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Hits and misses in Budget 2024 for India’s education sector

The PIE News

Though the government’s move to offer financial support up to Rs 10 lakh for domestic education, can be seen as a way to make students stay in the country, experts believe it should not be seen as a disadvantage to ones wishing to study abroad. The Budget 2024 brings positive news for minority and Scheduled Caste students.

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SOULS: The Academy’s Recipe for Transformation, Retention, and Creating a Better World

Insight Into Diversity

“In the Academy, one consequence is a revolving door of Black faculty and staff, who have become homeless in an otherwise spacious Academy, as well as Black students whose academic careers are either undermined or cut short for lack of Black role models.

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How striving for a DEI award keeps one senior diversity officer on track

University Business

We’re now looking at greater services to help build such pipelines and serve our talented and under-resourced students so they truly thrive at college—with scholarships and fellowships, internships, and mentorship. But if tenure review fails to properly weight that service, these populations are at a disadvantage.

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Social Reality: Is Needed Justice Reform in America Possible?

Higher Education Inquirer

The (in)justice system is increasingly overwhelmed by massive case backlogs and a growing pattern of decisions that disproportionately disadvantage working-class individuals, raising serious concerns about equal access to justice and the erosion of public trust in legal institutions. Reforming the U.S. How is Legal Reform Possible?

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. Less than 10% of applicants are accepted.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Adelphi’s female faculty members in the industry serve as inspiring role models. DECtech staff also assist in high school classrooms, STEM fairs, and other opportunities where they serve as role models for girls interested in STEM. This year, students built a tech-infused, environmentally friendly, low-impact smart building.

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Demystifying AI: A Guide to AI Literacy in Higher Education Enrollment Management

Liaison International

Frameworks like EDUCAUSEs AI literacy model offer a useful starting point. For enrollment teams, this involves: Tool Integration: Adopting AI tools to streamline processes, such as automating email follow-ups or boosting applicant scoring models. These competencies empower enrollment leaders to go beyond surface-level knowledge.