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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

W Kim Lee and Dr. Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in higher education or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. Today, the percentage stands at nearly 33%, marking a significant but measured progress in the landscape of academic leadership.

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Police look into claims of racism and financial misconduct at University of Greater Manchester

The Guardian Higher Education

MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the systematic misuse of public funds Police are investigating serious allegations at the University of Greater Manchester, including of financial misconduct, racism and bullying, MPs have been told. Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, confirmed that police had joined the Office for Students, the higher education regulator for England, in looking into the allegations at the university, which was known until recen

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State Department to Use AI to Revoke Student Visas

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to use artificial intelligence to review and revoke visas of foreign students who appear to be Hamas sympathizers, Axios

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College destiny: Students list their hopes, worries and dream schools

University Business

Graduating high schoolers applying for college are 99% certain that a foray into higher education is going to work out, but several factors contribute to high levels of stress during the application process. That’s according to The Princeton Review’s “2025 College Hopes & Worries Survey Report,” which examined what 7,000 prospective college students (and over 2,000 of their parents) did to ensure they were accepted into the college of their dreams.

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Anti-DEI Rhetoric Does Not Equal Legal Reality

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Anti-DEI Rhetoric Does Not Equal Legal Reality Elizabeth Redden Fri, 03/07/2025 - 03:00 AM The anti-DEI movement sounds like a row of cannons, but its legal attack is a rifle shot based on one provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dan Currell writes.

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Rights advocates concerned by reported U.S. plan to use AI to revoke student visas

University Business

Rights advocates raised alarm, including free speech concerns, after it was reported that the U.S. State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants. The U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment protects freedom of speech and assembly. Free speech advocates like the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and pro-Palestinian groups said AI should not be relied upon for assessments re

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Contract Cuts at Columbia Raise Concerns

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Contract Cuts at Columbia Raise Concerns jessica.blake@ Fri, 03/07/2025 - 06:13 PM Higher ed and free speech advocates are deeply alarmed by the $400 million cut, saying it is yet another example of executive overreach.

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Positive Partnership: A Start-Up–College Liaison Supports Student Success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Positive Partnership: A Start-UpCollege Liaison Supports Student Success Ashley Mowreader Fri, 03/07/2025 - 03:00 AM An innovation campus provides Champlain College students professional development through hands-on learning alongside local business partners. The partnership helps address Vermonts brain drain and exposes learners to new industries.

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Maxwell Scholar Spotlight: Anrianne Ponce 

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Since Anrianne Ponce was 10 years old, growing up in Bakersfield, CA, she knew she wanted to attend PUC and be a nurse. She told her parents, who told their church friends and found out a family there had a son studying at PUC to become a nurse. Thats when Anrianne decided to attend PUC herself and become a nurse, just like one of her church members.

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Barnard Protesters Arrested After Refusing to Evacuate Library for Bomb Threat

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Student protesters at Barnard College were arrested Wednesday afternoon for refusing to leave the campuss library when asked by police, who were clearing the building due to a bomb threat, The New York Times reported. The students were protesting the recent expulsions of three student demonstrators.

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Rebelling together against the myth of the lone creative genius: how arts-based pedagogies enhanced community learning

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by Katherine Friend and Aisling Walters When we write about creativity, we often refer to the work of geniuses; [distancing] ordinary members of society from the act of creativity by reinforcing a perception that they could never be creative themselves ( Dymoke , 2020: 80). Digital story by Kate Shpota The state of creativity The damage wrought by the stereotype of a creative as an isolated genius seems likely to increase within the current context of the UK school system, where an overloaded cu

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Anonymous Alum Donates $51M to Smith College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Smith College has received a $51million gift from an anonymous alumna, the Massachusetts womens college announced Thursday. It is the largest planned gift in the institutions history and will be used to support financial aid and two faculty positions: one in engineering and one in statistical and data sciences.

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Northern Ireland police chief appeals to students over serial rapist Zhenhao Zou

The Guardian Higher Education

Zou found guilty of raping 10 women in the UK and China, but police fear he may have attacked more than 50 women Northern Irelands police chief has appealed to students who may have had concerns about the serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, who studied at Queens University Belfast for two years. Jon Boutcher, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, said they had been unable to speak at the trial before Zous conviction this week amid fears he may have drugged and attacked more than

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Elon Musk Survives Royal Society Expulsion Bid

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Elon Musk Survives Royal Society Expulsion Bid sara.custer@in Fri, 03/07/2025 - 03:00 AM Meeting over revoking fellowship of Tesla and SpaceX boss proves inconclusive, although academy promises to consider potential further actions.

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N.J. City U and Kean Announce Plans to Pursue Merger

Confessions of a Community College Dean

N.J. City U and Kean Announce Plans to Pursue Merger Josh Moody Fri, 03/07/2025 - 03:00 AM The proposed partnership between the two minority- and Hispanic-serving institutions comes on the heels of NJCUs steep financial challenges and state scrutiny in recent years.

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USDA Under Pressure to Restore Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Senator Amy Klobuchar In a significant push to strengthen the agricultural workforce pipeline, a coalition of Democratic senators led by Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is calling on the Department of Agriculture to immediately reinstate its Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program. The program, which was suspended by the Trump administration in January, has been a cornerstone of agricultural education partnerships since 1998.

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Saint Augustine’s Dealt Another Blow on Accreditation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges denied Saint Augustines Universitys appeal to remain accredited, SAU announced Thursday.

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Oklahoma State Improperly Diverted State Funds, Audit Finds

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A new report finds that $41million in state appropriations were not properly restricted and in some instances were co-mingled with other funds at Oklahoma State University in violation of state laws and policies, according to an internal audit obtained by media outlets in the state.

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Dismantling of Education Department puts future of trillions of dollars in student loans in question

University Business

As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agencywhich makes loans directly to borrowers and manages trillions of dollars in student debtfaces an uncertain future, with steep staff cuts and lack of communication exacerbating the uncertainty, according to interviews with more than a dozen current and former department employees.

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Political Attacks on Higher Education (AAUP)

Higher Education Inquirer

The Trump administration and many state governments are accelerating attacks on academic freedom, shared governance, and higher education as a public good. We are working with our chapters and with allies in higher ed and the labor movement to defend and advance our vision: Higher education that is accessible and affordable for all who want it. Freedom to teach, to learn, to conduct research, to speak out on issues of the day, and to assemble in the organizations of our choice.

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The Future of Apprenticeships Under Trump

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Future of Apprenticeships Under Trump Sara Weissman Fri, 03/07/2025 - 03:00 AM Proponents of apprenticeships expect meaningful support for the programs under Trump, though some worry his other policies could have negative effects on the system.

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Trump administration cancels $400m in funds to Columbia University

The Guardian Higher Education

Government alleges university failed to protect Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus The Donald Trump administration announced on Friday that it had canceled $400m in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University in New York because of what it alleges as the colleges repeated failure to protect students from antisemitic harassment.