University Business

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Whether it was news of a recent college closure or a forecast of the severity of the demographic cliff, the most popular stories of 2024 centered on the changing makeup of higher education institutions. A shrinking number of institutions in the market may breed fiercer competition. Private institutions are most at risk.

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HEPI

MAY 6, 2024

In March, we heard from the Executive Chair of Research England , Dame Professor Jessica Corner; and last week, we published this piece on small and specialist institutions from Emma Wakelin, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research & Innovation at the Royal College of Art. This piece is the latest in a series of HEPI blogs discussing REF2029.

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University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. ” Greene’s comments shed light on a more significant issue across higher education.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

But at a time of rapid change in higher education, the answers to these questions are, at best, illusive. Again, it is difficult to know how severe this international student downturn is because the most reliable data on this comes from HESA which has only just released detailed institutional data for the 2022-2023 academic year.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Denmark’s higher education minister has called for more university spaces to be opened up to international students, two years after the country capped student numbers on English-language courses. But now the country’s education and science minister, a member of the Moderates party, has called for a policy reversal.

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University Business

DECEMBER 5, 2024

” The fluidity of this year’s application among first-time filers has translated to a stronger application outlook in higher education. ” Last year, on the other hand, colleges and universities were delayed by four to five months in receiving Institutional Student Information Records, commonly known as ISIR. .

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HEPI

JUNE 10, 2024

In March, we discussed People, Culture and Environment (PCE) ; in April, we discussed small and specialist institutions ; and in May, we talked about research integrity and returned again to PCE. We could take the opportunity of REF 2029 to develop more robust policies, incentives, and evaluation mechanisms for open research.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In recent years, political trends are severely affecting migration policies as well as putting higher education in a defensive mode. “Provision of English-taught programs is a key indicator of the state of internationalisation, and the EEA is still emerging as a strong alternative to the Big Four,” said Piet van Hove, EAIE president.

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The PIE News

MAY 29, 2023

In 2018, Nathan Grawe, economist at Carleton College , predicted that the college-going population will drop by some 15% from 2025 to 2029. The decrease will be caused by “a sharp decline in the number of births following the Great Recession”, said Grawe. However, further key findings highlight the importance of conversion.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Through student recruitment and the development of TNE, the partnership aims to double the number of South Asian students at UTokyo between 2022 and 2029. The relative affordability of Japanese higher education makes it well-placed to attract students from growing South Asian markets.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It says that an additional £4 billion in public R&D funding annually by 2029/30 is needed to sustainably meet a commitment of at least 3% of GDP invested in R&D. The Russell Group also called for universities and government to work together to create a sustainable funding model for higher education in the UK.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

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. It is no secret that the UK higher education sector has become increasingly reliant on international student income as institutional finances wane.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Higher education institutions across the country are preparing for a drop in enrollment due to a drop in the U.S. By 2029, many universities like Western will experience a “demographic cliff” with a decline in enrollment. birthrate following the 2008 financial crisis. in the same timeframe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 14, 2023

WASHINGTON — Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, noted physicist who recently retired as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), was honored with a Dr. John Hope Franklin Award last Friday night by Diverse. The presentation took place during the annual meeting of American Council of Education (ACE).

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HEPI

MAY 27, 2024

That seems like a functional summary of the varied attitudes toward the Research Excellence Framework (REF) that exist within and across institutions. And in the 2023-24 academic year, there has been much ado and additional mixed responses around the new People, Culture, and Environment (PCE) component that will be introduced in REF 2029.

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IHEP

JULY 23, 2024

Higher education leaders, institutions, and systems need data that are accurate, accessible, and disaggregated by race and ethnicity in ways that reflect the increasing diversity of today’s students. Full compliance across all data collections and publications is required by March 2029.

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University Business

MAY 28, 2025

birthrates have declined steadily since 2007, and the traditional age of college students is expected to shrink 15% between 2025 and 2029. As a result, without immigrant and international students: Many institutions may close or downsize. Demographic decline threatens college sustainability U.S. may fall behind global competitors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. Jackson was a 2009 recipient of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award but was recognized at this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

WVU projects a $35 million deficit next school year, which officials say could reach $75 million by 2029. School officials prepare to be a smaller institution with fewer employees and fewer programs. Enrollment is expected to drop by 5,000 students in the next decade.

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SRHE

MAY 10, 2024

by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. An institution may choose to add research to the contracts of its own academics.

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Echo Delta

JULY 14, 2023

A building arms race Around the year 2000, colleges and universities began a so-called building arms race to add new residence halls, wellness centers (including the famed lazy river), and state-of-the-art academic facilities in an effort to attract as many of these millennials as possible to enroll at their institutions.

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University Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

While every college and university has unique challenges, broad trends inevitably develop, forcing higher education leaders to deal with their implications collectively. Two macro trends nationwide seem no more consequential than continuing political interference in higher education practices and downward trending enrollment.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The bill boosts funding levels for a range of federal higher education programs, including $137 million more for historically underresourced institutions. However, the Biden administration, advocates and interest groups had hoped to see higher increases across the board. President Biden is aiming to do that by 2029.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

trillion omnibus federal spending bill that was signed right before Christmas by President Joe Biden, are funding provisions and policy changes that impact the world of higher education. Sandy Baum, a nonresident senior fellow in the Center on Education Data and Policy at the Urban Institute, a left-leaning think tank.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 10, 2023

1, would help build a higher education system that grows the middle class, drives the economy forward and prepares students for highly skilled jobs. Officials say they are committing to doubling the maximum award by 2029. The vast majority of students at those institutions are from families below the cap.

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The PIE News

APRIL 16, 2025

The international higher education landscape is at a crossroads. 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.

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