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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alex Red Corn Recently at our Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Kansas State University, Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee spoke from the heart about matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation. Even if they were to attend, we do not offer any courses on Kaw language, government, or history.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These potential collaborations and partnerships offer PWIs an opportunity to account for the histories that led them to occupy their current lands and waters and take steps toward reconciliation and a future grounded in Tribal sovereignty and nationhood. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coupled with the $400 increase in the 2022 fiscal year, this is the largest two-year increase ever in the history of the grant. But while higher education experts celebrate the new value of the Pell Grant and how much it can help students in need, many agreed the amount is not enough to combat the rising cost of living and tuition. “We

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Higher ed must move beyond performative apologies (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

higher education system was built. These histories of violence have attracted a recent surge of interest, shining a spotlight on how universities respond. As Megan Red Shirt-Shaw wrote, “ Your rent is due, higher education.” These are the political, economic and epistemic foundations upon which the contemporary U.S.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, sponsored by the U.S. Yet, at most U.S.

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Beyond ideological debates, a focus on process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Lately, university governing boards around the country have been considering the balance and diversity of intellectual scholarship in the institutions they oversee. Department of Education to develop and assess institutional quality standards. Accreditation agencies are nongovernmental organizations authorized by the U.S.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

. · AAU – Association of American Universities – One of “The Six” Higher-Education Organizations in Washington, DC; this is the organization of leading research universities, 2 Canadian and 60 from the U.S. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. Department of Education.