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‘A Different World’ Reboot a ‘Masterful’ Reflection of HBCUs The Netflix show depicts a fictional campus responding to many of the issues weighing on HBCUs today, including federal funding cuts, terrorist threats and immigration enforcement. https://bit.ly/3WOKtsN #EDUSky

Career Advice Reminder | 5 Steps for Going ‘Alt-Fac’ Are you a Ph.D. holder who wants to keep working in higher ed but not in a faculty role? Become familiar with the range of roles available and how to prepare for them. By Matthew Loar: https://bit.ly/4kksnsp #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

How can #HigherEd prepare grads for a changing workforce w/o compromising what makes a rigorous education valuable? Tomorrow at 4pm ET, join Dr. Lyron Andrews to learn 4 design principles that can help institutions do both. Register: https://bit.ly/4eSwPuU #sponsored by Pluralsight

McMahon Touts Arizona State as Example for Nation In addition to praising ASU, the secretary denounced colleges that “put their own corporate interests first” and boasted of the success of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. https://bit.ly/4ihxlU7 #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

The Price of Closing a University Museum Fort Hays State University is closing its natural history museum to help absorb a $2.4 million state budget cut. Critics say it’s a short-term solution with potentially negative long-term consequences. https://bit.ly/4erX4bu #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

A Conservative Group Used to Target the Media. Now It Hunts DEI. Accuracy in Media deploys billboard trucks and undercover recordings to accuse students and staff of supporting Hamas or running illegal DEI programs. https://bit.ly/4sp7EFX #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

ICYMI | Read some of the top stories from last week: 🧑‍🏫 Rutgers Unions Win Academic Freedom for All Unit Members 🏛️ 5 Things to Know About Work Colleges 📋 Immigration Historians Compile Syllabus for Faculty to Combat Misinformation Read the full weekly update ➡️ https://bit.ly/3VWUzHX

ICYMI | After more than a year of regulatory maneuvering and court battles, the Trump administration appears to be backing down from its efforts to limit access to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Read the full article ➡️ https://bit.ly/4zTsyQf

ICYMI | Here are some headlines from this week: 📊 Survey: 48% of Employers Say AI Will Make College Degrees More Important 🏛️ Xavier to Open Nation’s 5th HBCU Medical School ⚖️ The GOP Is Going After the ABA. But Why? Read the full weekly news update ➡️ https://bit.ly/3VWUzHX

Opinion | After Alleged Antisemitic Threats, Higher Ed Has Hard Questions to Answer A Haverford College professor is accused of sending antisemitic threats to a colleague. The problem goes beyond one campus. By Andrew Goretsky: https://bit.ly/4BkBQ9r #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Student Success | Higher Ed Leaders Go On Offense With Student Success Project More than 50 colleges and universities have joined a national effort to strengthen student success and reshape public perceptions of higher education. https://bit.ly/4ieJ1XI #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

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Exclusive: The Education Department is restricting the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences from adding new members. But it stopped short of stripping it of federal recognition as recommended by NACIQI in July. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

insidehighered.comED Restricts Membership for Cosmetology AccreditorThe Education Department’s accreditation advisory committee recommended stripping the accreditor of federal recognition. But senior officials stopped short of that recommendation.

Utah Legislative Audit Suggests Reducing Tenure Protections A post-tenure review report recommends lawmakers consider “streamlining” the process to fire faculty and preventing universities from diverging from it. https://bit.ly/4z61s8i #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

What OPT Is and How It Affects the Economy in 6 Charts Researchers who have studied high-skilled immigration say that international students on OPT often bring innovation, entrepreneurship and job opportunities for domestic employees. https://bit.ly/4zJSdus #EDUSKy #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Career Advice | What Librarians Can—and Can’t—Say About AI Faculty can often set their own course policies and talk about AI the way they want. Librarians may not have that kind of freedom. By Allison Hosier: https://bit.ly/47AFIp6 #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Editor's Note | Could Tech Sovereignty Free Higher Ed From Big Tech? It’s not a solution without risks, but greater autonomy over data, infrastructure and tech stacks could give higher ed more say in where AI is going. By Sara Custer: https://bit.ly/4eozRqA #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Opinion | Research on AI and Learning May Be New. The Science of Learning Is Not. AI tools may be evolving quickly, but we have a deep research base we can draw on to determine how they help meet—or undermine—any particular learning goal. https://bit.ly/4z0rfPd

ICYMI | The Department of Education announced Wednesday it will prohibit the NACCAS from adding new members, and it put the association on notice that it could face more severe penalties if it doesn't address a range of compliance concerns. Read the full article ➡️ https://bit.ly/4BfspI9

Immigration Historians Compile Syllabus for Faculty to Combat Misinformation Leaders at the University of Minnesota say they want to put immigration enforcement policy debates into context and share accurate information with anyone who wants to learn more. https://bit.ly/4jBTtuT

Student Success | A New Home for Nontraditional Students Columbia University’s new residence hall aims to ease housing pressures and strengthen community among veterans, transfer students and returning adults. https://bit.ly/4zdwU4s #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky