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• New legislative package would dramatically downsize Education Department - Micah Ward, University Busiiness
  The Trump administration is pushing legislation that could result in a major downsizing of the Education Department’s federal oversight of schools, putting Secretary Linda McMahon closer to her goal of dismantling the agency. For instance, H.R. 9611 gives Labor responsibility for: Title III institutional aid, such as Strengthening Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; […]
• Moody’s downgrades Brown University’s outlook to negative - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive
  Moody’s Ratings lowered the credit outlook for Brown University to negative on Thursday, primarily citing “already thin operating performance” that could continue for several years. The credit ratings agency pointed to the Rhode Island university’s high debt levels and to large lump sum payments it owes in the future. Together, these could throttle Brown’s future […]
• Skills (R)evolution: Preparing Employees for Tomorrow’s Jobs - SHRM
  A strong learning and development strategy helps organizations build workforce readiness, improve the employee experience, and drive better business outcomes.Despite a rapidly changing skills environment, almost 3 in 4 HR professionals (72%) say their L&D strategy is primarily driven by current skills needs.Participating in learning programs has a positive impact on engagement for 78% of […]
• Here’s why momentum for paid apprenticeships is surging - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  States and universities are providing new blueprints for making college-based, paid apprenticeships the backbone of new workforce pipelines. “Every year, millions of Americans turn down the promise of a degree because they need to work,” Joe Ross, president of Reach University, said at a June Congressional hearing on modernizing the nation’s apprenticeship system. “Many take […]
• AI in class: time to rethink assignments - Willie Chinyamurindi, Mail & Guardian
  Ultimately, the future of higher education will not be determined by whether AI enters our classrooms. That has happened. Nor will it be determined by how effectively universities detect AI-generated text. The future will depend on whether institutions are willing to rethink assessment, literacy, ethics and institutional culture for an AI-enabled world. The challenge before […]
• ED Encouraged Institutions to Limit Graduate Loans. They Don’t Want To. - Johanna Alonso and Jessica Blake, Inside Highter Ed
  After a federal judge halted the Department of Education’s definition of “professional” programs, the department said it stood by its original definition—which included just 11 degrees. But following the court order, the agency released a new list of 29 programs that will be considered “professional” while litigation continues. The department, which appears to be planning […]
• What university leaders must learn in the age of AI - James Yoonil Auh, University World News
  Why does artificial intelligence require a fundamentally different approach to university leadership? Higher education has repeatedly adapted to technological change – from the printing press and industrialisation to computers, the internet, and online learning. Each transformation reshaped how universities operated, yet none fundamentally altered their intellectual purpose. But artificial intelligence poses a challenge unlike any […]
• Mindfulness and artificial intelligence self-efficacy among university students: the mediating role of artificial intelligence literacy - Aamer Aldbyani, et al; Nature
  University students now use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in several academic activities, including information retrieval, writing support, and problem-solving. While these technologies may enhance learning efficiency, effective student engagement with AI requires relevant psychological characteristics as well as technology-related competencies. Earlier studies indicate that learner characteristics, including mindfulness, may relate to patterns of engagement with […]
• Workforce Pell watch: Valuable funding for every college’s mission - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Colleges should resist viewing Workforce Pell—which launches on Wednesday—as a policy designed exclusively for vocational schools and short-term training, says Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. “I see all of our institutions as workforce institutions, whether you’re a research institution or a community college,” he says on The University Business Podcast. […]
• New research shows OER’s biggest impact isn’t cost—it’s completion - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Free textbooks, when fully embraced by administrators and faculty, lead to better student outcomes, a new American Association of Colleges and Universities report finds. Open educational resources, or OER, emerged at the turn of the century to make college less expensive. A two-year study examining 700,000 student records and featuring 240 faculty interviews across 15 […]
• Coursera adds five Workday courses to enterprise learning catalog - Emma Thompson, Ed Tech Innovation Hub
  Coursera has added five Workday courses to its enterprise catalog, expanding access to training on the cloud software provider’s finance, human resources, payroll and student applications for organizations using Coursera’s workforce learning service. Workday provides enterprise cloud applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management and analytics. Anthony Salcito, Coursera’s Senior Vice President and […]
• How to integrate AI-enabled lifelong learning across disciplines - Tim Brown, Times Higher Education
  The traditional boundary between a traditional degree and active professional development has permanently dissolved, writes Tim Brown. AI skills need to be taught in a similarly joined-up way. An uncomfortable truth for the higher education sector is that artificial intelligence is reshaping how work gets done. Graduates will need to enter AI-enabled workplaces with a […]
• Measuring the Impact of Continuing Education - Lisa Rochman, Evolllution
  Continuing education (CE) is often one of the most responsive parts of postsecondary institutions. It is where many institutions move quickly to respond to changing workforce needs, emerging industries, community priorities and the growing need for lifelong learning. That role is becoming more important as workers must adapt quicker, employers respond to changing skill requirements […]
• Course Design as an Act of Care - Julian King and Catherine Patterson, Faculty Focus
  Designing a learning experience is too often treated as a workflow task rather than a relational practice. It becomes about moving content online, checking accessibility boxes, or aligning outcomes to rubrics. In the process, design can become transactional. But course design is, at its core, an act of care. Care is the everyday practice of […]
• 'Workforce Pell' kicks off, but colleges find that few programs qualify - Elissa Nadworny, NPR
  To qualify, programs must meet length and time parameters (between eight and 14 weeks and between 150 and 599 instructional hours), train for an in-demand field and demonstrate earnings and job placements. But like thousands of existing workforce training programs, this CNA class at St. Paul College doesn't quite meet those qualifications: It is only […]
• Online Computer Science Degree: Why Flexible Tech Education is becoming a Business Priority (UK)
  Technology skills are no longer confined to the IT department. Retailers need data teams, manufacturers depend on software systems, financial firms compete through automation and small businesses increasingly rely on digital platforms to reach customers. The result is a labour market in which computer science knowledge has become a practical business asset.For many people, however, […]
• Bridging the gap between secondary, further and higher education: a tale of three sectors - Sue Williamson and Michelle Morgan; Higher Education Policy Inatitute (UK)
  In this blog, we explain why there is an urgent need for the secondary, further education and higher education sectors to interact and collaborate more effectively to create a better understanding of student learning at these levels of study – helping to more effectively bridge the transition of students. This is especially critical as a […]
• How does online deep learning occur among college students? An empirical investigation based on CoI - Qingshuang Huang & Rong He; Nature
  In the context of global digital transformation in education and post-pandemic reforms, online teaching has evolved from an emergency response into an essential instructional mode in higher education. Enhancing the quality of university students’ online learning and fostering their capacity for online deep learning (OnlineDL) have thus become key concerns in the educational field. Drawing […]
• Trump, who had signed an order to the effect, handed legal defeat after judge sided with Democratic-led states - the Guardian
  A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule ⁠stripping public service workers of eligibility for federal student loan forgiveness if it deems their employers to have a “substantial illegal purpose.” US district judge ⁠Myong Joun in ⁠Boston sided ​with Democratic-led states, cities and non-profits that argued the US Department […]
• ETS acquires ACT, consolidating two testing giants - Ben Unglesbee, Higher Ed Dive
  The move comes as more colleges are going back to requiring standardized tests for admissions. Educational nonprofit ETS is acquiring ACT — roughly two years after the standardized test maker was taken over by a private equity firm. The deal will create a testing giant reaching 35 million people every year and comes as several […]