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Angel Reece, Black woman, role model, and elite college athlete. We got you. We are two Black women higher education scholars, who love women’s basketball and love Black women and care deeply about their well-being. Chayla’s love for basketball began in 1991, at 14 years old as a high school freshman in Angel’s home state,…
UPDATED (April 10, 2024): Governor Hobbs vetoed House Bill 2586, citing the fact that the bill violates settled case law and noting that solutions to online safety for children should “work within the bounds of the First Amendment, which this bill does not.” FIRE applauds Gov. Hobbs’ thoughtful approach and thanks her for protecting the free…
A new guide from nonprofit InsideTrack offers step-by-step guidance and recommendations to help college and university leaders boost student persistence and completion by building their internal capacity. “Empowering Teams, Transforming Outcomes: A Guide to Building a Holistic In-House Student Support Program” includes insights, best practices, and ready-to-use tools to help on-campus teams build internal capacity…
Dr. Paul Sniegowski has been named the 21st president of Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion. He will take the helm Aug. 1, succeeding Dr. Anne M. Houtman, who will retire in July after a five-year term as president. “Earlham has an important and longstanding place within the distinctive liberal arts tradition in the…
Dive Brief: Faced with pending insolvency, Goddard College will close permanently at the end of its current semester, the institution announced Tuesday. The college has struck a teach-out agreement with Arizona-based Prescott College so students can finish their degrees and “continue Goddard’s legacy of progressive education and experimental pedagogy,” it said in the announcement. Under…
In the academic year 2022/23, some 412,087 international students were enrolled in French higher education institutions, a 3% increase in the last year and a 17% increase over five years. At the global level, France maintains its spot as the sixth most popular host country for international students. “Overcoming the bar of 412,000 international students…
The Advtech group, which owns over 10 different brands with schools and colleges in Southern and Eastern Africa regions, will offer qualifications including in nursing for local and international students, with a focus on feeding overseas markets for healthcare workers including the UK and Australia, according to officials. The company was aiming at prioritising nursing and…
Published: 4/10/2024 Reading Time: < 1 minute Congratulations to the 2024 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-USA Academic Team scholarship winners. These high-achieving community college students have demonstrated academic integrity, combined with leadership and service excellence beyond the classroom. The twenty 2024 All-USA Academic Team scholarship recipients Every year, we partner with Phi Theta Kappa…
The recommendations from the UK’s national advisory body on international students, UKCISA, say that language used in government policy and campaigns needs to be “positive” and “acknowledge the strength and contributions of international students and their dependants to their communities”. UKCISA says policy changes, including on the family allowance for postgraduate taught students, increases in immigration fees…
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. College basketball provided its annual dose of chaos during this year’s March Madness, but last month also saw the sport make a giant splash in the world of labor and employment — courtesy of a team that…