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Higher ed matters, whether you’ve been to college or not.

By Kayleigh SkinnerMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

The issue of The Dispatch overviews what the White House and federal agencies have done during the past eight weeks, as well as, the launch of a new Open Campus program Higher Ed Under Pressure.

Posted inCollege Inside

Department of Education purge leaves incarcerated students in limbo

By Charlotte WestMarch 21, 2025May 9, 2025

Highlights the conversations had with federal Education Department staff who have been affected by the layoffs, as well as other experts, about what the Trump administration’s plans mean for prison education programs

Posted inMile Markers

How rural portraits led Utah’s education shift

By Nick FouriezosFebruary 28, 2025March 7, 2025

This issue of Mile Markers centers how rural portraits led Utah’s educational shift through Postcards of rodeo royalty and pig farms.

Posted inCollege Inside

What does “rehabilitation” really mean?

By Charlotte WestFebruary 28, 2025March 14, 2025

Incarcerated students in Illinois challenge the concept of rehabilitation.

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Rural research at risk under Trump

By Nick FouriezosFebruary 14, 2025February 21, 2025

Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign led to a surge in rural attention, research, and support over the last decade, but his second presidency could bring that progress to a sudden halt.

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