EVANGELINE R. POINTER | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Evangeline R. PointerEvangeline R. Pointer as been appointed director of alumni affairs and engagement at South Carolina State University. She served as associate vice president/strategy and planning consultant for the chief operations officer on the Strategic Programs and Enterprise Change Management Team at Wells Fargo. Pointer holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from South Carolina…

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English UK launches ELT manifesto after a successful year

English UK has launched its ELT manifesto for the incoming next government, which the association says will enable the industry to “do more for the UK”, including to work effectively as a gateway for NHS and care staff, support regional economies, build global relationships and contribute to the economy as an export industry. The membership body…

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OfS report paints “bleak” financial picture for English HE

Higher education providers should “re-test their assumptions” about domestic and international student growth amid an uncertain future – that was the message from the Office for Students, following on from its financial sustainability annual review. The regulator is calling on providers in England to “look carefully” at the credibility of their forecasts and make changes…

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Education businesses in UK win King’s Awards for Enterprise

Three higher education institutions have been honoured with the most prestigious award for UK businesses – the King’s Awards for Enterprise.  The winners, including Times Higher Education, UK upmarket teen educator Oxford Royale Academy and the University of Hertfordshire, were announced on May 6.  Paul Howarth THE CEO said receiving the “prestigious award” was an “an…

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Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide.Emma Steele The organization is making deliberate moves to fix that disparity. According to the report…

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What’s next for the test-optional movement?

Listen to the article 11 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Earlier this year, Yale University joined a handful of other Ivy League and highly selective institutions that shed their policies making standardized tests optional for applicants.   Other prestigious institutions that have recently reverted back to policies requiring…

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