Sun.Dec 11, 2022

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Unboxed: The Art of Fighting Off Limiting Labels

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What would happen if you gave yourself a chance to live out your purpose? When we allow external labels to restrict us, or we put ourselves in a box we are taking away that chance. The feeling of being confined to a certain title, role, or position is an issue that is often and chatted about behind closed doors but rarely addressed out in the open. This is not about being unappreciative for the role that you may have for it is true that a person can flourish in a position that is assigned to th

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Schools in England face ‘significant squeeze’ on budgets, IFS report finds

The Guardian Higher Education

Annual survey reveals further education and sixth form colleges could experience particular hardship Schools in England still face a “significant squeeze” on their budgets despite extra funding from the government, while colleges, universities and early years provision will have to account for rising prices without any additional help, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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New School Part-Time Faculty Reach Agreement with University, Agrees to End Strike

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Part-time faculty at the New School have agreed to end a three-week strike after reaching an agreement with the university late Dec. 10, The New York Times reported. “We have countersigned a tentative agreement and the strike is ending,” the union representing the part-time faculty, the ACT-UAW Local 7902, wrote on Twitter. Union members said that compensation was still not on par with those at comparable institutions in the city but that all their health insurance demands had been met.

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4 Keys to Getting Rural Broadband Right - Brent Skorup and Patricia Patnode, Governing

Ray Schroeder

It’s not just about the dollars but about spending the money effectively. The focus should be on reducing costs for the private companies that provide most of the investment, rather than propping up sickly projects. In our estimation, the main villain for states and Internet service providers is complexity. The Government Accountability Office recently reported that there are more than 100 federal broadband programs at more than a dozen agencies.

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Everything you need to know about an effective Faculty Management Solution

Creatrix Campus

Everything you need to know about an effective Faculty Management Solution. editor. Mon, 12/12/2022 - 01:57. Providing the best faculty management or faculty experience is as important as providing the student experience. Institutions are acting quickly now, more than ever, to ensure that faculty and staff feel safe, supported, and have the best employee experience possible — whether they are in a classroom or their living room.

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Comprehensive Learner Record Standard™ - IMS Global

Ray Schroeder

The Comprehensive Learner Record Standard™ (CLR Standard™) is the new generation of secure and verifiable learning and employment records supporting all nature of academic and workplace recognition and achievements including courses, competencies and skills and employer-based achievements and milestones. Recommended by AACRAO, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the Comprehensive Learner Record Standard™ from 1EdTech is a technical specification designed to

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Why should Higher Education Institutes invest in Faculty Management Software?

Creatrix Campus

Why should Higher Education Institutes invest in Faculty Management Software? editor. Mon, 12/12/2022 - 01:06. All sizes of higher education institutions can benefit from having a single faculty management software where all faculty can view, and access essential data. The conventional, or outdated, method of meeting these communication needs requires faculty to regularly send and receive spreadsheets and documents, or even print out hard copies of the information.