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Jessica Berg has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis School of Law. Berg, who served as co-dean of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will start in her new role Sept. 1. “While I initially hadn’t planned to consider another deanship right away, the opportunity at UC Davis was…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Columbia University has placed three employees on leave as it investigates text exchanges reportedly sent during a panel discussion on May 31 about the Jewish student experience. The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news outlet,…
Understanding the Benefits of Application Modernization Organizations, including but not limited to higher education institutions, are well aware of the drag legacy applications can place on overall systems. Outdated and incompatible software frustrates users when it doesn’t behave properly. It also creates security vulnerabilities if the software is unpatched or no longer being supported…
According to the ApplyBoard analysis of Q1 2024 data, March was the first month in 2024 that saw the total number of new study permits decrease year-on-year, with only 33,000 of them being processed compared to 70,000 in March 2023 – a drop of over 52%. Post the announcement of the cap in January 2024,…
It’s an interesting time to seek investors for a brand new higher education institute in Australia, set against the backdrop of a myriad of policy changes, but an ambitious group of experienced university leaders are doing just that. “There’s currently more demand than there is supply in Australia,” Philip Cenere, CEO and co-founder of Chancellor…
Published: 6/24/2024 Reading Time: 6 minutes As reviewed in Part I of this series on learning design at Cengage, there are four core principles that direct the pedagogical design of our programs to ensure we create quality projects with a focus on the student: inclusivity, intentionality, personalization, authenticity. As Learning Designers, we use multiple methods…
Growing up, Ann Ramirez really wanted to be a doctor. But she also held a fascination with math, specifically with how math can be used to create tools and engineer solutions to problems. She’s found a way to pursue both, having earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology…
As her days as president of Mott Community College (MCC) in Flint, Michigan, wind down, Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea is pleased with the impact she and the college have made on the community. In the 10 years of her presidency, Walker-Griffea has had many proud moments, particularly the opening of the Lenore Croudy Family Life Center….
The document, which was supposedly released on May 28 – entitled a “study sector brief” – claimed that financial documents from a total of nine banks in Pakistan that were used in visa applications would be rejected, including two of the country’s biggest banks, Allied Bank and and Bank Alfalah. It also noted that some…
Approaching the summer of 2024, many had hoped this would be a joyful transition of finally emerging from the long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted all our lives for years. College and high school seniors looked forward to celebrating their accomplishments with family and friends at graduation ceremonies. Instead, for many young people,…