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Sonoma State President Placed on Administrative Leave

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mike Lee was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel. The action comes amid nationwide antiwar protests and concerns for upholding student and faculty rights to speech and assembly alongside ensuring their safety and security.

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After Being Placed on Administrative Leave, Sonoma State President Retires

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Mike Lee retired on Friday after he was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel. On-campus demonstrations have resulted in thousands of arrests since April, when student activism ballooned regarding the conflict in Israel.

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Liberty University Fined $14M for Clery Act Violations

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Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA) office has imposed a $14 million fine, resulting from a settlement agreement with Liberty University for material and ongoing violations of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, known as the Clery Act.

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Part-Time Faculty at The New School Walk Out in Protest Against Pay and Working Conditions

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With approximately 200 demonstrators present, the strike was the result of years of tension between adjunct faculty and the private New York City school’s administration. Teaching staff also complained that administrators’ salaries were high compared to faculty. I don’t have a safety net,” Larson said. “I

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UCLA Faculty, Staff Demand Chancellor’s Resignation

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The call is one of three demands the group made of the administration, during a May 9 rally amid antiwar protests. The group claimed that, on April 30, “UCLA administration and LAPD stood by as students were brutally attacked for over four hours by outside agitators.” Dr. Gene D. The group also demanded that 1.)

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International security and student safety: Why schools are banning TikTok

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“The most serious issue here is probably in the area of national security,” according to Kshetri. ” More from UB : More education leaders ban TikTok for students and employees The post International security and student safety: Why schools are banning TikTok appeared first on University Business. .

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Boldly Future Forward

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Dr. Leonard Williams, the director and professor of food safety and microbiology at N.C. Citing the shortage of STEM graduates across the nation, she says these students are filling positions of impact, including national security. Among them is the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael S.