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Meeting the Looming Web Accessibility Regulations: The Time to Start Was Yesterday

WCET Frontiers

Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. NWHeat (Northwest Higher Education Accessibility Technology) is a partnership between Orbis Cascade Alliance (for libraries) and the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC). The featured speaker was Mary Lou Mobley of National Digital Access Team within the U.S.

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Accessibility in Higher Ed: Learn What You Need to Know

WCET Frontiers

The focus on accessibility in higher education has significantly increased since the U.S. WCET Accessibility Events Where AI Meets Accessibility: Considerations for Higher Education March 25, 2025 ( Register now! Together, lets make higher education more accessible for everyone. Level AA standards.

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Building inclusive research cultures– How can we rise above EDI cynicism?

HEPI

Beyond higher education, corporate leaders have increasingly embraced inclusivity. Take the example of AI and gender bias evidence shows that women are frequently not included in technology research and are underrepresented in data sets.

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Push to expand internationalisation at UTokyo

The PIE News

The University of Tokyo’s new five-year combined bachelors and masters degree launching in 2027 will be comprised of 50% international students, as Japan strives for greater internationalisation in higher education.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report was based on a survey of 903 institutions of higher education and is conducted every five years. Technology was critical to the ways in which schools internationalized during the pandemic. Altbach , a r esearch p rofessor at the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.

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Sustainable heat: Options, challenges and opportunities for campuses

University Business

For higher education institutions located in cold climates (Zones 5A or higher), where heating is essential, stakeholders face a yearly conundrum as the temperature plummets. 4 oil in 2027. Not only is it the right thing to do, but its good business for higher education.

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Tuition Hike Proposed in University of Maine System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dannel Malloy The UMS Board of Trustees’ Finance, Facilities and Technology Committee recently reviewed the system’s $646.7 The University of Maine System (UMS) has announced a proposed 3% increase in tuition as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).