Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 17, 2024

Catastrophic Success' Threatens Army Education Benefits jessica.blake@… Wed, 04/17/2024 - 03:00 AM Two of the Service's premier education benefits, Credential and Tuition Assistance, are under review. Higher ed advocates are concerned. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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University Business

JANUARY 18, 2024

Test-optional policies have become common in higher education. The post This report plays devil’s advocate to the momentum on test-optional policies appeared first on University Business. Nearly 2,000 colleges and universities didn’t require SAT or ACT scores for admission this academic year.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. This parallels the concept of pre-courses, which serve as innovative ingredients and preparatory tools in the educational kitchen.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2024

Cutting higher education funding in Connecticut would be devastating to students and faculty, advocates say. They’re sounding the alarm over proposed state budget cuts. Scores of students, professors and union leaders spoke for nearly seven hours at a public hearing Tuesday night.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many educators come to the profession because they have a passion and commitment to help students succeed. However, the complexities of education often get in the way of successfully advocating for Black students in a way that is impactful and transformative. Dr. Donna Y. These professionals are proactive.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

Advocates for students of color worry about an outsize impact on services, retention, and grant money. By Maggie Hicks Mikala Compton, USA TODAY NETWORK Students participate in a protest to defend diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Texas. Texas' new anti-DEI law will gut funding to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2024

Learning Behind Bars: The Shifting Fortunes of Prison Education Marjorie Valbrun Thu, 04/04/2024 - 03:00 AM While U.S. prison-reform advocates celebrate reversal of a 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales say government inaction has stalled progress.

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ACRLog

JUNE 26, 2023

Individuals who are taking action whenever and wherever possible to advocate for change behind the scenes. Book challenges, anti-intellectualism, and DEI higher education legislation makes me hide away from it all. Other visible actions would be starting a union, writing editorials to the newspaper, or political advocacy.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

New York state must reaffirm public higher education’s role in our society by standing up for a just, inclusive and well-funded public higher education system,” said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. “New Billion Investment in Our Future. More on NYSUT.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

HBCU advocates have voiced concerns to Maryland officials about how approving a doctoral business analytics program at Towson University violates a 2021 federal ruling, The Baltimore Banner reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The early learning sector plays a crucial role in shaping the foundation of children's education and future success. To address these issues, it is imperative to focus on building a thriving workforce through higher education.

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University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The proposal would require colleges’ annual crime reports to include hazing incidents, along with establishing a campus-wide program to educate students about the dangers of hazing. The post Minnesota family, Klobuchar advocate for new law to stop hazing at colleges appeared first on University Business. Read more from KSTP.

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Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

These arrangements have been under fire for years from lawmakers and policy advocates, who say they don’t comply with federal law.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2023

But so far, schools have made insufficient strides in terms of real reparations and structural changes, according to native advocates. Notably, reparations for the two groups have important differences, advocates said. Federally recognized tribes have a unique political relationship with the U.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Lyn, director of specialized programming at Benedict College, an HBCU in South Carolina, will be awarded Outstanding Educator of the Year during ESSENCE’s Nov. Pictures for her community activism and commitment to educating HBCU students. She has been an advocate for educational equity and for our scholars for many years.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Epps] was an icon in the legal community, dedicating her life to public service, the rule of law, experiential legal education, equity and diversity in the profession, and the advancement of civil rights,” reads a statement from U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero, who Epps mentored. Josh Shapiro (D) wrote in a social media post.

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Academe Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

BY NEIL KRAUS “The public has lost confidence in higher education.” News stories about polling results, opinion pieces advocating increased online education, and consultants seeking to sell a wide range of products remind us of the public’s declining…

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

The American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training is honoring educator and psychiatrist Dr. Iverson Bell Jr., Bell is also an advocate for underrepresented minority psychiatrists training and teaching others. “He Dr. Iverson Bell Jr.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 12, 2024

Faculty members and students plan to hold events across numerous campuses Wednesday, April 17, to kick-start a movement against what they consider concerted attacks on quality higher education for all.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Department of Education (ED) to expand its collection of admissions data and disaggregate that data by race and ethnicity to address racial and ethnic gaps in bachelor’s degree attainment. Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona In a Feb. 1 letter addressed to Education Secretary Dr. Miguel A.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Firstly, education is a fundamental human right that should be accessible to all, regardless of gender. Secondly, education is a key driver of economic growth and development, and women’s equal access to education is essential for achieving sustainable development goals. But we’re not there yet.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2023

Advocates urged lawmakers Monday to increase oversight of public college finances after fiscal mismanagement forced layoffs at one state school and threatened to shutter another.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

In order to advance international education, Senior International Officers (SIOs) and other thought leaders should pursue leadership that is grounded in intentional collaborations. The post On advancing international education: how SIOs can lead the charge appeared first on The PIE News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Young PEN America The report, " America’s Censored Classrooms 2023 " lists 110 new educational gag orders introduced in 2023. Of those 110, 39 would restrict how educators teach and discuss sexual orientation and gender identity – most of them are modeled after Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. Dr. Jeremy C.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

26 memorial for Jim Wright, Marine, president emeritus of Dartmouth, champion of education for veterans, who died Oct. ” Wick Sloane is an end user of a most highly selective higher education. At the first slow-tempo notes of the Marine Hymn from a solo trumpet, I cried. This was the Oct. Disable left side advertisement?

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

How, a department head wonders, can we make sure the dean woos our top candidate with the same ardor as we have? By Kevin Dettmar Sam Kalda for The Chronicle How, a department head wonders, can we make sure the dean woos our top candidate with the same ardor as we have?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Known for his advocacy against apartheid and for Haitian democracy and reparations for Black Americans, Robinson was a fierce supporter of higher education. Robinson died of aspiration pneumonia, NPR reported. Left to right) Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass; Coretta Scott King; Randall Robinson Born 1941 in Richmond, Va.,

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University Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Educational leaders, administrators and decision-makers must become directly involved to protect their journey. Research shows trauma and associated conditions such as PTSD and C-PTSD dramatically affect educational outcomes. Three specific actions can make a tremendous difference to the education and lives of foster students.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2024

Biden Administration Wants Accreditors to Set Benchmarks For Student Outcomes Katherine Knott Fri, 03/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Advocates have argued for years that accreditors aren’t doing enough to ensure that students get the education they're paying for. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Firstly, the organisation comprising education adviser and counsellors in India will work to promote New Zealand as a study destination for international education. A not-for-profit agent association specialising in recruiting students wishing to study in New Zealand has launched.

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ACPA

MAY 30, 2023

ACPA – College Student Educators International expresses our profound sadness and alarm on the ongoing threats to the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within U.S. Higher Education. These attacks have real world implications on the daily work and learning that takes place within Higher Education.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education will be used to prepare nearly 1,000 Native American students in Nevada for college and the workforce. Assigned mentors, known as student graduation advocates, assist students in navigating their future pathways in middle school, high school, and beyond.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Does the possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university system signal the demise of the for-profit higher education sector that Phoenix once epitomized?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Secretary of Education under President Obama, will become the 15th chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), effective January 2023. King is currently president of nonprofit The Education Trust. Earlier in his career, he was New York State’s first African American and first Puerto Rican education commissioner.

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Helix Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made a buzz throughout higher education in the past year. According to a recent survey of education professionals , 50 percent said they use AI in admissions—and that number is expected to grow to 80 percent in 2024. The benefits of AI for higher education are transformational.

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