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Marist College Announces Historic Transition to University Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marist College, the private school in Poughkeepsie, New York, has announced it will become Marist University effective later this month, marking a significant milestone in its nearly century-long history. The timing of the transition is particularly meaningful as Marist approaches its centennial in 2029. President Dr. Kevin C.

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People, Culture and Environment in REF 2029: join the journey

HEPI

In December 2023, in response to input to our Initial Decisions consultation, we published a series of conclusions and importantly included an extension of the assessment period until 2029 to allow more time for institutions to prepare for changes. Minimising burden This is the beginning of an exciting phase in the development of REF 2029.

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

HEPI

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. This is particularly pertinent at a time when humanities departments are under threat.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

It is scheduled to be repeated in 2029. Plans for completion of the next REF were deferred to 2029 in response to concerns raised about its content and purpose, in particular how it was to reflect the element of ‘People, Culture and Environment’. It was last held in 2021 with Research England in charge instead of HEFCE.

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The Next Generation to Visit Your Campus

Echo Delta

According to Jean Twenge, author of Generations , the children of Millennials, Alphas are born between 2013 and 2029. A book on the history of the college, a list of important contacts on campus, a button that labels them as “(insert mascot here) Grandparent.”