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What Democrats Have Planned For Higher Education., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
What Democrats Have Planned For Higher Education., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Publications and Research
The Democrats have made a number of concrete
promises regarding higher education if they win
the presidential elections. They promise concerted
actions against sexual assaults on campuses that
include comprehensive support for survivors, fair
judicial processes that prevent the use of cultural
biases against females as “inciters,” and increased
prevention efforts through education programs.
The Clinton campaign also promises support for
net neutrality, the idea that Internet service providers
should enable access to all content and applications
regardless of the source without favoring or blocking
particular products or websites. The Democratic plan
also proposes expanding availability of fiber-optic
broadband Internet …
How Higher Ed Will Fare Under Gop President., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
How Higher Ed Will Fare Under Gop President., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Publications and Research
Last week we reported that when it comes to
higher education, the Republican platform for this
election was a single paragraph with no real details
of what they propose to do for the next four years.
Given that, the only thing we can do to discern what
their policies will be for the sector is to analyze their
speeches and past policies and stances.
For example, during their Cleveland convention
Republican leaders propose to decouple accreditation
from federal financial aid. That means that a lot
of colleges and universities will feel no pressure to
maintain a minimum of standards and …