The PIE News

AUGUST 12, 2023

The statistics are harrowing. An estimated 377,000 deaths in the seven years to 2021. Two-thirds of a 34.2 million population in need of humanitarian assistance at the end of 2022. Some 4.5 million people – including 2 million children – internally displaced. And yet the crisis in Yemen rarely makes international news headlines. While diplomatic efforts continue to bring an end fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country, The PIE wanted to identify ways in which

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

AUGUST 12, 2023

More than half of higher education institutions targeted in ransomware attacks paid a ransom to get their data back, according to a new report from U.K.-based cybersecurity firm Sophos. Just under two-thirds of polled colleges, 63%, used backups to restore their data, while 56% paid the ransom. The findings are based on a survey of 200 colleges across 14 countries conducted between January and March.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

AUGUST 12, 2023

President Stephen Standifird of Bradley University said higher education is changing as a smaller pool of students has lots of colleges to choose from. “By any measure, we’re a saturated industry,” Standifird. “It’s an industry that through its lifestyle has never had to experience the level of change we’re seeing today. That’s why you see so many universities struggling to respond to what’s happening in the environment,” he continued.

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