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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten. History has shown that equity needs to drip from the federal level, and right now the faucet seems rusty. The

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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.

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Why a US high school diploma matters: how online private schools empower international students

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For international students, access to a premier secondary education plays a huge role in daily life and future opportunities. Fortunately, accredited online private schools like Laurel Springs offer a flexible, globally-recognised US education, allowing K-12 students to learn from anywhere in the world and most importantly, at their own pace.

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Education Department Revises Restrictions on Race Initiatives

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Education has modified its previous directives on race in hiring, scholarships, student programs, and other educational policies. Since coming into power, the new administration has focused on enforcing conservative legal principles in education, particularly regarding race and gender policies.

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Surviving and thriving in HE professional services

SRHE

Reeds defines Professional Services as replacing and embracing terms such as administrators, non-academic staff or support staff. A body of University Academic Administrative Staff created in 1961 became the Conference of University Administrators in 1993.

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Beech-side views: Back from the future?

The PIE News

For a higher education policy wonk, this summer was a momentous occasion. After all, one of the first things you learn while developing a career in UK higher education policy is that if you want to know what is likely to occur next for British universities then you only need look to what is happening over in Australia first!

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For Dartmouth and Columbia, these are the first women presidents in their history, while Harvard welcomes its first African American president. Robert McCaughey, retired professor of history and Janet H. He characterizes her as an outsider in comparison to selecting someone within Columbia or other Ivy League administrations.