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Inside Higher Ed
Groups Make Final Push for Kvaal Confirmation
Over a dozen higher education associations and organizations sent a letter to members of Congress Friday, once again urging senators to vote in favor of James Kvaal to serve as under secretary of education ahead of the first vote on his nomination happening today.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
How Serious Are Top Colleges About Enrolling Low-Income Students?
Powered by Publics is a multifaceted effort begun in 2019 by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities to produce hundreds of thousands of new college graduates by reducing gaps in completion rates by race, ethnicity, income, and first-generation status. As part of that project, APLU is tracking not only enrollments of Pell-eligible students at…
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Inside Higher Ed
Building a Campaign to Double Pell
The Double Pell Alliance launched its #DoublePell campaign and website in early July, but its work is only beginning. This fall, once college students return to campuses and Congress returns to Washington after its August recess, the alliance is going to ramp up its efforts to get the maximum Pell Grant award doubled by the…
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National Journal
Advocates warn R+D surge imperiled by low appropriation targets
The massive increase in R&D funding authorized by both houses of Congress last week faces a foe that’s hobbled many an ambitious legislative agenda: House appropriators.
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Inside Higher Ed
‘A Renewed U.S. Commitment to International Education’
The U.S. Departments of Education and State issued a joint statement of principles Monday articulating “a renewed U.S. commitment to international education.” The agencies committed to “participate in a coordinated national approach to international education, including study in the United States by international students, researchers and scholars; study abroad for Americans; international research collaboration; and…
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The Hill
Five key parts of the Senate’s sweeping China competitiveness bill
The Senate is poised to approve bipartisan legislation Tuesday afternoon that would invest billions to put the U.S. on more even footing with China on a range of emerging technology issues, including addressing the semiconductor shortage and funding critical research.
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NSF to get more money and a new directorate
The US National Science Foundation appears set to receive a large funding increase and a new technology directorate in the near future—although just how much money will be involved remains to be worked out among the House of Representatives, Senate, and White House.
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The New York Times
Senate Weighs Investing $120 Billion in Science to Counter China
An expansive bill that would pour $120 billion into jump-starting scientific innovation by strengthening research into cutting-edge technologies is barreling through the Senate, amid a rising sense of urgency in Congress to bolster the United States’ ability to compete with China.
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Bloomberg
Schumer, GOP to Test Bipartisan Possibilities With China Bill
An effort in the Senate to ramp up federal support for U.S. research and development in the aim of better competing with China heads toward an initial vote on Wednesday, posing a test of lawmakers’ ability to bridge sharp partisan differences across most of the congressional agenda.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Teaching: Giving Students ‘Time and Space’ to Process
The DFW rate — the share of students who receive a grade of D or F or withdraw — in gateway courses has emerged as an important metric. DFW rates are correlated with progress to graduation. They can also be an important gauge of equity: In general, DFW rates are higher for first-generation students, students…
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