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Universities May Lose State Dept. Partnership Due to Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade
An unfinalized list shows 38 institutions would be kicked out of a State Department program over alleged diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices, The Guardian reported. The department won’t elaborate beyond saying it’s following the “President’s agenda.”
Employees Rally Around Penn’s Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names
The Trump administration asked the university to hand over personal information for the members of Jewish clubs and organizations as well as the Jewish Studies department.
Trump’s UCLA Demand: $1.2B Fine and Limits on Trans, Foreign Student Freedoms
A faculty lawsuit forced the university to release a 27-page draft “resolution agreement,” which would also require UCLA and affiliated hospitals to stop “performing hormonal interventions and ‘transgender’ surgeries” on anyone under 18.
U of Illinois System Bans Consideration of Race, Sex in Hiring, Tenure, Student Aid
Equity-Minded Mentorship as Courageous Action
As formal DEI efforts come under intense pressures, Kimberly A. Griffin and W. Brad Johnson offer advice for how faculty can still advance equity in higher ed through mentorship.
6 More Faculty, Staff Removed for Kirk Comments
Republican politicians and other conservatives are calling for employees, including those in higher ed, to be terminated for their social media posts about Kirk's killing.
On Being a Black Anthropologist
Rachel Laryea writes that identifying as a Black anthropologist felt wrong—until she started using the tools of the discipline to tell new stories about Black life.
How Disciplines Shape the DEI Debate
Attitudes toward DEI differ sharply across academic disciplines, Matthew J. Mayhew writes.