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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. 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.

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Uli Leibrecht, CEPA, US

The PIE News

SIU was founded by my husband’s family and while visiting our partner universities in the US in 1999/2000, the idea to develop short-term customised faculty-led programs came up. We are unfortunately also seeing a growing trend in mental health issues amongst students, which can become a challenge for study abroad groups.

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US: anti-DEI rules spark “exodus” from Florida

The PIE News

Last month, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a mandate into law prohibiting public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for students, faculty or staff. As a result of the political climate, faculty and staff at some institutions are leaving or are actively searching for employment outside the state.

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How the “next phase” of LGBTQ+ student support is stirring at this Ivy League

University Business

“This is the next phase of how to address what we might call a social conversation, a social problem, a current issue that needs all hands on deck,” says Jessica Halem, former LGBTQ+ director at Harvard Medical School and current senior director of Eidos. population. as of 2022, double the rate it was a decade prior.

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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

Changes to the post-graduation work permit eligibility criteria were also announced; from September 2024, international students who begin a program through a curriculum licensing arrangement (where a private college is licensed to deliver the curriculum of an associated public college) will no longer be eligible for PGWPs.

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Kazakhstan steps in as Russia steps out: engage in “emerging Asian market”, says minister

The PIE News

” The ministry is engaging with the New England Commission on Higher Education and the UK’s QAA to give a clear signal that Kazakhstan is serious about quality, he added. Special government decrees are issued to ensure any incoming institutions maintain their autonomies.

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Why did U of Florida suddenly fire its honors director?

Inside Higher Ed

” Administrative appointments, unlike tenured faculty positions, can generally be revoked at any time without cause. But abrupt terminations can prove disruptive for remaining faculty and staff members and students, so (for this reason and others) they’re rare. I’m bitterly disappointed by the board’s decision.”

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