The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Ten years ago I sat in a pub in Sheffield with international students. All around a growing debate about immigration was catching international students in its wake. The whole sector came together – universities large and small, ancient and modern, comprehensive urban institutions and specialist providers – to speak with one voice.

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The PIE News

MARCH 18, 2024

“With record-breaking students coming to the US, and many of them being spread out across the US, such incidents might continue to happen. . “I would suggest students stay in a city that’s large or mid-tier. Two incidents have majorly impacted Sahil Mhatre, who is pursuing Computer Science at Syracuse University.

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University Business

JANUARY 4, 2023

There is also concern over whether the app worsens teenage students’ mental health, the Associated Press reports. ” In December, in accordance with Ivey’s executive order in Alabama, Auburn University removed the app from its state-owned devices and prohibits its use while connected to on-campus WiFi. News reports.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Brown, who was vice president of government relations and public affairs for New York University (NYU) on that day, climbed to the roof of Bobst Library when she heard that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. For these students, the political turmoil of the past few years feels far more relevant than 9/11.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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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. And she used her visibility as a student leader to advocate for more support services for undocumented and low-income students. She was also 25 years old and an undocumented immigrant from Peru.

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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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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

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the FBI have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), agreeing to encourage more collaboration. Flores Per the agreement, the FBI will inform HACU about FBI internships, programs, and hiring opportunities open to college students and recent graduates. Dr. Antonio R.

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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. News announces 2023-2024 best graduate schools appeared first on University Business. Additionally, U.S. The post U.S.

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University Business

MAY 30, 2023

Supreme Court is set to rule on two cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina in June which will decide the fate of affirmative action in higher education. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research concluded from its May polling that 63% of U.S. adults believe the U.S. The post Most U.S.

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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. president of UNCF-member Clark Atlanta University. French, Jr.,

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

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. All details except the student’s gender and institution have been changed to protect her identity.)

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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. public schools, and helps even the playing field amid institutional racism.

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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. Brendan Cantwell, associate professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University’s College of Education.

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HEPI

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Title: Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Access and Inclusion; Associate to the President, University of Nebraska Jenkins has served as the University of Nebraska’s associate to the president and assistant vice president for diversity, access and inclusion since August of 2016.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

However, such a focus can mean that insufficient attention is given to the student voice, and to listening to what they have to say. Focus groups were used to capture the student voice. They included concerns over the cost of university-level study. You are’, it was argued, going to ‘get into debt’ if you choose HE.

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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

Dr. Yoshiko Harden While Scott’s investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is well-documented, her contributions to community colleges have not received as much attention. But such was the case at many two-year schools across the U.S. For us, this was the largest donation that we had ever received. [It]

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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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HEPI

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As important as apprenticeships and admissions are, politicians must recognise that universities are affected by and affect a far wider pool of issues. Universities have a huge role to play in Research and Development, the NHS, levelling up and further national priorities. The former outcome is clearly unlikely.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Craig Lindwarm, vice president for governmental affairs of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities A leading contender for the chairmanship is U.S. Congressman Walberg doesn’t have as extensive a public record on these issues.” They’ll be looking at issues that they think will resonate with the public.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But the world of higher education will be listening carefully for what Biden may say about the many issues America’s colleges and universities are facing, several of which have assumed national prominence in recent months. He also says he believes Biden will bring up the student loan forgiveness program, now before the U.S.

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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? Individual universities cannot be all things to all people and should not rely on small changes at the margins with the hope of squeezing out incremental gains. Put the student and the research at the center.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 19, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation With all the conversation about the Department of Education (ED) review of the bundled services exemption , I thought it would be instructive to hear from a university leader on the subject. Kent Syverud , Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, graciously agreed to answer my questions.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 17, 2023

Image: Hamline University has been engrossed in an academic freedom debate this year over the actions of an adjunct instructor at the private Minnesota institution who was teaching global art history. The instructor had warned students in advance of her plan to show the image. We are listening and we are learning.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. The high court voted 6-3 against UNC and 6-2 against Harvard. In response to the decision, the U.S.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 23, 2023

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.”

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 6, 2023

Image: The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. The university has said it did so to better align the Graduate College of Social Work with broader institutional priorities. “Students told me that all the time. But I hope that you will try to understand what that is.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 19, 2022

Image: The University of Southern California is one of the top-ranked campuses for Greek life in the country: almost 30 percent of undergraduates—about 7,300 students— were members of a Greek organization in 2020. The university allowed parties and other activities to resume in March.

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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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