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Seton Hall Expands Africana Studies After Protest
What Could Colleges Do Without Affirmative Action?
Could percentage plans work? What about admitting more transfer students from community colleges?
We Can Say the Word ‘Fat’
Most of us in academe would rather ignore the needs of marginalized people than recognize antifat biases, but we must do better, writes Kallie Menard.
Houston Dean Accused of Racial, LGBTQ Harassment
Two preliminary investigation reports allege “microaggressions, slights, double entendre and boorish behavior.”
University of Arkansas Dissolves DEI Office
A New Legal Strategy in Sexual Assault Cases
When the victim of a campus sexual assault faced a counterclaim by her alleged attacker, she sued him for “abuse of the Title IX process,” in what experts say is a new approach.
Parent PLUS Loans a ‘Double-Edged Sword’ for Black Families
As more families with fewer resources turn to Parent PLUS loans to afford higher education, policy makers need to seek broader reforms to improve college affordability, a new study says.
Controversy Mars Connecticut College Hire
Connecticut College hired a trustee as interim president after a search led by another trustee’s firm. Now faculty are raising concerns about the opaque process.