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 Amid clampdown on DEI, some on campuses push back

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That was apparent in January when the Board of Governors for Florida’s state university system, in approving regulations for the new anti-DEI law, also removed sociology from the list of courses that meet general education requirements. (On On the social platform X, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz berated sociology as “woke ideology.”)

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OPINION: Iowa offers the nation some lessons about graduating incarcerated students from college

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Courses range from “The Sociology of Sport” to “Songwriting and Singing in a Prison Choir” and are primarily taught in person through the University of Iowa or through an associate-degree program with Iowa Central Community College.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

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Others have revamped remedial education, a major stumbling block for students who are forced to repeat subjects they should have learned in high school. Many are taking steps to diversify their faculty and staff and training them in “cultural competency.”. Rethinking remedial education. They are still behind .

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The business decision segregating college students by income and race

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And many students aren’t, said Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor of higher education policy at Temple University and co-author of an ongoing six-year study at 42 public universities and colleges of practices that promote division or equality. “You likely came from a place where everybody looked like you. It just sort of happens.”.

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A tough-to-swallow reason college keeps costing more: the price of meal plans

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In its strategic plan, it singles out its dining operations as “creating a culture of hospitality and service excellence for campus constituents and visitors while providing financial returns.”. Notre Dame, for instance, considers its dining and other auxiliary services “a major contributor of revenue to the university’s academic mission.”

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When the man behind the curtain is female: More women now hold key education policymaker jobs

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Kids were busting into Zoom meetings across the country at that point in the pandemic, but for Kelley, whose job is to help design California’s statewide education policy, and her female colleagues, the situation held special resonance. “We When you’re the only one, you don’t have much choice but to conform to the culture.

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