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Burgess Owens introduces bill codifying protections for schools against DEI mandates
During the Biden administration, at least a dozen educational organizations enacted accreditation standards that stipulated higher education institutions implementing DEI standards.
Former college and university presidents: Higher education must do better, but politically driven government intervention is not the solution
The Trump administration should halt its destructive attack on higher education—and establish a constructive dialogue.
How UMass Prez Marty Meehan is navigating threats to higher ed. funding
"It’s not just jobs in higher education and health care that are at stake. It’s jobs in many industries," UMass System ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education5dOpinion
Colleges Must Stand Together to Resist Trump
After only 11 weeks in power, the Trump administration has done enormous harm to American higher education. It has radically ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education6dOpinion
The Incoherent Policy Change Wreaking Havoc on University Research
Jason Owen-Smith is a professor of sociology and research professor in the Institute for Social Research at the University of ...
Universities Are Not the Enemy
But Trump is promoting a false narrative that “wokeism” and elitism have infected the respected and trusted U.S. institutions ...
The National Interest6dOpinion
A War on Higher Education?
The Trump administration’s campaign to browbeat and purge the universities rests on several misconceptions about higher ...
Have questions about higher ed changes coming to local universities? Ask them here
University of Akron and Kent State University are facing budget cuts amid other changes coming to higher ed. We want to know what questions you have.
The Sacramento Observer6d
Amid Plummeting Diversity at Medical Schools, a Warning of DEI Crackdown’s ‘Chilling Effect’
Special to The OBSERVER (KFF) - The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly ...