Wonkhe

MAY 8, 2024

The traumas and challenges students bring with them to higher education need to inform how they are supported in transition, finds Jenny Shaw The post Opening universities’ doors wide enough to let students’ lives in appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Conflict on campus feels more intractable than ever - yet methods to resolve it are increasingly legalistic, silencing students in the process. Jim Dickinson sets out an alternative The post Free speech is not universities’ problem. It’s students’ appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

AUGUST 9, 2023

New research from the Sutton Trust finds a widespread appetite for higher education is dampened by perceptions of the cost of study. The post Yes, the cost of university study does deter disadvantaged students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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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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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As concerns over campus antisemitism engulf US universities, Jim Dickinson wonders when England's new free speech chief will offer clarity on the line between what's protected and what's prohibited The post Universities and students need answers on antisemitism appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 13, 2024

The mental health challenge is real - but universities are at risk of being pushed to deliver mental health support beyond their educative mission, argues Debbie McVitty The post It is not sustainable to expect universities to offer specialist mental health support appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Education Department said it will try to recoup discharge costs from the for-profit college’s owners.

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Wonkhe

AUGUST 26, 2024

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

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Wonkhe

MARCH 4, 2024

Ukraine’s Deputy Minister with responsibility for higher education shares the exceptional ways in which structural transformation is preparing Ukraine for a victorious and prosperous future The post Ukraine’s universities will continue to modernise in spite of the war with Russia appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Wonkhe and Kortext have surveyed educators and talked to sector leaders to explore the post-Covid landscape for digitally enabled higher education. Spoiler: pedagogy drives technology The post Setting the curve 1 – how universities are deploying technology for learning, teaching, and student success appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Just six percent of refugees have access to higher education. Maryam Taher explains how universities can help to increase that figure The post Universities should be places of safety, solidarity and empowerment appeared first on Wonkhe.

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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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Higher Ed Dive

MAY 6, 2024

AI is pushing its way through the education sector, transforming the way schools, colleges, and universities support their students, parents, faculty, and staff.

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Wonkhe

JUNE 12, 2024

The HEPI/Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey paints a bleak picture of students increasingly unable to realise the benefits of higher education. Jim Dickinson does the splits The post There are too many students at university. But not for the reasons some say appeared first on Wonkhe.

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MindMax

JULY 26, 2023

The Right Foot of Higher Education Marketing Colleges and universities tend to rely too heavily on their right foot. When it comes to enrollments, a school’s right foot is the segment of prospective students who would apply to a program even if the school did the bare minimum to reach them. We’re well-known in our region.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As the Office for Students publishes ratings from the Teaching Excellence Framework, TEF panel chair and Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University Chris Husbands reflects on the new exercise The post Celebrating excellence in higher education with TEF 2023 appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Higher education leaders won’t meet the moment if their virtual courses merely replicate face-to-face learning, Western Governors University’s leader says.

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Universities are often failing to enable Disabled doctoral students to access their education. Pete Quinn explains a new research report on what can be done to change things The post Disabled PhD students can be better supported appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

I recently read an instructive piece on the Educate Wiser website. For example, a student using ChatGPT to write a research paper on the Vietnam war may generate a response that contains incorrect dates or events. Student Learning The key is to be transparent in its use and give credit where credit is due.

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Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute official shares why the university recently updated its orientation, advising and physical education requirement.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Genie, which the company Edvoy launched in September with “several millions of pounds” of investment, is an AI-powered search tool that helps students find the right university courses for them. And universities can also see benefits, he said. “It’s early stages. “It’s early stages.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

APRIL 22, 2024

It will not show you net costs to students. It will not adjust for things like church support, enormous endowments, or the cost of living in that high-priced city where Excellence College or Superior University is located. That same college with a 50% discount has just $25,000 per student. Right where I expected it would be!"

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The core aims of a university have not changed in centuries. 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?

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MindMax

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This blog post was written based on a conversation between Lee Maxey and Paul LeBlanc , author of Students First: Equity, Access, and Opportunity in Higher Education. For Paul LeBlanc, former president of Southern New Hampshire University , three teachers did just that. Watch the full conversation here.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Enhancing and modernizing the higher education student experience is a top priority for college and university administrators. This is something we at CDW Education have been hearing about for a while from our partners on university campuses. One bit of buzzy…

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HEPI

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon FREng PFHEA is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of international education provider Study Group. When I first travelled to the UK from my home in Mexico as a postgraduate international student 27 years ago, my father’s words were ringing in my ears. International students don’t speak English.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The impact of technological advancements and industrialisation is especially evident in the field of international student mobility. Following the rise of mass air travel after World War II, it is estimated that 6 million students’ study abroad today, with projections suggesting this number could reach 8 million by 2030.

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Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 31, 2023

An Education Department investigation alleges the Christian institution falsely advertised doctoral program costs to over 7,500 students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A new report released by The Education Trust titled, “Improving Titles III & V of the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds” examines how Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) receive funds related to Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA).

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 9, 2024

For Sol Gamsu, the Universities UK blueprint for higher education is missing the voices of students and frontline staff

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With the “big four” study destinations increasing restrictions on international students – including student caps and a ban on dependents – Asian universities are maximising their appeal to attract overseas applicants. Japan Japan has set a huge target for an influx of international students.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This week on the podcast the government is planning to introduce a “quality seal” for universities on standards in addressing antisemitism. The post Podcast: Culture wars, Covid compensation, student votes appeared first on Wonkhe. But does free speech legislation put it in jeopardy?

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As mass higher education attempts to find ways to boost investment in itself, Jim Dickinson argues that waiting for the political pendulum to swing towards the past is no way to do it The post There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A university's size matters — mergers can boost competitiveness and student value, although they require the unwavering support of institutional leaders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

By now many people have read the recent article by the New York Times that critically examines the state of DEI at the University of Michigan. This article prompted other criticisms against the University of Michigan’s DEI initiatives in media outlets including the New York Post and USA Today and follows other attacks.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Gallaudet University Leads Deaf Student Civic Engagement Work Ashley Mowreader Mon, 11/11/2024 - 03:00 AM The SignVote program at Gallaudet University seeks to equip Deaf college students and other community members with voting education and support. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Originally established to exclude certain populations of students, legacy admissions provides a significant boost to children of ultrawealthy families who apply to elite institutions. Legacy admissions has an even more corrosive influence: It widens equity gaps in higher education.

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