Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.
Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Search
Article
Podcast
Video
Awards/Honors
Community Colleges
Demographics
Faculty & Staff
Health
Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Military
On the Move
Opinion
Sports
Students
Enter search phrase
Search
Section: Leadership & Policy
News Roundup
U.S. Department of Education Expands Second Chance Pell
The U.S. Department of Education invited more colleges and universities to join the Second Chance Pell Experiment, which grants Pell Grant access to incarcerated people in participating programs.
April 26, 2022
Latest News
Vice President Kamala Harris to Give Commencement Address at Tennessee State University
Vice President Kamala Harris will give the commencement address at Tennessee State University (TSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), on May 7.
April 25, 2022
Leadership & Policy
AAUW's CEO Gloria Blackwell: "There Needs to Be A Reckoning."
Blackwell is the CEO of AAUW, a nonprofit advancing gender equity through advocacy, education, and research.
April 22, 2022
News Roundup
Iowa State University Leaves AAU
On Thursday, Iowa State University stopped its membership with the Association of American Universities (AAU), an invitation-only group of research universities.
April 22, 2022
News Roundup
Higher Education Leaders Respond to Revised Colorado Collective Bargaining Bill
Leaders of several higher education advocacy groups voice disappointment over the removal of higher education workers from a collective bargaining bill in Colorado.
April 22, 2022
Latest News
President Biden to Speak at University of Delaware Commencement
President Joseph R. Biden will speak at the University of Delaware (UD) graduation in May, marking the first time a sitting president will speak at a UD commencement.
April 22, 2022
News Roundup
APLU Names Dr. Mark Becker as Next President
On Thursday, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities announced that Dr. Mark P. Becker, former president of Georgia State University, will be the association's next president.
April 21, 2022
News Roundup
ED Takes Steps To Fix Failures in Student Loan Programs
The Department of Education has made moves to address longstanding dysfunction in the public service loan forgiveness program as well as income-driven repayment plans for borrowers.
April 20, 2022
News Roundup
Adjuncts at George Washington University Seek Pay Increases
Adjunct faculty union members at the George Washington University are calling for pay raises to combat big wage disparities between professors.
April 19, 2022
News Roundup
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Higher Ed Law Targeting Tenure
On Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a higher education reform bill into law to change how faculty tenure works at state colleges and universities. To many critics, the bill attacks academic freedom.
April 19, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Dr. William F. Tate IV is the First African American to lead LSU
Dr. William F. Tate IV rose through the ranks and now serves as president of Louisiana State University.
April 15, 2022
Leadership & Policy
How Will a Fresh Start for Borrowers in Default Work?
With another extension on the federal student loan repayment pause, what's next?
April 14, 2022
News Roundup
Pennsylvania Proposes $200 Million Plan for Affordable College
Through a $200 million proposal, Pennsylvania may soon provide scholarships to students attending a community college in the state or a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education institution.
April 11, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the 116th Supreme Court justice and the first Black woman to serve.
April 7, 2022
Leadership & Policy
A Trailblazing Leader
Dr. Mautra Staley Jone is the first Black and the first woman president of Oklahoma City Community College.
April 6, 2022
News Roundup
APLU Unpacks How Pandemic Relief Funds Supported Public University Students
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) found that public research universities spent almost $14.5 billion or over 70% of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grant dollars as of Dec. 31, 2021.
April 6, 2022
News Roundup
Biden Administration Plans to Extend Student Loan Repayment Pause Until End of August
The Biden administration plans to extend a pause on federal student repayments through August 31, according to an administration official close to the subject.
April 5, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Accreditation Changes Could Cause Headaches in Florida
Bill could change the role of accreditation in Florida, and some worry that the legislation will harm institutions with fewer resources.
April 3, 2022
Previous Page
Next Page
