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Paula Jakopovic , University of Nebraska at Omaha Kelly Gomez Johnson , University of Nebraska at Omaha Key Statement: This article highlights communities of practice as a means for supporting faculty as they seek to( re)design courses with equitable, research-informed practices. Keywords: Communities of Practice, DEIB, Course (Re)Design Introduction Creating systemic change in higher education requires attention to multiple facets and structural layers at the individual and “small network” leve
The presence and success of faculty of color in higher ed continues to come up short, as these faculty members continue to face countless obstacles as they attempt to progress in their careers, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Michelle Y. Martin APA Task Force Report on Promotion, Tenure and Retention of Faculty of Color in Psychology details the many obstacles that psychological science faculty from underrepresented groups face, including being tasked w
Rankled by Rankings Liam Knox Fri, 09/22/2023 - 03:00 AM Shifts in methodology scrambled the usual hierarchy of U.S. News’s annual college rankings, prompting a fierce backlash from some higher ed leaders.
By: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition I clearly remember my first day of middle school as a newly arrived student from Mexico in Austin, Texas, I didn’t speak a word of English and was nervous to start a new life with my mother and sister. My first class Continue Reading The post Reaching Bilingual Teachers Earlier in the Pipeline: Proposed Priorities for the National Professional Development Program appeared first on ED.gov Blog
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is launching a new initiative to tackle the proliferation of alternative credential programs as higher education embraces new business models amid a changing landscape. HLC’s Credential Lab will begin developing, testing and applying a new assurance structure for colleges and universities in order to create a framework that analyzes the quality of credentials offered by third-party providers.
Properly upskilling and supporting immigrants, refugees, and asylees can help remedy the nation's predicted labor shortage, according to a new report from Upwardly Global. Jina Krause-Vilmar According to the organization, which seeks to help immigrants into the U.S. workforce, almost all U.S. working-age population growth for the next two decades is expected to be composed of immigrants, refugees, asylees, and their children.
Barriers to Tenure and Promotion Persist for Psychology Faculty of Color kathryn.palmer… Thu, 09/21/2023 - 03:00 AM A report by the American Psychological Association outlines the barriers many faculty members of color face and calls for increased transparency in the tenure and promotion process.
We all think we know about phishing emails and how dangerous they are. However, many in higher education have not yet heard of the growing trend of “consent phishing.” In consent phishing attacks, bad actors use malicious apps hosted on legitimate cloud platforms to gain access to an organization’s cloud services and data. In this type of phishing attack, an employee may accidentally grant these apps permanent permissions that can be used to exploit the organization.
We all think we know about phishing emails and how dangerous they are. However, many in higher education have not yet heard of the growing trend of “consent phishing.” In consent phishing attacks, bad actors use malicious apps hosted on legitimate cloud platforms to gain access to an organization’s cloud services and data. In this type of phishing attack, an employee may accidentally grant these apps permanent permissions that can be used to exploit the organization.
Standard disclaimer: I have been the data editor for Washington Monthly’s rankings since 2012. All thoughts here are solely my own. College rankings season officially concluded today with the release of the newest year of rankings from U.S. News and World Report. I wrote last year about things that I was watching for in the rankings industry, particularly regarding colleges no longer voluntarily providing data to U.S.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) has launched its new Center of Excellence for Social Justice. The center – helmed by N.C. A&T Henry E. Frye Distinguished Professor Dr. Jelani M. Favors – will focus on fostering educational opportunities for students and faculty and innovating for social, economic, and racial justice.
A Tenure Critic May Cut Faculty—by Ending Their Programs Ryan Quinn Fri, 09/22/2023 - 03:00 AM Dickinson State University in North Dakota could lose its undergraduate degree offerings in English, math, music and other areas.
Competitive esports in higher education is all grown up. The once fledgling curiosity among forward-thinking college and university leaders is now commonplace on campuses of all sizes across the country. Esports itself is now a booming industry, and universities have wrapped gaming into curricula, student activities and professional-grade broadcast setups for the competitive teams that were at the forefront of the explosion.
by Anita Toh As scholarly research into and using generative AI tools like ChatGPT becomes more prevalent, it is crucial for researchers to understand the intersections of copyright, fair use, and use of generative AI in research. While there is much discussion about the copyrightability of generative AI outputs and the legality of generative AI companies’ use of copyrighted material as training data ( Lucchi, 2023 ), there has been relatively little discussion about copyright in relation to use
Georgetown University and the Jesuit community are pledging $27 million to descendants of enslaved people sold to fund the school, CNN reported. According to non-profit Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation , the pledge comprises $10 million from Georgetown and $17 million in money and plantation land from the Jesuits. This comes as part of the Jesuits’ plan to raise $1 billion for the foundation, which will then be used to support descendants’ education.
Putting Admissions in Context Liam Knox Mon, 09/18/2023 - 03:00 AM A new study finds that taking high school students’ level of resources into account when assessing applications can lead to diverse admits who are likely to succeed in college.
Podcast Could Your Students Benefit from “One Front Door” Onboarding? Episode 166. September 19, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.
As students and the general public become more keen on prospecting colleges by how it can boost their return on investment, The Wall Street Journal has ranked institutions on how it will impact their salary for the better. The difference a degree from a top-ranked institution can make is staggering. A degree from a university on this last can add over $94,000 on top of the $61,600 median salary earned by a 25-34-year-old in 2021.
Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. Shayne Halls Halls, president and CEO of Manifested Dreams , a company that connects organizations to AI services, spoke about the various ways AI can improve tasks and projects previously assigned to humans, removing human biases and time-intensive processes along the way.
Pressure on Controversial Online Econ Forum Continues Ryan Quinn Thu, 09/21/2023 - 03:00 AM A July presentation from researchers pulled back the veil a bit about who posts on EJMR. A website now claims it knows the administrator’s identity, but David Griffith-Jones says he’s no longer involved.
Title: Student Loans: 78% Of Those Who Hold the 20 Most Lucrative College Degrees Are Men Author: Alex Gailey Source: Bankrate Prospective and current college students as well as graduates are aptly concerned with the return on investment they can expect from their college degrees. Students’ return on investment is often augmented by the academic. Read more » The post Gender Disparities in Academic Majors and Graduates’ Incomes Persist appeared first on Higher Education Today.
Register Now Date & Time: Wednesday, October 25 at 2 pm ET Each student has their own definition of value and return on investment when it comes to higher education. And increasingly, students are selecting which institution to attend based on their own perception of its ROI. How can institutions measure, define, and promote their value and ROI to students when there is no uniform interpretation?
Time-sensitive requests during off hours. Explanations with too much personal information. These are a few of the ways many college students communicate with their instructors over email, much to the dismay and frustration of many educators. "I would have never sent 85% of the emails that I and other professors receive from students in terms of just misspellings, not articulating what the issue is, and the angry rant email,” says Dr.
No Calculus? No Problem at Caltech Lauren.Coffey@… Thu, 09/21/2023 - 03:00 AM With many high school students lacking access to key STEM classes, Caltech and other technology-focused institutions are exploring admissions alternatives.
Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams. One hundred percent of the presidents and provosts EAB surveyed in 2022 said adult learner enrollment is a high or moderate priority for their institution.
This month, U.S. News & World Report unveiled its highly anticipated 2024 Best Colleges Rankings , a comprehensive list that evaluates colleges and universities across the United States based on a variety of factors, including academic reputation, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, and alumni giving. However, this year’s rankings mark a unique change to the over 40+ years of these rankings with a change to methodology.
My journey from the barrios of Albuquerque to a career in higher education is a testament to the power of commitment—and coaching. I’m the product of two worlds. On my father’s side of the family, I’m a third-generation college graduate whose aunt was a law school professor. But I was raised in concentrated poverty by an undereducated and underpaid single mother.
Survey: Inequities in Student Involvement colleen.flaherty Fri, 09/22/2023 - 03:00 AM Student Voice data reveal disparities in who’s participating in campus life outside the classroom—and opportunities for closing these gaps.
Another fall semester has unfolded, and with it, a 40-year-old tradition. U.S. News & World Report released its latest college rankings yesterday, and colleges are touting their improvements, prevailing against the barrage of criticism it received at the turn of the year. Coming into 2023, U.S. News found itself in on the back heel. Yale Law School’s decision to stop participating with the seminal college ranking service in November prompted a wave of other prestigious graduate progr
The fall semester is a time of great change and excitement for all of us higher education professionals. New students are arriving, new classes are starting, and there is a renewed sense of purpose and energy. However, the fall semester can also be a time of great stress and anxiety. Long hours, heavy workloads, and.
For over 20 years, I have been an avid reader of the Giving USA Report on Philanthropic Giving, an annual report on fundraising in America produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Each June, I eagerly await its release and subsequently use it to direct my fundraising strategy for the ensuing year. In all of the recent fundraising trainings I provide, I posit that HBCUs are literally “leaving money on the table” due to the lack of attention paid to cultivating indivi
Admissions Officers Reflect on a Transformative Year Liam Knox Mon, 09/18/2023 - 03:00 AM In Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey, admissions leaders share their views on the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban and other major changes in the sector.
Since CUPA-HR began tracking employee turnover in 2017-18, this year’s Higher Education Employee Retention Survey (ERS ) shows that the higher education retention rate isn’t improving. Turnover has increased by 7% for full-time, exempt staff and 6% for non-exempt staff across three academic years, now totaling 14.3% and 15.2%, respectively.
In Clamperdown Park, for the Tech Central Sydney consultation. Tom Worthington CC-BY 2023This is to suggest planners of the Tech Central Sydney Camperdown Node ensure there are old industrial and commercial building for startups to re-purpose at low cost, a start-up center in one of them, a good cafe, and course credit for students working on entrepreneurial projects.
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Getting Texas A&M Back on Track Josh Moody Thu, 09/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Kathy Banks brought sweeping changes to Texas A&M University. Now, following her abrupt exit in July, a new report calls for a slate of course corrections.
Capacity Building in the Modern Higher Ed Landscape Not all partnerships are created equal. Anyone who’s partnered with a marketing agency, hired a freelancer, or contracted for vendor services knows that. I started my career collaborating with partners who relied on the expertise of an online program manager (OPM). Later, I founded my first company to support colleges and universities that wanted to manage their students’ journeys independently, but lacked sufficient marketing knowledge and res
ANU Multimedia StudioGreeting from the soft launch of the Australian National University's new central multimedia studio. Grazia Scotellaro, Senior Educator for College of Arts and Social Sciences, argues that we need to provide opportunities for students to create content in new ways, so they don't just fall back on generative AI, such as Chat GPT.
There is little doubt that education will prove crucial to the economic development of Nigeria, a country where 63% of residents live with some form of deprivation. However, exactly what needs to be done for the educational system to reach its full potential is far less certain. On Friday, professors, executives, and non-profit leaders gathered at the Harvard Club of New York for a series of discussions on how education can help Nigeria achieve its economic goals.
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