IHEP

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This season presents opportunities to share gratitude for the Institute for Higher Education Policys hard-working team and engaged partners, celebrate our impact, and set sights on the year ahead. We will continue to bring rigorous research to bear on pressing issues within higher education. Its also a time for reflection.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The book brings together 55 different authors – including academics, a vice-chancellor and numerous education policy experts (such as Sam Freedman, Lord Lucas, Jonathan Simons , Ann Mroz and Tom Richmond).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

“By codifying the program, it gives institutions something to look forward to annually as a source that they may be able to tap, assuming they qualify, for much needed resources,” said Kelly Leon, vice president of communications and government relations for the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

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The PIE News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Australia’s long-term international education strategy should prioritise soft power over economic impact, according to a new report on the future of the internationalisation of the country’s universities. This will change demand for higher education internationally. This will change demand for higher education internationally.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. It collects, analyzes, and reports comprehensive performance data.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

AUGUST 20, 2024

It would be interesting to know who is advising Sir David. There is substantial scholarly literature on mergers and partnerships in higher education.

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SRHE

MARCH 19, 2025

Rachel Reeds short but comprehensive book, Surviving and Thriving in Higher Education Professional Services: a guide to success (Routledge, 2025), is both an instruction manual for the professionals it was written for and an illuminating account of what they do for the academics and students who benefit.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MAY 5, 2023

Warning comes after party ditched its promise to abolish university tuition fees in England UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has been warned that he has “no easy options” over student loans and higher education financing, after the Labour leader’s decision to scrap an earlier policy of abolishing tuition fees in England.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

India wants to internationalise its higher education system and tackle brain-drain, as set out in the 2020 National Education Policy , while foreign institutions are keen to capitalise on the growing demand from Indian students. The regulations have been quite a long way in the making,” said Singh. “It’s

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The PIE News

MARCH 22, 2024

New powers under Section 97 of the ESOS Act also come into force on March 23, which will allow authorities to suspend high risk education providers from recruiting international students. Further exemptions are not expected to be published for at least another week, English Australia CEO Ian Aird advised members.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2023

The criteria, which were expected to be finalized later this month following consultation, clarify the rules for international universities setting up Indian campuses, a shift first announced in the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP). “I could see a symbiotic relationship between foreign capital and Hindutva ideology.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2024

Stakeholders in UK higher education are exploring a range of potential funding models for undergraduate education, against a backdrop of financial sustainability concerns, course cuts and redundancies for higher education institutions. “Higher education institutions across the UK are under financial strain.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Ultimately, I graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition science and a new passion for a career in higher education to ensure more students have equitable access to college and to supports, such as childcare, that help them succeed. I would later earn my Ph.D. Other steps are needed.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

A few years later, I found myself working for a senior government minister (David Willetts) with responsibility for higher education who had a soft spot for the NUS and its leadership. Margaret Thatcher, as Secretary of State for Education and Science, had consulted upon making student union membership voluntary.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

This project came about after Nicole heard about HEPI’s 2022 report on the educational outcomes of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT). The inspector said, “there’s only one thing more dangerous than a pikey and that’s an educated pikey” That is what they took from that meeting is that I’m a pikey.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Chair of Migration Advisory Committee warns that some institutions would struggle to survive financially Universities could go bankrupt if the government limits the number of foreign students in a bid to bring down net migration, an adviser on immigration policy has warned.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The government of Australia has announced a ‘Universities Accord’ designed to build a long-term plan for the country’s higher education system. Minister for Education Jason Clare noted it is the “first broad review” of the system since the Bradley Review in 2008.

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The PIE News

JULY 5, 2024

“There are certainly UK universities that are very close to announcing their India branch campuses,” some being months or even “weeks away”, Avantika Tomar, partner at EY Parthenon Education Practice told delegates of India Week’s Education Innovation conference on July 3.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Andrew Boggs, Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies and University Clerk at Kingston University. However, higher education providers may need to consider if it should also extend to mandatory ‘training’ or developmental events for students and staff.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We’ve been making the case, backed by data, that higher education provides the best opportunity for social and economic mobility, that a college degree really represents the best long-term value for people. Among the top choices were a free class on personal finance, more flexible programs, financial aid advising and job counseling.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

This guest post has been kindly written for HEPI by Colin McCaig, Professor of Higher Education Policy in the Sheffield Institute of Education, who has 20 years’ experience in education policy research. The Labour Party is ahead in the polls and has been since December 2021.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

Now, the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), a nonpartisan nonprofit promoting post-secondary access and success, is publishing lessons learned from its ongoing attempts to build a better, more equitable transfer system. Tania LaViolet, a director of the College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute, agreed.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Boosting trade with India Photo: British Council India The group has been in the country for several days already as part of a trade mission organised by the UK’s Department for Business and Trade, Department for Education and the British Council, meeting their Indian counterparts and discussing opportunities for collaboration.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 9, 2023

The country’s ministry of education, in collaboration with the ministry of home affairs and ministry of external affairs, has launched a centralised digital platform for global students seeking higher education in India. The launch of the ‘Study In India’ portal by the Ministry of Education was a momentous occasion!

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Image: China’s Ministry of Education will no longer recognize online degrees from overseas colleges, per a Jan. Some students, educators and analysts welcomed the news as an opportunity to open more in-person international exchanges. Lee, professor of educational policy studies and practice at the University of Arizona, said.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Blog: Beyond Transfer Many in higher education talk frequently of how flaws in transfer and credit mobility cost students time and money, but how that plays out is not well articulated. This can lead students to take courses that are not necessary for completion of a career-aligned credential.

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Learning Experience Policy Advise Guidance 97

SRHE

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I was excited to attend SRHE’s event, Bridging The Gap: Improving The Relationship Between Higher Education Research And Policy on 4 November 2022. The event promised to bring together and bridge the gap between those making higher education policy and those researching it.

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HEPI

APRIL 15, 2024

But what about higher education? In many respects, the relevance for higher education is in the chapters that focus on other issues. He also retreads his powerful critique of the available options for those not best suited to the route of traditional higher education. This book isn’t perfect, though it’s pretty close to it.

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Higher Education Policy Advise Educational Policy 117

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Image: The complaint processes at seven of the agencies charged with monitoring the quality of higher education institutions and holding them accountable are burdensome and seem designed to protect colleges, a new brief from the think tank New America argues.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Therefore, in the postsecondary education arena, institutional decision-makers respond to short-term budgeting rewards. Students may be encouraged, in this process, to stay longer than necessary or even advisable at the sending institution while taking courses that will not apply to a degree once the student transfers.

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HEPI

APRIL 7, 2025

James is co-lead of Interpaths Education Team and has advised on over 20 mergers and potential mergers in the FE and HE sectors. Many of these headwinds were experienced by further education (FE) colleges not that long ago, and many would agree these have not vanished completely. Understand the regulatory landscape.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 5, 2023

In response to relentless anti-DEI measures, over 200 former college, university, and system heads have joined forces as the Champions of Higher Education coalition, an initiative created by PEN America , an organization that unites writers and their allies to celebrate free expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.

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HEPI

JUNE 26, 2024

It articulates the principles of UK higher education for securing academic standards and assuring and enhancing quality. As with the ownership and provenance of the UK Quality Code, the ESG is itself owned by the sector stakeholders of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The previous edition was published in 2018.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 3, 2023

By one count, the United States is home to more than one million unique educational credentials, which represents a more than threefold increase since 2018. “We could reverse [that trend] by giving them educational products that will get them reconnected, that will value their prior learning, that will get them to that degree.”

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. There, he met a professor from an Ivy League institution who advised him to apply to his institution.

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