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Changes in Bachelor's Degrees, 2010 to 2022

Higher Ed Data Stories

There has been a lot written about the death of the English degree in higher education. I downloaded IPEDS data from 2010 to 2022 (even years) and created the visualization to show those changes and patterns in bachelor's degrees awarded. Is it true?

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A-levels results: pupils in England achieve best results since 2010

The Guardian - Higher Education

Proportion of top grades is best outside pandemic but results in Wales and Northern Ireland fall compared with last year A-level results – live updates Sixth-formers in England are enjoying a bumper crop of top A-level results, surpassing previous pre-pandemic highs in the proportion of A* and A grades awarded, thanks in part to strong performances (..)

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Weekend reading: Dismantling the marketisation of higher education

HEPI

We previously published a chapter by David Willetts , Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014. This chapter was authored by Chloe Field, Vice President Higher Education at the National Union of Students. Higher education is not just broken right now: it is heading into an existential crisis.

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Gaps in sustainability literacy in non-STEM higher education programmes

SRHE

by Erika Kalocsányiová and Rania Hassan Promoting sustainability literacy in higher education is crucial for deepening students’ pro-environmental behaviour and mindset ( Buckler & Creech, 2014 ; UNESCO, 1997 ), while also fostering social transformation by embedding sustainability at the core of the student experience.

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Higher Education Funding: The End of Illusion?

HEPI

This article was kindly authored for HEPI by Peter Scott, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Studies at UCL and Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University between 1998 and 2010. There are two puzzles about UK higher education in the late summer of 2024. The solutions?

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Page in a book published in 2010 concluded diversity created “better groups, firms, schools and societies.”

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Weekend Reading: Fixing higher education funding should start with student loans

HEPI

We previously published chapters by David Willetts , Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, Chloe Field , Vice President for Higher Education at the National Union of Students , and Jo Johnson , former Minister of State for Universities and Science (2015). Nevertheless, we must have a voice.