Wonkhe

MARCH 13, 2024

Drawing on the findings of a pan-European study on mental health in universities, Kate Lister calls for more robust policy and practice frameworks to enable wellbeing support for university staff The post Helping students means taking university staff wellbeing seriously appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 10, 2024

Mass expansion and a diversifying student body has led to "student choice overload." Ellie Garraway and Jon Down explain how to help students navigate increasingly complex decisions The post How to help students make better decisions appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 19, 2024

The Education Department's long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 2, 2024

Students in England are supposed to be protected when their course gets cut. Jim Dickinson reads the plans in place to determine if that's happening in practice The post Are students being protected from course cuts and closures? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 3, 2024

Jim Dickinson gets into the GTI/Cibyl polling underpinning the UPP Foundation's Student Futures 2 report - and finds collective strategic challenges for universities' growing group of Disabled students The post Disabled students need more than support plans and “fixing” appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While governance structures and formal committees have important roles for student representatives, Alex Harden-Way asks if we are missing something by not listening to students as students The post It’s time to start seeing students as students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 11, 2024

The post Podcast: Funding, disabled students, nursing appeared first on Wonkhe. This week on the podcast the Home Office has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to review the Graduate route visa - what could be on the cards come its conclusions in May?

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Wonkhe

APRIL 17, 2024

Students, like many others in contemporary society, are at risk of transport-related social exclusion. Susan Kenyon looks to move the debate on from definitions The post Commuter students, through the lens of transport studies appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This week on the podcast international students have been in the news - but does the sector have a case to answer on admissions? The post Podcast: International students, mental health, students and politics appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 5, 2024

Nicola Watchman-Smith reflects on the increasing complexities of work on student belonging and introduces a new practical guide to help you move your practice forward The post Advancing student belonging from classroom to campus and from theory to practice appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Beth Sennett challenges the dominance of test-based learning, and argues that arts-based and visual communication can empower students to succeed. The post Are students’ writing skills still important? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 29, 2024

Jim Dickinson identifies the policy implications for the sector from a recent coroner's report into the death by suicide of a student at the University of Southampton The post What role should staff play in preventing student suicide? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 3, 2024

Two years on from the report of the Student Futures Commission, rising costs are undermining efforts to build back post-Covid, warn Mary Curnock Cook and Richard Brabner The post The cost of learning crisis is creating new threats to students’ futures appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Student rents are up 15 per cent in two years. Jim Dickinson goes on the hunt for the cause to find an answer to a growing crisis The post Who broke the student housing market? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Commuter students face financial struggle and a growing sense of isolation from campus. Lee Elliot Major introduces the findings of a new student money and wellbeing survey The post The spiralling costs of higher education are hitting stay at home students harder appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Too often the process of investigation of staff student sexual misconduct takes precedence over offering support and redress to student complainants. Anna Bull lays out what's needed The post How to take care of complainants in cases of staff student sexual misconduct appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

With an ever-expanding student body and increasing pressure on staff, Louise Banahene reflects on recent insights into effective personal tutoring for diverse students The post Diverse students need bespoke personal tutoring appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Podcast: Funding, disabled students, nursing appeared first on Wonkhe. This week on the podcast the Department for Education has published its annual funding letter - we work out the size and shape of the cuts.

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Wonkhe

JULY 9, 2023

As debate continues over whether university staff-student relationships should be considered sexual misconduct, Anna Bull reports that most students are uncomfortable with staff crossing professional boundaries The post What students think about staff-student professional boundaries appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 27, 2024

Department of Education marks yet another delay in the fraught rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The notice from the U.S.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

JANUARY 17, 2024

If you're new, this post focuses on one of the most interesting data elements in IPEDS: The geographic origins of first-year (freshman) students over time. And I can't stress enough: You need to use the controls and click away to get the most from these visualizations. My data set includes institutions in the 50 states and DC.

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Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 15, 2024

Nelnet Payment Plans: Ease financial burdens and keep students enrolled with flexible tuition payment options.

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Wonkhe

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Should higher education be trying to cultivate tough, resilient students? Jon Rowlands makes the case for developing courage instead The post Is resilience really what we want for students? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 21, 2024

This week’s card from Hugh Jones’s postbag looks at an early students’ union The post Higher education postcard: student representation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 12, 2024

This week on the podcast live from our Secret Life of Students event in London, we've published new stats and analysis on student loneliness The post Podcast: Secret life of students special appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. UNT and LaGuardia’s student centered, data-driven approaches are helping their students succeed in the classroom and beyond, offering considerable returns on their educational investment. Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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The PIE News

APRIL 10, 2024

The number of international students studying in France has exceeded 412,000, making up 14% of the country’s students, latest statistics show. In the academic year 2022/23, some 412,087 international students were enrolled in French higher education institutions, a 3% increase in the last year and a 17% increase over five years.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 15, 2024

Punishments Rise as Student Protests Escalate kathryn.palmer… Mon, 04/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Exasperated and under intense scrutiny, some college administrators are increasingly punishing student activists with suspensions, expulsions and arrests. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 24, 2024

Why Are Students Camping on University Lawns? Johanna Alonso Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM A new wave of campus protests has hit institutions from California to Massachusetts, many emboldened by arrests at Columbia University. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 24, 2024

Barnard College has agreed to lift the interim suspensions of some students who violated its rules by participating in a pro-Palestinian sit-in last week if the students “have not previously engaged in misconduct” and agree to follow college rules during a probationary period.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 15, 2024

Duke University has ended its Reginaldo Howard Scholars program, which granted full-ride merit scholarships to a small cohort of students of African descent in each incoming class.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 18, 2024

NYPD Clears Columbia Encampment, Students Arrested and Suspended Johanna Alonso Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:12 PM Turmoil grips campus in the wake of President Shafik’s grilling by Congress over alleged antisemitism. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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The PIE News

APRIL 4, 2024

New Zealand, Germany and the United States are the countries international students are looking to study in as they begin to turn away from countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. The research confirmed that quality of education and job opportunities are key motivators for prospective international students, with 38.2%

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The PIE News

APRIL 22, 2024

The US is the preferred country for Indian students in which to study over the UK, Canada and Australia, a survey has suggested. Some 69% of Indian students who responded to the survey said the US was a preferred destination, with 54% saying the UK and 43% Canada.

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The PIE News

APRIL 1, 2024

Concerns are growing over the mounting debt from Nigerian students at British universities after a year of continual devaluation of the naira. While Nigerian’s have become accustomed to fluctuating rates and shortages of foreign exchange, many students have seen costs rise by 300% in the same academic year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

Supreme Court ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. President and Fellows of Harvard College that ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions, reported The Chronicle , a Duke student-run publication. It will be open to all undergraduate students, regardless of race.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 9, 2024

Using Student Profiles as Content Marketing Tools Last year, I wrote about the importance of organic content in higher education marketing. In that piece, I touched on student testimonials as a content option for institutions of higher education. Student testimonials allow you to hear actual input from your most valuable customers.

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