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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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Punishment of students at Indian university raises concerns

Confessions of a Community College Dean

When it was released in January, the series India: The Modi Question , which investigates Narendra Modi’s role in riots in Gujarat that left more than 1,000 people dead in 2002, was condemned by the country’s government, with several universities issuing warnings to students against screening the documentary.

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Stanford questioned over response to 'Mein Kampf' photo

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It isn’t clear from college officials who filed the complaint, though a Stanford spokeswoman, in response to questions from Inside Higher Ed , said a “concern” was raised by an unnamed student organization. 25, the FIRE official said that such administrative action “chills expressive activity.

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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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HBCU students, faculty denounce 'Cop City'

Confessions of a Community College Dean

He’s disappointed by the lack of a unified response from AUC campuses, though he recognizes administrators often “have to take a more conservative and cautious approach.” For example, the area around the AUC is now a food desert after a Walmart temporarily closed, hurting students and local residents, he said.

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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?:

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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. ” The communication prompted significant backlash from students and graduates alike. ” But the vote will have no direct effect, according to a statement from Wellesley.