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MARCH 20, 2024

The legislation, which will take effect Oct. 1, reflects a broader trend of state bills moving to limit or prohibit diversity programming in public education.

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MARCH 20, 2024

As the debate on private schools fees and VAT continues, Jim Dickinson considers the bargain that the richest are increasingly getting out of higher education The post Is it time to slap VAT on tuition fees? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 20, 2024

In the past five years, the college recommitted to its mission, raised funds and revamped its curriculum. Experts say others can learn from its playbook.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Birmingham City vice chancellor David Mba highlights the net benefit to the UK of international art and design students The post Follow the science – it is international art and design students who are of most value to the UK appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 20, 2024

NCES also found only 62% of public schools include college and career milestones in their graduation requirements.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

By Stephanie M. Lee Cayce Clifford for The Chronicle Jo Boaler A complaint reportedly submitted to Stanford cites alleged problems with citations in Jo Boaler’s writings. A spokesperson says Boaler stands behind her work.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

When anti-normative faux-radicalism devours a field. By Tae-ho Kim and Blake Smith When anti-normative faux-radicalism devours a field.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

Do less that matters more. The inevitable has now happened and what is clearly unedited generative AI content is finding its way into (apparently) peer-reviewed publications. It’s possible that this practice is already disturbingly widespread.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

By Megan Zahneis Illustration by The Chronicle; Photos by iStock The law's provisions have raised fears of intrusion into academic freedom and other possible unintended consequences.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion, if Brains Beat Brawn Johanna Alonso Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:00 AM An Inside Higher Ed annual tradition since 2006: the Academic Performance Tournament.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

By Katherine Mangan During a recent convening, diversity officers shared ideas for surviving an increasingly vicious political campaign to eliminate their jobs.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Beyond the Binary: Placing the Humanities and Sciences in Conversation mprutter@mit.edu Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:00 AM How the humanities can enrich scientific discourse, challenge the limitations of scientism and foster a holistic approach to understanding the natural world and our place in it.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

By Eric Hoover Financial-aid offices are getting the information they need to make aid offers. But no one is celebrating yet.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

Nebraska Governor Pushes Regents to Hire a New President Josh Moody Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Jim Pillen has accused the University of Nebraska Board of Regents of taking too long to find a leader. But the search mirrors timelines from Pillen’s stint as a regent.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Answers to common questions about this crucial document for an industry job search. By Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. Hartman Answers to common questions about this crucial document for an industry job search.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

House Committee Investigates UC Berkeley’s Antisemitism Response kathryn.palmer… Wed, 03/20/2024 - 06:30 PM Following a campus protest of an Israeli speaker that turned violent last month, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce is investigating UC Berkeley.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

In a new report released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida, noted that women’s basketball student-athletes showed consistently stellar results. “Keeping Score When It Counts: Academic Progress/Graduation Success Rate Study of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Teams,” provides a comprehensive analysis of the academic performance of student-athletes on teams competing in the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s and

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

Beleaguered Saint Augustine’s University plans to shift to remote learning and send students home from the North Carolina campus in early April, WRAL reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law a bill, known as the “divisive concepts” bill, that would disallow collegiate diversity programs deemed divisive. Gov. Kay Ivey “My Administration has and will continue to value Alabama’s rich diversity, however, I refuse to allow a few bad actors on college campuses — or wherever else for that matter — to go under the acronym of DEI, using taxpayer funds, to push their liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe,” Ivey

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

Reinstating Tests Is a Step Back for Access Elizabeth Redden Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:46 PM The reasons elite colleges give for reinstating their standardized test requirements don’t stand up to scrutiny, Audrey Fisch writes.

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University Business

MARCH 20, 2024

Higher ed leaders have been warned about the deep learning setbacks K12 students experienced during the pandemic, which trickled down all the way to the elementary level. A recent spate of reports drives home how much deeper they were for schools with high-poverty neighborhoods, raising potential learning disparities for generations to come. Remote learning, catalyzed by quarantine mandates during the pandemic, is a key driver of K12 students’ current academic declines, The New York Times

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

A conservative think tank is suing the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of an Arizona State University professor who refused to complete a required diversity, equity and inclusion training.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Students in the New York tri-state area will have a new opportunity this summer to explore a lucrative career in healthcare, thanks to a partnership between Mercy University and Medical Sales College (MSC). The institutions are combining their talents to create a 12-week certification course that will teach students how to use and sell medical devices.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

How a ‘Post-Generational Society’ Might Reshape Higher Ed: Key Podcast Doug Lederman Wed, 03/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Mauro Guillén discusses The Perennials and a world that blurs the boundaries between schooling and work across a (longer) lifetime.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

A special kind of energy comes with doing something no one else has, and it’s buzzing around California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State), this spring as early applications are being reviewed for the inaugural cohort of 70 students who will enroll in the trailblazing Black Honors College (BHC). The co-curricular college’s stated vision — to provide students with the necessary academic, professional, and social skills to become advanced, productive contributors to society — speaks t

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Dr. Yamileth Bazan will become the 30th president of Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. Bazan — whose term begins July 1, soon after the official transition to the new name of Union Adventist University — brings a long legacy of supporting and mentoring students, university leaders, and local church constituents. Dr. Yamileth Bazan “During my visits to the campus this year, I was blessed to experience the caring learning community that makes Union special,” said Bazan.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

By Julie Castro Abrams Small businesses are responsible for two in three net new jobs. Diving in deeper, women are the leading force in many of these new jobs. Owning more than 12 million businesses and employing 10 million workers, women are the backbone of our economy. These businesses also return more for their investors. Data suggests that women-led companies return 47 cents more on the dollar compared to those led by their male counterparts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Boycotts have long been a powerful tool in the fight for civil rights. After calling for the boycott of the bus system in Montgomery, Alabama, then Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) President Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., called Rev. T.J. Jemison of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for guidance on how to proceed as Jemison had led a 10-day boycott in that city in June 1953.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

Mainstream images of college campuses don’t often include toddlers on a playground. Today, however, one in five college students is also a parent. Unfortunately, more than half of them leave school without obtaining a degree. Traditional student demographics typically don’t include student parents, which leaves them out of campus conversations around equitable access.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently announced that it has resolved a lawsuit against its former alumni association. Bethune-Cookman University Bethune-Cookman University “There is now one, and only one, Alumni Association for Bethune-Cookman University, which is THE BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (the ‘ B-CUAA’ ),” university officials wrote in a statement.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

There is some truth to the familiar adage “It takes money to make money.” For women and underrepresented minority entrepreneurs and founders, who typically receive less than 3% of the capital investments made in the U.S., limited access to startup funding can significantly hinder the progress of their innovative business ventures and unique product development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has awarded a grant of $116.2 million to LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens, to create the Cohen Career Collective, a state-of-the-art workforce training center. The 160,000 square-foot facility will ensure economic mobility for New Yorkers while providing skilled workers for local employers.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

Recognizing the important role of cross-institutional partnerships in advancing DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) goals, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) hosts an annual summit that brings together scholars from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) to explore potential collaborations and work to address racial inequities in academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Dr. Marcheta P. Evans has been appointed to serve as the 12th president of St. Catherine University. Evans currently serves as chancellor of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University in New Jersey but will take the helm July 15. Dr. Marcheta P. Evans “Dr. Evans’s astute understanding of higher education trends, particularly as they relate to smaller, private institutions, and her track record of developing and activating growth and transformation strategies, impressed the entire committee

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2024

Today on the Academic Minute: Dorian Rhea Debussy, lecturer of women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Ohio State University, explains how employers can truly support their LGBTQ+ workers.

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The PIE News

MARCH 20, 2024

Hundreds of African students who sought refuge in the Netherlands two years ago after fleeing fighting in Ukraine, are set to be expelled from the country in the coming days. The move is following a January high court ruling asserting a European Union policy that only Ukrainians nationals and former legitimate residents of Ukraine can settle in the country.

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