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Formerly Incarcerated Man Earns Degree After Decades-Long Fight for Education Behind Bars

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As a “lifer,” Fordham wasn't eligible to participate in prison education programs, but he fought back and earned a diploma, vocational certificates, and an associate degree from Miami Dade College. The college program offers incarcerated men in South Florida the opportunity to earn college educations behind bars. Fordham said.

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Morehouse Receives $1.6M to Expand Prison Education Program

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The Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership's (AYCGL) Higher Education in Prisons Program began in 2020 and has served over 180 incarcerated students. The federal government is helping Morehouse College expand and strengthen its prison education program. Thomas said in a press release.

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How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

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Indeed, in its origins, it was most closely linked to employment, rather than education. Despite this initial focus on employment, affirmative action became most commonly associated with education, and particularly higher education, during the 1970s. Regents of the University of California v.

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CUNY Phases Out Traditional Math, English Remedial Courses

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"Replacing the outdated remedial approach with a more effective, equitable and evidence-based system is an important advance in our ongoing mission to provide our students with educational opportunity and the support they need to succeed," CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez said in the release. "I

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West Virginia University May Cut 32 Majors, 7% of Faculty

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Officials cited low and declining enrollment in foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics across higher education and at the university in deciding to cut the program. The think tank noted in June that, if lawmakers kept higher education funding levels on par with what they were a decade ago, the school would have an additional $37.6

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IGNITED 2023 sneak peek: Key trends shaping higher education today

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Blogs IGNITED 2023 sneak peek: Key trends shaping higher education today Each year, EAB creates a State of the Sector presentation, leveraging our global perspective to identify the big trends shaping higher education strategy and operational directions. The pandemic has only “poured fuel on the fire” according to U.S.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education. This is a time of great change in higher education," Gee said , "and we are leading that change rather than being its victim."