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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation,” said William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F.

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National Opinion Polls on Affirmative Action: Inflaming an Issue that is Divisive Enough

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bakke case of 1978, the Supreme Court has been asked on several occasions to rule on the constitutionality of using race as one factor in higher education admissions. Bollinger decision in 2003. If you ask if respondents support diversity on college campuses the answer may be the opposite.

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The End of Affirmative Action

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Leadership in Higher Education This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in two cases challenging the use of race as a factor in college admissions. Many of my friends and colleagues in higher education have questions about these cases. Here’s my analysis: The Legal Context.

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Showing the Human Face of Higher Ed Leadership

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We love his warmth, candor, and willingness to put a human face on the challenges of higher education leadership. We love his warmth, candor, and willingness to put a human face on the challenges of higher education leadership. I've got a handful of close friends in higher education that I can just be human with.

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Pepperdine law dean talks openly about his stutter

Inside Higher Ed

Many would say this is still the case and argue that higher education remains ableist, in particular. He studied political science in college because he’d always been interested in politics, and when he graduated without “employable skills,” he joked, he went to law school.

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Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

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On this episode from the Weekly Wisdom podcast series, we spoke Dr. On this episode from the Weekly Wisdom podcast series, we spoke Dr. Charles Welch , President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” In response to the decision, the U.S.