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Pell Grant Expansion Extends Educational Opportunities to Thousands of Incarcerated Students

Insight Into Diversity

These efforts build on the success of the ED’s Second Chance Pell (SCP) Experiment, which launched in 2015 and involved nearly 200 higher educational institutions that facilitated PEPs for incarcerated students. Now, with the expansion of eligible grantees to nearly 770,000, the number has the potential to grow exponentially.

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Reflections on a global Wales…

The PIE News

“In 2019, the Welsh Government announced that Wales would become the world’s first Nation of Sanctuary” But international education is about values. It suggests that the more time one spends away from Wales, the better the advocate one becomes. Gorau Cymro, Cymro oddi cartre. So goes the Welsh expression.

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Dijkgraaf’s bill is the Netherlands’ “best chance”

The PIE News

The rapid internationalisation of higher education over the last decade has led to concerns from government – and wider society – around the accessibility of Dutch students into higher education, as well as what some deem an overuse of English as a language, explained Anne Olde Loohuis, head of internationalisation, University of Twente.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary’s announcement about the school says that the “model and action plan are expected to be finalized in the spring, with a goal of submitting them to the Board of Visitors and the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia in the fall of 2023.” Speaking as a faculty member, I can see huge potential.

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Our Community Turns to LCCC

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

One example of this employer and program connection is the new Bachelor of Applied Science in Smart Industrial Automated Systems Engineering Technology. This new applied bachelor’s degree was developed in direct response to employer needs. From GED to the University Partnership – Luis Hernandez is making an impact!

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Dutch protestors press on against education cuts

The PIE News

Dutch students, university staff and higher education stakeholders had planned to strike on November 14 in Utrecht, protesting budget cuts to Dutch education. The protest aimed to give voice to the widespread disagreement with government changes to dutch higher education.

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