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Marist College Announces Historic Transition to University Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The timing of the transition is particularly meaningful as Marist approaches its centennial in 2029. Department of State-sponsored report. 1 among peer institutions by a U.S. According to Provost Dr.

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Knocking on wood for this year’s FAFSA rollout

University Business

Canisius University has already begun receiving students’ financial data from the Department of Education, says Kevin Smith, assistant vice president for financial services at Canisius. .” The fluidity of this year’s application among first-time filers has translated to a stronger application outlook in higher education.

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Open excess: remove open access burden from REF

HEPI

However, the latest REF proposals for Open Access (OA) — currently under consultation — depart from the generally positive direction of the forthcoming REF 2029. We could take the opportunity of REF 2029 to develop more robust policies, incentives, and evaluation mechanisms for open research.

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Open Access: A Benefit Not a Burden That is Worth the Cost

HEPI

This is particularly pertinent at a time when humanities departments are under threat. If outputs from subjects such as English, history and classics are invisible to the wider world, it makes it far easier to dismiss them as irrelevant.

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Beechside views: meeting targets

The PIE News

With just days to go before the holiday season is upon us, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out six pledges that he hopes to achieve by 2029. This is when the next general election is expected to be called in the UK.

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Student Accommodation after 2024 and the Need for Strategic Realignment

HEPI

On 24 October, Education Minister Janet Daby MP stressed that the Department for Education was: working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to promote the importance of a strategic approach to meeting student housing needs to providers and local authorities.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

RPI’s athletic department largely competes in Division III, but it had a men’s ice hockey team that competed Division I. Among her current commitments is serving as a member of The Nature Conservancy’s global board of directors, a position she will hold until 2029. Department of Defense on science and technology.