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ExcelAfrica @excelafrica.bsky.social · Nov 12

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ExcelAfrica @excelafrica.bsky.social · 27m

Will the Commission for Public Higher Education Be a ‘Serious’ Accreditor?

The Ron DeSantis-backed organization, a collaboration between six university systems in red states, is soon expected to announce an initial group of universities that will test its standards and processes for two years.

www.chronicle.com

ExcelAfrica @excelafrica.bsky.social · 1h

Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman Visits to Discuss Higher Education Priorities - Brooklyn College

The campus meeting highlighted access, infrastructure, and student success.

www.brooklyn.edu

ExcelAfrica @excelafrica.bsky.social · 2h

Why Founder’s College Is the Answer to Declining College-Going

A national lesson with local urgency.

www.insidehighered.com

ExcelAfrica @excelafrica.bsky.social · 3h

TEACHER VOICE: I’m teaching my students that when life and college knock you down, you just have to get back up and keep going

America is facing both a critical shortage of health care workers and a rapidly aging population. The classroom experiences, support and encouragement students in these fields receive can make a decisive difference in whether they persist and ultimately succeed.

hechingerreport.org

ExcelAfrica @excelafrica.bsky.social · 4h

What agreeing to the higher education compact would mean for Dartmouth

Signing the compact would require the College to combat grade inflation, freeze tuition costs and end “preferential treatment” in admissions. 

www.thedartmouth.com

ExcelAfrica @excelafrica.bsky.social · 4h

Tunis- El Manar, 1ère nationale et 2ème maghrébine au "Times Higher Education 2026"

L'Université Tunis-El Manar occupe la première place au niveau national et la deuxième position au niveau du Maghreb après l'Université

africanmanager.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

The Department of Education reportedly fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11h

The Supreme Court's conservative justices appeared likely to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a decision that would have massive consequences for the future of Black political representation in the South

The Supreme Court Seems Ready To Hand Trump His Dream Of One-Party Rule

The conservative justices appear ready to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The only question is how.

www.huffpost.com

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Heart for Africa @heartforafrica.bsky.social · 6h

Cameroon election tensions mount as opposition leader claims victory

Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is calling on President Paul Biya to concede.

www.semafor.com

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country. n.pr/4ncYdFr

The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.

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Le Parisien @leparisien.fr · 6h

Joseph Kabila, président de 2001 à 2019 de la République démocratique du Congo, n’était, jusqu’à son arrivée dans la capitale kényane, plus apparu en public depuis sa condamnation pour « trahison » et « crimes de guerre » devant la justice militaire de son pays.

Condamné à mort, l’ancien président de la République du Congo Joseph Kabila refait surface au Kenya, où il rassemble des opposants

l.leparisien.fr

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 10h

Circular protest graphic with a partial U.S. flag on the right. Large red text reads “Oct. 18,” followed by bold navy text “NATIONAL peaceful PROTEST.” Smaller text above says “Fed up?! Show up!” and below reads “Go to www.NoKings.Org to find a time and place near you!”

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5h

Donald Trump and JD Vance can find money to launch missiles over the I-5 during a government shutdown, but not a dime for Americans’ health care.

I-5 may be shut down due to concerns over live-fire military event at Camp Pendleton

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military ann...

www.latimes.com

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ExcelAfrica @excelafrica.bsky.social · 6h

Which Higher Ed Cases Will SCOTUS Take On?

Transgender rights—and their impact on college athletics—are expected to be a primary focus on the main docket, but higher ed experts are also paying close attention to the less predictable shadow docket.

www.insidehighered.com

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 7h

Why is the Vice President of the United States so insistent on defending this inexcusable, vile behavior?

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."