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Benefits of staying on at university by Professor Wendy Thomson

HEPI

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Wendy Thomson CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. Starting university can be daunting. Providing a home at university for care experienced and estranged students create a solid foundation for experiencing all the great things higher education has to offer.

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HBCU’s Augment HyFlex Format Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Faculty Focus

During the 2020 global pandemic, Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) were challenged with maintaining access to learning and student attendance. HBCUs are rich in diversity and often consist of more disadvantaged and underrepresented populations (NCES, 2020). Integrating UDL within a HyFlex model. Representation.

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Exploring British Muslim transitions to PGT studies

SRHE

That is, decision and policy makers open to targeted interventions, as opposed to the one-size fits all, universal approach that delineates the current comfort zone in HE. The sector’s response to this is critical, as dealing with these disparities will necessitate enhancing the current access regime.

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Leading with Impact – how universities can maximise their impact on place

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Richard Calvert, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Sheffield Hallam University. Within higher education, it’s a theme that many university leaders have embraced. Why wouldn’t this be central to what universities are about? Many universities can tell a similar story.

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In the death of college admissions as we know it lies the opportunity for better practices

University Business

Competition to get into college or university has always been a hallmark of higher education. Theoretically, at least, it’s a meritocracy, with the “best” students admitted to the best universities. Theoretically, at least, it’s a meritocracy, with the “best” students admitted to the best universities.

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If A-level grades are unreliable, what should admissions officers do?

HEPI

The assessment of ability and potential to succeed in most English universities is based to an important extent on the grades achieved at A-level, complemented by other factors whose importance varies with context. Prized university places may hinge on one difference in one grade, but all grades are only ‘reliable to one grade either way’.

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Shifts, shocks, fragility: are English universities on a sustainable course? By John Raftery

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by John Raftery, Principal of John Raftery and Associates and former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Wolverhampton and London Metropolitan University. English universities are, by many measures, consistently among the very best in the world, outperforming most if not all other competitors.