Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman November 15, 2023 A California judge has suspended the enforcement of rules instituted by the California Community College system intended to ensure faculty and staff members uphold diversity, equity and inclusion values. The rules, which took effect in the spring, establish criteria for the evaluation of employees regarding their “demonstrated, or […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey November 15, 2023 Academic Partnerships’ acquisition of Wiley’s online program business is latest change in tumultuous online program management market. The tumultuous online program management market got another shake-up Tuesday, with Academic Partnerships’ $150 million deal to acquire Wiley’s online education business. Academic Partnerships announced yesterday that it plans to acquire Wiley […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Katherine Knott November 15, 2023 At a hearing Tuesday, Democrats disagreed—and said the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, facing budget cuts, needs more money to respond to the crisis. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses are behind the recent spike in campus antisemitism, several House Republicans said Tuesday during […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed Doug Lederman November 14, 2023 The Higher Learning Commission, which accredits the University of Phoenix and roughly 500 other colleges across the United States, has formally approved the for-profit university’s acquisition by a nonprofit affiliated with the University of Idaho. The arrangement, which was announced in May, has, like numerous other takeovers of currently […]
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