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Monday, October 12
Ministers dodge the question of candour in universities
Baroness Jones asked which university functions the Hillsborough Law covers. Jim Dickinson finds ministers answered none of her questions
wonkhe.comTopSciNet Tools
DATAMETA LAB, TopSciNet, Oct 12, 2026 This looks like a really useful set of tools: "Free online tools with no signup: line counter, image resizer, compressor, PDF converter, QR generator, percentage calculator and more. Everything runs in your browser, so your files never leave your device." What's funny is that I…
downes.caA Small Boat Facing New Horizons
Yaretzy Gabriela Calamaco Munguia, unitwin-unoe, Oct 12, 2026 This post from a primary school teacher and Master's student from the Benemérita Escuela Normal de Coahuila (BENC) in Mexico recounts her experience attending the UNESCO's Digital Learning Week 2026 in France. "It was not a feeling of smallness as a synonym…
downes.caMedia helped create the crisis it finds itself in
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak, Songs on the Security of Networks, Oct 12, 2026 This article is much too long and has a but of a tone, but it is chock full of evidence to back up what it says, and what it says is important: the media itself is responsible for the near total control of the tech industry over its…
downes.caAcademic urban legends
Ole Bjørn Rekdal, Social Studies of Science, Oct 12, 2026 Via a Mastodon post from Alfie Kohn posted today I encountered this great 2014 article on how urban legends are perpetuated in academic writing. The article looks at the chain of commentary around the idea that spinach is a great source of iron (it isn't). You…
downes.caWhy Leaving Academia Feels Like Withdrawal
Claudio Cinà, Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs, Oct 12, 2026 "Many who succeed in academia become reliant on the recognition of its gatekeepers - tenure committees, journal editors, prize juries—until that recognition becomes the currency of existence." See also: qualifications and brain…
downes.caUser-Driven UI
Brad Woods, Brad Woods Digital Garden, Oct 12, 2026 The is the approach I'm trying to take with CList: "With the capabilities of natural language processors, we can create a new approach to teaching UIs. User-driven UI. Instead of pushing features onto the user, the user pulls them in when needed. The software always…
downes.caGoogle Offers 500 Free Tech Certifications Through Miami Nonprofit
Grow With Google is working with the Miami nonprofit Get Tech Knowledge to offer three- to six-month certifications in building tech businesses, turning data into decisions, and IT or cybersecurity.
govtech.comVance Announces J-1 Visa Probe of Harvard, Stanford and Seven Other Universities
The Trump administration says nine institutions may be using the program to pay foreign researchers less than U.S.-based workers...
theeduledger.comChoosing National Priorities for Open Education: Listening Session Hosted by CCCOER & OEA
Open Education is a solution to many challenges facing education today, but too often isn't part of the conversation among leaders and policymakers. This fall, CCCOER is collaborating with the Open Education Association on a field-wide conversation about how Open Education can have a larger impact for learners. The…
cccoer.orgWhat colleges and universities need from donors to thrive
Graduates pass the John Harvard Statue during Harvard University's commencement on May 29, 2025. Harvard was the school's first big donor. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images In 1638, John Harvard, an English-born Puritan minister and teacher in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, bequeathed 400 books and half…
theconversation.comSailPoint Rolls Out New Capabilities to Address Agentic AI Identity Security Challenge
AI agents are quickly moving from experiments into everyday enterprise environments, but the security controls around them are not keeping pace, according to enterprise identity security company SailPoint.
campustechnology.comBuilding responsible AI in EdTech: A learner protection framework
In this post, we look at why these three make up the AWS CAF-AI perspectives EdTech leaders should mature first, and what building each one looks like in practice.
aws.amazon.comHave any student Mac users have the CONTENT area of their classes blocked?
Hi, everyone! I just spoke with a student who installed the new MacOS 27 Golden Gate. It included a Safari update and she could access every other tab except the CONTENT one. It was like this in 2 of her classes. If this happens to anyone else, she got it working through Chrome, but has anyone else run into this issue?
community.d2l.comReview: Logitech Spotlight 2 Helps Faculty Stay Focused on Teaching
Great presentations are rarely about great slides. Instead, they come from instructors who connect naturally with students, maintain eye contact and keep technology from interrupting the learning experience. While presentation remotes have existed for years, most simply replace a keyboard’s arrow keys. Logitech's…
edtechmagazine.comUniversity of Arizona researchers accelerate rare pediatric disease drug repurposing with AWS
At the University of Arizona (U of A) College of Medicine – Phoenix, a translational neuroscience lab of eight researchers is pursuing a mission to find and repurpose existing drugs as potential treatments for rare pediatric disorders. Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the team connected four AWS services into…
aws.amazon.comCan Colleges Become the HSIs Their Students Need?
Gina Ann Garcia explains why colleges must move beyond federal designations and grant funding to make serving Latine students...
theeduledger.comInternational security and defence: Is it time for universities to step up?
In her latest column for The PIE, Diana Beech asks whether universities can keep their doors open to the world while guarding against growing security threats – and why getting that balance right has never mattered more. The post International security and defence: Is it time for universities to step up? appeared…
thepienews.comThe Pivotal College Requirement: When AI Has the Answers, How You Think Matters Most
To prepare students for an uncertain future, higher education must teach not only what to learn, but how to question, adapt and...
theeduledger.comSpotlight on… Maynooth University
Ahead of The PIE Live Ireland, The PIE sat down with Maynooth University’s VP international, Patrick McCole, to discuss the growing importance of transnational education to the university, its ambitions to diversify international student recruitment, and how he sees Irish higher education evolving to meet the changing…
thepienews.comHEPI / Ellucian webinar: Big is beautiful? What should the future shape and size of the higher education sector look like?
Lance Kennedy-Phillips
has been selected to serve as interim senior vice provost for student success at Pennsylvania State University...
theeduledger.comCambridge and Newcastle among universities to change deals with Turnitin over concerns on AI
Curtin vows to fight WA mega-university merger
Curtin University has vowed to “vigorously oppose” plans to merge three of Western Australia’s biggest universities, warning the proposed mega-institution would bring “cost, waste and loss of choice”. The post Curtin vows to fight WA mega-university merger appeared first on The PIE News.
thepienews.comNo-Cost Cloud Resources Your Faculty Should Know About
By Daphne McCanse, Strategic Research Communications Consultant Many faculty, researchers, and students desire to use cloud resources but often lack funding to access them. Here is what they may not know: There are federally funded options available at no cost. The National Science Foundation and its partners support…
internet2.eduTrustEd framework and consistent visa process should enhance Ireland’s position
Ireland remains well placed to attract international students, but uncertainty over visas and the implementation of new quality standards could shape its ability to capitalise on that demand, according to speakers preparing for The PIE Live Ireland. The post TrustEd framework and consistent visa process should enhance…
thepienews.comGreat chat. What’s next?
The post Great chat. What’s next? appeared first on Kaltura.
corp.kaltura.comHow higher ed can fight fraud without collecting more student data
As students settle into the academic year, colleges and universities are managing a growing identity challenge that extends far beyond enrollment. The post How higher ed can fight fraud without collecting more student data appeared first on eCampus News.
ecampusnews.comWeek in review: International student policies in flux
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from the latest college leadership changes to planned layoffs at Stockton University.
highereddive.comMore PAs is only part of the answer to the healthcare workforce shortage
Elon University's Charlotte campus offers a model for connecting PA education and community health.
highereddive.comAI Literacy and the New Admissions Disadvantage
Admission offices should be transparent about their AI-detection policies and procedures.
insidehighered.comDaytona College Owner Killed in Attack
Daytona College owner Roger Bradley died last month after being attacked by a contractor. His wife, Nancy Bradley, who co-owns the college, was also severely injured.
insidehighered.comED Expands Antisemitism Investigation at Swarthmore
insidehighered.comDespite Concerns, IES Spent 99% of Expiring Funds
Some experts say the Education Department is front-loading grants, and they worry the practice could harm education research more broadly.
insidehighered.comThe Expanding Reach of Free Tuition
New findings from Texas highlight how universities are broadening tuition guarantees to middle-income families, even as other college costs continue to create barriers.
insidehighered.com‘Obsolete’ Emergency Phones Illuminate Campus Sexual Assault Myths
Some parents and students say they feel unsafe after the University of Connecticut became the latest institution to decommission its blue-light phones and transition to a safety app. But experts say both technologies focus on the wrong problem.
insidehighered.com4 Takeaways From NACAC’s Annual Admissions Conference
Spirits were high at the annual convention, held this year in Minneapolis, with many speakers focused on how to best communicate their institution’s value to prospective students.
insidehighered.comRetirement Notices: A PSA
Best practices for leaving a position and setting your employer up to find a suitable replacement.
insidehighered.comYale President Caught on Hot Mike Saying ‘Pissed-Off’ Student ‘Ambushed’ Her
insidehighered.comHow College Programs Fare on 2 Earnings Benchmarks
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Sunday, October 11
At a Loss for Words
During times of transformation emerging leaders need to be inside the leadership tent
Mid-level leaders are carrying a significant weight of change at a tough time for the sector. Alistair Jarvis argues that investing in them, and in a shared leadership culture, will grow our capacity for change now as well as for the future
wonkhe.comCanvas LMS is coming in 2027
Britain likes its universities but not its degrees
Polling suggests the public still values universities but no longer trusts the deal they offer. Jim Dickinson sifts five years of surveys for what’s driving the doubt – and what universities can do about it
wonkhe.comRe-Evaluate Graduate Program Structure to Meet All Students’ Needs
Support should go beyond financial aid.
insidehighered.comDiscernment in the Age of Agents
Calls to pace the frontier and slow AI development for safety miss the very real changes ubiquitous AI brings to our professional and personal lives.
marcwatkins.substack.com
Saturday, October 10
Don’t throw away your rationales!
Or how I built 46,000 description cards that still reflect my months-long journey
mikecaulfield.substack.comWho pays the price when universities cancel offers to protect refusal rates?
As visa refusal rates climb, universities are revoking offers and cancelling CAS en masse to stay under the new BCA threshold. Jim Dickinson asks whether that’s lawful – and who ends up paying.
wonkhe.comCan you ace schools and systems?
Charters, districts, and one-room schoolhouses.
michaelbhorn.substack.com
Friday, October 9
In the world of LLMs, the description is the hyperlink
The Memex has arrived, for anyone with the sense to see it.
mikecaulfield.substack.com