HEPI

AUGUST 1, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for the HEPI 20th Anniversary Collection by Roger Brown, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Policy and former Vice-Chancellor of Southampton Solent University. By the start of the twenty-first century though, that had changed and there was a role for a specialist higher education think tank.

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Higher Education Education Policy Educational Policy 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The June 29, 2023, Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action abruptly ended race-conscious admissions practices in higher education, eroding nearly 50 years of precedent. One of the most critical roles the Black Church plays is that of an advocate and educator. Dr. Antonio L.

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Equity Advocate Guidance Policy 104

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2024

Ellis The ruling highlights the complexities surrounding issues of hair discrimination and cultural sensitivity in educational settings. In addition, the ruling underscores the need for comprehensive education and awareness initiatives to combat racial bias and promote cultural competence within educational institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. One size doesn’t fit all in higher education. Julie Peller is the executive director of Higher Learning Advocates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2023

This extends to education, employment, public services, and beyond. When we advocate for accessibility, we create a world where physical environments are inclusive, technology is user-friendly, and attitudes are free from prejudice. According to higher education scholar, Dr. Terrell L. Dr. Antonio L.

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The PIE News

MARCH 22, 2024

New powers under Section 97 of the ESOS Act also come into force on March 23, which will allow authorities to suspend high risk education providers from recruiting international students. ” Speaking on Channel 7 Sunrise on March 22, minister for education Jason Clare was quizzed on accommodation shortages.

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AACC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

September 23, 2022 | Issue # 220 This week, 73 community college representatives were in Washington, DC, for AACC’s Advocates in Action meeting. They also gained insight into how Washington formulates higher education policy. These meeting participants heard from lobbyists, Capitol Hill staff, AACC staff, and more.

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Advocate Educational Policy Community College Policy 52

HEPI

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Few would argue with the statements above, least not me as those who know me would testify, but the same could be said of UK higher education. International students are vital to higher education and the UK – they bring global perspectives, talent, and skills to every part of our country. billion a year.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2023

The Data Science and Literacy Act introduced last month aims to improve, and increase access to, data science education by funding professional development, new curricula and STEM equity programs.

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Professional Development Advocate Educational Policy Equity 40

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Supreme Court is expected to deliver a devastating verdict to advocates of affirmative action. Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react. I think the lobbying world would have a lot to say about that.”

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Policy Educational Policy Disadvantaged Achievement 112

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

In a precedent-setting career in higher education, the late Dr. Alfredo de los Santos Jr. De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. Richardson Jr.,

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Community College Advocate College Leadership Postsecondary Education 96

University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Like many education policies enacted over the last two years, it seems the practice is here to stay. colleges and universities have implemented test-optional or test-free admissions, according to the most recent data provided by FairTest , an organization that advocates for fair and equitable applications of standardized testing.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Making Higher Education Work for All Students A Conversation With Becky Takeda-Tinker, President, Colorado State University Global bridget Thu, 09/14/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Remote Learning Weekly Wisdom Online learning became a critical component for many institutions during COVID.

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Higher Education Education Students Leadership 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Griffin, the dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland. Griffin, associate professor of higher education and student affairs at the University of Maryland “Our country is diversifying quickly,” she said. Gershenson advocated for additional guest speakers of color. Dr. Kimberly A.

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PeopleAdmin

AUGUST 31, 2023

PeopleAdmin Wins Best Higher Education Solution in Tech Edvocate Awards Austin, TX – August 31, 2023 – PeopleAdmin , the leading provider of solutions for higher education, has been named a winner of the 7th Annual Tech Edvocate Awards , earning the title of Best Higher Education Solution for the second year in a row.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Image: After years of lobbying, the so-called 90-10 loophole that advocates argued encouraged some for-profit institutions to aggressively recruit military service members and veterans is closing under final regulations effective July 1 that were announced Thursday. The for-profit industry doesn’t plan to oppose the new regulations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

We should be thinking about cradle-to-career opportunity, how education from the cradle to career is the great equalizer, and making sure it remains so," Holder said. Park, an associate professor of student affairs at the University of Maryland College of Education and author of the third brief.

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Recruitment Equity Allocate Achievement 91

ACPA

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dr. Pruitt -Logan’s career of contribution to higher education began at Howard University in 1950 as Resident Intern and Women’s Counselor. In 1995 she was named Professor Emeritus of Educational Policy and Leadership. Pruitt -Logan has also been the recipient of many additional awards.

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Deans Educational Policy Leadership Dean Of Students 40

IHEP

APRIL 5, 2023

It’s also when college access and success advocates step up efforts to ensure the programs that improve college affordability and student outcomes get the support they need. President Biden’s FY24 budget proposal included several much-needed increases in higher education funding.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2023

The criteria, which were expected to be finalized later this month following consultation, clarify the rules for international universities setting up Indian campuses, a shift first announced in the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP). “I could see a symbiotic relationship between foreign capital and Hindutva ideology.

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University Guidance University Grant Advocate 71

Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As the work of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education has expanded, several institutions have recognized the need to create a clearer and more comprehensive pathway for individuals interested in serving as DEI advocates and leaders.

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Leadership Degree Inclusivity Academia 105

The Student Affairs Collective

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

With challenges to undocumented and trans individuals rights, increasing college costs , and tensions around sexual assault response on campus , figuring out why public policy is important doesn’t take long. Student affairs professionals are among higher education’s best advocates for change. Will you join me?

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Policy Students Advocate Educational Policy 52

HEPI

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Previously a mooted buzzword, being ‘enterprising’ is now a necessity within educational settings. Entrepreneurship is represented by stand-alone (short) courses and even as a category within annual higher education awards. I advocate for adopting a team-based approach to building what I term a ‘university model for entrepreneurship’.

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Guidance University Policy Higher Education 72

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 30, 2023

Tests Under Fire For many years, advocates and scholars have fought against the use of standardized tests, in general, and for college admission. The development and use of standardized tests in higher education came out of the eugenics movement. But there are deeper issues, too, involving race and equity.

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Policy Equity Higher Education Advocate 72

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The list includes state laws mandating the system undertake extensive remedial education reform and revamp the transfer process , automatically placing all students who plan to transfer on a guaranteed pathway to the California State University system, though not necessarily a nearby campus. “Equity is at the forefront of her work.”

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Community College College Equity Policy 80

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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HEPI

MARCH 7, 2023

This institution’s position here in London was core to why my student experience was so good, as we got to benefit from studying amidst all the cultural, political and educational institutions situated in the capital. It was led by Peter Hennessy, who is even more famous now – as Lord Hennessy – than he was in the past.

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Higher Education Education History Policy 137

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

Department of Education works to fix the broken system, it’s time for community college leaders to remind Americans that these important institutions exist. We needn’t act like if college counselors and advocates don’t throw their summer plans aside to help every student access a university, all those college dreams must disappear.

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Community College Degree Guidance Schooling 123

University Business

JULY 6, 2023

Across the country, new education policies took effect on July 1st, the beginning of the new fiscal year in most states. A handful of them tackle some of the most pressing issues K12 and higher education leaders face today, including school safety and inclusion. The post New education laws took effect this month.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

Image: The Education Department is planning to use undercover agents—known as “secret shoppers”—to monitor colleges and universities that receive federal financial aid for potentially deceptive practices. The department’s decision to use secret shoppers is “four decades overdue,” he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Biden administration officials, institutional leaders, researchers, advocates, and students gathered in Washington D.C. Wednesday for the National Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education to plot next steps after the Supreme Court’s decision against race-conscious admissions. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Guidance Community College Equity Recruitment 85

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

These positions wield significant influence over local education budgets, curriculum decisions, and the hiring and firing of school leaders. These actions reflect a concerted campaign to wrest control over America's classrooms away from the educators who are directly responsible for shaping the minds of future generations.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In a closing members’ discussion, we noted that higher education is connected to all of the big political topics of our moment, but rarely seems to be acknowledged by politicians as such. Either way, we inevitably found ourselves wondering what role higher education will play in these parties’ campaigns – if any.

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Higher Education Education Public Affairs Policy 62

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 10, 2023

Department of Education hoped the “listening sessions” they arranged this week would provide consensus on whether to stop letting colleges pay outside companies a share of tuition revenue when they help recruit students, they were surely disappointed. Image: If officials at the U.S.

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Guidance Recruitment Advocate Policy 91

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

If we do not interrupt it, then our efforts to impact issues like economic policy and education policy will be academic exercises.” This will require partnerships with higher education, and, they argue, more funding for registered apprenticeships. It’s more a call to action,” he said.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Image: The Florida Department of Education and the chancellor of the State University System of Florida gathered the leaders of nearly 40 state institutions in Tallahassee Dec. Department of Education —Florida officials are pushing ahead with plans to change accreditors as some institutions approach the end of their cycle.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Obama administration didn’t end up rating institutions after opposition from higher education groups and others.) This latest effort will show how the accountability landscape has changed, if at all, since the rating idea was first broached, which morphed into the College Scorecard. ” Measuring Value.

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