EDUCAUSE 2024: Top 10 IT Issues List Seeks to Restore Trust in Higher Ed
Susan Grajek, vice president of partnerships, communities and research at EDUCAUSE, presented this year's list at the organization's annual conference in San Antonio.
EDUCAUSE 2024: Institutions Embark on Cross-Campus Generative AI Initiatives
“We worked with stakeholders to identify the six key limitations of engaging with generative AI: security and privacy, hallucinations, misalignment, bias, ethics and cognitive offloading,” Schell said.
Another advance for the three-year degree
“Offering three-year bachelor’s degree programs with just 90 credits allows more students to begin their career journeys sooner—and with a lower financial obligation,” said Mim L. Runey, chancellor of Johnson & Wales.
World college leaders discuss academic freedom threats in U.S.
Matei was provost at Central European University when the parliament led by Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, passed a law in 2017 essentially forcing his institution out of the country.
After FAFSA issues, a steep drop in first-year enrollment
FAFSA completion rates for incoming first-year students—who were high school seniors during the previous financial aid cycle—still lag about 9 percent behind last year, according to data from the National College Attainment Network.
How Can Technology Convince Students of Higher Education’s Value?
Salesforce’s Education Cloud tracks students and their behavior throughout their academic journeys, gathering data that enables personalized interactions and creates a more connected experience.
How college leaders can articulate higher education’s ROI — beyond earnings
Across these three organization types, bachelor’s degree holders made annual cash donations roughly 3.5 times higher than those who only finished high school, according to an analysis of BLS data from a 2012 Lumina Education report.
Only 11% of college students rank Israel-Hamas a top issue
The findings emphasize that the issues important to young voters in general ring true with many enrolled in higher education, as well as how institution type and demographic factors can influence trends among college students.
Saint Louis University lays off 23 staffers, eliminates 130 positions
The layoffs at SLU follow meetings and town halls that included nearly 1,000 faculty and staff, as well as efforts to avoid cutting filled positions.
West Texas A&M professor leaves amid student assault charges
A Texas ABC news station reported Friday that the university “terminated” Ghosh, a biology professor, about a week after he was charged on Sept. 25.
Skilled trades gain traction with Gen Z, report finds
Instead, young people tend to learn to appreciate skilled trade careers after they have held other jobs at places like Taco Bell and McDonald’s, he said.
Students not planning to vote cite dislike of candidates
Just over 1,000 college students across the United States responded to the Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.
Walden University’s $28.5M class-action settlement with students gets court approval
In a class-action lawsuit, filed in 2022, plaintiffs alleged that Walden implemented “a concerted constellation of tactics to target, deceive, and exploit Black and female DBA students” and “deliberately hid the true cost” of the program by downplaying how many credits it required.
A Massachusetts charter school prepares students for college success
Exposing high schoolers like Angelysmari to college-level work and providing coaching for navigating college life — such as asking a professor for help and handling academic deadlines — is exactly what Veritas founder and CEO Rachel Romano envisioned when she started the school in 2012.
Podcast: A strengths-based approach to student success
Williams, who joined the institution in 2020, soon before it fell a bit short on its retention increase goal, has found it helpful to remind colleagues that data is about individuals and showing what can be done to meet their needs.
This week in 5 numbers: More financial turmoil ahead for colleges
From a credit ratings agency examining intensifying pressure on colleges to a public university cutting positions amid a deficit, here are our top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.
Faculty heavily back Harris—but they won’t tell students to
Matthew Mayhew, the William Ray and Marie Adamson Flesher Professor of Educational Administration at Ohio State University, said disciplinary context is very important in interpreting such results.