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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

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Regulatory and legal compliance saw the most dramatic rise, jumping eight percentage points to become the fifth-highest concern. This surge likely reflects increased scrutiny from federal and state governments over higher education practices and policies.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jones In the great hallways of the academy, lined with towering shelves of canonical texts, echoing with the cadence of scholarly debates, one might expect every corner of higher education to have been interrogated, dissected, and held up to the harsh, illuminating light of inquiry. This binary is a fiction, and a dangerous one.

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Utah Higher Ed Seeks Compliance with New Law Prohibiting DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utah higher education leaders are considering steps toward compliance with a new law, HB 261 , that prohibits an institution of higher education, public education system, and governmental employer from engaging in discriminatory practices. The bill, sponsored by Utah State Rep.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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

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Below… More New Knowledge Center Page Consolidates FVT/GE Resources to Streamline Compliance Training The post New Knowledge Center Page Consolidates FVT/GE Resources to Streamline Compliance Training first appeared on College Aid Services.

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

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President-designate Bolton has been a transformational leader in higher education and has been recognized as an effective organizational strategist in every institution she has served," said John M. Holmes, chair of the Columbia College Chicago board of trustees. At Georgia Tech, she managed a $3.1