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[ad_1] The Liberal Arts Global Classroom Online: Academic Minute Doug Lederman Thu, 07/13/2023 – 03:00 AM [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] A group of 11 Native American tribes is calling on the University of Minnesota to pay reparations for past harms, The Washington Post reported. Researchers at the TRUTH Project, a Native American–led research group, say Native Americans sold almost 94,440 acres of land to create space for what became the University of Minnesota more …

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[ad_1] It’s well documented that nonprofit organizations have seen a sharp decline in donor counts in the past decade. Higher education has not been spared. “‘Donors down, dollars up’ is a key trend in our philanthropic world right now,” Brian Gawor, vice president of research at the enrollment management company Ruffalo Noel Levitz, wrote in …

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[ad_1] students for Fair Admissions, the group that won the Supreme Court cases outlawing affirmative action in admissions, sent an email Tuesday night to 150 colleges and universities, making demands. The group said that the colleges were public and private. The email first outlined the group’s view of the decision. It said the court ruled …

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[ad_1] The Associated Press ran a story about Supreme Court justices’ appearances on campuses and how some of those events become fundraisers for institutions. The conduct would be banned for lower court federal judges. The story details appearances by both conservative and liberal justices but highlights Justice Clarence Thomas. The article was based on open …

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[ad_1] The University of North Texas can continue to charge out-of-state students a higher tuition rate than undocumented students living in Texas, according to a Monday decision from the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision reversed a previous federal district court ruling and injunction that blocked the university from charging out-of-state tuition while …

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[ad_1] University of Southern California When competitive colleges are asked about legacy admissions, they generally say that legacy applicants (those who are the children or relatives of alumni) meet the required academic qualifications for acceptance. Most admissions officers say these students are exceptionally qualified. But three private universities in California acknowledged to the state that …

Three Calif. universities admitted legacy applicants who didn’t meet admission requirements Read More »

[ad_1] Last week I passed along an observation from a reader about the seeming absence of business acumen among academic leaders and the consequent gaps in shared governance.   Karen Novick, an associate dean at Rutgers, offered the following response, which deserves to be quoted at length. Most Popular Stories Most Popular The question you asked, …

Professional development around finances Read More »

[ad_1] International students are legion in the student bodies of colleges and universities in the United States; according to the Institute of International Education, their number now stands at more than a million. Such students are an important feature of American higher education institutions. It means all students are exposed to a kaleidoscope of cultures …

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[ad_1] Carlotta Berry always wanted her daughter, a rising high school sophomore, to attend a historically Black college or university. She said that dream has only intensified since the U.S. Supreme Court recently barred affirmative action in college admissions. Berry, a professor of engineering who lives with her family near Indianapolis, and other Black parents …

As affirmative action ends, HBCUs wait or prepare Read More »