Sun.Jul 28, 2024

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Man graduates 41 years after being denied ceremony by parrot problem

The Guardian Higher Education

Jonny Clothier was refused graduation at Bristol University over unpaid bill relating to flatmate’s bird A man who was denied his graduation for 41 years because of an unpaid bill of £64.80 relating to a parrot has finally donned his cap and gown on the same day as his son. Jonny Clothier studied architecture at the University of Bristol and was meant to graduate with his peers in 1983.

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Contingent Faculty and the Fight to Remake Higher Education (Higher Education Labor United)

Higher Education Inquirer

Part one of a two-part virtual discussion about the new book Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education: A Labor History (2024). These sessions are sponsored by Higher Education Labor United (HELU) , Center for the Study of Academic Labor (CSAL) , and the Contingent & Community College Faculty and Independent Scholars Committee of the Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA).

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Equity Impact & Equity Intentionality at Community Colleges

Dr. Al Solano

( A. Solano ) It’s critical that educators understand the difference between “equity impact” and “equity intentionality” and why community colleges and broad access institutions need both approaches. Successful institutional equity initiatives are grounded in clarity—relentless clarity—and quality implementation.

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We Must Help Save America’s Historic Black Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In Baltimore, the Henry Highland Garnet Elementary School is a significant part of the city and the nation’s history. Located in the heart of Baltimore’s Black culture, it is where many of the city’s Black leaders, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, began their education. Although the school was closed in the early 1970s and fell into disrepair through neglect and was nearly destroyed by a fire, it was saved and recently reopened as a community hub thanks to alumni and publi