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Student Substance Use: Keele University’s Journey from Zero Tolerance to Harm Reduction

HEPI

This was developed after discovering that 50% of Keele students access drug advice and information from peers compared to university services (12%) or local services (6%) (Keele 2022 Drug Impact Survey). There was also a 22% decrease between 2022 and 2023 in the number of students who were not aware of the support available.

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Be bolder about your mental health offer if you want to convert – and retain – more of this year’s applicants

HEPI

These reassurances, including setting out positive but realistic expectations about university services, may not entirely allay applicant concerns; however, they should go some way to reassure applicants, and may also support earlier access to services where relevant.

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“Transformative” program for refugees in US

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Every Campus A Refuge, the Institute of International Education, the National Association of System Heads, and World University Service of Canada are all joining the Presidents’ Alliance in the consortium. .” The Community Sponsorship Hub, a consortium of nonprofit organisations, is implementing the program.

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Overseas students “treated as cash cows” in UK

The PIE News

The NHS surcharge goes against the founding principles of the NHS as a universal service, free at the point of need,” Doctors in Unite said in a statement. The union representing junior doctors, who are at the centre of the recent strike action , called the move “immoral and divisive”. “The

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CHLOE 7: Centralization vs. Distribution of Online Student Services

Inside Higher Ed

Creating robust centralized online learning services requires leadership vision, alignment with the institutional strategic plan, faculty buy-in, the right online learning leadership, and patience. Building central university services for online programs is also not cheap.

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Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning

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Continued Student Services Benefits Another way to engage alumni is to include them in some of the university services you’re already offering to current students. Career Center Resource for Alumni: Baldwin Wallace University alumni retain access to the University’s career center.

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UC San Diego suspends instructor for racist comments

Inside Higher Ed

“We sincerely apologize to those who have been impacted, including the university service workers and Spanish-speaking communities.”