Fear and Anger Spread on Campuses as Protesters’ Rhetoric and Actions Escalate
In an incident that many people viewed as a troubling escalation of tensions on a college campus over the Israel-Hamas war, pro-Palestinian students banged on locked library doors while shouting “Free Palestine” at Cooper Union in New York City while Jewish students were inside the library, according to a widely circulated video of the Oct. 25 incident.
The incident followed a planned protest by the pro-Palestinian students outside the college; police were on the scene the entire time, according to The New York Times.
To learn more: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/safety/2023/10/27/students-fearful-campus-amid-hate-incidents-and-protests
Success Program Launch: Graduate Business Courses for Undergrads
New course offerings from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business target junior and senior undergraduates, opening up career-development opportunities and extending cross-campus collaboration. A pilot program at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business gives undergraduate students from all majors the opportunity to complete graduate business classes. Pathfinder course content focuses on practical exposure needed to launch a career in business, including learning about organizations, markets, decision-making and leadership principles.
To learn more: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/life-after-college/2023/10/26/undergrad-business-courses-stanford-graduate
University Of Sheffield Achieves High Ranking In Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
The University of Sheffield has been ranked 13th in the UK and 105th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The latest league table, which was released today (Wednesday 27 September 2023), saw the University rise nine places globally from 114th last year.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 include 1,904 universities across 105 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date. They are the only global performance tables that judge research-intensive universities across all their core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.
To learn more: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/university-of-sheffield-achieves-high-ranking-in-times-higher-education-world-university-rankings-2024/
World University Rankings 2024 by subject: results announced
A more diverse range of universities and countries are excelling across disciplines, but it is still harder than ever to compete with the elite in the UK and the US, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings data.
The number of territories represented in the top 10 of the 11 subject rankings has grown from five to eight in five years, with Australia, China, and Singapore joining Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong, the UK, and the US in the latest tables, published this week. The subject rankings cover arts and humanities; business and economics; clinical and health; computer science; education; engineering; law; life sciences; physical sciences; psychology; and social sciences.
The education list is the most diverse at the top, with five territories – the US, UK, Hong Kong, China, and Canada – featuring in the top 10 of the 2024 edition, up from just three in the 2020 edition. Meanwhile, six new countries have joined the top 100: Austria, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Spain and Turkey.
To learn more: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/world-university-rankings-2024-subject-results-announced
US enrolment picks up but first-year numbers drop
US colleges and universities saw their undergraduate enrolment increase this academic year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, only to see their first-year numbers start to drop.
Total undergraduate enrolment nationwide rose by 2.1 percent over 2022 levels, according to the first round of estimates for the autumn semester from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Centre.
Yet first-year enrolment appears to be down by 3.6 percent, reversing a 4.6 percent gain last year, leaving first-year numbers nationwide just 0.8 percent above autumn 2021 levels, according to the Clearinghouse.
Workplace skills courses on Coursera to count as part of degrees
Students in Europe will be able to study industry-led micro-credentials that can count for credit as part of their degrees after the edtech firm Coursera has gained official validation for some of its courses.
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) has recognized courses supplied to Coursera by IBM and Google covering topics such as data analytics, UX design, and cybersecurity.
Each is recommended to be worth between five and nine ECTS credits and can be taken as part of degree programs at one of thousands of European universities that use this system under the Bologna Process if an institution decides to accredit them. A total of 60 ECTS credits is equivalent to a full academic year.
To learn more: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/workplace-skills-courses-coursera-count-part-degrees
How AI can help make HE campuses more diverse
An algorithm developed by a Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania and nine other researchers is able to ‘read’ college and university application essays and determine pro-social and leadership qualities, says a new study released in Science Advances, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The study, “Using artificial intelligence to assess personal qualities in college admissions”, has the potential of helping to solve a major problem that admissions officers have encountered since 2020, when, because of the COVID-caused shutdown, graduating high school students were unable to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Testing (ACT).
Overhaul of Financial Aid Formula Will Boost Pell Grant Eligibility
Nearly 220,000 students will gain eligibility for the Pell Grant, a key tool for helping low-income students access college, when the federal government finalizes revisions to the system for applying for financial aid later this year, according to a new report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.
The increase in Pell-eligible students could mean more than $617 million in additional federal aid going to students and colleges. About $29.8 billion was available for students in Pell Grant funding in 2023–24, according to federal budget documents.
To learn more: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2023/10/26/overhaul-federal-aid-formula-boost-pell-eligibility
Commission warns of international diversity decline for UK universities
The report, released by the International Higher Education Commission, in its title, asks ‘Is the UK developing global mindsets?’ and goes on to warn of the hollowing out of “international” capacity and capability on UK campuses.
Chairman of IHEC and former universities minister Chris Skidmore said the issue of internationalization at home has in the past been “under-appreciated”.
“Our evidence taken over the past year has shown that the UK’s international education offer simply can’t be about attracting international students to the UK,” Skidmore continued.
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