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. ” The post What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze? appeared first on University Business.

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2024

One institution saw stronger student outcomes in eight-week courses than full-semester classes. But students did not fare as well in even more intensive three-week courses, according to the latest AACRAO study , which collected results and insights from nine diverse institutions.

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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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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The higher education landscape in the United States is undergoing a seismic shift, with as many as 80 colleges and universities predicted to close by 2029. A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia highlights troubling trends, including a 15% enrollment drop projected between 2025 and 2029.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2024

Brown University will adopt a need-blind admissions policy for undergraduate international students, the university announced Thursday afternoon, after meeting a $120 million fundraising goal centered on beefing up institutional financial aid for international students. The policy will begin next cycle with applicants to the Class of 2029.

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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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University Business

DECEMBER 5, 2024

” 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. . “So far this year, our applications are up, our admits are up and we hope to see our FAFSA filers up as well.”

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In 2021, Denmark’s Social Democrats and several other parties entered into an agreement to reduce the number of courses offered in English at higher education institutions, after concerns that spending on foreign students was getting “out of control”. She stopped short of indicating how many places should be opened.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The pilot program, which will launch next year and run until 2029, is designed to “drive economic growth” and “create new job opportunities” in California’s border communities and contribute to the state’s workforce development. The legislation will apply to low-income Mexicans who live within 45 miles of the Mexico-California border.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 6, 2024

After months of deliberation, Brown University administrators announced the reinstatement of SAT/ACT testing requirements across the institution. The new policy will launch with next year’s application cycle, effective for the class of 2029.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Accommodation Demand: the 2024-2025 Intake Home student intake has been buoyant, despite the gloom in the sector and although UCAS figures show that most of the growth in undergraduate intake has been in higher tariff universities, some post-92 institutions have done better than they expected.

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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. This is in line with the Japanese government’s ambitious internationalisation goals, including a target of attracting 400,000 international students by 2033.

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HEPI

JUNE 19, 2024

Yet we would ask on our turn what Oxford and other institutions have done proactively to prepare the way for a policy that was trailed back in 2016, or during the years since as the rising tide of OA has only surged higher?

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

However, by 2023, under pressure from employers and facing a labour shortage, the Danish government reversed its decision, allowing 1,100 more spots for international students in ETPs annually from 2024, with plans for 2,500 more spots per year from 2029, according to the report.

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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. and the first Black American woman to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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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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The PIE News

MARCH 13, 2024

One in three (35%) say that they are the lowest priority challenge areas now, but 65% say they will become increasingly difficult by 2029. The report , carried out by Ipsos on behalf of academic publisher Elsevier, detailed priorities and challenges some 115 leaders of academic institutions and research funding bodies are confronting.

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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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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. By 2029, many universities like Western will experience a “demographic cliff” with a decline in enrollment.

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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 UK’s Guild members King’s College London , The University of Glasgow and The University of Warwick are all part of the Russell Group.

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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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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

“And that’s what this partnership has represented in many ways.” ” And the partnership has been successful even through the difficult Brexit period, speakers suggested.

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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. The assistant principal for boys suggested she apply to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). regrettably, the award ceremony was cancelled in 2009.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Imagine you are a panel member for the 2029 Research Excellence Framework (REF), and your job is to assess whether an institution has a healthy research culture. These are intended to enable institutions to self-assess, rather than to be used for benchmarking, but there is scope for some of the indicators to feed into PCE.

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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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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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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The institutions include Cuyamaca College, Grossmont College, Imperial Valley College, MiraCosta College, Palomar College, San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College, and Southwestern College. The pilot program launches on January 1, 2024, and ends in July 2029.

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SRHE

MAY 10, 2024

An institution may choose to add research to the contracts of its own academics. Funding for an institutional ‘research culture’ goes beyond higher education providers Taxpayer-funding for universities began to be allocated by the academic-led University Grants Committee (UGC) from 1919. It is scheduled to be repeated in 2029.

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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

It will close permanently by the end of next August as it begins to initiate transfer agreements with nearby institutions, according to a school statement. The first college closure this academic year Hodges University, the small private nonprofit university in Naples and Fort Myers, Fla.,

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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. President Biden is aiming to do that by 2029. The Biden administration has requested $450 million to expand the research capacity of these institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 28, 2022

One such compromise involved the Pell Grant, which President Biden had proposed increasing by over $2,000, part of a plan to double the maximum award by 2029. 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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HEPI

DECEMBER 3, 2024

We’ve made lots of progress developing the People, Culture and Environment (PCE) element for REF 2029. We may find that some indicators are more applicable at institution level whereas others work better at UoA level. The pilot exercise is a vehicle to narrow down the list of indicators to a focussed and robust set for use in REF 2029.

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The PIE News

APRIL 16, 2025

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. It is important we recognise that not all institutions can be the best at all things.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 10, 2023

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. billion to the National Institutes of Health, an increase of $920 million. The Institute for College Access & Success issued a statement praising the budget plan.

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University Business

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Big Ten secured a $7 billion media deal in 2023 with CBS, NBC and FOX, which lasts through the 2029-30 athletic year. The states of Texas and Alabama each had two institutions on this list. The current 2024-25 season kicked off the SEC’s 10-year, $3 billion deal with Disney , which owns ABC and ESPN.

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