Universities Brace for Funding Cuts as Congress Considers Reconciliation

Universities Brace for Funding Cuts as Congress Considers Reconciliation jessica.blake@… Mon, 01/27/2025 – 03:00 AM Republicans want to make deep cuts to the federal budget, and several items related to higher education are on the chopping block. Byline(s) Jessica Blake Universities Brace for Funding Cuts as Congress Considers Reconciliation jessica.blake@… Mon, 01/27/2025 – 03:00 AM Republicans…

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College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI ‘Chaos’

College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI ‘Chaos’ Sara Weissman Mon, 01/27/2025 – 03:00 AM Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric. Byline(s) Sara Weissman College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI ‘Chaos’ Sara Weissman Mon, 01/27/2025 – 03:00 AM Education…

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Little-Known Network of Higher Ed Institutes Has Roots in Anti–Gay Marriage Fight and Opus Dei

Little-Known Network of Higher Ed Institutes Has Roots in Anti–Gay Marriage Fight and Opus Dei Ryan Quinn Mon, 01/27/2025 – 03:00 AM The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education supports programs based at or near 14 elite universities. It’s headquartered at a conservative think tank and funded generously by right-leaning donors. But what are its…

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Creating podcasts in the classroom

Creating podcasts in the classroom

Key points: More educators are using student-created podcasts as a project-based learning opportunity Sharpening skills for the digital classroom Closing the digital use divide with active and engaging learning For more on podcasting in the classroom, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Finding innovative ways to engage students while maximizing learning is a goal many educators…

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Best Posts Of The Week

Best Posts Of The Week

  This series used to be called “The Most Popular Posts Of The Week.” However, Google has changed their analytics program and, for the life of me, I can’t seem to figure out how to transition to it. And, since the popularity of posts has never affected what I post in the least, I figure…

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How To Build Strong Community Partnerships

How To Build Strong Community Partnerships

Reading time, 2 minutes: How can your school build strong community partnerships? As a school leader, I often struggled to connect our school with local businesses and resources — opportunities that could have transformed outcomes for students! Connecting schools with local communities If LetsLocalise had existed when I needed an alumni of resources, its Accelerator…

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OPINION: As diversity rates at elite colleges hang in the balance, some students still face increased exclusion and barriers

OPINION: As diversity rates at elite colleges hang in the balance, some students still face increased exclusion and barriers

Diversity rates at several elite colleges and universities have plummeted, a little over a year after the Supreme Court’s restriction on race-conscious admissions. It’s a divisive but unsurprising blow to historically underrepresented students seeking educational opportunity and access. While demographic data is still forthcoming, the challenges these students face to attend certain colleges continue to…

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