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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Manny Rodriguez laments childhood memories of the discourse surrounding education policies in California, particularly those that negatively affected migrant families like his. Manny is a leader in higher education policy advocacy,” says Brian Rivas, senior director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West. “He

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Florida Dreamer Tuition Policy Reversal Threatens $25 Million Economic Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education advocates and immigration policy experts are warning of significant economic, and workforce impacts following Florida's decision to rescind in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students who graduated from Florida high schools.

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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

Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it. It secures its place in federal education policy, making it less susceptible to annual budget fluctuations or shifts in administrative priorities.”

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The Other Mothers in Higher Education

ACPA

This Black feminist framework seeped into the higher education space with the creation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and expansion of Black student enrollment (Sturdivant, 2024). Additionally, it is important to note that Other Mothers as educational mentors does not mean they have to be women. Unterreiner, A.,

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Abolish GCSEs, put people’s IQs on their credit cards and ban the Harvard Women’s Rugby Team? What we were reading about education in 2024

HEPI

Nick Hillman, HEPIs Director, takes a look at three thought-provoking books covering education that were published this year. Meanwhile, Russia and China continue with smartist policies, strengthening their power. Words like dumb and stupid and dopey are banned. Later, she reconciles herself to what comes after Mental Parity.

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Should universities focus more on student and social purpose?

The PIE News

Heriot Watt Malaysia has put ‘purpose’ at the centre of its education offering to students. Education has long focussed predominantly on equipping students with knowledge and skills, notes Al-Atabi. We use it to enrich and enhance traditional education,” says Al-Atabi. Is a holistic approach viable in unstable times?

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Weekend Reading: Rethinking the Cost of Higher Education – A Lecture Revisited

HEPI

More than eleven years later, we revisit his lecture to consider what lessons it holds for today’s higher education sector. John Denham, March 2025 RSA Lecture The Cost of Higher Education Good evening. But if I dont challenge at least some current assumptions about how we fund and deliver higher education I shall have failed.