Wonkhe
JUNE 30, 2024
Labour's manifesto puts teaching quality in the context of a post-16 education review. Debbie McVitty looks over the border to learn what a tertiary quality system could mean The post Labour’s tertiary approach to higher education quality could take lessons from Scotland appeared first on Wonkhe.
IHEP
JUNE 30, 2024
A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Yet legacy admissions policies that give preferential treatment to applicants who are related to alumni are still used across the country. A new IHEP analysis of data released through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reveals the prevalence of legacy admissions policies among selective colleges and universities.
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Wonkhe
JUNE 30, 2024
If you love higher education, and you are committed to staying up for the election results, David Kernohan presents the key seats, data dashboards, and polling considerations you need The post Your Wonkhe election night viewing guide, July 2024 appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 30, 2024
There are at least three new presidential vacancies at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which have already been experiencing high turnover within their leadership ranks. In the case of two of the presidential departures — Dillard University and Florida Memorial University — the presidents resigned amid health challenges. Their departures raise new questions about the stress associated with being a college president, particularly at a smaller and under-resourced institution.
Wonkhe
JUNE 30, 2024
It was a former President of NUS that unseated Michael Portillo in 1997. Jim Dickinson looks down the list of Labour's candidates to see who else might be about to use skills honed in student politics The post The student leaders that could be about to enter Parliament appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 30, 2024
At the end of 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which was designed to give low-income households a discount each month on their internet bill, even offering a one-time coupon of up to $100 to buy a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet. Pell Grant recipients or those who qualified for free school breakfast or lunch were eligible for the ACP.
HEPI
JUNE 30, 2024
This HEPI blog was authored by Lucy Haire, Director of Partnerships at HEPI. ‘ Higher education isn’t a doorstep issue ,’ say experts about the 2024 UK General Election. The main concerns for most people are the cost of living, the NHS, housing and immigration. If education is a consideration at all, it is schools that are seen as the priority, with preschools and childcare also in the mix.
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Faculty Focus
JUNE 30, 2024
Recently I had reason to revisit Paul Pintrich’s meta-analysis on motivating students. It’s still the piece I most often see referenced when it comes to what’s known about student motivation. Subsequent research continues to confirm the generalizations reported in it. Like most articles that synthesize the results of many studies, it’s long, detailed, and liberally peppered with educational jargon.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 30, 2024
Dr. Alma Littles has been appointed dean of the College of Medicine at Florida State University. “When I first saw the College of Medicine mission statement, it resonated with me,” Littles said. “The college’s priorities and my goals as a physician mirror each other,” said Littles, who replaces Dr. John P. Fogarty, who retired in 2023. Dr. Alma Littles “Growing up in a rural and underserved community stimulated my interest in investing my talents toward helping people whose health care needs are
Faculty Focus
JUNE 30, 2024
Recently I had reason to revisit Paul Pintrich’s meta-analysis on motivating students. It’s still the piece I most often see referenced when it comes to what’s known about student motivation. Subsequent research continues to confirm the generalizations reported in it. Like most articles that synthesize the results of many studies, it’s long, detailed, and liberally peppered with educational jargon.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 30, 2024
Mike Pierce Two-hundred and twenty-seven advocacy, labor, and civil rights groups have signed onto a letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to provide student loan debt relief. The letter — asking the U.S. Department of Education to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) toward providing relief to borrowers experiencing hardship — is a response to recent federal court injunctions blocking portions of the administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education Repayment Plan, known as SAVE
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