Here are some articles you'll love from September!
Global
The PIE, ‘International tertiary numbers up 200% in two decades OECD’.
A fascinating snapshot of the internationalisation of HE over the past 20 years from The PIE’s Kerrie Kennedy. International students in higher education has risen 200% in the past two decades, from 2 million in 1998 to 5 million in 2016.
Frontlines
Inside Higher Ed, ‘The perils and pitfalls of higher ed social media’.
Lindsay McKenzie takes an entertaining stateside snapshot of some of the emerging and innovative uses of HE social media in this article, covering everything from emergency hurricane response to institutional voice.
Inwards
Medium, ‘Internal University Communications: Expectations and Responsibility’
A pithy and brilliant thought piece, as usual, from Eric Stoller in this Medium article. He makes it clear that you can’t blame students for being ‘bad’ at email, but as an institution you can invest time and resources in making your internal comms more thoughtful and strategic.
