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International

Nearly 100 Faculty Oppose Columbia University Plan to Open Research Hub in Tel Aviv, Citing Human Rights Record

Nearly 100 Columbia University faculty members are criticizing the school’s plan to open a new research hub for professors and graduate students in Tel Aviv, Israel, citing the country’s human rights record and political situation.

Leadership & Policy

Joan T.A. Gabel Appointed First Woman Chancellor and CEO of the University of Pittsburgh

Joan T.A. Gabel has been appointed chancellor and CEO of the University of Pittsburgh, making her the first woman to lead Pitt in this manner.

Leadership & Policy

Housing and Urban Development Department Gives $5.5 Million to Texas Southern and NC A&T for Centers of Excellence

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced awards totaling $5.5 million to create or strengthen Centers of Excellence conducting housing and community development research.

Reports & Data

New Report: Selective Schools Likely Can’t Maintain Diversity if Affirmative Action Ends

Admissions systems using socioeconomic status allowed schools to exceed current representation, but only under unlikely conditions

Leadership & Policy

Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona Criticizes Republican Lawmakers Seeking to Stop Student Debt Relief Plan

U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona has criticized Republican lawmakers following their introduction of a congressional review act to stop the Biden-Harris administration’s one-time student debt relief plan.

Leadership & Policy

Ohio Bill Requires Higher Ed Faculty to Teach "Both Sides" of Climate Change

An Ohio higher education bill currently making its way through the state legislature could prohibit Ohio higher education instructors from teaching climate science without also including false or misleading counterpoints.

Students

New York State Funds $4 Million CUNY Student Internship Program

New York state is funding a $4 million internship program to give CUNY students work experience and $20 an hour at no cost to employers.

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Kirk A. Nooks Appointed President and CEO of The Council on Occupational Education

Dr. Kirk A. Nooks has been appointed president and CEO for The Council on Occupational Education.

Leadership & Policy

Panelists Discuss What a Post-Affirmative Action America Would Look Like

A group of experts examined what's coming after the Supreme Court rules.

Leadership & Policy

With Pell Grants Expanding to the Incarcerated, Experts Say Prisons Need To be Less Restrictive of Students

People who have worked in prison education programs say that policies about educational materials need to change.

Reports & Data

New Research Shows Benefits of Summer Pell

Those who received summer Pell were likelier to stay in school, get a degree, and earn more money nine years later.

Leadership & Policy

Lawmakers Signal Support for the Biden Administration Federal Student Debt Relief Plan in Letter

A group of lawmakers have signaled their support for the Biden administration’s federal student debt relief plan in a letter to the president.

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