University Business

JANUARY 4, 2023

There is also concern over whether the app worsens teenage students’ mental health, the Associated Press reports. The post More education leaders ban TikTok for students and employees appeared first on University Business. “TikTok’s lack of data privacy measures are extremely concerning,” he wrote in the memo.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

A growing body of research has shown that race-matched instruction—when teachers and learners come from the same background—is beneficial for students. College students have been shown to be likelier to pass courses with race-matched instructors, likelier to receive higher grades in those courses, and likelier to persist in school.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 20, 2022

First, post-traditional students being recruited aggressively by a surprisingly broad swath of colleges and universities. This target group is now expanding to students who either didn’t complete their degrees or didn’t go to college at all. For students who skipped college, how many of them will come back?

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The association’s public affairs team helped send a letter to the office of Sir Keir Starmer asking for ELT schools not to be included with private schools in the introduction of VAT fees. The team confirmed they received a reply in recent days.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Abrams for her commitment to investing in the future of Howard students as the Ronald W. Ronald Walters, it expands on that legacy by bringing Howard students in dialogue with a contemporary candidate whose work has directly influenced today’s political landscape.” We are incredibly grateful to Ms. Abrams holds a B.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Flores Per the agreement, the FBI will inform HACU about FBI internships, programs, and hiring opportunities open to college students and recent graduates. HACU is pleased to enter into this agreement to help provide career opportunities within the FBI to students from Hispanic-Serving Institutions,” said HACU President and CEO Dr. Antonio R.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 23, 2023

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Hillary Clinton will become a professor of practice in Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), effective Feb. Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton – a former senator, First Lady, presidential candidate, and U.S.

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University Business

APRIL 25, 2023

Accordingly, updates were made to the methodology and supporting content to prioritize outcomes for prospective students. These include chemistry , computer science , physics and public affairs. Additionally, U.S. News issued new rankings of graduate programs in other popular academic disciplines.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

The gift comes as part of Fidelity’s $250-million initiative to support education access and economic mobility for up to 50,000 underrepresented African American/Black, Latinx American, Native American, and Asian/Pacific Islander American students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2023

Supreme Court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, but few believe students’ race should be a major factor, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The majority of adults in the U.S. say that the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

“Ohio Wesleyan is a distinctive, forward-looking, and appreciably student-centered institution that transforms lives,” vandenBerg said. With initiatives like the OWU Connection, Ohio Wesleyan and its faculty are reimagining the liberal arts for the needs of a new world and a new generation of students. vandenBerg holds an Ed.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A Republican Congress’s prime educational target might be President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness program, which has attracted close to 26 million applicants so far. Arizona voted for Proposition 308, which would allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 23, 2023

Hartle had a front-row seat for just about every important federal policy discussion that affected colleges, their students and their employees. Listen to this episode here , and find out more about The Key here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?

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The PIE News

JULY 20, 2023

International students are expected to “take up” almost 55% of net new accommodation on average across Australia in this financial year, after utilising some 70% of new units last year, a conservative think tank in the country has calculated.

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University Business

MAY 30, 2023

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research concluded from its May polling that 63% of U.S. adults, regardless of political preference, are against banning race-based admissions practices, Students for Fair Admissions, which sued the University of North Carolina in 2014 , is primarily a conservative-based group.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Kim Eccleston, Head of Strategy and Reform – Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, at UCA S. The report was informed by the voices of 13,000 students and outlined a student-centred programme of reform. HEPI’s recent paper on reforming UCAS personal statements is here.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

Image: Wellesley College students have made their position clear: the majority of them want the women’s college to open admissions to all transgender people, including those who identify as trans men. "Wellesley College acknowledges the result of the non-binding student ballot initiative," the statement read.

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The PIE News

MARCH 17, 2023

The UK Boarding Schools’ Association has launched a due diligence service aimed at better supervising the recruitment process of international students. “Based on the information that the BSA/Verisio report will provide, the educational institution can decide whether or not to pursue that relationship.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Under the policy, tenured faculty members would be subject to review every five years based on several factors, most notably their cooperation with the Stop WOKE law which aims to keep colleges from “indoctrinating” students with divisive concepts including race and white privilege. Jessell explained the restrictions of the law.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

She is responsible for developing and implementing strategies, programs and activities to enhance access, inclusion and retention of a diverse student body, faculty and staff. She brings more than a decade of experience in higher education leadership roles that have required strategic planning and execution of diversity-related efforts.

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HEPI

MARCH 10, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Eve Alcock, Head of Public Affairs at the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Some are treating generative artificial intelligence models like essay mills, doing what they can to make clear to students that its use is prohibited.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2023

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has long been considered one of most confusing and frustrating governmental forms, a 108-question gantlet of information on finances and family for students trying to pay for college. It’s a surprise for many students. The records came from California.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Since then, the recipient institutions have put their gifts of millions of dollars to use in several ways, seeking to enhance what they offer to the many – and often underprivileged – students that they serve. For us, this was the largest donation that we had ever received. [It]

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Probably not much,” said Terry Hartle, senior vice president, government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education. But she or any other chairperson is expected to have a difficult time finding common ground with Senate Democrats who control the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

HEPI’s most recent report on student voters and the difference (or not) that they made at the 2019, 2017, 2015 and 2010 general elections is here. We are hopeful that we can count politicians among those numbers. The post What role will higher education play in the next general election?

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

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. billion a year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

He also says he believes Biden will bring up the student loan forgiveness program, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, to indicate that his administration will not give up on relief for student borrowers. “It García said the funding was critical to help re-engage students who had stopped out during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Image: As legal battles have been waged over the Biden administration’s plan to forgive billions in federal student loans, the associations representing colleges and universities have stayed out of the fight. “We haven’t had discussions with them about student loan repayment.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Student outcomes. Is a degree or a professional credential the right path for a student’s desired career? This sectorwide approach will empower us to serve the varied needs of today’s students individually and collectively. Put the student and the research at the center. Affordability. Social mobility.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 19, 2023

Even before the pandemic, students were demanding greater flexibility in how and where they learn. We relied on the partnership of outside providers like 2U for a range of services, including upfront investment in marketing, technology, and student support, as well as the ability to launch accredited programs quickly.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The faculty members claim they were retaliated against after they raised concerns about course scheduling practices disadvantaging students of color in an interview with a local media outlet last year. First of all, students of color, students who lack technology, it’s poor students.”

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

However, higher education lobbyists and policy experts expect to see lawsuits challenging student loan forgiveness from the new GOP majority and stepped-up oversight of the U.S. House Republicans will have the ability to sue the administration in court over the student loan forgiveness plan, which federal judges have recently put on hold.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This blog was kindly authored by Helena Vine , Policy and Public Affairs Officer at the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). From 2027, this will be extended to Level 4 to 6 for both full courses and at a modular level, where the government can be confident of positive student outcomes.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

trillion in federal student loan debt. 24 that he would cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for borrowers making under $125,000 a year, with up to $20,000 in relief for Pell Grant recipients. Even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last year that “the president can only postpone, delay but not forgive student loans.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 17, 2023

The instructor had warned students in advance of her plan to show the image. A Muslim student complained, and López Prater will not be teaching the course this semester. Upholding academic freedom and fostering an inclusive, respectful learning environment for our students are both required to fulfill our mission.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 20, 2023

Image: Public university administrators who comply with state policy bans on accessing TikTok via state-owned Wi-Fi networks and devices might understandably expect pushback—or at least frustration—from their student bodies. Instead, many students seem to be indifferent.

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