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Holistic campus design strategies to combat loneliness 

University Business

Actionable takeaways for other campuses The following strategies are essential for a Campus Catalysthelping institutions directly address student success challenges, mitigate the effects of the Anxious Generation (2024 ), and combat loneliness.

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How Severance Mirrors U.S. Higher Education Administration: The Compartmentalization and Bureaucracy of Modern Academia

Higher Education Inquirer

This division can lead to limited communication and a lack of understanding between those shaping the institutions direction and those most impacted by decisions. Administrators focus on policies and data, while faculty members concentrate on teaching and research.

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Building Sustainable Futures: Rethinking International Student Recruitment in the UK

HEPI

Several external factors contributed to this sharp rise, many of which were beyond UK institutionsdirect control. Whereas first degree enrolments dipped from a peak of 109,730 in 2020/21 to 94,105 the following year, recovering slightly to 103,845 in 2022/23.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Inside Higher Ed

Social workers “absolutely cannot situate ourselves as the magic ingredient to eradicating racism in law enforcement—an institution directly tied to the legacy of American slavery—if we cannot dismantle racism within our own systems of care,” Dettlaff wrote in the letter, which was signed by more than 1,100 social workers.

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How Can You Increase Success With Second-Year and Transfer Students?

Helix Education

Although students appear socially comfortable, they are still looking for institutional direction for opportunities to engage socially. and, “How can we use data on student’s requests and needs to shape programs, services, resources to help them not just survive but thrive?”.

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The high cost of funded research in colleges and universities

Changing Higher Education

Whatever the value of institutional Direct Funding of R&D, it is obviously the driver of the rapidly growing overall cost of Institutional R&D. Over the 4 years covered by the report, Direct Funding grew by an impressive 54.8%. Most elements of Departmental Research, e.g

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Scaling Online Programming: The Fundamental Building Blocks

Helix Education

I’ve also worked on digital badging that allows students to stack credentials, earn digital credentials, and help students demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have learned.