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Hackerthons for Training New Federal Government Consultants?

Higher Education Whisperer

GovHack AGM OnlineThis is to suggest GovHack hackerthons be used to quickly get the new federal government internal consultants up to speed. GovHack is a non-profit organization which organizes an annual hackerthon using government data sources. This happens at sites around Australia (

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Survey Finds Lasting Faith in Higher Ed with Critique

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

New America Americans still generally value higher education and support more investment from the state and federal government to make it more affordable, according to a new report from New America. And they want to see more investment from the state and federal government to make college more affordable.

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Let’s Partner with Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These schools and their leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to work with the federal government to support those students—and it doesn’t require new institutional spending or a new Higher Education Act. Yet there is an enormous SNAP gap in program utilization. In 2018 the U.S.

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Clatsop Community College Grants Free Tuition to Chinook Indian Nation Tribal Members

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Chinook Nation – its traditional territory includes southwest Washington and northwest Oregon – has not been recognized by the federal government, leaving its 3,000 members out of grant and scholarship offerings for the recognized tribes.

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For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The federal government, on the other hand, uses a straightforward numerical definition to classify as Hispanic Serving Institutions any two- or four-year nonprofit degree-granting college or university where enrollment is at least 25% Latine. But enrollment is just the first step in the journey toward servingness.

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University of Oregon Receives $3M for Climate Research Using Indigenous Perspectives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Researchers from the University of Oregon (UO) have earned a $3 million grant from the federal government to help tackle global warming, while incorporating the insights of rural and Indigenous communities which are often left out of decisions about what happens around them.

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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.”