Vanessa A. Sansone
@vsansone.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Higher Education | Co-Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC) | College Affordability | Hispanic-Serving Institutions | Higher Ed Policy & Governance | Rural Higher Education | Regional Public Universities
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DOJ Deems Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Unconstitutional
DOJ Deems Definition of HSIs Unconstitutional, Won’t Defend
The Department of Justice said it won’t defend against a legal challenge to the law defining HSIs as having at least 25 percent Hispanic undergraduates. The program’s future is in jeopardy.
www.insidehighered.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
DOJ Deems Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Unconstitutional
💚💙 Big News 💙💚
We are excited to share that ARRC has secured a $7.25 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years under the leadership of @drandrewk.bsky.social & in collaboration w/ @sheeoed.bsky.social.bsky.social and HCM Strategists.
March 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
💚💙 Big News 💙💚
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@drandrewk.bsky.social and I had a wonderful time visiting Western Carolina University, a rural-serving Regional Public University, to help campus leaders think about how to tell their stories of impact and transformation. @arrc.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
@drandrewk.bsky.social and I had a wonderful time visiting Western Carolina University, a rural-serving Regional Public University, to help campus leaders think about how to tell their stories of impact and transformation. @arrc.bsky.social
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A coalition of professors, diversity officers & restaurant worker advocates represented by Democracy Forward filed suit today to block Trump’s unlawful anti-DEIA actions. We'll continue using the power of the courts to challenge unlawful policies & fight to uphold decades of legal precedent. (1/3)
February 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A coalition of professors, diversity officers & restaurant worker advocates represented by Democracy Forward filed suit today to block Trump’s unlawful anti-DEIA actions. We'll continue using the power of the courts to challenge unlawful policies & fight to uphold decades of legal precedent. (1/3)
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Tariffs, you say?
two men are sitting in front of a crowd and one of them is talking on a phone
ALT: two men are sitting in front of a crowd and one of them is talking on a phone
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Tariffs, you say?
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A trove of court documents show how elite colleges gave wealthy, well-connected applicants an admissions advantage with the hopes of securing large donations.
@byjoshmoody.bsky.social and I dove into the evidence and asked, does this still happen?
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
@byjoshmoody.bsky.social and I dove into the evidence and asked, does this still happen?
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
How wealthy universities prioritized rich applicants
Documents released in an antitrust lawsuit show how some elite colleges gave well-connected applicants a leg up in admissions. Are these practices ongoing?
www.insidehighered.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A trove of court documents show how elite colleges gave wealthy, well-connected applicants an admissions advantage with the hopes of securing large donations.
@byjoshmoody.bsky.social and I dove into the evidence and asked, does this still happen?
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
@byjoshmoody.bsky.social and I dove into the evidence and asked, does this still happen?
www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Really excited about this awarded work from the ECMC Foundation. Thank you for believing in @arrc.bsky.social, RSIs, and funding our project with Child Trends to further our knowledge about RSIs, rural students, and rural communities. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
ARRC (@arrc.bsky.social) will continue it's work on Rural-Serving Institutions. In partnership with Child Trends, we received a $450k grant from the ECMC Foundation to create a typology of RSIs and examine their contributions to rural communities. This project is led by @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social.
“We are asking rural folks to accept a set of options that folks in cities and suburbs would never accept,” said @drandrewk.bsky.social, Executive Director of @arrc.bsky.social. hechingerreport.org/easy-to-just...
November 26, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Really excited about this awarded work from the ECMC Foundation. Thank you for believing in @arrc.bsky.social, RSIs, and funding our project with Child Trends to further our knowledge about RSIs, rural students, and rural communities. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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“We are asking rural folks to accept a set of options that folks in cities and suburbs would never accept,” said @drandrewk.bsky.social, Executive Director of @arrc.bsky.social. hechingerreport.org/easy-to-just...
‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors - The Hechinger Report
Rural Americans already have less access to higher education than people in cities and suburbs. Now the comparatively few universities serving rural students are cutting large numbers of programs and ...
hechingerreport.org
November 26, 2024 at 3:37 PM
“We are asking rural folks to accept a set of options that folks in cities and suburbs would never accept,” said @drandrewk.bsky.social, Executive Director of @arrc.bsky.social. hechingerreport.org/easy-to-just...
Great insight in this Hechinger Report (& WaPo) news article from @arrc.bsky.social colleagues @drandrewk.bsky.social and @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social about #rural students and rural-serving institutions. #RSIs
Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors
As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding degree programs ranging from music to chemistry.
wapo.st
November 26, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Great insight in this Hechinger Report (& WaPo) news article from @arrc.bsky.social colleagues @drandrewk.bsky.social and @ceciliaorphan.bsky.social about #rural students and rural-serving institutions. #RSIs
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Check out this start pack of rural higher ed researchers!
So, I’m trying my hand at a starter pack of #rural higher ed researchers, leaders, and others. It’s a fledgling list so far (we’re a smaller bunch as it is, and folks are still migrating here), but I’m looking forward to it growing. So please let me know of folks to add. go.bsky.app/TgSG5MF
November 14, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Check out this start pack of rural higher ed researchers!