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Experts Discuss Equity Practices in Higher Ed Recruitment and Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Cultivating global learner ownership from high school to higher education

The PIE News

But we know in today’s international education landscape that learners are able – and willing – to utilise their individual strengths and inner drive, and to develop capacity for empathy and cultural awareness – well before they apply to university. With more than $3.6

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US seeks to connect entry points to boost recruitment

The PIE News

The other is “facilitating the connections between these entry points” AIRC president Derrick Alex said the recommendations encourage US institutions to “value and promote the enormous breadth of educational options” offer in the country.

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Labour’s education policy is brave, but can they fund it?

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. Keir Starmer has committed Labour to five ambitious missions, of which the fifth is squarely focused on educational transformation. The post Labour’s education policy is brave, but can they fund it?

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Pathways add around £830m to UK economy – NCUK report

The PIE News

In addition to outlining the benefits of pathway programs for students, the document also details their beneficial impact for universities, host countries and their economies, as well as sending countries. They also help with diversification aims in international higher education, it continues.

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New Higher Education Institutions in England: A real chance to innovate?

SRHE

by Katherine Emms The 2017 Higher Education and Research Act (HERA) enabled new and innovative HE providers to enter and establish themselves, with the aim of diversifying the HE sector. We spoke to founders, directors, senior leadership team members and those involved in setting up a new university and developing the first programmes.

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University of York to accept some overseas students with lower grades

The Guardian - Higher Education

Staff at the Russell Group university were told: “In response to the current financial challenges, the university has decided to lower its tariff for all departments and programmes for overseas applicants,” according to an email reported by the Financial Times. Continue reading.