Steepest recorded decline in college graduation numbers joins sliding enrolment and unprecedented campus closures among major nationwide warning signs in US
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A lack of long-term, sustainable policymaking is crippling universities, and the same mistakes are afflicting those involved in teacher education, says John Gill
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Prepare the workforce of tomorrow by integrating data literacy into your curriculum
Data literacy skills are increasingly important in the modern workplace. On #THECampus Ermal Haranlli, Nedelin Velikov and Kehara Warnakulasuriya offer their advice bit.ly/3TYO8PV

Banish nerves and tap into the excitement of public speaking with these five tips
Public speaking is a key part of academic life. But how to overcome your nerves and actually enjoy it? On #THECampus , Ayten Erçoban Evren offers advice bit.ly/4axHyae

Have universities failed teacher education? England’s DfE has deaccredited several teacher training programmes while approving a host of alternative providers and dictating curricula. Is this a helpful push for quality, or political overreach?

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On #THECampus : How to make public engagement work for early career academics
Scientists must find the public engagement shape that fits them and their schedules, write Sien van der Plank, John Duncan and Yanna Fidai bit.ly/4cPLZyy

On #THECampus : Harnessing the humanities for transformative tech leadership
Amid a growing awareness that humanities students and faculty need data literacy, Rishi Jaitly explains why data and technology leaders also need an education in the liberal arts bit.ly/4cM350a

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The OfS’ free speech guidance for English universities goes too far
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#THECampus podcast: human connection
Australian academics take on the role of person-to-person contact in student success and well-being in higher education – whether that’s the benefits of in-person teaching or the effects of using AI for academic work bit.ly/3VUNu8t

How can we teach AI literacy skills?
Universities have made positive strides in improving digital literacy for graduates, but now they need to do the same for AI literacy, write Christine O’Dea and Michael O’Dea on #THECampus bit.ly/3TPKDv0

A string of high-profile resignations from prominent institutions indicates that it is a “tough time” to be a university leader, with scrutiny of statements on topics such as the Israel-Gaza war adding to pressures, a conference heard, writes Emily Dixon bit.ly/3Uhfges

.Harvard University to resume standardised testing in admissions: giving a major push to a growing trend, Ivy League institution concludes that using the SAT and ACT produces a net gain in equity.
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Opinion: The The Office for Students (OfS)’ example scenarios fail to acknowledge the harm that even lawful speech can cause on campus, say Naomi Waltham-Smith and James Murray
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Bounceback in number of days UK academics spend at public events:
HESA UK data reveals the amount of time academics devote to public events, but have scholars become “apathetic” towards civic engagement activities? Paddy Jack reports
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Social science impact demands faster publishing and more reproducibility: Meron Wondemaghen says timeliness and rigour are vital, but the publishing and incentives systems are not set up to deliver them
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