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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is of course very welcome news, not just because [Gay] happens to be African American, but because she has had a very distinguished career and has been a leader in higher education for some time,” said Simmons, who is now the president of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Prairie View A&M University in Texas.

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Stones, Glass Houses and China

Confessions of a Community College Dean

According to Punchbowl News , “The panel will aim to shine a light on the Chinese Communist Party’s ‘vision of Orwellian totalitarian control.’” Just last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear a case on this matter that might have produced a bit more sunlight on national security grounds.

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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court decided in July to strike down race-based college and university admissions. Those efforts took on new heft in October 2022, when CDU announced plans to launch its first independent four-year medical degree program. of people in the population who identify as Black. CDU is named for her late father, Dr. Charles R.

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Sports betting contracts should be rethought (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

When intercollegiate athletics goes from the sports page to the front page, it is big news, but not always good news. ” The gold rush for online college sports betting contracts started in 2018, following the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to legalize sports betting. For example, the Nov.

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Law school "denaming" sparks donor debacle

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The board was following a new set of principles adopted earlier that year to ensure the namesakes of buildings, colleges and professorships lived up to the university’s values; the trustees decided that Williams, a wealthy tobacco farmer and slave owner, did not.

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New IDR Rules a Win for the Stopped-Out, Less Helpful for Community College Grads

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although the news cycle has been dominated by the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program and its fate at the U.S. Supreme Court, the Department of Education’s recent revisions to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans may be far more significant in the long run.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Even as we fixate on headline news, the true drivers of transformation occur out of sight. Supreme Court decision on affirmative action. Hyperbolic and apocalyptic headlines to the contrary, the news isn’t all bad. But what government gives, it can take away. But are these really the most important stories?