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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to court documents, some educators reported feeling targeted by what they characterized as a "witch hunt" that put their jobs and teaching credentials at risk. Sharif El-Mekki, CEO and founder of the Center for Black Educator Development, emphasized the significance of the ruling beyond its immediate legal implications.

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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College leaders argue that without reform, the law will continue to harm students' potential for academic success and economic mobility by forcing institutions to choose between compliance and providing holistic student support.

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Harvard Faculty, AAUP Challenge Trump Administration's $8.7 Billion Funding Threat

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Harvard faculty have the constitutional right to speak, teach, and conduct research without fearing that the government will retaliate against their viewpoints by canceling grants." Harvard professors involved in the lawsuit claim the administration's threats have already begun to impact academic freedom on campus. Nikolas Bowie, Louis D.

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The New McCarthyism is Here. Will Higher Ed Say No?

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That student protests against war, colonialism, or genocide are threats to campus life, while administrative compliance with authoritarian demands is somehow neutral. If we cannot name, we cannot teach. And if we cannot teach, we cannot build the critical literacies that this moment demands. Weve seen this before.

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Can Colleges Control Administrative Bloat?

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Evidence of the impact of the rise of administrative costs are noted below: More administrators than professors: The growing number of non-teaching roles, such as assistant deans, diversity officers, marketing staff, or compliance officers, accounts for growth in administrators.

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A Year in Review

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That over compliance as a residual effect of whats happening in Texas, Tennessee and Florida, is also happening in California. Broadly speaking, the areas where faculty typically have had autonomy and academic freedomcurriculum, deciding who teaches what subjects and researchcould be impacted by anti DEI agendas. presidential nominee.

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TEACH Grant Program Moves to StudentAid.gov with Upgraded Features (December 2024 Update)

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16, 2024: The TEACH Grant Program has… Read More » TEACH Grant Program Moves to StudentAid.gov with Upgraded Features (December 2024 Update) The post TEACH Grant Program Moves to StudentAid.gov with Upgraded Features (December 2024 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services. Update on Dec.