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One Year Later, HBCU Advocates Call for Justice for Bomb Threats

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Department of Homeland Security's Office of State and Local Law Enforcement partnered with HBCUs North Carolina A&T, Benedict College, Southern University and A&M College, and Florida A&M University in its first K9 Bomb Detection Adoption Program. It started just after the turn of the new year. had received bomb threats.

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Despite security concerns on the part of schools, students still lean on TikTok

University Business

.” Schools and state lawmakers are concerned about how fraught with data security issues the Chinese-owned parent company is, posing a risk to national security. The post Despite security concerns on the part of schools, students still lean on TikTok appeared first on University Business.

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Meet Some of this Year's MacArthur Fellows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marr, for one, is a civil and environmental engineer with a specific focus on air quality, airborne pathogens, atmospheric science, and public health. MacArthur Foundation. "I I was in total shock when I first learned about it,” said Dr. Linsey C. Marr , the Charles P. It's shocking and astonishing. And then there's hula. [It]

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

“Students are striving to master the hard skills necessary to compete in the 21st-century workforce to secure gainful employment in their field of study. Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it.

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These are the top 10 colleges for cybersecurity education

University Business

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently announced the expansion of its cybersecurity education initiative to all 50 states. In K-12, several districts have initiatives in place to ensure students have a head start on their careers in the field. But what about higher ed? DePaul University (2).

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Ungrading: Social Work Education Honoring the Whole Student

The Scholarly Teacher

Individuals who are having difficulty with their basic needs such as food, shelter, or sense of security or have difficult life circumstances may not be able to abide by those expectations, which can result in a failing grade. Journal of Healthcare Engineering , 2022 , 1–6. Language is a powerful tool to begin the cultural shift.

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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

University Business

More from UB: Middle East conflict continues to stir backlash, compromise safety across college campuses Hires Bonnie Cordon – Southern Virginia University The Southern Virginia University Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Bonnie Cordon as the school’s 10th president.