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Higher ed policies drive layoffs and cuts in the UK, Australia and Canada

The PIE News

Universities in the UK, Australia and Canada have announced staff layoffs and course suspensions as government policies limiting international student numbers cause increasing financial strain. As of April 30, 55 institutions have confirmed cuts, with several thousand academic and administrative posts forecast to be lost in the coming months.

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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy

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Not a week goes by without new laments about the decline of the humanities and social sciences. Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. My experience is different.

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Spelman College Receives $100M Gift

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Atlanta-based institution was founded in 1881 and is considered a leading liberal arts college and global leader in the education of women of African descent. in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Spelman College has received a historic $100 million gift. Stryker is also vice chair of Greenleaf Trust.

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The Guild advises “openness” in European R&I

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The European Union’s tenth program for research and innovation must take a long-term view beyond current geopolitical challenges and continue to collaborate openly with non-EU partners, the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities has said.

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Dr. Leonard Taylor Appointed Director of the National Survey of Student Engagement at Indiana University Bloomington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He was previously an assistant professor of educational foundations, leadership, and technology at Auburn and an assistant professor in higher education and student affairs at Mississippi State University. “IU, in organizational leadership and policy development from the University of Minnesota; an M.S. Taylor holds a Ph.D.

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Brown University Launches Revamped and Expanded Career Services Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These sectors include health and medicine; law; technology; finance and consulting; arts and media; science and engineering; and careers in the common good — nonprofit, government, education, policy, and climate change. Paxson, president of Brown. “In students, and recent graduates. students, and recent graduates.

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High-achieving Indian alumni honoured in UK

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The winners of the Achievers honours 2024: Arts, culture and education Asma Khan | Graduated from King’s College London Khan founded the Darjeeling Express after starting the business as a home supper club. The India-UK Achievers Honours celebrate the professional and social contributions of Indians who have studied in the UK.