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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Which university receives more taxpayer dollars from the federal government per student?” ” The answer: Almost certainly Stanford, which receives significantly more funding via federal grants, tax breaks for donors, and forgone taxes on the institution’s endowment.

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Schools need faster emergency response technology. What’s the holdup?

University Business

After that tragic day, the community was promised several campus safety and security upgrades to address any faults or lapses in response time and effectiveness. Some law enforcement loves the technology while others think they have it handled and don’t necessarily think they need sophisticated security technology.”

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

Data.gov Youll find thousands of government data sets and data-heavy reports here -- the federal governments open data site. You can search for education data by location and government agency as well as by topic category and dataset format. colleges and universities that receive federal funding.

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AI innovations: How to balance the legal and governance considerations

University Business

At the federal level, Congressional leaders have yet to coalesce around a viable piece of AI legislation that would have a realistic chance of passing both the House and Senate. The AI executive order directs federal agencies to develop standards and technical guidelines impacting the use of AI in various sectors of the economy.

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The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 4: Student Issues

The Change Leader, Inc.

We at the Change Leader believe these factors include the changing demographics on campus, students prospects for future earnings, the possibility of dropping out, and campus safety, all of which are addressed here. Creating Safety Nets for Dropouts Maintaining a steady enrollment has become less assured.

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Coping with the Silence of My Friends

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In short, they prioritized “the economy,” whatever that really means against the backdrop of basic human rights, above my right to remain married to my spouse of 23 years, their right to claim my Social Security if I die before them, and our fundamental right to be treated as the family we are in critical medical situations.

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Washington Update: Higher Ed Policy, Regulations, and Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 182 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Tom Netting

The Change Leader, Inc.

Washington Update Key Discussion Points: Higher Education Act 2019 Changes : Emphasis on the need for a comprehensive review of the act, touching on Title II (teacher education), Title IV (federal student financial aid), and Title IX (campus security). 00:19:38] Drumm: Are you hearing major changes are going to happen.