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The Graduate route review must pay due regard to why it was introduced in the first place

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Concerns about "abuse" of the Graduate route seem to have lost sight of the original policy intention behind creating it. Harry Anderson sets out the history lesson The post The Graduate route review must pay due regard to why it was introduced in the first place appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Crisis on campus: Financial troubles threaten the survival of colleges across St. Louis - Steph Kukuljan , Blythe Bernhard, St. Louis Post Dispatch

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Colleges across the St. Louis area face questions about their long-term sustainability amid a nationwide crisis in higher education. Every university in the St. Louis region saw fewer students enroll in the fall 2020 semester, according to a Post-Dispatch review of enrollment data. The pandemic widened the gulf between smaller, struggling colleges and major, established universities.

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Reflections on industrial relations in the sector right now

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As 2023 draws to a close, David Duncan argues that the sector cannot allow the current level of tension and conflict in industrial relations to continue The post Reflections on industrial relations in the sector right now appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Week in Admissions News

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The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sat, 12/16/2023 - 10:04 AM UVA expands free tuition; lawmakers demand clarity on FAFSA; inflation rises 4 percent for colleges; medical schools enroll a more diverse class. Byline(s) Susan H.

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UNI faculty union speaks out against use of general university support funds for athletics budget - BROOKLYN DRAISEY, Iowa Capital Dispatch

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Chris Martin and other members of University of Northern Iowa’s faculty union were “astonished and disappointed” to learn that the university has put more than $1 million of general university support funds into the athletic department over the past two fiscal years. “We are completely astonished to discover this,” Martin said in the release. “This amount is equivalent to funding 10 or more tenure-track faculty positions, which we desperately need as many faculty positions have remained unfilled

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