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California college trustee apologizes after ‘threatening’ remarks about faculty who oppose equity initiatives

Fox News Kristine Parks January 4, 2023 A board of trustees member said the teachers needed to be ‘roped’ and taken ‘to the slaughterhouse’ A California college trustee board member apologized after being confronted over his provocative comments directed towards faculty who were against the school district’s diversity, equity and inclusion measures. At the Kern Community College […]

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President Biden signs the VETS Credit Act into law

WITN December 28, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITN) -President Joe Biden signs into law a new bill that will help veterans who are students with stability with transferring courses and credits. The VETS Credit Act is to help student veterans with credit or course transfers in case their program ends or the school closes suddenly. North […]

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New Data: Female College Enrollment Drops at Twice the Rate of Male Students

The 74 Joshua Bay January 2, 2023 New data shows gender disparities in fall 2022 college freshmen enrollment, with female students opting out at more than twice the rate of males, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Across all four-year universities and community colleges, male freshmen enrollment declined by 1.3 […]

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New CA Bill for Student Proctoring

Duane Morris  Jessica S. High December 26, 2022 Student Test Taker Privacy Protection Act (SB-1172), limits the collection of personal data by proctoring services. The pandemic created a surge of online-proctoring services which utilize various types of personal information, such as a driver’s license, other identification and/or biometric data, to verify a student’s identity during a […]

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