#higher-education — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #higher-education, aggregated by home.social.
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You can also read a blog post by the author, exploring the theme of equity that underpins the book.
'Transforming universities with an equity focus' by Richard Heller: https://blogs.openbookpublishers.com/transforming-universities-with-an-equity-focus/
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Futurism: Bosses Horrified as “AI Native” College Graduates Hit the Workplace. “As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as ‘AI natives’ are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/futurism-bosses-horrified-as-ai-native-college-graduates-hit-the-workplace/ -
How international student tuition fees vary across Europe.
A French government plan to charge students from outside the EU 16 times more than previously have stoked discontent.
But how does this compare to the rest of Europe, both inside the EU and out?
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King’s College and Cranfield hope to be stronger together in surprise merger https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/15/kings-college-cranfield-stronger-together-surprise-merger #UniversityMergers #KingsCollegeLondon #CranfieldUniversity #Students #UniversityFunding #HigherEducation #Universities #Education #UkNews
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University of Nevada, Reno: The hidden work of the University Libraries. ” The University Libraries’ digital services department recently partnered with University Advancement on an impactful project to preserve ‘Nevada Silver & Blue,’ the University’s alumni magazine. The collaboration resulted in the digitization of 209 past issues of Nevada Silver & Blue dating back to 1972.”
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US justice department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/14/justice-department-yale-medical-school-race-admissions #YaleUniversity #TrumpAdministration #UsJusticeSystem #UsDomesticPolicy #Race #RaceInEducation #UsUniversities #UsSupremeCourt #HigherEducation #Schools #Connecticut #UsPolitics #UsNews
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Duh, students need a small class with a dedicated, well-trained, supportive, teacher.
'Policy analysts looked at 20 years’ worth of data collected for the annual Student Academic Experience Survey, currently run by the Higher Education Policy Institute and Advance HE, to establish key trends in a tumultuous period for higher education. The key findings were said to be “surprisingly simple”: “a good student academic experience ultimately comes down to quality teaching, access to in person interaction with teachers and a strong sense of belonging”.'
https://www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/what-matters-most-20-years-of-the-student-experience/
#university #higherEd #higherEducation #education #learning #professors #teachers
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Revised Standards for Libraries in Higher Education https://acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/revised-standards-for-libraries-in-higher-education-2/
David's summary of the updates is included, but if you want to know more specifically where updates were made, here's a summary by Claude: https://claude.ai/share/8ae382c3-15dd-48d8-a9c3-1c165c868c69
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King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/14/kings-college-london-to-merge-with-cranfield-university #KingsCollegeLondon #CranfieldUniversity #UniversityFunding #Research #OfficeForStudents #UniversityMergers #HigherEducation #Students #Universities #UkNews
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"Throughout my career, I have been motivated by a commitment to strengthening the conditions for #research and #HigherEducation, driven by the belief that strong research systems ultimately benefit society as a whole." — Curt Rice
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Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. “Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.”
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Associated Press: Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform. “The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.”
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Getting children to eat their vegetables starts in the womb, researchers suggest https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/13/children-eat-vegetables-starts-in-womb-researchers-suggest #Health #ParentsAndParenting #MedicalResearch #Children #Vegetables #Food #Family #LifeAndStyle #Science #DurhamUniversity #Society #HigherEducation #UniversityOfCambridge
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US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/north-carolina-state-commencement-speaker-paying-off-student-loans #UsUniversities #NorthCarolina #UsStudentDebt #UsEducation #HigherEducation #UsNews #Education #UsStudentFinance
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Students increasingly rely on AI to summarise texts instead of reading full sources. This shifts learning from deep reading to fast information extraction.
#AI #HigherEducation #Information #StudyMethods #DigitalLearning
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In this presentation, I explore the idea of "AI plagiarism" not as a simple violation, but as a mismatch between new modes of text production and outdated systems for assessing knowledge and contribution.
:doi: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25560.87049
If text no longer reliably reflects thinking, what exactly are we evaluating?
This is part of my workshop at the Science Festival 2026.
#OpenScience #AcademicIntegrity #GenerativeAI #ResearchEthics #ScholarlyCommunication #SciencePolicy #HigherEducation
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Currently looking for a Deputy Head of Lighting in our busy lighting department at #RADA.
We make over 20 shows across three theatres each academic year with students across levels 4-7 in our busy department.
Come join me! We run vocational programmes where students learn by doing. We make it safe to make mistakes while striving for excellence.
#getfedihired boosts welcome! 🙏
#lighting #theatre #highereducation #he #dramaschool
https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/work-us/deputy-head-lighting/
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Birmingham City University urged not to axe Black studies MA https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/12/birmingham-city-university-urged-not-to-axe-black-studies-ma #HigherEducation #Education #Universities #Race #Research #Birmingham #UkNews
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Small robots drafted to help tackle looming renewable skills shortage
By Jack ColantuonoStudents are using tiny, programmable robots to code in a bid to encourage them to consider careers in renewable energy due to predicted skill shortages.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/renewable-workforce-skills-training-victoria-robots/106615800
#Work #RenewableEnergy #Robotics #EmploymentStatistics #PrimaryEducation #HigherEducation #JackColantuono
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CW: U.S. Politics, Texas higher education
Students at Texas Tech University hold funeral for academic freedom.
This is courage.
#USPolitics #Texas #Censorship #AcademicFreedom #USHigherEducation #HigherEducation
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Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/11/cambridge-university-judge-business-school-saudi-defence-ministry #UniversityOfCambridge #UniversityFunding #SaudiArabia #Universities #HigherEducation #Education #UkNews #WorldNews
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Earlier today a woman stopped me in the street and told me that the course she had taken with me ten years ago had changed her life.
She has a good job in IT and seems happy.
You cannot imagine how rewarding I found this chance encounter!
Image: Braintrust Growth -- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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RE: https://social.edu.nl/@wlaatje/116543008512013283
This is a great collection of position papers, interviews and articles on how #Dutch #HigherEducation organisations are preparing and taking steps towards more #DigitalAutonomy.
🚀 https://communities.surf.nl/publieke-waarden/artikel/voor-dag-en-dau-22x-we-gaan-dit-samen-doen
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It me. Though I don’t ‘refuse’ to use AI. I just choose not to, for reasons. 🤷♂️ #academia #HigherEducation
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:24ngrqljhck7hpvbgrg7a23k/post/3mliccf2cj22f
