Directly engage men student-athletes in sexual assault prevention efforts, advocates say
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 27, 2023
It’s On Us found that surveyed athletes want to help but feel ill-prepared by their college's current training programs.
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Advocates urge NC-SARA to add more consumer protections for online students
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
A dozen policy wonks and higher ed groups are calling for changes at NC-SARA, an organization controlling a key interstate distance learning pact.
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Marqus Dorame Advocates for Student-First Recruitment
MindMax
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The post Marqus Dorame Advocates for Student-First Recruitment appeared first on MindMax. . – Insights on future trends in recruitment, including a shift toward increasingly personalized communication strategies and navigating a potentially chaotic recruitment landscape.
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Advocates ask Education Department to collect new racial, legacy data in college admissions
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Over 30 groups, politicians and faculty call for new transparency in light of an expected Supreme Court decision that would end race-conscious admissions.
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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The education policy wonk-and-advocate says he works so that more students can have a debt-free, affordable pathway to and through college. I like being an unapologetic advocate on the outside pushing in,” says Rodriguez. He says that work, so far, has been fun. “I
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LSU Shreveport Seeks to Fire Tenured Environmental Advocate
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 24, 2024
LSU Shreveport Seeks to Fire Tenured Environmental Advocate Ryan Quinn Wed, 04/24/2024 - 03:00 AM The university says Brian Salvatore, who’s made accusations against multiple fellow faculty members, has created a “toxic” work environment. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
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The Aid Officer’s Advocate
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The Aid Officer’s Advocate Liam Knox Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The interim president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators discusses cost transparency, staff burnout and, of course, FAFSA. Byline(s) Liam Knox
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Caleb Simmons Advocates for Excellence in Online Education
MindMax
OCTOBER 8, 2024
As more institutions merge and scale, Dr. Simmons advocates for finding the right balance between serving online and residential students, ensuring that education remains flexible and accessible to all. The post Caleb Simmons Advocates for Excellence in Online Education appeared first on MindMax.
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Advocates Promote Equitable Prison Education Programs Post–Pell Restoration
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Advocates Promote Equitable Prison Education Programs Post–Pell Restoration kathryn.palmer… Mon, 02/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Using feedback from incarcerated students is one way to work toward making prison education programs more racially inclusive, according to a new report from the Vera Institute of Justice. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
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Education Department’s final Title IX regulations draw mixed reactions
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 19, 2024
Advocates for sexual assault survivors praised the rule, though some groups said it will undermine due process and free speech.
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Finland’s new education minister advocates for student exchange
The PIE News
JULY 10, 2024
” The post Finland’s new education minister advocates for student exchange appeared first on The PIE News. Adlercreutz’s appointment will bring about necessary changes and foster an environment where international education can thrive, benefiting not just the students, but Finland as a whole.”
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Law Project Advocates for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 2, 2024
unless they have advocates like the people who run the ICC, who have been through this process themselves and really know how to advocate for families, or in some cases, advocates like us, who have some knowledge of the legal system and [how to] be persuasive,” Frieders says.
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Animal rights advocates sue after facing ongoing censorship and arrest for peaceful advocacy in Houston public park
FIRE
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
One advocate was arrested and handcuffed for two hours after peacefully demonstrating in a public park. FIRE is suing to protect the constitutional right to speak freely in public parks.
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House lawmakers weigh bipartisan proposal to establish national NIL rules
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 19, 2024
During a Thursday hearing, NCAA President Charlie Baker advocated for more protections for college athletes entering name, image and likeness deals.
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Why Higher Ed Should Advocate for Universal Early Learning Coverage in the 2024 Election
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 2, 2024
By ensuring that every child has access to high-quality early learning experiences, higher education institutions would be advocating for investing in a pipeline of well-prepared, motivated students who are more likely to succeed in their academic pursuits. This epitomizes the far-reaching consequences of unaddressed childcare challenges.
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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 26, 2024
Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it. Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March.
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Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
At least 90 of those institutions aren’t requiring the SAT or ACT through fall 2024, according to FairTest, a group advocating for limited use of assessments.
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LSU Fires Tenured Shreveport Professor, Environmental Advocate
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 27, 2024
A tenured professor at Louisiana State University at Shreveport who was accused by his campus chancellor of “creating a toxic and hostile work environment” says he’s been fired. Brian Salvatore provided Inside Higher Ed a letter, dated Friday, from LSU System president William F. Tate IV, saying he was fired effective immediately.
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Diversity Advocates Condemn Elimination of DEI Staff and Programs at University of Florida
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 3, 2024
We will continue to speak and act in opposition to what is transpiring, and we need others who believe in the value of this work to join us and advocate for these initiatives," she said. She said that she anticipates that other states will follow Florida's lead. "We
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Supreme Court rules against race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill
Higher Ed Dive
JUNE 29, 2023
The opinion issued Thursday was unsurprising for college access advocates who had nonetheless urged the high court to keep with decades of precedent.
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Federal attorneys can now recommend student loan discharges in bankruptcy proceedings
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Officials tout new student loan bankruptcy process as more fair and accessible, but consumer advocates say much depends on how it's put in place.
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FIREside chat with free speech advocate Nadine Strossen
FIRE
OCTOBER 10, 2024
In an interview with FIRE, Nadine Strossen talks about higher ed bureaucratization, market-driven censorship, and staying principled.
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Federal court blocks borrower defense rules, says legal challenge will likely succeed
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 8, 2024
But one student advocate called the ruling “exactly backwards.” An appellate panel wrote that the regulations upend decades of regulatory practice.
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Fierce Advocate for Community College Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
As her days as president of Mott Community College (MCC) in Flint, Michigan, wind down, Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea is pleased with the impact she and the college have made on the community. In the 10 years of her presidency, Walker-Griffea has had many proud moments, particularly the opening of the Lenore Croudy Family Life Center.
Advocates Blast California Governor Over Veto to Provide Campus Jobs to Undocumented Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Public advocates said that they were deeply disappointed by the Governor’s veto, which they say would have provided students equal access to campus job opportunities—regardless of documentation status— at the state public institutions.
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House committee to investigate Harvard, MIT and Penn after antisemitism hearing
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The colleges’ presidents had refused to say that advocating for the genocide of Jewish people violated campus rules.
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Education Department to review guidance allowing revenue-share agreements with OPMs
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
These arrangements have been under fire for years from lawmakers and policy advocates, who say they don’t comply with federal law.
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An Equity Avenger Continues to Advocate for Social Justice
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
When it comes to equity in higher education, Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson has been a leader. Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership.
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An Advocate for Others
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
After over a decade of leadership at the helm of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), Dr. Edward Leach is retiring as executive director.
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University commitments on fossil fuel divestment are meaningless
Wonkhe
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Emma De Saram argues that universities must be bolder in refusing to work with fossil fuel companies, advocating for genuine just transitions through shared decision-making processes The post University commitments on fossil fuel divestment are meaningless appeared first on Wonkhe.
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Learning to make a difference – how to bridge the gap between ideal and delivery in service learning
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
Nine advocates for service learning reflect on why, despite its intuitive appeal, aligning student gains with social good is so difficult to get right – and some of the ways in which the sector might break new ground The post Learning to make a difference – how to bridge the gap between ideal and delivery in service learning appeared first on (..)
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New SREB Report Advocates for Accessible and High-Quality Pathways to Attract and Retain Teachers in the Classroom
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Despite the work of teachers laying the foundation for careers beyond secondary school, The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) says there are not enough well-prepared educators in the pipeline to teach. SREB represents and works with 16 states to improve public education at every level.
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Illinois bill to create income-share agreement requirements stalls
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 28, 2023
It is opposed by consumer protection advocates. The legislation would allow ISA providers to take up to 20% of college graduates’ salaries.
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Can Shaun Harper Save DEI?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 20, 2024
He built his career advocating for underrepresented students. Brian Charles Dominic Miller for The Chronicle He built his career advocating for underrepresented students. Now his movement is under organized attack. Now his movement is under organized attack.
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Open letter to America’s college trustees: Politicized institutional statements threaten campus discourse. You can fix it.
FIRE
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Three free speech organizations have joined together to urge trustees and regents to advocate for institutional neutrality at their universities.
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Why U. of Florida Professors Decry 'Chaotic' Post-Tenure Review That Failed Nearly a Fifth of Those Evaluated
The Chronicle of Higher Education
AUGUST 19, 2024
By Megan Zahneis The striking results from the first round of Florida's controversial state-mandated reviews have confirmed the fears of many faculty advocates at its flagship campus.
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Abrupt Changes to Protest Policies Raise Alarm
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 30, 2024
Free speech advocates are worried. Abrupt Changes to Protest Policies Raise Alarm Liam Knox Tue, 04/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Indiana University changed a 55-year-old policy on student assembly hours before protesters set up an encampment. Byline(s) Liam Knox
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American University Bans Indoor Protests
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
American University Bans Indoor Protests jessica.blake@… Thu, 02/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Administrators say the new policy was a necessary response to antisemitism, but many faculty members, students and free speech advocates fear it will chill free speech on campus. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
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Biden Administration Wants Accreditors to Set Benchmarks For Student Outcomes
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 15, 2024
Biden Administration Wants Accreditors to Set Benchmarks For Student Outcomes Katherine Knott Fri, 03/15/2024 - 03:00 AM Advocates have argued for years that accreditors aren’t doing enough to ensure that students get the education they're paying for. Byline(s) Katherine Knott
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VICTORY: FIRE lawsuit leads California to halt law penalizing reporters, advocates, and victims who discuss publicly known information about sealed arrest records
FIRE
DECEMBER 19, 2024
A federal court today halted enforcement of a California law that officials deployed to suppress journalism about a controversial tech CEO's sealed arrest records.
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National Protest Day Planned Against ‘Attacks’ on Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 12, 2024
They’re opposing academic freedom restrictions, defending protest rights, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, calling for free public education, and advocating for more secure faculty jobs, among other things.
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OCR Chides Lafayette College for Dismissing Anti-Israel Posts as ‘Free Speech Issue’
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 24, 2024
First Amendment advocates are concerned about the implications. The latest Title VI resolution agreement sheds light on how colleges are being asked to handle complaints about online speech.
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A Last-Minute Sprint to the FAFSA Finish Line
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 16, 2024
Access advocates say it’s not too late to make an impact—but time is of the essence. A Last-Minute Sprint to the FAFSA Finish Line Liam Knox Thu, 05/16/2024 - 03:00 AM The U.S. Education Department is doling out $50 million to help students complete the troubled federal aid form. Byline(s) Liam Knox Katherine Knott
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On Events at Columbia University
Academe Blog
APRIL 19, 2024
BY HANK REICHMAN As a Columbia alum (College ’69), participant in that university’s 1968 student rebellion, advocate for academic freedom and free expression rights, and as a Jew, I have followed developments at Columbia over the past few days with great interest.
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