Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

Most selective private colleges and universities in the U.S. still have disproportionately low enrollment numbers for Latino first-time, full-time undergraduate students, according to a recent report from The Education Trust. Sandra Perez The sequel to a 2020 report on Black and Latino enrollment at selective U.S. public institutions, the report turns its attention to the nation’s private schools, namely the 122 most selective private four-year colleges and universities in the nation.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

Parts of the structure are younger than expected while an east wind blows the whole thing across the desert, researchers find They are impressive, mysterious structures that loom out of deserts on the Earth and are also found on Mars and on Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan. Experts from universities including Aberystwyth in Wales have now pinpointed the age of a star dune in a remote area of Morocco and uncovered details about its formation and how it moves across the desert.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) condemned the University of Florida's elimination of its diversity, equity, and inclusion staff. The elimination of jobs and programs "is evidence of the real effect legislative attacks are having on years of efforts to advance diversity and inclusion in higher education," said Paulette Granberry Russell, President & CEO of NADOHE.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

Scheme allows three days off each term as high school stress and depression rates soar Taiwanese high schools will begin offering mental health leave to students this month, to address rising rates of youth suicide and high levels of stress and depression. Under the programme, high school students can apply for up to three days off each semester, taken as full or half days, without proof of need but with the permission of their parents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

Terms like “school-to-prison pipeline” and “The New Jim Crow” may sound distant to some, leading them to think that it has little relevance to their lives or communities. However, the reality is far from that perception. The impact of these systemic issues extend beyond the individuals directly affected, seeping into the fabric of the broader society and affecting us all.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 3, 2024

How Presidents Could Take the Lead on Antisemitism Doug Lederman Sun, 03/03/2024 - 05:33 PM When students shout down a campus speaker, leaders should step up.

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 3, 2024

Scores of students, faculty and admin testified into the night to Connecticut’s Appropriations Committee on Feb. 21 to ask the state for more funding in the 2025 fiscal year. The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system and the University of Connecticut were represented at the public hearing. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year would allocate $93 million less than what was provided to UConn in the 2024 fiscal year, and $64.2 million less than the university requested.

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