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Female Law Faculty, Students Across the Country Are Getting Unsettling Texts

Since the start of the year, women law professors, deans and students have received messages on their personal cellphones saying things like, “Law school isn’t fair for us men.” The FBI is reportedly investigating.

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Government Politics & Elections
Harris Doesn’t Think You Should Need a 4-Year Degree
Governance Executive Leadership
U of Maryland President Accused of Plagiarism

College Park president Darryll Pines has requested an independent review into allegations that he lifted a portion of a tutorial website for two papers.

Admissions Adult & Post-Traditional
The Program That Changed the University of Maine System's Fate

An online program has helped one small campus nearly double its enrollment over the past four years, a boon for a system long struggling to keep head count up.

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Colleges in Springfield Rocked By Trump’s Lie

Wittenberg University and Clark State College have moved classes online for the week as dishonest rumors about migrants circulate and bomb threats reach campus.

Admissions Traditional-Age
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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It’s Past Time to Allow Paid Field Placements

Professional schools should allow students to make money while earning credit, Neha Lall writes.

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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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Writing Should Be Hard

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Thinking Dangerously

Why, 180 years after his birth, Friedrich Nietzsche’s ideas still resonate, provoke and inspire.

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Against Argument

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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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Government

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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