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New Knowledge Center Page Consolidates FVT/GE Resources to Streamline Compliance Training

College Aid Services

In their latest Dear Colleague letter, Federal Student Aid has announced a new resource for administrators that consolidates training materials for Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) regulations into one page.

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Federal Court Blocks Education Department's Diversity Directive, Marking Victory for Academic Freedom Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The February directive had sent shockwaves through higher education institutions across the country, with many administrators and faculty expressing concern that their diversity programs could trigger federal funding cutoffs. The Department of Education has not issued a public response to the court's decision.

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Princeton Grants Suspended as Federal Pressure on Universities Grows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While the administration's complete rationale remains unclear, the university is among dozens facing federal investigations into campus antisemitism following pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year. University officials face the challenge of balancing compliance with federal demands while preserving academic freedom and campus autonomy.

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Columbia College Chicago Names Dr. Shantay N. Bolton as First Woman of Color President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bolton comes to Columbia from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she serves as executive vice president of administration and finance and chief business officer. billion enterprise, oversaw the activation of more than $500 million in capital projects, and launched an Office of Equal Opportunity, Compliance and Conflict Management.

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Education Research Groups Urge ED to Finalize Civil Rights Data Collection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research groups' letter underscores growing concerns about the federal government's capacity to monitor civil rights compliance in education during a period of heightened debate over equity initiatives in schools nationwide.

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The Ivory Tower’s Blindside: Reclaiming the Scholarly Value of College Athletics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is not a critique of sports journalism or of basic compliance studies, but rather a lament that the rich intellectual soil of athletics has too often been left fallow by scholars in the humanities and social sciences, as if to study it seriously would be to debase the sanctity of higher learning itself.

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Arrest of Dreamers Highlights Plight of Undocumented Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If you think about it, that’s a much more efficient way of getting compliance than actually going after everybody, which they don’t have the capacity to do.” Sánchez Goncalves’ situation and those of other Dreamers has brought to light their vulnerability, particularly as they pursue higher education.