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Biden administration to rescind part of Trump's free inquiry rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

However, the department says it isn’t changing the actual requirements of the First Amendment in higher education. The Trump administration, which issued the final rule in September 2020, said the rule would ensure that religious organizations as well as their student members fully retain their right to free exercise of religion.

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Some students, Republicans decry change to religious freedom rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: House Republicans say that a Biden administration plan to rescind part of a Trump-era rule that required public colleges and universities to give faith-based student organizations the same resources as secular groups is “wholly unwarranted.”

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. I stepped out of a tenure-track role and into an administrative position, where I could create programs to help students be successful.” Dr. Tremayne O.

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House Republicans seek ways to protect campus free speech

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Republicans on the House higher education subcommittee painted a bleak picture of the state of free speech on college campuses during a hearing Wednesday. Tirien Angela Steinbach, an associate dean of the law school for diversity, equity and inclusion, intervened and voiced support for the students.

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Biomedicine Student's Ambition Intersects with Passion, Purpose

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gonzales wants to make sure that other students have the same opportunities that he has, so he’s working to re-establish a Hispanic graduate student organization at Duke. He has also been a peer mentor in the Sloan Scholar program, helping students in different departments and cohorts connect with each other.

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Wellesley students want trans men to be allowed to enroll

Confessions of a Community College Dean

That’s according to a student-led, nonbinding referendum held Tuesday as part of the institution’s yearly student government elections. Lange, an assistant professor of higher education at Colorado State University, argued that it’s possible to be more inclusive without lessening support for women’s education.

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University TikTok bans cause concern and confusion

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Public university administrators who comply with state policy bans on accessing TikTok via state-owned Wi-Fi networks and devices might understandably expect pushback—or at least frustration—from their student bodies. Instead, many students seem to be indifferent. Is this diversity newsletter?: