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UC Virtual Conference Centers Free Speech, Civil Rights Amid Ongoing Tensions on College Campuses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Matters of freedom of expression and higher education’s federal responsibilities were at the forefront of the University of California’s Sixth Annual #SpeechMatters Conference. Places that ideally offer space for exchanging ideas and stretching perspectives, institutions of higher education are increasingly charged environments.”

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Duke University to Cover Full Tuition for Carolina Students with Family Incomes Below $150,000

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So we think of this as both a commitment to our students and our families, but also to the communities where they live.”

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Birmingham and IIT Madras reveal joint masters

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The UK’s University of Birmingham and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have announced a joint masters agreement, in addition to a new research fund. The partners noted that the arrangement is the first partnership at masters level between any IIT and a UK Russell Group University.

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Turing funding comes “too late” to widen participation

The PIE News

So, all they can say is that there’s a possibility of funding but that doesn’t help,” said Gabriele Vosseberg, Newcastle University associate dean global.

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President search committees are overlooking women – Here’s why

University Business

Not only do women run only 30% of college institutions, but it’s remained at this rate for decades, according to data from the American College President Study (ACPS), conducted by The American Council on Education (ACE). Their data found only 713 of those institutions are led by women, which is smaller than ACE’s study.

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Harvard backtracks after allegedly shunning Israel critic

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A Harvard University dean says he’s reversing course and offering a fellowship to Kenneth Roth, the former longtime Human Rights Watch executive director who said he was initially rejected over his criticism of Israel. Roth, whose Jewish father fled Nazi Germany as a boy, said Thursday he will accept the John F.

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Filling the Gaps: How a Transparent Partnership Began

Helix Education

I recently met with a university dean to discuss her school ending their long OPM relationship. As we worked together on these marketing efforts in a transparent way, institutional stakeholders would be learning from “over our shoulder.” In the last year of that relationship, no enrollment was generated for their fall cohort.