Mon.Dec 26, 2022

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UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns

The Guardian Higher Education

Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation Student housing is reaching a “crisis point” not seen since the 1970s, when students slept in sports halls and their cars, and is set to worsen in the new year, a charity has warned. Since the start of the academic year, students at universities across the UK have complained of fierce competition for rooms in flatshares for the 2022 and 2023 academic years.

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ACUHO-I Internship Series Part 4: Interviewing

Roompact

This post is one in a five part series on securing a summer internship in college housing and residence life through the ACUHO-I’s Housing Internship Program. It is written from the perspective of a former ACUHO-I Intern. The series will walk you through the process from beginning to end providing tips and tricks along the.

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Juilliard Places Professor or Leave Amid Harassment Probe

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Juilliard School has placed a professor on leave and commissioned a new investigation of charges that he harassed students, The New York Times reported. A spokeswoman for the school said it had previously investigated the professor, Robert Beaser, who had been chair of the composition department. The spokeswoman did not say what those investigations found.

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‘It was chaos’: students on being priced out of the rental market

The Guardian Higher Education

UK students forced to live in neighbouring cities in university accommodation crisis Amber, a first-year psychology student, was looking forward to studying in Brighton because the seaside town is renowned for its social life. But by the time she had accepted her place, there were no more spaces in halls left, and private rentals were far out of her budget.

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A look at trends in college consolidation since 2016 - Higher Ed Dive

Ray Schroeder

The last few years have been tumultuous for many U.S. colleges. Pressure to lower tuition, stagnating state funding and a shrinking pool of high school graduates has strained many institutions’ bottom lines and questioned their long-term viability. Those pressures have caused some to close. For many still in operation, the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact is adding a host of uncertainties to already tight operations.

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How You Pick Your College Could Cost You Lots (Mark Salisbury, TuitionFit*)

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editor's Note: Mark Salisbury will be appearing at the Future Trends Forum on Thursday, January 12, 2023, from 2-3 PM EST. To sign up as an audience member, visit the link at Students, families, colleges, and tuition - Shindig.com ] Upcoming Forum sessions – The Future Trends Forum (futureofeducation.us) No matter if it’s cars or candy bars, every marketplace has one thing in common.

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For-Profit College Abruptly Closes in San Antonio - Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed

Ray Schroeder

Quest College, a for-profit institution in San Antonio, abruptly closed this week, leaving students scrambling, KENS 5 News reported. Most students were seeking certifications for careers in the health professions. The college said people would be on campus to hand over transcripts to students but offered no other information. The college’s website is no longer active.

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U of California Grad Students Win Big Pay Increases

Confessions of a Community College Dean

University of California graduate student workers voted Friday to approve new contracts with substantial wage increases, ending a strike that started in early November, the Los Angeles Time s reported. For academic student employees, the contract will raise minimum pay from about $23,250 to about $34,000 for nine months of part-time work by Oct. 1, 2024.