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Ed Blum Puts Colleges ‘On Notice’ Over Diversity

The affirmative action foe threatened to sue three colleges for allegedly defying the Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions ban. Should others prepare for the worst?

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Court Revives Suit From Doctoral Student Who Faced Expulsion for ‘Sexual’ Posts
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Could a Wealth-Based Pell Grant Close Racial Gaps in Student Debt?

A new report argues a $17 billion investment in a grant program will meet unaddressed financial aid needs for Black and brown students.

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How Are Pandemic-Era Students Faring Now?

A large-scale federal study shows how the challenges of COVID-19—including job loss and difficulty paying for food and housing—affected various groups of students.

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Acknowledging the Silent Stigma of Student Parents

College students with children can feel out of place on their campuses. How can institutional leaders promote belonging and success among these learners?

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Academic Success Tip: Addressing Accessibility in Class

Creating reasonable accommodations for all students can promote accessibility and student success. Here are six considerations for educators.

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Inside Higher Ed Names Newsroom Leadership Team

As Inside Higher Ed approaches its 20th birthday, our newsroom has new leaders steadfast in their commitment to impactful journalism.

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The End of the Academy?

Mark A. Boyer argues that a silent center must respond to threats to academic freedom from the right and left alike.

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To Teach Students to Use AI, Teach Philosophy

Adam Zweber writes that philosophy has much to teach about how to use AI effectively.

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Leading AI Adoption While Still Learning It Yourself

Tips to help senior marketers lead in the age of AI … when they don’t understand AI.

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Featured Gig: U-M Associate Director of Media and Technology Solutions

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Enhancing Global Learning Mobility Through Credential Transparency

Defining credentials using a linked, open, transparent data schema.

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Against Argument

By focusing on it, students may better understand different perspectives on an issue, Scott Parker writes, but will they also lose sight of their own?

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Minding the Perception Gap in College Math Classrooms and Beyond

Math educator Sheila Tabanli offers three instructional strategies that instructors teaching the “most hated subject” can integrate into courses to create a community of learners focused on compassion and connection.

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Increasing Student Motivation Through Assignment Choice

Offering options helps make them more affirming and meaningful, which ultimately increases student learning, writes Christine Harrington.

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The Confusion and Chaos of Title IX Reform

President Biden, when he was elected in 2020, promised to immediately overturn Trump-era Title IX reforms. But the bold changes he introduced to the federal government’s gender equality law have hit a series of regulatory and political roadblocks causing chaos and confusion among compliance officers, university leaders and students. Judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in nearly half the country, leaving the future of Biden’s reforms hanging in the balance. Get up to speed with Inside Higher Ed’s coverage of the key developments.

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A New Title IX Era Brings Confusion and Frustration

A spate of lawsuits and court injunctions has complicated colleges’ efforts to comply with the Biden administration’s overhaul of the 52-year-old law, leaving Title IX coordinators frustrated and uncertain about how to move forward.

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How Biden’s Title IX Reform Became a Legal Morass

Conservatives have partly stymied the administration’s efforts to overhaul Title IX, getting the new regulations temporarily blocked in 26 states over objections to expanded rights for LGBTQ+ students. Here’s how the last 100 days have unfolded.

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Nearly 700 More Colleges Don’t Have to Comply With New Title IX Rule

A recent injunction barred the Education Department from enforcing its new Title IX rule at colleges attended by members of two conservative student groups. Hundreds of colleges across the country are affected.

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Why Conservatives Want New Title IX Rule Blocked

The wide-ranging regulation changes how colleges respond to reports of sexual misconduct, but most criticism focuses on provisions that expand protections to LGBTQ+ students.

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House Republicans Vote to Overturn Biden Title IX Rule

The party-line vote followed a heated debate over the regulations, which strengthen protections for transgender students.

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Title IX Legal Challenges Target LGBTQ+ Protections

Judges have temporarily blocked the new Title IX regulations in 10 red states so far. Experts expect a long legal fight that could end at the Supreme Court.

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Political Standoff Over Title IX Puts Red State Colleges in No-Win Situation

Eight states—so far—say they’ll defy the Biden administration and not comply with the new Title IX regulations. That would imperil nearly $13 billion in federal aid for public universities in those states.

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New Title IX Rules Are Out. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Designed to protect college and university students and employees from sex-based harassment and sexual violence, the regulations will overhaul how institutions respond to reports of sexual misconduct, among other changes.

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Title IX Activists Reflect on Last Decade

Know Your IX’s transformation from online campaign to organization with a national network of student activists is a snapshot of how the movement to end campus sexual assault has evolved.

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Students Press Biden Administration to Finalize New Title IX Rules

A delay in issuing the regulations likely means that Trump-era rules will stay in place for another academic year.

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