Wonkhe

OCTOBER 15, 2023

New research from Wonkhe and Pearson finds connections between students' financial struggles, wellbeing, and academic progress. Gail Capper and Debbie McVitty report the findings The post Financial struggles make it harder for students to connect and engage in their university community appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 3, 2024

Daniel Sokol and Bradley Talbot have come across a fair number of student complaints - and think that universities are often making derisory offers to settle them that students should reject The post Universities cheat students out of fair compensation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 14, 2024

Leo McCann assesses whether the media portrayal matches the reality The post Asking students whether university is really worth it appeared first on Wonkhe. Questions of value for money and the purpose of higher education are back in the news.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Conflict on campus feels more intractable than ever - yet methods to resolve it are increasingly legalistic, silencing students in the process. Jim Dickinson sets out an alternative The post Free speech is not universities’ problem. It’s students’ appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

JULY 15, 2024

Students are changing - and so are the ways that universities should adapt to ensure their success. Sunday Blake gets across some new research The post How current applicants feel about coming to university appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MAY 30, 2024

How many people should go to university? Paul Wiltshire argues that we need a proper debate about student numbers The post Maybe too many people go to university appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Given the importance of global learning and study abroad programs to student development and early career outcomes, how can universities provide avenues for all students to pursue a global education?

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The High Court has rejected an appeal against a judgement that a university contributed to the death of a student by discriminating against her. Jim Dickinson and Sunday Blake explain The post The University of Bristol loses its appeal over the Abrahart case appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges put together a list of 474 institutions that it says are important for low-income, Black and rural students.

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Wonkhe

MAY 8, 2024

The traumas and challenges students bring with them to higher education need to inform how they are supported in transition, finds Jenny Shaw The post Opening universities’ doors wide enough to let students’ lives in appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As concerns over campus antisemitism engulf US universities, Jim Dickinson wonders when England's new free speech chief will offer clarity on the line between what's protected and what's prohibited The post Universities and students need answers on antisemitism appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 29, 2024

Jim Dickinson identifies the policy implications for the sector from a recent coroner's report into the death by suicide of a student at the University of Southampton The post What role should staff play in preventing student suicide? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The policy means to entice students to attend institutions in the state, especially as college-going rates decline.

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Wonkhe

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Emma Roberts sets out three legal reforms that could transform the way universities learn from and prevent death by suicide amongst students

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Wonkhe

MARCH 3, 2024

Jim Dickinson gets into the GTI/Cibyl polling underpinning the UPP Foundation's Student Futures 2 report - and finds collective strategic challenges for universities' growing group of Disabled students The post Disabled students need more than support plans and “fixing” appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Mack Marshall and Jim Dickinson spent the summer training up this year’s batch of student leaders. Mack Marshall and Jim Dickinson spent the summer training up this year’s batch of student leaders. There wasn’t much discussion about the future. There wasn’t much discussion about the future.

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Wonkhe

JUNE 6, 2024

Increasing numbers of students are using self-employment as a component of supporting their living costs. Robert Phillips asks whether universities can help The post Students are turning to self-employment to fund their studies appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 16, 2022

New research from Wonkhe and Pearson shows four foundations to student belonging. The post The four foundations of belonging at university appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

JULY 2, 2024

Adam Winstock argues that universities who want to optimise students' heath, well-being and future should move away from punitive approaches to drugs The post Work on drugs is about keeping students safe appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Its share of freshmen from underrepresented groups fell by nine percentage points after last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ban on race-conscious admissions.

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Wonkhe

MAY 25, 2024

Jim Dickinson reviews the early lines being taken in the election campaign on student finance - and tries to work out what might happen next The post Can the next government afford an increase in student or university funding? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 12, 2024

Louise Nicol thinks that universities should get more from partnerships with graduate employers. The post To universities students could be an asset, not just a cost appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 15, 2024

Technology supporting learning and teaching should stand or fall by whether it can contribute to keeping students consistently engaged in learning, says Janice Kay The post The future success of universities hangs on how good we are at student engagement appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

AUGUST 4, 2024

Rachel Maxwell shares insight from University of Keele's use of engagement analytics to improve student retention in the foundation year The post Breaking the cycle of despair through tracking student engagement appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

JUNE 24, 2024

A new guide from Yorkshire Universities explores how sustainability is embedded into university curricula and highlights current good practice. Monika Antal presents the findings The post How to engage students with sustainability through service learning appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 23, 2023

For much of the year universities have been worried about students not coming to classes. Jim Dickinson reveals the results of new research on why that might be The post Can students be bothered to come to campus? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

How do universities produce good citizens? For Mathew Guest, research on interfaith relations may have the answer The post The diversity of the university experience helps students become good citizens appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Ivy League institution will create six new positions and increase community outreach following the ban on race-conscious admissions.

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Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 24, 2024

AI and digital innovations streamline college admin, enhancing student support and experience.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 14, 2024

There's been a lot of talk about market exit - but, as Jess Lister and Jonathan Simons explain, still no clarity on exactly what safeguards would be in place for the interests of students, the locality, and the nation The post We still don’t know what happens when a large university runs out of money appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Ivy League institution said it’s cutting off funding for the groups, which it accused of repeatedly flouting policies on hosting events.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The New Jersey-based private nonprofit has been struggling with declining enrollment and is trying to shrink operating deficits.

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University Students 264

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 16, 2024

President Mike Lee is under review for his handling of negotiations with pro-Palestinian activists, the California State University system said.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A new paper proposes that graduates start repaying student loans when jobless or bedridden. Jim Dickinson goes searching for something less regressive

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 10, 2023

At Staffordshire University, Annabel Kiernan and Kierra Bunting have trialled a survey of basic student needs. Here's what they found The post To support students at university we need to help them meet their basic needs appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Jim Dickinson reflects on calls to reduce regulation of universities - arguing that the real problem is the way we frame higher education as "big boarding school" The post The last thing that students need is less regulation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 28, 2024

Nishan Canagarajah shares the work the University of Leicester is doing to coalesce investment, effort, and support to provide new opportunities in northwest Leicester The post How universities can help unlock and nurture diverse local talent appeared first on Wonkhe.

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