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Finding a mission-oriented job beyond the professoriate (opinion)
insidehighered.com > opinion > career-advice...Many Ph.D. students struggle to identify such positions outside the professoriate, writes Jocelyn Frelier, who recommends a few key questions to... ...When I began writing recently for Inside Higher Ed about career opportunities beyond academe, my first essay mentioned a sentiment that is pervasive... ...Jocelyn Frelier, former faculty member in the humanities, now works in nonprofit at the intersection of women"s advocacy and international development...

Chinese universities make steep tuition increases
insidehighered.com > news...East China University of Science and Technology raised tuition fees by 54 percent, to 7,700 yuan ($1,082) for freshmen majoring in science, engineering... ...On Monday, Shanghai Dianji University announced that tuition for science and engineering would increase by 40 percent, while students majoring in... ...President Biden has said he would veto the resolution, while some said it would cause “irreparable damage” to the fed...

Campus Sonar CEO on how higher ed marketers can harness social ...
insidehighered.com > opinion > blogs...Liz Gross is the founder and CEO of Campus Sonar.... ...Success is measured by platform metrics like followers, reach, engagement rate--metrics that don't have a correlation to institutional or student...

Virtual chat bot provides motivational strategies for students
insidehighered.com > news...Sanghoon Park/University of South Florida As a student, finding motivation to complete coursework can be a drag or an obstacle to academic success... ...Sanghoon Park, a University of South Florida professor of teaching and learning, incorporates technology into his courses like a motivational chat... ...Park"s research team, along with Lucien, includes Ariadne Herrera, Emily Fendrick, Alvaro Lazaro, Nischal Olety and Sydney Driscoll.... ...To bridge this gap, Park worked alongside then doctoral student Reginald Lucien, also the assistant dean for student success at USF, to develop a...

Survival machine learning for breast cancer patients: Academic Minute
insidehighered.com > news...Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of California, Irvine, Week: Jung In Park, assistant professor in the Sue & Bill Gross School of... ...Nursing at the University of California, Irvine, finds a way to tackle biases in machine learning and make a difference for vulnerable populations...

How prospective students value colleges' mental health services
insidehighered.com > news > health-wellness...Marcus Hotaling, director of Union College's Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center and president of the Association for University and College Counseling... ...attend, a recent Student Voice survey found.... ...David Walden, director of the counseling center and lecturer in psychology at Hamilton College (he is also on the counseling center directors" association"s... ...The survey, conducted in April and May by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse, asked 3,000 current two- and four-year college students about their...

North Idaho President Wins Reinstatement Lawsuit
insidehighered.com > news...North Idaho College president Nick Swayne has won a lawsuit allowing him to be permanently reinstated to his position after a majority of the Board... ...A judge found last week that trustees had violated the terms of Swayne's employment contract when they placed him on administrative leave, The Coeur... ...California State University leaders" handling of sexual misconduct allegations, an ex... ...North Idaho College is at risk of losing its accreditation due to actions by the board majority, including firing a prior president without cause...

Faculty vote no confidence in Owens Community College leaders
insidehighered.com > news...The faculty union at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, recently voted no confidence in the college's president, Board of Trustees, chief financial... ...The majority of union members, 86 percent, signaled their lack of support for campus leadership, said Paul Adams, president of the Owens Faculty ... ...Dione Somerville, president of Owens Community College since 2021, said no-confidence votes by the union are nothing new.... ...by Lisa Nagel, former vice president of administration and chief legal counsel, last August....

Sister O'Kelley's tips for teaching nude figure drawing
insidehighered.com > opinion > blogs...Here I follow in the footsteps of a long-serving Roman Catholic nun who gives me advice, and I recall my own undergraduate experience in figure-drawing... ...This is Part 3 of Tales of a Lecturer and Director, which continues to explain what it's like to ascend through the ranks of academia.... ...A saint scribe–like drawing table was in the corner; a piece of paper was carefully taped down.... ...Red Koh-i-Noor technographic lead holders, boxes of graphite, woodless colored pencils, India ink and nibs were carefully laid out side by side and...

New College of Florida Denies Contract to DeSantis Critic
insidehighered.com > news...A visiting history professor at New College of Florida who criticized NCF"s Board of Trustees and interim president--as well as Governor Ron DeSantis"s... ...Republican lawmaker Richard Corcoran.... ...over California State University leaders" handling of sexual misconduct allegations, an ex... ...Teen Vogue and inviting Marvin Dunn--a Black historian and frequent DeSantis critic--to campus to discuss threats to academic freedom....