Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Scholarship has nearly always been done from a position of privilege, with respect to the vast majority of the human population, as studying arcane texts or elusive natural phenomena has never been something most people have had time or resources to do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Unequivocally, I know we are a stronger, healthier, fiscally accountable university because of this SACSCOC review.” McPhail said she believes her institution will not only meet SACSCOC’s requirements by the end of the year but will continue to grow, expanding opportunities for students across the nation and the world.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2023

They emphasize that job cuts are only one part of the plan; they also seek to realign SOU by leveraging external revenue opportunities that will make it a model for other regional institutions that face similar financial hardships in a perilous higher education landscape. SOU’s Board of Trustees will consider the reductions next month.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 4, 2023

As universities “ascend” from one Carnegie Foundation classification to another, alarm bells often go off—particularly among those who study higher education. But institutions of higher learning are recreating what it means to be a publicly engaged research institution. However, there is more to the story.

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Liaison International

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This year’s report, which focuses on students who enrolled for the first time in 2016 and graduated by June 2022, includes full- and part-time students at two- and four-year institutions. Private, nonprofit four-year institutions had the best six-year completion rate (77.8%), followed by public four-year schools (68%). Source: Forbes.

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HEPI

JANUARY 24, 2024

Other studies have shown that graduates enjoy non-financial benefits too – including better health and longer life expectancy. In 2020, the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that each graduate has a lifetime exchequer return (i.e. I will respectfully disagree with our Prime Minister.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Department of Education disbursed nearly $112 billion in financial aid in the fiscal year 2021. For the study, GAO reviewed financial aid offers from 176 colleges. Separate gift aid, loans, and work-study. Highlight key details and distinctions about loans, grants, and work-study. Financial aid transparency figures.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) have made a pledge for educational equity, and institutional and organizational partnerships will help make that pledge a reality. But CCC has committed to reaching a 55% completion rate for all by fiscal year 2032. This is the goal for everyone, it’ll be a universal target.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It fails to meet the needs of students, graduates, universities, and business. A palatable solution for all, that can work within the current fiscal and political realities, must be found. This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Aleks Subic , Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University. Find him on LinkedIn.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. In many cases, partners jointly completed a project that benefitted both institutions. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 4, 2023

The institutions lost 13 percent of their employees nationally from January 2020 to April 2022, according to an estimate from EAB, a higher education consulting firm. The turnover rate at Pikes Peak State College, for example, nearly doubled between fiscal years 2021 and 2022, from 11 percent to 21 percent.

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The PIE News

MAY 9, 2024

Universities must think creatively about how to get the best value for money out of the Turing Scheme amid a “grim” fiscal environment, UK Department of Education deputy director told study abroad staff at conference on May 2. The extent to which universities can subsidise study abroad is decreasing.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

The thinktank said the Scottish National party administration would face “difficult trade-offs” if it pursued plans to increase health spending and meet net zero climate targets from a budget adjusted for inflation that is on course to shrink. Continue reading.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As the Treasury attempts to balance the budget, government departments are on standby to identify spending cuts, but the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said any attempt to reduce spending in the 16-18 sector would “sit uncomfortably” with the government’s stated commitment to focus on skills and economic growth.

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IHEP

APRIL 25, 2024

Amidst the cherry blossom blooms and springtime buzz, important business is happening on Capitol Hill. Congress is considering next year’s federal funding priorities, and the Biden-Harris administration has released its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget proposal. Spring has sprung in D.C.

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HEPI

MARCH 20, 2023

Julian argues a reclassification of universities by the Office for National Statistics is unlikely but, if it were to occur, could result in a suspended sentence in which institutions retain the freedoms they’ve enjoyed pending changes to get them back into the private sector. For details on how to get a free place, see here.

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IHEP

APRIL 23, 2024

Amidst the cherry blossom blooms and springtime buzz, important business is happening on Capitol Hill. Congress is considering next year’s federal funding priorities, and the Biden-Harris administration has released its fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget proposal. By: Jessica Vivar and Lauren Bell Spring has sprung in D.C.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Panelists included: • Tim Renick , Executive Director, National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University. Completion Grants: Innovative Financial Aid for Today's Students. Thu, 11/03/2022 - 06:00. Completion Grants. Graduation. Student Aid. Jessica Rowland Williams , Director of Every Learner Everywhere.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 16, 2023

Richard DeVos—Amway co-founder and father-in-law of former education secretary Betsy DeVos—donated millions to the small evangelical institution before his death in 2018. Image: The King’s College has long relied on the generosity of billionaires.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 23, 2022

It’s these long-term developments, processes and trends, which take place under the surface, that even the most powerful politicians or institutions must respond to. Students are completing college on time at higher rates nationally at two- and four-year institutions. ” How true. percent over 2021.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 23, 2022

Anthropology is, of course, the study of human diversity across multiple dimensions: biological, cultural, historical, linguistic and social. Blog: Higher Ed Gamma What a great tag line for a book: “the definitive Freakonomics for sports.” Some of Oyer’s insight won’t surprise you. Anthropology.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 1, 2022

More than 1,500 institutions of higher learning, foundations, pension funds and faith-based organizations from around the world, including such famous universities as Harvard University and the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford , have committed to remove fossil fuels from their portfolios. Toxic Financial Investments.

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University Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

Facing increasing costs and declining enrollment across the statewide UW system, 10 of its 13 campuses are expected to run deficits this year as the system finished the 2023 fiscal year $33 million in the red, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The main culprits? Changing demographics and a more skeptical public perception.

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HEPI

JULY 28, 2023

But the reality is that the summer is generally rather busy in higher education, for both professional services staff and academics. The speech looks at the state of higher education in summer 2023 and ahead to the next general election, due in 2024 (or, less likely, 2025). Thank you for inviting me to speak here in Wolverhampton.

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University Business

APRIL 13, 2023

College Board found the following increase rates in average tuition and fees by full-time undergraduate institution types, compared to 2022-23: Public 4-year in-state: 1.8% in the fiscal year 2022, which is the highest increase since 2001, according to the Common Fund Higher Education Price Index. Public 4-year out-of-state: 2.2%

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2023

Thanks to a number of factors—including increased tax revenue, lingering pandemic stimulus funds and, at least in oil- and gas-rich states, boom times for the energy sector—49 out of 50 states collected more revenue than they projected, according to a fiscal survey conducted by the National Association of State Budget Officers.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The federal government’s COVID assistance played a critical role in temporarily sustaining institutions, particularly smaller colleges, which otherwise faced the risk of closure. McNaughton cited an example of an institution that received $3.5 Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 7, 2023

Drumm McNaughton catches up on the latest news with Tom Netting, president of TEN Government Strategies, who advocates before Congress, federal agencies, and state governments on behalf of private institutions of higher education and post-secondary education companies. A lot has been happening up on The Hill that affects higher education.

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