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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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US seeks to connect entry points to boost recruitment

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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?

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They are strong on critique: on the way the Conservatives’ focus on a “knowledge-rich” curriculum has had a narrowing effect, the challenges of recruiting and retaining a strong teacher workforce and on the relationship between poor mental health and barriers to learning. All these are serious issues. appeared first on HEPI.

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“Opportunity” in Francophone Africa for UK unis

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African countries with French as an official language are presenting a heightened opportunity for British university recruitment, experts have claimed. We’ve done a lot of work with the international schools in the region, and where we’ve seen the most success is recruiting direct students from some of the partner schools,” Hasting said.

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

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Based on research from the Higher Education Policy Institute in 2023, the UK’s pathway provision accounted for at least £830m of the total £37.4bn value of the country’s international higher education market.

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Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AACTE officials said that this year’s theme, “Ascending New Heights: Propelling the Profession into the Future,” aligns with the association’s vision and mission “to revolutionize education for all learners by elevation education and educator preparation through research, professional practice, advocacy, and collaboration.”

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Australian sector braces as new visa requirements come in

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New powers under Section 97 of the ESOS Act also come into force on March 23, which will allow authorities to suspend high risk education providers from recruiting international students. English language requirements for student visas will rise from IELTS 5.5 and graduate visas from IELTS 6.0