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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even today, we see state governments enacting policies that disproportionately harm socially, culturally, and economically diverse (SCED) students. Shift in Curriculum: The document’s emphasis on free markets and its criticism of certain "area studies" programs raise concerns about academic freedom and the narrowing of intellectual inquiry.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” While abolition is not new to organizing or academe, she said, “it is newer to social work as a growing movement,” and Dettlaff is a “leader in thinking through what abolition means for social work and a new way of envisioning how we want to embody our values of social justice and antiracism.

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New Report Offers Insight into HBCU ‘Secret Sauce’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One ingredient, the report finds, is HBCUs’ unique mission—not just to confer degrees, but to build individual and community prosperity, with an eye towards social justice. However, Palmer thinks that the paper could be helpful in raising money. bridge program as an example. It’s already starting to wane,” said Price.

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National University Announced The Launch Of The Cause Research Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

National University (NU) announced the launch of the Cause Research Institute (CRI), a new applied Research and Development arm that will coordinate research, scholarship, and other innovation efforts focused on social sector challenges, including education, health, human services, and criminal justice.

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Advancing Social Justice Through Scholarly Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice (CSJ) has been bringing together crucial voices and perspectives to positively impact Black life in American society. Joyce Payne is founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the national advocacy organization designed to support students who attend the 47 publicly supported HBCUs.

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Impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on Higher Education

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The promise of personal and professional development, developing knowledge of a subject you love, and the prospect of a career in your chosen field have all been strong magnets for students. Unnecessary barriers or dissuasive language will do exactly that, and prevent much needed funding from reaching the students who need it.

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Political tensions erupt at Bakersfield College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Renegade members say they’ve been falsely accused of racism and their jobs are at risk after some of them raised questions about a racial climate survey at an October diversity committee meeting. The students raised their concerns about the group to the Kern Community College District Board of Trustees in a meeting last month.