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âFriendsâ lack of diversity âembarrassedâ its co-creator. So she made a $4-million decision
From Los Angeles Times: âMarta Kauffman remembers being bothered: Why were so many people picking on âFriendsâ? … Despite its success, though, the comedy was… Read More
Unlocking stranded credits
From Inside Higher Ed: âIthaka S+R published its latest report on the problem of what it calls âstranded credits,â because students have completed the academic… Read More
English universities pledge to reverse grade inflation
From Times Higher Education: âUniversities in England have made a first-of-its-kind commitment to reversing grade inflation after admitting that the spiralling number of first-class degrees… Read More
UK universities help Ukraine âtwinsâ through and beyond war
From University World News: âSo far, 71 universities have confirmed twinning partnerships with Ukrainian universities under an initiative coordinated by the Cormack Consultancy Group and… Read More
UK university and Indian IIT to offer joint degree for first time
From Times Higher Education: âIn a first-of-its-kind deal, an Indian Institute of Technology and a foreign university have agreed to offer a joint degree, Times… Read More
Abortion is a higher-ed issue
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: âAbortion makes it possible for students to pursue, and complete, higher education. Research has shown that the ‘most common… Read More
A new way to help college students transfer: Admit them to two schools at once
From The Hechinger Report: âGuaranteed and dual admissions â under which students are accepted to both two- and four-year programs at the same time â… Read More
Why employers should fund debt-free education programs
Harvard Business Review: âGuild analyzed 15,000 prospective students in the calendar years of 2020-2021, across multiple employers that offered both full and partial tuition assistance… Read More
Blurring the lines between education and workforce
From The Hechinger Report: âOne idea thatâs been gaining steam since last year is to break down barriers between high school, college and career to… Read More
The most popular degrees pay off
From Georgetown University: âThe Most Popular Degree Pays Off: Ranking the Economic Value of 5,500 Business Programs at More Than 1,700 Colleges finds that the… Read More
Persistence and retention
From National Student Clearinghouse Research Center: âSeventy-five percent of students who started college in the first fall of the COVID-19 pandemic returned for their second… Read More
Are Coke and Pepsi campuses bad for public health?
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: âAt the University of Florida, all Pepsi drinks must be served in Pepsi-approved cups, which are usually branded, although… Read More
MasterClass lays off 20% of employees as tech cuts continue
From Gizmodo: â… MasterClass CEO David Rogier said on Twitter that he had to make the âreally hard decisionâ to cut back on the companyâs… Read More
Confucius institutes reappear under new names â report
From University World News: âOf 118 Confucius Institutes that existed in the US, 104 closed by the end of 2021 or are in the process… Read More
Student loan system ‘out of control’ as graduates leave uni with ÂŁ100k to repay
From The Mirror: âMore students are leaving university with crippling debts of over ÂŁ100,000. ⊠And figures acquired by the Sunday Mirror reveal 4.5 million… Read More
Three education secretaries appointed in three days amid Boris Johnson leadership chaos
From itv: â… there was only one remaining minister in the Department for Education in the crucial run-up to GCSE and A-level results. ⊠Michelle… Read More
Whose job is it to help students make friends?
From Wonke: âEver since we started doing mass polling on loneliness back in 2019, thereâs been this clear sense that friendship and the building of… Read More
Whatâs wrong with students? Noâwhatâs wrong with us?
From Inside Higher Ed: âThree factors, none of which reflect bad intention or malevolence on our parts as administrators, faculty and staff, come together to… Read More
As student engagement falls, colleges wonder: âAre we part of the problem?â
From EdSurge: âAs the pandemic progresses, professors are sharing stories about what feels to them like widespread student disengagement. ⊠Itâs often said that online… Read More
Do US campus âcrime labsâ hurt the communities they seek to help?
From Times Higher Education: âEfforts by US universities to cut local crime rates may be backfiring in places ⊠The initiatives include the Crime Lab… Read More
US campuses quickly embracing online student services platforms
From Times Higher Education: âYears after the technology started spreading in other industries, at least 131 institutions took the leap in 2021 into modern cloud-based… Read More
A passport to work
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: âWhen Anson Tan got the call offering him an internship with a major airline, the junior business and finance… Read More
Post-pandemic study habits in university students
From Institute for the Future of Education: âAccording to the survey results, virtual education led 66% of university students to acquire between one and two… Read More
Fact sheet: Biden-â Harris Administration announces over $25 billion in American rescue plan funding to help ensure every American has access to high speed, affordable internet
From The White House: âThe Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new investments from the American Rescue Plan to help provide every American with access to affordable,… Read More
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