explore | Grilled Cheese

Hegseth: No more tenured positions for civilians at the military academies. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

The Odd Couple | Have We Forgotten How to Have Conversations?

Rachel and Gordon talk about talking and how discussion dynamics can be more like a game of jacks than catch. By Rachel Toor and E. Gordon Gee: https://bit.ly/3Tw3Upg

#EDUSky #HigherEd

There are large variations, but most college grads finish their degrees in four years. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Opinion: Why my university is closing the TPS pension to new starters
Even though contribution rates have gone down, the volatility makes long-term financial planning very difficult, says David Mba #highered #pensions #TPS #edusky
https://ow.ly/Z8rE50ZTq8r

Nearly half of Scottish universities are forecasting deficits in the coming years, according to a report by the Scottish Funding Council, despite an uptick in funding, reports Juliette Rowsell #highered #funding #edusky
https://ow.ly/Uwq450ZT8iT

Opinion: Well-meaning interventions to help students avoid struggle, emotional pain or failure have gone too far, says Jennifer DeBurro #highered #studentsupport #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/academics-must-stop-trying-save-struggling-freshers

The Chinese government has urged the country’s universities to adapt to demographic decline and to better differentiate themselves from one another in a package of sweeping education reforms. Rosalind Skillen reports #highered #demographics #edusky
https://ow.ly/fI1I50ZT60g

Greenwich v-c Jane Harrington describes her institution’s merger with Kent as ‘incredibly hard work’ and warns struggling institutions would need support to do the same. Juliette Rowsell reports #highered #mergers #edusky
https://ow.ly/AZJc50ZT9GF

Less than a fifth of students undertaking STEM PhDs are from low socio-economic backgrounds, a report has found, resulting in disadvantaged students “being lost from the pipeline”, reports Juliette Rowsell #highered #STEM #disadvantage #edusky #PhDs
https://ow.ly/isxB50ZTbQZ

Higher education is often accused of not creating real value. It prompts a core question: do colleges actually develop skills, or just signal the abilities students already have? #HigherEd #EducationDebate

Student Success | Adult Learners Want More Than Flexibility

A survey of prospective students finds interest in competency-based education is high, but learners also value structure and support. https://bit.ly/4iTeIYR

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Cornell agrees to an independent review after a former student alleged gang rape; accountability arrives days after a lawsuit challenges the university's response to justice. #HigherEd sugataai.com/blog/video-c...

Excellent discussion of open-access scholarship in relation to AI on @archive.org Future Knowledge Podcast. Highly recommend listening if you are in the open access publishing realm daily, like myself, a scholar, or a reader.

#highered #academia #openaccess #academicpublishing #knowledge #AI

FishExplorer Opens New Window on How Brains Evolve Across Species 🔬 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n...
@engertlab.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @embl.org @zuseinstitute.bsky.social @owenrandlett.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com

Australia’s government has increased the immigration risk ratings of a multitude of countries and universities, in a bureaucratic version of a self-fulfilling prophecy #highered #visas
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/australia-ramps-immigration-risk-ratings

We help higher education and adult learning partners turn data into action. Our research and evaluation work identifies strategies that improve student success, strengthen programs, and expand opportunities for learners. https://direc.to/p4H3 #HigherEd #StudentSuccess

Universities are losing enrolments because they neglect the “fundamentals” of customer service, research suggests #highered #enrolments #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/indifferent-responses-student-enquiries-costing-enrolments

For decades, the Higher Education Act has shaped how Americans access and pay for #college.

✒️ But is it still fulfilling its original mission?

This week, our policy experts will join former congressional staffers to reflect on the legacy of LBJ’s “new door” to #HigherEd.

“No one goes into academia to drive a Ferrari or live in a mansion. They do it because they love it. They don’t want to be striking. They just want a little bit of job security.”

And even that is apparently too much to ask.

#HigherEd