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Directly engage men student-athletes in sexual assault prevention efforts, advocates say

Higher Ed Dive

It’s On Us found that surveyed athletes want to help but feel ill-prepared by their college's current training programs.

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Advocates urge NC-SARA to add more consumer protections for online students

Higher Ed Dive

A dozen policy wonks and higher ed groups are calling for changes at NC-SARA, an organization controlling a key interstate distance learning pact.

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Advocates ask Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admissions

Higher Ed Dive

Over 30 groups, politicians and faculty call for new transparency in light of an expected Supreme Court decision that would end race-conscious admissions.

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Politicians, Advocates Gather for Dyslexia Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On Tuesday, a panel of New York politicians, non-profit leaders, and advocates came together at Columbia University to discuss solutions for the problem of reading disability in American and across the world. Approximately 80% of adults in the prison system are estimated to be functionally illiterate. This is paramount for our administration.”

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Advocating for Mental Health Together: Why Library Professionals Should Be At The Forefront of Advocacy

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As a community hub of campus, libraries have a mission to advocate for their communities and the workers themselves. I see advocating for emotional well being as being tied in with librarianships’s values of promoting social justice. Collective care is the duty to advocate for coworkers and the work being done in departments.

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College athletes advocating for revenue sharing, new model

University Business

Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson and Pitt’s Jamarius Burton are among a group of athletes who will be writing the letter S on their hands during games this season to draw attention to their attempt to advocate for a new business model in college sports. The S, according to the players, stands for share. Read more on ESPN.

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Educators and Advocates Critique Ohio Anti-DEI Bill

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the wave of anti-DEI state legislation that has crested over America this year (29 bills in 17 states), the recently introduced Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act (SB 83) is uniquely comprehensive. “What a Frankenstein’s monster of a bill,” said Jeremy C.

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