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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it. Cementing the program into law will make the existence of the higher ed support effort less uncertain, said Dr. Jhenai Chandler, senior director of college completion policy at TICAS.

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

brought innovation, excellence, and inclusion to community colleges. De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. Alfredo de los Santos Jr. Richardson Jr.,

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India issues draft rules for foreign university branches

Inside Higher Ed

The criteria, which were expected to be finalized later this month following consultation, clarify the rules for international universities setting up Indian campuses, a shift first announced in the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP). “Academic autonomy has been and is a major concern at the moment,” he said.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Based on data gathered, we increased support services such as Ram Pantry, counseling, technology availability, and academic advising,” he continues.

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Making Higher Education Work for All Students

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

She recalled: “Coming out of World War II and the internment camp, my father’s family had no money, so he put himself through college, working three jobs. He would drop off his homework, stay for tests, and then drive off to his next job so that he could pay for college and graduate as an electrical engineer. and Sterling Ventures.

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Higher education in London

HEPI

I jumped at the chance to speak to London Higher in part because I am an alumnus of our host institution, having studied here at the end of the last century when Queen Mary University of London / QMUL was known as QMWC or Queen Mary and Westfield College. I am also lucky to be an Honorary Fellow of this institution.

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A new generation of conservative student newspapers

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Nathaniel Greve launched an alternative student newspaper at the Georgia Institute of Technology as a way to help heal what he saw as the flawed political speech environment on campus. colleges that trains young people to become conservative leaders.

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