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

HEPI

The proposed enlargement of the REF mandate to include long-form humanities work (books) will extend these benefits to these outputs. This is particularly pertinent at a time when humanities departments are under threat. Yet the outcry over this requirement remains, despite suggestions for how it could be equitably funded.

Policy 145
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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.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

The British Academy points to ‘the impact and value research’ in the humanities and related disciplines ‘can deliver to policy makers and the wider public’. It is scheduled to be repeated in 2029. The Royal Society adopts the same wording. Nevertheless, agreed definition seems elusive.

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Omnibus Bill Offers Financial Boosts, Compromises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education policy in the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University, “and there are compromises.” But she noted that some departments are expected to compromise more than others. It comes down to the realities of legislating,” she said.

Policy 125
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Mission: Possible – how universities can reach their institutional ambitions

The PIE News

From the National Institutes of Health cuts in the US, to UK universities cutting entire departments in order to weather the financial struggles they are facing, or the ongoing debate about antisemitism and VC pay in Australia. The international higher education landscape is at a crossroads. annual growth forecast to 2030.