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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Nonetheless, he has promised the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that UoPeople—as the institution calls itself—will educate 25,000 refugees by 2030, a goal Reshef expects to accomplish early. Akram followed through, was accepted and was offered a $20,000 scholarship.

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Universities Continue to Expand Access, Affordability Despite Federal Funding Slowdown

Insight Into Diversity

In addition to its two major affordability programs, UIUC designates a number of scholarships and grants for individuals from underrepresented groups, such as first-generation students and those transferring from community colleges. One of the university’s key efforts to meet these priorities is affordableBU, which launched in fall 2020.

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STEM innovation in constrained economic times – the UK in an international context by Professor Ian Walmsley, Provost of Imperial College

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Ian Walmsley, the Provost of Imperial College London and former Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Hooke Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Oxford. This year, 2023, began with both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition talking about Britain’s future.

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