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Master: The horror film that schools US higher education
From Times Higher Education: “With a horror film that suggests US higher education is irreparably committed to racial and gender exploitation, Mariama Diallo is merely… Read More
Virtual or in person, students say campus tours could achieve more
From Inside Higher Education: “The latest Student Voice survey, which explored the admissions and enrollment process of current students, asked its 2,001 respondents about campus… Read More
The 4 big trends edX founder says will shape learning in higher education
From University Business: “Agarwal says four trends are going to be hot in the next year of pedagogy and instruction, including increases in blended learning;… Read More
The Edge: Four ideas on where higher ed is headed
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “This week I report on four ideas to improve higher ed that were featured at our ‘shark tank’ session… Read More
4 trends that will shape the future of higher education
From World Economic Forum: “1. Learning from everywhere … So rather than shifting to a ‘learn from anywhere’ approach (providing flexibility), education institutions should move… Read More
Ten take-aways from the new government funding package
From New America: “A $400 increase in the Pell Grant. This is the largest increase for Pell—a key source of need-based financial aid—in more than… Read More
Two top democrats urge Biden to extend student loan moratorium until 2023
From NASFAA: “A pair of key congressional leaders are once again calling upon the Biden administration to offer another extension of the student loan moratorium,… Read More
Race on campus: How higher ed’s great resignation falls along race and gender lines
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “While stress, low compensation, and poor work-life balance have pushed many to rethink their careers, the pandemic’s impacts have… Read More
Chat bots bypass ‘communication clutter’ to help students
From Inside Higher Education: “A new study from Georgia State University found that community college students receiving targeted, personal text messages from an artificial intelligence… Read More
Congress holds hearing on HBCU bomb threats
From Inside Higher Education: “‘These institutions yield a societal impact that simply cannot be quantified,’ said Kylie Burke, president of the Student Association at Howard… Read More
Cyber warfare becomes part of curriculum for Ukrainian students
From Times Higher Education: “An ‘army’ of students, graduates and lecturers in Ukraine is building online tools to help civilians and aid the country’s defence… Read More
Are the UK’s former polytechnics the solution to levelling up?
From Times Higher Education: “Former polytechnics (and their Scottish cousins, the former central institutions) have certainly played a key role in higher education expansion. …… Read More
Harvard and Yale dominate the Supreme Court. Is that ok?
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “If Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed, she will be the first Black woman on the bench in the Supreme… Read More
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Harvard service raises questions for admissions cases
From The Wall Street Journal: “Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s service on a key governing board at Harvard University raises questions about whether, if… Read More
Employers are changing how they view training. Here are education trends they see coming.
From EdSurge: “‘It’s an employee market—employees are looking for something different from employers,’ Catherine Ward, managing director of the nonprofit Jobs for the Future, told… Read More
Biden expands loan forgiveness for public sector workers
From Times Higher Education: “The Biden administration is significantly expanding a programme neglected by its predecessor that provides student loan forgiveness to teachers and other… Read More
Tuition-free college movement gains momentum, despite Biden’s stalled plan
From The Washington Post: “President Biden may have tabled his bid for universal free community college, but states and municipalities are keeping the momentum going… Read More
Excluding online programs from Pell expansion won’t solve the quality issue
From Work Shift: “As Congress moves forward on expanding the Pell Grant to short-term certificates, there’s an important caveat: online education programs will be excluded…. Read More
Michelle Obama launches HBCU voter registration challenge
From Inside Higher Education: “Former first lady Michelle Obama and basketball player Chris Paul, co-chairs of the organization When We All Vote, have launched a… Read More
Building and expanding esports programs in higher ed
From EdTech Magazine: “With the global esports market expected to cross $3 billion by the end of 2025, it’s easy to see why higher ed… Read More
MOOC platforms shut off access to Russian content
From Higher Ed Dive: “Coursera and edX, whose MOOC platforms collectively serve some 140 million users, are each suspending content from their Russian university and… Read More
Russian higher education: the dreadful sound of silence
From University World News: “In Russia, guarantees of academic freedom for students and professors have always been unreliable at best. … Liberal arts and sciences,… Read More
Russian academics risk arrest to oppose Ukraine war
From Times Higher Education: “Amid a crackdown on anti-war protests by Russian authorities, academics said they were doing what they could to oppose their country’s… Read More
MIT severs ties with Russian school after Ukraine invasion
From WBUR: “The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is severing ties with a research university it helped establish more than a decade ago in Russia, citing… Read More
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