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Education Department Revises Restrictions on Race Initiatives

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Education has modified its previous directives on race in hiring, scholarships, student programs, and other educational policies. Since coming into power, the new administration has focused on enforcing conservative legal principles in education, particularly regarding race and gender policies.

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What is a ‘governing document’ in the University of Sussex?

SRHE

Among these are Codes of Practice and Guidance documents. This seems to be where the Trans and Non-Binary Equality Policy Statement fits, as approved by the Executive Group in 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and placed under the heading of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion(revised in 2022, 2023 and 2024).

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The Resilient Voice of Justice: The Role of the Black Church in Response to the Affirmative Action Ruling

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shaun Harper, “While the discontinuation of race-conscious admissions policies and practices will negatively affect students of color across a range of racial and ethnic groups at predominantly white institutions (PWIs), Black applicants will be most devastated.” The Black Church has a rich history of community mobilization.

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Beech-side views: Back from the future?

The PIE News

For a higher education policy wonk, this summer was a momentous occasion. After all, one of the first things you learn while developing a career in UK higher education policy is that if you want to know what is likely to occur next for British universities then you only need look to what is happening over in Australia first!

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Australian sector braces as new visa requirements come in

The PIE News

The numbers showing the 548,800 net increase in arrivals in the country in the year to September 30 was the highest 12-month net migration period in Australia’s history. “No guidance has been provided for providers or students wishing to make packaged enrolment applications in the interim period,” he said.

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When and how departments should make political statements

Inside Higher Ed

The guidance doesn’t—and, as mere advice, can’t—ban statements about social or political issues. “Departments as such should avoid statements on what we call here ‘external’ matters (state, national, or international policy matters),” the guidelines say.

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Oberlin's board seeks to limit faculty power

Inside Higher Ed

“The limitations that we’re going to have on us as faculty to make important decisions, and to really shape the institution as it develops into the future, will profoundly influence the student experience.

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