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Whatever happened to all those ‘alternative providers’ of higher education? By Nick Hillman

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While Margaret Thatcher was the Secretary of State for Education and Science in the 1970s , she instructed people working in independent educational institutions to: ‘never apologise for independence. A permanent solution was outlined in the higher education white Paper of 2011, Students at the Heart of the System.

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Empowering educators and students in hybrid learning environments

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In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of digital capability in higher education by delving into key findings from our collaborative white paper with Wonkhe. Learning and teaching professional, FE college. As students were thought to be lacking in confidence using digital technologies, so too were some educators.

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TWO Demographic Cliffs? The Enrollment Case for Diversifying Revenue Streams

Helix Education

To that end, I’ve been working a white paper (to be published in June) that will lay out more than a dozen strategies that institutions can use to build alternative revenue (student) streams. Department of Education (IPEDS) projections for first-year students now, in 2020, and in 2016 in orange. 2030-33: 55,523 +1.3%

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Report: Colleges face disincentives to improving transfer

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A number of financial disincentives deter colleges from smoothly transferring students’ course credits from one institution to another, according to a new white paper by the Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board (PAB), a group of experts dedicated to transforming the transfer process.

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Report: Pandemic Ripple Effects on Student Success to Remain for Multiple Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The detrimental ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education won’t be going away any time soon, and student mental health is becoming an increasingly urgent issue, according to a recent EAB report. We found that student success leaders should anticipate at least five more years of elevated student needs,” the report noted.

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The contested rise of ‘institutional autonomy’

HEPI

The Higher Education and Research Act of 2017 (HERA) asserts that both the Secretary of State and the Office for Students ‘must have regard to the need to protect the institutional autonomy of English higher education providers’. There is now an enormous range of ‘higher education providers’. Questions are being asked.

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There’s a Hidden Equity Issue in Education. Here’s How Colleges Can Address It.

University Business

The sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made digital literacy more urgent than ever on college campuses. By now, remote learning and nonverbal communication with educators and peers have become routine for students of all backgrounds. Research from the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that 72.7

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