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Report: Black Girls Receive More Frequent and More Severe Discipline in School Than Other Girls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), points out that Black girls tend to face more and harsher forms of discipline than other girls including higher suspension and expulsion rates. The report’s conclusion is based on an analysis of U.S. Department of Education data in the 2017-2018 school year. At the time, Black girls comprised 15 percent of all girls in public schools but received almost half of suspensions and expulsions.

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Students to Catalog Art Works?

Higher Education Whisperer

Work by Graham RadcliffeYesterday I visited the Phoenix Sculpture Garden near Brisbane. This is dedicated to the work of Graham Radcliffe, including unfinished pieces in his workshop. It reminds me of Barbara Hepworth's studio at St Ives. You have the sense the sculptor just downed tools for a cup of tea.

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Wealth and Want

Higher Education Inquirer

US higher education reflects and reinforces a world of increasing wealth and want. While some institutions boast endowments that rival the GDPs of small nations, others struggle to provide basic amenities and academic resources. This report examines the chasm between the wealthiest university endowments and underfunded tribal colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and community colleges and how this leads to unnecessary human suffering.

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AAUP Criticizes Florida's State Chancellor for Violating Academic Freedom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has called on the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida to retract his directive requiring public university campuses in Florida to identify all courses that might have “antisemitic material and/or anti-Israel bias.” Chancellor Ray Rodrigues “This latest example of the state’s authoritarian approach to higher education dictates that university leaders screen all undergraduate and graduate-course descriptions and syllabi for