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India, education’s ROI and future-ready grads: a conversation with Shitij Kapur

The PIE News

As India’s higher education landscape evolves, Kapur is considering what young Indians are looking for whether that’s from the Indian or British higher education system. “There are now terrific Indian universities newly in the private sector.

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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce

Deans for Impact

Just as much as they are, he’s attending as an enrolled student, completing assignments and participating in discussions – and, he also happens to be the community college’s Dean of Liberal Arts and Education.

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Higher Education is Indeed a Business, the Business of Student Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Furthermore, I believe that state funding models must be adequately assessed and re-designed to properly fund and ensure a viable future for tomorrow’s youth and working adults to have the educational systems present to address the country’s workforce needs – if higher education is indeed a public good.

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International access to more US institutions ‘must improve’

The PIE News

“We have remarkable institutions in every way, shape or form from the largest research ones all the way to these immaculate small, private liberal arts colleges that do such a wonderful job, but I’m not entirely sure that we do a good job as a nation in ensuring access to all of that opportunity.”

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Study: Age As Aspect of Identity Not Prioritized by University DEI Offices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Increases in life expectancy call for educational systems to change orientation toward age and the longer life course,” the report read. “As As people are living and working longer, the need for on-going education and training grows.

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This startup trailblazer believes these 5 trends will shape the future of education

University Business

“An education system built for the Industrial Revolution is not going to get it done and has frankly outstayed its welcome.” ” AI is no longer a foe—it’s an ally Venture capital in artificial intelligence is in the ballpark of $100 billion, Forbes reports.

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New College Trustees Propose $2 Million Institute to Combat ‘Cancel Culture’

Insight Into Diversity

On Thursday, the New College of Florida Board of Trustees voted to seek $2 million from the state legislature for the Freedom Institute, a center to counter “cancel culture” in higher education. The proposal is the latest in a slew of changes at the small liberal arts college in Sarasota, which has been at the center of Republican Gov.