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Report: Parents of Prospective College Students Worry about Cost and Safety

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Its latest insight paper, “2024 Parent Survey: Understanding Top Parent Concerns in College Search, Insights and Recommendations for Enrollment Leaders,” presents data on parental responses as well as recommendations for how institutions can better serve the needs of prospective students and their families. “It

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Sonoma State President Placed on Administrative Leave

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The action comes amid nationwide antiwar protests and concerns for upholding student and faculty rights to speech and assembly alongside ensuring their safety and security. Mike Lee was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel.

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Part-Time Faculty at The New School Walk Out in Protest Against Pay and Working Conditions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With approximately 200 demonstrators present, the strike was the result of years of tension between adjunct faculty and the private New York City school’s administration. I don’t have a safety net,” Larson said. “I Part-time faculty at The New School walked out Nov. 16 to protest pay and working conditions, The New York Times reported.

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After Being Placed on Administrative Leave, Sonoma State President Retires

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The action comes amid nationwide antiwar protests and concerns for upholding student and faculty rights to speech and assembly alongside ensuring their safety and security. On-campus demonstrations have resulted in thousands of arrests since April, when student activism ballooned regarding the conflict in Israel.

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Boldly Future Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Leonard Williams, the director and professor of food safety and microbiology at N.C. At present, none of the nation’s 101 HBCUs has Research 1 status, which refers to doctoral universities with high research activity. Williams is director and professor of food safety and microbiology at N.C. Smith-Jackson says N.C.

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Watch for these 5 high-impact trends shaping higher education business in 2025

University Business

Concerns include financial risks to non-revenue sports and the potential impact on athletic programs, while others argue for athletes’ rights to bargain for health, safety and compensation as part of the evolving collegiate sports landscape. This years trends underscore the resilience and innovation inherent in higher education.

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We All Pay for Not Addressing the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report posited that “an overly punitive criminal justice system wastes resources and fails to address people’s real safety and security needs. The collateral costs of spending on Mississippi’s criminal justice system drain critical resources better spent attracting new industries and cultivating economic development.”