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Why it’s always time to speak up for international students

The PIE News

International students were and are deeply involved in their communities for good, and home students felt their education and lives enriched by connections with peers from around the world. Previously she worked as Director of Public Affairs at the University of Sheffield. Gathering that evidence became a bigger project.

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Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From a sample of over 560,000 first year, first time community college students and over 32,000 instructors in Texas between 2013 and 2020, researchers found that 77% of white students experienced a racial match. These obstacles include everything from discriminatory funding of public schools to personal biases.

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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university

SRHE

Moreover, compared with their A-level counterparts, a noticeably smaller proportion of those on what are sometimes referred to as ‘vocational courses’ go onto higher-level study (Baldwin et al, 2020). Higher Education Policy Institute Report 140, [link] , 17-23. GOV.UK (2022a) Academic year 2020/21.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Harnessing Bots Emily (not her real name) is an American who is saddled with student loan debt totaling six figures from associate and bachelor’s degrees at other institutions, according to Dan Kalmanson, vice president for public affairs at UoPeople. Some students need lower costs.

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What role will higher education play in the next general election?

HEPI

Either way, we inevitably found ourselves wondering what role higher education will play in these parties’ campaigns – if any. Might we be entering a golden age of policy reminiscent of Blair’s flagship ‘education, education, education’ era, when spending on education rose by over £5 billion (in 2020/21 prices) within his first term?