HEPI

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Omar Khan , CEO at TASO , Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education. Impact on current students First , universities and colleges need to address child poverty by acknowledging its impact on current students. percentage points.

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HEPI

MARCH 29, 2023

Today’s HEPI blog is in the form of the Foreword to the recent HEPI / UPP Foundation report on Public Attitudes to Higher Education (February 2023). The Foreword was jointly written by Richard Brabner, the Director of the UPP Foundation, and Nick Hillman, the Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

by Maria-Ligia Barbosa In Latin America, higher education has undergone intense transformation. In the 1950s, there were around 700,000 students; by 1970 the number had increased to 1.9 million in 1990, 25 million students in 2011, and 30 million in 2019. million, reaching 8.4 HE systems in these countries vary greatly.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 23, 2024

Report: Improving Data Collection on Indigenous Students Ashley Mowreader Thu, 05/23/2024 - 03:00 AM New federal standards around Alaska Native and American Indian student data will impact how states and institutions collect and report data. A recent brief from the Institute for Higher Education Policy digs into the issue.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A comprehensive report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) illustrates the resilience of America’s blue-collar region and describes how increased collaboration with higher education can ensure its survival.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2024

A survey of 10,000 full-time UK undergraduates by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) found a record 56% had paid employment while they were studying, working an average of 14.5 hours each week. Continue reading.

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HEPI

JULY 9, 2024

For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. University policy briefings written, risks registered and manifestos and speeches scrutinised. I think it’s safe to say that the person in his mind’s eye is not a struggling VC, underpaid lecturer or even a student missing lectures for work.

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HEPI

MARCH 14, 2024

Stand Alone has announced its closure and its higher education work is coming to an end. Will the sector continue to advocate for estranged students and drive policy change? Quickly Stand Alone understood that ‘estrangement’ was unrecognised as a barrier to higher education.

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HEPI

JUNE 19, 2023

I started my remarks then by noting the level of flux in higher education policy. For example, back then there was considerable uncertainty over many higher education policies. It flagged the possibility of new minimum entry requirements, new student number caps and a new lower fee cap for Foundation Years.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 30, 2024

Report: Belonging a Key Factor in Student Retention Ashley Mowreader Fri, 08/30/2024 - 03:00 AM A newly released literature review from the Institute for Higher Education Policy highlights the role of student experience and belonging on college student success—and offers suggestions for how this could be applied practically to campuses.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

The cabinet minister Esther McVey’s Tatton constituency is one of the 35 suburban or rural seats where Conservative hopes could be dashed by students registered to vote at their family home, rather than their university term-time address. Continue reading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. UNT and LaGuardia’s student centered, data-driven approaches are helping their students succeed in the classroom and beyond, offering considerable returns on their educational investment. Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Torres (D-Calif), reintroduce the Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act on Wednesday, a bicameral legislation to help ensure college students can meet their basic needs while pursuing their education. We need to create a student social safety net that sets them up for success. Cory Booker (D-N.J.),

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The potential for community college students and adults with some college credit to obtain a future degree is limited by a higher education system that has not fully embraced the many pathways today’s learners take to complete a degree, according to a new white paper from the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice’s (CHEPP).

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Universities across the UK should be opening specialist hardship funds for international students a report has suggested, after finding that international students are “frequently flagged as being at risk” with regards to financing. It does not say however if or how often they are used by international students.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Controversial legislation that was set to hike fees for international students in France has been overturned, as the president makes a fresh call for international talent. The law also included an article obliging students to provide annual evidence to prove they are enrolled in a “real and serious” study program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. Dr. tavis d. For example, consider how we use dark to mean bad , evil , and frightening.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 23, 2023

Student polling plays an increasingly important part in higher education policy. Public First's Seb Wride helps us spot good polls from bad The post A field guide to spotting poor polling appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Maintenance loans almost entirely wiped out by accommodation costs, according to research University students in England are left with the equivalent of 50p a week to live on from their loans after paying for accommodation, the cost of which has soared by nearly 15% over the last two years, research has revealed. Continue reading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

“We are thrilled to honor their achievements, and we look forward to the many ways in which they will shape the future of higher education.” Graduate students in fields where the master’s degree is the terminal degree are also eligible. The 2024 K.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 14, 2024

Empire State University has responded to this by making sure that students can enroll in the Teaching Assistant Certificate Program for practically free. This is in keeping with the university’s dedication to educational equity and lowers the costs to the students. “Educational Accessibility and Upward Mobility.”

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University Business

MARCH 24, 2023

Ron DeSantis’s recent legislation is not only fiercely unpopular among current and prospective college students, but it also may drive them out of the state’s public higher education system, according to a new report by Intelligent. Students motivated to attend a school due to their programs showed the least.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 1, 2024

Colleges that offer admissions preferences to legacy applicants are less likely to admit Black, Latino and low-income students, according to a new report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

Indeed, significant numbers of today’s college students no longer conform to the traditional notion of someone in their late teens or early 20s who matriculated to a four-year university straight out of high school. A third of today’s college students are 25 and older, and more than a third of undergraduates are part-time students.

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HEPI

JUNE 16, 2024

New research from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the National Union of Students (NUS) shows the potential impact of student voters in the 2024 general election. The report includes a Foreword from Chloe Field, Vice President for Higher Education at the NUS. Read the report here.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A think tank run by the government of India has set the ambition of enrolling half a million international students in its universities before 2047. One of the important points in this includes that by 2047 we aim to target half a million foreign students in India. “One

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Almost 90% of students whose family income places them in the top quintile of earnings decide to enroll in either a two or four-year college, while just over 50% of high school graduates coming from the lowest quintile of earnings go on to enroll in postsecondary education. We have this prevailing meritocracy aura in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A proposed federal financial aid policy could change the lives of postsecondary students, particularly Black and Latinx students, by allowing them to spend less out-of-pocket for their degrees and prevent the accumulation of student debt, which remains financially crippling for many graduates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

While hip-hop may not often be referenced as tantamount with higher education, many artists have referenced the academe within their works. Cole’s common references to his days as a college student at St. First generation college students are tasked with the tumultuous role of paving their own road. Dr. Jeremy C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

A growing body of research has shown that race-matched instruction—when teachers and learners come from the same background—is beneficial for students. College students have been shown to be likelier to pass courses with race-matched instructors, likelier to receive higher grades in those courses, and likelier to persist in school.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A new Labour government brings higher education policy into a new focus, both as a reflection of long-standing ideas and a look at what changes are to come. Many NCFE learners have seen first-hand how the unique preparation afforded by T Levels can lay exceptional foundations for progressing to higher education.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The BBC is reporting that it is an “open secret” that international students with limited English proficiency can easily enrol in UK university courses, as well as cases of students exploiting illegal loopholes such as paying others to complete coursework or attend lectures on their behalf.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Ten years ago I sat in a pub in Sheffield with international students. All around a growing debate about immigration was catching international students in its wake. Students and faculty. A reduction in public funding has meant international students are the unseen funders of British higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Ultimately, I graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition science and a new passion for a career in higher education to ensure more students have equitable access to college and to supports, such as childcare, that help them succeed. I would later earn my Ph.D.

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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.

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