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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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International Women’s Day: Black Women Shaping the Future of Academia

HEPI

Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris is Professor of Public & Industry Understanding of Capability Driven Design in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and the Engagement Champion for the EPSRC EDI Hub+, at the University of Leeds. In the US, Black women account for just 2% of science and engineering roles. Much work remains.

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Law Project Advocates for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Insight Into Diversity

One such resource is the Lanterman Fair Hearing Smart Search Tool, an interactive search engine designed to help users find and download fair hearing decisions published by the Office of Administrative Hearings. Bureaucracies can make it very challenging in some instances for people to get the services that they need.—

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Advocating for Student Preparedness with the Implementation of a Pre-Course 

Faculty Focus

Designing effective pre-courses Pre-courses can be utilized in a variety of disciplines such as biology, engineering, psychology, economics, anatomy, and physiology, etc. The post Advocating for Student Preparedness with the Implementation of a Pre-Course appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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In defence of international education 

HEPI

I’ve also received awards for my work on education innovation, as an advocate for women in STEM and as a proudly LGBTQ+ leader in education. Our students become engineers and doctors, business leaders and lawyers. I was returning from chairing the International Advisory Board at my alma mater the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., She is also the founder and president of Moore Wealth, Inc.,

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Exporting Degrees, Importing Responsibility: Rethinking Careers Support for International Graduates

HEPI

UEL has long been engaged in projects that foster international employability, including partnerships with Tamil Nadus government, where we hosted a hackathon and work placement initiative for computer science and engineering students.

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