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Higher education should lift students out of poverty, not trap them within it

Wonkhe

The latest student money and wellbeing survey from Blackbullion shows the impact of student poverty on learning and experience.

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New UK government video targets international students

The PIE News

Secretary of state for education, Bridget Phillipson, addressed students considering studying abroad, highlighting the benefits of a UK education and promoting the countrys post-study work opportunities. “In the new academic year, we will welcome thousands of international students who will be starting courses in our universities and I hope to see many more in the future,” Phillipson said in the video shared by the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA). “The UK

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Time to address disability inclusion for university staff

Wonkhe

There is significant work to do to promote inclusion for disabled staff in higher education. Susan Wilbraham, Carol Evans, and Jackie Carter see sharing practice and gathering data as the next step.

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Rethinking the Financial Challenge of English Universities

HEPI

By Adam Habib, Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and Lord Dr. Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE, Chair of the Board of Trustees at SOAS. The business model of English higher education is broken. We are not sure that this simple fact is sufficiently understood by all stakeholders in higher education. Do not mistake us: we all recognise the serious financial crises that most English universities are confronting.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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UKVI is tightening the rules on international student attendance

Wonkhe

The Home Office has completed its consultation on how much of an international student's course can be delivered without requiring their attendance. Jim Dickinson considers the implications.

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First UK Russell Group branch campus announced in Egypt

The PIE News

The new campus will be located at Ain Shams University (ASU) in Cairo, offering accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Exeter. The establishment of a Russell Group branch campus in Egypt an unprecedented first for Africa is a groundbreaking achievement that symbolises the boundless potential of collaboration in higher education, said Egypts minister of higher education and scientific research, Mohamed Ayman Ashour. “This partnership is more than an acade

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University of Wolverhampton to open International Study Centre

The PIE News

The University of Wolverhampton International Study Centre, to be based at the universitys City Campus, will open its doors to students in September 2025. The centre will deliver undergraduate foundation programs and pre-masters programs, allowing international students to progress onto a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the university.

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Addressing disability inclusion for university staff

Wonkhe

There is significant work to do to promote inclusion for disabled staff in higher education. Susan Wilbraham, Carol Evans, and Jackie Carter see sharing practice and gathering data as the next step.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of English, Department of English & Modern Languages, Anderson University (Indiana) Tenured: No Age: 32 Education: B.A., English Writing DePauw University; MA, Ministry Wesley Seminary, Indiana Wesleyan University; MFA, Creative Writing (Poetry) Butler University Career mentors: Prof. Mitchell L. H. Douglas, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Prof.

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Mission-Fit Marketing: Caylor Solutions’ Proven Framework

Caylor Solutions

Discover how Caylor Solutions' proven Listen, Think, Solve framework transforms mission-fit marketing for colleges. Boost your results today! The post Mission-Fit Marketing: Caylor Solutions’ Proven Framework appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of English, Department of English & Modern Languages, Anderson University (Indiana) Tenured: No Age: 32 Education: B.A., English Writing DePauw University; MA, Ministry Wesley Seminary, Indiana Wesleyan University; MFA, Creative Writing (Poetry) Butler University Career mentors: Prof. Mitchell L. H. Douglas, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Prof.

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Higher Ed’s Reality Check: What Students Really Think About College

Helix Education

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: colleges struggle to connect with their most important audiencestudents. Fresh data RNLs research studies show a big disconnect between what higher education offers and what students need. A new report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education is waving red flags about dropping enrollment numbers and workforce gaps if colleges can’t step up their game and prove their worth.

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Joe Biden Commutes Life Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier (APTN News)

Higher Education Inquirer

From Minnesota Public Radio News In one of his last official acts before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden released Leonard Peltier from prison. The action is an extraordinary move that ends a decades-long push by Indigenous activists, international religious leaders, human rights organizations who argued that the 80-year-old Native American activist was wrongly convicted.

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Setting Expectations: Understanding Digital Marketing Strategy and Costs to Effectively Budget for Growth

Helix Education

In todays digital-first world, higher education institutions are increasingly turning to digital marketing to educate, engage, enroll, and retain students. However, one of the key challenges that the campus decision-makers face is understanding the potential costs associated with digital marketing and how to effectively budget for growth. As someone deeply immersed in the world of digital strategy, I often find myself having the same conversation with campus leaders: how do we set realistic expe

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Bad Education by Matt Goodwin review – a lapsed liberal’s war on ‘woke’ lecture

The Guardian - Higher Education

The former politics professor is right to defend free speech in our higher education system, but his argument is undermined by his hysterical tone and lack of nuance Matt Goodwin is a former professor of politics at the University of Kent who took voluntary severance last year, following a series of controversial posts after the Stockport stabbings.

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Revolutionizing Education: How Integrated Software Solutions Can Transform Higher Education

Creatrix Campus

Revolutionizing Education: How Integrated Software Solutions Can Transform Higher Education admin Mon, 01/20/2025 - 20:03 There is a huge change happening in higher education. Because technology changes so quickly, higher eds have to be able to deal with new problems and meet the changing needs of students, teachers, and managers. Centralized education management systems or Integrated software solutions are no longer a nice-to-have; they're necessary for making schools more streamlined, efficien

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Ambow Education Continues to Fish in Murky Waters

Higher Education Inquirer

In May 2022, The Higher Education Inquirer began investigating Ambow Education after we received credible tips about the company as a bad actor in US higher education, particularly with its failure to adequately maintain and operate Bay State College in Boston. As we dug deeper, we found Ambow had failed years before under questionable circumstances.

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India drives global recruitment as 100+ universities vie for talent

The PIE News

With India expected to continue leading the way as an international student source destination, over 100 universities from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the UAE visited the country to connect with prospective students. “Whilst it is still early in the cycle, we have seen some encouraging early signs for the 2025 recruitment year.

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7 Trends to Inform Online Program Expansion in 2025

Helix Education

As I reviewed the new IPEDS data release last week, I was looking for the data and intelligence that would be most helpful for online enrollment leaders to have in hand to underpin and inform this years success. These points, in combination with key trends that became clear in other sources I reviewed late last year will enable online leaders to succeed this year as well as plan for the future.

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Major updates: student debt relief progress and new fact sheets (SBPC)

Higher Education Inquirer

The fight for student loan borrowers continues! In the last remaining days of the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is pushing some final relief through for student loan borrowers, new Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Account Adjustment payment counts are live , and we have new fact sheets shedding light on the impact of the student debt crisis on borrowers.

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Happy New Year

SRHE

by Rob Cuthbert SRHE News is glad to bring you the Augur Report, its prognostications for 2025, based on extensive research into the works of Nostradamus, Old Moores Almanac and Mystic Meg. January Donald Trump resumes the US Presidency and announces that free speech in HE requires him to ban the use of the words Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in US HE.

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What Higher Ed Can Expect as Trump Takes Office

Inside Higher Ed

Trump has promised to crack down on DEI programs, fire accreditors and abolish the Education Department. President Donald Trumps inauguration today kicks off what is likely to be a disruptive four years for higher education.

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FIRE’s president to Donald Trump: Here’s how you can help save free speech

FIRE

FIRE's letter to President Donald Trump highlights policies he can implement to help protect free speech over the next four years.

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Hopes and Fears: Higher Ed Leaders Sound Off on Trump’s Return to Power

Inside Higher Ed

We asked some of academias sharpest minds to identify their highest hopeand biggest worryfor the sector in the next four years. Their responses may surprise you. As Donald Trump returns to the White House on this Martin Luther King Jr. Daywith a GOP Congress behind him, a vice president whos called universities the enemy and a WWE powerhouse tapped as his education secretaryits fair to say that the only certainty for U.S. higher education is uncertainty.

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