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Admissions Traditional-Age

Are Diversity Essay Prompts Disappearing? Not Yet.

More than a dozen colleges have removed or edited diversity-related admissions essay prompts. Nevertheless, essays asking about identity and background remain a cornerstone this admissions cycle.

President Donald Trump along with text from the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education that the administration released.

Quick Takes

Another HBCU Shows Interest in Trump’s Compact

Oakwood University supports the Trump administration’s controversial compact for higher education that would require signatories to make changes to their...

An AI-generated image of a group of students walking on a bridge across a chasm. On one side is the word “Disadvantage” and the chasm is lined with words including “anxiety,” “language barriers,” “lack of resources,” and “ADHD.” The bridge is labeled “AI,” and students walk over it toward a sign on the other side that says “Equitable Opportunity.”

Opinion

Views

The Case for AI as Accommodation

Treating AI as optional risks perpetuating ableism in higher ed.

By Matthew Brophy

An illustration of a compass with the arrow pointing to the word “Values.”

Opinion

Career Advice Advancing as an Administrator

Leading in the Gray

Faith-based leadership in higher ed isn’t about dogma; it’s about discernment.

By Denise Williams Mallett

California Governor Gavin Newsom standing in front of an American flag.

Government Politics & Elections

DOJ Sues California Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

California governor Gavin Newsom’s office responded, “We'll see you in court.”

Three wooden blocks spell "DEI"; other blurred blocks can be seen strewn around in the background.

Opinion

Views

DEI Orthodoxy Doesn’t Belong in Widely Used Career Competencies

The National Association of Colleges and Employers should not only review but rethink its equity and inclusion standard.

By Andrew J. Bove

A photo of a college class taken from the rear of the classroom; the instructor can be seen in the far background while the foreground of the photo features the back of a young woman's head facing the laptop open in front of her.

Opinion

Career Advice Teaching

‘Win-Win’ Pedagogy Is Impossible in a Diverse Classroom

Teaching choices—about a laptop ban, for instance—involve trade-offs, and that’s OK.

By Michel Estefan

President Donald Trump wearing a suit and red tie, standing at a podium with the presidential seal on the front.

Institutions Religious Colleges

Faith-Based Institutions Navigate Trump’s Higher Ed Policy Changes

Religiously affiliated colleges are facing the blowback of seismic higher ed policy shifts under Trump. They’re making careful decisions about how to advocate for themselves.