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Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Claire Taylor makes the case for a corporate social responsibility levy to fix the country’s ailing public sector The post Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The public sector needs graduates

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Graduates want to work in the public sector, and the public sector wants to employ them. David Kernohan investigates what the data tells us about how these two UK success stories link together The post The public sector needs graduates appeared first on Wonkhe.

The Public Accounts Committee on franchising and fraud

Wonkhe

APRIL 23, 2024

The Public Accounts Committee makes all the right noises, but David Kernohan isn't spotting anything that will really shift the dial on franchise fraud The post The Public Accounts Committee on franchising and fraud appeared first on Wonkhe.

Podcast: Fees and funding, access, public sector

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This week on the podcast university funding is back in the news as Wales increases fees and the sector puzzles over fixing funding across the UK The post Podcast: Fees and funding, access, public sector appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Just 47% of public schools rate themselves highly on college prep

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 20, 2024

NCES also found only 62% of public schools include college and career milestones in their graduation requirements.

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Is public sector research on the rise?

Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Public Sector Research Establishments get an unexpected day in the sun. David Kernohan does some digging The post Is public sector research on the rise? But how do they relate to higher education? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As mass higher education attempts to find ways to boost investment in itself, Jim Dickinson argues that waiting for the political pendulum to swing towards the past is no way to do it The post There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Public University Trustees Should Serve the Public Good

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 24, 2024

Public University Trustees Should Serve the Public Good Doug Lederman Wed, 04/24/2024 - 06:05 PM Gov. Glenn Youngkin was right to veto legislation that would have undermined accountability. Byline(s) Letters to the Editor

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Greater financial strains loom over Wisconsin’s public universities, report finds

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 12, 2024

With nearly all of the state’s universities facing deficits, and some with potential liquidity issues, the system’s president called on lawmakers for more funding.

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To win public investment, universities must earn it, says UUK

Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Debbie McVitty finds out what Universities UK's plan is to restore universities' fortunes The post To win public investment, universities must earn it, says UUK appeared first on Wonkhe. As heads of institution gathered in Manchester for UUK conference, political stormclouds were gathering.

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Private regional colleges will face stiff competition from public institutions, Moody’s predicts

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

These challenges will be particularly pronounced in the Midwest and Northeast, where the pool of traditional college-age students is expected to shrink.

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Wisconsin College Teeters on the Brink, in Public

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 9, 2024

Wisconsin College Teeters on the Brink, in Public jessica.blake@… Tue, 04/09/2024 - 03:00 AM Northland College announced a potential closure last month hoping to spark last-minute fundraising to save itself. It hasn’t worked so far. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England

Wonkhe

JULY 5, 2023

Policy making in England no longer seems able to think about higher education as a public good. For Simon Marginson, this is something in desperate need of recovery The post Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England appeared first on Wonkhe.

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What the public thinks about university funding

Wonkhe

MAY 10, 2023

Just in time for party conference season we'll get some great data on how the public really sees funding for higher education. The post What the public thinks about university funding appeared first on Wonkhe. Ed Dorrell introduces some serious polling.

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Kentucky lawmakers to study creating new public university in state’s Southeast region

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 20, 2023

They’ll also review whether “traditional” academics should be housed by community and technical schools or taken up by regional publics.

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Virginia Bans Public Universities From Using Legacy Admissions

Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 13, 2024

Public colleges and universities across the state of Virginia will no longer use legacy admissions, or give preference to students in the admissions process with family alumni or donor connections, becoming the second state to adopt such a ban. Virginia Gov.

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Ontario: 96% of international study permits to public providers – reports

The PIE News

MARCH 27, 2024

Ontario is expected to give 96% of its allocated study permit applications to public colleges and universities, as a result of the cap requirement handed down to provinces from federal government. ” The post Ontario: 96% of international study permits to public providers – reports appeared first on The PIE News.

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AASCU pitches competitive grant program for regional public universities

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 21, 2023

More funding is needed to support regional public universities’ community mission, the higher ed association says.

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Why reliable and flexible communications are the foundation of university public safety

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

Public safety officials at universities and colleges face many of the same challenges that municipal police and fire departments do.

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The public supports universities and students more than we think

Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

New polling shows a public keen on funding universities and students - but not unconditionally. The post The public supports universities and students more than we think appeared first on Wonkhe. Jim Dickinson is back here in the real world.

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Learning from Public Libraries

ACRLog

MAY 30, 2023

Inspired by April Hines’s recent tweet about what academic librarians can learn from public librarians, I’ve been thinking about the topic myself. It’s been especially front of mind as someone who transitioned from working at public library branches to working at a community college library.

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Georgia system sued over alleged underfunding of 3 public HBCUs

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The lawsuit says poor state investment has disadvantaged Black students at these institutions and subjected them to de facto segregation.

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Universal Write Publications Marks 20-Year Milestone

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Universal Write Publications (UWP) was founded in 2004 by Dr. Ayo Sekai and has flourished from a passion project publishing fiction and children’s books into a respected publisher of rigorous, peer-reviewed academic literature.

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Malaysia sweeps public, private ASEAN rankings

The PIE News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Universities across Malaysia have garnered success in a big way in the latest ASEAN private university rankings, as well as new public university rankings. The number one public university was the National University of Malaysia , based in Bangi, and the number one private institution was Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur.

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Bridging the gap between academic and comms staff for the public good

Wonkhe

AUGUST 3, 2023

Science communication in a post-Covid world calls for a new way to span the gap between researchers and university comms teams – and a new skill set, as Michael Head explains The post Bridging the gap between academic and comms staff for the public good appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Who Rules Virginia’s Public Universities?

Academe Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

BY TIMOTHY KAUFMAN-OSBORN Much has been said about the radical right’s assault on the autonomy of US public higher education and that campaign’s subversion of academic freedom.

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Tenure would end at Nebraska public colleges under new legislative proposal

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 17, 2024

The proposal furthers a conservative push to weaken tenure, though these types of bills largely stalled across state legislatures last year.

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Ohio looks to ban public college employee strikes

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 20, 2023

Proposed legislation would also block state institutions from mandating diversity training and working with Chinese entities.

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New Hampshire should explore uniting public college systems, task force says

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

The group issued recommendations to keep the state’s community colleges and universities sustainable in the face of declining enrollment and revenue.

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Report Presents New Approach to Increasing Completion Rates at Public Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2024

CCA’s completion-goals funding advocates for the funding to be allocated up front, thus giving public institutions the funds to provide adequate support services which will lead to improving outcomes and meeting state completion goals. Typically, the current funding model involves receiving funding after the institution shows improvement.

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Next steps for Ontario public-private partners

The PIE News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ontario education providers in partnerships with private companies are reeling after the government announced students at public-private partnership run campuses will no longer have access to post-study work opportunities. Sheridan declined to comment – Fanshawe had not responded to requests for comment by time of publication.

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How Public Universities Continue to Profit Off Indigenous Land

The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How public universities profit off land taken from Indigenous tribes. Eliseu Cavalcante for Grist Land trusts — vast tracts taken from Native American tribes — inject millions of dollars into some universities' budgets, a new investigation finds.

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Oklahoma governor moves to restrict public colleges’ DEI funding

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 13, 2023

State policymakers must receive a report by May 2024 on which diversity programs and jobs that institutions eliminated.

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Public health majors grow by more than 1,000 percent

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 6, 2023

Instead, she found herself drawn to public health, inspired by an introductory course in the subject required for both public health and nursing majors. “I was very interested in the research aspect and just how broad the field of public health was,” recalled Edson, who graduated with a B.S. in public health in 2022.

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Biden-Harris Administration Approves Additional $5.8B in Student Debt Relief for 78,000 Public Service Workers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

These approvals are the result of fixes made by the Administration to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). For too long, our nation’s teachers, nurses, social workers, firefighters, and other public servants faced logistical troubles and trap doors when they tried to access the debt relief they were entitled to under the law.

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Should college athletes’ NIL agreement be public records?

University Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A new version of a bill to regulate name, image and likeness in Utah would exempt college athletes’ NIL agreements submitted to public universities from the state’s open records law, closing them off to any public scrutiny. The post Should college athletes’ NIL agreement be public records? Read more from Deseret News.

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Texas enacts law restricting transgender athletes at public colleges

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

Transgender players can’t participate in sports aligned with their gender identities, potentially clashing with a proposed federal regulation.

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Lessons in Public Scholarship

Inside Higher Ed

JULY 25, 2023

Public-facing work shouldn't just be an add-on to scholarly work but also an integral aspect of our jobs as researchers, writers and teachers, writes Christopher Schaberg.

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Grand Canyon University Lambastes Federal Agencies in ‘Unusual’ Public Statement

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Grand Canyon University Lambastes Federal Agencies in ‘Unusual’ Public Statement Katherine Knott Fri, 10/06/2023 - 03:00 AM One of the nation’s largest Christian institutions claims the U.S. is “coordinating” attacks against it. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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The Rev. William J. Barber II Appointed Founding Director of Yale Divinity School’s Center for Public Theology and Public Policy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Barber II has been appointed founding director of Yale Divinity School’s (YDS) new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy. He will also serve as professor in the practice of public theology and public policy. Dr. William J. It will also partner with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the U.S.

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This week in numbers: Budget cuts loom over public colleges

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We’re rounding up some of our top recent stories, from program reductions at SUNY Potsdam to loan cancellations by the Education Department.

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‘Race-based metrics’ no longer included in state funding model for Kentucky public colleges

University Business

MAY 2, 2024

The Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) has made initial changes to the way Kentucky public universities receive state funding, removing “race-based metrics” from the performance-funding model to be in compliance with a law passed earlier this month. Senate Bill 191, signed by Gov. Read more from the Kentucky Herald-Leader.

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Florida public universities to weigh anti-trans bathroom rule

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The state's college system approved a similar regulation in August following a legislative mandate.

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Universities are a vital public asset. We must save them | Letters

The Guardian - Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Since then, policymakers and university managers have pursued a disastrous ideological project to turn higher education into a commodity rather than to treat it as a public good. Continue reading.

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Public services are in crisis, and universities are part of the solution

The public sector needs graduates

Trending Sources

The Public Accounts Committee on franchising and fraud

Podcast: Fees and funding, access, public sector

Just 47% of public schools rate themselves highly on college prep

Is public sector research on the rise?

There are better ways to fund and govern universities as quasi-public services

Public University Trustees Should Serve the Public Good

Greater financial strains loom over Wisconsin’s public universities, report finds

To win public investment, universities must earn it, says UUK

Private regional colleges will face stiff competition from public institutions, Moody’s predicts

Wisconsin College Teeters on the Brink, in Public

Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England

What the public thinks about university funding

Kentucky lawmakers to study creating new public university in state’s Southeast region

Virginia Bans Public Universities From Using Legacy Admissions

Ontario: 96% of international study permits to public providers – reports

AASCU pitches competitive grant program for regional public universities

Why reliable and flexible communications are the foundation of university public safety

The public supports universities and students more than we think

Learning from Public Libraries

Georgia system sued over alleged underfunding of 3 public HBCUs

Universal Write Publications Marks 20-Year Milestone

Malaysia sweeps public, private ASEAN rankings

Bridging the gap between academic and comms staff for the public good

Who Rules Virginia’s Public Universities?

Tenure would end at Nebraska public colleges under new legislative proposal

Ohio looks to ban public college employee strikes

New Hampshire should explore uniting public college systems, task force says

Report Presents New Approach to Increasing Completion Rates at Public Institutions

Next steps for Ontario public-private partners

How Public Universities Continue to Profit Off Indigenous Land

Oklahoma governor moves to restrict public colleges’ DEI funding

Public health majors grow by more than 1,000 percent

Biden-Harris Administration Approves Additional $5.8B in Student Debt Relief for 78,000 Public Service Workers

Should college athletes’ NIL agreement be public records?

Texas enacts law restricting transgender athletes at public colleges

Lessons in Public Scholarship

Grand Canyon University Lambastes Federal Agencies in ‘Unusual’ Public Statement

The Rev. William J. Barber II Appointed Founding Director of Yale Divinity School’s Center for Public Theology and Public Policy

This week in numbers: Budget cuts loom over public colleges

‘Race-based metrics’ no longer included in state funding model for Kentucky public colleges

Florida public universities to weigh anti-trans bathroom rule

Universities are a vital public asset. We must save them | Letters

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