College faculty dissatisfaction goes beyond burnout
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Like many Ph.D.s, I’ve followed the conversation about faculty burnout in the pandemic era and read the firsthand accounts. But more and more, I’ve been questioning whether that word accurately conveys how most academics feel now.
Read More about College faculty dissatisfaction goes beyond burnoutOpinion: How college administrators can deal with employee dissatisfaction
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As we begin a new year, higher education will continue to face the challenge of unfilled job positions as employees depart to other organizations and sectors. According to a recent survey from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, 57 percent of college employees (faculty and staff) reported they are likely to…
Read More about Opinion: How college administrators can deal with employee dissatisfactionUniversities in Texas propose tuition freeze in exchange for increased state funding
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE — As Texas lawmakers consider what to do with an unprecedented $32.7 billion state surplus, leaders of the state’s six largest public university systems are pitching that nearly $1 billion be allocated toward higher education. If lawmakers agree, these university chancellors pledge to hold tuition flat for all undergraduate students for the…
Read More about Universities in Texas propose tuition freeze in exchange for increased state fundingThe American Council on Education names Jonathan Fansmith senior vice president of government relations
HIGHER ED DIVE — Fansmith will be charged with representing the policy interests of many American colleges, a tall order given their often competing priorities and needs. He takes over this work during upheaval within the federal government. A slim Democratic majority in the Senate and Republican one in the House all but ensures continued gridlock…
Read More about The American Council on Education names Jonathan Fansmith senior vice president of government relationsMany high school students took dual-enrollment college courses during the pandemic
NPR — During the pandemic, lots of Americans chose not to go to college, but one group did – high schoolers. NPR’s Elissa Nadworny takes us to Birmingham, Ala., for this report.
Read More about Many high school students took dual-enrollment college courses during the pandemicThe National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators seeks more information on FAFSA simplification timeline
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Education is supposed to release an updated version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in October, but organizations representing financial aid officers and college access groups are seeking to confirm that timeline.
Read More about The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators seeks more information on FAFSA simplification timelineFederal government walks back student loan relief approval letters for 9 million borrowers
NPR — Millions of student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on what they thought was an approval of their student debt relief applications. The email, from Federal Student Aid, referred to the one-time relief plan that theBiden administration rolled out in August and – in recent months – put on…
Read More about Federal government walks back student loan relief approval letters for 9 million borrowersOpinion: A look at recent developments in higher education admissions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — I could certainly be wrong, but I’m thinking that the test-optional movement is unlikely to go away. While some überselective universities can require anything they want from applicants, most colleges run the risk of a decline in application numbers if they go back to requiring testing. That is especially true for…
Read More about Opinion: A look at recent developments in higher education admissionsHoward University partners with Kaplan to offer free graduate admissions test preparation
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Howard University is partnering with Kaplan to give free test prep for graduate-level admissions exams and professional licensing exams. This test prep includes for tests such as the GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT®, and MCAT®, the bar exam, USMLE®, INBDE®, and NCLEX-RN®. And all Howard students interested in taking the exams…
Read More about Howard University partners with Kaplan to offer free graduate admissions test preparationOpinion: Early college programs for high school students help to close achievement gap
THE WASHINGTON POST — Schools evolve, just as natural organisms do. One of the newest species is the early college high school, or just early college for short. It is an increasingly popular way to smooth the awkward high-school-to-college transition that has inflicted on unready teenagers such annoyances as scary SAT tests and slick college…
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