Education Secretary Betsy DeVo...

Nov 4, 2019 by

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Loosens Accreditor and State Oversight

by Sara Weissman – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the finalized rule for accreditation and state...

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Graduate School Enrollment on ...

Oct 10, 2019 by

Graduate School Enrollment on the Rise

Graduate school applications and first-time enrollment are on the rise with the largest increases in mathematics and computer...

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Harvard Affirmative Action Dec...

Oct 7, 2019 by

Harvard Affirmative Action Decision Exposes Asian American Divide

by Emil Guillermo – When it comes to diversity, I’m an OG–an affirmative action baby from back in the day. The Harvard decision...

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Institutions Stepping Up to Se...

Oct 3, 2019 by

Institutions Stepping Up to Serve Hispanic Students

by Lois Elfman – As colleges and universities work to reach enrollment and college completion goals, increased focus has turned...

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How Can Colleges Make Grading ...

Sep 30, 2019 by

How Can Colleges Make Grading More Equitable?

by Sara Weissman – College and university leaders are constantly asking themselves how to enroll and retain underrepresented...

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Undocumented Students Struggle...

Sep 26, 2019 by

Undocumented Students Struggle to Afford College

by Sara Weissman Miguel Pimentel Davila When Miguel Pimentel Davila was a first-year student at California State University East Bay,...

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Undocumented Students Reflect ...

Sep 25, 2019 by

Undocumented Students Reflect on the Role of Faith in their Activism

At a panel at Trinity Washington University, undocumented students reflected on the role faith plays in their activism. by Sara...

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Is Hollywood Ready for Its Clo...

Sep 23, 2019 by

Is Hollywood Ready for Its Close-Up? UCLA Scholars Examine Progress in Diversity

by Pearl Stewart – At the end of her acceptance speech for best actress at the 90th annual Academy Awards in 2018, Frances...

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House Committee Hearing Probes...

Sep 20, 2019 by

House Committee Hearing Probes Problems with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

by Sara Weissman – WASHINGTON – Kelly Finlaw, a middle school art teacher at I.S. 128 in New York City, thought she qualified...

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Dear Academia. . .

Sep 17, 2019 by

Dear Academia. . .

by Nichole Margarita Garcia – Dear Academia, This is year-two on tenure track. I am already behind in meeting writing goals,...

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Access as Model: How Students ...

Sep 16, 2019 by

Access as Model: How Students with Intellectual Disabilities Can Improve Higher Education

by Pepper Stetler  – According to the website thinkcollege.net, there are 274 higher education programs for students with...

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President Trump Addresses HBCU...

Sep 11, 2019 by

President Trump Addresses HBCU Leaders

by Sara Weissman – WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump addressed a packed auditorium at the end of the second day of the 2019...

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Athletics is Educational, Theo...

Aug 30, 2019 by

Athletics is Educational, Theory Says So

by Molly Harry – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s athletic-academic scandal. Sexual assaults at Baylor and...

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New Website Tracks School Poli...

Aug 28, 2019 by

New Website Tracks School Police Violence Against Students of Color

by Sara Weissman – WASHINGTON – A crowd of people stood in the dark, surrounded by three flat-screen TVs. Black-and-white...

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Conservative Philanthropist Da...

Aug 26, 2019 by

Conservative Philanthropist David Koch Dead at 79

by Janet Kline – His conservative politics drew the ire of those on the political left. But billionaire philanthropist David...

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Universities Working to Fill H...

Aug 22, 2019 by

Universities Working to Fill High Cybersecurity Job Demand

by Sarah Wood – There is a shortage of qualified professionals within the cybersecurity field across the globe, and...

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Federal Rule Change Likely to ...

Aug 21, 2019 by

Federal Rule Change Likely to Impact International and Immigrant Students

by Lois Elfman – While the U.S. public-charge rule has existed since the 1990s, the new version recently published has...

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Academic Bullying: Higher Educ...

Aug 19, 2019 by

Academic Bullying: Higher Education’s Dirty Little Secret

by Tai Harden-Moore – Instances of discrimination, bias and outright racism against people of color in the workplace are well...

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King: New Face at the US Educa...

Aug 13, 2019 by

King: New Face at the US Education Department

by Sara Weissman – The U.S. Senate recently con­firmed Robert “Bob” King as assistant secretary for postsecondary education...

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Academics Laud Morrison’s Lite...

Aug 7, 2019 by

Academics Laud Morrison’s Literary Legacy

by LaMont Jones – Toni Morrison The grief in Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr.’s voice was unmistakable as he spoke of author and...

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