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Virtual Reality Technology Enhances Modern Learning Environments

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Imagine walking into a chemistry lab, beakers and chemicals laid out on the table ready for the days experiments to begin. Beyond your table are 30 identical tables with the same setup. You pick up a beaker and add two chemicals that, when combined, create a toxic gas. But despite this error, no one gets hurt and theres absolutely no threat to others.

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Writing Outstanding Performance Reviews for Your ResLife Team

Roompact

Even though ResLife is focused and committee toward development, performance reviews can sometimes feel like a grueling process. They do not have to be; its all about how you, as a manager, can provide outstanding feedback connected to specific observations that help to develop the staff member. A well-crafted review fosters motivation, improves performance, and.

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How universities can build new bridges to industry

University Business

Interest in non-degree programming is growing among both professionals and institutions. With the world of continuing education evolving rapidly, universities have a unique opportunity to bridge education with industry needs. As workforce demands shift, higher education institutions must ensure professionals can upskill efficiently, meeting local labor market needs while driving economic mobility.

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The State of Public Trust in Higher Education: Insights from Gallup-Lumina Foundation: Changing Higher Ed® podcast 255 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Courtney Brown

The Change Leader, Inc.

April 15, 2025 · Episode 255 The State of Public Trust in Higher Education: Insights from Gallup-Lumina Foundation 33 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. GallupLumina data shows why trust in higher ed is decliningand what colleges must do to regain credibility, relevance, and workforce alignment. Rebuilding Public Trust in Higher Education Public trust in higher education has reached historic lows.

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Perspectives on international student transitions: Part 1

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Students studying in the PPLS library, 7 George Square. [Sam Ingram-Sills (Whitedog Photography)] In these two extra blog posts, Hannah Jones, Director of English Language Education at the Centre for Open Learning, and Shirley Tian, undergraduate student in History and Politics, share their perspectives on successful international student transitions.

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Scout out benefits plan changes ahead of Open Enrollment

CU Work-Life Balance

Now is the time to crack open your playbook and research your options to select the right health plans for yourself, your family and your lifestyle. Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity for University of Colorado faculty and staff to review upcoming health plan changes, compare their current coverage to their actual health care needs and enroll.

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A Reduced Civil Rights Office Could Leave Students and Institutions in Limbo

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Reduced Civil Rights Office Could Leave Students and Institutions in Limbo Johanna Alonso Tue, 04/15/2025 - 03:00 AM The staff of the already-threadbare Office for Civil Rights was slashed a month ago. Experts say the effects may be even more far-reaching than initially expected.

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Federal Grants Website Gets DOGE’d

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Department of Government Efficiency has taken control of a federal website that universities and other organizations use to find out aboutand apply forfederal grant opportunities, The Washington Post reported Friday.

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OpenAI offers free ChatGPT “Plus” during finals season while students raise concerns about its place in education

University Business

Thanks for verifying your student status! You can now claim two free months of ChatGPT Plus, is what someone would see in their email if they clicked one of the many ads online, signed up for OpenAIs ChatGPT and waited approximately five seconds for the sites verification process to cross check their name with a database of college students. ChatGPT, which has become a popular AI tool since its creation in 2022, is now offering its Plus version for free until the end of May, OpenAI announced in

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U of Utah Urges Compliance After State Restricts Pride Flags

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A University of Utah lawyer last week urged faculty to comply with the states new prohibition on the prominent display of pride flags and other flags on campus, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

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The Great British Sweet Tooth: My Sugary Study Abroad Saga

ISA Journal

Claire Asbell is a student at the University of Tennessee and aFeatured Blogger. She is studying withISAinLondon, England. When I packed my bags for my study abroad adventure in London, I prepared for many things: the rain, the accents, the endless cups of tea.

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Some Rules for Campus Resistance

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some Rules for Campus Resistance Elizabeth Redden Tue, 04/15/2025 - 03:00 AM A 2012 governance fight at the University of Virginia offers lessons for other faculty who might need to host a little rebellion on their campus, Charles Mathewes writes.

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The Tragedy of NCAA Athletes Who Died Young

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editor's note: This article was written before the tragic death of former LSU football player Kyren Lacy , who died of an apparent suicide.] The NCAA has long been a cornerstone of American college sports, offering a platform for student-athletes to showcase their talent while pursuing higher education. These athletes are revered for their commitment, discipline, and often exceptional abilities, balancing the pressures of academics and the demands of competitive sports.

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A Vending Machine for Health Supplies

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Vending Machine for Health Supplies Ashley Mowreader Tue, 04/15/2025 - 03:00 AM Machines selling drugstore items such as bandages and tampons give community college students greater access to affordable health products.

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Olivia Womack - Track/Cross Country, University of Mississippi

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Universities Sue Over DOE’s Plan to Cap Indirect Cost Rates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A coalition of research universities and higher education advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Department of Energy, asking a judge to immediately block the departments plan to cap universities indirect research cost reimbursement rates at 15percent.

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Jaeden Yburan - Swimming & Diving, New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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What a Dean Needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What a Dean Needs Elizabeth Redden Tue, 04/15/2025 - 03:00 AM Deans are integral to true academic transformation. Here are some ways we can better support them, Rob Kramer writes.

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Education Researchers Sue to Save Institute of Education Sciences

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Felice J. Levine, executive director of AERA. Education researchers took legal action this week against the Trump administration, filing a lawsuit to halt what they describe as the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the Department of Education. The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) filed suit in the U.S.

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Obama and Yale faculty back Harvard as Trump cuts $2bn, alleging antisemitism

The Guardian Higher Education

Harvard faces a funding freeze as elite universities warn of growing threats to free inquiry and civil rights US politics live latest updates Barack Obama, Yale and other academic institutions have come out in support of Harvard after the Trump administration elected to cut $2bn of its federal grants after the Ivy League school in Massachusetts rejected what it said was an attempt at government regulation of the university.

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Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Harvard Funding Amid Campus Activism Dispute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In an unprecedented move that signals escalating tensions between the federal government and higher education institutions, the Trump administration has frozen more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the institution refused to comply with demands to limit campus activism. Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber took a firm stance against the administration's conditions, stating that "The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its

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Canadian universities report jump in US applicants as Trump cuts funding

The Guardian Higher Education

UBC and others report spike in interest from US citizens as Trump withholds funds and revokes foreign student visas More students living in the United States are applying to Canadian universities or expressing interest in studying north of the border as Donald Trump cuts federal funding to universities and revokes foreign student visas. Officials at the University of British Columbias (UBC) Vancouver campus said the school reported a 27% jump in graduate applications as of 1 March from US citize

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College Presidents Share Their Fears and Frustrations

Confessions of a Community College Dean

College Presidents Share Their Fears and Frustrations Susan H. Greenberg Tue, 04/15/2025 - 03:00 AM In excerpts from our members-only weekly newsletter The Sandbox, higher ed leaderswriting anonymouslydiscuss the myriad challenges of the job under Trump 2.0. Byline(s) Susan H.

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How Harvard’s pushback against Trump may embolden more US resistance

The Guardian Higher Education

It may be a turning point in the White Houses attempt to gut allegedly liberal universities and punish law firms It might come to be seen as the moment the woke liberal empire of Donald Trumps most fevered imaginings struck back. Harvard University, the world-renowned institution emblematic of the elitism that Trump and his coterie hold in contempt, received an extortive demand from the administration that it surrender the core of its academic freedoms and promptly told it to get lost.

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Harvard Pushes Back Against Trump's Threats to Academic Freedom

Higher Education Inquirer

In a recent letter to the Harvard community, interim president Alan M. Garber sounded an alarm over what he described as an unprecedented threat to the independence of American higher education. The federal government, Garber revealed, has issued a sweeping list of demandstied to ongoing funding relationshipsthat Harvard views as overreaching, unconstitutional, and fundamentally at odds with the mission of the university.

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Students, Some University Leaders Rebuke Trump Administration Over Visas

Confessions of a Community College Dean

More than 1,000 students have had their visas to live and study in the United States revoked since the Trump administration began in January, and the lawsuits and public rebukes are starting to pile up.

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How Trump’s Early Actions Compare to Project 2025, Other Blueprints

Confessions of a Community College Dean

How Trumps Early Actions Compare to Project 2025, Other Blueprints jessica.blake@ Tue, 04/15/2025 - 03:00 AM Many of the Trump administrations early actions have closely mirrored the recommendations of conservative think tanks.