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Higher Ed Leaders Rally to Protect DEI Initiatives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Drs. Warren Anderson, Lisa Coleman, and Michael Anthony speaking on the President's panel at NADOHE. Photos by Tim Trumble In a powerful gathering of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professionals, university leaders from across the nation shared strategies for protecting critical DEI work on college campuses despite mounting opposition nationwide.

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‘I’ve lost my work and been ostracised’: Oxford University accused of failing to act after ruling on ‘sham’ contracts

The Guardian Higher Education

Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it wont benefit others An academic who won a landmark court battle last year against Oxford University for employing her and her colleague on sham gig economy contracts has criticised the university for trying to brush their case under the carpet. Alice Jolly and her colleague Rebecca Abrams, both award-winning authors, taught on Oxfords prestigious creative writing course for 15 years but were employed on zero hours personal

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A Fight For Equal Rights: Why Do We Celebrate International Women's Day? (NDTV)

Higher Education Inquirer

It's March 8, a day designated to celebrate women and to honour their existence and their contribution in this world. So today, let us take a moment to appreciate all the ladies in our lives. This day is the fruit of the labour of thousands of women who fought for equal rights, spoke up against mistreatment and demanded equal footing with men. While the struggle is centuries old, the idea of women's day first emerged at the turn of the 20th century.

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Columbia University Faces $400 Million Federal Funding Cut in the Wake of Antisemitism Concerns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Katrina Armstrong Columbia University is grappling with significant financial challenges after the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced $400 million in cuts to federal funding, a development that Interim University President Dr. Katrina Armstrong says will "touch nearly every corner of the University." The task force described the cuts as a consequence of Columbia's "continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students" and warned that this represents onl

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Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm US ‘for decades’

The Guardian Higher Education

Presidents slashes to higher education institutions and research funding threaten US public health, workers say Students, researchers, faculty and leadership at universities and colleges across the US are grappling with drastic short- and long-term impacts for decades to come caused by funding freezes, cuts and executive orders from the Trump administration.

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Trump Order Could Overhaul PSLF Program

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trump Order Could Overhaul PSLF Program jessica.blake@ Sat, 03/08/2025 - 01:07 PM The executive order will likely impact thousands of nonprofit employees involved in activist work opposed by the president.

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