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GAO Report Spotlights HSI Infrastructure Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

GAO analyzed the most recent HSI data on college student and institutional characteristics (2021–2022), finances (2020–2021), HSI grant programs (2017–2022), and COVID-19 pandemic relief funds (2021). GAO surveyed a representative sample of HSIs in the U.S., including Puerto Rico, and received generalizable responses from 169 colleges.

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International security and student safety: Why schools are banning TikTok

University Business

“The most serious issue here is probably in the area of national security,” according to Kshetri. In terms of cybersecurity, Kshetri recently published an article outlining some of the app’s vulnerabilities, which were identified in 2020 by the cybersecurity company Check Point. currently use TikTok.

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Why Higher Ed Data Security Depends on People

Collegis Education Data Management

percent average increase across all industries in just July and August 2020. We connected with Mark Relf, senior security analyst with Collegis Education, to get a better understanding of the security issues in higher ed and how they can be avoided. Data security is everyone’s job,” Relf says.

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Ungrading: Social Work Education Honoring the Whole Student

The Scholarly Teacher

Individuals who are having difficulty with their basic needs such as food, shelter, or sense of security or have difficult life circumstances may not be able to abide by those expectations, which can result in a failing grade. Through these arguments, the concept of “ungrading” has been developed (Blum, 2020). 2022, September 21).

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Why Higher Ed Data Security Depends on People

Collegis Education Data Management

percent average increase across all industries in just July and August 2020. We connected with Mark Relf, senior security analyst with Collegis Education, to get a better understanding of the security issues in higher ed and how they can be avoided. Addressing security issues in higher ed is about more than technology.

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Student journalists sue district over record requests

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” He said the district started using a ticketing system in late 2020 to better keep track of and answer public records requests. She later also requested the names of committee members responsible for reviewing the security applicants. Even then, the request received only a partial response, according to the suit.

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Community college resource center takes on male retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students often encounter barriers when completing enrollment or financial aid forms—such as needing a parent’s Social Security number or financial information. Education access is a priority for the Male Resource Center. “There are ways around all of that, but they’re afraid to ask,” Mangino explains.