The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

John Holford reflects on the funding for adult education enabled by the first Labour government a century ago, and hopes for something similar today. Plus letters from Ian Barge, Jennifer Basannavar and Jenny Braithwaite Jonathan Michie is, as usual, spot-on in arguing for universities to provide adult education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Khrystyna Sanborn Khrystyna Sanborn has been appointed dean of adult education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kyiv National University in Ukraine. Sanborn served as associate dean and then interim dean at the college.

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University Business

JUNE 17, 2024

The University of North Florida is bucking declining college enrollment trends in higher education, and John Kantner, University of North Florida senior associate provost of faculty and research, credits some of this growth to its focus on continuing education (CE) programs.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JULY 12, 2023

The University of Phoenix (or at least its name) may soon enter the ash heap of US history--and rise again as a state-run robocollege. Once hailed as the leader in affordable adult education for workers entering middle management, it is a shell of its former self--in an economy less certain for consumers. It's a Long Story.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Prof Jonathan Michie says lifelong learning is vital for the economy and society – there will be no levelling up without it You are right that Britain needs a universities review ( The Guardian view on universities: Australian lesson might spark much-needed change, 16 January ).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dominique Harrison Dominique Harrison has been named director of undergraduate admissions at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and master’s in adult education specializing in higher education from A&T.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

by Sir Adrian Webb The publication on 13 September 2023 of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee report on the Office for Students drew attention to the financial challenges facing universities in the UK and to the challenges associated with regulating and overseeing these risks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Over the past two decades, promise programs, in which recent high school graduates are offered free tuition to attend local colleges and universities, have become popular tools to bridge equity gaps in higher ed, with over 300 programs active in over 40 states. The study found that KPromise has many benefits. Byrd and his co-authors, Drs.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas August 9, 2023 Lance K. Research from the United States Department of Education shows 1.2 The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) is in a unique position. Action Step: Build UTD’s online education presence.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Instructors can communicate content area expertise in the online space through the Lightboard video which has the potential to increase student engagement and make online learners feel part of the larger university community. Jeff Puhala is an instructional designer at Penn State University. Cambridge Adult Education.

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SRHE

JANUARY 17, 2025

To explore this potential, a body of qualitative research was conducted with six volunteer PhD candidates enrolled at a regional Australian university awaiting feedback on their theses. With a background in Adult Education and Positive Psychology, she has a well-developed interest in fostering autonomous learners.

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The PIE News

MAY 7, 2023

But, after the Scottish government reversed a decision to allocate £46m to colleges and universities “without warning” on May 3, there is pressure on the government – and its new leader Humza Yousaf – to release a plan on how it plans to fund higher education in Scotland.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

Since 2017, she has been on the staff at East Coast Polytechnic Institute University, where she initially worked as an online program and faculty director for arts and sciences, after which she advanced to the post of dean of arts and sciences in 2019. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. Clover, D.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Key takeaways from our new survey of university leaders. An unfavorable labor market, the rise of distance education, and, of course, a global pandemic, spurred much of this growth. Survey Methodology.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Instructors can communicate content area expertise in the online space through the Lightboard video which has the potential to increase student engagement and make online learners feel part of the larger university community. Jeff Puhala is an instructional designer at Penn State University. Cambridge Adult Education.

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The PIE News

JUNE 20, 2023

Finland’s universities may begin to increase tuition fees for international students under policies announced by the country’s new government. The education ministry, which initially proposed the policy earlier this year, predicted that the move could result in a 43% drop in the number of students coming from outside the EU.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

February 10, 2023 Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities January 30, 2023 Understanding the basics of bot-generated leads January 19, 2023 Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs January 17, 2023 How to recruit specialized business students and grow non-MBA enrollment December (..)

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EAB

JULY 31, 2023

Tips to guide your professional and adult education unit through developing social media content for today's market Digital marketing, despite its potential to reach more customers than any other type of marketing, is seen by most consumers as distracting, intrusive, and inauthentic. See an example from Western Governors University.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

February 10, 2023 Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities January 30, 2023 Understanding the basics of bot-generated leads January 19, 2023 Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs January 17, 2023 How to recruit specialized business students and grow non-MBA enrollment December (..)

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totallyrewired

DECEMBER 2, 2023

08 Dec – 1pm GMT Register here Image created with DAL-E 4 Chrissi Nerantzi Associate Professor Leeds University. Sandra Abegglen, Researcher, University of Calgary, Canada. Marianthi Karatsiori, Adjunct Lecturer (Pedagogy, Adult Education, ICT), University of Macedonia, Greece.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Fostering student success may be highly individualized, but there are four universal practices that might yield successful student outcomes. Communication Effective communication between university faculty and students is fundamental for enhancing academic success, student engagement, mental health, and trust.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

Since 2017, she has been on the staff at East Coast Polytechnic Institute University, where she initially worked as an online program and faculty director for arts and sciences, after which she advanced to the post of dean of arts and sciences in 2019. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. Clover, D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

That said, employers are often eager and willing to partner with schools, but this isn’t always easy,” according to Dr. Amy Loyd, assistant secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Other takeaways include braiding or blending funds to create sustainable pathways.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Florida International University (FIU) allows undergraduates to complete an assessment to earn a badge that demonstrates a specific skill they acquired in their undergraduate coursework. Anyone can enroll in the offering regardless of their educational background. These badges help students validate their skills for employers.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Plato around a seminar table this ain’t Wildavsky usefully nails the idea that higher education is contrary to skills-based learning, noting that even the ‘land-grant institutions’ founded in the US over a century ago provide practical experience. The fact it is meshed together has just made it confusing, messy and unhelpful.’

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Higher Education Inquirer

AUGUST 3, 2024

2U brought advanced degrees and certificates to the masses, using brand names such as Harvard, MIT, Yale, USC, University of North Carolina, and the University of Texas to promote the expensive credentials that did not work for many consumers. Will Anyone Else Name All The Elite Universities That Were Complicit?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The Center for Digital Education at Washington University in St. Leticia Velasquez, MAT, is an Instructional Designer at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Passionate about education and student success, she collaborates with instructors to create quality educational content that is inclusive and accessible to all.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams.

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Helix Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Which is why I found so much value in exploring this relatively missed aspect of adult education. Yet this interplay, which requires support and affects persistence and graduation rates, is often overlooked by college and university administration. Thomas & K.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

As colleges and universities welcome students back to campus this fall, the news about the future of higher education could not be more dismal. ” We think the higher education landscape is brighter, assuming colleges and universities make some strategic adjustments. Strempel Stephen J.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 23, 2022

Image: The University of California system wants to grow its enrollment by at least 23,000 in-state students—the equivalent of an additional campus—over the next eight years. To help reach that goal, the system is looking to adult learners with some college but no degree. ” Addressing Barriers.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning works with states to foster learning beyond formal education. David Atchoarena discusses the urgency of doing so and the need for universities to adapt beyond their traditional demographics. There is really an issue of a raison d’etre and survival for universities”.

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HEPI

MARCH 24, 2025

Professor David Phoenix OBE is Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University and Chief Executive of LSBU Group. Dr Katerina Kolyva is Chief Executive Officer of The Education and Training Foundation. Post-16 education in England is at a pivotal moment, with increasing efforts to create a more integrated and collaborative system.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2023

Bonaventure University—a nearby four-year Roman Catholic college—spent 18 months in merger talks only to walk away at the end without an agreement. In 2018, Purdue University made a big splash when it bought Kaplan University in an effort to ramp up its online offerings. Previously, Hilbert and St.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

Higher education institutions are responding to the ensuing financial instability in ways that are both predictable and creative. A surprising selection of colleges and universities are thriving despite the culling of institutions and programs happening around them. Below are some of the most common responses to declining enrollments.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

**Editors note: A previous version of this post included a section with references to a news release and two news articles, on the University System of New Hampshire and a previously proposed plan to combine with additional institutions. The university said 27% of the faculty and staff positions were already vacant.”

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Download the Infographic More on adult learners EAB Market Insights for the United Kingdom April 7, 2023 Community College Web Presence Audit April 4, 2023 Professional and Adult Education Web Presence Audit April 4, 2023 Building an Effective Graduate Enrollment Management Plan October 11, 2022 Addressing the need for nursing education amidst shortages (..)

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