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Laser focused: what are the benefits of single-subject institutions?

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From art colleges to medical schools, specialised higher education institutions are nothing new. So, what does this hyper-focused approach mean for the future of higher education? But what benefit does this laser focus offer to students?

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State support for higher ed up for second year in a row

Inside Higher Ed

Image: State fiscal support for public higher education institutions is up 6.6 percent for fiscal year 2023, according to the latest report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, or SHEEO. billion of federal funding on higher ed. In FY2023, states spent $1.2 billion and $7.8

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine will go tuition free after $1B donation - Lilah Burke, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York, will offer free tuition following a $1 billion donation from its board chair — a gift the institution called the largest ever to an American medical school. The donor, Ruth Gottesman, is a former professor at the medical school and current member of the Montefiore board.

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The Research Excellence Framework: UK Higher Education’s great export

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Hugh McKenna CBE, Dean of Medical School Development at Ulster University; and Roger Watson , Honourary Professor of Nursing at the University of Hull. The post The Research Excellence Framework: UK Higher Education’s great export appeared first on HEPI.

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Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

HEPI

Her article explores the evolving value of degrees in English higher education, focusing on the competence of degree-granting institutions and the implications of recent changes in degree-awarding powers. The London Medical Schools were clamouring for that right for themselves.)

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Remembering Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: A Pioneer for Diversity in Medicine and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alvin Francis Poussaint, whose tireless advocacy for diversity in medical education transformed Harvard Medical School and influenced generations of physicians from underrepresented backgrounds, died late last week. The Harlem-born psychiatrist was no stranger to the pages of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

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Why Worry?

Inside Higher Ed

It will change higher education forever. Eroding public confidence in higher education. As I read the higher ed press, I try to find the trendline. Is it that higher education is reeling, that past failures are coming home to roost, and the long-anticipated day of reckoning has at last arrived?