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Breaking the Assimilationist Trajectory

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cornel Pewewardy, Portland State University; Holly Mackey, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities; David Thompson, Kansas State; and Debbie K. Prioritize your relationships with the communities with whom you work."

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Beyond ideological debates, a focus on process (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

From a macro perspective, higher education oversight operates as a three-legged stool held up by the states, the federal government and accrediting agencies, collectively known as the triad, all charged with protecting the interests of students, taxpayers and the public. Margaret Spellings, former U.S.

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Researchers Present Recommendations for Reversing Minority Male Enrollment Declines at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They also recommended coordinating efforts around student needs, such as food and housing, and suggested establishing industry partnerships with career and technical education programs. Other ideas focused on teachers. Further, they said, hiring, tenure, and promotion policies need to be aligned with student equity goals.

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More money for Pell Grants, research in federal budget

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Department of Education is receiving nearly $4 billion more in discretionary funds, although the Biden administration had requested $13 billion more. “We hoped for more support than that,” said David Baime, senior vice president for government relations for the American Association of Community Colleges. “U.S.

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Sexual Abuse in Academe & #metoo

The Change Leader, Inc.

Higher education has not been immune as charges against faculty, staff, and athletes are trumpeted on newspaper headlines and social media posts. Department of Education released proposed revisions to Title IX rules as bad behavior on the part of students, staff, faculty members, and even a chancellors husband continues to emerge.

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Is Higher Ed Accreditation Needed or Nuisance?

The Change Leader, Inc.

Many higher education leaders see the accreditation process as a nuisance. The requirements can take a lot of faculty and staff time, leaving leaders to wonder whether the intense investment of manpower and resources is truly worth it. Parents, employers, and funding bodies may see it differently.

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The House Antisemitism Staff Report is a Scare Tactic not a Solution for Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

need to recognize that colleges arent the enemy, as Vice President JD Vance called them in a 2021 speech to the National Conservatism Conference, and instead colleges and government need to work together for real solutions for student success. Miller was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs at the U.S.