Sat.Dec 09, 2023

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Penn President Resigns Amid Antisemitism Charges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Penn President Resigns Amid Antisemitism Charges Josh Moody Sat, 12/09/2023 - 05:24 PM Liz Magill stepped down on Saturday, following backlash over her comments at a Congressional hearing on antisemitism.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln proposes staff cuts to remedy $12M deficit - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive

Ray Schroeder

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln plans to cut about 30 full-time-equivalent positions and reduce funding for teaching assistants as a way to remedy a $12 million structural deficit, the flagship announced last week. The university plans to achieve more than a dozen of the reductions by eliminating vacant staff and faculty positions. The proposal also calls for reducing state-aided funding for graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants by more than $900,000.

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Talking to the Media

Higher Education Whisperer

A few weeks ago I woke to a media report that Optus customers had no landline, or mobile services. So I sent a message to the local ABC Canberra station to say I was available to talk. There was a text back within a minute to say could I speak on air in fifteen minutes.

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Temple grapples with low enrollment numbers, budget cuts - Sidney Rochnik, Temple News

Ray Schroeder

As Temple continues to face declining undergraduate enrollment, the university has increased tuition and made budget cuts each year in an attempt to mitigate consequences for students and faculty. Enrollment at Temple has decreased by 21.8 percent in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, from 39,088 students in 2019 to 30,530 students this fall semester.

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What Interns Had to Say About Their Virtual Internship Experience

AIFS Abroad

Adapting to the ever-changing world of work, AIFS Abroad launched a virtual internship program in response to a need from our students, university partners, and employers. We are so thankful for the virtual interns who helped us learn and grow along with them these past couple of years. Check out reviews from these virtual interns about their remote internship experience: “Great Internship!

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The Overthinker’s Guide to Studying Abroad

ISA Journal

It's exciting to think about studying abroad, sure, but behind all that excitement, nerves and stress linger. As a commuter student who had never lived outside of her house and overthinks everything, here are some of the tips and tricks that I wish I knew prior to studying abroad.