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Two Tri-C professors sue administrators for retaliation

Inside Higher Ed

” A disciplinary hearing process that summer found that Gaston and Lanier had violated campus policies, resulting in a three-day unpaid suspension. College administrators denied the retaliation allegations through a campus spokesperson. But a public college can’t issue policies that violate the Constitution.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

College administrators nationwide were already starting to tackle the issue in recent years but homed in on it after the pandemic revealed stark economic disparities among students. Some were going without enough food to eat; others were sleeping in their cars.

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University TikTok bans cause concern and confusion

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Public university administrators who comply with state policy bans on accessing TikTok via state-owned Wi-Fi networks and devices might understandably expect pushback—or at least frustration—from their student bodies. The system subsequently announced that such a policy would go into effect on Friday, Jan.