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

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Paul Angrave, Director of Public Affairs and Engagement and William Wells, Deputy Director of Research & Enterprise at the University of Leicester. This blog is part of series of HEPI publications marking twenty five years of devolution.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As for Labour, their Education pledges look set to focus on early years provision (again, perhaps framed as a productivity issue), and promises on training nurses and doctors. The party’s higher education policies, however, seem to be still forming – and along familiar lines.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Paul Angrave , Associate Director of Public Affairs at the University of Leicester. International students are vital to higher education and the UK – they bring global perspectives, talent, and skills to every part of our country. billion a year. billion a year.

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HEPI

JULY 9, 2024

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. The test for education will be does it redress imbalances and challenge injustice or does it embed it? There are many students who need urgent help now. That’s revealing.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

All details except the student’s gender and institution have been changed to protect her identity.) Saleema is one of more than 126,000 students, including nearly 17,000 refugees, studying at this tuition-free, nonprofit online university with an all-volunteer faculty. It is a challenge … Should we do better?

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

However, such a focus can mean that insufficient attention is given to the student voice, and to listening to what they have to say. Focus groups were used to capture the student voice. These were not confined to the initial outlay (including student fees) but also to the implications.

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