Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The HBCU STEM US focuses on exploring and sharing the narratives of HBCUs through convergence research for our benefit and that of the nation, thereby chronicling the tradition of excellence in STEM education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For instance, while African Americans make up around 13.7% Similarly, Ph.D.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The demand for graduates in Wales is not decreasing – the UK Department for Education projects that the nation will need 402,825 graduates to fill roles by 2035. So why has there been such a sudden drop in Welsh 18-year-olds engaging with higher education? As the UCAS research notes, this could suggest there is a supply issue.

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MindMax

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This blog post was written based on a conversation between Lee Maxey and Paul LeBlanc , author of Students First: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education. The Power of Connection in Education At the heart of putting students first is the belief that students need to feel seen, understood, and supported in a meaningful way.

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MindMax

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A few months ago, Education Secretary Miguel A. He made this bold statement in support of a broader point he presented in an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education : elite institutions “spend enormous resources to climb college rankings and compete for the most affluent, highest-scoring students.”

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

But let’s park that row about the volume of higher education and focus on its geography. Insofar as our economy does not create enough highly skilled jobs for the graduates we produce, the fault lies with our economy, not an “overeducated” workforce. They don’t suggest one in their constituency. Continue reading.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, Josh Freeman, Policy Manager, and the HEPI team look back on a remarkable year in higher education policy. Winter In January, we heard from Laura Coryton MBE about period poverty in higher education , the stigma attached to it and the strategies institutions can take to address it.

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HEPI

JANUARY 1, 2024

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Neil Raven, Independent educational consultant. The comparatively low rates of higher education (HE) progression amongst young men from white, working class backgrounds has received a significant amount of attention in recent years , including from HEPI.

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MindMax

AUGUST 29, 2022

Education is one of the most transformative experiences in a person’s life. I recently hosted over a dozen higher education leaders from across the country to discuss the topic of compassionate reenrollment, led by J. Today, however, many adults choose to continue their education throughout their lives.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Omar Khan , CEO at TASO , Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education. Impact on future students Second, higher education providers should consider child poverty through its impact on future students.

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HEPI

MAY 18, 2023

1] While UK higher education is currently buoyed up by international demand, there’s a disquieting undercurrent of pessimistic sentiment, similar to the mood of the 1920s and the fin de siècle apprehension of the late 19th century, which fears prosperity may be nearing its end.

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HEPI

APRIL 3, 2024

The omission of careers professionals based in higher education providers means that action based on the review risks overlooking the support needs of autistic students and graduates. Due to this demand, this training will now be offered on a regular basis. These people must not be overlooked by Government policy.

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HEPI

JULY 18, 2024

This raises an important question: should higher education courses in marketing and PR adapt to this digital era to better prepare students for the specific demands of this industry? The digitalisation of marketing and PR higher education courses is not just desirable but imperative in the contemporary landscape.

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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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totallyrewired

MARCH 7, 2025

Lawrie Phipps’ talk at our CSET event at UAL focused on the complexities and challenges faced by tutors/lecturers and students and the need for empathy and equity when using technology in education. He began by unpicking the question about the pressing issues in digital education, emphasising the importance of context.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 15 who progress to higher education falls from 29.2% to 29% The proportion of disadvantaged teenagers in England going on to study at university has fallen for the first time on record, leading to accusations that the country is moving backwards in terms of social mobility.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Moss, Pro Vice Chancellor Education and Student Experience, London South Bank University and Chair, London Uni Connect. To the contrary, the Committee were unequivocal that “the current model for funding higher education is unsustainable”. Data from 2020 shows we spend 2% of GDP on higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The loss has particularly resonated within the academic community, where Burawoy was known for his unwavering commitment to advocating for the disadvantaged and powerless. "I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

It's one of the new offerings coordinated by the National Education Equity Lab, an educational justice nonprofit that brings credit-bearing college courses into Title I and Title I-eligible high schools, at which large numbers of students come from families with little money.

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Jon Boeckenstedt

JANUARY 11, 2024

It got some good traction on Twitter, although I believe many people are as tired of debating the SAT as I am; it was picked up and posted in the Chronicle of Higher Education morning update (and to my surprise […] Blog posts have half-lives of about 72 hours, and my most recent one is no exception. It

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gap Young people from working-class or disadvantaged backgrounds are being locked out of careers by unpaid or low-paid internships that benefit middle-class graduates, according to a social mobility charity.

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HEPI

MARCH 11, 2025

At over 45%, the drop-out rates from apprenticeships are at a level that would make higher education blush and the system is beset by widespread and deep-rooted quality issues. At the time over half a million people started apprenticeships, but since then, the number has plummeted to barely a third of a million (339,580).

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As a dedicated school counselor from Pakistan, I can attest to the immense effort we put into guiding our students toward meaningful educational opportunities abroad. said Dr Osamah Qureshi, director, Ireland Education Office, who has been overseeing English language tests over the past two decades.

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HEPI

AUGUST 21, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Joanna Burton, Head of Policy (Higher Education) at the Russell Group. Whether you look at POLAR4, IMD, or Free School Meal eligibility, all UCAS data shows that record numbers of students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in England now have a place at university.

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The PIE News

JULY 23, 2024

lakh crore (over $17 billion) for education, employment and skill sectors, internships with stipends worth INR 5,000 in top companies, to promising education loans upto INR 10 lakhs ($11,949), the central government is eyeing a funding boost for the education space. From announcing INR 1.48 That said, again execution matters.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 3, 2024

HEPI has been central to discussions on social mobility in higher education, especially through the English Social Mobility Index (ESMI) , created by Professor David Phoenix, Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University. The SIMD divides Scotland into data zones and ranks them from the most to the least deprived.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The fanfare surrounding the decline in enrollments among students of color at elite schools partly reflects the medias preoccupation with elite education in the US. The availability and size of so-called merit scholarships is primarily determined by LSAT scores , a measure which consistently disadvantages Black and Hispanic students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Slow progress, but if we just focus on the most recent year, the completion rates improved for every one of those five quintiles compared to last year, but the bottom two quintiles, the most disadvantaged students, showed the largest improvement among all the income levels this year.”

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Female students have put themselves on the plus side of at least one gender gap in K-12 and higher education, new research shows. For example, a higher percentage of men in Massachusetts (the state with the greatest levels of educational attainment) have a college degree compared to women in almost every other state.

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Liaison International

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this evolving landscape, higher education, too, is experiencing the transformative power of AI. But while many people may see the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT and think higher education is heading into unexplored waters, AI for higher education is not a new idea, and ChatGPT is just one tool in the AI arsenal.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2025

For nearly 60 years, the TRIO programs have been a cornerstone of educational opportunity in the United States. Originating from the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, TRIO programs have expanded access to higher education for over six million Americans, creating pathways from middle school to doctoral degrees.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Education secretary Gillian Keegan will also squeeze funding for programmes to widen access to higher education Ministers will cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities next year, which sector leaders say will further damage the country’s cultural industries. Continue reading.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Just five years on from the New Education Policy (NEP) announcement , the rapid proliferation of global university brands in India is ramping up. But will these new entrants improve Indian higher education? This is not colonialism through education; this is an era of global alliance.

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Liaison International

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Core components of AI literacy in education include technical understanding, critical evaluation, practical applications, and ethical considerations. Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming higher education , particularly in enrollment management. Defining AI Literacy in Education What is AI literacy exactly?

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 6, 2024

College-bound students are heavy users of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, but that may be driven by concerns they will face disadvantages without it, a new report released Monday finds.

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HEPI

JANUARY 17, 2023

Choice not chance’ is the Office for Students’s intention in setting out its latest plans for promoting equality of opportunity for disadvantaged students in higher education. Disabled students also continue to endure discrimination and worse experiences than other students in higher education.

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HEPI

JUNE 11, 2023

It demonstrates some of the positive impacts of changes that have happened some UK higher education institutions since the Changing the Culture report from Universities UK in 2016 and the #MeToo movement in 2017. You can access the full Higher Education after #MeToo report here.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Ask yourself: Would the $20 million gift that Bloomberg Philanthropies gave to Princeton in 2021 to support the university’s first-generation and low-income students have a greater impact at Tougaloo College, an HBCU with a $10 million endowment? The very question—posed by educational historian Bruce A.

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