When it comes to politics, people say talk is cheap. But your vote is as valuable as it gets. It’s no wonder that “ballot selfies” — pictures of a voter posing with their completed ballots — have become so popular. Millions of Americans have taken ballot selfies and shared them on social media to show…
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) kicked off its annual legislative conference this week, focusing on a range of issues that impact higher education. This week, conference-goers will tackle topics including the attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion, affirmative action and the looming student debt crisis. “We are excited about the moment we are…
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Ranking 249th out of 251 schools on FIRE’s recently released College Free Speech Rankings, New York University’s third-to-last showing suggests that the administration’s suppression of free expression — especially pro-Palestinian expression— has impacted its campus speech climate. This ranking comes as no surprise to FIRE, which has seen NYU trample on free speech time and time again…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Colleges within the University of North Carolina System have eliminated 59 positions related to diversity, equity and inclusion following a May directive from the network’s governing board to end DEI efforts. The system also realigned…
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has released the 2024 High School Benchmarks report, which shows small improvements in college enrollment and persistence in public high school graduates. Data showed no change between 2022 and 2023 high school graduates when it came to immediately enrolling in college, but there was an increase of 3.2 percentage…
I am thrilled to announce the availability of a new publication, Driver’s License Revocations, Restorations, and Limited Driving Privileges in North Carolina. This is the first School of Government publication that combines information on triggering events and convictions that lead to the revocation of a person’s North Carolina driver’s license, how and when driving privileges may…
Even a small flag can unfurl a world of meaning. Just ask immigrants being sworn in as U.S. citizens or the students currently waving Israeli and Palestinian flags on campuses across the country. But in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Franklin & Marshall College wants students to put away their flags — or else. In its new Time, Place &…
On Oct. 17 and 18, 2024, two of the legal industry’s leading experts on knowledge management and innovation, Patrick DiDomenico, founder and CEO of InspireKM Consulting, and Joshua Fireman, president of Fireman & Company, which is owned by Epiq, the global provider of technology-enabled legal services, will present the second-annual KM&I for Legal Conference in…
Meridith Randall has deftly stabilized Golden West College (GWC) and moved it toward its future. When Randall’s presidency was made permanent in January, she had been serving as interim president for nine months. Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college….