The Guardian - Higher Education

MAY 28, 2023

As the stalemate continues, union infighting has added a new dimension while universities are threatening to dock pay When Jo Grady , general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU), stood at the podium of its annual congress yesterday, she said she had “never been so proud to be part of this union as I have in recent weeks, watching you (..)

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Irene Tracey says she will commission independent inquiry to help alleviate ‘really tough’ pressures many face Oxford University’s new vice-chancellor has said that one of her first acts will be to investigate the pay and working conditions of the university’s staff, in an attempt to alleviate the “really tough” pressures on junior academics in particular. (..)

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 28, 2024

Claims that overseas students are admitted with lower entry requirements than domestic students denied Universities have rejected claims that British students are being “squeezed out” by international applicants, including allegations that overseas students are admitted with lower entry requirements than those required for domestic students.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Arif Ahmed pledges to remain politically neutral in his role and to ensure academic freedoms are maintained England’s newly appointed university free speech tsar says his role is not to conduct “culture wars” and has pledged to be politically neutral in his efforts to combat threats to academic freedom.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

George Holmes says employers favour applicants from better-known institutions, as he plans to change university’s name Students from non-Russell Group universities miss out on high-powered jobs because of prejudice by employers, the vice-chancellor of the University of Bolton has said as he prepares to rename it the University of Greater Manchester. (..)

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Criteria on career outcomes, drop-out rates and degree attainment unveiled for system of sanctions Universities will face sanctions if not enough students go on to graduate-level jobs within 15 months, if too many drop out or fail to earn degrees, England’s higher education regulator has warned.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

Concerns that ‘cancel culture’ is blighting universities appear unfounded, according to OfS report Nearly nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their opinions and beliefs, according to a government-backed survey that contrasts with claims of widespread “cancel culture” on campuses.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

College and university administrators can leverage this information to promote their successful programs and rectify any deficiencies. The data needs to be used to hold schools accountable for student outcomes instead of just providing transparency for transparency’s sake.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Wil Del Pilar is the vice president for higher education policy and practice at the Education Trust, an education civil rights organization and advocacy organization working to close opportunity gaps that disproportionately affect low-income students and people of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2025

The current action against UPenn is separate from a formal Title IX investigation launched by the Education Department last month, according to a senior White House official. This funding pause represents a significant shift in how federal policy intersects with institutional governance in higher education.

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