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Biden administration finalizes distance ed, TRIO rules

Biden administration finalizes distance ed, TRIO rules

Six GOP members of Congress, including Virginia Foxx, a North Carolinian and former chair of the House education committee, blasted the concept in a letter to Secretary Miguel Cardona in August.


Here’s How Jimmy Carter Changed Higher Education

Here’s How Jimmy Carter Changed Higher Education

“There was a lot of big money involved in this, and you have the booster clubs of alumni that made major contributions to men’s sports teams,” said Cynthia Brown, deputy director of the Office for Civil Rights at the time.


Cleaning House: A Guide to Credential Management in Higher Ed

Cleaning House: A Guide to Credential Management in Higher Ed

That’s what it feels like to finally decide to correct the bad governance, insufficient and ineffective policies, and rogue accounts that are keeping your identity and access management (IAM) solutions from working the way they’re supposed to.


Biden withdraws Title IX athletics, debt forgiveness proposals

Biden withdraws Title IX athletics, debt forgiveness proposals

Foxx's statement noted that the Republican-majority House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in April 2023, which states that in the athletic context, sex is recognized as "based only on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth."


Final rule to overhaul H-1B visa eligibility requirements takes effect Jan. 17

Final rule to overhaul H-1B visa eligibility requirements takes effect Jan. 17

The Department of Homeland Security seal on a podium at the Ronald Reagan Building on Aug. 21, 2019, in Washington, D.C. DHS published a final rule this week updating H-1B visa requirements.


Why Identity Governance Should Be the First Step in Developing an IAM Strategy

Why Identity Governance Should Be the First Step in Developing an IAM Strategy

A comprehensive IAM strategy could be the best defense against cybercrime targeting higher ed institutions, but without proper governance and insight into users and their identities, university IT departments could leave themselves vulnerable to threats.


Air Force Academy sued over race-conscious admissions

Air Force Academy sued over race-conscious admissions

When Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion striking down race-conscious admissions, he said in a footnote that military academies were exempted from the ruling because they had “potentially distinct interests” from civilian colleges.


More awareness of GED as on-ramp to college needed (opinion)

More awareness of GED as on-ramp to college needed (opinion)

A typical response was “Hmm … that’s a good question,” “I’m not familiar with that program” or “I’ll have to ask my supervisor.” Many administrators had detailed knowledge of institutional policies governing AP or CLEP exams but were wholly unfamiliar with the GED college-readiness designations.


The student as client (not customer) (opinion)

The student as client (not customer) (opinion)

Customers are parties who are viewed as needing to be appealed to by vendors who seek to understand what a group of people are interested in and then set out to, ideally, offer a product at an attractive cost (i.e., price) to gain market acceptance and patronage.


College IT Apprenticeships Provide Actionable Learning Experiences

College IT Apprenticeships Provide Actionable Learning Experiences

In the program, students may view video-based instruction on Chromebooks in a lab, with an instructor present to answer questions, or spend time opening and closing circuits to direct power in a ballroom the school converted into a data center training facility.


University of Michigan will no longer solicit diversity statements from faculty

University of Michigan will no longer solicit diversity statements from faculty

"Opportunities now exist to pivot to alternative approaches to DEI that deemphasize person-level identities and experiences and put the focus on policies at the institution-level — for example, programs for dramatically increasing numbers of low-income students — that have a strong track record of making a real difference," he wrote.


Cornell president accused of violating academic freedom

Cornell president accused of violating academic freedom

He wrote to Kotlikoff just two days after Torres’s post, saying the course description’s assertion of there being “settler colonialism” in Israel/Palestine is a “false premise” that “seeks to delegitimize the State of Israel” and “justify Palestinian terrorism.” Rosensaft said it’s “safe to assume” that Cheyfitz would portray the atrocities of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack in “a positive light.”