Sun.Feb 02, 2025

article thumbnail

Is going to university still worth it? A widening participation student’s view

HEPI

By David Lam, Activities Officer at the Students’ Union Bath. As a child, I always envisioned a very traditional educational journey. I would work my way through high school, do my A levels and then end up at a good university, graduating into a well-paid job. I think this is the journey most undertake or are pointed towards as we were told that university students almost always earn more than those without one.

article thumbnail

Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State University, Maryland's largest Historically Black University, is taking decisive action to address a concerning trend: the steady decline in Black male Dr. David K. Wilson enrollment. University President Dr. David K. Wilson has announced the formation of a specialized task force to investigate and reverse this downturn, which mirrors a broader national challenge facing HBCUs across America.

Retention 102
university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Effective Strategies for Sustaining Student Attention during PowerPoint Lectures

Faculty Focus

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). Attention is a so-called gateway between information and learning and is compared to a spotlight on a large stage (Keller et al., 2020). Students cannot make connections and learn a topic if their spotlight isnt turned on or focused in the right area.

article thumbnail

The higher education sector needs to come together to renew its commitment to enhancing student engagement

Wonkhe

Students can struggle to make the most of university.

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

International Colloquium 2025 Schedule

ACPA

Each year, the Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development hosts the International Colloquium that brings together scholars, practitioners, graduate students, and policymakers from around the world for a half-day or daylong program on pressing global issues within the profession. Each years Colloquium takes a different focus on a substantive issue related to student success.

article thumbnail

Filling their boots? The rationale for growing loss-making home student numbers

Wonkhe

Why would a higher education institution seek to grow home student numbers when technically it makes a loss on each student?

Students 212

More Trending

article thumbnail

International Colloquium 2025 Schedule

ACPA

Each year, the Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development hosts the International Colloquium that brings together scholars, practitioners, graduate students, and policymakers from around the world for a half-day or daylong program on pressing global issues within the profession. Each years Colloquium takes a different focus on a substantive issue related to student success.

article thumbnail

Henry Wynn obituary

The Guardian - Higher Education

My father, Henry Wynn, who has died of cancer aged 79, was a professor of statistics at the London School of Economics for the past 20 years, and a former president of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS). As a statistician, Henry played a key role in major advances in experimental design. These included the classical Wynn-Fedorov algorithm and the development of fundamental statistical formulations for the design of computer experiments that are now routinely used to study physical phenomena suc

article thumbnail

Renters’ Rights Bill Update – into the Lords

HEPI

By Martin Blakey, the former Chief Executive of the Leeds-based student housing charity Unipol. Read Martin’s previous comments on the Renters’ Rights Bill from November 2024 , October 2024 and June 2024. A proposed amendment to the Bill is attached at the bottom. Elsewhere on the site, David Lam explores, from the perspective of a widening participation student, the true value of going to university – not just in terms of career prospects, but in the friendships, experiences,

article thumbnail

The Death of DEI (Margaret Kimberly, Black Agenda Report)

Higher Education Inquirer

Black people must be discerning about racist attacks on DEI programs while also acknowledging that diversity can be a con that damages Black politics, just as it was meant to do. The sight of Al Sharpton holding a protest at a New York City Costco store is a sure sign that very problematic politics are being practiced. In this instance, Sharptons theatrics were inspired by the corporations which discontinued their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.

History 52
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.