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The case for the devolution of higher education policy

HEPI

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A HEPI report Evolution of Devolution: How higher education policy has diverged across the four nations of the UK Should higher education policy be devolved? As the resulting national political communities deepened, the ability to shape higher education policy made an important contribution.

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Report: Improving Data Collection on Indigenous Students

Inside Higher Ed

MAY 23, 2024

Report: Improving Data Collection on Indigenous Students Ashley Mowreader Thu, 05/23/2024 - 03:00 AM New federal standards around Alaska Native and American Indian student data will impact how states and institutions collect and report data. A recent brief from the Institute for Higher Education Policy digs into the issue.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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70 Years Later: Black Students with Disabilities Post-Brown v. Board of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

Board of Education decision , it is crucial to reflect on its complex legacy, particularly its unintended negative impact on special education services for Black children. Board of Education was a landmark decision that sought to dismantle racial segregation in American public schools. Ellis The 1954 U.S.

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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes. Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C.

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Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. Now, we’re not just polarized about policy but about each other,” she said.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs

The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2024

A survey of 10,000 full-time UK undergraduates by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) found a record 56% had paid employment while they were studying, working an average of 14.5 hours each week. Continue reading.

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Report: Belonging a Key Factor in Student Retention

Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 30, 2024

Report: Belonging a Key Factor in Student Retention Ashley Mowreader Fri, 08/30/2024 - 03:00 AM A newly released literature review from the Institute for Higher Education Policy highlights the role of student experience and belonging on college student success—and offers suggestions for how this could be applied practically to campuses.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten.

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Exploring Generative AI in higher education

HEPI

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By Matt Riddle, Principal and Director of Learning Experiences, Curio The higher education sector is undergoing a technological revolution, with AI tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Midjourney leading the charge. These tools are transforming the way students learn and the way universities and workplaces operate.

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Students going home could put 35 Tory seats at risk in election, analysis says

The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

The cabinet minister Esther McVey’s Tatton constituency is one of the 35 suburban or rural seats where Conservative hopes could be dashed by students registered to vote at their family home, rather than their university term-time address. Continue reading.

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Zamani-Gallaher Appointed Dean of School of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Rethinking DEI in Higher Education: Should the ‘I’ Stand for Integration Instead?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2024

As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have come under attack, I wonder if higher education leaders shouldn’t begin to evolve the concept before policymakers strip away every tool we have to provide supports for students of color. In the context of higher education.

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How Data Drives Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. UNT and LaGuardia’s student centered, data-driven approaches are helping their students succeed in the classroom and beyond, offering considerable returns on their educational investment. Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. The document's authors misrepresent the origins of progressive thought in education. Department of Education is deeply troubling.

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Higher education in London

HEPI

MARCH 7, 2023

This institution’s position here in London was core to why my student experience was so good, as we got to benefit from studying amidst all the cultural, political and educational institutions situated in the capital. It was led by Peter Hennessy, who is even more famous now – as Lord Hennessy – than he was in the past.

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Proposed Legislation Would Create Program to Support Students’ Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Torres (D-Calif), reintroduce the Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act on Wednesday, a bicameral legislation to help ensure college students can meet their basic needs while pursuing their education. We need to create a student social safety net that sets them up for success. Cory Booker (D-N.J.),

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UK: int’l students facing financial hardship ‘rising’

The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Universities across the UK should be opening specialist hardship funds for international students a report has suggested, after finding that international students are “frequently flagged as being at risk” with regards to financing. It does not say however if or how often they are used by international students.

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How will technology change education in the future?

HEPI

MAY 30, 2023

There is a long history of people getting their predictions about the future of technology, including the future of technology in education, wrong. Just ten years ago, in the words of Wired magazine, Sebastian Thrun declared that ‘ In 50 years … there will be only ten institutions in the world delivering higher education ’.

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Florida, beware: DeSantis’ war on woke may decrease enrollment

University Business

MARCH 24, 2023

Ron DeSantis’s recent legislation is not only fiercely unpopular among current and prospective college students, but it also may drive them out of the state’s public higher education system, according to a new report by Intelligent. Students motivated to attend a school due to their programs showed the least.

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Hits and misses in Budget 2024 for India’s education sector

The PIE News

JULY 23, 2024

lakh crore (over $17 billion) for education, employment and skill sectors, internships with stipends worth INR 5,000 in top companies, to promising education loans upto INR 10 lakhs ($11,949), the central government is eyeing a funding boost for the education space. From announcing INR 1.48 That said, again execution matters.

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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. We also need students to be supported not only in year one but throughout the entire time they are in college.”

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France: fee hike for int’l students overturned

The PIE News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Controversial legislation that was set to hike fees for international students in France has been overturned, as the president makes a fresh call for international talent. The law also included an article obliging students to provide annual evidence to prove they are enrolled in a “real and serious” study program.

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Should universities focus more on student and social purpose?

The PIE News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Among those taking a more holistic approach is the University of Heriot-Watt Malaysia, pushing an emphasis on supporting students to ‘find their purpose’ over the mere pursuit of credentials. Is ‘student purpose’ the key to better outcomes? Heriot Watt Malaysia has put ‘purpose’ at the centre of its education offering to students.

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Why higher education should care about child poverty, and how to address it

HEPI

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Omar Khan , CEO at TASO , Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education. Impact on current students First , universities and colleges need to address child poverty by acknowledging its impact on current students. percentage points.

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Public attitudes to higher education – what does the evidence tell us?

HEPI

MARCH 29, 2023

Today’s HEPI blog is in the form of the Foreword to the recent HEPI / UPP Foundation report on Public Attitudes to Higher Education (February 2023). The Foreword was jointly written by Richard Brabner, the Director of the UPP Foundation, and Nick Hillman, the Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute.

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University students in England ‘have 50p a week to live on after rent’

The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Maintenance loans almost entirely wiped out by accommodation costs, according to research University students in England are left with the equivalent of 50p a week to live on from their loans after paying for accommodation, the cost of which has soared by nearly 15% over the last two years, research has revealed. Continue reading.

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Addressing global challenges together: the power of education diplomacy

The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

These discussions reaffirmed the unique position that institutions of higher education hold as connectors across geographical and cultural divides, as well as catalysts for positive global change. In such international forums, institutions of higher education actively contribute to a larger dialogue on global challenges.

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Risk ratings could ‘damage’ long-term health of Aus education sector

The PIE News

APRIL 10, 2024

The latest release of immigration risk ratings for international education providers in Australia has raised questions about the best approach to ensure the sustainability of the sector. GDP growth last year through spending from international students, according to analysis from NAB.

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Report Suggests Promoting Transfer Pathways Can Help Reduce Costs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The potential for community college students and adults with some college credit to obtain a future degree is limited by a higher education system that has not fully embraced the many pathways today’s learners take to complete a degree, according to a new white paper from the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice’s (CHEPP).

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Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

A growing body of research has shown that race-matched instruction—when teachers and learners come from the same background—is beneficial for students. College students have been shown to be likelier to pass courses with race-matched instructors, likelier to receive higher grades in those courses, and likelier to persist in school.

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What happened the last time Labour wrestled with equality versus excellence in education?

HEPI

AUGUST 26, 2024

It’s taken me almost 20 years but, over the summer, I eventually got around to reading a book I’ve been wanting to read on higher education policy since I started working in the area over 15 years ago: University to Uni – The Politics of Higher Education since 1944 by Robert Stevens.

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A field guide to spotting poor polling

Wonkhe

APRIL 23, 2023

Student polling plays an increasingly important part in higher education policy. Public First's Seb Wride helps us spot good polls from bad The post A field guide to spotting poor polling appeared first on Wonkhe.

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9 Grad Students Honored with K. Patricia Cross Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

“We are thrilled to honor their achievements, and we look forward to the many ways in which they will shape the future of higher education.” Graduate students in fields where the master’s degree is the terminal degree are also eligible. The 2024 K.

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Australia’s resounding endorsement from international students

The PIE News

AUGUST 1, 2024

During The PIE Live Asia Pacific 2024, a group of international students from various institutions spoke candidly in front of educators, policy-makers and senior leaders on what it means to be an international student in Australia. After benefiting herself, she decided to join the group to give back to other students.

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Today’s College Students Aren’t Who You Think They Are. Institutions Must Rethink How They Serve Them.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. A third of today’s college students are 25 and older, and more than a third of undergraduates are part-time students.

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Stand Alone: 2015 – 2024: 10 years of changing higher education for estranged students

HEPI

MARCH 14, 2024

Stand Alone has announced its closure and its higher education work is coming to an end. Will the sector continue to advocate for estranged students and drive policy change? Quickly Stand Alone understood that ‘estrangement’ was unrecognised as a barrier to higher education. In 2016 the Stand Alone Pledge was launched.

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India an international education “sweet spot” until 2050s

The PIE News

APRIL 25, 2023

Expect disruption and new modes of innovative education but now is the time for international education providers to go to India, was the clear message at the Acumen Global Gateway conference in Delhi. The current model of international education for India needs to change… The one-way traffic needs to change,” he said.

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India aims for 500,000 foreign students by 2047

The PIE News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A think tank run by the government of India has set the ambition of enrolling half a million international students in its universities before 2047. One of the important points in this includes that by 2047 we aim to target half a million foreign students in India. “One

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Study: Outcomes of Students in Policy Debate Programs Linked to ELA Improvements and Postsecondary Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Participating in policy debate programs in grade school is associated with improvements in English language arts (ELA) and better odds of graduating and going to college, according to findings from a new study in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

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Report: Censorship legislation and its grip on education

University Business

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Fewer teachers are entering the field, and for those who are currently in it, “it’s a wonder we have any,” said President of the National Education Association Becky Pringle. However, there are additional external factors that directly impact both K-12 schools and higher education. Call to action. So what can be done?

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Here are 9 ways higher education can ensure rural America’s long-term vitality

University Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A comprehensive report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) illustrates the resilience of America’s blue-collar region and describes how increased collaboration with higher education can ensure its survival. Rural towns in the U.S. Census Bureau data from 2015 to 2019.

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Key trends in Latin American higher education: private institutions, diversity, and online learning

SRHE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

by Maria-Ligia Barbosa In Latin America, higher education has undergone intense transformation. In the 1950s, there were around 700,000 students; by 1970 the number had increased to 1.9 million in 1990, 25 million students in 2011, and 30 million in 2019. million, reaching 8.4 HE systems in these countries vary greatly.

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The case for the devolution of higher education policy

Report: Improving Data Collection on Indigenous Students

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

70 Years Later: Black Students with Disabilities Post-Brown v. Board of Education

The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession

ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs

Report: Belonging a Key Factor in Student Retention

Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Exploring Generative AI in higher education

Students going home could put 35 Tory seats at risk in election, analysis says

Zamani-Gallaher Appointed Dean of School of Education

Rethinking DEI in Higher Education: Should the ‘I’ Stand for Integration Instead?

How Data Drives Student Success

How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Higher education in London

Proposed Legislation Would Create Program to Support Students’ Basic Needs

UK: int’l students facing financial hardship ‘rising’

How will technology change education in the future?

Florida, beware: DeSantis’ war on woke may decrease enrollment

Hits and misses in Budget 2024 for India’s education sector

Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

France: fee hike for int’l students overturned

Should universities focus more on student and social purpose?

Why higher education should care about child poverty, and how to address it

Public attitudes to higher education – what does the evidence tell us?

University students in England ‘have 50p a week to live on after rent’

Addressing global challenges together: the power of education diplomacy

Risk ratings could ‘damage’ long-term health of Aus education sector

Report Suggests Promoting Transfer Pathways Can Help Reduce Costs

Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

What happened the last time Labour wrestled with equality versus excellence in education?

A field guide to spotting poor polling

9 Grad Students Honored with K. Patricia Cross Award

Australia’s resounding endorsement from international students

Today’s College Students Aren’t Who You Think They Are. Institutions Must Rethink How They Serve Them.

Stand Alone: 2015 – 2024: 10 years of changing higher education for estranged students

India an international education “sweet spot” until 2050s

India aims for 500,000 foreign students by 2047

Study: Outcomes of Students in Policy Debate Programs Linked to ELA Improvements and Postsecondary Enrollment

Report: Censorship legislation and its grip on education

Here are 9 ways higher education can ensure rural America’s long-term vitality

Key trends in Latin American higher education: private institutions, diversity, and online learning

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