MillionPlus has been at the forefront of organisations calling for the Level 4 and 5 education space in England to be revived as an outcome of the Augar process and it is pleasing to see this agenda picked up in the report. More...
Why it is so important to protect free speech in universities
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a robust defence of free speech in universities, Free Speech and Censorship on Campus (HEPI Occasional Paper 21) by Corey Stoughton. The author is the Advocacy Director and previous Acting Director of the Human Rights organisation Liberty and served as senior counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the US Department of Justice under President Obama. More...
Comment on the National Student Survey results (and why the NSS needs another revamp)
It is good that student satisfaction is rising, if only slightly and not everywhere. But as our own surveys show, you need to get underneath the student satisfaction data to really understand the student experience and the National Student Survey is of very limited value in doing that. More...
EEP 2019: The Invisible Miracle of Learning
Today I am sharing the first video out of the Empirical Educator Project (EEP) 2019 summit, and with it, a central concerns of the project. Much of the basic machinery our learning processes work so naturally and automatically so much of the time that they are invisible to us. More...
The future of immersive learning
Facilitating deeper learning with emerging technologies and the power of workstations. More...
Educational simulation helps students tackle real challenges
Over the course of two weeks, one group of University of Michigan students was tasked with fighting the opioid crisis. During the semester, another class determined the fates of students seeking admission to universities. More...
College-educated adults get an F in digital literacy
A new survey casts doubt on whether college-educated adults have and are using digital literacy skills to critically examine information and news sources. More...
5 higher-ed management challenges leaders face each day
Higher-ed management challenges can be daunting--here's how leaders are juggling the demands of today's institutions. More...
3 examples of higher-ed innovation
Finding the next big trend isn't as important as identifying how higher-ed innovation can help students succeed--here are three ways innovation is working today. More...
What’s keeping working adults from pursuing higher education?
Higher education attainment is linked to greater earnings potential and lower unemployment rates, but there are still factors at play that keep today’s working adults from pursuing higher education. More...