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Admissions numbers 2023: So far, so good
From Inside Higher Ed: “As of Nov. 1, 727,047 distinct first-year applicants had applied to 841 returning member colleges of the Common App, an increase… Read More
Biden Xi meeting “important signal” as Chinese student numbers decrease
From The PIE News: “‘The meeting between Biden and Xi was definitely softening the past tensions. This is an important signal to Chinese international students… Read More
Payment pause extended amid legal battles
From Inside Higher Ed: “President Biden is keeping student loan payments turned off for at least another six months to give the federal courts time… Read More
Off-campus students lack equitable access to broadband, researchers say
From Higher Ed Dive: “More than 1 in 8 undergraduate students who live off campus lack consistent access to broadband internet and instead rely on… Read More
US students hurt by sudden campus closures
From Times Higher Education: “The new report … analyses the effects of 467 college closures between July 2004 and June 2020 on student outcomes. They… Read More
Is this the beginning of the end of the ‘U.S. News’ Rankings’ dominance?
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Less than one week after the dean of Yale Law School announced she would no longer cooperate with U.S…. Read More
Young adults with degrees say they need more real-world training
From Higher Ed Dive: “Individuals with degrees often find their education failed to prepare them for the realities of the workforce, according to Nov. 15… Read More
LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky: Skills, not degrees, matter most in hiring
From Harvard Business Review: “Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, estimates there are roughly 10 billion years’ worth of work experience locked up in the heads… Read More
Does racial diversity improve academic outcomes? A natural experiment in higher education classrooms
From ScienceDirect: “Point estimates suggest that replacing one White student with one minority student in a typical conference increases graduation GPA by an average of… Read More
UK offshore enrolment now over half-million mark
From Times Higher Education: “UUKi report records 12.7 per cent increase in transnational education headcount in space of a year … Transnational education covers students… Read More
What the election results mean for higher ed
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Tuesday’s midterm elections appeared likely to bring about a divided government in Washington, signaling an uptick in scrutiny of… Read More
What the election results mean for student loan forgiveness: 4 key takeaways
From Forbes: “Younger voters showed up at the polls, seemingly in high numbers (at least in several key races), which was potentially enough to swing… Read More
Skepticism on affirmative action
From Inside Higher Ed: “Many observers would say it’s going to be a long shot when the Supreme Court ultimately rules on the cases next… Read More
More than 26 million apply for student loan forgiveness
From Inside Higher Ed: “The administration said 16 million applications will be approved by the end of the week. The application for debt relief opened… Read More
Abortion ruling set to influence med school applications
From University World News: “The representative survey of 300 university students from across the United States who are applying to medical school this fall is… Read More
Can enrolling school students help US colleges improve access?
From Times Higher Education: “US colleges appear to be rapidly increasing their class offerings to high school students in search of much-needed gains in enrolment… Read More
Help wanted for 3.4M jobs: Cyber workforce shortage is an acute, worldwide problem
From Cybersecuritydive: “An ongoing shortage of qualified workers in the information security space is becoming even more acute, as a new report from (ICS)2 shows… Read More
Coursera India market may surpass that of the US and Europe says CEO Jeff Maggioncalda
From StartUpStory: “It is anticipated that the corporation will surpass the United States and Europe given its 17 million learners and content relationships with 15… Read More
Getting comfortable with ed tech
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Students’ feelings about learning technology improved significantly this year over last. That’s one big finding in a report, ‘Higher… Read More
Students say microcredentials help them stand out in the workforce
From ECampus News: “Nearly 90 percent of students either agree or strongly agree that earning professional certificates or microcredentials will help them stand out to… Read More
US universities find students way behind after Covid
From Times Higher Education: “The phenomenon appears widespread, from large public universities to small minority-serving institutions, with school-leavers either missing altogether from college campuses or… Read More
International students ‘less satisfied’ in branch campuses
From University World News: “International students enrolled at international branch campuses (IBCs) have lower mean satisfaction with academic and teaching quality, the academic environment and… Read More
Biden suffers court setback on student loan forgiveness
From Times Higher Education: “In an initial couple of victories, a federal judge in Missouri dismissed outright one legal challenge of the forgiveness programme brought… Read More
‘A tipping point for higher ed’: Google launches new, low-cost online programs for high-demand jobs
From Fortune: “Lisa Gevelber, founder of Grow with Google, came to the tech giant with a proposition: Help people ‘realize their full economic potential’ by… Read More