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A data-driven source asking tough questions about US higher education.
Higher Education Inquirer
9h ago
In 2025 the state of American education is more precarious than ever. Many public schools, especially those in underfunded urban and rural areas, are failing their students. The term "failing schools" is often thrown around in political debates, but what does it actually mean? And how did we get here?
The Markers of Failure
Failing schools are characterized by a combination of low test scores, declining graduation rates, poor teacher retention, crumbling infrastructure, and high student absenteeism. These institutions often serve marginalized communities where poverty, crime, and systemic negl ..read more
Spring 2025 Inclusive Growth and Racial Equity Thought Leadership Lecture Series (Howard University)
Higher Education Inquirer
9h ago
Scheduled for Feb 20, 2025. The Spring 2024 Inclusive Growth and Racial Equity Thought Leadership Lecture Series will feature a fireside chat with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Professor of History, Director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, and National Book Award-winning Author.
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US Department of Education calls for an end to social justice and equity. What will universities do?
Higher Education Inquirer
1d ago
On February 14, the US Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, called on universities to end efforts for social justice and equity.
There was no mention in the letter about legacy admissions at elite and highly selective universities which systematically discriminate because of social class.
According to the Dear Colleague letter:
The law is clear: treating students differently on the basis of race to achieve nebulous goals such as diversity, racial balancing, social justice, or equity is illegal under controlling Supreme Court precedent.
The Higher Education I ..read more
Higher Education Inquirer
2d ago
Dr Kevin L. Clay, Assistant Professor of Black Studies in Education, Rutgers University
The second term election of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. has, like his first election, mainstreamed the political divisions within the United States and re-ignited a wave of fear amongst ostensible enemies of fascism. Beginning in October 2023, under the leadership of a liberal Democratic party, a relentless war on Palestine unfolded with the U.S. sponsoring Isreal’s genocidal campaign against the citizens of Gaza. In Democratic party-controlled cities like Los Angeles California, which in November 2 ..read more
Higher Education Inquirer
2d ago
[Editor's note: The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) was authorized and reconstituted by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. NACIQI provides recommendations regarding accrediting agencies that monitor the academic quality of postsecondary institutions and educational programs for federal purposes. The Committee complies with all requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and Government in the Sunshine Act. Their annual meeting is February 19-20.]
After last year’s reauthorization of several regional accreditors, thi ..read more
Higher Education Inquirer
3d ago
The world is facing multiple crises simultaneously: Climate change, the rise of authoritarian movements, and the exploitation of labor from the Global South, among others. Professor of philosophy and politics at the New School, Nancy Fraser, says "it can’t be a coincidence" - at the root of it all is capitalism ..read more
Higher Education Inquirer
3d ago
CBS News this week got a first-hand look at El Salvador's notorious Center for the Confinement of Terrorism, a prison that could soon house deportees (and possibly US citizens) from the U.S. The Trump Administration is working on a deal even if it violates human rights. The images are disturbing.
Esta semana, CBS News pudo ver de primera mano el notorio Centro para el Confinamiento del Terrorismo de El Salvador, una prisión que pronto podría albergar a deportados (y posiblemente ciudadanos estadounidenses) de los EE. UU. La Administración Trump está trabajando en un acuerdo, inclu ..read more
Higher Education Inquirer
4d ago
Thanks to Alan Collinge and Student Loan Justice for this information on government contractors for the US Department of Education's Student Loan Portfolio.  ..read more
Higher Education Inquirer
4d ago
A nonprofit advocacy group sued Meta this week, contending that the tech giant’s Facebook and Instagram platforms facilitate the targeting of ads for for-profit colleges to Black users, while disproportionately steering ads for public and non-profit colleges to white users.
The lawsuit, filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court on behalf of the non-profit Equal Rights Center (ERC), alleges that Meta thus “provides separate and unequal services to Black users in its places of public accommodations.”
In a statement, ERC’s lead lawyers, from the non-profit Lawyers’ Committee for Civi ..read more