New America Poll: American confidence in higher education drops significantly
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Public confidence in higher education’s ability to lead America in a positive direction has sunk steeply in recent years, falling 14 percentage points just since 2020.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Results of a new survey paint a grim picture for higher ed’s hopes of retaining staff members: More than half of them are considering leaving their job in the next year. That’s according to staff members polled in May by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources; initial results…
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The semesters from hell. Like pouring energy into a void. The great disengagement. However you describe it, faculty members, staff, and administrators across higher education agree that this past academic year was among the most difficult they’ve experienced. Class absenteeism was rampant. When students did show up, they were…
Read More about Colleges try to improve morale after a difficult past two yearsColleges partner with staffing firms to analyze remote work issues
INSIDE HIGHER ED — To address the legal questions and potential HR issues that can arise when employees move across state lines, some universities partner with third-party firms to keep employees on the payroll from afar.
Read More about Colleges partner with staffing firms to analyze remote work issuesHow colleges can prepare for monkeypox outbreaks
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Even with many campuses emptied out for the summer, colleges are seeing their first cases of the latest disease sweeping across the world: monkeypox. Georgetown University, the University of Texas at Austin, and West Chester University are among the campuses urging their communities not to panic.
Read More about How colleges can prepare for monkeypox outbreaksABA files amicus brief asking Supreme Court to continue to allow college admissions to consider race
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to adhere to its prior decisions allowing consideration of race as a factor in the higher education admissions process.
Read More about ABA files amicus brief asking Supreme Court to continue to allow college admissions to consider raceColleges scale back COVID protocols for the fall 2022 semester
FOX BUSINESS — Colleges this fall are no longer treating Covid-19 as an emergency upending their operations, shifting to eliminate mask requirements and mandatory coronavirus testing and letting students who contract the virus isolate in their dorms with their roommates.
Read More about Colleges scale back COVID protocols for the fall 2022 semesterLaw student perception of online education improves
INSIDE HIGHER ED — When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, one takeaway may be that the crisis marked a positive turning point in which online learning in higher education gained more respect.
Read More about Law student perception of online education improvesOpinion: Academic administrators should be well-versed in business terms
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Gut instinct, hunches and intuition are generally poor guides to decision making. In today’s challenging economic environment, it’s essential for academic administrators at all levels to acquire a firm grasp of data-informed decision making and academic program evaluation and management.
Read More about Opinion: Academic administrators should be well-versed in business termsMany students worry that a college degree is not worth student debt
USA TODAY — Americans on both ends of the political spectrum agree: Earning a bachelor’s degree may help people find good jobs and could improve society, but attending college can be too expensive and time-consuming for working adults. Many say the American economy is rigged in favor of the rich and influential, according to a…
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