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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. They’re there to provide access to higher education to their communities.”

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The Robbins Review – Lessons for the Future by Professor Huw Morris

HEPI

The review made a series of recommendations which have provided a reference point for comment on UK Government higher education policy ever since. This article looks back at the report and considers what the lessons might be for politicians, officials and higher education leaders contemplating a future review.

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A Race Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But despite all that, Willowbrook Middle School — it has since been renamed Compton Early College High School — stood tall as a beacon of hope, a powerful symbol of what was possible if educators and policymakers made a serious investment in urban education. The two go hand in hand.”

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How federal and state policies gauge colleges' value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed : How appropriate is it for federal and state governments to judge colleges based on the value they provide? For most Americans who are considering college or who enroll in college, they say they’re doing it to find a job, to enter a career, to make a decent living.

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A People's History of Higher Education in the US?

Higher Education Inquirer

The History of Higher Education in the US over the last 4 centuries is worse than horrible--from a People's perspective. To make history, it's helpful to know history. At the front end of the higher ed pipeline, the US is not producing enough domestic students with the resources or skills to succeed in college and beyond.

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Arizona State turns to YouTube to reach learners on the margins

Inside Higher Ed

A higher education cocktail that mixes a university known for innovation , an experienced provider of compelling educational multimedia content and a behemoth online video-sharing website holds promise. Current courses in Study Hall’s “college foundations” offerings include English composition, college math, U.S.

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Is DeSantis Right or Wrong?

Inside Higher Ed

I have worked in and around politics for more than 30 years, and I have found that in politics, most initiatives from both the left and the right are motivated not just by politics, but by a genuine concern over significant matters of public policy. When conservatives look at our colleges and universities, what do they see?