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Who employs our international students?

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Which employers have been sponsoring international student visas? As Stephen Gurman shows us, a lot of the time it is universities. The post Who employs our international students? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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HBCU’s Augment HyFlex Format Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Faculty Focus

During the 2020 global pandemic, Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) were challenged with maintaining access to learning and student attendance. HBCUs are rich in diversity and often consist of more disadvantaged and underrepresented populations (NCES, 2020). The rise of the HyFlex model could attract more students who may benefit from this format (Samayoa et al., 2016); however, the model should be accompanied by a course design that applies the Universal Design for Learning (U

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Everyone assumes universities have a duty of care towards students – our campaign would establish one

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The parents of a student who died by suicide set out their case for consistency and clarity over avoiding future tragedies in higher education. The post Everyone assumes universities have a duty of care towards students – our campaign would establish one appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Thousands of UK students face financial hardship as costs rise

The Guardian - Higher Education

Black, working-class and mature students most at risk of being forced out of higher education by financial pressures The cost of living crisis is placing nearly 300,000 UK students in financial peril, with a disproportionate number of older, working-class or Black students likely to drop out, according to analysis by a university group. The MillionPlus group – an association of modern universities in England and Scotland educating more than a million students – said national governments and regu

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We just met the government’s R&D spending target… or did we?

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What does it mean when you accidentally meet a target? Josh Martin explains what's happened now the UK spends more than 2.4% of GDP a year on research. The post We just met the government’s R&D spending target… or did we? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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77% of Private Colleges (IL, IA, MO) Bail on Publishing CDS Data

College Viability

Ron Lieber of the New York Times (headline above) recently wrote about something called the 'Common Data Set' (CDS).

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Clamping down on international student numbers is an anti-growth strategy

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Ministerial comments about international student's dependents should be ringing alarms within government, says UKCISA's Anne-Marie Graham. The post Clamping down on international student numbers is an anti-growth strategy appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The home secretary is wrong to target international student immigration

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For James Pitman, the Home Secretary's rhetoric on international students and their dependents is both dangerous and wrong. The post The home secretary is wrong to target international student immigration appeared first on Wonkhe.

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5 Challenges of Navigating a Lifetime Alt-Ac Career

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation What year do you plan to retire? My Dad fully retired from academia as he was approaching 80. According to my TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Target Date Fund, I am supposed to work until 2035. Sixty-six seems young to retire for a traditional academic. What about an alternative academic? Alt-acs are traditionally trained academics working outside of traditional faculty career paths.

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20 years of the quality enhancement framework

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An approach to quality assurance based on improving provision that is already excellent has lasted twenty years. Ailsa Crum sets out how it works and where it is going next. The post 20 years of the quality enhancement framework appeared first on Wonkhe.

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