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UK marking boycott could jeopardise graduate visa applications

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One student from Saudi Arabia, who receives sponsorship from the Saudi government, said the boycott could complicate his scholarship. Also, delaying the grades could lead the sponsor to believe that the delay was caused by me, which would lower my chances of getting a scholarship for the MSc degree I planned.

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Report: Student Loan Debt Burdens Limit Wealth Building and Career Choice for HBCU Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As such, college education is not fulfilling the promise of being a great equalizer and closing wealth gaps, according to a recent report. Borrowers also reported being better positioned to achieve long-term goals like homeownership, pursuing further education or starting a business.”

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How to Debunk Dangerous College Myths

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

college enrollment is a lingering concern for both educators and policy makers. At least some of the enrollment loss is due to misinformation and misconceptions about the relationship between employment and educational attainment. The post-pandemic decline in U.S. Dr. George R. attend them.

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Choosing between earning and learning: a new report on the experiences of estranged students in higher education

HEPI

Buttle UK’s grants provide essential items for children’s education, homes and wellbeing. Nevertheless, we know that most young people interact with education settings at least until the age of 18, meaning that higher and further education settings can be primary actors in driving change. I decided I can’t do it.

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Adult learners’ application behavior is changing—here’s how

EAB

In this year’s survey, students identified financial aid and scholarships as the most important factors in their enrollment decision. This marks the first time respondents have listed financial aid and scholarships as their top criteria since we began surveying adult learners in 2019. But no two adult learners are the same.

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Institutional autonomy: does it need an ‘academic community’?

HEPI

The arrival of the ‘alternative provider’ In 1997 the Dearing Report saw diversity in British higher education institutions as an advantage ‘especially in providing for student choice; in programme and pedagogic innovation’ and ‘in the ability of the sector as a whole to meet the wide range of expectations now relevant to higher education’.

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Australian TNE looks to India as countries recognise qualifications

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A qualifications recognition agreement between Australia and India to streamline education and career pathways was announced as a delegation of Australian education leaders visited the country. In July 2022, the UK and India agreed an MoU to recognise each other’s higher education qualifications.