Chris Havergal

1 week ago | timeshighereducation.com | Chris Havergal

Santa Ono, one of North America’s most high-profile college leaders, is set to take on the fourth presidency of his career at the University of Florida. Ono, currently president of the University of Michigan, has been named as the sole finalist for the same position at Florida, in a move which could reportedly make him the highest-paid higher education leader in the US.

2 weeks ago | timeshighereducation.com | Chris Havergal

The Scottish government has promised to “carefully consider” any further requests to provide emergency funding for the University of Dundee, amid an ongoing financial crisis at the institution. Jenny Gilruth, the education secretary in the Holyrood administration, made the comments as an external task force charged with advising on Dundee’s turnaround plan held its first meeting in the city.

3 weeks ago | timeshighereducation.com | Chris Havergal

Maintenance grants could be reintroduced in England at little cost to taxpayers if the student finance system was redrawn along more progressive lines, according to new research. Modelling published by the National Union of Students (NUS) urges the reintroduction of means-tested grants – scrapped in 2016 – worth up to £4,224 on top of existing maintenance loans, benefitting nearly four in 10 full-time undergraduates.

3 weeks ago | timeshighereducation.com | Chris Havergal

Tributes have been paid to a leading higher education researcher who championed the interests of part-time students and warned of the impact of a growing debt burden on learners in England. Claire Callender, who held joint professorships at the UCL Institute of Education and Birkbeck, University of London died on 15 April after suffering from lung cancer.

2 months ago | timeshighereducation.com | Chris Havergal

A prestigious scholarship programme will remain on hold because it is yet to secure additional funding. The George J. Mitchell Scholarship was first paused last year while the US-Ireland Alliance, which operates the programme, considered its “long-term sustainability” in the absence of a significant endowment.