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Milwaukee Area Technical College's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging retaliatory termination after she reported racial and disability discrimination concerns. Eva Martinez Powless Eva Martinez Powless, who served as MATC's first DEI officer starting in 2021, claims in the lawsuit filed December 30 in the U.S.
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California community college presidents and chancellors are spending less time in their roles while the leadership ranks are becoming increasingly diverse, highlighting Dr. Larry Galizio both challenges and progress in the nation's largest public higher education system. Those are the findings included the Community College League of California's 11th biennial CEO Tenure & Retention Study.
OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EARN FREE COLLEGE CREDIT A new, high-quality path to free college credit was launched in 2017. The goal of the program, dubbed Freshman Year for Free, is to make college more accessible and affordable for high school students, college students and adult learners, including active duty military personnel, their families, and veterans.
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4 of 5 Western New Mexico U Regents Resign Amid Controversy Josh Moody Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Mounting scrutiny over a multimillion-dollar exit package for an outgoing president prompted the regents to resign.
In this important and timely examination of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a political science professor at Clark Atlanta University, delivers what may be the most important critique of these institutions in recent memory. Drawing from his unique trajectory as a first-generation college student turned HBCU president and professor, Black, Not Historically Black combines scholarly analysis with raw personal testimony to create a work that is both an indi
Study: Majority of Students on Academic Dismissal Experienced Major Life Event Ashley Mowreader Wed, 01/08/2025 - 03:00 AM A new study evaluates the barriers to student success for those who left college due to academic dismissal and what factors pushed them out of higher education.
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The Department of Education is fining Baker College $2.5million as part of a settlement reached Tuesday following a yearlong investigation into the institutions marketing and recruiting practices.
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Students at Luther Rice College & Seminary, a Christian institution in Georgia, will now be able to access a state financial aid program after initially being denied due to a state prohibition on tuition assistance for divinity school students.
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Johns Hopkins University has agreed to resolve a federal civil rights investigation into whether it violated TitleVI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects students from discrimination based on shared ancestry, the Department of Education
University of Texas at Austin president Jay Hartzell is moving 200 miles up the interstate to take the helm of Southern Methodist University, the private Dallas college announced Tuesday.
7 Key Considerations When Choosing a Cloud Partner for Higher Education editor Thu, 01/09/2025 - 01:36 Data privacy and compliance in educational cloud solutions is no more a choice, but a mantra. Colleges and universities can get a lot out of moving to the cloud, but picking the right cloud partner is very important. An effective partner can help organizations improve their processes, improve student experience, and work more efficiently.
I have no doubt the beginning of 2025 has you thinking about what lies ahead. Maybe you have a few new aspirations, set some goals, or are pondering your new year’s resolution. Most of these intentions are future-forward, involve effort, and aim to make us the best version of ourselves. Today I dusted off my blog to find a draft post I started in 2013 about strengths.
If youre anything like me, youre a big fan of residential curriculum. You love writing facilitation guides, assessing intentional interactions, and learning about creative strategies to engage with your students. But if you are like me, you might also feel like the only person who feels so strongly about curriculum at your institution. To many.
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The University of Kansas fired a professor whom a jury convicted in 2022 as part of the first Trump administrations controversialand since discontinuedChina Initiative. But Feng Franklin Tao managed to overturn those convictions, and hes now suing KU to get his job back.
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