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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

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Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., funded by the Alfred P.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

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The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten. The executive branch is straining to keep its promises.

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Echoing Oz, Moody’s Downgrade Highlights a Tempest in Higher Education

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higher education outlook is not merely a financial tremor; it serves as a chilling echo of the cyclone that swept Dorothy into the tumultuous Land of Oza "tempest of uncertainty" driven by rapid policy shifts and financial pressures, threatening the very foundations of higher education. higher education.

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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

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For now, Heilig said that he will return to education policy scholarship and research, which he described as a transformative moment in politics, higher education, and society. Under his administration, the university strengthened its academic programs while focusing on equity and student success.

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The Evolving Landscape of Higher Education in America

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UCLA Graduation As graduates streamed into commencement ceremonies last May, their faces reflected the changing demographics of American higher education. The mid-1990s marked the end of an era where men had historically dominated higher education, setting the stage for a new chapter in American educational achievement.

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Morgan State University’s Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status

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Wilson,the quest to attain R1 status the highest designation auniversity can get for its research enterprise is aboutmore than just attaining some sort of higher education sealof approval. Johnson, an associate professor of higher education at the University of Southern California and an expert on HBCUs.

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Sanders, Jayapal Introduce New "College for All Act" to Eliminate Tuition for Most Students

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introduced legislation Wednesday that would make public colleges and universities tuition-free for approximately 95% of American students, in what supporters call the most significant higher education investment in six decades. Jayapal highlighted the legislation's focus on addressing educational inequity. Cory Booker (D-N.J.),

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