Wonkhe
JANUARY 28, 2024
As allegations of unfairness in university admissions stack up, Jim Dickinson argues that empathy and understanding should replace defensiveness when the mud is slung The post Maybe higher education is just as unfair as it seems appeared first on Wonkhe.
HEPI
JANUARY 28, 2024
This blog was kindly authored by Martin Blakey, former CEO of Unipol, a student housing charity. This blog is the first part of two on the Renters (Reform) Bill. The second part will be published tomorrow. HEPI has previously published two blogs outlining how this Bill might affect student accommodation ( here and here ). This two-part blog analyses recent developments and suggests that the current proposals will actually reduce rather than enhance housing rights for students.
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Wonkhe
JANUARY 28, 2024
When taking students on a learning journey it helps to know where they are coming from. Sunday Blake investigates the phenomenon of the pre-arrival questionnaire The post Pre-arrival surveys make it possible to meet students where they are appeared first on Wonkhe.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 28, 2024
Crafting an effective teaching experience parallels the art of carpentry as both require a diverse and well-equipped toolbox. Just as a carpenter needs various tools to create a masterpiece, educators recognized for their teaching excellence possess an intricate toolbox that includes active learning techniques, inclusive teaching practices, community-building morals, and engaging instruction.
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Wonkhe
JANUARY 28, 2024
Students increasingly say that they're lonely and lack confidence to succeed. Livia Scott warns against solutions that lay more of their success on a plate The post Students will support each other if they are enabled and trusted to do so appeared first on Wonkhe.
College Viability
JANUARY 28, 2024
Which colleges will close in 2024? 2025? 2026?
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Faculty Focus
JANUARY 28, 2024
Crafting an effective teaching experience parallels the art of carpentry as both require a diverse and well-equipped toolbox. Just as a carpenter needs various tools to create a masterpiece, educators recognized for their teaching excellence possess an intricate toolbox that includes active learning techniques, inclusive teaching practices, community-building morals, and engaging instruction.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 28, 2024
The executive secretary of the Committee of University Chairs, John Rushforth, responds to claims that university governance is “cliquish” and “intimidating” The post University governance is changing – but simplistic “representation” is not the answer appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JANUARY 28, 2024
Claims that overseas students are admitted with lower entry requirements than domestic students denied Universities have rejected claims that British students are being “squeezed out” by international applicants, including allegations that overseas students are admitted with lower entry requirements than those required for domestic students. University leaders said the claims were “mendacious” because the reporting by the Sunday Times ignored figures showing rising numbers of UK students enrolle
Economics and Change in Higher Education
JANUARY 28, 2024
The University of New Hampshire is laying off about 75 employees as part of an effort to reduce its yearly expenses by $14 million. Colleges nationwide are facing significant competition for students and rising costs and the University of New Hampshire is no exception, President James Dean Jr. said Tuesday. In a message announcing the layoffs, he argued the institution must proactively make budgetary changes to address these issues.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
JANUARY 28, 2024
On Monday, the Florida Department of Education honored civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. for his “dedication to service and equality.” On Wednesday, Florida’s State Board of Education voted to prohibit spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at 28 state colleges. The vote marks the latest strike against DEI programs in a state where such initiatives have come under fire from Republican governor—and current GOP presidential candidate—Ron DeSantis, who has called such progr
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