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Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite - Kelly Field, Hechinger Report

Ray Schroeder

Now, spurred by concerns that low levels of college attainment are holding back the southeastern swath of the state, the Kentucky legislature is exploring ways to bring baccalaureate degrees to the region. The leading option calls for turning Hazard’s community and technical college into a standalone institution offering a handful of degrees in high-demand fields, like teaching and nursing.

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Transformed by Hope

Hope College Network

At Hope, you’ll often hear about how being here has changed people’s lives. While it’s become a bit of a cliche at this point, that’s because it’s true. You would be hard-pressed to find someone here who hasn’t experienced the aptly named Hope difference, and I am no exception. Here are just a few of the ways that I have been transformed by Hope. Academics Coming to Hope, I didn’t expect to become someone who could hammer out a three page paper in an evening.

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Ohio’s Sinclair Community College to shutter 2 locations - Ben Unglesbee, Higher Ed Dive

Ray Schroeder

Sinclair Community College in Ohio plans to close two of its locations at the end of the spring semester, according to Catherine Peterson, the institution’s chief of public information. The college said its learning centers in Englewood and Huber Heights will shutter as enrollment declines and more students as more students look to online programs or dual enrollment programs in their high schools, Peterson said.

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‘Media firestorm’: Israel protest at professor’s home sparks heated free-speech debate

The Guardian Higher Education

Pro-Palestinian students interrupted a dinner held by a top free speech defender at Berkeley. A polarized and very public controversy has followed During a dinner for students that the dean of the University of California, Berkeley law school held in his house’s backyard earlier this month, a woman wearing a hijab and checkered Palestinian scarf suddenly stood up with a microphone and amplifier.

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