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How do you get from skills planning to effective learning provision?

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Scottish Funding Council deputy director of assurance and outcomes Elizabeth Shevlin reflects on what can be learned from approaching policymaking as action-based research

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Navigating this moment: The urgency of mentorship

Higher Ed Dive

Mentorship is an essential strategy that addresses key milestones and challenges in the student life cycle, propelling career-ready students directly into the workforce.

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Marquee Conference for Women Historians Canceled, Co-Presidents Ousted

Inside Higher Ed

Marquee Conference for Women Historians Canceled, Co-Presidents Ousted Ryan Quinn Mon, 03/24/2025 - 03:00 AM A message to prospective Big Berks attendees led to online blame on the planned host university and the political moment. But the cancellation is more complicated than that.

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High school students with autism gain college mentors in NYC program

Higher Ed Dive

The Making Mentors program empowers college students with autism to provide representation for and build community with high school mentees.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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The Struggling Sanctuary Campus Movement

Inside Higher Ed

The Struggling Sanctuary Campus Movement Sara Weissman Mon, 03/24/2025 - 03:00 AM Students want colleges to call themselves sanctuary campuses as a show of support for undocumented students. Higher ed leaders balk at the term.

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How to Market a College with a Small Budget

Caylor Solutions

Learn how to market a college with a small budget using creative, low-cost strategies. See how its possible to maximize your resources, engage students, and boost enrollment affordably! The post How to Market a College with a Small Budget appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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Happy Birthday, Norman Borlaug

Jon Boeckenstedt

Five years ago on March 25, 2020, all the public universities in Oregon announced that they had adopted a test-optional admission policy for first-year students.

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Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Faces Charges for Protest Actions

Inside Higher Ed

Prosecutors in St. Louis have formally charged former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and one other demonstrator for their actions during a pro-Palestinian protest at Washington University last spring, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

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EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: NIST SP 800-171 Compliance Efforts and Challenges in Higher Education

Educause

Institutions vary in their processes for protecting controlled unclassified information, but taking immediate action, controlling project scope, and seeking support from leadership, cross-functional teams, and collaborative peer networks can help facilitate compliance with security requirements.

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VICTORY: Federal court blocks Texas A&M’s unconstitutional drag ban

FIRE

A federal judge upheld the First Amendment rights of a Texas A&M student group by blocking an attempt by officials to ban the group's upcoming drag show "Draggieland"

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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Strategic Decision-Making: The Power of Spend Visibility in Higher Education

University Business

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, April 22ndat 2 p.m. ET In higher education, understanding your institutions spending is crucial for making informed, strategic decisions that align with both academic and operational goals. In this 30-minute Ed Talk, well explore how spend visibility helps uncover inefficiencies, reduce costs, and improve resource allocation across various departments.

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Nord Anglia Education acquired in $14.5bn deal

The PIE News

EQT, one of the investors, announced the successful completion of the deal on March 20, valuing the company at USD $14.5 billion. This follows the initial acquisition announcement made in October 2024, which noted that global institutional investors would diversify Nord Anglias shareholder base and support its long-term growth and stability. Across its schools, Nord Anglia educates more than 90,000 students from ages two to 18, and prides itself on its personalised learning approach.

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Columbia Implements New Policies Following Federal Funding Cuts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Columbia University has announced significant policy changes after the Trump administration revoked $400 million in federal funding over campus protests related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The new measures include restrictions on demonstrations, revised disciplinary procedures, and a review of its Middle East studies curriculum. The university's Board of Trustees endorsed the reforms after meeting with federal agencies to discuss changes the school has implemented.

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Interest spikes in UK MRes courses as route to bring dependants

The PIE News

New data from findamasters.com and findaphd.com has revealed that searches for MRes courses accounted for 49% of all enquiries by international students looking at the UK in Jan-Feb 2025, up from 23% the year before. Demand for MRes courses now outstrips all other postgraduate study modes on the Keystone sites, including taught postgraduate qualifications such as MSc, MA and MBA.

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New IT strategies for solving higher ed’s biggest challenges

University Business

Spread across three campuses in Northern California, The University of the Pacific recently faced a familiar dilemma for higher education: How to provide secure network access to an increasingly dynamic, diverse and distributed community of students and faculty while meeting regulatory requirements. To address these challenges, the university deployed an enterprise browser.

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Small College America – Profile: Alice Lloyd College

Edu Alliance Journal

March 24, 2025, by Dean Hoke: Each small college has something special about it. Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, was founded by Alice Spencer Geddes Lloyd and June Buchanan. They established the school in 1923 with minimal funds to provide affordable, quality education for Appalachian students facing economic hardship and limited educational opportunities.

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CSUF Student Researcher Explores Black Barbie's Effect on Children's Self-Image

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amirah Kambe Barbie dolls have been popular for generations among young children. They have also been criticized for having an unrealistic female body, which can cause young girls to have body image concerns. Now, new research from a Cal State Fullerton student is shedding light on how Black Barbie dolls specifically influence young Black girls' perceptions of their own hair and beauty standards.

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Old Laws, New Targets

Inside Higher Ed

Old Laws, New Targets Elizabeth Redden Mon, 03/24/2025 - 03:00 AM Immigration enforcement has been used before to police student activism, David S. Busch writes. Byline(s) David S.

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U.S. Education Department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’

University Business

Hundreds of firings inside the federal governments student aid department have sparked concern among workers and student loan advocates, who warn that the student loan system is at risk. Linda McMahon, the wrestling industry billionaire now serving as education secretary, has presented the sweeping cuts as an efficiency drive. But employees within the US Department of Education warn they set the stage for widespread fraud and abuse.

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Meet the Class of 2029

Inside Higher Ed

Meet the Class of 2029 Ashley Mowreader Mon, 03/24/2025 - 03:00 AM The CIRP Freshman Survey highlights the growing diversity of incoming college students, the pressures of paying for college, increased mental health concerns among young people and, for the first time, how state policies and legislation factor into college choice.

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15% drop in Indian students abroad but Russia, France, Germany see growth

The PIE News

As of 2022, 750,365 Indian students were studying abroad. This number rose to 892,989 in 2023, reflecting a post-pandemic surge, but dropped to 759,064 in 2024 a decline of nearly 15% as per education ministry data highlighted by union minister of state for education, Sukanta Majumdar, in the Indian parliament. While this overall decline can be attributed to fluctuating student numbers in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, some destinations witnessed significant growth.

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UVA Releases Heavily Redacted Reports on Campus Shooting

Inside Higher Ed

The University of Virginia has released two external reports on a November 2023 campus shooting that left three student athletes dead and two other students wounded.

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University franchise providers under scrutiny after Times exposé

The PIE News

A Sunday Times investigation this weekend claimed that “suspicious loan applications” totalling almost 60 million have been identified by the Student Loan Company (SLC) in the 2022/23 academic year with fears that the true sum could amount to hundreds of millions of pounds. It alleged that most of those under scrutiny are enrolling at franchised universities which the report characterised as “small colleges paid to provide courses for established universities but [that] often

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Arkansas Passes Higher Ed ‘Reform’ Bill

Inside Higher Ed

Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a wide-ranging bill last Tuesday, upending the states higher education budget and clamping down on DEI and student protests, according to The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’

The Guardian - Higher Education

Mass firings spark concern as department employees say cuts set stage for widespread fraud and abuse Hundreds of firings inside the federal governments student aid department have sparked concern among workers and student loan advocates, who warn that the student loan system is at risk. Linda McMahon , the wrestling industry billionaire now serving as education secretary, has presented the sweeping cuts as an efficiency drive.

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Here are 2 strategies for successful pushback against policy changes

University Business

Higher education is in for a big existential fight to defend current funding levels i n fiscal year 2026. But the sector’s collective voice is stronger than many might think, said Jonathan Fansmith, assistant vice president of government relations at the American Council on Education, in a webinar hosted by the public policy advocacy nonprofit last week.

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‘The goal is to disassemble public health’: experts warn against US turn to vaccine skepticism

The Guardian - Higher Education

As measles sickens hundreds and health secretary RFK Jr spreads dubious information, experts sound the alarm As vaccine hesitancy increases in the US, isolated, tight-knit and religious communities have frequently been at the center of high-profile outbreaks. Such is the case in west Texas , where a rural community is the center of an expanding measles outbreak that has already claimed the lives of two Americans the first deaths from the disease in nearly a decade.

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As Columbia University students return from spring break, new policies could reshape life on campus

University Business

Columbia University students are stepping into a new campus environment Monday after their university announced sweeping policy changes while they were away on spring break, seemingly bowing to the Trump administrations demands over the release of $400 million in federal funding to the school. The university announced several changes demanded by the Trump administration to overhaul its disciplinary policies, sharply restrict protests, ban masks, sanction student groups in violation, immediately

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It’s JEDI, Not DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Joseph L. Jones President Donald J. Trump and the Republicans assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives represents a calculated effort to undermine progress towards a just and equitable society. By deliberately misrepresenting these initiatives as discriminatory against white people, they aim to perpetuate a system that privileges a select few while marginalizing countless others.

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Donald Trump's 9-Year War Against US Education

Higher Education Inquirer

Since his emergence on the national political stage, Donald Trump has been a polarizing figure, bringing his brand of combative rhetoric and controversial policies to every corner of American society. One of the key arenas where his influence has been felt the most is in the realm of education. From 2016 to 2025, Trumps war on education has manifested through a series of legislative actions, executive orders, and cultural provocations that aimed to reshape the American education system.

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Democrats Seek Transparency on Trump’s Plans to Dismantle Education Department

Inside Higher Ed

House Democrats are demanding greater transparency from President Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon regarding their plans for dismantling the Department of Education.