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The health of higher education studies – cause for optimism?

SRHE

By Rachel Brooks How healthy is the area of higher education studies? Scholars have noted: the frequent absence of theory and short-term focus of such research ; the proximity of researchers to policy-makers which, it is argued, can make critical distance hard to achieve ; and the fragmentation of the field.

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Freedom of speech, lifts, and the importance of terminology

HEPI

As the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill returns to Parliament today, HEPI is running two blogs on the issue. Boggs, University Clerk at Kingston University and Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (OxCHEPs). This blog was kindly contributed by Andrew.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

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What is the Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain? What is the Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain? The HEC is a government-affiliated organization that was established to oversee the development of the higher education sector in Bahrain.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The selection of Vasquez Heilig as provost is a game changer for WMU, say higher education leaders who point to his tenure at UK where he strategically increased student enrollment in the College of Education by 63 percent, noting that his efforts have focused on increasing diversity among teachers.

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WEEKEND READING: 25 years on from the Dearing report, have we kept its spirit alive?

HEPI

These remarks were made by Nick Hillman, Director of HEPI, to yesterday’s Centre for Global Higher Education ( CGHE ) event marking the recent twenty-fifth anniversary of the Dearing report. Early on, one of our first reports concerned the personal and public economic benefits of higher education.

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

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Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. Analytics in higher education: Benefits, barriers, progress, and recommendations. Ready to find out more?

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Academic freedom policies should mean something (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The hostile takeover of public higher education in Florida continues, as seen in the latest higher education bill introduced in the state’s House of Representatives. Florida looked to a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Garcetti v.

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