Interesting piece 1️⃣ by Francie Diep in The Chronicle this morn on how critique of US News may help 'fix' it...

...and an equally interesting response 2️⃣ from our head of data, David Levy, on why US News' goals and any perceived fixes may be too big a gap to bridge 👇

1️⃣ https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-criticism-actually-strengthens-rankings?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_6127044_nl_Academe-Today_date_20230208&cid=at&source=&sourceid=&cid2=gen_login_refresh

2️⃣ https://twitter.com/dmlevychi/status/1623342525560782849?s=20&t=2fKbiddaGP6zSCDeoc0c2Q

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CW + Boost for people's mental health

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Artificial Intelligence and Learning Futures. Critical Narratives of Technology and Imagination in Higher Education - a special offer http://popenici.org/2022/12/13/artificial-intelligence-and-learning-futures-critical-narratives-of-technology-and-imagination-in-higher-education-a-special-offer/ #AI #highered #HigherEdPolicy #Tech #HigherEducatiion #education

Just learned that my book, "Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education," placed first in the category of Politics and second in the category of Education for the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award! Here's a link to the book on the publisher's website: https://www.tcpress.com/reexamining-the-federal-role-in-higher-education-9780807766767 #BookAward #Edutooters #HigherEducation #HigherEdPolicy

Very delayed #intropost
Hi, I’m Carly, Head of Uni & Media Relations at Degreechoices.com.
I’m British and new to US #highered so you can usually find me asking unusual questions, then diving down the rabbit holes they open and hoping you’ll come with me.
I’m especially interested in how #higheredpolicy affects future economic mobility for graduates, university culture for staff and faculty, and social science in general.
Say hi if you’re in #highered and share your follow recommendations!

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/part-time-higher-education-needs-ambition/ Interesting views from our VC and that of Birbeck. It's certainly true the biggest shocks to part time study have come as unintended consequences. It does need specific policy approaches instead #HigherEdPolicy #parttimestudy

My recent #HigherEdPolicy observation is that a class of leader will do all they can to invent positions to absolve themselves their now-former list of duties.

Always pay attention to their justification: did they pass the duties onto someone based on the individual's traits or do they offer a logical, organizational need for the position? It will say a lot about the leadership.

If You Read One Thing Today… As the financial pressures on colleges grow, research points to the painful effects of college closures. https://bit.ly/3U1wYio

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#highereducationpolicy
#higheredpolicy
#collegesanduniversities
#colleges

Today, I'm reading this article on the "enrollment cliff" by Kevin Carey. It mainly walks the well-trodden paths of this narrative. But he makes 2 interesting and interrelated points: 1) leaders will have a scarcity mindset and see everything through ROI; 2) financially motivated vocationalization of majors at broadly accessible colleges will further divide opportunities by class and income. https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23428166/college-enrollment-population-education-crash #highered #highereducation #higheredreads #higheredpolicy

Here’s the first of what will be a daily series entitled, “If You Read One Thing Today…” With so much news in #highered I’ll make it easy for you to focus in on one key topic each day. I scan the news religiously and identify news and trends that will keep you on top of what is happening. Here is today’s: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23428166/college-enrollment-population-education-crash

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#collegeadmissions
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Amplifying this blog post from our friends at the Brookings metro policy program. The blog explains what is perhaps the first piece of federal legislation to provide targeted support for regional public universities--up to 174 institutions serving economically distressed communities #highered #highereducation #higheredpolicy #regional publics https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2022/11/18/new-legislation-and-research-reaffirm-the-importance-of-regional-public-universities-for-local-economies/

From last week: Cecilia Orphan and I wrote a new article that describes the contributions of regional public universities as broadly accessible anchor institutions. And we suggest metrics for better capturing these contributions and expanding notions of "value" in #highered https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00091383.2022.2128013 #higheredpolicy #highereducation #regionalpublics

Former academic advisor, now an analyst for curriculum compliance. Looking to connect with people in #highereducation
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#Introduction 👋
An ever evolving list of interests:
#HigherEd #HigherEdPolicy #CollegeAccess
#STEM #NoCode
#AsianAmerican #AsianMastodon

Thought those with an interest in #highered, #higheredpolicy, #equity and the #inclusion may be interested in these two events taking place on World Access to Higher Education Day, 17th November. https://worldaccesshe.com/activities/wahed22conference/

Joining Mastadon for a bit of light relief and then finding yourself following a load of people who work in the same sector as you do. #fail #highered #higheredpolicy