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Ohio Bill Requires Higher Ed Faculty to Teach "Both Sides" of Climate Change

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An Ohio higher education bill currently making its way through the state legislature could prohibit Ohio higher education instructors from teaching climate science without also including false or misleading counterpoints, Ohio Capital Journal reported. Cirino said he “didn’t actually consult with climate people.”

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What can universities do about climate change?

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This blog was kindly contributed by Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford. Despite all the rhetoric, current climate policies still commit us to a temperature increase of 2.7°C But the changes are much broader.

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Five Lessons for Turning Practice into Policy

IHEP

Insights from IHEP’s Community of Practice to Policy to Increase Degree Completion By Janiel Santos Higher education can be a pathway to economic security and social mobility – but only if a student earns a degree. They assessed the political climate surrounding a policy goal and identified where support already exists.

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Let’s Ditch Climate Change Jargon: Academic Minute

Inside Higher Ed

Today on the Academic Minute, part of USC Dornsife Week: Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology, and Behavioral Science at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, explores how jargon can make things difficult to understand and talk about.

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Five Lessons for Turning Practice into Policy

IHEP

Insights from IHEP’s Community of Practice to Policy to Increase Degree Completion By Janiel Santos Higher education can be a pathway to economic security and social mobility – but only if a student earns a degree. They assessed the political climate surrounding a policy goal and identified where support already exists.

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Aspen Institute Launches Effort to Support Higher Ed's Role in Climate Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Aspen Institute’s This Is Planet Ed initiative has launched its Higher Ed Climate Action, which will aim to accelerate higher education’s progress on climate action, create an overarching framework, and identify policies to scale climate action across the sector. King, Jr.,

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Utah Higher Ed Seeks Compliance with New Law Prohibiting DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Utah System of Higher Education is expected to create guidelines for universities on updating diversity policies based on the legislative changes. Additionally, the board of higher education must contract with a third party to conduct a campus climate survey, and it must monitor and report on compliance.

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