Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In 2014, the father-son team of Joel Best and Eric Best published The Student Loan Mess: How Good Intentions Created a Trillion Dollar Problem. Their argument was that rising student loan debt posed a major social and economic problem in the United States, exceeding $1 trillion at the time of publication (predicted to reach $2 trillion by 2020). This "mess" resulted from a series of well-intentioned but flawed policies that focused on different aspects of the issue in isolation, ultimately creat

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. The challenges predate the pandemic but were exacerbated by it. The COVID-19 infection itself also appears to have made the situation worse.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Israeli Speaker Canceled, Event Evacuated at UC Berkeley Johanna Alonso Thu, 02/29/2024 - 03:00 AM Tensions between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian students escalated Monday night when violent protests shut down a talk by an Israeli lawyer.

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Ed.gov Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

High school teachers across the country worked with their students this past fall to enter the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) Your Place in Space Challenge. The challenge was the first in the CTE Momentum series, which prepares high school students for rewarding careers and increases access to career and technical education (CTE). Through the Continue Reading The post Meet the Your Place in Space Challenge Winners appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A plagiarism war has erupted since Claudine Gay announced her resignation from Harvard University. After Business Insider suggested Neri Oxman—a prominent MIT grad and wife of billionaire philanthropist William Ackman—had plagiarized in her dissertation, Ackman promised to leverage AI capabilities to review the published work of all of MIT’s faculty, its president and the work of the faculties at other Ivy Leagues. “No body of written work in academia can survive the power of AI searchin

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The looming enrollment cliff and a slow recovery from pandemic-related enrollment dips have left higher education institutions across the country looking for ways to boost interest and applications from potential students. But not every bump in applications is a positive sign. In fact, the ease with which prospective students can now apply to college — and be accepted — is one of the factors behind a disturbing trend: the rise in so-called ghost students.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In this extra post, Vassilis Galanos invites us to reflect on the sociopolitical backdrop behind the fast adoption of technologies like Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, such as the casualisation of academic employment in a landscape pressured by research excellence frameworks.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

More Than Half of Recent 4-Year College Grads Underemployed Sara Weissman Thu, 02/22/2024 - 03:00 AM A new report found that many recent graduates don’t land jobs that require a degree.

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College Forward

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

ST. PAUL, Minn. , Jan. 30, 2024 / PRNewswire / — College Possible , a pioneering national nonprofit on a mission to boost college access and success by connecting high school and college students with near-peer coaches, today announced the renewal of its successful collaboration with the NBA Foundation. This collaboration between College Possible and the NBA Foundation will focus on helping remove barriers to college access and entry for young people of color and students from low-incom

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As artificial intelligence continues its reach into nearly every aspect of higher education, a new role has emerged to oversee the responsible growth and safe management of this rapidly evolving technology: the chief AI officer. The CAIO role first began to appear in the business world less than a decade ago, within corporations and startups alike. More recently, the government sector has jumped on board, as President Joe Biden’s recent AI executive order requires that all federal agencies appoi

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Higher Education Whisperer

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Greetings from the Climate Update 2024 at the Australian National University (ANU) where Genevieve Bell, the new Vice-Chancellor reflected on Nugget Coombs, who took her ten pin bowling. Dr Coombs is better know as one of the founders and early VCs of the ANU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

AERA Fellows were announced on Thursday and a distinguished list of researchers topped the list including Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson. Jackson, a professor and dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Education, is among 24 exemplary scholars selected by the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson “The 2024 AERA Fellows join an exceptional group of scholars, and we are thrilled to welcome them,” said AERA Executive Director Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Indiana Bill Threatens Faculty Members Who Don’t Provide ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Ryan Quinn Wed, 02/21/2024 - 03:00 AM One critic says a bill passed by the state Senate would mandate “a system of surveillance and political scrutiny.

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Roompact

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” Guest Post by Sean Watson, Residence Life Professional The role of Residence Directors has been undergoing a transformative and challenging journey, as we negotiate the Great Resignation, an upended employment landscape, and changing expectations for navigating success.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Rural towns in the U.S. are often stigmatized for their meek economies and decaying industries amid the overwhelming presence of the digitized, globalized and unmistakably urban world that predominates the United States. A comprehensive report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) illustrates the resilience of America’s blue-collar region and describes how increased collaboration with higher education can ensure its survival. “Rural Americans ofte

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

It’s good now that things have finally settled down, says Jon Bannan, director of user support services at The College of New Jersey. Looking back to the start of the pandemic, Bannan remembers how the evolving emergency led to “constantly changing” needs for classroom modifications that would allow the institution to keep its doors open. At first, he says, the solution was simple: His team installed microphones at the front of every room so teachers could speak while socially distanced and stud

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PUC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Memphis, Tennessee, native Bailey Stockton is a double major in pre-law and psychology. After two years at La Sierra University, she felt a strong urge to make a change in her academic journey. At that point, Pacific Union College, which promised a more tranquil and rewarding spiritual environment, came into view.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. prisons. Stacy Burnett What was once a small effort available to approximately 20 carceral sites has now grown its reach to be available to more than 1,000, said Stacy Burnett, senior product manager for JSTOR’s parent company, ITHAKA.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Another Wave of Campus Cuts Josh Moody Tue, 02/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Numerous colleges announced or completed plans to cut academic programs or jobs in February. Many of those institutions are in the Midwest—particularly Ohio.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Keir Starmer should revitalise Sure Start, focus on children’s happiness – and give a crucial boost to further education Our writers and experts name the pledges Labour must include in its manifesto Children became unhappier in the past decade, according to the annual Good Childhood report. The number of eight to 16-year-olds with mental health problems rose sharply.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

State and nationwide efforts to tackle student equity and close the gap on access and affordability for all students have cost millions of dollars and have required mass coordination between higher ed stakeholders. The latest enrollment figures for upward transfer students from two-year institutions to four-year institutions illustrate impressive vital signs that their efforts are working.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No matter the industry, clear and effective communication channels are essential to keeping operations running smoothly. In higher education, for example, enrollment and retention are more important than ever, and staying in touch with internal and external stakeholders is key to attracting and keeping new students. Sharing stories of success, promoting new initiatives and keeping current students and staff engaged can all help in these efforts.

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PUC

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When Shannea Minell Santiago was younger, she wanted to be a nurse, which is why she initially chose to attend PUC. That quickly changed halfway through her first year of college. Now, in the middle of her junior year, she’s been majoring in strategic communication.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University is planning to debut its Center for Enlightened Disagreement to address challenges in navigating differences to drive change and encourage critical thinking in solving pressing problems. Dr. Francesca Cornelli “Kellogg and Northwestern are deeply committed to addressing the growing barriers to discourse that hinder our progress as a society, not by seeking to eliminate disagreement but by embracing it as a virtue,” said Kellogg Dean Dr.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Citing FAFSA Delays, U.S. to Ease Requirements on Colleges Katherine Knott Tue, 02/13/2024 - 06:00 AM The Education Department will limit verification of aid applications and reduce program reviews to let institutions focus on students.

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Higher Education Whisperer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Larry K. MichaelsenGreetings from day 2 of the Team-Based Learning Collaborative Asia Pacific Community Symposium. The keynote today is Larry K. Michaelsen, pioneer of Team Based Learning (TBL). He said that teams formed slower online than face to face, also that technology had provided more options for prework.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor Katherine Frank has the honor of claiming many “firsts” for her university. As one of only two special mission universities in the Wisconsin system and its designated polytechnic university, Stout has maneuvered onto the cutting edge of workforce development and explored different college pathways for K12 graduates and learners of all backgrounds, thanks to Frank’s thoughtful leadership.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Higher education institutions are vulnerable to cyberthreats because of the valuable data they store, including student records, research and financial information. The open nature of academic environments amplifies the risk. Zero trust is a cybersecurity paradigm shift, operating on the principle of “never trust, always verify” instead of assuming that everything behind the firewall is safe.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

University of Bristol academic who was sacked after being accused of antisemitic comments wins ‘landmark’ decision A sociology professor sacked by the University of Bristol after being accused of antisemitic comments has won a “landmark” decision that he was discriminated against because of his anti-Zionist beliefs. An employment tribunal ruled that Prof David Miller was unfairly dismissed, and that his “anti-Zionist beliefs qualified as a philosophical belief and as a protected characteristic p

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Drs. Marybeth Gasman and Levon T. Esters have written an important and useful historiography of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HBCU: The Power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities , published by Johns Hopkins University Press, provides personal anecdotes from past and present HBCU students and leaders about the critical role that these storied institutions have played throughout history.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The End of the Dean’s List Johanna Alonso Tue, 02/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Two Ivy League universities recently did away with certain age-old academic honors, arguing they cause unnecessary stress and competition.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Entering college is a stressful and exciting time for any student. Whether they are a first year student at a big university or small, there is a lot to manage on both the student, parent, and university side. Such programs play a vital role in helping new students acclimate to university life, fostering a sense of belonging, and providing essential information and support.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Graduate school isn’t an optional preference for many bachelor’s degree holders—it’s a demand. That’s what a recent report from Spark451, a Jenzabar Company, suggests when it found that 64% of undergraduates who began college between four and six years ago are either enrolled in a graduate program now or are seriously considering taking the next step.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

College students are the lifeblood of higher education. Everyone in university administration — including in the IT office — knows how valuable it is to truly understand how those students feel, what they want, what they appreciate and what they dislike about their college experience. Our series of student-authored content, which began in 2020 as the pandemic upended our world, aims to help institutions get an unfiltered student perspective.

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Higher Education Whisperer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Phillip Parannik, and Finn JohnsonAt day 2 of the Team-Based Learning Collaborative Asia Pacific Community Symposium we have been learning how to create AI characters to be used as tutors, & simulated clients for students. I was very skeptical of the idea, but in a few minutes I created "Tom", a simulation of me, for teaching computer students. I can now retire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A 40-page report released by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) reveals that Black teacher scarcity may be attributed to factors including desegregation, racism, and the incorporation of standardized tests that result in Black teachers losing their license. The report, titled “The Heart Work of Hard Work: Black Teacher Pipeline Best Practices at HBCU Teacher Education Programs,” found that teacher certification exams used to screen effectiveness eliminated nearly 100,000 minority teachers in 3

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