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Epstein Email That Precipitated Botstein’s Resignation ‘Highly Suspicious’ Several oddities in the 2014 email exchange between Leon Botstein and Jeffrey Epstein suggest it could have been altered or fabricated in some way, forensic investigators said. https://bit.ly/4e3y4Hz #EDUSky #HigherEd

Stanford Removes Another AI Image https://bit.ly/4i5OAcq

‘A Different World’ Reboot a ‘Masterful’ Reflection of HBCUs The Netflix show depicts a fictional campus responding to many of the issues weighing on HBCUs today, including federal funding cuts, terrorist threats and immigration enforcement. https://bit.ly/3WOKtsN #EDUSky

Career Advice Reminder | 5 Steps for Going ‘Alt-Fac’ Are you a Ph.D. holder who wants to keep working in higher ed but not in a faculty role? Become familiar with the range of roles available and how to prepare for them. By Matthew Loar: https://bit.ly/4kksnsp #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Resident Scholar | Mondays With Beyoncé in My New USC Marshall M.B.A. Course The global music mogul’s entrepreneurial success takes center stage in a USC business school course. By Shaun Harper: https://bit.ly/4kmZRGy #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Opinion | Why Division III Should Reject a 5-Year Eligibility Model We need to protect what makes Division III unique. By Daniel J. Myers: https://bit.ly/4i6TiXl #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Student Success | Why Students Hesitate to Seek Campus Support New research from TimelyCare examines why students hesitate to seek support and how colleges can make the first step toward getting help easier. https://bit.ly/48kiaVC #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

TCU Chancellor Resigns Abruptly TCU Chancellor Daniel Pullin stepped down after less than 18 months in the role, with no explanation. He has already been replaced by his predecessor. https://bit.ly/3W8zWIP #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

How can #HigherEd prepare grads for a changing workforce w/o compromising what makes a rigorous education valuable? Tomorrow at 4pm ET, join Dr. Lyron Andrews to learn 4 design principles that can help institutions do both. Register: https://bit.ly/4eSwPuU #sponsored by Pluralsight

DOD Declares Foreign Partnerships Audit a Success https://bit.ly/4iGOqs4

McMahon Touts Arizona State as Example for Nation In addition to praising ASU, the secretary denounced colleges that “put their own corporate interests first” and boasted of the success of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. https://bit.ly/4ihxlU7 #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Krislov to Succeed Embattled President at Bard https://bit.ly/4iiaFmG

The Price of Closing a University Museum Fort Hays State University is closing its natural history museum to help absorb a $2.4 million state budget cut. Critics say it’s a short-term solution with potentially negative long-term consequences. https://bit.ly/4erX4bu #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

N.H. Voters May Not Use Student IDs at Midterm Polls https://bit.ly/4iheZ5X

A Conservative Group Used to Target the Media. Now It Hunts DEI. Accuracy in Media deploys billboard trucks and undercover recordings to accuse students and staff of supporting Hamas or running illegal DEI programs. https://bit.ly/4sp7EFX #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

My latest for @insidehighered.com: New research from TimelyCare examines why students hesitate to seek support and how colleges can make the first step toward getting help easier

Career Advice | An Ode to Overhead Projectors Now obsolete, they transformed my teaching. By Eric Fournier: https://bit.ly/4BqDQNn #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

ICYMI | Read some of the top stories from last week: 🧑‍🏫 Rutgers Unions Win Academic Freedom for All Unit Members 🏛️ 5 Things to Know About Work Colleges 📋 Immigration Historians Compile Syllabus for Faculty to Combat Misinformation Read the full weekly update ➡️ https://bit.ly/3VWUzHX

ICYMI | After more than a year of regulatory maneuvering and court battles, the Trump administration appears to be backing down from its efforts to limit access to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Read the full article ➡️ https://bit.ly/4zTsyQf

ICYMI | Here are some headlines from this week: 📊 Survey: 48% of Employers Say AI Will Make College Degrees More Important 🏛️ Xavier to Open Nation’s 5th HBCU Medical School ⚖️ The GOP Is Going After the ABA. But Why? Read the full weekly news update ➡️ https://bit.ly/3VWUzHX

Just Visiting | Who Is Left Out if We Stop Writing? The idea that writing isn’t important is deeply dangerous, and not (only) because writing is thinking. By Julia Morgan McKenzie: https://bit.ly/3TVj4Vn #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Opinion | After Alleged Antisemitic Threats, Higher Ed Has Hard Questions to Answer A Haverford College professor is accused of sending antisemitic threats to a colleague. The problem goes beyond one campus. By Andrew Goretsky: https://bit.ly/4BkBQ9r #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Aspiring Accreditor Approves First Institution https://bit.ly/3UfBOPq

Student Success | Higher Ed Leaders Go On Offense With Student Success Project More than 50 colleges and universities have joined a national effort to strengthen student success and reshape public perceptions of higher education. https://bit.ly/4ieJ1XI #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Utah Legislative Audit Suggests Reducing Tenure Protections www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

My latest for @insidehighered.com: @cunychancellor.bsky.social discusses embedding career readiness throughout college and why he calls himself the “patron saint of paid internships”

Exclusive: The Education Department is restricting the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences from adding new members. But it stopped short of stripping it of federal recognition as recommended by NACIQI in July. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

My latest for @insidehighered.com: More than 50 colleges and universities have joined a national effort to strengthen student success and reshape public perceptions of higher education

Scholars Launch Their Own Review Into Jason Arday Appointment The Committee for Academic Freedom says its inquiry will not be “prejudged,” as it criticizes “material change in emphasis” in Cambridge’s own probe. Read the latest from @timeshighered.bsky.social ➡️ https://bit.ly/4BlJ78K

Alabama Sends $22M to Auburn to Create Civic Center https://bit.ly/4keGqjb

Utah Legislative Audit Suggests Reducing Tenure Protections A post-tenure review report recommends lawmakers consider “streamlining” the process to fire faculty and preventing universities from diverging from it. https://bit.ly/4z61s8i #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Judge Blocks Attempted Breakup of Antioch Board https://bit.ly/47ws6LD

5 Things to Know About Work Colleges Inside Higher Ed’s recent two-part series on work colleges revealed what a select group of institutions can teach the rest of the sector. https://bit.ly/4AaJu4X

Kalshi Moves to Launch Wagers on College Admissions https://bit.ly/4id7Ymn

What OPT Is and How It Affects the Economy in 6 Charts Researchers who have studied high-skilled immigration say that international students on OPT often bring innovation, entrepreneurship and job opportunities for domestic employees. https://bit.ly/4zJSdus #EDUSKy #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Career Advice | What Librarians Can—and Can’t—Say About AI Faculty can often set their own course policies and talk about AI the way they want. Librarians may not have that kind of freedom. By Allison Hosier: https://bit.ly/47AFIp6 #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Editor's Note | Could Tech Sovereignty Free Higher Ed From Big Tech? It’s not a solution without risks, but greater autonomy over data, infrastructure and tech stacks could give higher ed more say in where AI is going. By Sara Custer: https://bit.ly/4eozRqA #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Opinion | Research on AI and Learning May Be New. The Science of Learning Is Not. AI tools may be evolving quickly, but we have a deep research base we can draw on to determine how they help meet—or undermine—any particular learning goal. https://bit.ly/4z0rfPd

OSU College of Medicine Discriminated, DOJ Claims https://bit.ly/47v3Ut0

The Key | In this episode, Joshua Bay is joined by CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez to discuss embedding career readiness throughout college and why he calls himself the “patron saint of paid internships.” Listen now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4Bm3NO2

New Data Shows Steep Decline in Humanities Ph.D.s in Last Decade https://bit.ly/4eoiwhw

Rule Limiting PSLF Beneficiaries Dead for Now Advocates argued the policy would have weaponized a debt-relief program for public servants against organizations the Trump administration disagreed with. https://bit.ly/4yXb5pQ #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Michigan State Trustee Sues Board, President https://bit.ly/4iyDP2i

Hofstra Says It Had No ‘Duty to Protect’ Student Who Collapsed During Bar Exam https://bit.ly/4iyt2VP

ICYMI | The Department of Education announced Wednesday it will prohibit the NACCAS from adding new members, and it put the association on notice that it could face more severe penalties if it doesn't address a range of compliance concerns. Read the full article ➡️ https://bit.ly/4BfspI9

Immigration Historians Compile Syllabus for Faculty to Combat Misinformation Leaders at the University of Minnesota say they want to put immigration enforcement policy debates into context and share accurate information with anyone who wants to learn more. https://bit.ly/4jBTtuT

ICYMI | Work colleges seem to hold answers to many of the issues facing higher education. Yet only nine institutions have received federal recognition as work colleges. Read the full story ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WjC5Bq #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Small World | The Future of Higher Education Can Look Bright When institutions from around the globe come together, amazing things can happen. By Rachel Toor: https://bit.ly/488WUlG #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Opinion | I Defend Due Process—the Cornell Case Shows Victims Need More The Title IX rules do not do enough to protect students like Jane Doe. By Tamara Rice Lave: https://bit.ly/47tInRx #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Student Success | A New Home for Nontraditional Students Columbia University’s new residence hall aims to ease housing pressures and strengthen community among veterans, transfer students and returning adults. https://bit.ly/4zdwU4s #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky