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New Jersey Institute of Technology Outreach Efforts Earn It Hispanic-Serving Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology has earned the federal distinction of being a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). NJIT’s efforts grew Hispanic undergrad population from 20% to 25% in the fall of 2022, which enabled the university to reach the eligibility threshold for the HSI status that the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S.

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Institutions Must Plan for AI to Go Mainstream, Says 2023 Educause Horizon Report

Campus Technology

Higher education technology association Educause recently released the 2023 Teaching and Learning Edition of its annual Horizon Report, forecasting the trends, technologies, and practices that will shape the future of postsecondary education.

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Co-Chairs Named to Southern Regional Education Board Commission on AI and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The two-year commission convenes leaders in education and business to chart a course for how artificial intelligence, or AI, is used in classrooms and how to prepare a workforce that is being transformed by technology. developing related policies in K-12 and postsecondary education as well as 3.)

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Mellon Foundation to Award Over $5 Million to Expand Prison Education Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jessica Hicklin The organization seeks to support prison education programs that promote perspectives and leadership of those who have experienced the prison system and that help out overlooked populations and regions. Postsecondary educational programs in prisons have been shown to be beneficial to families and communities.

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With proposed TPS changes, Biden admin overreached (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The Education Department seemingly sought to target companies that help colleges manage their online programs, but its reach was much broader. But as written, the new guidance will increase regulatory burdens, stifle innovation, balloon administrative compliance costs and reduce access to education, particularly for nontraditional learners.

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Pima Community College Received $1.7 Million in State Funding for STEM Workforce Development Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the money helped build the school’s Automotive Technology and Innovation Center to train future automotive technicians. Arizona is a center of emerging technologies, such as semiconductors, electric vehicles, and aerospace, said Arizona Gov. Pima Community College (PCC) received $1.7 Katie Hobbs. Katie Hobbs. “To

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3 Key Themes at the CFES Brilliant Pathways Conference

MindMax

If I’m being honest, I find that a bit daunting, even as someone who has continually embraced new technologies and approaches. Our job as parents, and as educators, is not to prepare the road ahead for our kids but to prepare them for the road ahead. The world already feels like it’s moving pretty damn fast.