HEPI

JUNE 19, 2023

This blog is an extract from a speech that the Director of HEPI, Nick Hillman, recently made to the Board of Sheffield Hallam University. I started my remarks then by noting the level of flux in higher education policy. We were on our third Universities Minister in three years, which seemed a lot at the time.

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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

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

G,” is vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University in St. Gonzalez provides leadership to the university’s Division of Student Affairs, engaging with students to recognize their needs and enhance their experiences. Anna Gonzalez, known to her students as “Dr. Louis (WashU).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Rochon has been appointed to serve as president of California State University, Fullerton. Rochon holds a bachelor’s degree from Tuskegee University and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He did doctoral work in educational policy studies. Dr. Ronald S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Anjalé Welton has been appointed the Rupple-Bascom Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWM). And prior to that, she was a faculty member in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Welton holds a Ph.D. Welton holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Lynn Akey will become chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, effective Jan. Dr. Lynn Akey Akey is currently vice president for student success, analytics, and integrated planning at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I am grateful for the impact she has had on the University. Akey holds a B.S.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Australia’s long-term international education strategy should prioritise soft power over economic impact, according to a new report on the future of the internationalisation of the country’s universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

Alderson Broaddus University (AB) will no longer be allowed to award degrees starting Dec. West Virginia’s Higher Education Policy Commission announced the change during an emergency meeting about the school’s financial issues, such as owing the city of Philippi $775,000 in utility debts. 31, the Associated Press reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 31, 2023

Brown University has launched a Center for Career Exploration to better prepare students for the modern-day workforce. Brown’s expansion of its career services center involves hiring more than a dozen new staff.

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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.

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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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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

India’s recent regulatory changes have opened up a “major platform for collaboration between countries”, the Indian government told UK universities participating in a trade mission this week. We have rapid changes in the policies that allow us to collaborate with foreign institutions,” Prasad said. “The

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

KerryAnn O’Meara will become vice president for academic affairs, provost, and dean of the college at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective Jul. in English literature from Loyola University in Maryland, an M.A. in higher education from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. O’Meara holds a B.A.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

English undergraduate education is a hot mess that works in the institutional interests of universities, not young people. Yes, there are bastions of excellence. Continue reading.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

India wants to internationalise its higher education system and tackle brain-drain, as set out in the 2020 National Education Policy , while foreign institutions are keen to capitalise on the growing demand from Indian students. The nature of the business entity will also determine how much tax they are liable to pay. “The

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2024

Imperial overtook Oxford and Harvard universities and was behind only the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the annual Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings. Continue reading.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

by Katy Jordan, Janja Komljenovic and Jeremy Knox The SRHE Digital University Network was launched in 2012, with a view to present “ critical, theorised and research-based perspectives on technologies in higher education ”. Looking back From 2013 onwards, the Digital University had been included in the annual SRHE conference themes.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Labour peer says costs should rise in line with inflation but that universities would still have ‘tough choices’ Peter Mandelson: Universities are in a hole Peter Mandelson has said that tuition fees paid by students in England must rise to stave off the “severe and worsening” financial pressures facing universities.

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University Business

MARCH 24, 2023

Nearly half (49%) of those students who are reportedly not planning to attend a Florida state school cited his education policies as the main reason. The post Florida, beware: DeSantis’ war on woke may decrease enrollment appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the wake of a front assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is calling on colleges and universities not to give in to the pressure to abandon such initiatives.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

less income, according to one institution Some universities in England could lose out on millions of pounds from increased tuition fees because their contracts with existing students may prevent changes to terms and conditions. Contracts with existing students that prevent changes may mean up to £2.5m

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Universities UK likely to recommend smaller increase as institutions struggle with deepening financial crisis Tuition fees in England would need to rise to £12,500 a year to break even, according to analysis presented to vice-chancellors, amid warnings of the deepening financial crisis facing universities. Continue reading.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Education secretary Gillian Keegan will also squeeze funding for programmes to widen access to higher education Ministers will cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities next year, which sector leaders say will further damage the country’s cultural industries.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With a third fewer students enrolling, university leaders accuse ministers of wanting to ‘diminish our success’ Immigration restrictions imposed on international students threaten to damage the UK economy, according to university leaders, with the number enrolling from overseas falling by a third.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 19, 2024

King’s College London poll finds people rank universities behind only the NHS, armed forces and royal family The British public values the UK’s universities more highly than the legal system or the BBC, according to a survey of attitudes towards higher education by King’s College London.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

AUGUST 18, 2024

Higher tuition fees and lifting visa restrictions could help with funding crisis, says Office for Students chair The head of the universities watchdog in England has said the “golden age of higher education” could be over and all options should be on the table as the funding crisis facing the sector is “significant”.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Vice-chancellors to ask ministers to stabilise visa regime and allow them to address the sector’s financial crisis Universities will offer to curb the rise in overseas students in return for greater stability and the chance to increase tuition fees, as part of a plea for the government to ease the sector’s growing financial crisis.

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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 Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Admissions officers report rise in number of inquiries from international students since general election The best UK universities 2025 – rankings Applications by international students to UK universities have been revitalised in a welcome boost for the sector’s ailing financial health by the Labour government’s “change of tone” on immigration since (..)

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MAY 12, 2024

Creative UK and Universities UK urge government to reject plans to abolish or restrict graduate visa route Universities are reporting a steep drop in international students applying to come to the UK, amid warnings that further restrictions on student visas would torpedo a vital flow of talent for Britain’s creative industries.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Andrew Boggs, Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies and University Clerk at Kingston University. All things being equal, one could assume the Bill will receive Royal Assent at some point this spring.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

by Janja Komljenovic, Katy Jordan, and Jeremy Knox ( SRHE DU Network Co-Convenors) From 2023, the Digital University (DU) network is launching a new strategy to connect its members, collaborators, and friends. We hope this new way of working will motivate and stimulate debates around everything digital in higher education.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Vice-chancellors say universities ‘essential to economic growth’ and that maintenance grants should be restored Ministers should aim for 70% of young people to continue their education after leaving school by 2040, while tuition fees in England should be increased, according to the leaders of UK’s universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The legislation is endorsed by the American Council on Education, California Community Colleges, Communities for Our Colleges, Complete College America, the Community Food Bank of San Benito County, Excelencia in Education, Food for People, Generation Hope, Hunger Free America Inc.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

Letitia Williams Letitia Williams has been named associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of the West Indies, a master’s in education policy and leadership and a Ph.D.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

More than a third of higher education institutions are running at a loss, a handful are at risk of government bailout and some have had to shed staff and courses. Universities are part of a delicate post-18 education system, and they cannot be considered in isolation.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 21, 2024

The thinktank said universities that relied on teaching UK students for the bulk of their income were most vulnerable, calculating that undergraduate tuition fees would now be £12,000 if they had kept pace with inflation, rather than the £9,250 rate frozen since 2016.

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