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

Inside Higher Ed

This, he said, became controversial among the school’s senior faculty, eventually leading to his ouster by an interim provost. ” In addition to speaking out, Dettlaff organized a speaker series and study groups on abolition within his college.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

To be sure, the institution has many noteworthy individuals championing and supporting its efforts, including executive leaders at venerable universities such as Oxford and Columbia and esteemed philanthropic organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Ford Foundation.

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Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline A Conversation With Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven Elana Thu, 08/15/2024 - 18:01 Image College to Career First Generation Weekly Wisdom Braven is an inspiring organization: a nonprofit that partners with higher education institutions to guide their graduates into the workforce.

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Central European University’s Complicated Legal Geographies

GlobalHigherEd

It’s worth noting that Cole is author of The Great American University: Its Rise To Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected (Public Affairs, 2009), one of the seminal texts about state-society-economy conditions and associated policies and programs that enabled U.S.

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Strategic Presidential Communication in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 192 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Erin Hennessy

The Change Leader, Inc.

I helped oversee the public affairs work and worked very closely with the government relations team there. 00:36:35] We’ve all seen the polling and we’ve talked about it ad nauseum, that the American public in particular doesn’t trust the value of higher education. These are people organizations.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students for Fair Admissions, the conservative organization behind the lawsuits, has since turned its gaze toward military academies, seeking to eliminate race-conscious considerations there as well. Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer in an announcement in April. Greg Abbott, takes effect Jan. Dr. Dana B.