Study and Go Abroad

AUGUST 21, 2023

As of 2014, the German government got rid of tuition fees for all students (yes, including international students!) Luckily, there are more public universities — schools funded by the government — in Germany than private universities — independent schools that rely on funding from tuition fees.

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Study Abroad Private Universities Architecture Insurance 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 23, 2024

You will see that it’s not really living.” – From a recent report by the Russell Group Students’ Unions. The promise of personal and professional development, developing knowledge of a subject you love, and the prospect of a career in your chosen field have all been strong magnets for students.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Transportation Food Development and Fund Raising 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

Unionization With Princeton and Stanford next on the graduate student unionization front, it’s clear that universities have become the hotbed of labor organizing. Which university receives more taxpayer dollars from the federal government per student?” percent in 2004 to 54.4 percent in 2021.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The highest levels of work-life balance were found among those in catering role employed by the students’ union (so outsourced but with very different contractual conditions compared with staff outsourced via a private firm, with the former benefiting from a work timetable built around their teaching timetable).

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Higher Education Education Research Social Justice 64

SRHE

MARCH 14, 2023

by GR Evans Under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act higher education providers and students’ unions will be required to publish Codes of Practice on freedom of speech. The Bill sets out the requirements separately for higher education providers (at A2 (2)(c)) and for students’ unions (at A6(2)(c)).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

Editorial Tags: Graduate students Unions/unionization Image Source: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Image Caption: Graduate student workers on strike at University of California, Los Angeles, Nov. I’ve taken to the streets to agitate for change in the U.S. and South Africa. 16, 2022.

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SRHE

APRIL 20, 2023

Historically, a ‘no platform’ position was taken up in the 1970s by many students’ unions against the rise of the far right (the National Front and later the British National Party) which had gained some questionable success in marches in the East End of London and some success in local election results into the 1980s.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 17, 2018

Census Bureau that provides data that helps Texas higher education students i compare the earning power over time based on their majors. This tool is revolutionary because the federal government has banned collecting and reporting student-level information because of privacy concerns since 2008.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The federal government’s COVID assistance played a critical role in temporarily sustaining institutions, particularly smaller colleges, which otherwise faced the risk of closure. This collaboration is crucial to address the evolving challenges and ensure effective governance and leadership.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Budget and Finance Management Education Computers and Informational Technology 52