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Record bond measures, higher ed policy on states' ballots

Inside Higher Ed

About 2,000 Arizona high school graduates each year are undocumented, according to the Higher Ed Immigration Portal, which tracks a range of data points related to DACA and undocumented and other international students to inform policy makers and advocate for expanded access to higher education. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Two Tri-C professors sue administrators for retaliation

Inside Higher Ed

” A disciplinary hearing process that summer found that Gaston and Lanier had violated campus policies, resulting in a three-day unpaid suspension. “But to the extent it can be read as doing so, then the policy is unconstitutional. But a public college can’t issue policies that violate the Constitution.

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Certificate Program Empowers Professionals to Drive Change in Juvenile Justice System

Insight Into Diversity

Matt Allen Operated as a partnership between UNO’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and its College of Public Affairs and Community Service’s Juvenile Justice Institute, the curriculum was structured around monthly themes critical to juvenile justice work.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

John Beckman, ​​senior vice president for public affairs and strategic communications, said the university has programs such as its Courtesy Meals program, which provides students with emergency food assistance, and Swipe It Forward , a student-designed initiative that allows other students to donate meals from their meal plans to those in need.

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Inside Higher Ed

“Earmarks come and go,” said Terry Hartle, senior vice president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education. Magazine treatment: Trending: Trending text: $1.7 The last federal budget had $9 billion in earmarks for nearly 5,000 projects, not all of which involved higher education.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Inside Higher Ed

” Perhaps most significantly, from a policy perspective, the college stopped placing student interns in law enforcement organizations. Magazine treatment: Trending: Trending text: Why Was a Dean Pushed Out? Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Harnessing Bots Emily (not her real name) is an American who is saddled with student loan debt totaling six figures from associate and bachelor’s degrees at other institutions, according to Dan Kalmanson, vice president for public affairs at UoPeople. Some students need lower costs. Is this diversity newsletter?: