Sun.Apr 06, 2025

article thumbnail

One Step Beyond: A View from a School

HEPI

Sarra Jenkins is Director of Future Pathways at Loughborough Grammar School. HEPIs recent report, One Step Beyond , offers an excellent analysis of an important topic how ready are students for higher education? The findings are in many ways heartening, with students surveyed at university saying they wanted more PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) education around, for example, finance and life skills, more careers education and more academic skills.

Schooling 138
article thumbnail

The ABCs of Community College Leadership: What CEOs Need to Know

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. David M. Johnson The allure of a community college presidency lies in the opportunity it affords to effect meaningful change in the lives of our students. The ability to implement strategies, remove barriers, and marshal resources to realize that aspiration is what valorizes the seat. And those who approach the work any differently rarely enjoy prolonged or notable success.

university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Young people from deprived areas can’t afford to consider university

Wonkhe

Teachers and parents in the areas where less young people go to university agree that the cost of study is a huge problem.

article thumbnail

AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Tabbye M. Chavous The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced Monday that Dr. Tabbye M. Chavous will become its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025, replacing Dr. Felice J. Levine who has led the organization since 2002. Chavous, currently vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan, brings more than 25 years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and academic administrator to the position.

article thumbnail

Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

article thumbnail

It’s students that suffer when those supposed to protect them fail

Wonkhe

England's universities regulator has found measures designed to protect students to be outdated, insufficient and ineffective in practice.

Students 157
article thumbnail

Historian Dr. Jonathan Holloway to Lead Henry Luce Foundation Following Rutgers Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jonathan Holloway Dr. Jonathan Holloway has been named the new President and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, following his five-year presidency at Rutgers University. The Henry Luce Foundation announced on Friday, that Holloway will become its seventh President and CEO in the organization's 89-year history. The Foundation's Board Co-Chairs, Debra Knopman and Terry Adamson, praised Holloway as "an eminent historian, a respected scholar of the humanities, a public intellectual, and an influe

More Trending

article thumbnail

Supreme Court maintains freeze on teacher training grants

Higher Ed Dive

The case in question involves the agency’s February announcement to cancel $600 million in “divisive” teacher preparation grants.

130
130
article thumbnail

The politics of universities, defence, and R&D spending

Wonkhe

With government spending focusing on defence, Jess Lister considers what challenges this presents to the higher education sector

article thumbnail

Colleges: Be Financially Transparent For Your Students

College Viability

In a recent Inside Higher Ed piece, Mr. Ariel Sokol made an important call for more transparent measures of college financial health.

College 52
article thumbnail

Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

Faculty Focus

In general, educators recognize the value of student feedback: it can help us better understand the classroom experience, modify learning activities, or adjust our policies and practices to improve student outcomes. Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience.

Model 91
article thumbnail

Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

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.

article thumbnail

An end to sticking plaster politics? Why the government needs to use its upcoming white paper to take a different approach to immigration

Wonkhe

UUKi's Harry Anderson has some ideas for the UK government on developing a more sensible approach to immigration policy through its forthcoming white paper

Policy 190
article thumbnail

Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

Faculty Focus

In general, educators recognize the value of student feedback: it can help us better understand the classroom experience, modify learning activities, or adjust our policies and practices to improve student outcomes. Unfortunately, the most common form of feedback that instructors receive, the mandatory end-of-semester evaluation, is primarily intended to assess faculty rather than the teaching and learning experience.

Model 65
article thumbnail

Experts say White House’s rehoming of student loan program will put borrowers at risk

The Guardian - Higher Education

Trump announced loan program will be moved from Department of Education to Small Business Administration The Trump administration s rehoming of the federal student loan program is putting student borrowers at a higher risk of defaulting on their loans and may not save the government the money that it is claiming it will, experts say. After the president vowed to dismantle the education department and make student loans a part of the Small Business Administration, student financial aid groups sug

article thumbnail

Trump Youth Group Turning Point USA Continues 13-Year Effort to Incite Violence and Claim Victim Status

Higher Education Inquirer

For almost a decade, the Higher Education Inquirer has covered Turning Point USA (TPUSA) on American campuses. Led by 31-year-old Charlie Kirk, this well-funded pro-Trump youth group has used a variety of tactics to target professors and incite violence in its attempt to gain right wing control over university campuses, while claiming to be victims of the Left.