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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens, Morris Thomas, and Calvin Hadley There is deep concern about the status of Black men in higher education. A recent report about the enrollment of Black men in postsecondary education indicates that Black men comprise 4.6% Palmer, Larry J. Walker, Tryan L. or a little over 850,000 of the 18.6

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New Report Highlights Hidden Costs and Privacy Risks of Digital Courseware for Higher Education Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report uncovers “troubling gaps in data privacy for students using digital learning tools in higher education.” For example, while students in higher education are required to use and pay for digital instructional tools, they lack the data privacy protections provided to K-12 students. Titled “ Paying Twice to Learn?

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Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England

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Policy making in England no longer seems able to think about higher education as a public good. For Simon Marginson, this is something in desperate need of recovery The post Let’s bring the public good back onto the higher education policy agenda in England appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The Hidden Parallels Between Higher Education and Healthcare

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A higher education news article I came across recently made the interesting point that higher ed can learn a great deal from healthcare —and I couldn’t agree more. Higher education is now experiencing some of the same challenges. The value both industries provide can be intangible.

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Your 2025 higher education policy almanac

Wonkhe

Michael Salmon leafs through all the policy developments the higher education sector is looking forward to, dreading, or otherwise expecting for the year ahead

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It’s Time for Higher Education Leadership to Embrace 'Good Trouble’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The recent Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions policies , followed by anti-equity legislation across more than 40 states and at the highest level of government , erodes decades of collective efforts to rectify a history of gross social and structural inequities.

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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This surge likely reflects increased scrutiny from federal and state governments over higher education practices and policies. These changes reflect growing concerns about campus security and the increasingly complex political environment surrounding higher education.