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Protecting Trans Rights? Disability Inclusion? International Students? Why It’s All the Same Battle

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These laws ban gender-affirming care, criminalize parents and providers, and force trans people to use facilities that dont match their gender. To fight for trans rights, immigrant justice, and disability inclusion is not to fight three separate battles, though we sometimes are made to feel that way.

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Listen: Campus Facilities Promote Inclusion, Mental Health of Students

Inside Higher Ed

Listen: Campus Facilities Promote Inclusion, Mental Health of Students Ashley Mowreader Wed, 08/21/2024 - 03:00 AM In the latest Voices of Student Success episode, learn about how colleges are working to better student well-being through intentional design strategies and specialized spaces for neurodivergent learners.

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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sorrell Sorrell said that the grant will launch a campus housing initiative that will eventually be accompanied by a larger mixed-use development that includes student and family housing, retail and restaurant spaces, parks, outdoor meeting areas, and classroom facilities—all designed to serve both the campus and the surrounding community.

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The Future of Equitable AI in Higher Education

Insight Into Diversity

The council’s mission is to ensure that AI technology is developed and implemented to promote inclusivity rather than amplify privilege. The way schools adopt or reject these tools, the priorities of AI vendors, and the inclusion of historically underrepresented voices will shape whether AI fosters inclusivity or amplifies privilege.”

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Edtech’s inclusive play: esports, preparing talent for the future of work

The PIE News

It’s a way to teach that is inclusive and enjoyable, as several The PIE spoke with emphasised. Clair College revealed a CAN$23m facility in 2022 to attract aspiring students, gamers and esports enthusiasts. It’s very inclusive and very accessible,” Ryan concludes. In Canada, St.

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Connecticut is Strategizing to Expand Educational Access for the Incarcerated

Insight Into Diversity

Connecticut is making higher education more accessible to incarcerated individuals following the recent expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to those within correctional facilities. This includes planning for individuals who may transition between facilities mid-study or face distinct personal and legal challenges.

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Voices of Student Success: Sensory Rooms and Environmental Wellness

Inside Higher Ed

With student mental health concerns on the rise, college leaders have turned their attention outward to campus facilities and the role space, light, sound and décor can play in student learning and healthy living.