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Florida Dreamer Tuition Policy Reversal Threatens $25 Million Economic Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education advocates and immigration policy experts are warning of significant economic, and workforce impacts following Florida's decision to rescind in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students who graduated from Florida high schools.

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Understanding the identities of students left behind is crucial to mitigating the unintended consequences of any policy. It is critical that policies like AB 705 do not become new gatekeepers for students, but instead become pathways to real opportunity. Policy alone is not enough. Are we doing enough to support them?

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Harvard University Expands Free Tuition Policy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students covered by Harvards expanded free tuition policy will have expenses such as tuition, food, housing, health insurance, and travel costs covered. By bringing people of outstanding promise together to learn withand from one another, we truly realize the tremendous potential of the University.

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Regulator to write to universities in England over transgender equality policies

The Guardian - Higher Education

The Office for Students (OfS) said it would not yet name the vice-chancellors being contacted, but we will be writing to a handful of providers where we have identified that they have on the face of it similar policies in this area to Sussex. Continue reading.

Policy 99
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UK private schools take next step in VAT policy legal row

The PIE News

It’s the latest step in its furious battle to overturn a policy key to the Labour party’s election manifesto before it regained power in July 2024 to start levying VAT on private school fees. In the case, the ISC is supporting six families impacted by the policy, and the defendent in UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Policy 116
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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

With the demise of affirmative action, threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI), and policies in higher education there might not be an immediate increase in the number of Black men seeking to enroll in higher education. The nation cannot return to de facto policies that impede Black male progress.

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International Student's Detention Raises Questions About Visa Policies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The document cites laws indicating deportation is applicable when an individual fails to maintain immigration status or when their presence "would have potentially adverse foreign policy consequences." Gnaydn's attorney argues in the lawsuit that none of these legal grounds have been met in his case.

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