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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet each of us has the power to shape events in real time. During the ensuing years, HBCUs received what most consider unprecedented levels of funding from the federal government as well as a groundswell of support from donors. As I think about the coming months, I’m reminded that history is not a series of isolated events.

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HACU and FBI Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Increase Collaboration and Promote FBI Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s vital that we build a strong talent pool to fill critical roles within the federal government and that reflect the future workforce of this nation.” The FBI will also participate in job fairs with HACU.

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Baylor Confirms Exemption from Title IX Claims

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Linda Livingstone, president of Baylor University The university had sought assurances from the federal government that it could not be punished in response to several complaints of discrimination against LGBTQ+ people, including that Baylor neglected to address the homophobic harassment of one student by her peers, refused to recognize an LGBTQ+ student (..)

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House weaponization subcommittee seeks records from universities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

universities are getting swept up in House Republicans’ investigation into the “weaponization” of the federal government. ” House Republicans formed the ​​Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government this year in order to investigate violations of civil liberations.

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When Banks Lost Control of the Student Loan Mess

Higher Education Inquirer

And from time to time, historical events need to be revisited if we seek the truth. Although the book was an exceptional chronicle of the student loan industry from 1958 to 2013, it missed at least one key event, the 2008-2010 bailout of Sallie Mae and a number of banks who made questionable private loans guaranteed by the US government.

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Help Wanted

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The federal government projects that more than 203,000 new registered nurse (RN) positions will be created each year from 2021 to 2031, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Information was not provided about new nursing hire recruitment. Claflin is starting its program summer 2023.

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Univ. of Phoenix is the Top Recipient of GI Bill Funding

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“They hire lots of salesmen and hold lots of events on military bases in order to target the GI Bill money, which these companies call a ‘gravy train,’ as one whistle-blower told the Senate.”