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

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The court determined the directive potentially contradicts established legal protections for academic freedom and may violate constitutional rights by imposing vague restrictions on curriculum and programming.

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Miami Dade College: A Hispanic Serving Institution Documenting “Servingness” through Community Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When applying for the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, MDC emphasized the large numbers of faculty involved with community engagement, including their having formal leadership roles in deepening and expanding community engagement across the curriculum.

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HBCU Leaders Gather to Create Blueprint for Future of Higher Education

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We call that document a blueprint, said Felton. That question resonated with Eboni Bango, a doctoral student in curriculum and instruction at Texas A&M University. Numerous corporate sponsors, including Sodexo Magic, which sponsored meals throughout the week helped make the convening possible and subsidized attendance costs.

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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

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This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.

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Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles LGBT Center to Launch Legal Lifeline

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Our curriculum emphasizes both the knowledge and compassion needed for impactful legal representation and advocacy." "The Asylum Law Clinic is a huge step in training law students to advocate effectively for marginalized groups," said Andrea Ramos, director of Southwestern’s Immigration Law Clinic.

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College Board Updates AP African American Studies Course

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1 version of the framework – a 234-page document with input from high school teachers and African American studies professors – received backlash from advocates, who criticized how the framework downplayed topics such as Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations, intersectionality, and queer life. public high schools last year. This new Dec.

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A Registrar’s View: Will You Graduate?

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In the current moment, many of my colleagues are on the front-line combing through records and various document management systems looking for the answer to whether students completed their degree requirements — did they graduate? All institutions of higher learning have the source of truth in the form of an academic catalog or bulletin.

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