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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. At the same time, reality struck: A student should not need to have an associate provost as a parent to transfer college credits. Dr. Alicia M.

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In defence of international education 

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Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon FREng PFHEA is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of international education provider Study Group. I’ve also received awards for my work on education innovation, as an advocate for women in STEM and as a proudly LGBTQ+ leader in education.

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“Equality key” to engage globe’s fourth largest higher education system

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We are the fourth largest higher education system in the world. ” The post “Equality key” to engage globe’s fourth largest higher education system appeared first on The PIE News. “We have different Brazils. We’re only behind India, China and the US.

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Should universities focus more on student and social purpose?

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The PIE News speaks to Mushtak Al-Atabi, provost of Heriot Watt University Malaysia and creator of this approach. Education has long focussed predominantly on equipping students with knowledge and skills, notes Al-Atabi. It is still relatively early days for the NEP, which was formalised in 2020.

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Addressing How Student Parents Are Underserved

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Approximately 300,000 undergraduate student parents are currently enrolled at institutions of higher education in the state of California. While pursuing their education, they grapple with a number of challenges in a higher education system that has historically overlooked their needs and experiences, according to the report.

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Addressing global challenges together: the power of education diplomacy

The PIE News

An encouraging example of the increasing internationalisation of higher education is the recent overhaul of India’s educational framework through the National Education Policy (NEP).

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But much of the book highlights how the American higher education system has become the envy of the world — sending thousands of students each year flocking to the United States to commence study. We have the greatest higher education system in the world. You just can’t convince the American people of that.

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