Educational Stages, Higher Education
March 13, 2024
Via: Inside Higher EdEnrollment has been declining in higher education for more than a decade, and the most common explanations in recent years have been lingering effects of the pandemic and a looming demographic cliff expected to shrink the number of traditional-age college […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies, Educational Stages, Higher Education
March 5, 2024
Via: eCampus NewsCollege student engagement is a critical part of success not just for students, but for the institutions where they learn. When students are engaged in their academics and their campus lives, they are more likely to achieve their goals and […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
March 1, 2024
Via: Ed SurgeIn summer 2012, my life changed. I was a 20-year-old college student with a bright future. I was fearless and ready to take the world by storm. All of my hopes and dreams came crashing down when I began experiencing […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
February 26, 2024
Via: Higher Ed DivePast research has linked higher state appropriations with better graduation rates, but it has not established that relationship for students who are underrepresented in higher education, such as Black and Latinx students. The paper — by researchers at the Midwestern […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
February 21, 2024
Via: eCampus NewsWhile three-quarters of higher-education trustees (83 percent), faculty (81 percent) and administrators (76 percent) agree that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will noticeably change their institutions in the next five years, community college trustees are more optimistic than their community college […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
February 16, 2024
Via: Inside Higher EdWhen the American Association of University Professors last week called for “an immediate ceasefire and end to the siege of Gaza,” it was just the latest union to endorse the same labor movement statement. But the AAUP isn’t only a […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
February 13, 2024
Via: Ed SurgeThe latest wave of AI tools like ChatGPT seem certain to disrupt the workplace in the years ahead — and the most-disrupted professions may be ones that require college degrees. That presents an unprecedented challenge for colleges already struggling to […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
February 8, 2024
Via: Inside Higher EdIn the competitive landscape of higher education, the recruitment of top-tier leadership is a major cornerstone of institutional success. As we navigate a new era in which skilled professionals are no longer seeking merely a step up in their careers […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
February 1, 2024
Via: EdTech MagazineCollege students are the lifeblood of higher education. Everyone in university administration — including in the IT office — knows how valuable it is to truly understand how those students feel, what they want, what they appreciate and what they […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
January 25, 2024
Via: EdSourceThe University of California will not allow the hiring of undocumented students for jobs on its campuses, disappointing students who pushed for the right to be employed without legal status. Allowing those students to work campus jobs would have been […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
January 18, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveIn a livestreamed event on Wednesday alongside governors, state education superintendents and the White House domestic policy advisor, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona called this “a moment of truth in education in our country” with both “big challenges” and “immense […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
January 17, 2024
Via: eCampus NewsIn the intricate world of academia, establishing a fair, accurate, and secure grading system can pose major challenges. Academic institutions, especially law schools, juggle various responsibilities to ensure the equity of grading distributions, maintain the security of student data, and […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
December 8, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeAs the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen firsthand the anxiety that students experience when […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
October 27, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveMergers and consolidations are important tactics that many colleges should consider in the face of significant declines in enrollment, massive excess capacity and the coming enrollment cliff beginning in 2025, when the college-age population is expected to dramatically drop. Unfortunately, […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
October 26, 2023
Via: eCampus NewsColorado’s community colleges have struggled to enroll older adults since the start of the pandemic, but several schools have been able to work against that trend by helping them with their busy lives. For example, Pueblo Community College leaders have […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
October 24, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom gave his legislative pen a workout this month, signing several higher education bills into law prior to this session’s Oct. 14 deadline. Legislative changes in California can have ripple effects on the higher education world, as […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
October 20, 2023
Via: Inside Higher EdHigher education is still reeling from the Supreme Court decision in June that ended affirmative action. While affirmative action has often been discussed in the context of exclusive universities—like Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—the Supreme […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
October 9, 2023
Via: eCampus NewsThe leading deciding factor for parents and students when making their college decision was academic quality, followed by cost and financial aid, according to two new independent surveys from enrollment marketing experts Spark451, a Jenzabar Company. Thousands of high school […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
October 5, 2023
Via: eCampus NewsHigher education must innovate to keep up with the evolving economy, students’ financial constraints and the need for greater public trust in the sciences, National Academy of Sciences president Marcia McNutt said Tuesday in a speech at Oregon State University. […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
September 29, 2023
Via: Higher Ed DiveNews of college closures and budgetary challenges faced by even large institutions speaks to the increasing pressures on U.S. higher education and highlights that its business model needs fixing. These stressors require that many of our colleges and universities make […]