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📖RFA's Postsecondary Research: Advancing Knowledge and Impact Our recent research offers valuable insights into the effectiveness of strategies to improve student success in higher education. From completion coaching to race-specific funding, our studies provide evidence-based recommendations for policymakers and institutions of higher education. Key findings: ➡️Completion Coaching: Promising results for student outcomes, particularly when combined with other supports. ➡️Race-Specific Funding: Can address racial disparities but requires careful consideration of design and implementation. ➡️Catto Scholarship: A model for supporting student success and addressing poverty. Explore our research in more detail: https://lnkd.in/eEJK_8Cx #HigherEd #Research #StudentSuccess

Opening soon . . . https://lnkd.in/d3KZwUMT Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity, housed at the LSE International Inequalities Institute, is an innovative fully-funded fellowship that brings together policy-makers, activists, practitioners, artists, and movement-builders from around the world to explore and challenge the root causes of inequality. It is a transformative community that is working toward just and equitable alternatives to today's deeply unjust and unequal world. There are two tracks in the Atlantic fellowship: Residential and Non-Residential. Members of the Residential track undertake the MSc in Inequalities and Social Science at LSE during their active fellowship year, while Non-Residential Fellows undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Social and Economic Equity. The Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme is one of seven Atlantic Fellowships worldwide working to create a global community to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Applications for the 2025-26 Cohort will open in Autumn 2024. #LSE #Fellowship #socialinequality #economics #policy

❓How can our economies meet the needs of all within planetary boundaries? 🌎 Join this new course on Regenerative Economics for secondary schools to get answers to this important question The course covers why Regenerative Economics is so important, useful resources to engage students, and tips on getting involved in the global movement for new economic thinking! https://bit.ly/49HZkWS

Education has the incredible ability to break the cycle of poverty and open doors to a brighter future. This photo speaks volumes -- from a place of hardship to the triumph of earning a PhD. It's a powerful reminder that knowledge is the ultimate equalizer, and with dedication and opportunity, anyone can rise above their circumstances. Let's continue to champion education as a pathway to empowerment and success for all. #EducationChangesLives #TransformativePowerofEducation

“The Policy Fellowship is transformative. [...] I delved into an issue I care about and found new and exciting ways to approach problem-solving.” Our #PolicyFellowships programme is open now and accepting applications for its next cohort. The programme inspires policymakers and civil servants to think differently and use systems thinking to approach their specific policy problems. Alongside connecting with leading engineers and researchers, it also includes workshops, individual coaching sessions, and peer-to-peer meetups. Find out more and start an application today: https://lnkd.in/eb5pqzXt #PolicyFellowships #Systemsthinking #Government [Image text reads: Applications now open for our next cohort of Policy Fellowships. Professional development for policymakers to support better evidence-based policymaking. Apply by 20 May. https://lnkd.in/eb5pqzXt]

Reflection on Infocracy’s Far-Reaching Implications for Global Higher Education In a world where massive information can hypothetically be controlled by a powerful minority, there is a risk of manipulating the masses and silencing the voices of marginalized and deprived individuals. This poses a significant challenge for international higher education, which typically aims to enhance equity by leveling the uneven educational terrains found across nations and providing expanded access to quality educational opportunities. Great book review by Kyuseok Kim. It offers us some critical views of society on what we do, how we act and what we believe to be true. #infocracy #globaleducation #globalcitizenship #internationaleducation #tne #universities

Measuring #Societal #Impact of Universities: Read this Paper on How we can Do this! Universities and staff are quick to ask students and funders to provide salaries and other resources to us for education and research. We say to them (implicitly or explicitly) that we will create value for them. We are poor at consistently and effectively communicating to them how we have created value for them. This very short paper explains in clear language (I hope) how universities can start a conversation with staff and communities about: * What Societal Impact means for them * How it could be measured * How much time and resources we will commit to measuring and communicating value Thanks to my wonderful colleagues Olga Ryazanova and Tatiana Andreeva for including me in this research team and to Times Higher Education for publishing this piece in the THE Campus Conversation: https://lnkd.in/eXfrn6uH #impact #measurement #education #research #universities #community #society #funders #socialimpact #societalimpact #maynoothuniversity #value #legitimacy #consultation #commonground #meaning #bottomupstrategy

October is National Economic Education Month! #EconEdMonth How are you, your family, and your employees planning on celebrating? "Educators, families, and community leaders can promote economic education in many ways: 😃Families can have conversations about how they make decisions for their home. 😃 Teachers may invite community and business leaders to visit their students to share how their decision-making process compares to families making choices every day. 😃 Business and government leaders can reach out to educators to offer help in promoting quality economic education in schools. 😃 Teachers should visit their state council web site to learn about economics competitions or register for a workshop or webinar. 😃 Use #EconEdMonth to join the conversation and share your experiences with economic education."

Up Next:  “Emerging Trends 2024: A conference on High-Impact College-based Transition Services and Inclusive Postsecondary Education".  I will be on a Transition Panel 😊 https://lnkd.in/ew-evQv7

Drawing on research conducted with Rythia Afkar, Paul Cahu and Mary E Breeding as well as CGD, this new blog identifies the policy priorities, beliefs, and values of education sector decision-makers in seven EAP countries and shows how there are important areas of both overlap and disconnect with research evidence and the priorities of multilaterals such as the WB. https://lnkd.in/e_SeFeuu