The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 17, 2024

Names of 77 ex-students of women-only Newnham College who worked at Bletchley Park are revealed for first time They worked day and night during the second world war, deciphering Nazi messages, breaking Enigma codes and analysing top-secret military documents. But until now it was not known just how many of the intrepid female codebreakers who worked at Bletchley Park had studied at the same place, forming a hidden network of scholars who secretly changed the course of history.

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 17, 2024

A state commission created in 2021 has issued a new report calculating that public universities in Illinois are underfunded by approximately $1.4 billion. The Commission on Equitable Public University Funding is made up of 34 members, including legislators, representatives from public universities, and members of advocacy organizations. It found that dedicating an added $100 million to $135 million annually to public universities would allow the state to bridge the funding gap in 10-15 years.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2024

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sun, 03/17/2024 - 02:17 PM UT Austin reinstates standardized test requirement; the Education Department begins sending colleges financial aid data; Virginia bans legacy preferences in admissions. Byline(s) Susan H.

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 17, 2024

Valparaiso University, in Indiana, will consider cutting up to 28 programs as part of a multi-year review intended to rightsize its academic offerings. The private Lutheran institution offers too many majors, minors and graduate degrees in relation to its student body and faculty size, according to a memo from Eric Johnson, Valparaiso’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 17, 2024

Abraham Lincoln’s killer flees justice in a ponderous drama; four mothers fight back in a chilling sex crime hoax doc. Plus, the welcome return of Irish comedy drama The Dry, and degrees get the third degree Manhunt Apple TV+ Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax (Channel 4) | channel4.com The Dry ITVX Is University Really Worth It? (BBC Two) | iPlayer I’m always ready to be educated by television, but should it feel like actual homework?

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