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In memoriam: Professor Claire Callender OBE

HEPI

She worked successively at University College Cardiff, and the Universities of Leeds, Bradford and Sussex (in the Institute of Employment Studies), before becoming head of the Family Finances Research Group at the Policy Studies Institute in London (1994-1998). Some of her very best scholarly work was done in the final years.

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The cost of private colleges is high, yet many low-income students still choose them

University Business

Smaller class sizes, grassy knolls, campus idyllfor low-income college students chasing that storied experience at Californias private nonprofit colleges, the expense is high: sometimes $30,000 or more in the first year alone after all grants and scholarships are considered. Read more at CalMatters.

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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

When educators feel unsupported, their ability to mentor students and contribute to nursing scholarship declines, diminishing the overall quality of nursing education. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) reports that thousands of qualified nursing applicants are turned away each year due to a lack of faculty.

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How Lumina’s 2040 Vision Can Help Restore Public Confidence in Higher Education: Creating Pathways to Rebuild America's Trust in Colleges and Universities

The Change Leader, Inc.

Once viewed as the gateway to opportunity and upward mobility, colleges and universities are now in a trust crisisincreasingly perceived as inaccessible, unaffordable, and disconnected from the realities of today’s learners. workforce to attain a college degree or a credential of economic value by 2040. The consequence?

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International students boost Canadian economy by $31bn

The PIE News

It is estimated that international students spent roughly $37.3bn on “tuition, accommodation, and discretionary items”, the update said – even when accounting for Canadian scholarships and bursaries.

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Committing and Recommitting to Open

ACRLog

This semester I’ve had a few opportunities to think and talk through my librarian and pre-librarian work, and especially my commitment to open scholarship and teaching. Funnily enough, I wrote about open access publishing in my very first post on ACRLog back in 2008.

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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Four years ago, I wrote a column about sending my son off to college and my fears for him as a young Black man finding his way as a student and citizen. Today, I’m the proud mom of a college graduate. In Texas, a ban on DEI initiatives and offices at publicly funded universities and colleges took effect Jan.

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