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Nikole Hannah-Jones turns down UNC-Chapel Hill for Howard – Higher Ed Dive

The 1619 Project creator’s decision follows a battle over tenure exposing faults among politics, donors, board governance and academic freedom. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is declining to join the ranks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to accept a tenured job at Howard University, a historically Black institution in Washington, D.C. More Info »

ACICS Files Appeal to the Secretary of Education of the Senior Department Official Decision to Terminate Agency Recognition

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) on Friday submitted its appeal of the June 2, 2021 decision of the Senior Department Official (SDO) at the U.S. Department of Education to terminate ACICS’s recognition as an accrediting agency. ACICS is asking the Deputy Secretary, who has been designated the final decision-maker after a More Info »

Markets Work, Even In Higher Ed: Three Recent Examples – Forbes

Many liberal academics bemoan how colleges are increasingly run on a corporate model, I guess meaning they are increasingly responsive to financial imperatives posed by markets, reflecting the scarcity all economies face. I think markets work to make higher ed more responsive and efficient, despite many (mostly governmental) imposed impediments. Creative Destruction: 67 Colleges Die More Info »

Parents seeking refunds after beauty school goes out of business – WMAR

BALTIMORE — For the last 50 years, Robert Paul Academy taught students about cosmetology, then it suddenly closed its doors in March. However, there’s some unfinished business. Students are still waiting on refunds. Reduced enrollment and COVID-19 mandates impacted the school financially and Robert Paul Academy couldn’t continue operating. Students were notified on February 3 More Info »