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Free Expression Group Sues Florida School District Over Book Bans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“By ignoring these recommendations, the school district made clear that its interests are in censoring certain ideas and viewpoints, not pedagogy, and that it is willing to allow an extremist minority to substitute its political agenda for the judgment of educators and parents,” the PEN America press release stated.

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With Pell Grants Expanding to the Incarcerated, Experts Say Prisons Need To be Less Restrictive of Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Demetrius James, program manager at the Bard Prison Initiative and a former incarcerated student Demetrius James, a program director with the Bard Prison Initiative, which runs higher education programs in seven New York State prisons, knows this firsthand. It becomes a normal thing, just like a law library,” he said. “I

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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. ITHAKA realized that this little, tiny thumb drive may not be enough to support higher education at scale,” Burnett said. “So,

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Admissions Counselor on the Mission of a Liberal Arts College

Great College Advice

The so-called “land grant” universities were established by state governments (with federal participation) expressly for the purpose of providing educational programs that would propel the economic growth of the nation. Liberal arts colleges offers small classes You’ll never be lost in the crowd at a liberal arts school.

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NYU pauses admissions in music ed, surprising students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: When New York University announced last month that it would suspend admissions to its undergraduate music education program, students were shocked. "We trust that the committee in charge of this decision will work with and for us, the students, to best support the Music Education program by directly including our voice.

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Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning

EAB

Library Access: Stanford Alumni Association members have free access to the University’s library and library database of thousands of journals, trade publications, and newspapers. Additionally, Harvard University alumni are allowed to apply for a Library Borrowing Card at no charge, giving alumni on-site access to the library.

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Land Acknowledgement and Hallowed Ground Project

Goucher DEI

Actionable Change At Goucher College, we are dedicated to creating authentic relationships with Indigenous peoples, and we are committed to actionable measures that support and benefit local Indigenous peoples: Hiring Indigenous scholars and offering education programs or classes on the Indigenous history Offering financial contributions to local tribes (..)