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Republicans want to kill diversity spending at U of Wisconsin

[ad_1] Funding for the University of Wisconsin system is being held up by Republicans, who control the Legislature and who want to kill all spending on diversity, the Associated Press reported. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said that he expected the budget-writing committee to cut all funding that the university system would use for diversity initiatives. …

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Making Learning Inclusive: A Quick Reference Guide On Accessibility Standards

[ad_1] Accessibility Requirements For eLearning Development Accessibility in learning is an essential component in developing eLearning content that people with a range of abilities can easily access. Accessibility standards provide instructional and graphic designers with the much needed guidance to design accessible eLearning content that all learners—including those with disabilities—are able to access. Accessible content …

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Word of the Day: ethics

[ad_1] The word ethics has appeared in 767 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on May 17 in “Celtics Tickets, Political Revenge: U.S. Attorney Accused of Broad Misconduct” by Glenn Thrush: The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, misused her office to “boost” a political ally, flouted ethics rules to obtain free …

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Binghamton and HBCUs launch research alliance

[ad_1] Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, and six historically Black colleges and universities have launched a research alliance in collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a membership organization representing public HBCUs, according to a press release from Binghamton. The participating HBCUs are Alabama A&M University, Central State University, …

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Sexual assault victims fight back with a new Title IX legal strategy

[ad_1] A recent Title IX case at King’s College in Pennsylvania has highlighted what experts say is a new legal strategy for sexual assault victims whose alleged attackers take the aggressive approach of filing a counterclaim. The strategy hinges on the argument that a malicious Title IX counterclaim can qualify as “abuse of process,” a term that …

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North Carolina aims to rein in partisanship in university governance

[ad_1] North Carolina governor Roy Cooper formed the Commission on the Governance of Public Universities last November to study “instability and political interference” in governance at both the institutional and system levels. Concerns about partisanship at University of North Carolina campuses have increased in recent years, reaching a peak in February when the system’s Board …

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House appropriators plan bigger cuts to some federal agencies

[ad_1] Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee are planning to limit new spending to fiscal year 2022 levels—a move that could mean cuts to the Education Department and other nondefense agencies, Roll Call reported. Texas representative Kay Granger, the Republican who chairs the committee, said in a statement that the spending gaps in the recently …

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