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Veterans Day History and Policy Issues to Watch When Serving Veterans

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WCET would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and show appreciation for our veterans and military affiliated families. Representatives from the Student Veterans of America recently testified in support of this bill at the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. Again, a sincere thank you to our Veterans and their families.

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Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S.

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The good, the bad and the ugly: who is to blame when policy lacks clarity, coordination and is contradictory?

The PIE News

On January 22, immigration minister Marc Miller’s announced international student policy changes which attracted national attention. On closer examination, the government policy is profiling bad actors in a multiple of ways. What isn’t quite clear is whether public colleges and mid-tier universities are off the hook.

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Howard University Hosts Symposium in Commemoration of Military Integration Policy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan Freeman BSF is a non-profit supporting military-connected families, and The Chamberlain Project is a program connecting retiring service members to higher ed teaching roles. The symposium, “Freedom to Serve: Integrating the Armed Services,” took place Jul. We are excited to highlight many diverse heroes, and the way ahead.”

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New policies guide removal of controversial building names

Inside Higher Ed

Woodrow Wilson’s name was removed from Princeton University’s public policy school in 2020. The University of Maryland system, for example, added name-removal procedures to its existing naming policy a few months after the Towson committee began researching the backgrounds of Paca and Carroll. Denaming Processes.

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2022 in Review: Building a Movement to Make Pedagogy a Priority in Teacher Preparation

Deans for Impact

We supported leaders to create cultures of instructional improvement, helped teacher-educators leverage high-quality instructional materials and evidence-based early literacy practices, and catalyzed policy changes for more accessible and affordable pathways into teaching. Read on for more of our 2022 impact. 20 fellows.

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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Awaiting them in the program are two tracks: one on the science of cannabis and the other on the social justice and policy around cannabis. As early as the program’s first course, students will be taught about policy issues, incarceration, criminal justice, and racial bias as it relates to cannabis, Poli said. According to U.S.