Public University Tuition over time
Higher Ed Data Stories
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
And because the overwhelming majority of college and university students in the US attend public institutions, that's a good place to start the discussion.
College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
With higher education costs rising since the turn of the century, some question whether a college degree has the value it once did. The BLS's most recent Occupational Outlook Handbook predicts that two-thirds of the nation's 30 fastest-growing occupations through 2032 will require a bachelor's degree.
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Exporting Degrees, Importing Responsibility: Rethinking Careers Support for International Graduates
HEPI
JANUARY 26, 2025
Broderick , Vice-Chancellor & President at the University of East London. It wasnt so long ago that universities across the UK were rallying to preserve the graduate visa route, a vital lifeline for international students and higher education. By Professor Amanda J. But how effectively are we fulfilling this promise?
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Social capital and the degree awarding gap: spaces, places and relationships
HEPI
APRIL 22, 2025
Amira Asantewa is Director of Programmes, Grit Breakthrough Programmes Reuel Blair is Lead Diversity Programmes Coordinator at the Centre for Student and Community Engagement, Nottingham Trent University Progress on the Black-white degree awarding gap has gone into reverse. And the students tell us what this looks like.
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2U and USC part ways on most online degree programs
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
The news comes after the private university has faced lawsuits over some of the offerings, including a master’s degree in social work.
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PGWP eligibility expanded for college degree students
The PIE News
MARCH 14, 2025
Canadas college sector has welcomed a recent policy change from the IRCC stating that graduates of college degree programs will now join university students in being exempted from PGWP field of study requirements announced in October 2024. The post PGWP eligibility expanded for college degree students appeared first on The PIE News.
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Sussex to launch UK’s first climate justice undergraduate degree
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
University announces new BA, after survey found most 14- to 18-year-olds want more rigorous climate change education The University of Sussex will introduce what it says is the UKs first undergraduate degree focused on climate justice. The BA course, called climate justice, sustainability and development, will begin in 2026.
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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 22, 2025
In the heart of Baltimore, a remarkable transformation is taking place at Coppin State University under the visionary leadership of President Dr. Anthony Jenkins. The numbers tell a compelling story of transformation for the historically Black college and university (HBCU). Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.
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Degree Apprenticeships in England: What Can We Learn from the Experiences of Apprentices, Employers, and Education and Training Providers?
HEPI
JANUARY 29, 2025
Degree Apprenticeships (DAs) were launched in 2015, as a novel work-based learning route to obtaining a degree. On their introduction, then Prime Minister David Cameron said they would give people a great head start, combining a full degree with real practical skills gained from work and the financial security of a regular pay packet.
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This survey finds new business school graduates question their degree
University Business
JANUARY 27, 2025
The latter were 22 to 27 years old; had received an undergraduate degree in either finance, accounting, marketing or a related field in the last three years; and worked full-time. The post This survey finds new business school graduates question their degree appeared first on University Business.
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Certificates are the only new growth in undergraduate degrees
University Business
APRIL 9, 2025
Students earning certificates led to an increase in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded for the first time in three years. While certificates hit record levels, both bachelors degrees and associate degrees declined for the third straight year, according to data released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
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Workers with 4-year degrees will hold most good jobs in 2031, report predicts
Higher Ed Dive
JULY 30, 2024
Georgetown University researchers expect 15 million more good jobs will be created for workers with bachelor’s diplomas in the decade following 2021.
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College degree? Why your first job may matter more
University Business
MARCH 19, 2025
Dismissing the value of a college degree has become a national pastime. Traditionally, a college degree signals someone has the skills to become a high achiever. But in recent years, more employers are questioning the primacy of the four-year degree and are instead searching for ways to hire individuals with specific skills.
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Rising costs, student debt turn graduate degrees into a ‘risky’ proposition, research finds
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Georgetown University researchers said that tuition and fees tripled over two decades, while earnings prospects remain uneven.
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Should universities focus more on student and social purpose?
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The core aims of a university have not changed in centuries. Among those taking a more holistic approach is the University of Heriot-Watt Malaysia, pushing an emphasis on supporting students to ‘find their purpose’ over the mere pursuit of credentials. We do not pitch a purpose-driven approach as opposed to working for a degree.
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National University Approved as Registered Apprenticeship Program Sponsor for K-12 Teachers
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 1, 2025
National University (NU) has been approved by the U.S. The nonprofit, Veteran-founded university, which serves over 50,000 nontraditional, working, and military students annually through degree programs and 80,000 more through workforce and professional programs, aims to address critical teacher shortages with this new initiative.
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Oakwood University Names First Female President in 129-Year History
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 29, 2025
Gina Spivey-Brown In a historic appointment, Dr. Gina Spivey-Brown has been named the 12th president of Oakwood University, becoming the first woman to lead the historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution in its 129-year history. Pollard, who has led the Huntsville, Alabama-based university for 15 years. "I
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Is going to university still worth it? A widening participation student’s view
HEPI
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
I would work my way through high school, do my A levels and then end up at a good university, graduating into a well-paid job. I think this is the journey most undertake or are pointed towards as we were told that university students almost always earn more than those without one. Its a no-brainer, right? hours on average.
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Bias against online degrees “a PR issue”, stakeholders suggest
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Discussing the barriers to a widespread adoption of online qualifications, delegates at Boundless Learning ‘s UK Partner Appreciation event last month agreed that some employers believe that those with a digital degree are less desirable than graduates who physically attended an institution while completing their studies.
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The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts | Letters
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
While the article singles out the loss of nursing courses at Cardiff University and the closure of chemistry courses across the country, it mentions the humanities just once in passing. Last week it was ancient history, modern languages, music, religion and theology at Cardiff University. Continue reading.
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Doctoral Recipients by Undergraduate College, 1958--2023
Higher Ed Data Stories
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The purple boxes allow you to limit the type of institution of the bachelor's degree recipients: You may want to look at Public Universities in the Southeast, for instance, or all Catholic colleges (listed as "Roman Catholic" in the filter, by the way).
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The blueprint for colleges and universities in the new world of work
University Business
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
While students who majored in IT-related subjects at prestigious engineering-science-related universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stevens Institute of Technology and others are offered high-paying jobs, they represent a minority of college graduates.
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‘A matter of right-sizing’: A look at St. Cloud State’s plan to cut 46 degrees
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 8, 2024
The Minnesota university still has a strong revenue base but faces too-high expenses, according to its acting president.
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Here is the best 40-year ROI of public college bachelor’s degrees
University Business
APRIL 21, 2025
Students preparing for life at sea are projected to make the highest ROI on their bachelor’s degrees from a public college or university over the span of their career, according to an updated database from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University.
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Howard University Achieves Top Research Classification
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Howard University has achieved the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Research One (R1) classification, the highest designation for research activity among U.S. colleges and universities. The post Howard University Achieves Top Research Classification appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.
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Over 30 tenured faculty face layoffs under University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee plan
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 15, 2024
The institution’s chancellor recommended closing a general studies college that supports two-year degrees.
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Why Scottish students at Edinburgh University want more support to counter classism
The Guardian - Higher Education
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Only 25% of institutions students are from Scotland, and they are more likely to be from working-class backgrounds From the first day Shanley Breese started her law degree at the University of Edinburgh, she encountered demeaning comments about her accent.
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Johns Hopkins University in talks to establish India campus
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
With the National Education Policy , introduced in 2020, promoting transnational education to establish India as a global hub of education, efforts are being made to attract international universities to the South Asian country. The post Johns Hopkins University in talks to establish India campus appeared first on The PIE News.
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Rethinking the Financial Challenge of English Universities
HEPI
JANUARY 20, 2025
Do not mistake us: we all recognise the serious financial crises that most English universities are confronting. The latest financial report from the Office for Students (OfS), released in mid-November, suggests 72% of English universities will be in deficit by the end of the academic year if they continue as is.
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Is it time to rethink university rankings?
The PIE News
JANUARY 27, 2025
They have become so embedded within higher education that the idea of not checking the rankings before choosing a degree seems outlandish. Choosing a degree isnt like choosing a new phone, for instance, where you can directly compare things like RAM, megapixels, screen size and so on. Universities might not want to showcase everything.
England's universities flex their muscles to hike fees, while students get a bum deal | Sonia Sodha
The Guardian - Higher Education
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
Canny PR suggests critics are against aspiration but who is policing the spread of poor-quality degrees? English undergraduate education is a hot mess that works in the institutional interests of universities, not young people. Sometimes you just need to call something out for what it is. Yes, there are bastions of excellence.
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NC State Alumnus Kevin Howell Named University's 15th Chancellor
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 18, 2025
Kevin Howell The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has elected Kevin Howell as North Carolina State University's 15th chancellor, marking a historic appointment as the first chancellor to have also served as the university's student body president.
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Saint Augustine's University Will Appeal After Board Votes to Remove Accreditation
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board voted over the weekend to remove Saint Augustines University (SAU) from membership, following its annual meeting in Austin, Texas. The private historically Black university in Raleigh, N.C., vowed to appeal the decision.
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University of Wollongong set to open Saudi Arabia campus
The PIE News
APRIL 23, 2025
The institution will be the first foreign university to receive a Saudi Investment License under the country’s 2030 vision, opening its Saudi Arabia campus in Riyadh in the second half of 2025. The university will begin by offering English language courses, followed by undergraduate degrees in 2027.
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Curtin University officially launches branch campus in Sri Lanka
The PIE News
DECEMBER 3, 2024
After establishing similar facilities in Singapore, Malaysia, the UAE, and Mauritius, Curtin University Colombo is the institution’s fifth global campus. According to Hayne, 2,500 Sri Lankan students have graduated from Curtin University since the early 2000s.
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Usher to Receive Honorary Doctorate and Deliver Emory University's Commencement Address
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Grammy-winning artist Usher Raymond IV will deliver the keynote address at Emory University's 180th Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 12, where he will Usher also receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.
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University of Essex expands offering to Sri Lanka with NIBM
The PIE News
MARCH 18, 2025
The partnership will see psychology programs delivered at NIBM in collaboration with the university, allowing Sri Lankan students to gain a global perspective and propel their careers. A special signing ceremony at the universitys Colchester Campus attended by Essexs vice-chancellor, Maria Fasli and NIBM director general, D.
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CU Boulder announces AI master’s degree on Coursera for under $16,000 — no application required
Coursera blog
APRIL 23, 2025
By Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera Im excited to announce a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MS-AI) from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), marking the universitys fifth degree on Coursera. Enrollment for the MS-AI opens August 20, with classes beginning August 25.
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ASEAN universities unite to enhance global competitiveness
The PIE News
MARCH 7, 2025
The ASEAN Universities Exhibition and Forum 2025 (AEF2025), held in Kuala Lumpur, brought together regional stakeholders to enhance higher education collaboration and foster meaningful partnerships. “Over the past decades, ASEAN universities have gained global recognition.
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How universities can foster soft skills to prepare career-ready graduates
University Business
MAY 5, 2025
How exactly can universities cultivate soft skills? Here are several strategies, informed by organizational psychology and current best practices, that universities and professors can implement Integrate soft skills into the curriculum Dont leave soft skill development to chance; bake it into coursework.
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#ShoutOutForGerman – A case for language learning and German at British Universities
HEPI
MARCH 16, 2025
Because the steady decline of German learners in the UK, of students pursuing German at the university level, the closure of language departments and the ongoing threat of further closures is a cause for concern. The German Embassy London and the German Academic Exchange Service are only two of the organisations behind this campaign.
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Georgetown University's President to Step Down, Following Health Challenges
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
DeGioia—the longest serving President of Georgetown University—announced on Thursday that he was stepping down due to ongoing health concerns. DeGioia personified Georgetown, having earned his undergraduate degree and a Ph.D. Dr. John J. Reynolds III, Chair of the Georgetown Board of Directors, praised DeGioia’s tenure.
How universities can build new bridges to industry
University Business
APRIL 15, 2025
Interest in non-degree programming is growing among both professionals and institutions. With the world of continuing education evolving rapidly, universities have a unique opportunity to bridge education with industry needs. Universities must build the capacity to deploy high-quality programs that empower professionals at all levels.
Report: Housing Crisis Threatens Student Parents' College Dreams
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 7, 2025
The report, "Breaking Barriers: The Hidden Struggles of Student Parents and Housing Insecurity," highlights how the intersection of parenting responsibilities and housing challenges creates significant obstacles for students trying to complete their degrees. However, the report also highlights promising solutions. per dollar invested.
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