The PIE News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The recent announcement by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada concerning changes in policies for international students has sparked a significant conversation across Canada and the world. With more targeted restrictions, investments, and smart policy, international students can serve as a net benefit for the housing sector.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2024

As the call for equity for all students grows louder, community college educators (and other sector leaders) seek to implement equity initiatives to decrease outcome disparities. This author argues that cultural responsiveness and institutional policies and practices must be deeply integrated into the equity conversation.

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The PIE News

JUNE 9, 2023

Meanwhile, the issue has been discussed numerous times during recent ongoing inquiries into the international education sector, including at recent hearings by the joint committee on foreign affairs, defence and trade, which heard that onshore agents are helping students to switch.

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The PIE News

APRIL 3, 2024

Education in Ireland , responsible for promoting the country’s higher education institutions overseas, has been using this momentum to organise education fairs across India , with stakeholders suggesting Indian graduates could benefit companies in Ireland suffering labour shortages.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Lord Bilimoria has criticised the government’s latest immigration policy statement and the detrimental effect it is having on India-UK relations and the wider economy. A broad representation of universities, pathway partners, testing solutions, Indian press delegates and Home Office officials were also in attendance.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2024

The UK’s higher education sector has faced dark clouds recently. Policy changes – both proposed and already implemented – have elicited concern from corners of the UK HE market about the continued appeal of the UK as a premier study destination for international students.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Technology entrepreneur Ewan Kirk spoke to The PIE about concerns amongst the scientific research and development community that current policy is harming the country’s ability to attract and retain talent. This has happened despite international students currently subsidising the higher education system for domestic students.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A piece of research tracking the regulation of international education over time in Australia has found that there has been policy inaction in the space of international student welfare. This is despite the fact that welfare has been what the researchers called a “well-documented policy concern”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Brown University has added caste protections to their nondiscrimination policies so that Dalit students have official channels to report bias, NBC reported. And last year, Harvard University added caste protections for graduate student workers. Caste-equity a dvocacy has been occurring at schools across the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Labour’s policy would charge VAT on fees for registered independent schools. English Language Schools, if not registered as independent schools with the Department of Education, would not be affected,” the reply read. The post ELT schools “won’t be affected” by VAT policy appeared first on The PIE News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The University of Texas System’s board of regents has suspended all new policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and asked school leaders to report on their current DEI policies, citing that some practices have “strayed from the original intent,” The Texas Tribune reported.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

In the past few months, much electronic ink has been spilled about the threat artificial intelligence, principally ChatGPT , poses to education. In other words: prioritize universal access. In the worlds of education and employment, disability is often treated as an afterthought requiring retrofits and exceptions to company rules.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A common state-mandated civics test policy in the U.S., the Civics Education Initiative (CEI), does not improve youth voter turnout, at least in the short term, according to findings from a recent study. Looking at self-reported voting data of 36,000 18-to-22-year-old U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Officials at several Florida universities are worried about a proposed regulation that would base faculty tenure decisions on Florida’s new “Stop WOKE” law, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Those deemed unsatisfactory could be fired, although the policy states that faculty cannot be fired because of political beliefs or ideology.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Passport to Progress report , published by think tank representing the UK’s entrepreneurial community The Entrepreneurs Network and global education non-profit ABE Global , urges government to rethink its migration policy. Other countries are not using their sponsorship programs to the maximum potential, it contends.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., international business, Taylor University; M.A., international business, Taylor University; M.A., Palmer, Howard University; Dr. Audrey J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2024

In a recent ruling, a Texas judge determined that a school's hair length policies did not violate the CROWN Act , a law aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle and texture. Ellis The ruling highlights the complexities surrounding issues of hair discrimination and cultural sensitivity in educational settings.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Faculty at The Ohio State University (OSU) are criticizing the school’s recent free speech policy changes, citing negative effects to classroom dynamics, The Lantern reported. The “Campus Free Speech Policy” – implemented in May – included an anonymous reporting system for free speech violations done by school employees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Participating in policy debate programs in grade school is associated with improvements in English language arts (ELA) and better odds of graduating and going to college, according to findings from a new study in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Title: Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Tenured: Yes Age: 38 Education: B.A., political science, Stanford University; M.A., sociology, Stanford University; and J.D., Yale Law School Career mentors: Amna Akbar, The Ohio State University; Guy-Uriel Charles, Harvard Law School; and Devon Carbado, UCLA.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 24, 2023

Yale University recently announced changes to its mental health policies in an effort to better support students in crisis. The Ivy-League institution will now allow students struggling with mental health problems to take a leave of absence and return to the university when they are ready, The Washington Post reports.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

are often told by high school counselors and colleges that they do not have many options for higher education. Known to many as Dreamers, DACA recipients, and undocumented students, it’s easy for them to slip through the cracks without getting the educational support or resources they deserve. Research your institution’s policies.

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totallyrewired

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Image created by DALL-E: A comic book drawing of an artificial policy document Suggestions for AI policies. this is just a ‘holding post’ – I aim to come back to this with further thoughts. this is just a ‘holding post’ – I aim to come back to this with further thoughts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

The University of Virginia (UVA) will rework its legacy admissions policy, The Washington Post reported. If you have a personal or historic connection with UVA, and if you’d like to share how your experience of this connection has prepared you to contribute to the University, please share your thoughts here.

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University Business

JANUARY 18, 2024

Test-optional policies have become common in higher education. Nearly 2,000 colleges and universities didn’t require SAT or ACT scores for admission this academic year. Harvard-based research and policy institute Opportunity Insights has found that this may be a step in the wrong direction.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I was excited to attend SRHE’s event, Bridging The Gap: Improving The Relationship Between Higher Education Research And Policy on 4 November 2022. The event promised to bring together and bridge the gap between those making higher education policy and those researching it. This then was quite a gap to be bridged.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Military Academy’s race-conscious admissions policies following the Supreme Court’s recent rulings against similar programs at public higher education institutions. military’s higher education institutions should also terminate their race-based policies.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D.

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HEPI

APRIL 30, 2024

But in the midst of an artificial intelligence gold rush, can universities ensure everyone plays fair? With world-class research and global partnerships, universities have an opportunity, and a responsibility, to shape AI’s trajectory. AI is no longer a buzzword in lectures. Yet the path is fraught with complexities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. Now, we’re not just polarized about policy but about each other,” she said.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

On January 22, immigration minister Marc Miller’s announced international student policy changes which attracted national attention. On closer examination, the government policy is profiling bad actors in a multiple of ways. What isn’t quite clear is whether public colleges and mid-tier universities are off the hook.

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The PIE News

MARCH 28, 2023

The UK risks a decline in international student numbers if the government drastically changes policy on post-study work and students bringing dependants, stakeholders have warned. “They [realise] that the education can pay for itself [if the students’ dependants work]. . Am I worried? Yes,” she explained.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Speaking to students and staff on Tuesday evening, Maskell said it had become “sadly fashionable” to assume students taking out loans to pay for university was a “natural order of things”, rather than a policy decision.

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2022

A fledgling Texas newspaper is claiming credit for a change in policy by the Texas State University System regarding penalties for students found to have illegally possessed, used, sold or distributed drugs, including marijuana. A second offense meant permanent expulsion. He explained the newspaper believed racism was involved.

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