Sat.Feb 09, 2019 - Fri.Feb 15, 2019

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Update: Moving back to the US

Eric Stoller

Just a quick life update. We’re moving back to the United States in April. It’s been a big decision for sure as we’ve made a lot of great friends during our time in the UK and it’s a fantastic place to live. However, with family being mostly located in the States and a little one who loves his grandparents, it makes the best sense for us at this time to make the big move back across the pond.

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Onboarding New Professional Staff to a Student Affairs or Residential Curriculum

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

Student Affairs offices, particularly those within residence life and education, typically see a steady turn over of professionals year-to-year. When building and maintaining a curriculum, it can sometimes be a challenge to onboard new staff members who (1) may not be familiar with the model at all or (2) are not familiar with your institution’s specific implementation of the curricular approach.

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The commuter student niche - but they are having a hard time

Terminalfour

We take a look at how universities can improve the experience using digital technologies and attract more students from this growing demographic.

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Breaking the barriers to research

HECG

By DAVID MYTON. Research: in the words of Stephen Hawking it is “the joy of discovering something no one knew before”. It’s what most academics live for, even if they love teaching. Indeed, research informs good teaching, ensuring that what’s been taught in the classroom is at the forefront of new knowledge. For some academics, though, conducting research is the easy bit.

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Top six trends in highered

HECG

By DAVID MYTON. Reduced return on investment for students, cuts in government spending, and “significant skills mismatches between graduates’ abilities and the jobs available” are driving six new trends in higher education, according to a new report from The Brookings Institution. Authors Emal Dusst and Rebecca Winthrop argue that in addition to reduced funding, rising costs, and decreasing wage premiums in places like the US and UK, “there is also the worry that what students learn at univers