Ed.gov Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Borrowers Have More Time to Consolidate Loans to Benefit from the Adjustment By: Federal Student Aid Chief Operating Officer Richard Cordray Since this summer, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) has approved almost $44 billion in debt relief for more than 900,000 borrowers as part of the payment count adjustment. This is a one-time initiative Continue Reading The post Seven Things to Know About the Student Loan Payment Count Adjustment appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

A Disruptive Year in Admissions Liam Knox Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:00 AM Inside Higher Ed assesses a year of dramatic change in college admissions and predicts what the landscape might look like in 2024.

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Ed.gov Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) As part of the Raise the Bar: Lead the World Initiative, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) last month hosted a convening with national and local leaders to discuss the pivotal moment we found ourselves in, as we transform Continue Reading The post Administration of ESSA Title III State-Administered Grants Returns to OELA appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Higher education institutions are facing what seems to be a universal problem: They need to do more with less. Budgets are being tightened across the country as enrollment struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels and government funds made available during the pandemic dry up. Meanwhile, demands on IT departments continue to grow as hybrid work and instruction become entrenched in college life.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Frustration Mounts Over Biden’s Latest Debt Relief Plans Katherine Knott Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:00 AM Months of talks over how to forgive student loans for borrowers only highlighted how contentious the issue is—and how fraught the path ahead looks in 2024.

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University Business

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s now a little over a year that ChatGPT, the popular generative AI tool, has swept K12 and higher education into deep reflection on the nature of classroom teaching and student code of conduct. With AI likely going nowhere except deeper into students’ academic toolkits, researchers from ACT have recently helped paint a forecast showing how equipped future college applicants are with the technology.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Harvard University president Claudine Gay has submitted corrections for two previously published articles, CNN reported.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Higher Ed’s Top 10 Developments of 2023 mprutter@mit.edu Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:00 AM “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.

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Ed.gov Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) As part of the Raise the Bar: Lead the World Initiative, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) last month hosted a convening with national and local leaders to discuss the pivotal moment we found ourselves in, as we transform Continue Reading The post Administration of ESSA Title III State-Administered Grants Returns to OELA appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Dealing With Career Culture Shocks Sarah Bray Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:00 AM Understanding their basic pattern can help you succeed, whether you’re learning a new academic institution, organization or sector, writes Vanessa Doriott Anderson.

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Terminalfour

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Authentic video content such as "A Day in the Life"and "campus tour" dominate views and engagement; here’s how your university can use the growing trend to showcase #campuslife.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Navigating the Technological Tides: A Review of ‘The Coming Wave’ joshua.m.kim@d… Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:00 AM The headline for this post was written by ChatGPT.

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University Business

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Since the dismantling of affirmative action in college admissions, various higher education institutions have faced scrutiny for considering legacies in their admissions policies. Now, we’re coming to find out that the practice was even more common than we thought. As of fall 2022, nearly 600 colleges considered whether or not an applicant’s immediate family or relatives attended the school to which they’re applying, new survey data from the National Center for Education Statis

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In this extra post, Glen Cousquer , Lecturer and Programme Coordinator in One Health↗️ and Conservation Medicine↗️, gives us some valuable end of the year reflections on cultivativating gratitude. There are a number of emotions that play an important role in individual and collective wellbeing.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Facing the prospect of losing its campus, Bacone College got a temporary reprieve last week when an auction scheduled for Dec. 15 to sell off its land and facilities was postponed.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Spartanburg Community College, in South Carolina, is under heavy scrutiny from faculty advocates and state investigators after its administration unilaterally dissolved the faculty senate earlier this year. In mid-April, Spartanburg’s then-chief academic officer, Lisa Satterfield, dissolved the faculty senate just hours before members were scheduled to vote on a new policy forcing full-time instructors to be on campus for most of the work week, according to a Wednesday report from the American A

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today on the Academic Minute: Bryan P. Acton, assistant professor of organizational behavior and leadership at Binghamton University, discusses ways to identify and discourage toxic leadership.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Blackbird feeding on hawthorn, photo by Glen Cousquer In this extra post, Glen Cousquer , Lecturer and Programme Coordinator in One Health and Conservation Medicine , gives us some valuable end of the year reflections on cultivativating gratitude. There are a number of emotions that play an important role in individual and collective wellbeing. Cultivating these emotions in our lives, communities and organisations and in our pedagogical practice is therefore really important as a way to improved

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University Business

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Pamplin College of Business welcomed 25 visiting faculty members and students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) for the annual HBCU/MSI Research Summit. The summit, hosted in conjunction with the Virginia Tech Graduate School , provided the opportunity to develop research collaborations between Virginia Tech faculty and visiting faculty members as well as the chance for prospective students to learn more about the opportunit

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AIFS Abroad

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It’s nearing the end of 2023, so it’s time to start thinking about your New Year’s resolutions. What better way to make a change than spending time in another country? There are so many incredible cities to visit and explore in 2024, but where should you go? AIFS Abroad offers multiple programs in a variety of fields for students and recent grads to study abroad or intern internationally, including each of the following.

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University Business

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Dozens of prospective graduate students recently received premature messages of acceptance from Northeastern University in Boston, officials confirmed. According to a university spokesperson, the application process is ongoing, and applicants are not expected to be notified of decisions until January. This is the second consecutive year that the university has sent erroneous acceptance letters to students.

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EAB

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Blogs 4 AI priorities for enrollment leaders ChatGPT and the other “new AIs” caught even the most expert of industry watchers by surprise, and fully understanding their potential impact will take some time. That said, forward-thinking practitioners in every field are wasting no time putting this new toolkit to work, often to startling effect. This post offers highlights from our new insight paper on AI in admissions , with a focus on steps enrollment leaders should be taking immediately and in t

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Roompact

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This year, we celebrated our 10th birthday! We’ve come quite a long way from our scrappy days back in 2013, and we couldn’t have done it without all of you. Thank you, as always, for everything you do for us and our community. Let’s take a look back at our 10th year in business, and.

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EAB

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Blogs How to lead change when the change requires buying a new technology A step-by-step guide for change champions Leading change in any context is hard. Add technology to the mix and it becomes even harder, especially in higher ed, an industry with analogue roots in which institutions are de-centralized by nature and habits favor consensus-driven decision-making.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

War in Gaza Fuels Faculty Free Speech Battles Ryan Quinn Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:00 AM Advocates for campus free expression and academic freedom say they’ve seen increased reports of squelched speech since Oct. 7—often following social media campaigns and political pressure.

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University Business

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The pro-Palestinian protesters had dispersed just a few minutes later and no one was injured or arrested, but the story seemed to grow more dire the further it traveled. Posts that went viral falsely claimed that the library had been barricaded to protect the students inside from an angry mob, and that the police were afraid to get involved. The Cooper Union protest quickly became a symbol, to some, of rising antisemitism on American college campuses during the Israel-Hamas war.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Lee Roberts, a member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and a former Republican state official, has been named interim chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will replace Kevin Guskiewicz, who is leaving to lead Michigan State University.

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