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Faculty Issues Diversity & Equity

Houston Dean Accused of Racial, LGBTQ Harassment

Two preliminary investigation reports allege “microaggressions, slights, double entendre and boorish behavior.”

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Student Success Academic Life

Supporting Online Student Engagement With Course Design

Institutions developing programs for online learners should consider student opinions about course material and delivery to promote student success, according to a new report from McKinsey & Company.

Quick Takes

Wisconsin Republicans Want to Kill Diversity Funding

Funding for the University of Wisconsin system is being held up by Republicans, who control the Legislature and who want...
Quick Takes

Binghamton and HBCUs Launch Research Alliance

Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, and six historically Black colleges and universities have launched...
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Institutions Community Colleges

‘America’s Hidden Economic Engines’

A new book from the Harvard Project on Workforce paints community colleges as pivotal for economic prosperity. The book’s editors and a community college president discuss why.

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Student Success The College Experience

Campus Engagement Tip: Introduce the Board of Trustees

Colleges and universities can find creative, engaging ways to foster relationships between the Board of Trustees and student populations, offering professional development opportunities that promote student success.

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Student Success Health & Wellness

Identifying Effective—and Ineffective—Mental Health Supports

A new report from the American Council on Education offers analysis of different programs with proven evidence to have impacted students’ well-being, and those that are under evaluation.

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Government Student Aid Policy

Parent PLUS Loans a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ for Black Families

As more families with fewer resources turn to Parent PLUS loans to afford higher education, policy makers need to seek broader reforms to improve college affordability, a new study says.