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Weekend Reading: Rethinking the Cost of Higher Education – A Lecture Revisited

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More than eleven years later, we revisit his lecture to consider what lessons it holds for today’s higher education sector. John Denham, March 2025 RSA Lecture The Cost of Higher Education Good evening. I want to change the terms of the debate, not present a detailed plan for university education.

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Colleges Revise Race-Conscious Scholarships

Insight Into Diversity

Universities across the country are revising or ending certain financial aid criteria and scholarships in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 rulings against race-conscious admissions in higher education. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a press release on the anniversary of the court’s decision.

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How to Break the Promotion Glass Ceiling for Teaching and Scholarship Academics

HEPI

Promotion for academics, especially those on teaching and scholarship (T&S) pathways, is fraught with challenges. Scholarship activities that significantly impact student learning and success are frequently undervalued. This is particularly crucial for expatriates who may be less familiar with the UK higher education system.

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Maharashtra puts curbs on scholarship for marginalised students

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Moreover, the west Indian state has also imposed an annual income limit of Rs 8 lakhs (£7,552) on the candidates despite the average monthly income of SC, and ST families being INR 5,000 (£47) less than non-disadvantaged categories in India. Many global scholarships increase their stipends yearly to match inflation.

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Law School's Enrollment Crisis? Looking Past the Headlines

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As anyone with passing familiarity with law school knows, law school admissions, and US higher education more generally, is highly ordered, with lower ranked programs offering fewer and lower-paid opportunities even while maintaining very high costs.

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Conservative Legal Group Challenges Graduate Scholarship

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Education for a longstanding initiative that fosters higher education opportunities for underrepresented and low-income students. Department of Education, was established in 1989. The post Conservative Legal Group Challenges Graduate Scholarship appeared first on Insight Into Diversity. The Ronald E.

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Critical Studies of Education and Technology: A Call for Empathy and Equity (Part 2) #CSET2025

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when he was doing important work on how digital tools could help disabled students access and engage with higher education. International students, socio-economically disadvantaged students, and communities like Travellers often lack access to digital resources. Equity and Access : I first got to know Lawrie over 20 years ago (!)