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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. They are inventing technologies, building communities, raising children, and transforming what it means to live honestly and fully.

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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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Meeting the Looming Web Accessibility Regulations: The Time to Start Was Yesterday

WCET Frontiers

NWHeat (Northwest Higher Education Accessibility Technology) is a partnership between Orbis Cascade Alliance (for libraries) and the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC). The featured speaker was Mary Lou Mobley of National Digital Access Team within the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. What is the Deadline?

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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. In 2021, a consortium of 60 Pacific Rim universities placed esports at the centre of operations at its digital technology hub in Hong Kong. It’s very inclusive and very accessible,” Ryan concludes. In Canada, St.

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Bedford School set to open first-ever British girls’ school in India

The PIE News

Moreover, the campus is expected to feature spacious, modern classrooms equipped with the latest technology, a purpose-built 1,000-seater auditorium for performances, assemblies, and events, along with high-quality sports facilities, science and tech labs, art and music studios, and a well-resourced library.

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Lopez Named Accessibility Services Director at Hudson County Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). I am very happy to be a part of Hudson County Community College, where diversity, equity, and inclusion is valued and lived,” said Lopez. “I

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How COVID spurred online education innovation and empathy

Inside Higher Ed

“It didn’t matter if you sat in IT or our academic technology group or in one of the schools or foreign facilities office where you rarely interacted with the academics—the shared goal was so clear to everybody,” said Matthew Rascoff, Stanford’s vice provost for digital education.

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