Ashley Mowreader
@amowreader.com
journo second, dog lover first
Student Success Reporter for Inside Higher Ed
Student Success Reporter for Inside Higher Ed
Trump's June travel ban restricted access for foreign nationals of 19 countries, which international education folks warned could hurt enrollment. Some initial data scraping by moi from last December to now implies some of that may be true
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Trump's June travel ban restricted access for foreign nationals of 19 countries, which international education folks warned could hurt enrollment. Some initial data scraping by moi from last December to now implies some of that may be true
i think the vlookup formula is both my blessing and my curse because when it works, my data is so much fun to work with and when it doesn't, everything is bad and evil and dark
December 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
i think the vlookup formula is both my blessing and my curse because when it works, my data is so much fun to work with and when it doesn't, everything is bad and evil and dark
One in 10 college students say they don't know where to find postgraduation outcomes information, per @insidehighered.com data. ED is making that a little easier, by labeling some colleges as "low earnings"
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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ED Designates 23% of Colleges “Lower Earnings”
The colleges on the list enroll fewer than 3 percent of undergraduates.
www.insidehighered.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
One in 10 college students say they don't know where to find postgraduation outcomes information, per @insidehighered.com data. ED is making that a little easier, by labeling some colleges as "low earnings"
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Reposted by Ashley Mowreader
Student Success | Facilitating Deliberative Dialogue in College Classrooms
A panel of experts provide insights into how to integrate challenging conversations into class activities to build students’ interpersonal skills and critical thinking. https://bit.ly/4pwZitu
A panel of experts provide insights into how to integrate challenging conversations into class activities to build students’ interpersonal skills and critical thinking. https://bit.ly/4pwZitu
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Student Success | Facilitating Deliberative Dialogue in College Classrooms
A panel of experts provide insights into how to integrate challenging conversations into class activities to build students’ interpersonal skills and critical thinking. https://bit.ly/4pwZitu
A panel of experts provide insights into how to integrate challenging conversations into class activities to build students’ interpersonal skills and critical thinking. https://bit.ly/4pwZitu
Reposted by Ashley Mowreader
Student Success | Kansas Scales Credential Program for Students With Disabilities
A $1.9 million grant from the Department of Education will spur expansion of a support program for students with intellectual disabilities at two Kansas-based institutions. https://bit.ly/48HK7qg
A $1.9 million grant from the Department of Education will spur expansion of a support program for students with intellectual disabilities at two Kansas-based institutions. https://bit.ly/48HK7qg
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Student Success | Kansas Scales Credential Program for Students With Disabilities
A $1.9 million grant from the Department of Education will spur expansion of a support program for students with intellectual disabilities at two Kansas-based institutions. https://bit.ly/48HK7qg
A $1.9 million grant from the Department of Education will spur expansion of a support program for students with intellectual disabilities at two Kansas-based institutions. https://bit.ly/48HK7qg
i thought of a post i wanted to make this morning but i forgot what it was so now i'm just sad
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
i thought of a post i wanted to make this morning but i forgot what it was so now i'm just sad
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Opinion | For New High School Grads, Workforce Pell Might Be Wrong Place to Start
Many young people will be better served by going straight to degree programs—not using up their Pell eligibility on short-term programs. The regulations should account for this. https://bit.ly/4iNFH5Z
#EDUSky
Many young people will be better served by going straight to degree programs—not using up their Pell eligibility on short-term programs. The regulations should account for this. https://bit.ly/4iNFH5Z
#EDUSky
December 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Opinion | For New High School Grads, Workforce Pell Might Be Wrong Place to Start
Many young people will be better served by going straight to degree programs—not using up their Pell eligibility on short-term programs. The regulations should account for this. https://bit.ly/4iNFH5Z
#EDUSky
Many young people will be better served by going straight to degree programs—not using up their Pell eligibility on short-term programs. The regulations should account for this. https://bit.ly/4iNFH5Z
#EDUSky
Reposted by Ashley Mowreader
Conservative Think Tank AEI Names Ben Sasse Senior Fellow
Conservative Think Tank AEI Names Ben Sasse Senior Fellow
The American Enterprise Institute, a prominent conservative-leaning think tank, has named former U.S. senator and university president Ben Sasse a nonresident senior fellow, AEI announced Friday. Its ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Conservative Think Tank AEI Names Ben Sasse Senior Fellow
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Hello #academicsky, I'm working on a piece about how students are more comfortable refusing to participate in discussion than they used to be. I've seen a lot of complaints from professors about the so-called Gen Z stare. Do you have experience with this? Think the concern is overblown? Let me know!
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hello #academicsky, I'm working on a piece about how students are more comfortable refusing to participate in discussion than they used to be. I've seen a lot of complaints from professors about the so-called Gen Z stare. Do you have experience with this? Think the concern is overblown? Let me know!
at least i can always count on our event photographers to capture and publish the worst photos of me speaking
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
at least i can always count on our event photographers to capture and publish the worst photos of me speaking
damn i was jussttt going to pitch to my editor that I should also drink three beers at 10 am and write a story
“I’m going to get you another cold one,” the police officer told @maustermuhle.
Our senior reporter was recently a test subject at MPD's wet lab — where he drank three beers, then had cadets conduct a Standardized Field Sobriety Test.
Their judgment, in the full story:
Our senior reporter was recently a test subject at MPD's wet lab — where he drank three beers, then had cadets conduct a Standardized Field Sobriety Test.
Their judgment, in the full story:
D.C. police got me buzzed to help stop drunk drivers
A dispatch from MPD’s wet lab, where police train to spot impaired motorists.
51st.news
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
damn i was jussttt going to pitch to my editor that I should also drink three beers at 10 am and write a story
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Happy Thanksgiving! IHE is pressing pause in observance of the holiday weekend!
We will be back Monday, December 1st!
We will be back Monday, December 1st!
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! IHE is pressing pause in observance of the holiday weekend!
We will be back Monday, December 1st!
We will be back Monday, December 1st!
Reposted by Ashley Mowreader
Student Success | How One Community College Is Embracing AI-Powered Data Tools
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how AI can be leveraged to improve predictive analytics and provide insight into workforce outcomes data for a two-year college. https://bit.ly/43R3Z8V
#EDUSky
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how AI can be leveraged to improve predictive analytics and provide insight into workforce outcomes data for a two-year college. https://bit.ly/43R3Z8V
#EDUSky
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Student Success | How One Community College Is Embracing AI-Powered Data Tools
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how AI can be leveraged to improve predictive analytics and provide insight into workforce outcomes data for a two-year college. https://bit.ly/43R3Z8V
#EDUSky
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how AI can be leveraged to improve predictive analytics and provide insight into workforce outcomes data for a two-year college. https://bit.ly/43R3Z8V
#EDUSky
Reposted by Ashley Mowreader
Student Success | Professor Identity Can Influence Perceptions of Transfer
A study of over 3,000 faculty from @cuny.edu two- and four-year institutions found gaps in awareness of transfer student outcomes and processes, which can hurt transfer success. https://bit.ly/4ofEw0e
#AcademicSky #EDUSky
A study of over 3,000 faculty from @cuny.edu two- and four-year institutions found gaps in awareness of transfer student outcomes and processes, which can hurt transfer success. https://bit.ly/4ofEw0e
#AcademicSky #EDUSky
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Student Success | Professor Identity Can Influence Perceptions of Transfer
A study of over 3,000 faculty from @cuny.edu two- and four-year institutions found gaps in awareness of transfer student outcomes and processes, which can hurt transfer success. https://bit.ly/4ofEw0e
#AcademicSky #EDUSky
A study of over 3,000 faculty from @cuny.edu two- and four-year institutions found gaps in awareness of transfer student outcomes and processes, which can hurt transfer success. https://bit.ly/4ofEw0e
#AcademicSky #EDUSky
realized i never set up my OOO email .... and people thought i was just ignoring them......
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
realized i never set up my OOO email .... and people thought i was just ignoring them......
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And ED makes it official. Numerous programs are getting shipped out to four different agencies.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
McMahon Breaks Up More of the Education Department
Trump officials announced six agreements with four agencies to take over some of ED’s responsibilities.
www.insidehighered.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
And ED makes it official. Numerous programs are getting shipped out to four different agencies.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
anyone know why the tap water in Atlanta tastes like dirt
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
anyone know why the tap water in Atlanta tastes like dirt
always happy to read my friends' job/grad school apps because its so fun to read about how hard they slay
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
always happy to read my friends' job/grad school apps because its so fun to read about how hard they slay
UNL rolled out (what I'm assuming is) Edsight's AI chatbot for student retention data last week and it's... not going well, per the Daily Nebraskan
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-stu...
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-stu...
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
UNL rolled out (what I'm assuming is) Edsight's AI chatbot for student retention data last week and it's... not going well, per the Daily Nebraskan
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-stu...
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/unl-stu...
i'm going to be honest i am not sure i'll ever learn how to spell bureaucracy, i just do my best and hope spell check gets it
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
i'm going to be honest i am not sure i'll ever learn how to spell bureaucracy, i just do my best and hope spell check gets it
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In "reverse transfer" students who transferred from a community to a bachelor's IHE before getting associate degree can get it using credits from the 2 IHEs, but few students opt in: buff.ly/OSeJ9mo 1 reason might be stigma associated w. having an assoc degree. @amowreader.com #AcademicSky #highered
Reverse Transfer Policies Boost College Completion Rates
Reverse transfer—the practice of awarding associate degrees for credit earned in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree—is beneficial for colleges, state workforces and the vast some college, no credit…
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In "reverse transfer" students who transferred from a community to a bachelor's IHE before getting associate degree can get it using credits from the 2 IHEs, but few students opt in: buff.ly/OSeJ9mo 1 reason might be stigma associated w. having an assoc degree. @amowreader.com #AcademicSky #highered
few work days will beat when i created the international student visa revocation map and stress ate an entire bag of baby carrots simultaneously
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
few work days will beat when i created the international student visa revocation map and stress ate an entire bag of baby carrots simultaneously
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Looking for free food and meals in NYC or Newark as SNAP benefits come to a pause for the first time in the program’s 60-year history? Here’s a list of food pantries and other resources.
Where students and families can find free food and meals in NYC and Newark
Looking for free food and meals in NYC or Newark as SNAP benefits come to a pause for the first time in the program’s 60-year history? Here’s a list of food pantries and other resources.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Looking for free food and meals in NYC or Newark as SNAP benefits come to a pause for the first time in the program’s 60-year history? Here’s a list of food pantries and other resources.
at one point in this interview the program director mentions students can cut up the carpet and inspect it to see which mysterious body fluid is on there and i was too scared to ask how they source mysterious body fluids
Adding a little spooky content to your Halloween higher ed news diet; Gwynedd Mercy University just opened a Crime Scene House on campus to provide an experiential learning lab for criminal justice students.
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www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
GMercyU Unveils Crime Scene House for Student Investigations
More colleges are manufacturing crime scenes in an on-campus facility to give students hands-on experience solving mysteries.
www.insidehighered.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
at one point in this interview the program director mentions students can cut up the carpet and inspect it to see which mysterious body fluid is on there and i was too scared to ask how they source mysterious body fluids
Adding a little spooky content to your Halloween higher ed news diet; Gwynedd Mercy University just opened a Crime Scene House on campus to provide an experiential learning lab for criminal justice students.
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
GMercyU Unveils Crime Scene House for Student Investigations
More colleges are manufacturing crime scenes in an on-campus facility to give students hands-on experience solving mysteries.
www.insidehighered.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Adding a little spooky content to your Halloween higher ed news diet; Gwynedd Mercy University just opened a Crime Scene House on campus to provide an experiential learning lab for criminal justice students.
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...