BBC News | Students at risk if universities go bust, say MPs

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MPs warn that students could suffer greatly if English universities become insolvent, with the Education Select Committee identifying 24 institutions at risk of bankruptcy within the next year and many already cutting jobs, closing courses and selling assets. Chair Helen Hayes urges an early‑warning system and a clear protocol—such as mergers, restructuring or orderly exits—to protect students and staff, while the Department for Education points to recent reforms, fee‑cap increases and a tuition‑fee freeze as factors straining finances, noting that reliance on higher fees from international students, who provide over 45 % of fee income, masks underlying fiscal pressures. Labor and union leaders, including the UCU, Universities UK and the NUS, criticize the government for inaction and call for an emergency taskforce to intervene and safeguard higher‑education funding and student futures.

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My latest project has me exploring a bit far afield at times. Now I’m looking into a late 1940s Broadway hit written by Anita Loos and starring Helen Hayes. As far as I can tell, this was not adapted into a movie.

#Broadway #HelenHayes #AnitaLoos

Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes in “A Family Upside Down” — award-winning television movie aired on Apr. 9, 1978.

How have I not heard of this before today? Fred won an Emmy award for it!

#ClassicTV #FredAstaire #HelenHayes

Satisfying visually and tactile-wise, bookplates are also catnip for those like me who relish puzzling out who might have read the book in hand (or listened to the old record on turntable).

A new digital exhibit of bookplates from Marquette University's library has just launched. Explore the growing collection here: https://specialcollections.raynordslab.org/om/s/plates/page/welcome
#bookplates #bookplate #HelenHayes #printing #ephemera #BookHistory #MarquetteU #libraries