HEPI

JANUARY 18, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Pat Tissington , Academic Director (Employability and Skills) at the University of Warwick and Dr Pat Mertova , Consultant in Higher Education and Policy at the Associates in Higher Education Policy, Development and Quality (AHEPDQ).

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Achievement Higher Education Policy Educational Policy 77

HEPI

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

There were a lot of warm words expressed about both HEPI and Wonkhe at last week’s Society for Research into Higher Education ( SRHE ) event on bridging academia and policymaking. It was clear from the various senior speakers present that both organisations have filled a gap in providing accessible policy-focused information.

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Students Higher Education Policy Disadvantaged 81

HEPI

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

For example, take the pace at which the English population can acquire higher education and skills. Many of the UK’s competitors have systems of higher education where the time taken to achieve a Bachelor’s level is much slower, which itself is a problem for them. The power of the student voice has been amplified.

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University Higher Education Disadvantaged Policy 65

HEPI

JANUARY 24, 2024

Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD, on the value of higher education in developed countries. Never mind that the 50% target he refers to relates to tertiary education, I am certain he is not alone in believing that too many people go to university. In 1998, 20% of adults in the OECD had a tertiary education.

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Higher Education Education Equity Policy 138

SRHE

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Recent proposals in the US, Chile, and Colombia have reignited discussions about the student loan crisis and the need for alternative funding solutions in higher education. But why are governments pursuing these policies, and what does it mean to cancel student debt? billion in student loans for nearly 4 million borrowers [ii].

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Students Policy Higher Education Educational Policy 86

Higher Education Inquirer

JUNE 29, 2023

The History of Higher Education in the US over the last 4 centuries is worse than horrible--from a People's perspective. In 2026 we expect an enrollment cliff to occur, a ripple effect of the 2008 Great Recession. There is a growing educated underclass, people who are working but are not working in areas that they had hoped for.

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History Higher Education Education Schooling 105

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Image: The Florida Department of Education and the chancellor of the State University System of Florida gathered the leaders of nearly 40 state institutions in Tallahassee Dec. Department of Education —Florida officials are pushing ahead with plans to change accreditors as some institutions approach the end of their cycle.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Obama administration didn’t end up rating institutions after opposition from higher education groups and others.) That metric looks at how long it takes students to recoup their educational costs. We’ve been trying to avoid this now for over a decade … We can’t continue to punt this to the federal level.”

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Administration Department Advocate Policy 82

The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 20, 2023

Before 2011, Brown was a senior research associate at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University. There, she led studies and evaluations focused on education and post-high school programs within the United States and across Europe. Courtney, welcome back to the show.

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Higher Education Education Degree Retention 52

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Department of Education, higher education lobbyists and policy experts say. “Their priorities are going to be much more about building a record with an eye toward 2024,” said Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies for the American Enterprise Institute, a right-leaning think tank.

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Department Of Education Policy Department Postsecondary Education 98

The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Drumm McNaughton This episode of Washington Update discusses overdue HEA reauthorization, major policy changes, the next Negotiated Rulemaking, and more! Insights on New Policies in Higher Education This episode of Washington Update examines the dire need for HEA reauthorization.

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Policy Higher Education Department Administration 52

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 9, 2023

Image: Representative Virginia Foxx is planning to leverage the decline in public perception of higher education to usher in a new era of stronger accountability for the nation’s colleges and universities in her role as chairwoman of the House education committee.

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Higher Education Community College Policy Advocate 98