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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Inside Higher Ed

This, he said, became controversial among the school’s senior faculty, eventually leading to his ouster by an interim provost. ” Perhaps most significantly, from a policy perspective, the college stopped placing student interns in law enforcement organizations.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Harnessing Bots Emily (not her real name) is an American who is saddled with student loan debt totaling six figures from associate and bachelor’s degrees at other institutions, according to Dan Kalmanson, vice president for public affairs at UoPeople. Some students need lower costs.

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Stacey Abrams Appointed Inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics at Howard University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer. She continues to be an influential figure in the Democratic Party and a role model for young women and people of color who aspire to enter the policy arena. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and a J.D. We are incredibly grateful to Ms.

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Central European University’s Complicated Legal Geographies

GlobalHigherEd

It’s worth noting that Cole is author of The Great American University: Its Rise To Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected (Public Affairs, 2009), one of the seminal texts about state-society-economy conditions and associated policies and programs that enabled U.S.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to administration officials, the policy gives the Secretary of Education the ability to “waive or modify” federal student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) in the case of a national emergency such as the pandemic. Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer in an announcement in April. Dr. Dana B.

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Strategic Presidential Communication in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 192 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Erin Hennessy

The Change Leader, Inc.

Hennessy Erin, at TVP Communications, leverages her higher education expertise, policy knowledge, and understanding of leadership styles to develop internal communication plans and offer strategic counsel to senior leaders. I helped oversee the public affairs work and worked very closely with the government relations team there.