A look at the challenges faced by Black women in academia
NPR — Black women face unique pressures and challenges in academia. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with professor Joy Gaston Gayles of NC State University about she’s seen this play out in higher education.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — At least 14 states this year will consider legislation that could dismantle the ways college administrators attempt to correct historical and structural gender and racial disparities and make campus climates more inclusive, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education analysis.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — With higher education becoming more politicized, it’s poised to play a more prominent role than usual in this year’s presidential and congressional elections. The outcomes will carry huge policy implications.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Applying to graduate school can be stressful and time-consuming, not to mention expensive. But whether you’re sure you want to get a master’s degree or just think you might want to someday, following a grad school application timeline will make the process easier.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Student loan borrowers have experienced billing errors and long waits to get hold of the companies managing their loans since payments restarted in October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a new report released Friday.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Colleges and universities would have to provide information to students who are pregnant about the support available to help them have and parent their baby, under proposed legislation that the House education committee will consider this week.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — When a congressional committee announced late last month that it wanted documents and emails that would reveal how Harvard University responded to accusations of plagiarism by its then president Claudine Gay, the demand set off alarms in higher education circles.
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JDJOURNAL — Faculty members at the University of Florida find themselves uncertain after implementing a new law identifying seven “countries of concern,” including China. This development has sparked concerns among professors unsure about offering research positions to students from these nations.
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NPR — Kurt Panton’s laugh, surprising and unguarded, erupts when you expect it — after his baby daughter, Pauline, babbles adorably. But also when you don’t — after he confesses frustration with the federal student loan system.
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — If you’re wondering how generative AI has changed teaching, consider the classroom of Jeanne Law.
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