Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

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. The policy change, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, marks a significant shift in the state's approach to higher education access for Dreamers.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The American Bar Association is suspending diversity, equity, and inclusion standards for the law schools it accredits amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on DEI efforts, Reuters reported. An ABA council reportedly voted on the change Friday, suspending DEI standards through August as the organizationwhich accredits nearly 200 law schoolsconsiders permanent changes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Highlighting excellence in community college education, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has named 23 institutions as either Leader Colleges or Leader Colleges of Distinction for 2025, celebrating their commitment to student success and institutional reform. The announcement was made last week at the organization's annual meeting in Philadelphia. Among the honorees is Bellevue College, which earned its first Leader College designation since joining the ATD Network in 2017.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

This graphic is part of an email from a US Department of Education official who was recently fired without good cause. Our experiences with this dedicated public servant were always excellent, something we cannot say about others in the DC crowd. The graphic displays a number of important measures that have been enacted by ED-FSA (Federal Student Aid) over the last six years--and one giant failure, general debt relief for more than 30 million citizens.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The Republican Resolution (HCR 14) to establish $2 Trillion in budget cuts and more tax breaks for the rich is available here. While those deep cuts are planned, the GOP is requiring an increase in the debt limit so that American billionaires are rewarded. These rewards are not just in the form of tax cuts for the rich, but in the removal of financial and environmental guardrails.

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