SRHE

MAY 11, 2023

Scholars have noted: the frequent absence of theory and short-term focus of such research ; the proximity of researchers to policy-makers which, it is argued, can make critical distance hard to achieve ; and the fragmentation of the field. When we look at the extant literature, there seems to be cause for concern.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2024

Stakeholders in UK higher education are exploring a range of potential funding models for undergraduate education, against a backdrop of financial sustainability concerns, course cuts and redundancies for higher education institutions. “Higher education institutions across the UK are under financial strain.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Now, there is a new analysis based on the Federal government’s College Scorecard that ranks 4,000 higher education institutions, providing prospective students with a clear and detailed view of their earning potential with specific majors, from which colleges and universities, and how quickly graduates pay off their loans.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 13, 2023

by Rob Cuthbert The leader’s speech to Conference was expected to include far-reaching proposals for higher and further education. At the next level, what we used to call further and higher education will be swept away to create a new Higher Skills curriculum. HS2 is the ultimate example of the old consensus.

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SRHE

APRIL 20, 2023

by Phil Pilkington In March 2023 Nick Hillman, Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), wrote a review of Freedom of Speech in Universities: Islam, Charities and Counter-terrorism by Alison Scott-Baumann and Simon Perfect (both SOAS), covering freedom of speech, populism (of the left and right), ‘no platforming’, and students.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

On 27 February 2023, students at the University of Oxford begin a referendum on whether their Students’ Union should disaffiliate from the National Union of Students (NUS). Over 30 years ago, I helped run an NUS disaffiliation campaign at the University of Manchester. Like all good political campaigns, it was huge fun.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Image: The University of California system has never had any fully online undergraduate degree programs at any of its 10 campuses. That loophole was closed this month when the University of California Academic Senate approved Senate Regulations 610 and 630, which instituted an undergraduate residency requirement.

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SRHE

JANUARY 17, 2024

What has this got to do with an academic conference on higher education? My own work is concerned with discourse and narratives on the idea and purpose of a university and its role in society. Both of these presentations and my wider interests look at discourse and narratives as data in higher education policy and practice.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Blog: Leadership in Higher Education In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis and his allies in the Florida legislature have launched a major effort to create a more conservative state higher education system. When conservatives look at our colleges and universities, what do they see? So how should we think about the DeSantis effort?

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