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How to stand out when recruiting stopped-out learners

University Business

The Ohio College Comeback Compact’s debt cancellation policy helped 95% of eligible students return to their debt-holding institution. The Ohio Bureau of Labor has called out a growing talent gap in the state: 75% of job growth in Ohio will be in occupations requiring at least a postsecondary non-degree credential between 2018 and 2028.

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College Revives Standardized Test Requirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Canada invests in official language minority communities 

The PIE News

While protection of all our languages is important, we would also like to see policies that enhance and leverage what Canada’s English and French education programs can contribute to Canada’s communities and workforce. Much more can be done by going from protecting to creating,” Peralta added.

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The ongoing saga of REF 2028: why doesn’t teaching count for impact?

SRHE

The initial decisions on REF 2028 (REF 2028/23/01 from Research England et al ), based on the report on FRAP – the Future Research Assessment Programme – contain one surprise and one non-surprise among nearly 40 decisions. by Ian McNay Surprise, surprise…or not.

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The Guild advises “openness” in European R&I

The PIE News

It has recommended that the funding be ring-fenced to avoid that short term policy goals result in sudden shifts in budget allocations, reiterating that “patient investments in R&I have the highest return in the long run,” according to Otterson. billion budget allocated to Horizon Europe from 2021-27.

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Canada’s Francophone pilot program to offer pathway to residency

The PIE News

The pilot is a flagship measure of Canada’s policy on Francophone immigration, which was announced earlier this year. According to Boissonnault, the program adds to progress being made under the the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023–2028 to strengthen Francophone immigration and integration in French-speaking minority communities.

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Excellent outputs demand excellent people, cultures and environments

HEPI

Here, Stephen Curry (Professor of Structural Biology and Consul at Imperial College London and Director of Strategy at the Research on Research Institute) responds to the recent HEPI Policy Note on the REF – a nd outlines a very different view. We have a strong sense – even hinted at by Thrift – that the balance right now is not working.