The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Only 25% of institutions students are from Scotland, and they are more likely to be from working-class backgrounds From the first day Shanley Breese started her law degree at the University of Edinburgh, she encountered demeaning comments about her accent. She was told she was hard to understand and was asked to repeat herself in tutorials when she used words from the Scots language.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 24, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Michael Horowitz, Chancellor of The Community Solution Education System, discussing innovative models for higher education consolidation. The conversation explores a unique collaborative approach that offers an alternative to traditional mergers and acquisitions, highlighting strategies for resource optimization while preserving institutional identity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The great-grandson of Reverend Charles Allen Stillman the founder of Stillman Collegeahistorically Black institution in Alabama founded in 1876, has made a $2 million donation to the college. Dr. Charles M. Stillman, and his wife Susan, made the gift to support scholarships, faculty development, academic programs, and campus improvements. The endowments growth will help Stillman College maintain its competitive edge and expand opportunities for students to thrive academically and professionall

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2024

First Lady Jill Biden announced Monday that shes taught her last class at Northern Virginia Community College after 15 years, The Washington Post reported. NOVA is an institution local to the Washington, D.C., metro region that Biden joined as a professor in 2009 while serving as second lady. Known to her students as Dr. B, the presidents wife has been an educator for 40 years and a longtime community college advocate.

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SRHE

DECEMBER 19, 2024

by Mrton Demeter, Manuel Goyanes, Gerg Hl and Xin Xu The dynamics of Chinese social sciences are shifting rapidly. As policies aim to balance domestic priorities with global integration, the interplay between China’s academic output and its international reception highlights critical challenges and opportunities. In a recent study published in Policy Reviews in Higher Education , we analyzed 8,962 publications by the top 500 most productive China-affiliated scholars in Economics, Education

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In his latest article, Dr. Drumm McNaughton explores the three pillars of strategic planning in higher education for building institutional sustainability. The article centers around holistic strategic planning, alignment of strategies and structures, and stakeholder engagement - revealing practical insights about transforming institutions through continuous planning and data-driven decision making.

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Roompact

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This week, we're featuring the final episode in this year's series of episodes featuring our guest writer cohort. Dustin speaks with Stephanie about her journey refining her supervisory style and building her confidence as a leader, sharing a plethora of great advice and resources!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Early Bird Gets Admitted Liam Knox Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges have been criticized for admitting more students through early decision, which benefits wealthier applicants. Without affirmative action, it could be a boon for diversity as welldepending how colleges use it.

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Higher Education Inquirer

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Two researchers used AI to generate 288 complete academic finance papers predicting stock returns, complete with plausible theoretical frameworks and citations. Each paper looks legitimate and follows academic conventions. They did this to show how easy it now is to mass produce seemingly credible research. A warning about industrialized academic paper generation becoming reality.

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University Business

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Two U.S. universities ranked in the top 10 in the latest global campus sustainability rankings. The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings measured sustainability efforts and institutional improvements at nearly 1,500 institutions in 95 countries. Each school was graded on attention to climate change, clean energy, water conservation, waste recycling, green transportation and sustainability education and research.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Hypocrisy of Community-Engaged Research Elizabeth Redden Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Evelyn Vzquez writes that white saviorism often drives community-engaged research in the neoliberal universityand offers suggestions for how to change this.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 19, 2024

SAAL aims to routinely share recaps of key assessment conferences through blogs to disseminate our observations that benefit the broader student affairs assessment community. In line with SAALs 2024 strategic priorities, this blog marks the first in a new series that aims to provide consistent, intentional, structured reflections from SAAL leadership on significant trends and takeaways from major assessment conferences.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Higher educations approach to technology can be frustrating at times. The arrival of much-hyped technologies to higher ed is often met with a skeptical side-eye, perhaps some cautious optimism without any action or, at most, a single toe dipped into the pool. Colleges and universities are almost never early adopters of new tools, and even with well-established technologies, higher education often lags behind.

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The vast majority of postsecondary institutions can no longer rely on a relentless stream of new high school graduates to help them meet their enrollment and budget targets, much less prosper and grow. As institutions look to adapt to scarcity in their traditional enrollment pools and build their financial resilience, they must learn how to compete for and serve adult learners.

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Higher Education Inquirer

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This interview with GSV's Michael Moe and former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos reveals commonly held views in edtech circles and trends in US education at all levels. The key words in their free-market ideology are freedom, school choice, and change. DeVos says that the traditional educational system in the US has been unresponsive, adding that all of these changes that she has proposed in education are "best for the kids.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 20, 2024

AI-Authored Abstracts More Authentic Than Human-Written Ones sara.custer@in Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Higher ratings for AI-authored abstracts should not obscure the need for engaging prose with a human touch, says study co-author.

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The Student Affairs Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Enjoy our Division of Student Affairs Annual report for 2023-24. Excited to share this with our students, parents, colleagues and friends. We appreciate your support! Click our annual report cover to view the report. Accessible copy available for download below annual report image.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Higher education institutions entrusted with students personal information and sensitive research data, and charged with ensuring regulatory compliance require comprehensive access management strategies. To achieve this, modern IT solutions such as identity and access management (IAM), multifactor authentication (MFA) and privileged access management (PAM) can be combined to provide robust, layered security.

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2024

A new book is attempting to hold officials at some of the nations top colleges accountable as concerns over plagiarism among academics at schools like Harvard University mount. Harvard hired an independent panel to investigate its then-president Claudine Gay, who was accused of plagiarism by a political scientist. The allegation involved Gays Ph.D. thesis which led to her appointment as the schools top official.

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Higher Education Inquirer

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Cathie Wood , once the largest shareholder in 2U with ARK Invest , is also a major crypto investor. Wood believes that Bitcoin could top $1M by 2030. With US government guardrails weakened in the coming months, it should be interesting to watch the crypto boom and what happens after that, not just in the economy, but in society. Schools like the Kellogg Institute at Notre Dame have written positively about the use of crypto , discussing the downsides as an afterthought.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Brown University, one of the nations wealthiest institutions, is facing a $46million structural deficit, prompting efforts to limit growth in hiring and doctoral programs.

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Symplicity

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This month, College Consensus annual Top 50 Best Disability Friendly Colleges and Universities for 2024 ranking from across the country was released, and Symplicity is thrilled that the list includes 10 Accommodate clients!

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Youve been good, for the most part, about taking care of your digital house. Youve successfully convinced your campus that multifactor authentication is worth the hassle. Youve integrated Internet of Things tools to make life easier for students, faculty and staff. Youve built a network that can handle a mountain of devices. And youve taught sometimes less-than-eager audiences how to make technology an integral part of teaching and learning, now and into the future.

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Ed.gov Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By: Mireya Garcia, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education All students deserve to grow up in communities that foster their success through strong family and community support systems to prepare them for academic success in college, career and beyond. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $6.9 million to 7 grantees across 6 states Continue Reading The post Education Awards nearly $7 million for Promise Neighborhoods grants appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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University Business

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Illinois colleges are more expensive than the national average. A first-in-the-nation bill could radically change how Illinois funds its universities and make it more affordable. What could that mean for families and young adults trying to pay for college? Learn more at WBEZ Chicago. The post Illinois lawmakers propose new funding model for state universities appeared first on University Business.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Campuses saw as few as a third as many pro-Palestinian protests this semester as they did in the spring, when an unprecedented wave of encampments swept the nation. After an unprecedented spring of pro-Palestinian protests on campuses across the United States, the fall semester has been comparatively quiet. The total number of protest actions declined by more than 64percent, from 3,220 to 1,151, according to data from the Crowd Counting Consortium, a project by Harvard Universitys John F.

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ISA Journal

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Choosing to study abroad was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I have grown tremendously as a person, and choosing Morocco gave me a new perspective on life that I will forever be grateful for.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Identity and access management (IAM) in higher education is a complex undertaking. There are different users with different roles that sometimes overlap, and identities can cross departments, colleges and campuses. Redundancies, outdated information and incorrect privileges run rampant when proper governance methods are not in place. Its important for higher ed IT leaders to understand who is using their services and the level of access each user needs.

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PUC

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Jayleen Casillas is the goalkeeper for the womens soccer team and has been on the team for three years. She was drawn to joining PUCs Pioneers team because of the diversity. When taking a closer look, I noticed how family-oriented the team was, which helped me make my decision to attend PUC, she shared. What values have you learned by being on the team?

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Idaho State Board of Education voted to ban diversity, equity and inclusion, known as DEI, across its public colleges and universities. The ruling goes into effect on June 30. The board, which voted unanimously on Wednesday, barred state institutions from supporting any office, initiative, center or policy related to DEI ideology, a term the resolution defined as any approach that prioritizes identity characteristics over a student’s merit.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2024

No one knows for sure, but Inside Higher Ed asked seven experts for their predictions. Two years after generative AI became part of the mainstream lexicon, higher education institutions are still grappling with how to integrate it into their educational missions and campus operations.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Survey finds post-1992 universities leading the way on sustainability and ethics More universities are banning fossil fuel companies from recruitment fairs in a sign of the sectors shrinking social licence among young people. The annual survey of sustainability and ethics in higher education found there has been a 30% rise in the number of institutions stopping fossil fuel companies taking part in graduate fairs this year.

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Higher Education Inquirer

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Education's Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships released a new resource designed to answer frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Department's Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools. This new resource answers key questions students, educators, and parents have about religious expression and accommodations in PK-12 schools and provides an easy-to-understand top

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Roompact

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In this episode of Roompacts ResEdChat, Paul sits down with John Hughey from the University of Mary Washington to discuss how they are leveraging Roompact's software to aid the work of their Coordinated Care Team and their Behavioral Intervention Team.

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As Ohio teams prepare to compete in the College Football Playoff and bowl games, Ohio lawmakers approved legislation to help them compete on the recruiting trail. Early Thursday morning, Ohio lawmakers approved changes that will allow universities to pay student-athletes for their name, image and likeness. NIL allows students to make money from their personal brand in addition to the scholarships that universities provide.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The New York Times reported that Rachel Dawson was fired after allegedly saying that Jews didnt need her offices diversity services. After that article, the university added that she misbehaved at a protest. The firing of a University of Michigan official has raised questions about who was involved in the decision as well as why exactly the diversity, equity and inclusion leader was shown the door.

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ISA Journal

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In the northeastern corner of the Parque de Mara Louisa (Mara Louisa Park) in Seville, Spain, stands an impressive monument: the Plaza de Espaa, or "Spanish Square." The Plaza de Espaa was built in 1928 in advance of the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition.

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