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“Transformative” program for refugees in US

The PIE News

The project is a “transformative cornerstone of our private sponsorship program that will support refugees whose opportunity to pursue higher education was cut short”, said Julieta Valls Noyes, assistant secretary of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the Department of State.

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Will Your School Start Recruiting Incarcerated Students?

EAB

So, this actually squandered a flourishing landscape for incarcerated students to access higher education. Definitely generates some interest, but I also think we could talk about the civic value in the role higher education plays in serving the community. Well, I should clarify. MM: Gotcha. MM: Right.

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Innovating Through Failure. and Success

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

When you understand that higher education has a design problem, you can work on the design solution. Normalize that the future of higher education has to involve technology because we're dealing with consumers who expect it. The UIA was developed during Bridget’s tenure as an American Council on Education (A.C.E.)

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Navigating Potholes in the Road on your Microcredential Journey

WCET Frontiers

The WCET Steering Committee Microcredentialing workgroup is a small and passionate group of higher education leaders and practitioners. There are various definitions across leading higher education organizations and currently, there is not a single industry recognized definition of microcredentials.

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University of Texas at Austin Lays Off Former DEI Staff

Insight Into Diversity

The announcement by Jay Hartzell, UT Austin president, comes amid the latest pressure put on public higher education institutions in the state to abide by Senate Bill 17 , a state law banning DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) across public higher education institutions, which went into effect in January.