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Why it’s always time to speak up for international students

The PIE News

We needed to stand up to policy debates and the ethos that underpinned them. International students were and are deeply involved in their communities for good, and home students felt their education and lives enriched by connections with peers from around the world. Gathering that evidence became a bigger project. Now I know different.

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Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There’s literally a dozen different inflection points along that path to becoming a professor, obstacles that require early interventions that won’t show any results for a long time,” said Dr. Seth Gershenson, a professor of public policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs.

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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university

SRHE

Higher Education Policy Institute Report 140, [link] , 17-23. Glass, GV and Worthen, BR (1972) ‘Educational evaluation and research: similarities and differences’, Curriculum Theory Network , 8/9: 149-165. Higher Education Policy Institute Report 140, [link]. in Natzler, M (ed) (2021) What is the student voice?

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A Premier League success story? Why global higher education is critical to our diverse local economies and communities in the UK

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Paul Angrave , Associate Director of Public Affairs at the University of Leicester. International students are vital to higher education and the UK – they bring global perspectives, talent, and skills to every part of our country. billion a year.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Harnessing Bots Emily (not her real name) is an American who is saddled with student loan debt totaling six figures from associate and bachelor’s degrees at other institutions, according to Dan Kalmanson, vice president for public affairs at UoPeople. Some students need lower costs.

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What is Higher Ed Community Looking for in State of the Union Address?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When community colleges are mentioned in the State of the Union address, it elevates our sector across policy circles,” said Dr. Walter G. Wong also said calls to make investments to keep American higher education No. 1 in the world and to re-authorize the Higher Education Act might attract interest from both sides of the aisle.

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What role will higher education play in the next general election?

HEPI

Yet if higher education does not appear to be an immediate priority in these discussions, is there perhaps also an opportunity for the sector to set out its stall in fresh terms, and make a claim for our importance to this moment? The party’s higher education policies, however, seem to be still forming – and along familiar lines.