At SUNY Public Good U on February 8, Ioana Hulbert and Deirdre Harkins will participate in a session sharing insights from an Ithaka S+R report exploring the link between higher education and civic engagement. The session will focus on turning insights from the report into actionable items for campus civic leaders, with an emphasis on how to sustainably and strategically strengthen civic engagement efforts. Specifically, participants will be asked to discuss what assessment needs they want to prioritize, the…
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Catharine Bond Hill, John B. King, Jr. and David Brooks at the ATI Presidential Summit
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February 6, 2025
The Landscape of Generative AI in Teaching and Research
For the past two years, universities have been grappling with the implications of Chat-GPT and other tools that have put generative AI into the hands of students and faculty. As libraries and other university units develop policies, programming, and resources to support the ethical adoption of generative AI, they need empirical evidence about how campus communities are using it. In a presentation at Temple University on February 6 at 2pm, Dylan Ruediger will share findings from three major Ithaka…
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February 5, 2025
Institutional Debt, Administrative Holds, and Student Enrollment
In this session at the 2025 Transfer Convening at UNC-Charlotte, the Adult Learner Re-Engagement team, Ithaka S+R’s Liz Looker and Jonathan Barefield, will present findings from research in North Carolina. We partnered with the UNC System Office and individual institutions to conduct mixed methods research on institutional debt and administrative holds for stopped out students in the state. Specifically, we found that the vast majority of stopped out students owe less than $2,000, and that existing hold policies have disproportionately…
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January 21, 2025
The Chronicle’s Strategic-Leadership Program for Department Chairs
As a bridge between administration and faculty, department chairs have one of the toughest jobs on campus. On January 21-31, 2025 the Chronicle of Higher Education is hosting a strategic leadership program for department chairs, bringing together experienced academic leaders at Dever Justice LLC and leading research experts at Ithaka S+R. The program will help guide new and experienced chairs through the challenges and transformative opportunities of their role. This critical series has been restructured to improve the participant…
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January 16, 2025
Preserving Their Stories
Creating and Archiving Art Under Mass Incarceration
Join Ithaka S+R and Tammy Ortiz as we introduce you to “Preserving Their Stories: Archiving Mass Incarceration.” In this National Endowment for the Humanities funded project, Ithaka S+R Justice Initiative’s team explored how creative works generated by incarcerated artists circulate beyond prison walls. Join us for a webinar on January 16, 2025 at 2:30pm ET as we speak with experts in the field and learn more about their successes and struggles navigating the creation of their art, preservation…
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January 14, 2025
Breaking Out of the Publishing Straightjacket
Rethinking Scholarly Outputs
In a session at the Academic Publishing in Europe conference on “Scholarly Communication: Reframing the Dialogue,” Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will moderate a panel conversation with Hemai Parthasarathy, Nandita Quaderi, and Anita de Waard that will explore how innovative formats and distribution methods are revolutionizing scholarly communication, reshaping research assessment and impact. Learn more about the session, on January 14, 2025.
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January 13, 2025
Between Codes and Connections
Navigating AI's Role in Teaching and Learning for College Instructors
On January 13 at 9:00am ET, Ithaka S+R’s Mark McBride will present the keynote at SUNY Niagara Community College’s Professional Development Days event, on navigating AI’s role in teaching and learning for college instructors. In the unfolding story of higher education, a new protagonist has entered the scene: artificial intelligence. As college instructors, you are no strangers to transformative tools, from blackboards to Zoom rooms, but AI demands something deeper—a rethinking of what it means to teach, to learn,…
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December 4, 2024
State-Based Solutions for Addressing Institutional Debt
SHEEO Communities of Practice
At the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) Communities of Practice: Supporting Student Loan Borrowers event in Washington DC, Brittany Pearce will join SHEEO Associate Vice President Dustin Weeden and Ohio Department of Higher Education Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success Christopher Kacir to discuss state-based solutions for addressing institutional debt. The session will take place on December 4 at 12:45pm ET. See the event agenda to learn more.
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November 23, 2024
Scholars in the Real World
Utilizing Research in Program Implementation and Policy Decision-making
At the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s (ASHE) 2024 General Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an interactive symposium will engage audience members to think critically about about how research is used in higher education policy. Using their roles as researchers, knowledge brokers, and decision-makers in roles adjacent to academia, panelists Ifeatu Oliobi, Emily Parrott, Kristen Glasener, Vikash Reddy, KC Deane, and Kyle Southern will illustrate specific examples of policy-relevant research, expanding the definition of “scholars” and “scholarship.” The…
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November 22, 2024
Shifting the Burden?
Estimating the Effect of Tuition Freezes on Graduate Program Enrollment and Tuition Levels
At the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s (ASHE) 2024 General Conference, James Ward, Cameron Childress, Ifeatu Oliobi, and Robert Kelchen will participate in a panel discussion examining the relationship between state mandated tuition freezes for undergraduates at public institutions and changes in the enrollment and completions of graduate students, the number of graduate programs being offered, and graduate program tuition. The session is scheduled to take place on November 22 at 3:45 to 5:00pm.
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November 21, 2024
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Institutional Debt Cancellation for Stopped-Out Students
In a session at the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s (ASHE) 2024 General Conference, Joanna Dressel and James Ward will share insights from a study of an institutional debt cancelation program that found that students of color are disproportionately impacted by institutional debt. The session is scheduled for November 21 at 4:00pm to 5:15pm.
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November 20, 2024
Communities of Practice: Advancing Institutional and Collective Impact in the American Talent Initiative
This presentation at the 2024 FGLI Consortium Annual Conference will explore how Communities of Practice (CoPs) have been pivotal in advancing the American Talent Initiative’s (ATI) efforts to attract, enroll, and graduate Pell-eligible students with first-generation and other underrepresented student intersections. The panel will examine how Ithaka S+R and the Aspen Institute collaborate in shaping and facilitating these communities, responding to the needs of higher education administrators, leaders, and practitioners in an evolving CoP structure. With detailed examples and best…
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November 20, 2024
Lessons Learned from the Kessler Scholars Collaborative to Support FGLI Students from Rural Communities
Support systems and resources for first-generation, limited-income (FGLI) college students have steadily increased, but the distinct needs and challenges of rural FGLI students are often overlooked. These students bring unique experiences and face challenges that can be minimized with tailored support to enhance their college experiences. Recognizing these students’ diverse and intersecting identities is crucial in our efforts to create inclusive and affirming spaces where all FGLI students can thrive. During an interactive session at the 2024 FGLI Consortium…
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November 20, 2024
AI in Scholarly Publishing
Society for Scholarly Publishing AI Interest Group
Ithaka S+R’s Tracy Bergstrom will speak at the Society of Scholarly Publishing’s AI Interest Group on Wednesday, November 20th. The group provides a space for those interested in discussing the intersections of artificial intelligence and scholarly publishing.
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November 19, 2024
Using a Holistic Credit Mobility Strategy to Improve Student Success
At the Complete College America Annual Convening on November 19 at 11:30am-12:15pm, Elise Miller McNeely and Kyle Gray will highlight Ithaka S+R’s holistic credit mobility framework as well as share examples of systems and institutions using technology, policy, and practices to support students as they navigate the higher education system and accumulate credits from multiple sources and thorough multiple modalities. Learn more about the session.
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November 19, 2024
AI and The University Mission
Teaching, Learning, and Research
Ithaka S+R’s Dylan Ruediger will speak at the Notre Dame AI Forum in a session focusing on “AI and The University Mission: Teaching, Learning, and Research.” The session will take place on November 19 at 3:15pm – 4:00pm. Learn more and see the full conference schedule.
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November 15, 2024
Innovation and Shared Infrastructure in Artificial Intelligence Applications
At the 2024 CONCERT Conference, Roger Schonfeld will give a keynote speech on innovation and shared infrastructure in GenAI applications, sharing insights from Ithaka S+R research. The session will take place on November 15 at 9:30-10:30am. Visit the website to learn more.
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November 13, 2024
Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing
Ithaka S+R has conducted several major studies in the past year on the scholarly publishing landscape during a time of rapid technological change. There is no better example of how rapid and radical this pace is than generative AI tools, which have moved from the margins to a focal point of scholarly publishing in little more than one year. The implications for libraries, and for librarians in their support of researchers creating connections and meaning through the usage of emerging…
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November 8, 2024
Empowering Librarians to Support Students Navigating College with College Fluency
College fluency—the knowledge and abilities enabling students to effectively access, and utilize, and advocate for needed college services and resources. In a session at the Library Assessment Conference in Portland, Oregon, Melissa Blankstein and Elmira Jangjou will share insights from an Ithaka S+R project empowering librarians to support students navigating college with college fluency. This IMLS-funded research initiative explores how leaders, faculty, and staff members both within and outside of the library respond to students’ non-curricular inquiries, how familiar…
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November 6, 2024
What’s on Your Website?
Findings From a Nationwide Inventory of Basic Needs Services on Library Websites
With funding from ECMC Foundation, Ithaka S+R launched the Maximizing Public-Academic Library Partnerships research initiative examining opportunities for collaboration between academic and public libraries and how they can best support basic needs and holistic student success. At the Library Assessment Conference in Portland, Oregon, Sindy Lopez, Sage Love, and Melissa Blankstein will share insights and findings from the project. Community members can act on this research by reviewing the findings to pinpoint potential information gaps within their own libraries…