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The spiralling costs of higher education are hitting stay at home students harder

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Commuter students face financial struggle and a growing sense of isolation from campus. Lee Elliot Major introduces the findings of a new student money and wellbeing survey The post The spiralling costs of higher education are hitting stay at home students harder appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The looming higher education crisis means the Office for Students needs to improve

Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Lord Hollick presents the findings of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators inquiry into the work of the Office for Students. The post The looming higher education crisis means the Office for Students needs to improve appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused

Wonkhe

APRIL 22, 2024

Tetiana Vakulenko and Ivan Yuriychuk explain how Ukraine is addressing quality and standards challenges in the school system – in hopes UK schools quality experts can help The post Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Focusing on the digital experiences of international students can improve higher education for everyone

Wonkhe

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Elizabeth Newall reflects on the findings of the second phase of Jisc's research on the digital experience of international students The post Focusing on the digital experiences of international students can improve higher education for everyone appeared first on Wonkhe.

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From campus to career: Redefining higher education for today’s student

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 1, 2024

Restoring pathways to fulfilling employment for every student is imperative to the long-term success of higher education.

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Higher education postcard: student representation

Wonkhe

MARCH 21, 2024

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag looks at an early students’ union The post Higher education postcard: student representation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher education needs to get to grips with the language of neurodiversity

Wonkhe

JULY 18, 2024

Hannah Breslin and Neil Currant argue that getting language right is essential when supporting neurodivergent staff and students The post Higher education needs to get to grips with the language of neurodiversity appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Education Department issues ‘landmark’ final rule to protect students in career education programs

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The highly anticipated gainful employment regulation requires for-profit institutions to pass debt-to-earnings tests to access federal aid.

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The sector is still struggling to explain the costs of higher education

Wonkhe

AUGUST 8, 2024

Have higher education providers got better at explaining the costs that students will face while at university? Jim Dickinson whiles away the hours to find out The post The sector is still struggling to explain the costs of higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Regional public universities educate nearly 5M students, according to new list

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges put together a list of 474 institutions that it says are important for low-income, Black and rural students.

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Accessing higher education needs a better deal on childcare

Wonkhe

MARCH 21, 2023

Plans to extend the availability of free childcare exclude full time students. Kate Bowen-Viner asks why The post Accessing higher education needs a better deal on childcare appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher education postcard: solvitur ambulando

Wonkhe

MARCH 16, 2023

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag reminds us that student debt is not a new phenomenon The post Higher education postcard: solvitur ambulando appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Is resilience really what we want for students?

Wonkhe

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Should higher education be trying to cultivate tough, resilient students? Jon Rowlands makes the case for developing courage instead The post Is resilience really what we want for students? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Final Title IX rule enshrines protections for LGBTQI+ students

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 19, 2024

The Education Department's long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees.

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How can colleges maintain diverse student bodies?

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Higher education experts shared ways to reach underrepresented students following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling banning race-conscious admissions.

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Higher ed groups, researchers ask Education Department to preserve key sample studies

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The organizations want to keep three large-scale studies that track college students, their outcomes and how they pay for their education.

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The last thing that students need is less regulation

Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Jim Dickinson reflects on calls to reduce regulation of universities - arguing that the real problem is the way we frame higher education as "big boarding school" The post The last thing that students need is less regulation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide

Wonkhe

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Jim Dickinson rounds up the higher education-themed movies and TV that you probably didn't see in 2023 The post It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide appeared first on Wonkhe. Nothing on the TV?

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A dozen education groups press Education Department for FAFSA release date

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The groups say “every day counts” to help students go through the new process for filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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New Report Highlights Hidden Costs and Privacy Risks of Digital Courseware for Higher Education Students

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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.

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Ten things that could feature in a new International Education Strategy

Wonkhe

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The government has announced that it will develop a new International Education Strategy. Jim Dickinson dives into other countries' docs for inspiration on what could be in it

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UK universities can go further to support the resilience of Ukrainian higher education

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Gwen van der Velden and Bo Kelestyn paint a picture of the challenges faced by Ukraine universities, and introduce a new series of articles exploring how the UK can continue to offer help The post UK universities can go further to support the resilience of Ukrainian higher education appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Education Department cuts off Florida for-profit college’s access to federal student aid

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 11, 2023

Florida Career College took in more than $99 million in Title IV funds in its fiscal year ending in 2020.

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Students won’t be able to correct FAFSA forms until April

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 27, 2024

Department of Education marks yet another delay in the fraught rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The notice from the U.S.

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Education Department reverses course on batch FAFSA corrections

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 31, 2024

The change could increase colleges’ administrative burden and leave some students without financial aid this fall, one industry association said.

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Sen. Durbin calls on Education Department to protect students at 2 shuttering for-profits

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 22, 2024

Northwestern College and American Academy of Art College both announced closures in July in the senator’s home state of Illinois.

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‘Stigma is still killing students’: Inside a student-driven program to prevent HIV at HBCUs

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 2, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign is wrapping up the first year of its HIV and PrEP education program designed specifically for Black students.

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Are policymakers overlooking key higher education data?

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

College earnings data often only includes students who graduated, but adding those who didn’t can unearth revealing information, a recent report suggests.

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Colleges won’t receive FAFSA applicant info until March, Education Department says

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 30, 2024

The delay further truncates the timeline for institutions to make financial aid offers, and experts have worried that holdups may harm students.

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UKVI is taking a view about how much remote learning is permissible for international students

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.

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Federal Student Aid office to undergo ‘full-scale review’

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 31, 2024

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced the in-depth evaluation as colleges and students reach the end of a tumultuous financial aid cycle.

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A survey of higher education surveys

Wonkhe

APRIL 23, 2023

David Kernohan has a go The post A survey of higher education surveys appeared first on Wonkhe. From regulation to opinion, It's almost impossible to keep abreast of the scope and quality of sector polling.

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Education Department: 2025-26 FAFSA to fully debut by Dec. 1

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 7, 2024

1 with a limited number of students and institutions. To avoid a repeat of this year's glitches, the agency plans to release the form for testing starting Oct.

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How to resist the enshittification of higher education

Wonkhe

AUGUST 26, 2024

Once you lock in users and suppliers, to reduce costs to shareholders you make the user experience worse. Jim Dickinson applies the idea of enshittification to universities - and wonders what it would take to halt it

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New FAFSA will now be adjusted for inflation, Education Department says

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 24, 2024

The head of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators voiced concerns the change will further delay financial aid offers.

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College students among those targeted with racist texts

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The FBI is investigating the attacks, while higher education institutions are working to protect students and help the authorities.

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New FAFSA will debut in December, Education Department says

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 22, 2023

Typically the student financial aid form goes live in October every year, but it’s in the process of being simplified.

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How to learn from cases of student death by suicide

Wonkhe

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Bob Abrahart critiques the government’s response to calls for a duty of care in higher education, calling for the use of scenario analysis to avoid future tragedies.

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Higher education postcard: University of Leeds lacrosse

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag brings smiling student sportsmen – and some of their life stories The post Higher education postcard: University of Leeds lacrosse appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Liberty University acquires Virginia Technical Institute’s educational components

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 5, 2024

The move is meant to offer students shorter pathways to employment, the evangelical institution said last week.

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Education Department officially launches 2025-26 FAFSA

Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Agency officials struck an optimistic tone about the release of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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Education Department: Common medical conditions have disability protections

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The documents explain colleges and K-12 schools' Section 504 responsibilities for students with asthma, diabetes, food allergies or GERD.

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Stopped-out students are confident in their academic skills — but financial concerns remain

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A new survey from UPCEA and StraighterLine examined potential motivations that could spur former students to return to higher education.

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How consent education can be more than a tick-box exercise

Wonkhe

JUNE 25, 2024

Consent education can be tricky to deliver. Harriet Smailes explains how universities and students' unions can get the messaging, content, and delivery right. The post How consent education can be more than a tick-box exercise appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The spiralling costs of higher education are hitting stay at home students harder

The looming higher education crisis means the Office for Students needs to improve

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Quality assurance for Ukraine’s primary and secondary education – new, ambitious, and student-focused

Focusing on the digital experiences of international students can improve higher education for everyone

From campus to career: Redefining higher education for today’s student

Higher education postcard: student representation

Higher education needs to get to grips with the language of neurodiversity

Education Department issues ‘landmark’ final rule to protect students in career education programs

The sector is still struggling to explain the costs of higher education

Regional public universities educate nearly 5M students, according to new list

Accessing higher education needs a better deal on childcare

Higher education postcard: solvitur ambulando

Is resilience really what we want for students?

Final Title IX rule enshrines protections for LGBTQI+ students

How can colleges maintain diverse student bodies?

Higher ed groups, researchers ask Education Department to preserve key sample studies

The last thing that students need is less regulation

It’s the higher education Christmas movie and TV guide

A dozen education groups press Education Department for FAFSA release date

New Report Highlights Hidden Costs and Privacy Risks of Digital Courseware for Higher Education Students

Ten things that could feature in a new International Education Strategy

UK universities can go further to support the resilience of Ukrainian higher education

Education Department cuts off Florida for-profit college’s access to federal student aid

Students won’t be able to correct FAFSA forms until April

Education Department reverses course on batch FAFSA corrections

Sen. Durbin calls on Education Department to protect students at 2 shuttering for-profits

‘Stigma is still killing students’: Inside a student-driven program to prevent HIV at HBCUs

Are policymakers overlooking key higher education data?

Colleges won’t receive FAFSA applicant info until March, Education Department says

UKVI is taking a view about how much remote learning is permissible for international students

Federal Student Aid office to undergo ‘full-scale review’

A survey of higher education surveys

Education Department: 2025-26 FAFSA to fully debut by Dec. 1

How to resist the enshittification of higher education

New FAFSA will now be adjusted for inflation, Education Department says

College students among those targeted with racist texts

New FAFSA will debut in December, Education Department says

How to learn from cases of student death by suicide

Higher education postcard: University of Leeds lacrosse

Liberty University acquires Virginia Technical Institute’s educational components

Education Department officially launches 2025-26 FAFSA

Education Department: Common medical conditions have disability protections

Stopped-out students are confident in their academic skills — but financial concerns remain

How consent education can be more than a tick-box exercise

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