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The Return of Bad Arguments for the Humanities

HESA

Devereaux entitled “ Colleges Should be More than Just Vocational Schools ” (where “college” is being used in the American sense of “undergraduate education”). Then comes this startling pivot: “ The steady disinvestment in the liberal arts risks turning America’s universities into vocational schools narrowly focused on professional training.

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Book Review – The New Leadership Agenda: Pandemic Perspectives from Global Universities by Martin Betts

HEPI

Troy is a Fulbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester’s Institute of Education. Troy’s research focuses on higher education leadership and administration, with a particular focus on investigating the inequities that persist in the sector.

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Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems

Inside Higher Ed

“In the fall of 2021, management decided to conduct an extensive recruiting campaign to bring in more students, which by itself is not an issue. But unfortunately, these students were promised housing—housing the Tennessee State University management knew they did not have a sufficient supply of,” Mumpower said.

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The Impact of Crushing Student Debt on American Society: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions: Changing Higher Education Podcast 164 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest David Linton

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton speaks with economist and investment manager David Linton about his findings from his upcoming book, Crushed: How Student Debt Has Impaired a Generation and What to Do About It. In 1969, the cost of public college education was $1,545 per year, 19% of the median household income.

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OfS with their heads: is Cromwell to blame?

SRHE

by Paul Temple If youve been watching the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantels Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, you may like me have been surprised by how little higher education featured in the story. All right, they couldnt cover every aspect of sixteenth-century English life, but still.)

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

“It is unacceptable that anyone would intentionally cause pain in our community through this kind of hateful act,” Fanta Aw, the university’s vice president for undergraduate enrollment, campus life and inclusive excellence, wrote in the email sent out campuswide on Feb.

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Higher Education in Crisis: A Rapidly Shifting Landscape

Insight Into Diversity

The Insight Report: March 12, 2025 Higher Education in Crisis: A Rapidly Shifting Landscape The higher education sector is facing unprecedented challenges, from financial instability and job cuts to political pressures and regulatory scrutiny. wsj.com+2thescottishsun.co.uk+2en.wikipedia.org+2 wsj.com We are here to empower you.