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When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Were finding out in real-time, and nowhere are the consequences more alarming than in our efforts to diversify the educator workforce. America is undergoing a calculated retreat in federal education policy. We canand mustredesign educator preparation systems that prioritize access, affordability, and equity.

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Morgan State University’s Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Developed by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1973, the classification system is now housed within the American Council on Education, or ACE, a non-profit association that advocates for higher education policy on behalf of colleges and universities.

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BBC investigates alleged poor English “open secret” in UK unis

The PIE News

For its investigation the BBC also spoke to an academic at a Russell Group institution, who corroborated the student’s claims of widespread use of essay mills and suggested that academic ability is not a priority for those in recruitment.

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Sector leaders demand fresh agenda for UK intled

The PIE News

. “We’ve had separate strategies for education, for research, for our role in international development that rarely talked to each other and rarely talked about universities as institutions,” noted Arrowsmith. Another recommendation of the report focuses on sustainable, well-managed growth in international recruitment.

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UK higher education in spring 2025: 10 ‘killer facts’

HEPI

First, just in case you have not come across the organisation I lead before, the Higher Education Policy Institute or HEPI is the UKs only specialist think tank for higher education and a registered charity. I keep reading the administration is in its early days and needs time to find its feet, but it is now 10 months in.

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Sri Lankan students set their sights on Indian universities

The PIE News

Pankaj Mittal, AIU After the National Education Policy came into the picture, Indian universities are looking forward to more collaborations with international universities, said Mittal. We are now handholding Indian universities to help them find the right partners and guide them on which areas they can collaborate in.

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Why English testing needs to catch up with the times

The PIE News

Institutions in this region are increasingly seeking assessment solutions that align with their admissions and recruitment goals while also being more accessible, affordable, and reflective of modern communication practices. The DET offers a compelling answer to that need.