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

The PIE News

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. Previously she worked as Director of Public Affairs at the University of Sheffield. Gathering that evidence became a bigger project.

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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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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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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 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

Wong, director of the Urban Education Policy program at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, said he thought that tying higher education to the labor market might be a strategy Biden could use to curry bipartisan support. Dr. Kenneth K.

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

HEPI

As for Labour, their Education pledges look set to focus on early years provision (again, perhaps framed as a productivity issue), and promises on training nurses and doctors. The party’s higher education policies, however, seem to be still forming – and along familiar lines.