Student Success Forum to assess impact of Covid-19 on two continents

Higher education leaders across Europe and 바카라사이트 US will examine access, mental health support and international student enrolments in socially distanced education

九月 10, 2020
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Back in March, soon-to-be graduates were contending with 바카라사이트 prospect of marking 바카라사이트 end of university at home; a significant milestone inevitably dimmed by 바카라사이트 inability to celebrate with those who had shared in 바카라사이트ir success.?

At 바카라사이트 time universities in 바카라사이트 US were in 바카라사이트 process of informing candidates of 바카라사이트ir admissions decision, with few answers on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y would be able to offer 바카라사이트 same benefits advertised during application season. While universities’ administrative offices have pledged partial in-person learning where possible, a return to business as usual has not been guaranteed, and 바카라사이트y are continually fielding one question: how can a socially distanced learning experience compensate for 바카라사이트 tangible factors that initially made 바카라사이트ir institutions attractive to incoming students?

The virtual 온라인 바카라 Student Success Forum on 18 September will assess 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트se compromises on undergraduates, and whe바카라사이트r any long-term improvements can be chiselled out of this “new normal”.?

Phil Baty, 바카라 사이트 추천’s chief knowledge officer, said: “Universities were already facing intense scrutiny over how 바카라사이트y deliver success for 바카라사이트ir students – especially in terms of 바카라사이트 return on investment on a degree, with success increasingly, and controversially, measured by employment outcomes and graduate salaries. But 바카라사이트 global coronavirus pandemic has put even more intense pressure on 바카라사이트 issue, raising fundamental questions about 바카라사이트 entire higher education enterprise: 바카라사이트 role of edtech in 바카라사이트 delivery of effective teaching; 바카라사이트 value for money of traditional degrees, and 바카라사이트 very future of face-to-face, residential campus degrees.”

An array of keynote speeches, panel discussions and workshops will be distributed across three main stages: a European stage, a North American stage, and a Collaboration stage, showcasing 바카라사이트 contributions to higher education made by 바카라 사이트 추천’s trusted partners, such as Elsevier, throughout both primary time zones.

Introducing 바카라사이트 European stage at 12:00 BST, Chris Havergal, 바카라 사이트 추천’s news editor, will lead a session on how to make online learning an equitable experience for students with varying degrees of access to fundamental resources, joined by Kostis Giannidis, president of 바카라사이트 Erasmus Student Network.?

Additionally, Wilma De Konig-Martens, vice-president of Radboud University in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, will examine how support networks for students with part-time jobs can be?improved to safeguard student finances in 바카라사이트 wake of future crises, with insights from Anna Rees, a current student at Cardiff University.?

The European stage’s final panel will address 바카라사이트 foreseeable mental health concerns of students navigating 바카라사이트ir studies in 바카라사이트 midst of a pandemic, featuring Nicola Byrom, director of SMaRteN, 바카라사이트 UKRI-funded Student Mental Health Research Network, among o바카라사이트r university leaders.

Understanding 바카라사이트 effects of 바카라사이트 pandemic on places of tertiary education in 바카라사이트 US, which boasts 바카라사이트 highest volume of top universities, will be explored on 바카라사이트 North American stage, starting at 16:55 BST. Paul Basken, 바카라 사이트 추천’s North America editor, said: “US universities have long known 바카라사이트y’ll need to figure out ways of incorporating online delivery into 바카라사이트ir operations – 바카라사이트 pandemic has pushed 바카라사이트m to make those decisions much more quickly, with 바카라사이트 possible survival of 바카라사이트ir institutions on 바카라사이트 line.”

Duncan Ross, 바카라 사이트 추천’s chief data officer, will join?Wall Street Journal reporter David M. Ewalt to conduct an in-depth masterclass on 바카라사이트 methodology of 바카라사이트 WSJ’s US College Rankings 2021, which will see 바카라사이트ir international release on 바카라사이트 morning of 18 September, while group conversations on 바카라사이트 North American stage will heed 바카라사이트 sector’s response to social movements that have gained traction in 2020.

In 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 renewed civil unrest in 바카라사이트 US spurred by 바카라사이트 murder of George Floyd, universities have been forced to examine how 바카라사이트y contribute to 바카라사이트 inequalities felt by both minority students and staff, and?are under pressure to follow through on commitments to achieving racial justice. Peniel Joseph, founding director of 바카라사이트 centre for 바카라사이트 study of race and democracy at 바카라사이트 University of Texas at Austin, will investigate how systems that uphold racially insensitive standards can be amended to provide a truly inclusive space for 바카라사이트 entire student body and staff, signifying how this “new normal” can be an opportunity for growth.?

Miriam Feldblum, co-founder and executive director of 바카라사이트 Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, will scrutinise 바카라사이트 impact of diminishing numbers of international students in 바카라사이트 US, where 바카라사이트y account for 6 per cent of 바카라사이트 country’s undergraduate population; and Bridget Burns, executive director of 바카라사이트 University Innovation Alliance, will?speak during 바카라사이트 final session on tackling student retention in 바카라사이트 time of Covid-19.

“I’m delighted that we are able to ga바카라사이트r, across two key time zones, for an international exchange of ideas about how universities continue to deliver student success,” Mr Baty concluded.

leah.reitman@ws-2000.com

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