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Delivering civic value to communities – the impact of UK universities’ social science research

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This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr. Ed Bridges , Head of Policy & Public Affairs at the Academy of Social Sciences. UK universities have increasingly had to speak the language of ‘impact’, which has become another addition to the sector’s lexicon of buzzwords.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

A month after she graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in history and global culture, she was hired by her alma mater to do just that. Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator.

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What role will higher education play in the next general election?

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HEPI’s most recent report on student voters and the difference (or not) that they made at the 2019, 2017, 2015 and 2010 general elections is here. We are hopeful that we can count politicians among those numbers. The post What role will higher education play in the next general election? appeared first on HEPI.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Inside Higher Ed

” According to information from the university, Graduate College of Social Work enrollment grew from 405 in 2015 to 544 in 2022. Dettlaff said that research expenditures also grew under his leadership, meaning that other issues are at play—namely his stance on abolition.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

His father was a doctor who worked at the local hospital, but it was bombed in 2015. Breaking ‘Rules’ Akram (not his real name) grew up in Aleppo, Syria, Reshef said, recounting a story of a UoPeople student. Afterward, his father treated patients in his home.

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Autonomy Scorecard

HESA

Not only does it use an active research program to back up it’s public affairs and government relations agendas, it actively tries to use comparative public policy analysis to help its members – who hail from over 40 countries – to pursue reform agendas in their respective states.

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HEI Resources 2025

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Public Affairs. Johns Hopkins University Press. Archibald, R. and Feldman, D. The Road Ahead for America's Colleges & Universities. Oxford University Press. Armstrong, E. and Hamilton, L. Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality. Harvard University Press. and Roksa, J. Princeton University Press. Cappelli, P.

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