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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

That’s why Saleema, a young Afghan woman studying at University of the People , now presents as Madison from California in her online Principles of Business Management course. Still others are climate refugees in search of land that supports human life.

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A sectorwide approach to higher ed's future (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Individual universities cannot be all things to all people and should not rely on small changes at the margins with the hope of squeezing out incremental gains. Both the higher education system and the health-care system initially were built with the providers at the center—the faculty and the doctors, respectively.

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Two Tri-C professors sue administrators for retaliation

Inside Higher Ed

The faculty members claim they were retaliated against after they raised concerns about course scheduling practices disadvantaging students of color in an interview with a local media outlet last year. But a public college can’t issue policies that violate the Constitution. The college denies the allegations.

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Fierce Advocate for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After graduating from Oklahoma State University, she accepted a job there for which she was perfect because she was already helping friends graduate in four years as she had by sharing skills and practices. “We Her undergraduate degree is in radio/television/film: news and public affairs. I’m a great facilitator.

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma In 1997, Heather MacDonald, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture , published a blistering critique of the impact of identity politics on the museum world. A recent book by Daniel H. I totally disagree.

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Central European University’s Complicated Legal Geographies

GlobalHigherEd

As has been reported widely, including in Inside Higher Ed , Central European University (CEU) ( registered officially under the names Central European University and Közép-európai Egyetem, KEE ) is facing some major challenges regarding its future existence. For this to take place within the European Union is unthinkable.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Presented with two cases about race-conscious admissions – one regarding the University of North Carolina and the other involving Harvard University — the conservative-leaning court ruled along partisan lines that the two schools’ affirmative action programs violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. I love this place.