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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

UUK's blueprint for universities calls for the government to fix a research funding system which is "not fit for purpose" James Coe has the details

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Universities UK ‘holding back’ on requests to restart Erasmus programme, but hopeful amid talks on youth mobility British universities are urging the government to find a way to restart the flow of EU students to Britain after Brexit, including a possible return to the Erasmus student exchange programme. But as Keir Starmer prepares for his first bilateral meeting with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday, British universities say they are determined not to provo

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Debbie McVitty assesses Opportunity, Growth and Partnership, the Universities UK blueprint for the Labour government’s HE policy agenda

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

During the spring 2024 semester, we redesigned our courses to pilot a cross-course group project involving a social sciences course (SSC) titled, “Social Justice Movements in the U.S.”, an elective primarily for first and second year students, and a health sciences course (HSC) titled, “Capstone,” a program requirement for fourth year students. This project tasked cross-course groups to collaborate with each other to conduct research on a social justice movement and to develop community-based po

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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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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Can proposals for the future of universities succeed without considering the role that students should play in them?

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

During the spring 2024 semester, we redesigned our courses to pilot a cross-course group project involving a social sciences course (SSC) titled, “Social Justice Movements in the U.S.”, an elective primarily for first and second year students, and a health sciences course (HSC) titled, “Capstone,” a program requirement for fourth year students. This project tasked cross-course groups to collaborate with each other to conduct research on a social justice movement and to develop community-based po

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Readers respond to an article by Peter Mandelson in which he calls for student fees to be linked to inflation For more than 15 years, university students and staff have borne the brunt of a broken system. Tuition fees helped turn higher education into a quasi-market, transforming students into indebted consumers and staff into precarious workers. Lord Mandelson’s support for Britain’s universities is welcome, but it is unfortunate that he appears relaxed about making students and staff pay the p

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

This blog was kindly authored by Jenny Shaw, HE External Engagement Director at Unite Students. It is based on a presentation given at the Universities UK Annual Members’ Conference on 5 September 2024 As the new academic year gets underway, insight into the attitudes and characteristics of this year’s applicants takes on a new meaning. This blog explores five different data points from the Unite Students/HEPI Applicant Index that could prove significant over the coming year.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Vice-chancellors say universities ‘essential to economic growth’ and that maintenance grants should be restored Ministers should aim for 70% of young people to continue their education after leaving school by 2040, while tuition fees in England should be increased, according to the leaders of UK’s universities. The “blueprint for change” published by Universities UK (UUK), which represents vice-chancellors, wants the 70% target to be supported by grants paid to disadvantaged students and a new “

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Higher Education Inquirer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The Layoff.com is a "simple discussion board" for workers who would like to learn more about the rumors or possibility of job cuts in their organization. It's also been helpful for us to understand what has been happening behind the scenes in the US Higher Education business. We have been observing and participating on this website for more than a dozen years, watching the fall of Corinthian Colleges (Everest College, Wyotech, and Heald), ITT Tech, Education Management Corporation (the Art Insti

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Editor's Note: On the cusp of the most consequential election cycle of our time, public scholarship can help provide nuance, context, and clarity to a range of pressing issues. By Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean centering policy questions and offering action-based strategies, this scholarship inspires us to make informed choices at the local, state, and national levels.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Editor's Note: On the cusp of the most consequential election cycle of our time, public scholarship can help provide nuance, context, and clarity to a range of pressing issues. By Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean centering policy questions and offering action-based strategies, this scholarship inspires us to make informed choices at the local, state, and national levels.

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