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Alliance University loses accreditation

[ad_1] The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has withdrawn accreditation from Alliance University, effective Dec. 31. The move comes after the accreditor placed the institution on show cause status in March due to financial concerns and various other issues. Alliance University, a private Christian university in New York, was formerly known as Nyack College until …

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Liberty University spokesperson invokes Hitler

[ad_1] Liberty University communications director Ryan Helfenbein sparked controversy in an interview last week when he referred to Adolf Hitler and other murderous dictators while discussing cultural battles over education at the Road to Majority Policy Conference held in Washington, D.C. “Education really is evangelism. If you don’t control education, you cannot control the future—Stalin …

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West Virginia panel concerned about the finances of Alderson Broaddus

[ad_1] The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission this month granted reauthorization for every private college in the state to continue to operate and award degrees, except for one: Alderson Broaddus University, MetroNews reported. The commission delayed a decision on Alderson Broaddus because of concerns about the university’s finances, said Sarah Armstrong-Tucker, chancellor of the …

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AAUP joins suit over “Stop WOKE Act”

[ad_1] The American Association of University Professors is filing a brief today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit backing faculty members who sued over the “Stop WOKE Act”—officially the Individual Freedom Act—which prohibits professors at Florida’s public universities from expressing certain viewpoints while teaching on topics including racial and sexual discrimination …

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Report criticizes testing policies for merit scholarships

[ad_1] Twenty-five percent of merit scholarships still require students to take the SAT or ACT, according to a new report from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing. Some prominent scholarships continue to require tests, which have become relatively rare as a requirement in higher education since the pandemic. The report said many people appear …

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Report criticizes testing policies for merit scholarships

[ad_1] Twenty-five percent of merit scholarships still require students to take the SAT or ACT, according to a new report from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing. Some prominent scholarships continue to require tests, which have become relatively rare as a requirement in higher education since the pandemic. The report said many people appear …

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New season of “Never Have I Ever” offers lessons on college admissions

[ad_1] Devi Vishwakumar, played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, is the main character of Never Have I Ever. Early in the fourth, and final, season of Never Have I Ever, a Netflix hit, Devi sets out as a senior to earn a college recommendation letter from Dr. Keyes. Keyes prides herself on writing the best teacher recommendation …

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