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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Inside Higher Ed

The closure comes even as IWU has experienced an uptick in enrollment, which currently stands at 858—up from roughly 800 in fall 2019, according to data from the Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Five Years on the Brink Iowa Wesleyan has survived similar scares in the past.

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Landscapes of learning for unknown futures: presenter responses to audience questions

SRHE

However, I would caution against an assumption that because universities managed to stay operational while fully remote, it is something to pursue post-pandemic. Dr Brett Bligh is a Lecturer in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, and Director of the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights policy explicitly states that campus harassment “must include something beyond the mere expression of views, words, symbols or thoughts that some person finds offensive. Burwell the very next day voicing concerns about the investigation.

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