Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Data on the graduate premium in the UK's regions suggests some struggle to make the most of graduate-level skills. Debbie McVitty tries to work out what's going on The post The places that are thriving make good use of their graduates appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

After 20 years in online teaching, my experience and research has taught me some things that have helped cultivate a long and meaningful career. Encourage the introvert When I started teaching online in my twenties, I was so excited about it that I told all my friends they should do it too. I thought, W ho wouldn’t love asynchronous discussions, visual anonymity, and being in a quiet office without water coolers ?

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Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Enabled by a national civic framework, universities and colleges in South Wales have formed a new civic partnership. Louise Bright celebrates the initiative The post The story of working across the South Wales region on our shared civic mission appeared first on Wonkhe.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by John Raftery, Principal of John Raftery and Associates and former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Wolverhampton and London Metropolitan University. English universities are, by many measures, consistently among the very best in the world, outperforming most if not all other competitors. For example, take the pace at which the English population can acquire higher education and skills.

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Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

With political and economic constraints, action to benefit higher education looks unlikely this coming parliamentary year. David Kernohan searches for the small things that might make a big difference The post Seven ways through the Overton catflap appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Newman University will be discontinuing eight undergraduate majors in the 2024-25 school year as a continuation of restructuring its academic offerings. The eight majors include English, finance, history, marketing, math, philosophy, social work and theater. The university began restructuring its academic offerings in the 2023-24 school year with 10 new academic programs.

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Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Nine advocates for service learning reflect on why, despite its intuitive appeal, aligning student gains with social good is so difficult to get right – and some of the ways in which the sector might break new ground The post Learning to make a difference – how to bridge the gap between ideal and delivery in service learning appeared first on Wonkhe.

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