The PIE News

JUNE 4, 2024

Despite their featuring in the top ten, both UK and US universities are beginning to slip in terms of their overall dominance on the ranking, QS noted. What is definitely on the horizon is the drive of Indian universities to climb up the rankings. Interestingly, 68% of China’s universities’ rankings improved.

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The PIE News

APRIL 8, 2025

Both BridgeU and Cialfo, with their strong emphasis on international students, provide platforms that help users explore universities, career paths and connect with higher education institutions – offering college and career planning support on a global scale.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. Over the last decade the food pantry became a higher education trend. In many ways, it’s a sign of progress.

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Edu Alliance Journal

JANUARY 27, 2025

During that time, I took on the role of President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) and dedicated myself fully to the organization. As a nontraditional student (having started at the University of Dayton in 1968), it took me 6 years and over 30 part-time jobs to complete my degree.

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HEPI

MARCH 11, 2025

One such document in 2015 laid out the Cameron Governments reform of English apprenticeships which heralded the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017. Meanwhile, apprenticeships have failed to be the hoped-for driver of social mobility for those who dont pursue university pathways.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This is particularly relevant as the everyday experience of writing has dramatically expanded in the past decade, due largely to handheld devices that facilitate writing on social networks and text messaging, often incorporating photos, videos, and other media (Cope and Kalantzis, 2015; Kearney, 2016; National Council of Teachers of English, 2024).

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HEPI

MARCH 5, 2024

UK universities have increasingly had to speak the language of ‘impact’, which has become another addition to the sector’s lexicon of buzzwords. but what is laid bare by the data in the report and the accompanying dashboard is that this strength is spread across university social science schools and departments in the whole of the UK.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

Professional schools cater to a diverse student body with varying learning preferences, needs, and accrediting bodies to answer to (Coble, 2015). IDs work closely and collaboratively with subject matter experts (SMEs) to design and implement strategies that reflect these needs, as well as design universally for accessibility and diversity.

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HEPI

APRIL 15, 2025

Dr Ismini Vasileiou is Associate Professor at De Montfort University, Director of the East Midlands Cyber Security Cluster and Director and Co-Chair of UKC3. While universities are autonomous institutions, government policy and funding mechanisms are key drivers influencing institutional priorities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio, will become the president of San José State University. She has been president at A&M-San Antonio since 2015. “Dr. Her focus on serving South San Antonio will be her legacy here. During Teniente-Matson’s tenure, the school received the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 23, 2023

universities are getting swept up in House Republicans’ investigation into the “weaponization” of the federal government. Inside Higher Ed did not obtain a copy of the letters sent to the university and the think tank the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Image: Disinformation researchers at several U.S.

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ACRLog

MARCH 21, 2024

Surely, the kids who have grown up with technology are good at it, right? Those of us who work in universities, whether as faculty, staff, or otherwise, need to remember that students using technology for interaction and leisure doesn’t necessarily translate to familiarity with tools for academic or professional work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. It follows a $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment in 2015 that enabled UNCF to launch the Career Pathways Initiative to help enhance career outcomes for students.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

by Katy Jordan, Janja Komljenovic and Jeremy Knox The SRHE Digital University Network was launched in 2012, with a view to present “ critical, theorised and research-based perspectives on technologies in higher education ”. Looking back From 2013 onwards, the Digital University had been included in the annual SRHE conference themes.

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Rice University's OpenStax initiative has welcomed the largest cohort of colleges and universities to its Institutional Partner Program (IPP) since its founding in 2015. Sixteen new institutions have joined the program to give their students free or low-cost access to textbooks and other educational materials.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The initiative between The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities and ARUA is a new collaboration between mathematics researchers working throughout all regions of Africa and Europe, striving for equitable partnerships across the globe. There is a huge need for research expertise on mathematics in academia and business.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Time management experts and seasoned online instructors encourage faculty to be pro-active in managing their workload and workspace (Kondo 2015; Rubin 2009; Shi, Bonk & Magjunka 2006). She writes, “As a result, you can see quite clearly what you need to do in life and what you don’t, and what you should and shouldn’t do” (Kondo, 2015, p.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 23, 2023

The graph below starts in year 1 and takes us to 2015. Universities are the one theory not considered in this otherwise comprehensive, fair-minded and balanced synthesis of global economic history. Why should we consider the development of an ecosystem of universities as the cause, rather than the effect, of the rise of global wealth?

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Also, improvements in technology have had a major effect on information systems design, internal control procedures, and auditing methods. Consider that only recently has technology knowledge become a must for most practicing CPAs. Perhaps a double major—Accounting and Information Technology—is the answer. 2014 – 2015.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“DisruptED aims to generate competencies within the ministry to lead the country into a future that raises the concept of innovation in education to unprecedented levels,” said Hind Al Tair, director of the Department of Science, Technology and Scientific Research and deputy head of the Innovation Committee at the education ministry.

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HEPI

JANUARY 12, 2023

This blog was kindly contributed by Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. C target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Pretty much everything universities do has a direct bearing on climate outcomes. It is not just about technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2024

Tressie McMillan Cottom McMillan Cottom is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill and a senior principal researcher at UNC’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life. She is also a columnist for the New York Times, an award-winning author, and a 2020 MacArthur Fellow.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Ruohomäki et al (2015) identify key factors, such as privacy, personal space, and control over tasks and schedules, as critical for reducing distractions and supporting mental focus. Nic Kipar leads the Academic and Digital Development team at the University of Glasgow.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Time management experts and seasoned online instructors encourage faculty to be pro-active in managing their workload and workspace (Kondo 2015; Rubin 2009; Shi, Bonk & Magjunka 2006). She writes, “As a result, you can see quite clearly what you need to do in life and what you don’t, and what you should and shouldn’t do” (Kondo, 2015, p.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Thu, 12/15/2022 - 06:00. College to Career. Completion Grants. Understanding how students may use their completion grant funds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

More students earned certificates than any year in the past decade, while associate degrees awarded fell to its lowest point in a decade and bachelor's degrees awarded fell to its lowest since 2015–16 academic year. These drops “erase the gains made between 2015 and 2020,” said Dr. Pietro A. The decreases, he added, make him nervous.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

That’s why Saleema, a young Afghan woman studying at University of the People , now presents as Madison from California in her online Principles of Business Management course. His father was a doctor who worked at the local hospital, but it was bombed in 2015. “I really hope that I am not the one to serve them all.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With so many perspectives, how can instructors meaningfully address them in college or university classrooms? Using a linear teaching approach, the subject matter is presented in a way that enhances the understanding of content across standard taxonomies (Meadows, 2015). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. What comes next?

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Lecturers at UK universities have been urged to review the way in which their courses are assessed amid concerns that students are already using a potent new AI tool capable of producing high-quality essays with minimal human input.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

While statistics show that the 2015-2016 academic year ushered in an increasing number of students with disabilities in higher education, countless students do not inform their university about their disability. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022).

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 25, 2025

In 2020, the University of Arizona acquired Ashford University , an online for-profit college that a California court later found guilty of having deceived students about job prospects, transfer opportunities, and degree costs. Criticism from some of the University of Arizonas faculty has also erupted.

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GlobalHigherEd

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

What are the implications for universities and their governing boards/trustees/councils of becoming increasingly embedded in global networks? There are many implications, including the ability to be interconnected with flows of knowledgeable people (aka human capital), ideas, money, technologies, and so on.

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The PIE News

MARCH 9, 2025

UK universities saw a 26% drop in international enrolments last autumn (according to Enroly data), underscoring the challenges posed by fluctuating student numbers, geopolitical tensions, currency volatility, and evolving expectations. This quick action increased the enrolment of Nigerian students at our partner universities by 73% in 2024.

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Coursera blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We recently asked Rajkumar Venkatesan , Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, about his experience teaching in the AI Marketing Certificate program on Coursera. The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.”

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With so many perspectives, how can instructors meaningfully address them in college or university classrooms? Using a linear teaching approach, the subject matter is presented in a way that enhances the understanding of content across standard taxonomies (Meadows, 2015). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. What comes next?

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As defined by Carless (2015), feedback is a dialogic process in which learners make sense of information from varied sources and use it to enhance the quality of their work or learning strategies. Excellence in university assessment: Learning from award-winning practice. Hughes, Gwyneth, Holly Smith and Brian Creese (2015). ‘

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GlobalHigherEd

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

As I outlined back on 9 August 2015 in Inside Higher Ed , the unexpected leadership transition at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in summer 2015 had all the ingredients to become a major crisis. World-class universities sing their praises and own their mistakes. Err on the side of transparency.

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