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Higher education was easily accessible to disabled people during Covid. Why are we being shut out now? | Rosie Anfilogoff

The Guardian - Higher Education

It’s absurd that universities are going back to processes that exclude us Rosie Anfilogoff is the winner of the 2024 Hugo Young Award (19-25 age category) recognising young talent in political opinion writing My route to university was never going to be simple. and thousands of students have been left without sufficient access.

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Learning giant acquires Parchment

The PIE News

Together we expand the Instructure platform for existing customers, welcome new Parchment customers and open new pathways for growth with multiple new solution categories.” The deal will also broaden the platform’s footprint and “opens an estimated $2bn in Total Address Market across a number of high-growth categories”.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The majority also criticized the racial categories used as “overbroad” (no difference, for example, between South Asians and East Asians), arbitrary or undefined (“Hispanic”) or underinclusive (the lack of a category for Middle Easterners.) The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education criticized the ruling. “

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QS awards $25k prize to education innovators

The PIE News

” Our awards have cast a spotlight on projects that, with recognition, have secured funding and achieved growth Overall winners in two categories – Education and Edtech – received a $25,000 cash prize for their achievements. Each year, the conference sparks new collaborations and uncovers new partnership opportunities.”

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Florida Atlantic, UC Merced Earn Award for Institutional Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Stacy Wolnick The winners are represented in two categories, one for institutions with student populations of up to 12,000 (UC Merced) and another for institutions with student populations over 12,000 (Florida Atlantic). “We Both institutions exemplify how our members use critical thinking and creativity to serve all learners,” said Mitchell.

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Study: Community College Housing Program Produced Better Life Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The results reveal that, even if students were not able to access a voucher or find housing, connection to the CHAP program improved their ability to get a job, their health, and their well-being. CHAP participants were separated by the THA into two separate categories: homeless and near homeless.

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U.S. university world dominance in jeopardy due to disparity

University Business

There are five categories THE used to asses universities: teaching, research quality, research environment, international outlook and industry. universities scored above the world median in all five categories and particularly well in industry, there is one area it shot itself in the foot: research funding. university rankings?