Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that enrollment in distance learning courses was steadily rising even before the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to do so (Digest of Education Statistics, 2021). 2021), emphasizing the establishment of environments conducive to students’ intellectual development.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The expansion was announced at an event at the White House on February 7 to celebrate the success of the inaugural cohort of Quad Fellows who enrolled on the scholarship in 2021. The fellowship provides STEM students with a one-time $40,000 award to put towards masters or doctoral degrees at approved US universities.

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The PIE News

MARCH 11, 2024

Scholarships and fellowships for students from ASEAN were launched at an overarching bilateral summit between Australia and Southeast Asia. Prime minister Anthony Albanese announced during the Australia ASEAN Summit on March 4-7 that over 75 scholarships, called Aus4ASEAN will be provided as part of a new era of partnership with the region.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To earn the Seal of Excelencia a college or university must demonstrate an intentional, institutional focus on advancing Latino student success by aligning data and practice. Colleges and universities that have received the Seal of Excelencia enroll 17% of Latino students in the U.S. California State University, San Marcos Dr. Ellen J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2024

Hollins University is launching a scholarship initiative to enable academically talented young women to complete a four-year degree in which direct costs of attendance are fully covered. The HOPE Scholars Program originated in 2021 covering tuition for qualified students living within a 40-mile radius of Roanoke, Virginia.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 9, 2025

The recent allowance for international universities to set up campuses in GIFT City further strengthens India’s position as a global education hub, offering students access to world-class education locally. This diversity enables students to choose courses tailored to their academic interests and career aspirations.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The University of Arkansas’ new transfer scholarship program seeks to address these challenges. The Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship (ATAS), rolled out in fall 2019, has shown incredible growth, particularly among students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds, including first-generation students.

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Today's Learner

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Lacking financial means, I became a work-study student and received scholarships and loans to pay my tuition. She was selected as a distinguished alumni of Abilene Christian University in 2021 and of Longview High School in 2018. is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

And the stakes couldn’t be higher for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which for generations have punched above their weight. The 51,000 students who graduated from HBCUs in 2021 can expect to earn $146 billion over the course of their careers, 57 percent more than they would earn without a degree or certificate.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

Since its inception 21 years ago, the Point Foundation has become the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ college students in the country. In the 2018-2019 academic year, the organization awarded scholarships to 98 students. At one time, the organization received over 1,500 applications for only 20 scholarships.

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Educause

MAY 1, 2023

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) established the Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship in 2021 to improve support and access to and sustainability of digital resources and humanities projects related to social and racial justice.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

Whether the AfricaChina relationship in higher education is labelled as South-to-South cooperation ( Niu et al , 2021), development aid ( Ehizuelen , 2018), partnership ( Niu , 2014), soft power ( Pan , 2013), neo-colonisation ( el-Shafei & Metawe , 2021) or knowledge diplomacy ( Ogunnubi & Shawa , 2019) is a much-contested topic.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

This shift acknowledges the need for DEIB leadership to be embedded across all levels of the organization, rather than concentrated in a single role (Sernak, 2021). By doing so, they can create a more inclusive academic environment that values diverse perspectives and promotes equity in teaching, learning, and scholarship. Nishii, L.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 1, 2024

million Indian students studying abroad in 2024, making India one of the largest source markets, reports of fake acceptance letters and test scores have led to concerns among universities in major study destinations. Despite over 1.3 According to ETS, Indians accounted for 12.3% of the total test takers globally in 2022, up from 7.5%

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University Business

JANUARY 29, 2025

Smaller class sizes, grassy knolls, campus idyllfor low-income college students chasing that storied experience at Californias private nonprofit colleges, the expense is high: sometimes $30,000 or more in the first year alone after all grants and scholarships are considered. Read more at CalMatters.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Rossum’s Universal Robots) , where artificial beings, created to serve, ultimately undo their creators (apek, 1920/2004). Rossums Universal Robots) (C.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Wendy Thomson CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. Starting university can be daunting. Providing a home at university for care experienced and estranged students create a solid foundation for experiencing all the great things higher education has to offer.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Seven scholars from South East Asia have been chosen as recipients of the British Council’s scholarships for women in STEM for 2022/23, as the organisation continues efforts to enhance South East Asia-UK relations. A further two students from Laos and Cambodia have been chosen to study at Edinburgh Napier University.

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The PIE News

APRIL 2, 2025

Speaking at The PIE Live Europe 2025, Stuart Smith, CEO of pathway provider NCUK , said Pakistans position as a growing yet price-sensitive market opens exciting opportunities for students to earn their qualifications before transitioning to a high-quality university in the UK or elsewhere.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Unite Foundation partnered with UCAS on their recent ‘Next Steps Report’ which shines a light on the potential and ambition of young people leaving care and the challenges they can face when exploring university options. I am a first-year undergraduate Global Law student at Queen Mary University of London.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Mexico accounts for a major chunk of the top universities in Latin America. Some 64 Mexican universities are included in the 2024 QS Latin America University Rankings , which highlights the top 400 institutions. The country is home to just over 1,000 public institutions and approximately 2,500 private Mexican universities.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With the “big four” study destinations increasing restrictions on international students – including student caps and a ban on dependents – Asian universities are maximising their appeal to attract overseas applicants. The country’s 2021 statistics revealed that only 1% of its students were international.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The research, published by the University of Oxford, uses data spanning the last two decades to reveal the impact of international mobility on poverty alleviation, warning of the global rise in nationalist sentiments.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Image: Setting community college students up for success can result in institutional partnerships, as demonstrated by the University of Dayton’s work with Sinclair Community College in Ohio. Of UD Sinclair Academy’s 2020 and 2021 cohorts, 96 percent received their bachelor’s degrees. Additionally, UD received $1.25

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Image: Universities in Slovakia have said that years of multimillion-euro cuts mean they will not be able to accept Ukrainian students this autumn, when a wave of enrollments is expected. Jana Mojžišová is the rector of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As you may know, many care experienced and estranged students will be staying at university over the holidays, either in private accommodation or halls. The Unite Foundation Scheme offers a unique accommodation scholarship. Nyomi Rose, ‘ A life-changing scholarship for care leavers and estranged students’ , HEPI blog, 29 June 2022.

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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. Akram followed through, was accepted and was offered a $20,000 scholarship. “I really hope that I am not the one to serve them all.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

More than 200 colleges and universities work with College Greenlight to connect with high-achieving underrepresented students. College Greenlight seeks to address these challenges by providing personalized college recommendations, a scholarship database, and detailed application assistance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently announced that it has resolved a lawsuit against its former alumni association. B-CU filed suit two years ago, following a split between the historically Black university and the alumni association.

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The PIE News

JULY 9, 2024

It is estimated that international students spent roughly $37.3bn on “tuition, accommodation, and discretionary items”, the update said – even when accounting for Canadian scholarships and bursaries. India was followed by the Philippines, with 32,455 study permit holders, marking a huge 112% increase between 2021 and 2022.

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MindMax

MARCH 1, 2023

Recent higher education trends have made it clear that now more than ever, colleges and universities must have successful strategies for engaging adult learners. from 2021 to 2022 alone. The US birth rate has declined steadily over the past decade , leading to an inevitable reduction in traditional college enrollees aged 18 to 24.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Is A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures —an interactive, open-access, born-digital monograph developed by Brown University Digital Publications and published in August by MIT Press —the monograph of the future? How is this enterprise sustainable?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has published a report based on a qualitative survey examining higher education boards’ efforts to expand the diversity of their compositions. Diversifying the Governing Board: An AGB Report found that: 1.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

VCU commissioned the report following a 2021 state law requiring VCU, University of Virginia (UVA), the College of William & Mary, Longwood University, and Virginia Military Institute (VMI) to examine how slavery impacted them, to commemorate the lives of those enslaved, and to form a response.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In 2016, I received a scholarship of £9,000 to pursue my undergraduate studies at Coventry University. While this scholarship eased some of the financial burden, it was clear that I would still need to secure additional funding to cover the remaining tuition fees.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

And at the University of Montana, that’s what sets the foundation for their esports program, Grizzly Esports. There are 50 scholarships given out each year to students. Any of those things qualify and if you do at least one of those a year you qualify for our scholarship.”. She joined the esports program in October 2021.

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SRHE

JANUARY 22, 2025

Shining a light on invisible labour Despite the increase in womens participation in the workforce and in academia, there is still a significant gender pay gap and to compound the issue, this gap widened in 2021 and 2022 in 20/33 OECD countries.

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