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Higher education in London

HEPI

I was given the Fellowship in honour of my work on higher education policy and the-then Chair of QM, Sir Nick Montagu, gave a very nice speech about my career to that date. I have watched with huge admiration the rejuvenation of London Higher under Diana’s leadership.

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Moore appoints a nearly entire new membership for Maryland Higher Education Commission

University Business

Wes Moore (D) announced Monday the appointments of former college presidents, educators and nonprofit leaders to the state’s Higher Education Commission, nearly turning over the entire membership of the panel that oversees statewide higher education policies. Read more from Maryland Matters.

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Sports betting contracts should be rethought (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The agreements raised questions, as the Times put it, “about whether promoting gambling on campus—especially to people who are at an age when they are vulnerable to developing gambling disorders—fits the mission of higher education.” Alumni pride in their alma mater hinges on the colleges’ behavior.

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Making Higher Education Work for All Students

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Making Higher Education Work for All Students A Conversation With Becky Takeda-Tinker, President, Colorado State University Global bridget Thu, 09/14/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Remote Learning Weekly Wisdom Online learning became a critical component for many institutions during COVID. She holds a Ph.D.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The selection of Vasquez Heilig as provost is a game changer for WMU, say higher education leaders who point to his tenure at UK where he strategically increased student enrollment in the College of Education by 63 percent, noting that his efforts have focused on increasing diversity among teachers.

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Legacy Admissions Debate Ignites After Affirmative Action Ruling

Insight Into Diversity

Although a growing number of universities, including Johns Hopkins University, Amherst College, and, recently, Carleton College, have opted out of legacy admissions, the practice is still widely utilized in higher education, especially by elite schools. To be clear, Duke University is not a family.

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Teaching and research? Yes, but universities have another important job

SRHE

A recent detailed account of governance in Chinese universities today (Liu, 2023) explains that each university has a Communist Party committee which is “the highest authority within the university”, a point not made, in my experience, when western visitors meet the university president.