April, 2025

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Advising in a time of uncertainty

HEPI

By Sarra Jenkins, Director of Future Pathways at Loughborough Grammar School. The headlines made by the financial uncertainties within the Higher Education sector have been widespread in recent months. QMUCU has a running list of the currently 90 organisations with redundancy and restructuring pr ogrammes, and the Office for Studentspredictsmore than one-third of universities will face serious cash flow problems.

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HBCU Leaders Unite to Address Threats to Black Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Roderick L. Smothers In a powerful response to growing challenges facing Black students and institutions, Virginia Union University (VUU) recently convened over 250 educational leaders for an urgent national summit addressing the state of Black education in America. The virtual B.L.A.C. (Black Leadership Across Campuses) Summit, held on April 3, brought together university presidents, scholars, K-12 administrators, policymakers, and students for a candid three-hour discussion on systemic bar

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“Third Mumbai” set to welcome UK, US, Australian campuses

The PIE News

The Maharashtra government is inviting universities to establish campuses in Third Mumbai” a new urban development planned on the outskirts of Navi Mumbai, a planned city in Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The announcement was made by Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, at a US-India Business Council event in Indias financial capital. We will be creating Edu City in this new Mumbai.

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St. Andrews University announces abrupt closure

Higher Ed Dive

The North Carolina liberal arts institution’s president said that “financial sustainability is no longer attainable” and it will close May 5.

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Ghost Students: How Fraudsters Use Fake Identities to Cheat Universities

Ghost student fraud costs higher education $5 billion annually as fraudsters use stolen identities to exploit financial aid. California estimates 20% of community college applications—over 460,000—are fake bots taking spots from real students. These "ghost students" never attend classes but access federal loans and aid before vanishing. Remote learning creates perfect conditions for criminals to exploit systems.

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Communications About Threats On Campus

Academe Blog

By Matthew Boedy University of North Georgia police log from April 8, 2025 On April 8th our school had a gun incident that involved a student making threats against the campus. But this story isnt about that scary situation. Its about my school administrations epic communications failure about the incident. Incidents like this show why principles of academic freedom and shared governance matter.

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Sexual misconduct data is coming – here’s what universities should do to prepare

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Adam Waddingham argues that the new Sexual Misconduct Survey marks a necessary shift toward confronting and reforming how UK universities become safer

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Erik M. Hines In the scriptures, Jesus stated, And the King will answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you do it to the least to these, My brethren, you did it to Me. Jesus refers to the individuals who think they were doing the right thing, such as helping people and feeding the poor, rather than doing performative things, such as discussing what one would do to help people or implementing policies that are counterintuitive to assisting people.

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80% of UK universities miss recruitment forecasts

The PIE News

Universities UK International ( UUKi ) has released partial findings from its International Student Recruitment Survey 2025, which garnered responses from 54 universities. The survey gathered data on actual and forecasted international student enrolments from September 2023 through to January 2026. The findings indicate “continued challenges for the sector,” highlighted Jamie Arrowsmith, UUKi director, in an update to stakeholders.

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How one community college helps adult students get prior learning credit

Higher Ed Dive

Colleges can improve nontraditional students' access to these credits, leaders said at the American Association of Community Colleges’ conference.

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Morehouse College Unveils AI Teaching Assistants

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

In what is being hailed as a significant technological leap forward, Morehouse College is offering 3D avatars that can stand in for teaching assistants. These humanlike figures can answer student questions 24 hours a day. The school, regarded as a higher education innovator in immersive learning, notes that the artificial intelligence-powered instructors are trained from teachers lectures and course notes.

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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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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Bullying in nursing is a well-documented issue, but less attention has been given to the experiences of nurse educators who face hostility within academic institutions. While nursing education should promote professional growth, collaboration, and mentorship, many nurse educatorsespecially those in tenure-track positionsexperience bullying from colleagues, senior faculty, or administrators.

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One Step Beyond: A View from a School

HEPI

Sarra Jenkins is Director of Future Pathways at Loughborough Grammar School. HEPIs recent report, One Step Beyond , offers an excellent analysis of an important topic how ready are students for higher education? The findings are in many ways heartening, with students surveyed at university saying they wanted more PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) education around, for example, finance and life skills, more careers education and more academic skills.

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Certificate Programs Surge as Bachelor's and Associate Degrees Decline, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the third consecutive year, undergraduate certificate programs have reached a 10-year high in completion rates while traditional degree programs continue to decline, according to new data released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The annual Undergraduate Degree Earners report reveals shifting student preferences toward shorter, more affordable credential options in higher education.

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UAE showcases HE offering to attract Chinese students

The PIE News

A delegation of UAE-based international education and political leaders attended the China International Education Exhibition Tour (CIEET) in Beijing earlier this month as part of an initiative to attract Chinese students to their institutions. The group, led by Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development (KHDA), included representatives from Dubai Knowledge Park and Dubai International Academics, the Dubai Department of Economics and Tourism (DET) and Dubai Chambers.

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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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Gen Z says AI has made their college degrees irrelevant

Higher Ed Dive

New-to-market job seekers are feeling the effects of fervent AI adoption more acutely than any other generation, according to Indeed.

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5 Ways To Implement AI Effectively Into Faculty Work

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Much of the attention given to artificial intelligence in higher education has focused on preventing students from using such tools to cheat, but AI experts say the technology also offers valuable potential for assisting faculty in both teaching and research. As record numbers of higher ed faculty report burnout, the right AI tools may be able to help alleviate stress.

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Beyond Evaluation: Using Peer Observation to Strengthen Teaching Practices

Faculty Focus

University faculty members are usually immersed in various tasks related to teaching, research, committees, and office hours. As a result, they rarely have time to explore the practices of their colleagues or seek advice on their own, which leads them to work in isolation. This isolation can hinder their professional development and growth, especially if they do not take the time to reflect on their own teaching methods and practices.

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Social capital and the degree awarding gap: spaces, places and relationships

HEPI

Amira Asantewa is Director of Programmes, Grit Breakthrough Programmes Reuel Blair is Lead Diversity Programmes Coordinator at the Centre for Student and Community Engagement, Nottingham Trent University Progress on the Black-white degree awarding gap has gone into reverse. Figures published by Higher Education Student Data (HESA) in autumn 2024 show that in 2022/23 the difference in the percentage of Black students and white students getting a first- or upper-second-class degree went up to 21.4

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Historic Black Church Eliminates Student Debt for SAU Seniors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, Senior Pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church. Alfred Street Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, a prominent Black congregation located just outside Washington D.C., has donated $132,469 to Saint Augustine's University (SAU) to eliminate the outstanding debt of 11 graduating seniors, enabling them to receive their diplomas debt-free at the May 3rd commencement ceremony.

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University of New Haven announces Saudi Arabia campus

The PIE News

The campus, which will mark the first overseas university to open an international branch in Saudi Arabia, aims to enrol 13,000 students when fully operational although the necessary regulatory approvals are still pending. The announcement was made at the second annual Human Capability Initiative gathering in Riyadh earlier this month, hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s human capabi

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‘A complete takeover’: Indiana lawmakers pass last-minute college governance overhaul

Higher Ed Dive

A proposed state budget would, in part, create post-tenure reviews at public colleges and give the governor full control of Indiana University's board.

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Working-class students feel alienated from their creative arts degrees – here’s how to help

Wonkhe

Sarah Weston and Hannah Allen spoke to working-class creative arts students, and came away with recommendations for improving inclusivity Sarah Weston and Hannah Allen spoke to working-class creative arts students, and came away with recommendations for improving inclusivity

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Here’s how social media can build community for online and professional education

University Business

Social media is one of the most dynamic channels in your arsenal as an education marketer. While each platform serves a different purpose, social media as a whole offers powerful opportunities to foster professional connections and build engaged learning communities. For online and professional education providers, platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube create spaces for past, current, and prospective learners to connect, share insights, and contribute to meaningful discuss

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Beyond the Margin: When might low net revenue in international student recruitment be justified?

HEPI

Vincenzo Raimo is an independent international higher education consultant and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading where he was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement. In my recent article for The PIE News , I argued that the financial sustainability of international student recruitment deserves much closer scrutiny. With commissions, scholarships, marketing costs, and operational overheads taken into account, the margins on international enrolment are often far lower th

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Bridging Communities and Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Roshaunda Breeden Dr. Roshaunda Breeden never expected to become a faculty member at North Carolina State University (NC State), the very same institution where her journey in higher education began. When Breeden first arrived on campus, she was searching for a sense of belonging and found that and more as she navigated toward a calling to transform student affairs, advance equity, and reimagine the relationship between universities and Black communities.

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ELICOS sector blasts Dutton’s promise of visa fee hike

The PIE News

The ELICOS sector has been left reeling by the notion of further increases to visa fees, as Opposition leader Peter Dutton has unveiled a hardline vision for Australias international education sector, pledging sweeping reforms that would dramatically cap student numbers and significantly increase visa fees if the Coalition takes power. The proposal features stricter caps on international student enrolments than those outlined in Labors scrapped ESOS Amendment Bill capping new international stud

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University of Pennsylvania violated Title IX, Education Department charges

Higher Ed Dive

The agency has been threatening education institutions with the loss of federal funding if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

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Optimizing SEO for Private Schools: Best Practices to Increase Online Visibility

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 8 minutes To stand out amidst competition, private schools must ensure their online presence is strong enough to attract prospective students and parents. While traditional marketing methods such as word-of-mouth and print advertising still hold value, digital visibility has become crucial to school enrollment. Are you wondering how to market a private school to maximize visibility?

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5 Strategies to Create Inclusive Learning Environments for International Students

Faculty Focus

The United States (U.S.) remains a top choice for international students pursuing higher education, with approximately six percent of the student population consisting of international students (Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, 2024). This data underscores their integral role in higher education. One of the major challenges international students faces is adapting to a new educational system and culture while striving to integrate seamlessly into their new environment.

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HyFlex Technology in 2025: The Latest Trends for Higher Ed

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The pandemic opened the door to HyFlex learning out of necessity and now, in 2025, colleges and universities as well as individual educators are continuing to provide students with the flexibility to choose how they want to learn. The HyFlex teaching model, a blend of hybrid and flexible approaches, provides students with the option to attend a class in person, attend live through a videoconferencing platform, or engage with a webinar or transcript later.

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Protecting Trans Rights? Disability Inclusion? International Students? Why It’s All the Same Battle

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jane Fernandes Imagine a country where no ones right to exist, to move freely, to be seen, or to contribute is constantly up for debate. Where trans kids are not headlines but classmates. Where immigrants are not bargaining chips but community leaders. Where disabled people are not burdens but innovators In 2023 alone, over 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced across U.S. state legislatures, the majority targeting transgender youth and adults.

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Are Australian unis curbing applications from some Indian states?

The PIE News

Last week, Australian stakeholders firmly denied media reports claiming that some universities had banned or restricted applications from Indian states like Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Jammu and Kashmir. The new reports repeated similar claims that garnered media attention in 2023. The assertion that Indian university student applications from specific Indian states are being banned, or restricted, is incorrect,” a spokesperson from the Australian H

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Judge permanently blocks NIH’s plan to cap funding, setting up appeals battle

Higher Ed Dive

Universities are waiting cautiously as the agency's unilateral plan to cut billions of research support dollars has already created widespread disruption.

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Effective academic support requires good data transparency

Wonkhe

Personal tutoring requires specialist academic support which is only possible with access to the right data.

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