Sat.Dec 07, 2024

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Weekend Reading: Education and Scholarship – An overlooked solution to the teaching dilemma

HEPI

By Dr Madina Tash, Dr Oussama Baher, and Dr Amira Hawas, lecturers in Finance at the University of Sussex Business School. The traditional model of higher education institutions in the UK has largely relied on student recruitment as the primary means of funding both staff salaries and research activities. However, a boom in student enrolments has created a critical challenge: how to maintain an equilibrium between student satisfaction and research output.

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Cambridge University urged to apologise over jailing of thousands of ‘evil’ women without evidence or trial

The Guardian - Higher Education

A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark In 1561, a little-known charter granted the University of Cambridge the power to arrest and imprison any woman suspected of evil. For nearly 350 years, the university used this law to incarcerate young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark in Cambridge.

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The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc. Awards Scholarships to Two Doctoral Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc. has awarded doctoral students with its 2024 MCT Scholarship. Jayla Moody Marshall We are honored to present this scholarship to such exemplary recipients who embody our foundations mission. The significant advances they will drive in higher education will serve as a testament to the enduring legacy of Dr.