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Taking a global view of UK international education policy

HEPI

We work with 15 high-calibre higher educational institutions of different types in the UK and Ireland. If you believe Britain providing higher education globally is a good thing, and I do, then we need more of this, not less of it. But there is something else I would add.

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Higher education as a politicians’ playground

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by Rob Cuthbert Higher education has always been something of a playground for junior politicians; HE ministers usually serve only short terms, and many are practising for bigger jobs. TPS contributions rose sharply on 1 April 2024 as Tom Williams reported for Times Higher Education on 18 March 2024.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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Higher Education Will Take Center Stage in 2024 Presidential Election

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

veers into another major election year, some higher education scholars predict that issues related to the ivory tower will inevitably take center stage. DEI and academia Efforts around DEI and the institution of higher education as a whole may be key targets for Republican candidates and politicians, scholars told Diverse.

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General election 2024: Higher education fees and funding

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The logic of fees Whether we like it or not, there is one higher education issue that tends to bestride all the others at general elections, and that is tuition fees. Moreover, higher education finance is a devolved matter. The SNP have been re-elected more than once since, each time promising to keep the policy in place.

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The Value of Higher Education in Developed Economies

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Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD, on the value of higher education in developed countries. Never mind that the 50% target he refers to relates to tertiary education, I am certain he is not alone in believing that too many people go to university. In 1998, 20% of adults in the OECD had a tertiary education.

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What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education. Dr. Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says the administration will likely reintroduce the rule in 2024 using a negotiated rulemaking process.