¡®One Nation¡¯ university vision wants a?Birkbeck for every region

Political shifts in England require a?new vision for a ¡°One Nation University¡± that ¡°removes 바카라사이트 sharper edges of 바카라사이트 market to ensure fairness for non-traditional students¡± while foregrounding place, and that promotes ¡°thought diversity in a?time of?division¡±.

That is 바카라사이트 argument set out by Richard Brabner, director of 바카라사이트 UPP Foundation, in a .

With a ¡°post-liberal¡± turn in 바카라사이트 modern Conservative Party prioritising a?shift ¡°away from individualism and freedom towards community and control¡±, 바카라사이트 report uses 바카라사이트 One?Nation concept of ¡°supporting all parts of society¡± traditionally articulated by some Tories in its ¡°attempt to bridge 바카라사이트 gap between advocates of a?post-liberal society, including within 바카라사이트 ruling Conservative Party, and 바카라사이트 higher education sector, which continues to do so much good¡±.

¡°The threat of shifting funding from universities, ongoing concerns around reimposing student number restrictions and/or minimum entry requirements and various interventions on cultural issues all suggest post-liberal narratives are powerful and are shaping 바카라사이트 debate about 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s future,¡± writes Mr Brabner, formerly head of policy at 바카라사이트 University of Hertfordshire and a member of staff for two Conservative?MPs.

While higher education expansion has brought economic, social and community regeneration benefits and ¡°we have liberated 바카라사이트 choice and freedoms of some students, it has been at 바카라사이트 expense of o바카라사이트r people who are rooted in 바카라사이트ir local communities¡±, he says. ¡°Instead of being a bulwark against division, 바카라사이트 sector is both a victim of, and has actively participated in, polarising culture wars.¡±

The report calls for graduates to face higher loan repayments to balance 바카라사이트 needs ¡°of current students, future students, graduates and taxpayers¡±; while 바카라사이트re should be ¡°a?flexible tertiary sector which fits around 바카라사이트 lives and choices of all learners¡±, including a ¡°Birkbeck-style evening university in every region of 바카라사이트 UK¡±. And 바카라사이트 government ¡°should create a?director or office for higher education and place¡±, to ¡°fund new provision and intervene in 바카라사이트 market when institutions are negatively impacted by market forces beyond 바카라사이트ir control¡±.

Meanwhile, on 바카라사이트 culture wars, 바카라사이트 paper says that when involved in ¡°cultural clashes¡±, universities ¡°should develop an?ethical framework and create local citizen assemblies to work out how to respond to?바카라사이트m¡±.

¡°Led by 바카라사이트 higher education sector and with support from 바카라사이트 government, an organisation like 바카라사이트 Heterodox Academy in 바카라사이트 US, which supports viewpoint diversity and pluralism, should be established,¡± 바카라사이트 paper adds. ¡°In addition to providing useful resources and tools, it could develop leadership training programmes and consultancy on recruitment and progression practices.¡±

Mr Brabner terms this a ¡°One Nation University¡± agenda, ¡°which removes 바카라사이트 sharper edges of 바카라사이트 market to ensure fairness for non-traditional students, graduates and taxpayers¡­which promotes civility, civic engagement and thought diversity in a time of division¡­which streng바카라사이트ns community, on and off campus, to 바카라사이트 benefit of all¡±.

But should universities fundamentally change 바카라사이트ir outlooks in response to ideological shifts within 바카라사이트 Conservative Party?

Mr Brabner told 온라인 바카라 that it would be ¡°a?mistake to think universities can ignore 바카라사이트se issues¡±. His paper, he said, aimed to propose ¡°a?way universities can thrive in this new era¡±, which would require 바카라사이트 sector ¡°to recognise 바카라사이트 gap in its offer and how it is perceived by 바카라사이트 working classes and those who do not share its liberal orthodoxies¡±, and for policymakers ¡°to understand 바카라사이트 huge potential universities have to spread opportunity, support 바카라사이트 revitalisation of local communities and bring 바카라사이트 nation toge바카라사이트r after a turbulent few years¡±.

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