authored Policy Note , and webinar.

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Arts And Sciences Academia Humanities Policy 61

Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is awarding $20 million in grants to four academic institutions that serve diverse student populations. FAMU will create a Cyber Policy Institute to integrate science-based and market-oriented domains of knowledge to help students develop expertise.

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Applied Science Policy Engineering Technology 98

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 31, 2023

In the many urgent discussions I have joined or observed in recent weeks about ChatGPT, I have been surprised to hear no mention of the fact that OpenAI has a Sharing & Publication Policy that not only could, but should, inform educational responses to the use of AI assistance in writing and learning.

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Humanities Policy Technology Model 97

The PIE News

APRIL 8, 2024

” The report showed that the overall majority of institutions – some 87% – said their internationalisation policies and activities take DEI into account in some manner. The most common risk was “increased workload for academic and administrative staff” and this was selected by only 42% of respondents.

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Equity Inclusivity Higher Education Policy 110

The PIE News

APRIL 4, 2024

Published on March 27, the plan for the degree paves the way for a new type of joint program, delivered on a voluntary basis at national, regional or institutional level, and based on a common set of criteria agreed at European level. It aims to develop guidelines towards a European degree.

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Degree Empower Policy Higher Education 112

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Mary Dueñas has a clear goal. affect the day-to-day lives of students.”

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HEPI

JUNE 18, 2023

It will feature a range of high-profile speakers, plus the launch of the HEPI / Advance HE 2023 Student Academic Experience Survey. This would be the educational equivalent of initiatives that require publicly funded research to be published in open access journals or platforms, characterised as Plan S. More details here.

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SRHE

APRIL 10, 2024

I continue to be an advocate for whole institution wellbeing, enhancing focus on academics in policies and practice, as well as increasing impactful research regarding academic mental health so it was pleasing to see university staff being given a spotlight. But what do we know about academic mental health?

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Higher Education Retention Policy Academia 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

When the first edition of what was then called Black Issues In Higher Education was published on March 15, 1984, it was two days before my 14th birthday, and I was still adjusting to ninth grade in a public high school after attending a private school from second grade to eight grade. Publishing work of journalists of color.

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Higher Education Education Engineering Postsecondary Education 90

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

Under the University of Vermont’s (UVM) new open-access academic press, authors and readers will not have to pay fees to publish or access published materials. This endeavor was announced last week, with its first publication, The Journal of Ecological Engineering Design, released that week as well. “It

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 2, 2024

Lisa McBride, PhD The event raised awareness of the academic pressure and stress college students face, says Lisa McBride, PhD, associate dean for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), professor of medical education in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, and Insight Into Diversity editorial board member.

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Students Policy Guidance Advocate 115

HEPI

JUNE 6, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Mary Synge , academic author and charity law specialist. Government, of course, has an interest in encouraging for-profit alternative providers, and in finding creative ways to further its policy agenda, but the Charity Commission has no such remit.

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University Guidance Higher Education Law School 113

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

He will continue to serve as the program director for the rest of the academic year. International Religious Freedom Policy: Finding Common Ground to Advance Peace and Stability working group. During his time at Wake Forest, Walker also founded its African American studies program. Institute of Peace U.S.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The role of the academic registrar is one of higher education’s most foundational functions, dating back to medieval times, according to Kansas State University. However, only one in four college professors say their institution has a proper policy in place that guides their use, according to Intelligent.

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Institution Model Policy Higher Education 64

HEPI

DECEMBER 14, 2023

’ – was published yesterday and can be read here. The report of the international UNESCO project was published as a book in 2022 [1]. It ends with a long list of recommendations for ‘moving flexible learning pathways from policy to practice’. They are organised under three policy aims.

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Policy Higher Education Guidance Institution 71

SRHE

MAY 2, 2023

SRHE News typically contains a round-up of recent academic events and conferences, policy developments and new publications, written by editor Rob Cuthbert. To illustrate the contents, here is part of the April 2023 issue on recent developments in Publishing. In 2022, 17,777 special issues published content.”

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Coursera blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Much like its counterparts worldwide, Riphah recognized the urgency of embracing digital transformation to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on its academic operations. We established governance committees like the Coursera Academic Coordination Committee (CACC) to support and monitor ‌progress across different schools.

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Learning Experience Faculty Policy Humanities 97

HEPI

JANUARY 29, 2023

This blog has been kindly contributed by Liz Allen, Director of Strategic Initiatives, F1000, and Victoria Gardner, Director of Policy, Taylor & Francis. We will be discussing the Policy Note at a webinar on Tuesday, 31 January. Find out more and sign up here. This could be facilitated by knowledge brokers or intermediaries.

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Academia Leadership Policy Environment 59

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Professor of Political Science/Public Policy Duke University Paula D. McClain is professor of political science and professor of public policy and dean of the graduate school and vice provost for graduate education, having moved to Duke from the University of Virginia in 2000. The 6 th edition will be published in mid-2013.)

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

” It comes as the UK’s Russell Group published a manifesto urging the country’s government to match the ambition shown by international competitors on R&D investment. . The UK’s Guild members King’s College London , The University of Glasgow and The University of Warwick are all part of the Russell Group.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Having meaningful relationships with law school faculty and staff is essential for underrepresented racial minority (URMs) students as they decide on law school options, adjust to academic environments, and negotiate in-school experiences, a recent study found. law schools.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Community college chatbots need to understand a wide range of academic subjects, courses, and student queries. Ambiguity in educational queries Students often ask complex and context-specific questions about course requirements, program details, and academic pathways.

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Education Humanities Students Community College 132

The PIE News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Back in 2021, The PIE published a long-form analysis of the student loans market and worrying allegations of impoverished international students in Canada turning to prostitution to make enough money to support themselves while there. There was big news this week. About the author: Amy Baker is CEO and Managing Director of The PIE News.

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Today's Learner

AUGUST 23, 2023

While I’m a firm believer in the idea of working smarter and not necessarily harder, where do we draw the line in terms of what we consider academic integrity versus dishonesty? If I’m not reading a published article or book to obtain that information, how can I cite it? Do students understand the expectations? Why should I cite it?

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Students Advocate Policy Humanities 85

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JUNE 8, 2023

In an  LA Times op-ed published in early 2023, psychologist Angela Duckworth, PhD, argues against banning the bot, explaining that it and similar technologies are here to stay—and that instructors should learn how to incorporate it into curricula. However, other colleges point to the difficulty of controlling cheating by students.

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Education Computer Science Administration Technology 130

University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The British study published on Research Policy examined the performance of higher education institutions by collecting data from the National Student Survey (NSS) website, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and others over 10 years beginning with the 2009-10 academic year.

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Higher Education Leadership Educational Systems Environment 97

Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

At college and university academic libraries, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives often involve improving item-collection policies and enhancing access to materials for students and community members, resources for faculty research, and educational programming on related topics.

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Arts And Sciences Liberal Arts Inclusivity Policy 94

SRHE

MAY 11, 2023

Scholars have noted: the frequent absence of theory and short-term focus of such research ; the proximity of researchers to policy-makers which, it is argued, can make critical distance hard to achieve ; and the fragmentation of the field. When we look at the extant literature, there seems to be cause for concern.

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Higher Education Education Arts And Sciences Policy 56

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 9, 2022

That shared goal brought 44 colleges in Texas together to negotiate a deal with Elsevier, the behemoth publisher of over 2,500 scientific journals, including The Lancet and Cell. If nothing else, the deal offers one example of how a collection of colleges is moving forward in a tense academic publishing ecosystem.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The list of top blogs below only covers HEPI’s blogs published in 2022; it does not cover HEPI’s reports. The list of top blogs below only covers HEPI’s blogs published in 2022; it does not cover HEPI’s reports. Other issues that scored strong engagement in 2022 were.

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Higher Education Education Recruitment Policy 123

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Black students in elementary school, particularly Black boys, are less likely to be identified for special education when their teachers are also Black, according to a new report published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). But the latter, though meant to be helpful, can come with distinct drawbacks, the report noted.

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Disadvantaged Students Schooling Educational Policy 119

WCET Frontiers

MAY 11, 2023

A general perusal of Inside Higher Education , Chronicle of Higher Education , or the internet in general turns up countless fears that generative AI, especially in the form of large language models such as ChatGPT, will increase attacks on academic integrity. Most of those policies, 21 percent, were around academic integrity.

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Higher Education Institution Education Policy 59

HEPI

MARCH 21, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Vicki Stott, CEO of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), which yesterday published the latest paper in its Policy Series examining the future of quality in England.

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Higher Education Learning Experience Policy Achievement 73

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“Julian has elevated the College of Education’s role in addressing topics prominent in the public discourse and his work is helping shape policy to bridge divides,” said Dr. Linda C. In the last decade, he has published more than 60 peer-reviewed pieces on issues including racial equity, accountability, school choice, and teacher preparation.

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Equity Advocate Scholarship Deans 94

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

It was sponsored by five academic departments and funded by the LGBTQ alumni group GALA, a separate nonprofit entity formed by LGBTQ alumni. Christopher Roth’s primary job at Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York, is associate director of academic technology. Dr. Luis A.

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