Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JUNE 22, 2023

Survey results reported by Best Colleges on March 27, 2023, “Half of College Students Say Using AI is Cheating,” are mixed. When asked whether “AI tools should be prohibited in educational settings, 38% of respondents disagreed, and 27% agreed. Setting Objectives Accounting educators should be aware that ChatGPT is here to stay.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blogs Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college Across the last few years, colleges and universities have increasingly prioritized adult learner enrollment to offset declining undergraduate enrollment and diversify revenue streams. And today, adult learners make up 42% of total higher ed revenue.

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HEPI

MARCH 13, 2024

On University Mental Health Day, we are delighted to publish this blog from Dr. Rachel Spacey, Policy and Engagement Officer, and Sam Gamblin, Charity Manager, at the University Mental Health Advisers Network ( UMHAN – LinkedIn ). To learn more, see the hashtags #UniMentalHealthDay and #IChoseToDisclose.

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Today's Learner

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes For the last four years, we’ve checked in with students, faculty and administrators from two- and four-year institutions around the country to gauge what’s happening in their worlds and how they feel about some of the biggest issues facing higher education. Some faculty are banning it. The takeaway?

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HEPI

MARCH 12, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Dr Harriet Dunbar-Morris, Dean of Learning and Teaching at the University of Portsmouth, and Tom Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education at the University of Portsmouth. Further details, including how to book a free place, are here. What has changed?

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HEPI

MARCH 4, 2024

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Dr Helena Lim , Head of Opportunities at evasys. A 2018 survey by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) found that 73% of students said that the TEF had influenced their decision of where to study. So, what early takeaways can we glean from the 2023 process?

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WCET Frontiers

MARCH 30, 2023

This new report, released today, details the results of a survey on faculty and student desires regarding digital learning offerings and faculty readiness for the digital learning shift. The online and hybrid registrations remain higher than in pre-pandemic days. Department of Education’s Fall Enrollment survey statistics.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In this blog we delve into the survey findings, highlighting the importance of equitable access to AI in education and suggesting practical approaches to bridge the gap. Students’ use of AI The use of generative AI tools by higher education students is now widespread , following the public release of ChatGPT on 30 November 2022.

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HEPI

MARCH 10, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Neil Raven, independent educational consultant. The very same sentiments were captured in a survey reported by Atherton and Mazhari two years later. Some feared higher education would be just like school. My involvement in this subject dates back to 2007.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs with Midlands Innovation championing the role of technicians in higher education and research. HEPI is running a series of blogs with Midlands Innovation championing the role of technicians in higher education and research. The TALENT Commission report was published in 2022.

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HEPI

MARCH 29, 2023

Today’s HEPI blog is in the form of the Foreword to the recent HEPI / UPP Foundation report on Public Attitudes to Higher Education (February 2023). The Foreword was jointly written by Richard Brabner, the Director of the UPP Foundation, and Nick Hillman, the Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Nurun Nahar , Assistant Professor (Accounting with Business) at the University of Bolton. As higher education practitioners, it is crucial to draw a comparison between our expectations of an ideal digitally capable student and the reality of students’ digital capabilities.

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Coursera blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As pandemic restrictions eased, she began to see the positive impact of her education and was able to secure online work in social media and graphic design. As pandemic restrictions eased, she began to see the positive impact of her education and was able to secure online work in social media and graphic design.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs Adult learners’ application behavior is changing—here’s how Insights from our new survey of 3,800+ graduate and adult learners As the demographics of prospective graduate students and adult learners change, so do students’ application preferences and behaviors. On average, surveyed students applied to 2.24

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HEPI

JANUARY 15, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Emily MacLeod , Research Assistant, and Professor Louise Archer , Karl Mannheim Chair of Sociology of Education, at UCL. We know that women students and staff remain underrepresented in Higher Education STEM disciplines. It’s really frustrating.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

In this blog we explore what academic integrity means post-ChatGPT and outline strategies for helping students to engage with generative AI tools effectively and responsibly. Academic integrity is regarded as the foundation of higher education. What is academic integrity and why does it matter?

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Calum MacInnes , Chairman of SAPRS (Student Accredited Private Rental Sector). With September marking the beginning of the new academic year, most students will now be settled into their accommodation for the year and beginning their studies at universities across the country.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Blogs Why two thirds of graduate enrollment leaders may leave their jobs Top takeaways about staffing from EAB’s latest survey with NAGAP When speaking with graduate enrollment leaders, stress is a frequent topic. The pandemic changed the landscape for many industries, and higher education was no exception.

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HEPI

MAY 17, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly contributed by Anthony McClaran , GuildHE Chair and Vice-Chancellor of St Mary’s University, Twickenham. The report is based on a survey of members in Spring this year to identify progress since our previous survey 18 months ago and to map engagement.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Blogs Why two thirds of graduate enrollment leaders may leave their jobs Top takeaways about staffing from EAB’s latest survey with NAGAP When speaking with graduate enrollment leaders, stress is a frequent topic. The pandemic changed the landscape for many industries, and higher education was no exception.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These 10 points summarise the comments made by Nick Hillman, HEPI Director, at the launch of the interim Student Accommodation Costs survey in central London this morning. I have learnt more from Martin than from just about anyone else in the UK higher education sector. But both are below the increase in RPI of 23%.

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EAB

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Blogs 4 takeaways from marketing to graduate students in 2023—and predictions for 2024 Insights from a former higher ed CMO I recently returned from the Windy City, where I attended the American Marketing Association ’s (AMA) annual higher ed symposium. by growing lifelong learning offerings.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Below is our annual round up of the most popular HEPI blogs from the past year. She may only blog for us occasionally, but HEPI Trustee Mary Curnock Cook bags the top spot – and not for the first time. Mary also has an entry this year at number 16, with a counter-intuitive piece on minimum entry requirements for higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Blog: Just Visiting I see we are in another cycle of concern for the academic humanities, this time triggered by a long article in the New Yorker by Nathan Heller titled “The End of the English Major.” I would call it prescient except noting the obvious doesn’t qualify as prescience.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet. 6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023.

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HEPI

JANUARY 3, 2024

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Professor Roger Brown, former Vice-Chancellor of Solent University. Roger recently wrote for HEPI on neoliberalism in English higher education which you can read here. Background First, a bit of background. Prior to 1992 each side of the binary line was regulated differently.

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Helix Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Student satisfaction surveys are a key component in assessing the student experience. If so, this blog is for you…and if not, this blog is also for you. Institutional research (IR) offices are typically responsible for conducting, analyzing, and distributing satisfaction survey results on campuses.

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HEPI

APRIL 29, 2024

This longer HEPI blog was kindly authored by John Raftery, Principal at John Raftery & Associates , and Susan Lea, Founder and Principal at Sagewood Consulting. HEPI is hosting a webinar on student maintenance support next Thursday 9th May to mark the launch of a major new report. You can sign up here.

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Helix Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Read the report This blog was written by Howard Heevner , a fundraising leader for more than two decades, serving in key giving roles at institutions including the University of Iowa, Penn State, The University of Michigan, DePaul University, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. It’s time for new approaches. Why does this matter?

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation In a recent Bloomberg column, Tyler Cowen offers his diagnosis of what ails higher education. ” What does Cowen worry about when he worries about higher ed? The second troubling higher ed trend that Cowen mentions is the “ ongoing mental health crisis among America’s youth.

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HEPI

APRIL 17, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Tracey Lumb, of Students Organising for Sustainability and is part of two-blog series. Student surveys show that between 39 per cent and 56 per cent of students have used drugs now or in the past. Historically, UK university campuses have taken a zero-tolerance approach to student drug use.

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HEPI

JANUARY 26, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Maddy Godin, Policy Researcher (Higher Education) at the Russell Group. Yesterday’s announcement from Robert Halfon, Minister for Higher Education, confirmed the expected news that student maintenance loans will be increased by just 2.5%.

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Coursera blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

To better understand this phenomenon, Coursera surveyed over 2,400 students and recent graduates and 1,200 employers across eight countries, including Australia, India, France, Germany, Mexico, Turkey, the UK, and the U.S., By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus. in collaboration with the market research firm, Dynata.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Tijs Broeke, Chair of the Board of Governors at London Metropolitan University. With loud political voices advocating to restrict the entry of international students into their educational systems. We need to be able to trust what’s going to be happening.”

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Blogs 3 lessons on data management from our 2023 survey of CIOs and CTOs And action steps you can take today With the demand for data in higher education at an all-time high, technology leaders feel more pressure than ever to deliver useful data when their institutions need it.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The problem It has become increasingly more difficult for institutions of higher education to reach and retain alumni donors. There is a national downward trend in alumni support of their alma maters, and the national discourse surrounding the value vs. cost of higher education makes this a nuanced and substantial problem.

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HEPI

APRIL 6, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Chris East ( LinkedIn ), co-founder of Cornerstone Safeguarding Consultancy. In Higher Education, our focus on ‘The Big Three’ — Suicide Prevention, Sexual Misconduct, and Prevent —doesn’t fully address the broader spectrum of safeguarding. But what is Safeguarding?

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