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James T. HamJames T. Ham has been appointed director of the Office of Internal Affairs at North Carolina Central University. He has held senior leadership positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Peace Corps. Ham holds a bachelor’s degree in middle grades education from North Carolina Central University and master’s in…
The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) at the University of Utah is admitting its first cohort of fifteen degree-seeking students incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility. Dr. Hollis RobbinsUPEP’s inaugural cohort represents “a bold expression of University of Utah President Taylor Randall’s commitment to unsurpassed social impact in our state and region,” said Dr….
Ensure Users Always Log In to the Correct Account Vendors have made AI available in multiple forms so anyone with a consumer account can access some version of their tools. But for maximum data protection, higher education institutions should require users to operate under the enterprise account. These licenses sit under a university’s core…
Education providers are accountable for agent performance, but they don’t currently have the tools needed to do the required proactive monitoring and ongoing management. They need a system that works. But let’s take a step back. There are three groups that need to work together effectively in an international student visa system – students, agents…
Published: 6/12/2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes As we enter Pride month let’s discuss how colleges and universities can support faculty and students in the LGBTQ+ community and highlight influential LGBTQ+ voices in the education space. We understand how important it is for students to feel safe to learn and grow in their environment. Creating and…
The Conservatives released its slate of pledges for the upcoming general election on July 4, and include a promise to remove the student discount to the Immigration Health Surcharge. All visa fees will also be going up if the Conservatives win the public’s vote. “We will increase all visa fees and remove the student discount…
International students, as well as non-permanent residents in Australia, have been identified as high-risk groups vulnerable to being recruited as “money mules” – someone who transfers or moves illegally-acquired money on behalf of someone else. Students already studying Australia are being recruited in order to earn money while studying, while other money mules are sent…
From July 1 it will no longer be possible to move from a visitor visa to a student visa while onshore in Australia, the minister for home affairs Clare O’Neil announced on June 12. The new rules, announced less than three weeks before they are set to take effect, will end “visa hopping” in…
The Innovations in Internationalisation at Home Forum took place on June 10 in London, welcoming university staff and private partnership providers to share best practices for IaH and discuss ways to build a more cohesive strategy across UK universities. The IaH handbook, published in 2023 by UUKi, defines the concept as “the purposeful integration…
The digitally-led Study London campaign, which launches on June 12, will “mirror core messaging” from the British Council’s Study UK campaign – albeit with a London focus. It will “set the record straight on popular misconceptions”, London Higher said, and will feature stories from real-life students and graduates to show what being a student in…