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Dr. Lenora Helm HammondsLenora Helm Hammonds has been appointed dean of the professional education division at the Berklee College of Music. She served as a professor in the music department and jazz studies program at North Carolina Central University. Hammonds holds a bachelor’s degree in film and media scoring from Berklee, a Master of Music degree…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Valparaiso University, a Lutheran institution in Indiana, will eliminate over two dozen academic programs following an operational review intended to rightsize its offerings. The affected programs have stopped enrolling new students and include majors, minors…
Western Iowa Tech Community College has agreed to settle two years-long federal lawsuits alleging the school conspired with others to engage in human trafficking. Dr. Terry MurrellIowa Public Radio reported that the community college agreed to pay over $5 million to settle two federal lawsuits, one settlement worth $3 million and the most recent worth…
When 2U filed for bankruptcy last week, court filings show it owed tens of millions of dollars to universities around the country. The online program manager, which works with colleges to develop and maintain online programs and owns the MOOC company edX, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after recent years of flagging demand and a…
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed the state budget worth nearly $58 billion that includes free community college. Maura Healey“Massachusetts is the leader in innovation and education, the best place to raise your family or grow a business. But we also face challenges, so we aren’t resting – we’re going on offense,” said Healey. “This budget…
Maria A. Pharr has been named president of Pitt Community College in North Carolina. She served as president of South Piedmont Community College. Pharr holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Andrews University and a Master of Arts in Science Education degree and a Doctor of Education degree in higher education administration from East…
Dr. Darius J. Young will serve as director of the new Center for African and African American Studies at Florida A&M University. Dr. Darius YoungYoung is a history professor at the FAMU College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. His plans for the center include helping to advance African and African American studies as a…
In this era of anti-EDI attitudes and legislation, including book banning, I cannot help but push back and defend the importance of multicultural literature for all children. Those who are ill-informed about the purpose and benefits of multicultural literature must be challenged and enlightened; misinformation and disinformation must be corrected. Lists of high-quality characteristics have…
The Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills of the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) announced phase 2 of its International Education Framework on July 15. It builds on Phase 1, which was launched earlier in 2024, and affected public and private degree-granting institutions, as well as private training institutions. As reported by The…
Human Rights Watch denounced the “unjust conviction” of the Bangladeshis involved, saying that the citizens of the country currently in turmoil were sentenced after a “rapid, unfair trial”. A UAE researcher at HRW said the sentences make a “mockery of justice”. “There is no way defendants can receive a fair trial when the investigation was…