HEPI

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

UCAS data show that in 2024, the number of 18-year-olds from Wales applying to university was the lowest in the UK. of 18-year-olds in England had applied for university by the end of June deadline, only 33.8% The percentage of 18-year-olds who applied to university from Wales reached a record high of 38.1% While 41.9%

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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. There are three ways that child poverty matters for universities and colleges. The author is also the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Trust of London.

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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. Learning begets learning. Many (most?) readers of this blog will be excluded altogether.

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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? Universities must invest in advanced digital infrastructure, faculty training, and curriculum development.

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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. Media speculation might have had us believe that young people were turning away from choosing university. But it seems that for many, university is still their first choice. in 2023 and 25.4%

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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. Regulators Committee expressed surprise at the university regulator’s assessment that our finances are “in good shape”. Data from 2020 shows we spend 2% of GDP on higher education.

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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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MindMax

AUGUST 29, 2022

I recently hosted over a dozen higher education leaders from across the country to discuss the topic of compassionate reenrollment, led by J. Kim McNutt and Lynda Swanson Wilson of the College of Extended & International Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). It’s the right thing to do.

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HEPI

MARCH 7, 2023

I jumped at the chance to speak to London Higher in part because I am an alumnus of our host institution, having studied here at the end of the last century when Queen Mary University of London / QMUL was known as QMWC or Queen Mary and Westfield College. I am also lucky to be an Honorary Fellow of this institution.

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HEPI

MAY 18, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Peter Ainsworth, the author of Setting Universities Free: How to deliver a sustainable student funding system (2022) Picture the 1930s economic slump, absent Keynes’s challenge to prevailing thought.

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MindMax

DECEMBER 8, 2022

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.” Reimagining the Measure of Success in Higher Education.

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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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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 18, 2023

Despite decades of government effort, the link between socioeconomic advantage and university wealth has persisted Australia now has an opportunity to broaden access to university for disadvantaged groups in society. But, as we work towards an Australian universities accord at the end of this year, we face formidable obstacles.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

It now coordinates classes from over a dozen colleges and universities, including Yale, Stanford, and Wharton, at over 100 high schools. But as it looks to expand into every Title I high school in the United States, the Ed Equity Lab is placing a special emphasis a particular category of higher ed institution: HBCUs.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Vice-chancellors say universities ‘essential to economic growth’ and that maintenance grants should be restored Ministers should aim for 70% of young people to continue their education after leaving school by 2040, while tuition fees in England should be increased, according to the leaders of UK’s universities.

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HEPI

JANUARY 17, 2023

This blog was kindly contributed by Francesca Peruzzo, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham; Rille Raaper, Associate Professor, Durham University; and Mette Westander, Founding Director, Disabled Students UK. Disabled students also continue to endure discrimination and worse experiences than other students in higher education.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

To ensure less privileged students are not put off, a more progressive system for repayment of loans is also urgently needed England’s universities have reached an inflection point. She rightly recognises the economic value and social importance of our world-leading university sector. But universities must not be complacent.

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The Higher Ed Marketer

MARCH 29, 2022

Many potential students simply don't believe higher education is within reach. . It’s this inaccessibility and the lack of awareness of educational opportunities that is one of the leading causes of the declining perception of the value of higher ed. . The benefits of the platform for colleges and universities.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Steve Decent, Principal and Vice-Chancellor at Glasgow Caledonian University. I support Scotland’s free tuition, and recognise that this means there has to be some level of student number controls, but the caps in Scotland provide challenges for widening access to higher education.

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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. ” The post Who is on the positive side of the growing gender gap in higher education? appeared first on University Business. “In every U.S.

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SRHE

MAY 1, 2024

ISBN 9781914487217 (paperback), 9781914487224 (ebook) Review by Rob Cuthbert If you do research in higher education, this book might make you angry – but probably not for the reasons the author hopes. Surely The Secret Lecturer could not fail to do for higher education what its predecessors had done for law and medicine?

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University Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Tens of thousands of Texas students enter college without the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in entry-level English and math, putting them at a disadvantage when it comes to graduating with a degree, state data shows. Here’s how they do once on campus appeared first on University Business. Read more at Houston Landing.

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HEPI

JUNE 11, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Anna Bull , Director of the 1752 Group and lecturer at the University of York. Kelly was an undergraduate student who was groomed and sexually harassed by a lecturer at her university. Names of interviewees used in this blog have been changed to protect their identities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

That's the findings from a new report , released by researchers at the Higher Education, Race, and the Economy (HERE) Lab at the University of California, Merced, in cooperation with The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS).

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The Guardian - Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

No road to higher education | Tory hell | Blindingly obvious | The undead | Sleep remedy Recent research found that one in three students starting university this year may opt to live at home ( Report, 10 August ). For those who live in rural communities, this isn’t an option.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Their critics are right about one thing: universities are reliant on overseas money. These courses do have considerably lower entry requirements – they’re intended for both international students and domestic ones from disadvantaged backgrounds, to prepare them for the actual degree courses.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Wendy Thomson CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. Starting university can be daunting. Even more so for those who face additional barriers to accessing higher education. ’ This should not be the case.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit dedicated to tracking student enrollment across higher education, found a 7.7% Even more promising is the fact that this uptick in enrollment is mainly driven by students coming from economically disadvantaged groups. Transfer rate of Black students: up 7.8%

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SRHE

AUGUST 21, 2023

by Katherine Emms The 2017 Higher Education and Research Act (HERA) enabled new and innovative HE providers to enter and establish themselves, with the aim of diversifying the HE sector. We spoke to founders, directors, senior leadership team members and those involved in setting up a new university and developing the first programmes.

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In stark contrast to the well-endowed universities that serve the desires of the global elite, a significant portion of American higher education struggles with chronic underfunding. Endowment Inequality: Wealthy universities boast large endowments that generate significant revenue.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 10, 2024

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. “Our colleges and universities are at their best when they reflect the rich diversity of our nation,” U.S.

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The PIE News

JULY 23, 2024

lakh crore allocation can prove to be the game changer for reforms in India’s educational infrastructure. “E-vouchers E-vouchers for education loans with interest subvention will make higher education more accessible. Universities can actively engage with corporate partners to create internship pipelines.”

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Helix Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Student data can drive decision making in a powerful way at public colleges and universities. More than half want assistance selecting an occupation that is well suited to their interests and abilities and want to talk with someone and the advantages and disadvantages of various occupations.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Natalie Forster, Research Fellow in Applied Health and Social Care at Northumbria University. It draws upon research funded by the Society for Research into Higher Education , in which we explored how these communities are portrayed in widening participation research, policy and practice.

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University Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the 1970s, Congress committed to funding a higher education system controlled by Indigenous communities. These tribal colleges and universities were intended to serve students who’d been disadvantaged by the nation’s history of violence and racism toward Native Americans, including efforts to eradicate their languages and cultures.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Social Mobility Commission says students should be informed of ‘earnings implications’ of course choices Students should be given more details about how the courses they study after leaving school might affect their employment prospects, it has been suggested, as figures show near-record numbers of 18-year-olds applying to university.

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SRHE

JANUARY 20, 2023

It was an interesting week full of presentations and discussions around the theme of Mobilities in Higher Education. In the opening plenary talk, Emily Henderson invited us to reflect critically on the different ways in which mobilities of academics and students in higher education are discursively constructed.

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