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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

Transforming Challenged Academic Units

Transforming Challenged Academic Units Sarah Bray Wed, 11/29/2023 - 03:00 AM When a unit becomes dysfunctional, leaders may recognize the problem but not know where to begin to resolve it, write Jacob J. Ryder, C. K. Gunsalus, Elizabeth A. Luckman and Nicholas C. Burbules, who offer specific approaches that can help. Byline(s) Jacob J. Ryder C.K. Gunsalus Elizabeth A. Luckman Nicholas C. Burbules from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/zx4LaVr

Partnering to Train Ph.D.s to Teach

Partnering to Train Ph.D.s to Teach Sarah Bray Tue, 11/28/2023 - 03:00 AM Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria and Nicholas Papas describe the powerful synergy that can occur between scholarship-oriented students at universities and community college faculty with practical teaching experience. Byline(s) Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria Nicholas Papas from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/fWq0m84

Universities See Sluggish Endowment Returns

Universities See Sluggish Endowment Returns Josh Moody Tue, 11/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Endowments boomed in fiscal year 2021 but returns have since fallen. Fiscal year 2023 brought minimal growth for most of the nation’s top endowments. Byline(s) Josh Moody from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/b9KNGWI

The College Tour That Comes to You

The College Tour That Comes to You Johanna Alonso Mon, 11/20/2023 - 03:00 AM The University of South Alabama has hit on a new recruitment strategy: send the president on a bus to pick up high schoolers for a campus tour. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/I4JZUY3

Politics and Beyond

Politics and Beyond mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 11/17/2023 - 03:00 AM Scott McLemee looks ahead to university press releases forthcoming this spring.  Byline(s) Scott McLemee from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/nNtZL8b

The Department Chair Triumvirate 

The Department Chair Triumvirate  Sarah Bray Tue, 11/14/2023 - 03:00 AM Vicki L. Baker shares case studies that shed light on new ways department chairs need to operate in terms of leadership, management and personnel. Byline(s) Vicki L. Baker from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/zH2yxo9

The Week in Admissions News

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sun, 11/12/2023 - 11:41 AM Kansas colleges drop application fees; a new AI tool for reading application essays; affirmative action ban won't impact most admissions. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/0Hc3vjN

Columbia Suspends 2 Pro-Palestine Groups

Columbia Suspends 2 Pro-Palestine Groups Johanna Alonso Fri, 11/10/2023 - 05:58 PM In an announcement, a Columbia official said the groups failed to follow the university's events policy. The groups held a walk-out on Thursday. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/SLRgU1c

A Higher Ed ‘Enhancement’ That Few Can Get Behind?

A Higher Ed ‘Enhancement’ That Few Can Get Behind? jessica.blake@… Fri, 11/10/2023 - 03:00 AM Proposed legislation that would ostensibly revamp Ohio’s public higher education system is so highly contested that observers doubt it will pass anytime soon, even after repeated modifications. Byline(s) Jessica Blake from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/ekabdJV

2U, USC Curtail Online Partnership

2U, USC Curtail Online Partnership Doug Lederman Thu, 11/09/2023 - 05:23 PM Southern California and the online program manager will part ways on master’s degrees that became a target of scrutiny because of their high price. Byline(s) Doug Lederman from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/XHat6eS

One ‘Forgotten’ Student Tells Her Story

One ‘Forgotten’ Student Tells Her Story Liam Knox Thu, 11/09/2023 - 03:00 AM Stephanie Land’s new memoir chronicles her journey to a bachelor’s degree as a poor single mother. She says higher ed leaders could learn something from her experience. Byline(s) Liam Knox from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/N5bekpI

The Latest on Campus Cuts

The Latest on Campus Cuts Josh Moody Wed, 11/08/2023 - 03:00 AM McGill University in Canada could cut hundreds of jobs due to projected enrollment losses, while other institutions are weighing much smaller reductions. Byline(s) Josh Moody from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/a3U5Plm

Phantoms of the Opera

Phantoms of the Opera mprutter@mit.edu Tue, 11/07/2023 - 03:00 AM Can the most spectacular of the arts survive? Yes, but only if it adapts to a shifting environment—precisely what higher ed must do. Byline(s) Steven Mintz from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/TF5Oh7E

Should We Require Ethics?

Should We Require Ethics? Doug Lederman Mon, 11/06/2023 - 10:39 AM Yes, more students should be exposed to these important issues, but philosophy departments have it covered. Byline(s) Letters to the Editor from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/iVIWQMJ

A Corporate-Style Presidential Succession Plan

A Corporate-Style Presidential Succession Plan Josh Moody Mon, 11/06/2023 - 03:00 AM Nova Southeastern’s next president, who will begin in 2025, was chosen via a process that avoids some potential pitfalls of traditional higher ed leadership transitions. Byline(s) Josh Moody from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/1goS6Ws

The Multiple Benefits of Career Coaches

The Multiple Benefits of Career Coaches Sarah Bray Mon, 11/06/2023 - 03:00 AM They can help you articulate your career goals and develop a personalized road map for achieving work-life satisfaction, write Mabel Perez-Oquendo and Lindsey Cauthen. Byline(s) Mabel Perez-Oquendo Lindsey Cauthen from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/JARf5rO

A Guide for First-Generation, Working-Class Graduate Students

A Guide for First-Generation, Working-Class Graduate Students Sarah Bray Fri, 11/03/2023 - 03:00 AM Lauren Harvey offers advice for those who feel like they’re straddling two worlds: one where they’re unsure they belong and another where their upward mobility is not understood. Byline(s) Lauren Harvey from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/AOa4Bjm

A New Approach to Categorizing Colleges

A New Approach to Categorizing Colleges Doug Lederman Wed, 11/01/2023 - 03:00 AM Changes in Carnegie Classifications will simplify requirements for top research category and give colleges multiple labels instead of one, to make it easier to compare peers. Byline(s) Doug Lederman from Inside Higher Ed https://ift.tt/vLJsMju