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National University Students Given Access to Work-Based Learning Via Online Platform

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the past three years, students at National University (NU) have been given the chance to bolster their in-classroom learning with integrated real-world work experience via a partnership between NU and work-based learning platform Riipen. Riipen’s employer pool is made up of more than 35,000 industry partners.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. As in-person and hybrid learning resume, enrollment numbers have not returned to pre-COVID levels.

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Cal State Fullerton Faculty Study Academic Honesty Methods for Online Exams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) business faculty are studying ways to maintain academic honesty in test-taking in a post-COVID world that utilizes remote and online exams. Their research observed that active proctoring made academic dishonesty less likely and is also more effective as a potential deterrent.

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Universities Need to Prioritize Educational Investments to Reverse the Great Resignation Trend Among Professors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Much like everyone else, professors faced severe burnout during the pandemic amid constant adjustments to COVID protocols that required rapidly transitioning from in-person teaching to online learning. Meanwhile, the American Association of University Professors’ annual faculty salary survey report shows a 0.6

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Updated College Scorecard Data Shed New Light on Student Earnings, Borrower Repayment Outcomes, Campus Diversity, and More  

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The recent updates to the Scorecard include improvements to data quality, comprehensiveness, and ease of data access and use. Further, the new data will support policymakers and researchers’ efforts to explore and improve faculty diversity on college campuses.

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What are Higher Ed's Technology Needs in 2023? 175 CIOs Weigh In

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As COVID-19 swept the world, institutions had to figure out how to support online learning requirements as well as increased demands for mobile access to university resources as quickly as possible.

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Study Shows Limit to Benefits of Online Classes for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced an emergency switch to online learning, students have embraced the modality for its flexibility and convenience. In a recent report by Bay View Analytics , 94% of community college students gave their online courses a passing grade, and 58% expressed a desire for more. “It