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Barcelona students to take mandatory climate crisis module from 2024

The Guardian - Higher Education

Course thought to be world first agreed after university bowed to pressure from seven-day End Fossil protest All students at the University of Barcelona will have to take a mandatory course on the climate crisis after the establishment agreed to meet the demands of activists conducting a sit-in occupation. In a move thought to be a world first, all 14,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students will have to take the course from the 2024 academic year.

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A deeper dive into NKU budget deficit: Causes, changes, impacts and response - Mildred Nguyen and Emily Sisk, the Northerner

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Northern Kentucky University announced an unexpected budget deficit of $18.7 million as well as a plan for combating it at a budget and strategic update meeting on Oct. 6. Following the meeting, top university officials spoke with The Northerner about the background and impacts of the deficit, as well as faculty reactions to the plan and what has changed since.

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Department of Education and Federal Student Aid Invite Tips and Information from Knowledgeable Sources on Potential Violations by Institutions

Higher Education Inquirer

Posted Date November 10, 2022 Author Office of Enforcement Electronic Announcement ID GENERAL-22-84 Subject FSA Enforcement Bulletin, November 2022 – Department of Education and Federal Student Aid Invite Tips and Information from Knowledgeable Sources on Potential Violations by Institutions How to Submit a Tip In furtherance of its oversight responsibilities, Federal Student Aid (“FSA”) issues this bulletin to solicit information from knowledgeable sources about potential violations of the High

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How Credit for Prior Learning has the Opportunity to Create New Prosperity in Higher Education - Matt Bergman, Evolllution

Economics and Change in Higher Education

This logical innovation is Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), also known as Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). Simply put, CPL is evaluation and acknowledgement of college-level and credit-worthy learning from outside the confines of the college walls. While this practice has been around for many decades, more institutions around the country are taking notice of the impact that this practice is having on student completion.