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Why the Defense Department is poised to become HBCUs’ new best friend

University Business

Federal officials discovered that land-grant HBCUs in 16 states have been underfunded compared to their neighboring, predominantly white research universities by more than $12 billion since 1987. Senators are now working to create stronger federal oversight over state funding. billion in fiscal year 2020.

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Why federal oversight on higher education is growing on multiple fronts

University Business

Public and private colleges and universities have long enjoyed independence from federal governing bodies over the nature of their operations. Federal lawmakers and related agencies have advanced their probes into U.S. Federal lawmakers and related agencies have advanced their probes into U.S. colleges and universities.

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Academic freedom policies should mean something (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Events in the Sunshine State also reflect an ongoing legal debate over the extent that First Amendment rights apply to public college and university professors in carrying out their teaching, research and service duties. In alignment with institutional academic freedom policies, public higher education faculty should not fall under Garcetti.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton discusses the misconceptions and essential roles these institutions have in their communities with Executive Director Dr. Andrew Koricich of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research collaborative and resource hub that has completed the insurmountable task of defining what rural-serving institutions are.

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Insights for Higher Ed Presidents: A Fireside Chat with Brit Kirwan: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 184 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. "Brit" Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Kirwan is the past chair of, among other boards, the American Council for Higher Education, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, the American Association of Colleges & Universities, the Business Higher Education Forum, and the National Research Council Board on Higher Education and Workforce. Of course, I will.

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Higher education protected in the near-term from government shutdown

University Business

And with efforts to pass a short-term spending bill that will keep government funding alive through October 31 appearing unfruitful, a federal government shutdown next week appears imminent. 1,” said John Fansmith, senior vice president of government relations at the American Council on Education, in its Sept.

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One Fascism or Two?: The Reemergence of "Fascism(s)" in US Higher Education

Higher Education Inquirer

As part of a democratic process, we ask readers to be involved in the research and writing of this project. Boards, Endowments, Contracts) Role of Elite Families in Higher Education (e.g. Reader Input Additions and corrections will be made with input from readers of the Higher Education Inquirer.