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UK universities are in crisis – and Labour has taken the first step towards saving them | Philip Augar

The Guardian - Higher Education

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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An Apology for the Liberal Arts

HEPI

She has a BA in Classics and Economics from Brown University and an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford. What is the purpose of a university education? What job could a person possibly get with an Art History degree, for instance? Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees.

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Institutional autonomy: does it need an ‘academic community’?

HEPI

This post was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. The Commons debated ‘Higher Education’ on 28 November 2012. This piece is the second part of two on the topic of institutional autonomy. It remains important.

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700,000 incarcerated students will be Pell-eligible in 2023. Here’s what that could mean for your institution

EAB

As the US Department of Education described , this change will open doors to postsecondary education and new career opportunities for thousands of prospective adult learners. The History of Higher Ed for Incarcerated Students. Few opportunities benefit incarcerated people as much as postsecondary education.

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Survey Shows Gen Z’s Unique Perspective on Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Corey Seemiller, professor at Wright State University and co-author of Generation Z Goes to College Dr. Corey Seemiller, a professor at Wright State University and co-author of Generation Z Goes to College , found it unsurprising that Gen Z students were concerned with finances.

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WEEKEND READING: The next 20 years – rediscovering the social purpose of higher education

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for the HEPI 20th Anniversary Collection by Dr Jonathan Grant, founding Director of Different Angles Ltd, a consultancy that focuses on the social impact of universities and research. Clearly not all universities in the UK are over 100 years old but they seem solidly to meet these criteria.

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Is the future tertiary?

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Alice Wilby , Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Access, Participation and Student Experience) at University College Birmingham. Widening participation: We can develop full pathway education, with progression mapped from Levels 1 to 7. How to do it?

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