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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

That’s why Saleema, a young Afghan woman studying at University of the People , now presents as Madison from California in her online Principles of Business Management course. Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions.

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

SRHE

All participants were in the final year of their level 3 programmes and on courses that would qualify them for university entry, if they chose this option. They included concerns over the cost of university-level study. Code of Practice on Research Integrity , Edinburgh Napier University, [link]. Online] Available at: [link].

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The University of Maine system is planning to use an infusion of federal funds to construct an advanced manufacturing research lab, start a new program in aviation maintenance, modernize a wild blueberry research facility and launch a statewide tick and tick-borne disease study. “This is allowing that to happen.”