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We are hiring an Executive Director for our Executive Leadership Academy (ELA)! Lead the next chapter of a program that's shaped 623 leaders.
Find out more and apply by Sept 22.
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Academic Coordinator I – Executive Director – Executive Leadership Academy - Center for Studies in Higher Education
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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August 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We are hiring an Executive Director for our Executive Leadership Academy (ELA)! Lead the next chapter of a program that's shaped 623 leaders.
Find out more and apply by Sept 22.
🔗 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05083
#HigherEdJobs
Find out more and apply by Sept 22.
🔗 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05083
#HigherEdJobs
CSHE’s Senior Research Fellow John Aubrey Douglass offers insight in a recent New York Times piece on the broader implications of Trump’s Legal Challenge to Harvard. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
Universities See Trump’s Harvard Move as a Threat to Them, Too
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May 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
CSHE’s Senior Research Fellow John Aubrey Douglass offers insight in a recent New York Times piece on the broader implications of Trump’s Legal Challenge to Harvard. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...
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In this week's episode of College Matters from The Chronicle, we spoke with staffers at the U.S. Department of Education who were laid off or have resigned. These are their stories. chroni.cl/42B5pEl
Inside the Education Dept. Purge
From the Trump administration’s unnerving first days to the recent mass layoffs, Education Department employees describe shortsighted dismissals and a workplace defined by paranoia and intimidation.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In this week's episode of College Matters from The Chronicle, we spoke with staffers at the U.S. Department of Education who were laid off or have resigned. These are their stories. chroni.cl/42B5pEl
New @insidehighered.com article features findings from CSHE's latest SERU report: student engagement in campus life & research has dropped sharply since the pandemic. Equity gaps are widening too. 📉
👉Read the article: rb.gy/cq0lvu
👉Download SERU Report: escholarship.org/uc/item/3c27...
👉Read the article: rb.gy/cq0lvu
👉Download SERU Report: escholarship.org/uc/item/3c27...
Fewer Students Engage in College Activities After COVID
New data shows that student participation in high-impact practices at research institutions has yet to fully rebound after COVID-19–related shutdowns.
rb.gy
April 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New @insidehighered.com article features findings from CSHE's latest SERU report: student engagement in campus life & research has dropped sharply since the pandemic. Equity gaps are widening too. 📉
👉Read the article: rb.gy/cq0lvu
👉Download SERU Report: escholarship.org/uc/item/3c27...
👉Read the article: rb.gy/cq0lvu
👉Download SERU Report: escholarship.org/uc/item/3c27...
We’re hiring!
CSHE and The California Policy Lab are looking for a skilled, mid-career specialist who wants to design and conduct policy-relevant research in partnership with state and local agencies throughout California.
@capolicylab.bsky.social
🔗 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04896
CSHE and The California Policy Lab are looking for a skilled, mid-career specialist who wants to design and conduct policy-relevant research in partnership with state and local agencies throughout California.
@capolicylab.bsky.social
🔗 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04896
Associate Specialist / Full Specialist - Center for Studies in Higher Education - UC Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
April 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We’re hiring!
CSHE and The California Policy Lab are looking for a skilled, mid-career specialist who wants to design and conduct policy-relevant research in partnership with state and local agencies throughout California.
@capolicylab.bsky.social
🔗 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04896
CSHE and The California Policy Lab are looking for a skilled, mid-career specialist who wants to design and conduct policy-relevant research in partnership with state and local agencies throughout California.
@capolicylab.bsky.social
🔗 aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04896
🗞️CSHE March 2025 Newsletter
As we wrap up March, CSHE reflects on a month filled with critical discussions on STEM faculty, new student experience insights, and the ongoing challenges higher education faces.
Check out our newsletter to learn more: mailchi.mp/7197de0127c3...
As we wrap up March, CSHE reflects on a month filled with critical discussions on STEM faculty, new student experience insights, and the ongoing challenges higher education faces.
Check out our newsletter to learn more: mailchi.mp/7197de0127c3...
CSHE March 2025 Newsletter
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March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🗞️CSHE March 2025 Newsletter
As we wrap up March, CSHE reflects on a month filled with critical discussions on STEM faculty, new student experience insights, and the ongoing challenges higher education faces.
Check out our newsletter to learn more: mailchi.mp/7197de0127c3...
As we wrap up March, CSHE reflects on a month filled with critical discussions on STEM faculty, new student experience insights, and the ongoing challenges higher education faces.
Check out our newsletter to learn more: mailchi.mp/7197de0127c3...
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I did an interview this morning with KQED, the SF public radio station, about why the Trump Administration has made it necessary for universities like the University of California to impose hiring freezes, and how it threatens U.S. leadership in science.
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Education Experts Concerned About Long-Term Impacts of UC Financial Uncertainty - KQED
The University of California system is among the growing number of higher education institutions around the country bracing for financial uncertainty. Last week, UC President Michael Drake announced a...
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March 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I did an interview this morning with KQED, the SF public radio station, about why the Trump Administration has made it necessary for universities like the University of California to impose hiring freezes, and how it threatens U.S. leadership in science.
omny.fm/shows/kqed-s...
omny.fm/shows/kqed-s...
CSHE Faculty Affiliate Charlie Eaton published a compelling piece at The New York Times--"$15 Billion Is Enough to Fight a President."
"Large endowments, long hoarded, can and should foot the bill. For all our sakes."
Read the full piece here: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...
"Large endowments, long hoarded, can and should foot the bill. For all our sakes."
Read the full piece here: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...
March 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
CSHE Faculty Affiliate Charlie Eaton published a compelling piece at The New York Times--"$15 Billion Is Enough to Fight a President."
"Large endowments, long hoarded, can and should foot the bill. For all our sakes."
Read the full piece here: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...
"Large endowments, long hoarded, can and should foot the bill. For all our sakes."
Read the full piece here: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...
In her latest article in Liberal Education, AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella has extensively cited CSHE Senior Research Fellow John Douglass’s book, Neo-Nationalism and Universities: Populists, Autocrats, and the Future of Higher Education.
🔗 Read more: www.aacu.org/liberaleduca...
🔗 Read more: www.aacu.org/liberaleduca...
What Is at Stake | AAC&U
Universities must take action for democracy in our politically charged times
www.aacu.org
March 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In her latest article in Liberal Education, AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella has extensively cited CSHE Senior Research Fellow John Douglass’s book, Neo-Nationalism and Universities: Populists, Autocrats, and the Future of Higher Education.
🔗 Read more: www.aacu.org/liberaleduca...
🔗 Read more: www.aacu.org/liberaleduca...
🌍 Who Gets to Study Abroad?
Study abroad is often seen as a gateway to global opportunities, but access to these experiences is far from equal.
Join us for a panel presentation on the spatial stratification of study abroad access. March 19, 12pm PST events.berkeley.edu/cshe/event/2...
Study abroad is often seen as a gateway to global opportunities, but access to these experiences is far from equal.
Join us for a panel presentation on the spatial stratification of study abroad access. March 19, 12pm PST events.berkeley.edu/cshe/event/2...
Borders or Barriers? Spatial Stratification in Study Abroad Access and Participation at US Universities
Using data from public and private not-for-profit US higher education institutions, this panel explores the extent to which access to and participa...
events.berkeley.edu
March 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🌍 Who Gets to Study Abroad?
Study abroad is often seen as a gateway to global opportunities, but access to these experiences is far from equal.
Join us for a panel presentation on the spatial stratification of study abroad access. March 19, 12pm PST events.berkeley.edu/cshe/event/2...
Study abroad is often seen as a gateway to global opportunities, but access to these experiences is far from equal.
Join us for a panel presentation on the spatial stratification of study abroad access. March 19, 12pm PST events.berkeley.edu/cshe/event/2...
CSHE's new SERU report (800K+ surveys, 2012–2023) finds that post-pandemic student engagement still hasn’t bounced back. With federal funding cuts looming, how can we expand student opportunities? ⬇️
📖 Read the report: cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/seru-consortium-report-multi-engagement-model
📖 Read the report: cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/seru-consortium-report-multi-engagement-model
SERU Consortium Report--The Multi-Engagement Model | Center for Studies in Higher Education
cshe.berkeley.edu
March 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
CSHE's new SERU report (800K+ surveys, 2012–2023) finds that post-pandemic student engagement still hasn’t bounced back. With federal funding cuts looming, how can we expand student opportunities? ⬇️
📖 Read the report: cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/seru-consortium-report-multi-engagement-model
📖 Read the report: cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/seru-consortium-report-multi-engagement-model
🚀 Support CSHE in Big Give! 🚀
Join us in advancing research, student opportunities, leadership training, and outreach. Your gift helps shape the future of higher ed!
We’re grateful for your support—let’s keep making a difference together! 💙💛
Donate today: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...
Join us in advancing research, student opportunities, leadership training, and outreach. Your gift helps shape the future of higher ed!
We’re grateful for your support—let’s keep making a difference together! 💙💛
Donate today: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...
Big Give 2025
Be the Light this Big Give, March 13, 2025
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March 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🚀 Support CSHE in Big Give! 🚀
Join us in advancing research, student opportunities, leadership training, and outreach. Your gift helps shape the future of higher ed!
We’re grateful for your support—let’s keep making a difference together! 💙💛
Donate today: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...
Join us in advancing research, student opportunities, leadership training, and outreach. Your gift helps shape the future of higher ed!
We’re grateful for your support—let’s keep making a difference together! 💙💛
Donate today: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...
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The Trump administration wants to make deep cuts in NIH research funding. It’s not just colleges and hospitals that will feel the pinch. chroni.cl/3ERwp9h
NIH Funding Cuts Could Have Ripple Effects on College-Town Economies
The fallout from a controversial cap could cost jobs and do economic damage beyond college campuses.
chroni.cl
February 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Trump administration wants to make deep cuts in NIH research funding. It’s not just colleges and hospitals that will feel the pinch. chroni.cl/3ERwp9h
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Opinion: Making funding contingent on an institution following a particular ideology strikes at the heart of academic freedom. chroni.cl/4b4p9mc
Hitting Pause on the ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter
The Department of Education is overstepping its bounds and infringing on constitutional rights.
chroni.cl
February 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Opinion: Making funding contingent on an institution following a particular ideology strikes at the heart of academic freedom. chroni.cl/4b4p9mc
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Higher ed is exhausted. According to a Chronicle survey, more than 6 in 10 academic employees say they are working more than they did five years ago, and 4 in 10 say they’re working significantly more. chroni.cl/3QjOqiW
Higher Education Is Exhausted
Some don’t see a future in a sector battling for its very existence.
chroni.cl
February 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Higher ed is exhausted. According to a Chronicle survey, more than 6 in 10 academic employees say they are working more than they did five years ago, and 4 in 10 say they’re working significantly more. chroni.cl/3QjOqiW
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🚨 New publication alert: Mission-Based vs. Enrollment-Based Institutions: Segmented Governance at a Catholic Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
This article is about HSIs X Servingness X Equity X Governance and it is open access. Click the link and read it now!!
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
This article is about HSIs X Servingness X Equity X Governance and it is open access. Click the link and read it now!!
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
muse.jhu.edu
February 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🚨 New publication alert: Mission-Based vs. Enrollment-Based Institutions: Segmented Governance at a Catholic Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
This article is about HSIs X Servingness X Equity X Governance and it is open access. Click the link and read it now!!
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
This article is about HSIs X Servingness X Equity X Governance and it is open access. Click the link and read it now!!
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
🎤 Book talk alert! Join us for Nolan L. Cabrera’s discussion on Whiteness in the Ivory Tower.
📅 February 18, 2025
📍Berkeley Way West 1203
#HigherEd #BookTalk #AcademicSpaces #BerkeleyEvents #EquityInAcademia
📅 February 18, 2025
📍Berkeley Way West 1203
#HigherEd #BookTalk #AcademicSpaces #BerkeleyEvents #EquityInAcademia
February 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎤 Book talk alert! Join us for Nolan L. Cabrera’s discussion on Whiteness in the Ivory Tower.
📅 February 18, 2025
📍Berkeley Way West 1203
#HigherEd #BookTalk #AcademicSpaces #BerkeleyEvents #EquityInAcademia
📅 February 18, 2025
📍Berkeley Way West 1203
#HigherEd #BookTalk #AcademicSpaces #BerkeleyEvents #EquityInAcademia
Join us on Feb 6 for a thought-provoking talk on the often overlooked contributions of women in doctoral education. This session will explore the history of women Ph.D.s in the U.S., situating it within the broader history of U.S. research universities.
events.berkeley.edu/cshe/event/2...
events.berkeley.edu/cshe/event/2...
The History of Doctoral Women in the US: A History Still at the Margins
Using UC Berkeley as a case study, this talk examines the history of women Ph.D.s in the U.S. up to 2023, along with the historiography that has sh...
events.berkeley.edu
February 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Join us on Feb 6 for a thought-provoking talk on the often overlooked contributions of women in doctoral education. This session will explore the history of women Ph.D.s in the U.S., situating it within the broader history of U.S. research universities.
events.berkeley.edu/cshe/event/2...
events.berkeley.edu/cshe/event/2...
🎉 CSHE January Newsletter 🎉
Our latest newsletter is out! We've got exciting updates, including the 2025 Capstone Awardees, research updates, and new affiliates.
Stay updated on all things higher education and the innovative work happening at CSHE.
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#HigherEd #CSHE
Our latest newsletter is out! We've got exciting updates, including the 2025 Capstone Awardees, research updates, and new affiliates.
Stay updated on all things higher education and the innovative work happening at CSHE.
mailchi.mp/7fdc2e6f401c...
#HigherEd #CSHE
CSHE January 2025 Newsletter
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January 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🎉 CSHE January Newsletter 🎉
Our latest newsletter is out! We've got exciting updates, including the 2025 Capstone Awardees, research updates, and new affiliates.
Stay updated on all things higher education and the innovative work happening at CSHE.
mailchi.mp/7fdc2e6f401c...
#HigherEd #CSHE
Our latest newsletter is out! We've got exciting updates, including the 2025 Capstone Awardees, research updates, and new affiliates.
Stay updated on all things higher education and the innovative work happening at CSHE.
mailchi.mp/7fdc2e6f401c...
#HigherEd #CSHE