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Women's Educational Equity Takes On Technology

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The conference, Closing the Gap: The Role of Girls’ Education in Creating a More Equitable World , focused on the unique burdens confronting young women of today, and the biases in technology and AI that are impacting the present and future. We assume that technology is in the driver’s seat, propelled by a will of its own.

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Wayne State to Collaborate on $75M Department of Energy Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Energy and the State of Michigan have announced a collective award of cash incentives and grants totaling $75 million to build workforce development for Nel Hydrogen’s new factory to be built in Plymouth, Michigan.

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New Diversity Officer Departs Quinnipiac University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Wayne Gersie Quinnipiac University Dr. Wayne Gersie would be the fifth diversity and inclusion official to depart the university in less than a year, reported the Chronicle , noting the announcement came Dec. Gersie is expected to return to Michigan Technological University “for personal reasons,” according to the Chronicle.

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College officials considering mergers need to have sufficient resources

Higher Ed Dive

Expenses can range from merging information technology departments to updating signage — and they materialize before any gains do.

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It Takes More Than Technology to Secure Your Institution

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Every IT department in higher education is focused on cybersecurity. For years now, colleges and universities have been subjected to cyberattacks, and as long as institutions continue to be storehouses of massive amounts of student, research and staff data, they will continue to be targeted.

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Education Department Launches FAFSA Support Strategy

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Education recently unveiled its comprehensive FAFSA College Support Strategy, aimed at enhancing access to financial aid for students pursuing higher education. Our hope is that these steps we’re announcing today are going to go a long way toward helping colleges and universities make the most of the Better FAFSA.”

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Survey on Campus Technology: Student Priorities and Problems

Inside Higher Ed

62% of students surveyed worry little (or not at all) about their college being targeted by cybersecurity breaches or cyberattacks, even though they could jeopardize their personal data. Yet, on many campuses, technology dollars are limited, with a wide variety of initiatives competing for that funding.