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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

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Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D.,

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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

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This surge likely reflects increased scrutiny from federal and state governments over higher education practices and policies. These changes reflect growing concerns about campus security and the increasingly complex political environment surrounding higher education.

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The Importance of Immigrant-Origin Students to Two Campuses, Higher Education, and the USA

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Our institutions are just two examples of the broader importance of immigrant-origin students to todays higher education landscape. economy, filling job shortages, and spurring innovation, fewer appreciate just how important immigration is to higher educations future. million or 32 percent of all students enrolled in U.S.

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New Report Highlights Hidden Costs and Privacy Risks of Digital Courseware for Higher Education Students

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The report uncovers “troubling gaps in data privacy for students using digital learning tools in higher education.” For example, while students in higher education are required to use and pay for digital instructional tools, they lack the data privacy protections provided to K-12 students. Titled “ Paying Twice to Learn?

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New Paper Examines Funding of Attacks on Higher Education

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Irene Mulvey “ Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education ” describes well-funded, widespread political attacks on higher education, comprising legislative pursuits that undermine academic freedom and university autonomy.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

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“North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce

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American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Diverse Issues in Higher Education.