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Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet its uncommon to find college basic needs advocates calling for reforms. There are more than 400 Higher Education in Prison programs throughout the country, and that is good news since students who participate in college while incarcerated are 48% less likely to return to prison after release compared to their peers.

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What I wish every Minister and MP would see …

HEPI

While higher education may not always be a core Government priority, just one afternoon’s graduation ceremonies were enough to show me that our universities and higher education colleges are unequivocally at the core of our society – nurturing those who will go on to nurture others in our schools, colleges, hospitals and businesses.

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UK students forced to wait until last minute for Turing funds

The PIE News

This year, 150 higher education institutions applied for Turing funding , compared to 211 further education and VET institutions, and 159 schools. Three years since the launch of Turing, institutions and membership bodies continue to advocate for changes to the system, but doing so is yielding few results. “In

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The Lifelong Learning Entitlement could still be a game changer for higher education

HEPI

GuildHE has been a long-time advocate for credit-based funding and I have been co-chairing the DfE Higher Education working group, together with Universities UK. Some opportunities, some challenges A key issue providers may come across is how to build in and think about student support.

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Regional higher education partnerships: the Oxford to Cambridge ARC

HEPI

Lincoln University is stated to be working with further education and the NHS to help address local healthcare workforce needs. A provider of higher education may see itself as a member of a group in ways remote from the region. It may belong to one in the spirit of joining a club of equals. There are also associations.

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Beverly Sand obituary

The Guardian - Higher Education

My wife, Beverly Sand, who has died aged 76, will be remembered as a committed and fiercely intelligent advocate for widening access to learning opportunities for those failed by their earlier experiences of the education system.

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UofG’s Rachel Sandison named Scotland’s intled envoy

The PIE News

Sandison also explained that ensuring the needs of Scotland are represented in the UK’s International Education Strategy will be a primary objective for her. The role succeeds the envoy for international higher education, a post held by Wendy Alexander from 2017 to 2025.