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Rethinking the Financial Challenge of English Universities

HEPI

Do not mistake us: we all recognise the serious financial crises that most English universities are confronting. The latest financial report from the Office for Students (OfS), released in mid-November, suggests 72% of English universities will be in deficit by the end of the academic year if they continue as is.

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

For example, during group problem-solving, ask students to identify and reflect on common mistakes, transforming failure into an opportunity for growth (Dweck, 2006). Recognizing diverse participation and communication styles builds inclusivity and reduces the pressure to perform in a single, narrow way (Gay, 2018; Dweck, 2006).

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those opportunities led Howard-Baptiste to Miami University in Ohio where she earned degrees in exercise science, health promotion, and a Ph.D. She worked her way through the ranks as a professor, eventually landing at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and then an internship opportunity in the Office of the Provost came her way.

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The Appreciative Close: A Strategy for Creating a Classroom Community

Faculty Focus

Part of the value of this reminder is to help students recognize that our goal for the course is not limited to academic learning but that we bring our whole selves into the classroom and our way of relating to each other should be a fully human one rather than merely instructional discourse. Vashon Island, WA: Island Press. Goodman, D. &

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Beyond the Classroom: Establishing Partnerships for Real-World Learning and Student Success

Faculty Focus

Although the ideas presented in this article stem from a continuous topic of exploration in higher education, (see Beard & Wilson, 2006; Cantor, 1995; Finely & Bowen, 2021; Tormey, 2022 for further research), this article summarizes our learning and interpretations when creating experiential learning opportunities for our students.

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Zimbabwe deregisters seven universities in India and Northern Cyprus

The PIE News

We strongly advise members of the public to verify the accreditation status of foreign universities they intend to enrol with or consider for their children’s university education,” read the statement. Both the Indian institutions involved are officially recognised by the Indian education ministry’s University Grants Commission.

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Is England really the world champion in overqualification?

HEPI

If accurate, this statistic seems to reflect a substantial waste of human capital and raises questions about the state of the UK labour market and education system. Our surveys of the British workforce, which employ similar methodologies, show a modest drop in overqualification rates between 2006 and 2017, from 30% to 26%.