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Election Results Could Bring About Higher Ed Reforms

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A shift in control of either or both houses of Congress would mean changes for national education policy. Kenneth Wong, a professor of Education Policy and Political Science at Brown University’s Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs. Congress controls the purse, right?

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What is Higher Ed Community Looking for in State of the Union Address?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But the world of higher education will be listening carefully for what Biden may say about the many issues America’s colleges and universities are facing, several of which have assumed national prominence in recent months. “The Supreme Court, to indicate that his administration will not give up on relief for student borrowers. “It

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. One might guess this presents an administrative challenge. Colleges generally pay their faculty members, but Reshef bypassed that idea when he conceived of UoPeople.