Opinion: Universities should work harder to understand and support students with invisible disabilities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Universities and departments should provide more resources for faculty, administrators and students to better understand, identify and accommodate invisible ones, writes Zachary Clary.
Read More about Opinion: Universities should work harder to understand and support students with invisible disabilitiesSome law schools eliminate diversity statements following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in college admissions
LAW.COM — As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling invalidating affirmative action efforts in higher education, many law schools are no longer accepting “diversity statements” from prospective law students—and some schools are reticent to discuss these policy changes.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center has been honored for the eighth year in a row with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
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THE DAILY PROGRESS — Nearly half of all students in the U.S. are performing behind their grade level in at least one subject. A new institute at the University of Virginia is planning on tackling those daunting figures and finding ways to improve K-12 education and help educators address the obstacles that face disadvantaged students.
Read More about A look at University of Virginia Law’s new Institute on Education RightsAmerican students in Israel consider leaving amid war
THE WASHINGTON POST — Amid war, U.S. students in Israel face questions of whether to evacuate. Violence in Israel disrupts study-abroad plans for American students.
Read More about American students in Israel consider leaving amid warSome colleges reset tuition prices to attract more students
HIGHER ED DIVE — Some institutions have seen short-term enrollment gains from slashing their sticker prices, but the strategy doesn’t guarantee a turnaround.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION — High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test.
Read More about ACT scores reach 30-year low for US studentsUS Department of Education proposes new transparency rules for graduate schools
INSIDE HIGHER ED — As graduate students make up an increasingly larger share of the federal student loan portfolio, the U.S. Education Department is looking to gather more information about the programs receiving federal dollars and how students fare in them—a step that could lead to greater federal and public scrutiny of graduate education.
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USA TODAY — Another 125,000 student loan borrowers will have $9 billion in student loan debt erased, the Biden administration said Wednesday.
Read More about Some borrowers receive new round of student loan forgiveness from federal governmentReport: COVID-19 pandemic heightened inequities in colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new report from the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University explores how students’ college experiences during the pandemic varied by race and ethnicity.
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