Jane Rosenberg LaForge · @JaneRLaForge
472 followers · 1015 posts · Server mstdn.social

Somehow, economic diversity waits in line behind other priorities in —read the article for the names of offending selective and . I’m not naming names because my own public, state university isn’t doing that great of a job itself. nytimes.com/interactive/2023/0

#Universities #colleges #Highereducation

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Jane Rosenberg LaForge · @JaneRLaForge
472 followers · 1015 posts · Server mstdn.social

The country’s most selective ranked according to economic diversity. My school is one of the 100ths. nytimes.com/interactive/2023/0

#Universities #colleges

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
384 followers · 13570 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.ca
Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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as a former academic, i TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THIS! i was earning less money (by far) to teach than my students were earning

Since the 1970s, many & have become financial giants, while mountains of student debt pile up & work becomes ever more precarious. An ascendant academic movement may be key to reversing these trends

jacobin.com/2023/08/us-univers

#labor #academic #predatory #Universities #colleges

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GÉANT · @geant
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GÉANT · @geant
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***Dave Hill · @three_star_dave
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In a reverse twist on , and may be pressured to *reduce* the number of minority students they let in, to avoid discrimination lawsuits from students after the ruling.

After all, how can you prove you aren't secretly admitting too many students? The only way is to admit fewer.

thenation.com/article/society/

#black #SCOTUS #white #Universities #colleges #affirmativeaction

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JuneSim63 · @junesim63
977 followers · 4303 posts · Server mstdn.social

Rishi Sunak will force universities to limit the number of students taking “low-value” degrees in England, a measure most likely to hit working class and black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants.
Courses will be capped that do not have a high proportion of graduates getting a professional job, going into postgraduate study or starting a business.

But don't worry. Kids from his class will be going to Oxbridge to study PPE so that's OK.

theguardian.com/education/2023

#Education #Universities

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The European Network · @TheEuropeanNetwork
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The QS World University Rankings 2024 have been announced - and Europe has claimed half of the top spots in the top 10.

English-speaking universities dominate the upper echelons of the rankings with perfect scores in categories such as academic reputation, employer reputation and faculty/student ratio.

euronews.com/next/2023/07/05/t

#Highereducation #Universities #Europe

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MatthewChat · @MatthewChat
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A bit of historical background from before there were racial : lots of in the south with thousands of students would only have 15 or 20 . They would use all kinds of subtle admissions tests that whites would somehow always pass, extra fees for people from black neighborhoods, interviewers asking hostile questions, etc. Quotas with monetary fines were the only way of making sure the bigots couldnt exclude blacks, jews, gays, women, + from higher and housing.

#Education #blacks #Universities #quotas

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The European Network · @TheEuropeanNetwork
2321 followers · 1692 posts · Server mstdn.social

Dutch universities rebel against plan to limit English courses.

The Dutch government's aim is to reduce the amount of English content of standard bachelor’s degrees to only one third of course credits.

The country welcomed 115,000 international students in 2022 alone, 35% of the total student body.

That number has been on the rise over the last decade, but now the Dutch government is trying to curb it.

euronews.com/2023/06/28/a-worr

#Universities #students #english #Highereducation #Netherlands

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European Innovation Council · @EUeic
176 followers · 1777 posts · Server respublicae.eu

RT The Guild
📣 Associations of transfer professionals, and technology organisations and welcome the efforts of the @EUeic Board in listening to the community's concerns regarding the provisions.
Read our joint recommendations here:… n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/ t.co/aHXjIkqdQm

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/guildeu/statu

#knowledge #research #Universities #intellectualproperty

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***Dave Hill · @three_star_dave
375 followers · 3135 posts · Server mstdn.social

Why am I not in the least bit surprised that is performatively suing the US Dept. of Education for regulations that would prevent public from finding whacka-a-doodle accreditation firms who will support his "Back to the 1890s" "reforms."

washingtonpost.com/education/2

#Education #Universities #Florida #rondesantis

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Jane Rosenberg LaForge · @JaneRLaForge
290 followers · 730 posts · Server mstdn.social

A look at controversies in , and whether tedious, opaque investigations into hostile environments and harassed accomplishes anything.
washingtonpost.com/education/2

#students #Universities #colleges #Highereducation #FreeSpeech

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Sean Ferrier · @lostphilosopher
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AlexCrimi · @AlexCrimi
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"How universities can help to resolve research's mental health crisis" nature.com/articles/d41586-023

The text says "When power, responsibility and autonomy are shared, people work more collegially" is involving people in their own grant securing their research/survival "autonomy"? Don't tell me "pizza", we are already doing it and there are plenty of memes about this not being a real solution

#phdlife #academicchatter #academic #workplace #workculture #Toxicworkplace #Universities #mentalhealth

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AlexCrimi · @AlexCrimi
198 followers · 111 posts · Server mstdn.social

"How universities can help to resolve research's mental health crisis" nature.com/articles/d41586-023

The text says "When power, responsibility and autonomy are shared, people work more collegially" is involving people in their own grant securing their research/survival "autonomy"? Don't tell me "pizza", we are already doing it and there are plenty of memes about this not being a real solution

#phdlife #academicchatter #academic #workplace #workculture #Toxicworkplace #Universities #mentalhealth

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Edina Toth · @toth_edina
2 followers · 509 posts · Server respublicae.eu

‼️At the hearing “Let the other side be heard as well” @europarl_en rectors,polticians&students voiced their concerns about the ❌ of & & from @EUErasmusPlus& @HorizonEU.⛔️Dragging HU &punishing students must end asap!

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/toth_edina/st

#HU #Students #Teachers #scientists #Universities

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We invite , institutions, and to take part in our upcoming info event.
📅 Register now: europa.eu/!xnxxgN

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/REA_research/

#Universities #research #businesses #SMEs

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