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When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy What happens when we strip education of its resources, devalue its professionals, and politicize its purpose? Were finding out in real-time, and nowhere are the consequences more alarming than in our efforts to diversify the educator workforce. America is undergoing a calculated retreat in federal education policy. From the rise of anti-DEI rhetoric to the elimination of critical educator preparation grants and the erosion of support for education research at the Institu

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University of Wollongong set to open Saudi Arabia campus

The PIE News

The institution will be the first foreign university to receive a Saudi Investment License under the country’s 2030 vision, opening its Saudi Arabia campus in Riyadh in the second half of 2025. The university will begin by offering English language courses, followed by undergraduate degrees in 2027. UOW Global Enterprises (UOWGE), which manages the institution’s global expansion, said that the move marks a significant development, as being given the Saudi Investment License reflects

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HBCU Leaders Unite to Address Threats to Black Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Roderick L. Smothers In a powerful response to growing challenges facing Black students and institutions, Virginia Union University (VUU) recently convened over 250 educational leaders for an urgent national summit addressing the state of Black education in America. The virtual B.L.A.C. (Black Leadership Across Campuses) Summit, held on April 3, brought together university presidents, scholars, K-12 administrators, policymakers, and students for a candid three-hour discussion on systemic bar

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How one community college helps adult students get prior learning credit

Higher Ed Dive

Colleges can improve nontraditional students' access to these credits, leaders said at the American Association of Community Colleges’ conference.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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5 High-Presence Teaching Tactics for Active Online Learning

Faculty Focus

Could you run 100 miles? Or climb Mount Everest? Or pass college algebra online? These tasks might seem overwhelming and possibly insurmountable, yet with components of social interaction and fun distractions, more can be accomplished. For any task that feels impossible, adding pieces of social engagement and active learning can be a significant variable toward success.

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Gen Z students in Manchester to learn ‘soft skills’ such as empathy and time management

The Guardian - Higher Education

Thousands of digital natives to be taught social skills, as employers say they are too afraid to speak on phone Thousands of gen Z students in Greater Manchester are to learn soft skills such as empathy and time-management in a UK-first trial aimed at teaching everyday but essential tools. The pioneering programme will teach young people how to thrive in the workplace after employers said digital natives were too afraid to speak on the phone or do job interviews.

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Northwestern to self-fund federally threatened research

Higher Ed Dive

Leaders at the well-known institution said the support would sustain "vital research" until they had a "better understanding of the funding landscape.

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Rethinking our approach to maths anxiety

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Farhana Gokhool, Anthea Cowen and Julie Hulme argue that distinguishing typical maths apprehension from clinical anxiety enables more effective support and inclusive teaching

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When Inclusion Gets Complicated: What Faculty Need to Know About Service Dogs in Higher Ed

Academe Blog

BY ALLISON GAINER As faculty, we often find ourselves balancing pedagogy, policy, and student support. For students with disabilities, that support sometimes includes service dogs. These working animals are not pets or conveniences. They are medically necessary tools for independence, mobility, and safety. And yet, many of us have never been trained to support students who rely on them, especially in hands-on learning environments like labs, fieldwork, or clinical placements.

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Not All Opinions Deserve a Microphone in the Classroom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I Dr. Alice Ragland live and teach in Ohio, one of the growing number of states passing legislation that claims to protect free speech and intellectual diversity in college classrooms by requiring that all opinions be heard. At first glance, that might sound reasonable, even desirable. But in practice, what these policies really mean is that educators are told we have to give equal weight to opinions that are factually incorrect, racist, sexist, and harmful.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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Limestone University needs $6M to avoid shutdown or going online-only

Higher Ed Dive

The South Carolina nonprofit has been drawing down its endowment while it grapples with lower enrollment and higher costs.

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Tackling accent bias in Higher Education could improve students’ success, sense of belonging, and wellbeing

HEPI

Dr Gisela Tom Lourido ( @gisetomelourido.bsky.social ) is Associate Professor in Sociophonetics at the University of Leeds. Professor Julia Snell ( @snelljulia.bsky.social ) is Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Leeds. Accent Bias in Higher Education UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have a diverse population, encompassing students and staff from numerous linguistic backgrounds.

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French business school ESCP eyes collabs with IITs

The PIE News

ESCP Business School , the worlds oldest business school, founded in Paris in 1819, is set to sign MOUs with leading technical institutes from the IIT network in India. “Were now moving to collaborate with IITs and have already initiated discussions, and are working toward a formal MOU, Leon Laulusa, executive president and dean at ESCP Business School, told The PIE News.

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Optimizing SEO for Private Schools: Best Practices to Increase Online Visibility

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 8 minutes To stand out amidst competition, private schools must ensure their online presence is strong enough to attract prospective students and parents. While traditional marketing methods such as word-of-mouth and print advertising still hold value, digital visibility has become crucial to school enrollment. Are you wondering how to market a private school to maximize visibility?

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College Student Health Coverage Improves but Disparities Persist, GAO Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new government report reveals that while health coverage among college students has increased significantly over the past decade, substantial disparities remain, particularly impacting historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups, students in states without expanded Medicaid, and certain nonworking students. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that overall health coverage rates among undergraduate and graduate students aged 18-64 increased from an estimated 81% in 20

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Federal judge freezes Energy Department’s 15% cap on indirect costs

Higher Ed Dive

Colleges would "sustain immediate and irreparable injury" if the policy were allowed to continue during litigation, the judge ruled Wednesday.

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Social capital and the degree awarding gap: spaces, places and relationships

HEPI

Amira Asantewa is Director of Programmes, Grit Breakthrough Programmes Reuel Blair is Lead Diversity Programmes Coordinator at the Centre for Student and Community Engagement, Nottingham Trent University Progress on the Black-white degree awarding gap has gone into reverse. Figures published by Higher Education Student Data (HESA) in autumn 2024 show that in 2022/23 the difference in the percentage of Black students and white students getting a first- or upper-second-class degree went up to 21.4

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Bedford School set to open first-ever British girls’ school in India

The PIE News

Bedford School , one of the UKs oldest public independent schools, is set to open a purpose-built campus in Mohali, a planned city located on the outskirts of the union territory of Chandigarh. While Bedford has traditionally been a boys school, comprising a preparatory school (ages seven to 13) and an upper school (ages 13 to 18), the Mohali campus marks a significant milestone as it will become the first British international girls school in India, catering to students aged three to 18.

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Who’s really falling behind within boys’ underachievement?

Wonkhe

Nikolai Elkins notes that gay men consistently outperform their peers and urges policymakers to adopt more nuanced, intersectional approaches to attainment

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Wins 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a testament to how community colleges can transform lives and regional economies, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College has been named the winner of the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation's most prestigious recognition for community colleges. The rural college earned the $700,000 top prize by demonstrating exceptional student outcomes, particularly in graduation rates and economic mobility for graduates.

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College rankings don’t fully capture institutions that serve post-traditional students

Higher Ed Dive

Some metrics don’t adequately track certain students, including those attending part time or who start college in months other than the traditional fall semester.

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Launch of the Commission on Students in Higher Education: Unpicking the connections between teaching, funding and student outcomes

HEPI

The APPG for Students has launched the Commission on Students in Higher Education as a means of feeding into the Department for Educations HE Review through a student-centred lens. A call for evidence has now opened, until May 1 st , where colleagues from across the sector are encouraged to input. Alex Stanley is Vice President Higher Education of the National Union of Students (NUS).

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Higher education re-regionalisation in Asia: an opportunity for regional advancement

The PIE News

This significant re-regionalisation of higher education is set to accelerate, bringing substantial benefits to the continent’s economic development, knowledge production, dissemination, and geopolitical influence. And this educational shift represents a strategic response that positions Asia to leverage its demographic advantages and establish itself as the global epicentre of higher education in the 21st century.

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AV Tools Help the Transition from the Operating Room to the Classroom

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

At Emory University School of Medicine, I provide tailored audiovisual solutions for practicing physicians who must balance patient care with teaching responsibilities all without the convenience of dedicated classrooms. They go to whatever room is ready for their class on a given day, meaning they dont have the luxury of mastering a single rooms technology.

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Rice University Announces Major Enrollment Expansion, Commits Over $1.5 Billion to Financial Aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rice University has unveiled plans for unprecedented enrollment growth, aiming to increase its student population by approximately 30% by 2028 compared to 2020 levels, university officials announced Monday. The ambitious expansion strategy, approved by Rice's Board of Trustees, will grow the undergraduate student body to approximately 5,200 students while significantly increasing graduate enrollment to reach a projected total university enrollment of 9,500 students.

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Will Harvard lose its ability to enroll foreign students?

Higher Ed Dive

Federal officials have ratcheted up the pressure on the Ivy League college since its leadership declined to meet an unprecedented list of ultimatums.

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Understanding the commuter student paradox

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Martin Lowe, Adrian Wright and Mark Wilding explore how commuter students succeed when balancing studies and part time work.

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Small College America – Profile: Davidson College

Edu Alliance Journal

April 21, 2025, by Dean Hoke : With this profile of Davidson College, I complete the tenth and final entry in my series exploring small colleges across the United States. This journey has deepened my appreciation for the distinct contributions and lasting impact of these diverse institutions. Collectively, these colleges have further strengthened my belief in the diversity, resilience, and enduring importance of American higher education and reaffirmed the vital role that small colleges continu

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We have met the enemy.

Higher Education Inquirer

Class conflict has always been woven into the fabric of American higher education. The struggle over access, affordability, and control of knowledge production has long pitted economic elites against working-class and middle-class students, faculty, and staff. Since the 1960s, these tensions have only deepened, exacerbated by policy shifts that have served to entrench inequality rather than dismantle it.

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How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

O Joshua Williams n a busy Monday morning at the beginning of the Fall semester, Maria came into my office looking for support to purchase textbooks. She had been waiting outside the door before the office opened, anxiously checking her phone for updates on whether her son was going to be granted a hearing date to commute his sentence. He had been incarcerated for four years, and in that time, Marias world had changed.

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Georgia Southern and East Georgia State merger gets green light from system board

Higher Ed Dive

The move, part of a nearly 15-year effort to streamline the University System of Georgia, would bring USG’s institution count to 25.

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Employers will increasingly focus on graduates’ skills over technical knowledge

Wonkhe

Graduate and apprentice employers are growing less interested in a persons age, education and technical experience.

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Another year, another teacher supply crisis…

HEPI

Today on the HEPI blog, John Cater revisits a quarter-century of teacher education policy to consider how we can solve the teacher supply crisis – read on below. And Amira Asantewa and Reuel Blair explore how growing social capital – not just academic engagement – is key to tackling the widening Black-white degree awarding gap in UK universities in a powerful reflection on identity, belonging and community.

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Best Personal Academic Websites Contest 2025

The Academic Designer

Enter to win an award in the 2025 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest! We'd love to celebrate the work you put into your website.

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Department of Education Resumes Federal Student Loan Collections After Four-Year Pause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that its Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will resume collections on defaulted federal student loans beginning Monday, May 5, 2025, ending a pause that has been in effect since March 2020. The announcement comes amid growing concerns about the federal student loan portfolio, which currently includes 42.7 million borrowers owing more than $1.6 trillion.