US News announces that they will delay the release of grad school rankings
INSIDE HIGHER ED — U.S. News & World Report will delay the release of its rankings of graduate schools by one week, to April 25. The magazine announced, “As part of its normal graduate school ranking publication process every year, U.S. News gives schools an opportunity to review their data during an ‘embargo period.’ This year, we received…
Read More about US News announces that they will delay the release of grad school rankingsAmerican Council on Education survey finds that the college presidency is diversifying
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Now in its ninth iteration, the ACE College President Study, first produced in 1986, offers various insights into those who occupy executive offices at institutions of higher education. Data for the survey were collected in 2022, meaning the results here reflect answers from the last year. The survey—which was completed by…
Read More about American Council on Education survey finds that the college presidency is diversifyingResearchers offer insight on how to support college students’ mental health
THE CHRONICLE ON HIGHER EDUCATION — Everyone is worried about students’ mental health. What can colleges actually do to help? During a Friday session at the American Council on Education’s annual meeting, three researchers offered lessons learned from new research focused on eight colleges. Their core message was that administrators should start small, experiment with…
Read More about Researchers offer insight on how to support college students’ mental healthAll editors leave scientific journal after the journal refused to lower article publishing charges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — One of the world’s largest scientific publishers refused to reduce its $3,450 fee to publish in NeuroImage. All the editors left to start their own journal. On Monday, every editor at NeuroImage and the NeuroImage: Reports companion journal—over 40 people—resigned. “It’s a pretty big exodus,” said Cindy Lustig, a University of Michigan at Ann Arbor psychology professor…
Read More about All editors leave scientific journal after the journal refused to lower article publishing chargesOpinion: Law schools should move away from merit-based scholarships in favor of need-based scholarships
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Higher education is facing a pivotal moment as leaders reckon with U.S. News & World Report’s rankings and the outsized role they play in setting the agenda. One of the most problematic impacts of U.S. News’s rankings is the effect its methodology has on low-income students, who need financial aid to…
Read More about Opinion: Law schools should move away from merit-based scholarships in favor of need-based scholarshipsSurvey finds Americans have less confidence in the value of a college education
WALL STREET JOURNAL — A majority of Americans don’t think a college degree is worth the cost, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NOC poll, a new low in confidence in what has long been a hallmark of the American dream.
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USA TODAY — Americans now hold $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. Nearly two-thirds of that money – at least $929 billion – is owed by women. As borrowers await the Supreme Court’s decision on a plan to provide mass student debt forgiveness, USA TODAY examined what’s behind the gender imbalances in the amount that borrowers take out and in their ability…
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MIAMI HERALD — In July 2020, the president of Texas A&M University appointed a 45-member commission to examine the progress of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the nearly 70,000-student flagship campus in College Station. The panel’s report, released in January 2021, found both strengths and weaknesses in the school’s approach. But overall, said the…
Read More about Universities struggle with diversity policies following legal threats to academic freedomCollege faculty voice concerns over using AI-detection software to uncover cheating
INSIDE HIGHER ED — When Turnitin was launched in 1998, the early ed-tech start-up promised a solution to one of the most pressing threats to academic integrity in the nascent internet era: easy plagiarism from online sources. Twenty-five years later, the question on every classroom instructor’s lips has shifted from “how do I know if my student is copying…
Read More about College faculty voice concerns over using AI-detection software to uncover cheatingStudent workers at Syracuse University unionize
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Syracuse University graduate student workers have successfully unionized. Syracuse Graduate Employees United, affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, said in a news release that the vote was 728 to 36, with 90 contested ballots. The union will represent graduate assistants, research assistants and teaching assistants paid via stipends, said Amanda…
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