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Our problem, not theirs: young white, working class males and higher education

HEPI

Seven years later, in 2014, a national UCU survey of young people’s perceptions of post-18 education revealed that young men from lower socio-economic backgrounds were less likely to state an intention to progress than their more affluent peers, or women from the same background as them.

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Yemen: the globe’s forgotten higher education crisis?

The PIE News

While diplomatic efforts continue to bring an end fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country, The PIE wanted to identify ways in which the international education sector can assist and change the lives of those in the country for the better. A quarter of scholars in 2022 were from Yemen.

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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It took place in 1984 at a higher education conference at MIT, shortly after they had decided to confront the shortcomings in both the journalistic and academic communities by launching a new publication, Black Issues In Higher Education. My first encounter with Bill Cox and Frank Matthews was quite memorable.

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The health of higher education studies – cause for optimism?

SRHE

By Rachel Brooks How healthy is the area of higher education studies? Higher education research has also been critiqued for occupying a relatively marginal place within the wider discipline of educational research. When we look at the extant literature, there seems to be cause for concern.

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Higher Education Reading List

Susquehanna President's Blog

Higher Education Reading List One of our wonderful trustees recently asked me to recommend a higher-education reading list. Here it is: Newsletters and Magazines I start each weekday with a review of these three: Inside Higher Ed publishes a daily newsletter of current events in higher education.

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Higher-education opportunities for students with disabilities are growing in Nashville

University Business

In 2010, Vanderbilt became the first university in the state and among the first in the country to create a higher-education program for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities with Next Steps. Read more on the Nashville Scene.

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.