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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

A month after she graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in history and global culture, she was hired by her alma mater to do just that. Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator.

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Changes in the postgraduate taught landscape in the past 10 years, and things to consider for the next 10.

HEPI

Michelle Morgan , Dean of Students at the University of East London , has kindly authored this HEPI blog. Impact of the Postgraduate Loan Scheme on UK domiciled masters’ participation between 2016/17-2019/20 As soon as the scheme was introduced, the impact of the Postgraduate Loan Scheme was felt. respectively (see Table 3).

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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

percent between 2015 and 2019.” I think it is easy for lawmakers, the media, and even large sectors of higher education to dismiss small colleges. After all, individually, the may not look like much on paper. Those are the ones I can think of right away.”