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fromKqed
6 days ago

UC Berkeley Offers Freshmen 2-Year Housing Guarantee With New Dorms | KQED

UC Berkeley will provide two years of guaranteed housing for incoming freshmen, addressing long-standing accommodation issues on campus.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 weeks ago

New College Campus Expansion Plan Stalls

If passed, the original bill would have given New College much-needed dorms and other facilities on the nearby USF Sarasota-Manatee campus. NCF is seeking to grow its enrollment amid a multiyear overhaul driven by Gov. Ron DeSantis and led by NCF president Richard Corcoran, a former Republican lawmaker tasked with leading a conservative rebrand of the institution.
SF politics
Higher education
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Feminist magazine tours campuses with talks on race and gender, taking a page from Turning Point USA

A feminist magazine is touring colleges to discuss race, gender, and sexuality amid restrictions on these topics in education.
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

High Point Is A Deeply Weird School | Defector

High Point University, a private Methodist university located in North Carolina, won the Big South this year with a 31-4 record, beating Winthrop in the conference championship game by 15 points.
Higher education
#higher-education-reform
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

University of Florida - Malachowsky Hall for Data Science and Information Technology / Bohlin Cywinksi Jackson

Malachowsky Hall is the central hub for data- and AI-focused academic and research programs from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, the College of Medicine, and the College of Pharmacy. Here, faculty and students from these and other colleges at the University of Florida work together to use data analytics and AI to improve health; engineer the next generation of robotics, unmanned vehicles, and communication systems; and ensure AI is used ethically and equitably.
Artificial intelligence
#higher-education
fromHer Campus
2 months ago

INSIDE MY EXPERIENCE AS A BUBBLE AMBASSADOR

Becoming a Bubble ambassador gave me more than free skincare and content opportunities. It offered a firsthand look at how modern marketing works when brands prioritize authenticity, community and trust over traditional influencer metrics. As a student interested in marketing and media, the experience helped bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world brand strategy. One of the most valuable lessons I learned is the power of community-driven marketing.
Marketing
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Five A.D. White Professors-at-Large on campus this spring | Cornell Chronicle

Named for Cornell's first president, the program sponsors scholars and public intellectuals in the life sciences, physical sciences, humanities, social sciences and the arts. Other scheduled A.D. White PAL visits this semester: Keri Putnam (arts): Cornell Tech, March 13-15; Ithaca campus, March 16-20; May Berenbaum, Ph.D. '80 (life sciences): March 16-18; Louis Massiah '77 (arts): April 6-10; and Jordan Ellenberg (physical sciences): April 13-17.
Agriculture
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

The Case for Centers for Teaching and Learning (opinion)

This is a striking decision at a moment when public confidence in higher education is eroding. It is also puzzling because rigorous research and evaluation have demonstrated, over and over, the value of the work of centers for teaching and learning, including positive impacts on student learning outcomes, institutional effectiveness and faculty development.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

NEH Pours Millions Into FEHE Network, UNC Civic School, More

The grants continue the Trump administration's funding of university programs labeled as civics, civil discourse, Western civilization, great books and other topics that many conservatives back. Earlier this month, the administration announced it awarded nearly $38 million in other grants to civil discourse efforts at universities. Now the NEH, which the Trump administration overhauled last year, says it's further fueling the spread of such initiatives.
US politics
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

WashU to Acquire Nearby University

This moment reflects the best of who we are as an institution-thoughtful, mission-driven and committed to strengthening health sciences education for the long term. By integrating UHSP's pharmacy program, we are building on a legacy of partnership and taking a forward-looking step to ensure that pharmacy education in St. Louis continues to thrive.
Higher education
Higher education
fromHer Campus
2 months ago

HOW TO GET INVOLVED WITH HER CAMPUS THIS SEMESTER

Her Campus WVU offers hands-on experience in writing, social media, marketing, and event planning with weekly meetings and year-round membership.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

HBCU Experts Look to Solve Leadership Churn

Earlier this month, Morris Brown College's Board of Trustees abruptly laid off the historically Black college's president, Kevin James, after seven years at the helm. James took to social media and decried the board's actions, noting that the college regained accreditation during his tenure and the institution couldn't afford instability with an upcoming meeting with the accreditor. A week later, the board announced his reinstatement, even as allegations against James surfaced in local media.
Higher education
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Funding innovative approaches to belonging- Harvard Gazette

Four Harvard Culture Lab–funded projects will strengthen belonging through listening, dialogue, art, and representation across campus.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

NYU and SUNY Debut Higher Ed Design Lab

"We're bringing together two really significant and very diverse institutions, and it's a big-scale operation, so we'll be able to look at a lot of things across a lot of different environments," said Mindy Tarlow, senior fellow and professor at NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management, where the lab will initially be housed.
Higher education
Higher education
fromNature
2 months ago

Five ways to make the academic workplace happier and healthier this year

Academic culture remains hierarchical and unsafe, silencing students and rewarding research output over respectful behaviour, deterring talent and enabling misconduct.
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