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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

A month after she graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in history and global culture, she was hired by her alma mater to do just that. Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Enrollment trends new and old emerge from pandemic

Inside Higher Ed

“There are roughly 4,500 colleges and universities in the United States, so there are roughly 4,500 stories about fall ’22 enrollment,” said Terry Hartle, senior vice president of government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education. Some stories are more disheartening than others.

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Hamline reviews policies that set off academic freedom dispute

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Hamline University has been engrossed in an academic freedom debate this year over the actions of an adjunct instructor at the private Minnesota institution who was teaching global art history. The idea that any one student’s beliefs can trump the honest teaching of art history is a chilling idea indeed.

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Record bond measures, higher ed policy on states' ballots

Inside Higher Ed

The district has had a history of mismanaging bond-funded projects, with some going over budget and needing costly repairs, according to a Times investigation , but officials have worked to address those issues. About 5 percent of the bond would go toward support services such as campus childcare. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Groups may sue over Biden's debt plan, but they need a plaintiff

Inside Higher Ed

Legal action would potentially bring into question Biden’s use of executive authority, which is the first of its kind in history. “We are aware of it, and it’s a matter of concern,” said Terry Hartle, senior vice president of government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” The public will have an opportunity at that stage to provide another round of input by commenting on those proposed rules.” Harvard’s first Black president Dr. Claudine Gay broke new ground in July and made history at the nation’s oldest higher ed institution.