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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moore follows in the footsteps of other legendary leaders from South Carolina whove received the honor, many of whom broke down racial barriers throughout history, paving the way for him and others to succeed. Moore said that its not lost on him that hes in the tradition of a long line of change makers.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. We have the greatest higher education system in the world. In between tracing the historiography of higher education in the U.S., They don’t want to hear it.”

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New Study Reveals the Anti-CRT Agenda is Really about Denying Racism and Revising History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rather, it is evidence that, maybe, more students are being exposed to an honest, non-propagandized version of race relationships and American history. They are for denying racism and revising history, by any means necessary, including by advancing draconian censorship legislation. This could be a positive development.

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2025 and beyond: The road ahead for Australian universities

The PIE News

2024 was the year Australia doubled down on its ambition to create a stronger, fairer, and more future-ready higher education system as it works to implement recommendations laid out in the Universities Accord. By 2050, universities must double the number of domestic students they educate annually from 900,000 today to 1.8

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Sharpton Organize March to Protest DeSantis' Crusade to "Whitewash Black History"

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ron DeSantis’ attempts to "bring the state back to the pre-Civil Rights era by banning Black history from the classroom." DeSantis is using his office to sanitize Black history from the education system,” said Sharpton. “He

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Studying abroad – disease or an opportunity? Let’s break the myth

The PIE News

The complexities of the local education system, intense pressures from entrance exams, seat reservations, and a lack of quality job prospects after graduation have long pushed students to seek education overseas. Common reasons include better rankings, teaching quality, advanced facilities, and greater job opportunities.

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UK universities are in crisis – and Labour has taken the first step towards saving them | Philip Augar

The Guardian - Higher Education

Universities are part of a delicate post-18 education system, and they cannot be considered in isolation. Philip Augar is a former banker and the author of several financial history books. He chaired the May government’s review of post-18 education and funding Continue reading.