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How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent

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Nishan Canagarajah shares the work the University of Leicester is doing to coalesce investment, effort, and support to provide new opportunities in northwest Leicester The post How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Richard Cordray Takes the Fall for FAFSA Fiasco

Inside Higher Ed

Richard Cordray Takes the Fall for FAFSA Fiasco Katherine Knott Sun, 04/28/2024 - 10:52 AM The Federal Student Aid chief and debt-relief czar is stepping down after months of criticism over the bungled FAFSA overhaul. But is now the right time for accountability?

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Changing the Graduate Route would be a supreme act of self-sabotage

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Cranfield University vice chancellor explains how the Graduate Route enables a pipeline of highly skilled students to work with British industry The post Changing the Graduate Route would be a supreme act of self-sabotage appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Preparing to Lead with the Help of the Disney Leadership Institute 

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“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney Many undergraduate and graduate programs at colleges and universities worldwide provide opportunities for their students to travel abroad and learn global experiences that help them complete requirements within a designated course. This global experience focuses on observing, relating to, and learning from like minds in like disciplines but in different cultures, environments, and strategic organizational

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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.

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Freeports are effective as convenors of place-based R&D – but that doesn’t mean they are necessary

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Freeports are one of the government's flagship place-based economic policies. James Coe investigates lessons from the ways that universities have got involved The post Freeports are effective as convenors of place-based R&D – but that doesn’t mean they are necessary appeared first on Wonkhe.

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REF2029: People, Culture and Environment in Small Specialist Institutions

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This HEPI blog was kindly written by Emma Wakelin , Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research & Innovation at the Royal College of Art. (X/Twitter: @Emma_Wakelin ) This piece is the latest in a series of HEPI blogs discussing REF2029. In March, we heard from the Executive Chair of Research England, Dame Professor Jessica Corner: you can read her piece here.

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Preparing to Lead with the Help of the Disney Leadership Institute 

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“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney Many undergraduate and graduate programs at colleges and universities worldwide provide opportunities for their students to travel abroad and learn global experiences that help them complete requirements within a designated course. This global experience focuses on observing, relating to, and learning from like minds in like disciplines but in different cultures, environments, and strategic organizational

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How Robotic Dogs Could Protect College Campuses

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Robots vacuum our floors and monitor the air quality or room temperature in our homes. On college campuses, the latest iteration of robots enhances and improves physical security, especially in situations that otherwise might endanger human lives, such as detecting or disposing of weapons or bombs, detecting chemical spills and much more. AT&T’s robotic dogs, developed in partnership with Ghost Robotics, offer almost limitless potential in campus safety, says Arthur Hernandez, network project ma

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HLC 2024 Waiting too long can doom a college merger, experts say - Ben Unglesbee, Higher Ed Dive

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Higher education experts have a message for college leaders contemplating a merger: Don’t wait. By the time a college is in deep financial distress and facing potential closure, the window for an optimal merger typically has closed long ago. Institutions in trouble often wait until “the absolute last minute and then think, ‘Now it’s a good idea to find a merger partner’ — which nobody will touch,” Ricardo Azziz, founder and director of the Center for Higher Education Mergers and Acquisitions, sa

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Why are police cracking down on US campus protests? - podcast

The Guardian - Higher Education

Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New York You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport This episode was first played on our global news podcast, Today in Focus. As the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the world’s attention has been captured by a battle on the campuses of elite US universities.

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University of Manitoba Faculty and Instructors: Apply for a $10,000 grant to create an open textbook - University of Manitoba

Economics and Change in Higher Education

A new round of UM OER Grants (up to $10,000) is available to help faculty and instructors create digital, open access course materials. Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-25 academic year. Through the Advance Open Ed 2023-24 project, UM Libraries provided financial and practical assistance for the creation of nine open educational resources (OER) publications.

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