Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the whole "you know potential employers can see that, right?" prompt that we give our students to help them understand the reputational downside of being too "authentic" on your social media platforms? It might not be a problem any more. Companies like Filtari promise to scan and suggest the removal of any problematic content that might red-flag employers during the hiring process.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, if you take the 40-year high inflation rate into account, our effective wages for full-time faculty dropped 5% this year. The problem? Most institutions don't have the means or the stomach to dole out 5% raise increases across the board. Of course by not doing so, they run the risk of their most talented employees to try and find greener pastures. That's why Carnegie Mellon University is offering a short-term measure to eligible employees in a one-time $1,500 stipend.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, a new Coursera report that tracks skills proficiency by country shows that U.S. tech skills dropped from 69% to 43% year-over-year.

Reported by The Hechinger Report, with so many employers beginning to quietly remove the bachelor's degree requirement from their job listings, this begs the question if we'll start to see a different kind of flipped learning in higher ed.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, a recent study from The Brookings Institution suggests that increased high school graduation rates during the pandemic may have been a result of decreased academic standards during that same time frame. Schools were rightfully being more patient and more understanding of their students during a very difficult time.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, designed to double the number of engineering graduates coming out of the state and meet Maine's growing STEM workforce requirements, the Maine College of Engineering, Computing, and Information Science will consolidate the system's existing STEM programs under this one statewide institution.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, New York state is one for instance which requires master's degrees for their teachers. But that means many if not most teachers are entering their careers with a higher level of debt than their entire annual salary.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the University of Arkansas System's purchase of for-profit Grantham University for $1 has merged with their existing online university, eVersity, to become the University of Arkansas Grantham, currently serving only 5,500 students, but with the hopes of serving many many more, and solving the problem of so many Arkansas citizens who hold some credit but no credential.

Reported by EdSurge, Facebook continues to experiment and pilot the ability for instructors to teach and monetize courses directly on the Facebook platform. While Outschool appears to be the biggest player/target in this decentralized space on the K12 side, could this gateway into our instructors selling their courses directly on Facebook, albeit without the benefit of being able to provide credit or a credential for the work?

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, streaming media providers are becoming a growing portion of an academic libraries' focus and budget, for documentary, film, music and podcast content for their students.