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Watch for these 5 high-impact trends shaping higher education business in 2025

University Business

The University of Pennsylvania’s Pennovation Center is an example of industry and academia collaborating to provide pathways to commercialization. increase in unionized faculty and a 133% surge in unionized GSEs since 2012.

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Searching for the Optimal Class Design to Maximize Learning

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Reflecting on my years in academia, I find myself increasingly drawn to the challenge of designing the optimal classone that not only engages students but also maximizes student learning. Why do some classes leave an indelible mark on students, while others quickly fade from memory?

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Restoring academic values: a key for university effectiveness

SRHE

It largely ignores the relationships, values and experiences of other stakeholder groups, which systems theory suggests is not appropriate for effective educational reform ( Checkland, 2012 ; OECD, 2017 ). The author may also be contacted directly by email ( John.Kenny@utas.edu.au ).

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012). Finally, both on and off-campus networks can play a valuable role in inspiring and informing faculty in their interdisciplinary endeavors, providing guidance, leadership approaches, and strategies to overcome barriers (Kezar & Elrod, 2012; Weiberg & Harding, 2004). 2017; Liu et al.,

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Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana

SRHE

The incorporation of corporate governance into academia introduces a set of values and priorities that can restrict the traditional autonomy and academic freedom that define a self-governing profession. The institutional dynamics of the European university Springer Netherlands. Tricker, R. Oxford University Press, USA. Zikmund, W.G.,

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Walking down the road to Kingdom Come: some steps away from a Higher Education Funding Crisis?

HEPI

The sector did not claim the system was broken in 2012, so it is hard to argue that it is broken now. From 2030 to 2038 the eighteen-year-old age cohort (2012 and 2020 live births) falls from 729,674 to 613,936, a decline of 15.9%. It is, however, increasingly inadequately funded. But the real crux is yet to come.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012). Finally, both on and off-campus networks can play a valuable role in inspiring and informing faculty in their interdisciplinary endeavors, providing guidance, leadership approaches, and strategies to overcome barriers (Kezar & Elrod, 2012; Weiberg & Harding, 2004). 2017; Liu et al.,