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Florida Career College to Close

Florida Career College to Close Doug Lederman Fri, 01/26/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Doug Lederman from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/avZRfLi
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Higher Ed Groups Have a Plan to Improve Financial Aid Offers

Higher Ed Groups Have a Plan to Improve Financial Aid Offers Katherine Knott Tue, 09/26/2023 - 03:00 AM Nearly a year after the Government Accountability Office said that colleges are failing to tell students how much their education will actually cost, a new initiative aims to provide students with more clarity. But skeptics say Congress still needs to act. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/WgB2MQN
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A Clash Over Student Journalism

A Clash Over Student Journalism Johanna Alonso Tue, 09/26/2023 - 03:00 AM Ted Daniels, the former adviser for The Collegian at Ashland University, believes his contract was not renewed because he taught students investigative journalism. Administrators deny his claims. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/gXLuhyd
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Pacific Oaks College Reaches Hispanic Learners With Podcast

Pacific Oaks College Reaches Hispanic Learners With Podcast Ashley Mowreader Tue, 09/26/2023 - 03:00 AM A Hispanic-serving institution uses Title V grant funding to support Hispanic and Latino student success with a podcast, decoding the hidden curriculum of higher education in English and Spanish. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/gGUwH4z
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Embracing Technology to Advance Equity

Embracing Technology to Advance Equity Lauren.Coffey@… Wed, 09/20/2023 - 03:00 AM A Carnegie Mellon professor argues that higher education needs to embrace technology to help break down barriers to entry for students. Byline(s) Lauren Coffey from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/irfgMP6
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Lacking AC, Students Swelter in Record Heat

Lacking AC, Students Swelter in Record Heat Johanna Alonso Mon, 09/18/2023 - 03:00 AM Dorms without air-conditioning are common even at the most selective colleges. But as summers get longer and hotter, many see AC less as a luxury than a necessity. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/mHai5zC
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Purpose and the Ph.D.

Purpose and the Ph.D. Sarah Bray Mon, 09/18/2023 - 03:00 AM Joseph Lewis and Sonali Majumdar share lessons learned and outline approaches to (re)discover purpose and gain agency in graduate school. Byline(s) Joseph L. Lewis Sonali Majumdar from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/7zPVbjr
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The Week in Admissions News

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 09/15/2023 - 05:43 PM The University of Tennessee will guarantee admission to all eligible in-state students; the University of Central Arkansas launches a tuition assistance program; Colorado College welcomes transfer students from anti-DEI states. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/EhL8dkG
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Summer Bridges Build First-Gen Connections

Summer Bridges Build First-Gen Connections colleen.flaherty Fri, 09/15/2023 - 03:00 AM Student Voice survey data on new-student orientation experiences indicate that summer bridge program participants who are first generation feel more comfortable accessing resources, more prepared for college and more socially connected than other first-gen and even continuing-generation students. Byline(s) Colleen Flaherty from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/PyeIWOG
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West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts

West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts Ryan Quinn Thu, 09/14/2023 - 07:30 PM At a raucous public comment session Thursday, the WVU Board of Governors heard final pleas to reject university administrators’ proposed cuts. But state politicians and university leaders aren’t expected to heed the protests. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/z3vkBZ2
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The Evolution of Teaching and Learning Centers

The Evolution of Teaching and Learning Centers Johanna Alonso Wed, 09/13/2023 - 03:00 AM The central goals and responsibilities of centers for teaching and learning have shifted in recent years, according to a new book by Brown University’s Mary C. Wright. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/AnOyZiC
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Fear Itself

Fear Itself mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 09/08/2023 - 03:00 AM Scott McLemee reviews Arash Javanbakht’s Afraid: Understanding the Purpose of Fear and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety. Byline(s) Scott McLemee from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/5Y8wuPW
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Connecting On-Campus Work to Life Skills

Connecting On-Campus Work to Life Skills Ashley Mowreader Fri, 09/08/2023 - 03:00 AM To further connections between curricular and experiential learning, the University of Iowa created a program to hold regular conversations between student employees and their on-campus supervisors, deepening their on-the-job learning and relationships on campus. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/mXH8j4W
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Yale Settles Affirmative Action Case

Yale Settles Affirmative Action Case Liam Knox Thu, 09/07/2023 - 06:02 PM Students for Fair Admissions dropped its lawsuit after the university agreed to make significant changes to its admissions and financial aid policies. Byline(s) Liam Knox from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/A3PYXI2
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Propping Up Fictions

Propping Up Fictions johnw@mcsweeneys.net Thu, 09/07/2023 - 03:00 AM Students should pursue intellectual growth, but what if we’re perpetuating a fiction? Byline(s) John Warner from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/034bkMl
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6 Powers Administrators Should Cultivate

6 Powers Administrators Should Cultivate Sarah Bray Thu, 09/07/2023 - 03:00 AM Daniel Park provides advice on how to approach the daily challenges and conflicts that occur at colleges and universities with the right attitude and mind-set. Byline(s) Daniel Park from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/3KyVTwI
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Orientation for ‘Gen P’

Orientation for ‘Gen P’ colleen.flaherty Thu, 09/07/2023 - 03:00 AM New student orientation satisfaction rates fell early in the pandemic but they’re back up, according to Student Voice survey data. First-year experience leaders say it’s not business as usual: less is now more. Byline(s) Colleen Flaherty from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/D4r1tTf
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‘Highly Disruptive’: Proposed Overtime Rules Raise Concerns

‘Highly Disruptive’: Proposed Overtime Rules Raise Concerns Katherine Knott Wed, 09/06/2023 - 03:00 AM Salaried employees who make $55,000 or less would be eligible for overtime under the Biden administration’s new proposal. Thousands of jobs at colleges and universities could be affected. Byline(s) Katherine Knott from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/dM1Vjoh
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