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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from United Educators reveals that enrollment concerns reclaimed the top spot as the most pressing risk facing colleges and universities in 2024, with 71% of institutions identifying it as a major challenge. This represents an increase from 67% in the previous year.

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New Book Highlights Systemic Problems in the Title IX Office

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Nicole Bedera discusses her research, which draws on dozens of interviews at one anonymous institution to understand how the Title IX process fails victims.

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For Title IX, Beware Diminishing Due Process

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For Title IX, Beware Diminishing Due Process Elizabeth Redden Wed, 05/08/2024 - 11:01 AM Colleges should be wary of adopting weaker due process protections permitted under the new Title IX regulations, T. Markus Funk and Jean-Jacques Cabou write. Byline(s) T. Markus Funk Jean-Jacques Cabou

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States, Conservative Groups Sue to Block New Title IX Rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

States, Conservative Groups Sue to Block New Title IX Rule Katherine Knott Tue, 04/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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OCR: Hinds Community College Failed to Support Pregnant Student, Violated Title IX

Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCR: Hinds Community College Failed to Support Pregnant Student, Violated Title IX Katherine Knott Fri, 04/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Seton Hall Defends President on Title IX

Confessions of a Community College Dean

He then went on sabbatical and returned in another role before being hired as president in 2024. Specifically, Reilly was accused of failing to report instances of alleged sexual harassment when he was rector and dean of the universitys graduate seminary, a position he held from 2012 to 2022.

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ED Office for Civil Rights Reaches Agreement Regarding Title VI Complaints

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCR reviewed documentation of 75 similar reports from the 2022-23 school year through February 2024. Lhamon Complaints arose about the university’s responses to allegations of discrimination or harassment, including based on shared Jewish ancestry and shared Palestinian or Muslim ancestry.

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