Your 2025 higher education policy almanac
Wonkhe
JANUARY 3, 2025
Michael Salmon leafs through all the policy developments the higher education sector is looking forward to, dreading, or otherwise expecting for the year ahead
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Wonkhe
JANUARY 3, 2025
Michael Salmon leafs through all the policy developments the higher education sector is looking forward to, dreading, or otherwise expecting for the year ahead
Wonkhe
JULY 5, 2023
Policy making in England no longer seems able to think about higher education as a public good. For Simon Marginson, this is something in desperate need of recovery The post Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Wonkhe
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Across the UK post-compulsory education policy is adopting a more "tertiary" approach - but how tertiary is defined shapes what happens in policy and practice. Chris Millward synthesises the reflections of an expert panel The post What does the tertiary turn in higher education policy mean in practice?
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
The post What’s going to happen in higher education policy in 2023-24? Team Wonkhe reads the runes for the coming year – what's in store for the sector? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Wonkhe
MAY 20, 2023
A tumultuous ten years in UK politics has shaped the higher education landscape, for better or worse. Alistair Jarvis looks for lessons learned The post Reflecting on a decade of higher education policy and politics – and looking ahead appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Department of Education and rolling back the new Title IX rule. The President-elect campaigned on polarizing proposals such as shutting down the U.S.
Wonkhe
JULY 16, 2024
Helen Rimmer argues that kindness should be a central part of policy and culture instead The post Against carewashing in higher education appeared first on Wonkhe. Superficial university wellbeing initiatives mask deeper issues.
Wonkhe
AUGUST 22, 2024
Linda Merrick explains how recent government policy and rhetoric has affected conservatoires, and wonders whether Labour reforms can fix the issues – or will make things worse
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The department said by the end of the year it will produce for Congress a comprehensive summary of all the recent trials.
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Following a Policy Exchange event on the topic, Iain Mansfield and Lucian Hudson explore what we need to do to build a true tertiary education system The post Bringing coherence to tertiary education appeared first on Wonkhe.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag shows a modernist masterpiece built on Victorian policy The post Higher education postcard: St Catherine’s College, Oxford appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The agency will conduct negotiated rulemaking next year, which brings together representatives of different groups to discuss policy details.
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 4, 2024
The proposed changes are intended to ensure accreditors and state agencies are adequately monitoring colleges under their purview, the department said.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 8, 2023
We've long seen a person's education level as a political dividing line in modern Britain. David Kernohan digs into Public First data to see what this means for opinions on education policy The post Are opinions about university funding shaped by education? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Manny Rodriguez laments childhood memories of the discourse surrounding education policies in California, particularly those that negatively affected migrant families like his. Manny is a leader in higher education policy advocacy,” says Brian Rivas, senior director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West. “He
HEPI
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Simona Bizzozero, Chair, QS Reimagine Education Awards & Conference. The rapid advancement of generative AI is reshaping higher education, offering immense potential while also presenting complex challenges.
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The agency also finished work on a policy that will allow incarcerated students to receive federal Pell Grants.
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 11, 2023
The agency started a series of hearings Tuesday to gather feedback on policy actions.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Peter O'Brien and Diana Beech explore the kinds of value that are created when higher education institutions work together regionally
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Although new policies are propping up workers without degrees, experts say higher education will continue to play a role in hiring decisions and pay rates.
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Arguing about research assessment has been a central feature of seventy-five years of higher education policy. David Kernohan traces the roots of the latest debates
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 23, 2023
The Education Department’s new guidance could make mergers take longer, argues Ricardo Azziz, principal at a higher ed consultancy.
Wonkhe
APRIL 17, 2024
UKVI has shared a draft “remote delivery” policy with higher education providers for consultation. David Kernohan spots the gaps The post UKVI is taking a view about how much remote learning is permissible for international students appeared first on Wonkhe.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
These arrangements have been under fire for years from lawmakers and policy advocates, who say they don’t comply with federal law.
HEPI
JULY 16, 2024
He provided some thoughts on what in higher education had changed for better or worse during this period. The new Labour Government quite rightly has a strong focus on economic growth and new higher education policies should seek to support this central goal.
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 13, 2024
Restoring public trust in higher education will require more than public relations and crisis management strategies, argues a Bipartisan Policy Center official.
The PIE News
DECEMBER 18, 2024
A controversial election promise from the UK’s Labour Party, which took Downing Street in July, means that from January 1, private schools will have to pay a 20% tax on the fees they charge parents inciting an upcoming legal challenge as independent schools moveto try and squash the new policy.
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The policy changes include a further reduction of 10% on this year’s cap allocation, while next year, master’s and PhD students – who were formerly exempt – will be included in the cap. The changes, announced in a press conference on September 18, are driven by the IRCC’s overall goal of reducing temporary residents from 6.5%
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 12, 2023
The agency also removed a portion of the policy that would have banned colleges from working with foreign providers.
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 2, 2024
After the justices struck down a 40-year precedent last week, experts warn of chaos for higher education amid doubts about the future of Title IX and gainful employment, among other policies.
Wonkhe
JANUARY 22, 2023
Andy Westwood makes the case for a joined-up education system and a blueprint for policy that could be picked up by Labour for the next general election and beyond The post Why Labour should prioritise tertiary reform over tuition fees appeared first on Wonkhe.
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.
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 6, 2024
Experts at the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association’s policy conference shared their strategies for getting a seat at the table.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
But policy experts aren’t sure it can even scrape together the survey in time. The agency must deliver a report to lawmakers by 2024.
The PIE News
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Against a backdrop of changes to Australia’s policy framework, October 2023 to August 2024 saw a 38% reduction in the number of overall study visas granted compared to the previous year. What’s the fairness when an education provider is trying to recruit a student without knowing what the requirements are to get a visa?”
HEPI
DECEMBER 19, 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, Josh Freeman, Policy Manager, and the HEPI team look back on a remarkable year in higher education policy. Today, we gaze over quite a different policy landscape from the one I wrote about this time last year. Students views on generative AI in higher education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
DECEMBER 29, 2024
By Kelly Field Many of todays policy debates and controversies had their origins in the presidents one term in office.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2024
College students are paying twice for their education: once in tuition and again with their privacy. The report uncovers “troubling gaps in data privacy for students using digital learning tools in higher education.” That’s the findings from a new Privacy Rights Clearinghouse report, funded by a Michelson 20MM grant.
Wonkhe
MAY 6, 2023
Debbie McVitty speculates about what Labour strategists might be thinking about as they shop for a new HE funding policy The post The Labour Party is in the market for higher education funding ideas appeared first on Wonkhe.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Have Americans Actually Lost Faith in Higher Education? jessica.blake@… Tue, 09/24/2024 - 03:00 AM A policy brief from New America argues the answer is no and that media organizations have oversimplified the results of public perception polls. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Understanding the identities of students left behind is crucial to mitigating the unintended consequences of any policy. The legacy of racial inequities in education is not an abstraction; it is a lived reality that resonates both with the students we serve and within the leadership spaces we occupy.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 9, 2024
Students Worry Overemphasis on AI Could Devalue Education Doug Lederman Fri, 08/09/2024 - 03:00 AM Report stresses that AI is “new standard” and universities need to better communicate policies to learners. Byline(s) Juliette Rowsell for Times Higher Education
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 27, 2024
Hundreds of professors, colleges and higher ed organizations have expressed sharp criticism of the Department of Education’s proposed regulations for online courses, saying they stem from an antiquated mindset about new modalities—and place a time burden on professors and a financial burden on institutions.
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