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The Power of Personal Storytelling in Higher Education Leadership

Higher Education Today

When I became president of the University of La Verne in 2011, I often shared the story of why I was drawn to this role—and why it resonated so deeply with my family’s values. My husband and I were committed to raising our daughters in a community that embraced inclusivity, service, and the transformative power of education.

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Efficiency and effectiveness are harder to find than to talk about

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David Kernohan evaluates the impact of a 2011 report into efficiency in the higher education sector

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Funding undergraduate higher education

HEPI

After demonstrating that none of the responses available to universities look like they might work, I suggested that the moment when a more comprehensive rethink of how we fund higher education might be worth the risk was fast approaching. Since July the contours of the 2023 admissions cycle have become clear.

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Key trends in Latin American higher education: private institutions, diversity, and online learning

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by Maria-Ligia Barbosa In Latin America, higher education has undergone intense transformation. million in 1990, 25 million students in 2011, and 30 million in 2019. In Argentina and Uruguay, the demand for higher education was met by the public sector. million, reaching 8.4

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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The Bologna Process 25 years on: higher education quality and international trust

HEPI

Baroness Blackstone was Minister for Education and Employment from 1997 to 2001, and has led two universities: Birkbeck, from 1987 to 1997, and the University of Greenwich, from 2004 to 2011. The policy paper outlines how realigning with this good practice could help retain international trust in UK higher education.

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A place for data: Illustrating how the higher education sector may support more inclusive growth

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Tej Nathwani, Principal Researcher (Economist) at HESA, the Higher Education Statistics Agency. For the sector, the question this has raised is; How might (higher) education play a role in helping to tackle the twin challenge of poor productivity and high inequality?