HEPI
MARCH 11, 2025
Last September, the Prime Minister announced a rebalancing of funding from the apprenticeship levy (shortly to become the Growth and Skills Levy). Employers ability to use the funds for postgraduate-level apprenticeships would be restricted in the hope of shoring up lower levels. A couple of months later, Skills Minister Jacqui Smith followed up by confirming that the axing of Level 7 apprenticeships would be pretty widespread.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 10, 2025
Dr. Michael L. Lomax A new study released by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has found that students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) demonstrate significantly stronger mental health outcomes compared to their peers at other institutions, despite facing greater financial stressors and barriers to mental health services. The comprehensive report, titled Flourishing: Bolstering the Mental Health of Students at HBCUs and PBIs," examined mental health indicators among 2,5
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 8, 2025
Drs. Warren Anderson, Lisa Coleman, and Michael Anthony speaking on the President's panel at NADOHE. Photos by Tim Trumble In a powerful gathering of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professionals, university leaders from across the nation shared strategies for protecting critical DEI work on college campuses despite mounting opposition nationwide.
Wonkhe
MARCH 9, 2025
Tony Moss, Esther Stimpson and Dave Phoenix highlight a deep inequity in the student support system that neither the DWP nor the Department for Education seem minded to fix
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As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti
Faculty Focus
MARCH 6, 2025
Three years into the current Artificial Intelligence (AI) hype cycle, catalyzed by the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI continues to profoundly disrupt higher education. A recent survey of more than 300 university leaders affirms many of the concerns expressed in public discourse: the majority of students use generative AI while the majority of faculty do not; cheating has increased while AI detection tools remain unreliable; almost all institutions feel behind progress in some way.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 11, 2025
Among students who stopped-out or are in danger of doing so, 79% cited basic needs insecurities and financial challenges, the Hope Center found.
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Wonkhe
MARCH 10, 2025
Amer Alwarea calls for a rethink in how arts-led impact in the creative industries is recognised Amer Alwarea calls for a rethink in how arts-led impact in the creative industries is recognised
HEPI
MARCH 9, 2025
Rose Stephenson is Director of Policy and Advocacy at HEPI. On the eve of the release of HEPIs Student Generative AI Survey 2025 , HEPI hosted a roundtable dinner with the reports sponsor, Kortext , and invited guests to discuss the following essay question: How will AI change the university experience for the next generation? This was the third roundtable discussion we have hosted with Kortext on AI, over three years.
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 8, 2025
Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it wont benefit others An academic who won a landmark court battle last year against Oxford University for employing her and her colleague on sham gig economy contracts has criticised the university for trying to brush their case under the carpet. Alice Jolly and her colleague Rebecca Abrams, both award-winning authors, taught on Oxfords prestigious creative writing course for 15 years but were employed on zero hours personal
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 11, 2025
The Ivy League institution’s officials emphasized that the move was temporary and meant to “preserve our financial flexibility.
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
Wonkhe
MARCH 9, 2025
Moving the conversation on from hype and worry, Sue Attewell details the current range of use cases for AI in HE
The PIE News
MARCH 6, 2025
For years, UK universities have relied on international students as a critical revenue stream. Yet, the cost of recruiting these students has skyrocketed raising serious questions about the financial sustainability of the current model. In 2012, I wrote in a PIE Blog that if we continued on this trajectory,international office directors would do themselves out of jobsas recruitment costs ate into margins.
Academe Blog
MARCH 13, 2025
BY SILKE-MARIA WEINECK The following is reposted with permission from theMichigan Daily. A few months ago, University [of Michigan] Provost Laurie McCauley banned diversity statements in hiring. Diversity statements, the argument went, imposed inappropriate ideological litmus tests.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 12, 2025
Many leaders of institutions favor behind-the-scenes resistance over protests and op-eds, the Council of Independent Colleges’ president writes.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 10, 2025
Caleb Wilson died as a result of a hazing incident. Baton Rouge police have made their first arrest in the fatal hazing case that claimed the life of 20-year-old Southern University student Caleb Wilson, with authorities indicating more arrests are expected in the coming days. Caleb McCray, 23, a Southern University graduate and current member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, surrendered to authorities on March 6 and was charged with criminal hazing and manslaughter in connection with Wilson's death
HEPI
MARCH 8, 2025
Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris is Professor of Public & Industry Understanding of Capability Driven Design in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and the Engagement Champion for the EPSRC EDI Hub+, at the University of Leeds. Women in higher education and industry leadership, especially in Engineering and STEM, have reshaped academia and industry through groundbreaking contributions.
The PIE News
MARCH 6, 2025
Axis Education Group, which brings together The Dublin Academy of Education , Independent College , International House Dublin , and Public Affairs Ireland , has unveiled plans for a 7 million investment in a state-of-the-art, 28,000-square-foot campus in the area. The campus, located in the neighbourhood’s former Zurich Insurance building, is being transformed into a modern, energy-efficient school through a 7 million makeover.
ACRLog
MARCH 6, 2025
Act 1: Last month, a professor contacted me to lead an instruction session for her undergraduate public health class. It was a class that hadnt hosted a library instruction session before, but the task was simple enoughhelp students navigate the library databases to find articles for a grant proposal project. The class was one week out, there were around twenty students, and Id have 45-minutes to speak with them about finding supporting evidence for their grant proposal.
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 10, 2025
"Any requirement that law schools demonstrate 'a commitment to diversity' is deeply problematic," said Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 6, 2025
Dr. Jerome E. Morris Dr. Jerome E. Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of MissouriSt. Louis, has been elected as the next president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Morris will serve as president-elect for the 2025-2026 term before assuming the presidency following the association's 2026 Annual Meeting.
HEPI
MARCH 10, 2025
Last Thursday 6 th March, TASO shared its report on Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of childrens social care. It found that young people with experience of care are four times less likely to attend higher education by age 22 and more than twice as likely to drop out as their peers without experience of care.
The PIE News
MARCH 13, 2025
While highlighting that only 10% of the international graduates remain indefinitely in the UK, Rupert Daniels, director, services and skills at the UK’s Department of Business and Trade , shared that international students provide significant economic value, which needs greater public recognition. Look at the positive economic contributions of students.
Wonkhe
MARCH 6, 2025
Andrew Bolt argues that apprenticeships should be seen as an alternative approach to university - integrating academic study with structured employment intentionally
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 7, 2025
Officials at the historically Black college are now contesting the decision to strip its accreditation via arbitration — a process it's been through before.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 12, 2025
A new study reveals alarming trends among college students nationwide, with seven in ten considering taking a break or dropping out entirely due to mounting pressures. The survey, conducted by higher education virtual health provider TimelyCare, highlights the significant challenges threatening student success across American campuses. The research, which gathered responses from 740 students at two- and four-year institutions, found that 53% of current college students have contemplated taking a
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
MARCH 12, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutes With your experience in the education field, you likely understand the benefits of cultivating strong relationships with current members of your school community. What many school administrators and marketers forget is that alumni, though they no longer attend a school, are invaluable to educational marketing strategy and an institutions overall growth.
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 7, 2025
MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the systematic misuse of public funds Police are investigating serious allegations at the University of Greater Manchester, including of financial misconduct, racism and bullying, MPs have been told. Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, confirmed that police had joined the Office for Students, the higher education regulator for England, in looking into the allegations at the university, which was known until recen
Wonkhe
MARCH 6, 2025
This weeks card from Hugh Jones postbag takes us to a very ancient seat of learning This weeks card from Hugh Jones postbag takes us to a very ancient seat of learning
The PIE News
MARCH 13, 2025
On February 27, the great and the good of the UK capital gathered at Imperial College London for the launch of the London Growth Plan marketed as “Londons next reinvention” With a Labour mayor in City Hall and a Labour government in Whitehall, Londons policymakers are seizing the opportunity to show how the UK capital can deliver on Prime Minister Keir Starmers national growth mission, particularly in the context of English devolution.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 13, 2025
Dr. Donna Y. Ford Now more than ever, race has become salient in politics, higher education, P-12, and the workforce, especially in this anti-DEI era. It is not uncommon for Black and other minoritized individuals to have feelings of anxiety about discussions around race, particularly for families (e.g., parents, caregivers, guardians, etc.). Having the talk about racism and bias has been a rite of passage for many Black children and youth in which their parents/caregivers have to discuss the in
HEPI
MARCH 6, 2025
Luke Arundel is Research Officer at TASO. TASO is partnering with The Policy Institute at King’s College London and Exogeneity to support a new initiative to scale behavioural insights , building on a previous study to turn evidence into action. The path from early promise to widespread impact requires one thing and one thing only: scalability the capacity to grow and expand in a robust and sustainable way.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MARCH 13, 2025
Sustainably cooling a higher education data center is fraught with challenges. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, data centers alone can use up to 50 times the energy of a similarly sized commercial office building. Unlike hyperscale cloud operators that can finance efficient data centers, many school districts operate with limited budgets.
Wonkhe
MARCH 6, 2025
This week on the podcast Nottingham Trent VC Edward Peck has been confirmed as the governments candidate for Chair of OfS. This week on the podcast Nottingham Trent VC Edward Peck has been confirmed as the governments candidate for Chair of OfS.
IHEP
MARCH 10, 2025
The recent cancellation of critical postsecondary studies conducted by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will have dire effects on our understanding of the realities of todays college students especially those who are veterans, parents, working, or first-generation. Fully grasping their experiences requires knowing what shapes their academic pathways and how they pay for college.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 6, 2025
Dr. Robert Scott The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents has named Dr. Robert Scott as the sole finalist for the presidency of Albany State University (ASU), bringing a leader with extensive experience in both academia and corporate innovation to the historically Black institution. Scott, who currently serves as president of research and development at The Kraft Heinz Co., would bring a diverse background that spans higher education and corporate leadership to ASU if confirmed.
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