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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the last two years, my staff and I have been in the trenches, battling a fusillade of challenges brought on by our federal government, challenges that exacerbate the longstanding inequities students face as they navigate their path to a college degree.

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Higher Ed Leaders Rally to Protect DEI Initiatives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We've been under attack around the federal government. Pickett drew a parallel to current DEI challenges that these frontline administrators are facing. with citizens becoming more cynical, hostile, and divided," he observed, stressing the importance of critical thinking in an era of fast, subjective media.

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Education: Whose Job Is It?

Ed.gov Blog

This was not as radical a move for his administration as it may sound to modern ears. Americans were not accustomed to such a massive role for the federal government in education, which had always Continue Reading The post Education: Whose Job Is It? appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Survey Finds Lasting Faith in Higher Ed with Critique

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

New America Americans still generally value higher education and support more investment from the state and federal government to make it more affordable, according to a new report from New America. And they want to see more investment from the state and federal government to make college more affordable.

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Potential Processing Delays for Financial Aid Due to Calculation Error

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Justin Draeger A vendor working for the federal government incorrectly calculated a financial aid formula for more than 200,000 students, the department noted. The information was sent to colleges to help them prepare financial aid packages but now needs to be recalculated amid the backlog of other financial aid applications.

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Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard Appointed Brown University’s First HBCU Presidential Fellow

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“But the historical record is replete with examples of uneven resources, a challenging relationship with the federal government, and the inability of many HBCUs to get before the philanthropic community to request the kind of support that builds financial strength. Pinkard holds an Ed.D. in psychology from Morehouse College.

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Let’s Partner with Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These schools and their leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to work with the federal government to support those students—and it doesn’t require new institutional spending or a new Higher Education Act. Yet there is an enormous SNAP gap in program utilization.

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