Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 27, 2025

As debates around the fairness of college admissions continue to dominate headlines, a growing number of voices are calling for a fundamental change in how universities operateespecially when it comes to legacy admissions. Legacy admissions, a practice where children of alumni are given preferential treatment in the admissions process, have long been a controversial issue.

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Roompact

APRIL 27, 2025

If youre a Resident Assistant or in a similar role under a different name, you already know that the role involves more than unlocking doors and putting up bulletin boards. At its core, your job is about creating a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment where students can thrive. And one of the best ways to.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 27, 2025

My mother, Shireen Mahdavi Khazeni, who has died aged 87, was an Iranian-born, British-educated intellectual who eventually settled in the US following the Islamic revolution. But she missed her home country. To nourish her longing, she undertook the study of Irans social history. In 1999 she earned her doctorate in Middle East history, jointly awarded by the University of Utah and London School of Economics (where she had completed her degree in the 1960s) under the supervision of Ernest Gellne

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 27, 2025

We spend the hour with acclaimed historian Greg Grandin discussing his new book, America, Amrica: A New History of the New World, which spans five centuries of North and South American history since the Spanish conquest, including the fight against fascism in the 1930s. He examines the U.S.-Latin American relationship under Trump, with a focus on El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador and Cuba.

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The Guardian Higher Education

APRIL 27, 2025

Anxious Americans find solace as university leaders start to mount more muscular defense of academic freedom Americans anxious about their countrys slide into authoritarianism found some solace in the past week over what appears to be growing pushback by American universities against Donald Trump s assault on higher education. After a barrage of orders, demands and the freezing of billions in federal funds for research had elicited a mostly demure response from university leaders, some are start

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