Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) was no exception. Dr. Linda Darling- Hammond The leadership of the national research society that strives to advance knowledge about education and currently boasts a membership of about 25,000 scholars — remained exclusively white until the 1990s. Dr. Carol D.

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The PIE News

MARCH 22, 2024

New powers under Section 97 of the ESOS Act also come into force on March 23, which will allow authorities to suspend high risk education providers from recruiting international students. ” Speaking on Channel 7 Sunrise on March 22, minister for education Jason Clare was quizzed on accommodation shortages.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The June 29, 2023, Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action abruptly ended race-conscious admissions practices in higher education, eroding nearly 50 years of precedent. Affirmative action, a set of policies designed to level the playing field for marginalized communities, has faced challenges and scrutiny in recent times.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Now, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce has released a report on the potential impacts of the decision and how higher ed and governments can react. Race-conscious admissions were now only allowed for the achievement of the educational benefits of diversity. Carnevale, director of the CEW. “It

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Nicole holds an MA (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh in History and Politics and an MA in International Journalism from City, University of London. This project came about after Nicole heard about HEPI’s 2022 report on the educational outcomes of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT). A full transcript is also provided below.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The book brings together 55 different authors – including academics, a vice-chancellor and numerous education policy experts (such as Sam Freedman, Lord Lucas, Jonathan Simons , Ann Mroz and Tom Richmond). It is (nearly) true but, like lots of averages, it masks more than it reveals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Along that same line, experts spent the webinar discussing strategies and recent briefs on equitable admissions in higher ed, specifically on topics such as recruitment, legacy admissions, early action practices, test-optional and test-free policies, and holistic review of student applications.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 26, 2023

I have learnt more from Martin than from just about anyone else in the UK higher education sector. I am delighted that the organisation I work for, the Higher Education Policy Institute, is publishing today’s report with Unipol. It is in a long line of HEPI papers on the issue of where students live.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 22, 2023

HEPI has marked the event with a Policy Note on the influence of the Robbins Report and a blog series – you can access all the material here. The review made a series of recommendations which have provided a reference point for comment on UK Government higher education policy ever since. The Times Were A-Changin!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Over these 16 years, he has excelled as a scholar, academic leader and civil rights activist.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Sunak’s willingness to clamp down on international student numbers coincides with what one expert called a funding crisis for universities that could undermine the entire sector.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2023

The Ivy League, with some of the oldest institutions of higher education in the U.S., For Dartmouth and Columbia, these are the first women presidents in their history, while Harvard welcomes its first African American president. higher education,” Odle said. recently announced bold choices in leadership.

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HEPI

AUGUST 31, 2023

Creating a parity of esteem between Further Education and Higher Education, or between ‘vocational’ and ‘academic’, is often suggested as a good idea to improve skills shortages, achieve levelling up and promote economic growth. Widening participation: We can develop full pathway education, with progression mapped from Levels 1 to 7.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The agreements raised questions, as the Times put it, “about whether promoting gambling on campus—especially to people who are at an age when they are vulnerable to developing gambling disorders—fits the mission of higher education.” Their contracts have raised a number of ethical and policy flags.

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Creatrix Campus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

What is the Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain? What is the Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain? The HEC is a government-affiliated organization that was established to oversee the development of the higher education sector in Bahrain.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 18, 2023

Chaka Cummings The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Education’s PhD in studies in higher education with a specialization in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has presented its inaugural INSIGHT Into Diversity Champion Award to Chaka Cummings. Improving education, specifically for marginalized students, is his passion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

But despite all that, Willowbrook Middle School — it has since been renamed Compton Early College High School — stood tall as a beacon of hope, a powerful symbol of what was possible if educators and policymakers made a serious investment in urban education. Whenever you heard shooting, you just knew the routine. You got down.”

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Image: Much about Oberlin College is unique, including long-standing policies guaranteeing the faculty a say in matters that extend well beyond academics. Many faculty members say it’s this level of input that keeps them at Oberlin. Most importantly, they say, it’s a big part of what keeps Oberlin … Oberlin.

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HEPI

JANUARY 30, 2023

It was a fascinating session because it was the first time that a number of your senior managers had been in a room together, and yet Lancaster University – like higher education institutions more generally – had continued to thrive during the worst of the pandemic. Back to the future I hope you will let me begin with some history.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 20, 2022

SRHE News is now 50 issues old, covering a momentous 12 years for higher education worldwide, but especially in the UK, and even more especially in England – an opportunity to reflect on what we thought and how we felt as it happened, and whether things seem different now. No 4 The English experiment ).

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

“Departments as such should avoid statements on what we call here ‘external’ matters (state, national, or international policy matters),” the guidelines say. The guidelines are friendlier to departmental utterances about internal matters, namely the unit’s core academic research, teaching and university policy.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 3, 2023

These are far more extensive than HEFCE possessed in its role of ‘buffer’ between Government and providers of higher education and Must do Better is concerned that the OfS has been adding to them. It should do so ‘with respect to how it implements its policies and procedures, as well as how it develops them’.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 13, 2023

college or university say their barriers have been to finishing their education over three years. college or university say their barriers have been to finishing their education over three years. People still valued post-secondary education and wanted to come back.

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HEPI

MARCH 7, 2023

I left my job teaching History in schools because I was attracted by the taught Master’s course in Contemporary British History that was on offer here back then. Some of you may know his books about the history of the Conservative Party and Churchill , or his books about films like the Dam Busters and Anglo-German relations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 12, 2023

Understanding the Fundamentals editor Tue, 06/13/2023 - 00:09 Curriculum development is critical in structuring educational programs and ensuring better learning outcomes. It entails careful consideration of many elements such as educational standards, student needs and skills, instructional resources, and intended learning results.

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HEPI

APRIL 14, 2024

Nick Hillman (Director of HEPI) Last month (March 2024) came the devastating news that Dr Tony Bruce, who wrote HEPI’s termly Policy Briefing Paper for HEPI Partners, had died after a short illness. Tony was an exceptionally gifted policy professional. Bahram could not have found a better person. Tony was a natural at this.

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HEPI

JANUARY 2, 2023

As HEPI has itself found out in the past , it is generally a thankless task to write about the educational underachievement of boys but it is an important issue nonetheless. Maybe not a new Robbins report but something close. And if the government won’t do it, universities should.’ As an examiner might say, it “must do better”.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Image: As recently as a decade ago, the concept of “value” rarely found its way into discussions about federal policy making about higher education. Policy makers also wind up making poor investments in some colleges and some programs that can’t live up to that promise.

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University Business

JULY 6, 2023

Across the country, new education policies took effect on July 1st, the beginning of the new fiscal year in most states. A handful of them tackle some of the most pressing issues K12 and higher education leaders face today, including school safety and inclusion. The post New education laws took effect this month.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

For most of its 50-year history, the Pell Grant has not covered summer classes, with two brief exceptions: 2009-2011 and 2017 to the present. A lot of policies, you expect to have an effect within that semester and then maybe in one year, but very rarely do you find consistent positive impact down the road,” she said.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 16, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Policy It’s hard to believe that we are already halfway through January! I’m also digging into a fantastic stack of books on higher ed and I’ll be writing about these books in the coming weeks: Unwelcome Guests: A History of Access to American Higher Education (2022)—Harold S.

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SRHE

JULY 20, 2022

A coincidence of timing led to a disturbing voice in my head as I read the reports from Main Panel C, covering Social Sciences, and the Education panel. The brief description of the moderation process in Education suggests that this may have been repeated. Procedural propriety. 25 fell between 25% and 49%, and 24 had 24% or below.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JUNE 29, 2023

The History of Higher Education in the US over the last 4 centuries is worse than horrible--from a People's perspective. To make history, it's helpful to know history. At the end of the pipeline, US higher education may be educating the world's elites, but it is not producing enough good jobs for Americans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But the world of higher education will be listening carefully for what Biden may say about the many issues America’s colleges and universities are facing, several of which have assumed national prominence in recent months. “The Addressing such controversial issues is a delicate balancing act for Biden. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

These positions wield significant influence over local education budgets, curriculum decisions, and the hiring and firing of school leaders. These actions reflect a concerted campaign to wrest control over America's classrooms away from the educators who are directly responsible for shaping the minds of future generations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

If we do not interrupt it, then our efforts to impact issues like economic policy and education policy will be academic exercises.” This will require partnerships with higher education, and, they argue, more funding for registered apprenticeships. It’s more a call to action,” he said.

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