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India issues draft rules for foreign university branches

Inside Higher Ed

The criteria, which were expected to be finalized later this month following consultation, clarify the rules for international universities setting up Indian campuses, a shift first announced in the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP). But not everyone was worried by the new guidelines. Kuwait [and] Qatar,” he said.

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As microcredentials boom, employers' hiring platforms fumble

Inside Higher Ed

“There’s valuable educational and skill information hiding in plain sight with regard to some of these candidates,” said Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University and a co-author of the study. “Why do these systems not call for more detailed information?

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Inside Higher Ed

“It has been the desire of many entrepreneurs, foundations and policy leaders that microcredentials will become the substitute for expensive degrees,” Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University, said. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Today, more students of color, more low-income students, more women and more students with physical or mental health concerns seek higher education than in earlier decades. Some students need lower costs. Others need easier or more flexible access. “Why do we have souls if we aren’t permitted to feel anything?

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How federal and state policies gauge colleges' value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

They know that chemical engineering, for example, is a really great thing to major in for earnings. It’s just that a whole lot of people don’t want to be chemical engineers, and there’s not all that much that we can do to induce them to go into those fields. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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Inside Higher Ed's best-read content of 2022

Inside Higher Ed

" That question loomed over federal higher education policy for much of 2022. This one, featuring a former official in the Biden administration and other policy experts, appeared to capture the attention of the broader public, with many readers coming to it from such social media sites as Instagram and even Pinterest.

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Where should freedom of speech responsibilities in higher education lie?

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Varsity has recently reported the vandalising of the front door of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology by an activist group ‘citing the department’s ties to fossil fuel funding’ and alleging ““lobbying” by the department to delay a motion to stop the University receiving funding from fossil fuel companies”.