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Record bond measures, higher ed policy on states' ballots

Inside Higher Ed

“Colleges would certainly get access to more students, and they will be better able to serve the state workforce needs and better address equity gaps in the state. “This is an important investment,” Chris Cervini, the vice chancellor of community and public affairs with ACCD, told the NPR station.

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Inside Higher Ed

opened with a searing attack that is at once ferocious and amusingly sarcastic: “Recent visitors to the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum were greeted with some unpleasant news: the museum was contaminated. Many of the debates facing museums resemble the storms over equity, diversity, and inclusion that colleges confront.

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Democratic Protests on Campus: Modeling the Better World We Seek (Annelise Orleck)

Higher Education Inquirer

Politicians heavily funded by Israel’s premier lobbying firm – the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – are more than happy to conflate criticism of Israeli policy with anti-Semitism. The bans on teaching the history of minority communities in the U.S. as they rile up voters in the 2024 election cycle.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the same time, scholars are working around the clock to stave off ongoing anti-DEI legislation that has already taken hold in states like Florida and Texas, where many politicians campaigned against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.”