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Jones-Branch Among 52 Higher Ed Leaders Named ACE Fellows 03/05/2021 JONESBORO – The American Council on Education has selected 52 emerging college and university leaders for the 2021-22 class of its ACE Fellows Program, including Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, a faculty member at Arkansas State University since 2003. Jones-Branch, the James and Wanda Lee Vaughn Professor of History, became dean of the reestablished Graduate School at A-State last July. “I am deeply honored and humbled to be...

The White Fear That Drove the College Cheating Scandal Has Only Gotten More Acute Time 3/3/2021 Nicole LaPorte © Katherine Taylor—The New York Times/Redux Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, leave federal court in Boston on Aug. 27, 2019. Two years ago, when the college admissions scandal, dubbed Operation Varsity Blues, crashed into headlines, it immediately became a showcase of white privilege. Images of Full House actress Lori Loughlin and Gordon Caplan,...

James Kvaal In nominating James Kvaal to be under secretary of education -- the nation’s top official on policies affecting colleges and universities -- the Biden administration has selected a longtime education policy expert who has focused on increasing access for low-income and other underrepresented students. Kvaal, who must still be confirmed by the Senate, most recently served as president of the Institute for College Access & Success, where he has also called for greater oversight of f...

Bipartisan Commission Of Business, Civic, And Academic Leaders Develop A Framework For Inclusive Capitalism New Proposal Outlines 21 Policies for More Equitable and Inclusive Outcomes for the American Worker News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to making capitalism work for everyone, today launched the Framework for Inclusive Capitalism: A New Compact Amon...

The University of California’s record-shattering applications for fall 2021 show remarkable surges in Black, Latino and other underrepresented students seeking admission, putting the system within reach of dismantling long-standing admission barriers and building a student body that reflects the state’s diversity. UCLA and UC Berkeley, the system’s two most selective campuses — where diversity particularly tumbled after affirmative action was banned in public schools more than two decad...

UT-Austin will receive about $48.38 million from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed by the United States Congress last month.

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Dryden Working Circle/CKDR Files The City of Dryden and the Working Circle are inviting you to participate in the proposed renaming of Colonization Avenue. Local residents are encouraged to provide input as well as suggest a new name. Cheryl Edwards and Councillor Shayne MacKinnon are both members of the Working Circle. Edwards explains the Colonization name has such a negative impact for Indigenous people. “It is a reminder of atrocities that have occurred with Indigenous people in the past....

On the campaign trail, Joe Biden promised to select a teacher to be his secretary of education. Just before Christmas, in a surprise choice, he named Connecticut Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona to the post. Cardona has been a teacher — albeit for only about five years before becoming a principal and district administrator. Biden has now doubled down on his pro-teacher stance by nominating San Diego Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten to be deputy secretary of education, the number tw...