Wonkhe
MARCH 24, 2024
Dani Payne argues that however much funding has fallen in real terms, universities need to better account for public investment for lobbying on sector finances to be successful The post To win the funding argument universities need to explain where the money goes appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 24, 2024
PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions. Sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), this year’s “Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Access: What Unites Us,” drew faculty, students, administrators
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Wonkhe
MARCH 24, 2024
Is UK higher education really the world's third most expensive way of getting a degree - and if it is, what might the alternatives look like? Jim Dickinson explores the hypotheses The post There may be ways to make UK higher education cheaper to run appeared first on Wonkhe.
Faculty Focus
MARCH 24, 2024
The demand for online higher education is strong, with nearly 61% of all undergraduate and 56% of postbaccalaureate students taking at least one course online (NCES, 2022). We suggest hybrid education can effectively incorporate both online and in-person learning to cater to a variety of learner preferences and support university enrollment. While not a panacea, hybrid education can be a middle option that addresses the complaints of both in-person-only and online-only education.
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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.
Wonkhe
MARCH 24, 2024
There's a history of attempts to drive efficiency by sharing services - and precious little evidence of success. Helen Scott asks whether one more try will make a difference The post Are “back office services” really better together? appeared first on Wonkhe.
HEPI
MARCH 24, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Sasha Roseneil, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sussex. Sasha is also a qualified psychotherapist (group analyst). Four years ago, on 26 March 2020, the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown came into force and our lives changed overnight. As we saw the death toll rise, it was apparent that the elderly, the vulnerable, the sick and all those who cared for them were facing considerable risk.
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Faculty Focus
MARCH 24, 2024
The demand for online higher education is strong, with nearly 61% of all undergraduate and 56% of postbaccalaureate students taking at least one course online (NCES, 2022). We suggest hybrid education can effectively incorporate both online and in-person learning to cater to a variety of learner preferences and support university enrollment. While not a panacea, hybrid education can be a middle option that addresses the complaints of both in-person-only and online-only education.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 24, 2024
Utah higher education leaders are considering steps toward compliance with a new law, HB 261 , that prohibits an institution of higher education, public education system, and governmental employer from engaging in discriminatory practices. Katy Hall Such prohibited practices include diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The bill, sponsored by Utah State Rep.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 24, 2024
Survey data suggests that prospective learners are being dissuaded from college by skepticism about whether degrees are worth the time and money. Enrollment has been declining in higher education for more than a decade, and the most common explanations in recent years have been lingering effects of the pandemic and a looming demographic cliff expected to shrink the number of traditional-age college students.
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 24, 2024
With rising house prices, a decade of wage stagnation and ballooning student debt, young people in Australia are living through what author Jill Filipovic describes as ‘a series of broken promises’. In episode one of this new series from Guardian Australia, Full Story co-host Jane Lee and reporter Matilda Boseley sort through these broken promises, investigating why young people are living in a time of such economic strain.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 24, 2024
When Alderson Broaddus University shuttered last August, several students transferred to Notre Dame College. Now it’s closing, too. My mom and I went and visited. I honestly loved it and committed right on the spot.” Two years later, though, the university abruptly shut down, just before the start of Cooper’s junior year. Disappointed but determined, she sought to transfer quickly to another institution that offered acrobatics and tumbling, a sport she had come to enjoy.
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