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WEEKEND READING: Why Scotland’s student funding system is “unfair, unsustainable, unaffordable” and needs to be replaced with a graduate contribution model

HEPI

These are the remarks by Alison Payne, Research Director at Reform Scotland, at the HEPI / CDBU event on funding higher education, held at Birkbeck, University of London, on Thursday of this week. Financial Woes The higher education sector in Scotland, as with elsewhere in the UK, is not in great financial health.

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Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana

SRHE

By Mohammed Bashiru and Professor Cai Yonghong Introduction The idea of institutional autonomy in higher education institutions (HEIs) naturally comes up when discussing academic freedom. How does institutional autonomy influence academic freedom in higher education institutions in Ghana?

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Turn it off and on again: digital literacy in college students

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One way to address the lack of curiosity and digital literacy is something many librarians are already doing: modeling inquiry. Even in our instruction sessions, we model curiosity and exploration; I purposely try not to have canned database searches, because I know how messy research is. Students might not yet. Marqués-Molías, L.,

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What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?

SRHE

Tim’s Neurodiversity in the Arts Symposium , which took two years of advocacy and planning, and draws on several more of research across neurodiversity and art education, took place at the University of the Arts Helsinki , modelling best practices for inclusivity, not just for neurodivergent folx. Universities, watch and learn.

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ChatGPT: A Must-See Before the Semester Begins

Faculty Focus

Might this be an opportunity to turn away from assembly line efficiency and toward a model where we help students use AI to extend their capabilities, allowing them to pursue interests and solve wicked problems? While it is focused on high school, the majority of the concepts would be transferrable to higher education.

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How Academic Advising Impacts the Question: Are You Coming Back Next Semester?

Faculty Focus

Light (2001) states, “It is hard to imagine any academic support function that is more important to student success and institutional productivity than advising” (p. Advising services in higher education assist first-year students to choose courses and appropriately schedule them, help select a major, and plan a future career.

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How Academic Advising Impacts the Question: Are You Coming Back Next Semester?

Faculty Focus

Light (2001) states, “It is hard to imagine any academic support function that is more important to student success and institutional productivity than advising” (p. Advising services in higher education assist first-year students to choose courses and appropriately schedule them, help select a major, and plan a future career.

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