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Student Substance Use: Keele University’s Journey from Zero Tolerance to Harm Reduction

HEPI

This was developed after discovering that 50% of Keele students access drug advice and information from peers compared to university services (12%) or local services (6%) (Keele 2022 Drug Impact Survey). However, we had a clear vision, and over several years took small steps towards achieving our larger goals.

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University of Texas at Austin Lays Off Former DEI Staff

Insight Into Diversity

The announcement by Jay Hartzell, UT Austin president, comes amid the latest pressure put on public higher education institutions in the state to abide by Senate Bill 17 , a state law banning DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) across public higher education institutions, which went into effect in January. Republican Sen.

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“Transformative” program for refugees in US

The PIE News

Organisers say it will give higher education institutions the chance to “play an instrumental role” in the journey of refugee students towards long-term integration in the US. “Education is a powerful tool for personal advancement that contributes to the strength of our country,” Valls Noyes added.

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CHLOE 7: Centralization vs. Distribution of Online Student Services

Inside Higher Ed

Building out centralized services for online programs may be more cost-efficient as online education grows across the institution. 3 - I think (hypothesize) that we are seeing an ecosystem-wide shift towards institutional centralization of online services. It takes time to build capacity, expertise, and experience.

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New cybersecurity technology is ideal for education

University Business

For educational institutions, this peak often occurs in late August or early September. This may be because educational institutions have gotten a reputation as being one of the easier targets to hack. More from UB: Here are 3 ways your procurement office is changing Why are educational institutions so seemingly ripe for the picking?

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Innovating Through Failure. and Success

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Most of the information on that paperwork, the institution already has it. Burns compared it to building a personal budget around bank balance, income, and known expenses: "It's the same with students and our institutions. In many institutions, it's a low-income student. Innovating Through Failure. Run the data. Who drops out?

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UC San Diego suspends instructor for racist comments

Inside Higher Ed

“We sincerely apologize to those who have been impacted, including the university service workers and Spanish-speaking communities.”