Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
An election at the start of the academic year could disenfranchise students. David Kernohan explains The post Students take new seats for a welcome week election appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Universities make it very hard to judge the value of their courses, yet it has never been more vital High interest rates mean that, for the vast majority of recent graduates in England, student loans have become the equivalent of running up a down escalator. Anyone who started university between 2012 and 2022 is now paying 7.6% interest on what they borrowed, meaning that almost all will see their loans go up by more than they repay this year.
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Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Expanding higher education isn't explicitly on any political party's agenda, but you can't have regional economic regeneration without it, argues Debbie McVitty The post The link between place and widening participation should be more explicit appeared first on Wonkhe.
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Tens of thousands of students lost their visas after a TV exposé of cheating a decade ago. Many say they were wrongly accused In 2014, a BBC Panorama documentary revealed widespread, well-organised cheating in the English language tests that international students were required to take in the UK if they wanted to change their course or renew their visa.
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Traditional access work needn't be the whole picture for universities' efforts on social mobility. Ben Rogers shares new analysis of how University of London federation members are spending their apprenticeship levy. The post Universities shouldn’t stand still on employing apprentices appeared first on Wonkhe.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sun, 02/11/2024 - 09:58 AM California public systems extend commitment deadlines; test-optional policies continue at Vanderbilt and Cornell; Dartmouth reinstates standardized testing. Byline(s) Susan H.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
When talking about higher education, Pennsylvania is low on the list. The state ranks No. 49 in the nation for state investment and No. 48 for student affordability. “We got to tell a kid she was accepted into an RN program in Clarion, she was over the moon. Her mom was just elated, next question was how do we pay for this?” Megan Van Fossan, the Sto-Rox superintendent, said.
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Economics and Change in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
An additional $1.3 million will be added to American University’s budgetary shortfall, totaling an approximate $33 million deficit, according to an email sent Feb. 2 sent to the AU community by Vicky Wilkins, the University’s acting provost and chief academic officer, and Bronté Burleigh-Jones, the University’s chief financial officer and treasurer.
Faculty Focus
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
We fell in love with Ted Lasso for the obvious reasons–it’s heartwarming, smart, peopled by interesting characters, and full of clever dialogue. But we also fell in love because we are educators who are passionate about assessment. Ted, it turns out, is an excellent reminder of the power of what we might call formative assessment. Throughout the series, he guides his players into various experiences requiring personal and collective reflection about their life goals.
HEPI
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
This piece was kindly authored for HEPI by David Woolley, Director of Student and Community Engagement at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). The HE sector is in danger of letting a major opportunity pass by due to its tendency to focus on what it does do, not what it could do. Whatever colour of Government we have over the next five years, surely the Levelling Up agenda is here to stay.
Higher Education Today
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
At the start of 2024, the media narrative picked up where it left off before the holidays—painting a picture of U.S. college campuses immersed in division and unrest over a number of issues, particularly the response to the war between Israel and Hamas and the heated debate over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). But at thousands of colleges and universities around.
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