Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 9, 2023

The University System of Georgia’s governing board this week approved a new strategic plan, which involves boosting enrollment and student outcomes.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

‘Pay Up or Leave,’ a University Tells Students Sara Weissman Fri, 09/08/2023 - 03:00 AM A new policy at historically Black Fisk University requires students to pay off debts of more than $1,500, get on a payment plan or leave. Students are pushing back. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Three new reports on the way cost of living is impacting students paint a grim picture of lost opportunities. Jim Dickinson urges another push on reducing costs The post There’s still more that universities can do to get the cost of living down for students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Three new reports on the way cost of living is impacting students paint a grim picture of lost opportunities. Jim Dickinson urges another push on reducing costs The post There’s still more that universities can do to get the cost of living down for students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Jim Dickinson reflects on calls to reduce regulation of universities - arguing that the real problem is the way we frame higher education as "big boarding school" The post The last thing that students need is less regulation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 13, 2023

The private nonprofit university in North Carolina argued to the labor board that graduate students aren’t employees.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Maintenance loan failing to keep pace with rising rents, which have jumped by more than 8% since last year University students in the UK are facing “unprecedented rent rises” amid record demand for accommodation, while the value of the maintenance loan designed to cover living costs stagnates, according to a report.

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Wonkhe

JULY 6, 2023

Eighteen months into the biggest cost of living crisis the UK has seen in decades, Jim Dickinson tries to work out if university advice on the costs that students will face has improved The post Some universities are getting worse over info for students on costs appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Higher levels of poor mental health in England could be linked to worries about money and academic achievement, findings suggest University students are more at risk of depression and anxiety than their peers who go straight into work, according to a study, suggesting mental health may deteriorate due to the financial strain of higher education.

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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Jim Dickinson reflects on conversations with student leaders and their experiences of committees, boards and meetings - calling for accessibility by design to be a concern for the encounters, rather than just the agenda The post Why are university meetings still so inaccessible? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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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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Wonkhe

APRIL 23, 2023

Deborah Johnston, a member of the Disabled Students’ Commission, calls on PSRBs and subject groupings to join the pledge to achieve inclusion for disabled students The post Committing to disabled student success goes beyond universities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As companies look to find workers with the skills needed for their industries, many are working with universities to train students and connect them to jobs.

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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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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The policy means to entice students to attend institutions in the state, especially as college-going rates decline.

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Wonkhe

JULY 5, 2023

Christine Rivers argues that mindfulness could not only aid universities in addressing staff and student wellbeing, but could also help with longer term strategic goals The post Universities need to invest in mindfulness appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

All affected students must pay their tuition bill in full within a month or be fined and face an account hold, the university said.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Distance Doctoral Students ‘Invisible’ to Universities Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 09/08/2023 - 03:00 AM People were studying remotely for higher degrees long before COVID, researchers say, and universities should pay them more attention. Byline(s) John Ross for Times Higher Education

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As Texas colleges grapple with a new law that bans DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education, Rice University’s LGBTQ+ organization is offering its services to students at public universities throughout the state.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 5, 2023

High school students with autism are attending college in greater numbers, thanks to new ac ademic and emotional support services designed specifically for them. Today there are approximately 75 support programs offered for neurodiverse students in 29 states, mostly at four-year colleges.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 22, 2023

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a 2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Diversity Champion, one of a select group of higher education institutions that rank in the top tier of our Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recipients. But those efforts created a patchwork that didn’t fully focus UAMS’ resources, she says.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Open letter signed by alumni who say they have benefited from the programme has been sent to vice-chancellor The University of Cambridge has come under fire after axing a mindfulness programme for students, at a time of mounting concern about young people’s mental health and suicides in higher education. Continue reading.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Parents of young men facing conduct panels over assaults are raising the stakes by bringing barristers to them, academics say Universities left to tackle rising tide of sexual assaults Parents of male students accused of rape at university are starting to bring in barristers to help them avoid expulsion, the Observer has learned.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 23, 2023

More than 100 University of Hawaiʻi (UH) students from across 10 campuses were directly impacted by the Maui wildfires. As of August 21, UH Maui College is working with at least 32 students who lost their homes; 37 who were displaced and living with family, friends, or in shelters; seven who lost vehicles; and 46 who lost their jobs.

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Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 23, 2023

The North Carolina college had argued to the National Labor Relations Board that its graduate workers were not employees.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Colleges are ill-equipped to deal with allegations of assault and worse Your article demonstrates the immense risk that universities or other institutions take in adjudicating on allegations of behaviour meeting a criminal threshold (“ Students accused in university rape hearings call in lawyers ”, News).

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written by Dr Diana Beech, CEO of London Higher, the representative body for 50 London universities and higher education colleges, and Professor Nic Beech, Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University London. You can follow Diana and Nic on X (formerly Twitter) @dianajbeech and @NicBeech1.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ten public four-year universities in Michigan announced Wednesday that they will guarantee admission to all in-state students with a high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher starting this admissions cycle.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

AUGUST 25, 2023

At Connecticut’s Fairfield University, computer science students do more than read about cybersecurity in the classroom. In a time of staffing shortages, students in the SOC can help school IT departments do more in… They also help run the school’s security operations center (SOC).

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The University of Portsmouth is establishing a presence in London with a brand new campus, set to welcome its first students early next year. The university’s partnership with global property investment and development group Northchild Group will see the university campus set up in Waltham Forest.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2023

universities across the country sent students, faculty and staff home — along with their devices and other university assets. The University of Cincinnati was no exception, and as this environment became more complex to manage, IT staff decided to tap its student body for help.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Australian government should extend the time an international student must spend at the institution they initially join before they can switch providers, universities have reiterated. “The majority of providers work collaboratively and in the interests of the student to ensure this process is transparent and supportive.

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HEPI

APRIL 17, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Tracey Lumb, of Students Organising for Sustainability and is part of two-blog series. This overview article introduces the pilot and will be followed by a case study from Keele University. Historically, UK university campuses have taken a zero-tolerance approach to student drug use.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Right now, with the start of another academic year only a few weeks away, a new cohort of students are preparing to embark on their intellectually most significant academic journey. The award of a PhD as the result of several years as a doctoral student is seen as the pinnacle of academic competence. The first concerns the PRES.

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University Business

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On Wednesday, current and former students of Yale University filed a lawsuit against the school for its discriminatory policies against students with mental health disabilities and insisting that they withdraw. ” Hannah Neves, an international student, was hospitalized in 2020 after a suicide attempt.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

Image: Yeshiva University, a Modern Orthodox Jewish institution, is launching a new program intended for Christian students. Students have the option of completing the program online or on Yeshiva’s campus in New York City.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 24, 2023

An unlucky cohort of undergraduates has been plagued by Covid restrictions, education strikes and finally a marking boycott Emily Smith, a final-year geography student at Durham University, never imagined her already heavily disrupted university experience could end like this. Continue reading.

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