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A Planned Intellectual Diversity Accreditation Standard Draws Opposition
The American Association of University Professors president told the Commission on Colleges and Universities that institutions shouldn’t “be expected to prioritize intellectual pluralism on settled scholarly questions.”
Why Universities Need to Start Taking Microaggressions Seriously
Drawing on research into the experiences of Chinese academics in the U.K., we hear how these subtle but powerful discriminatory acts manifest in universities and what can be done to address them.
Longtime Legal Advocate Decries ‘Coordinated Assault’ on Noncitizens’ Rights
Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, first began advocating for in-state tuition for undocumented students in 1993.
What Knot to Do: Academia Needs More Dyslexic Thinkers and Mentors
Doctoral students should be allowed to pursue multimodal research in lieu of the traditional written dissertation.
Can Colleges Achieve Viewpoint Diversity Without ‘Affirmative Action for Conservatives’?
Universities and groups pushing to change higher ed have said they support intellectual diversity and similar terms. But few say they’re explicitly trying to attract more right-leaning scholars.
How Proposed Changes to the Census Could Affect Native American Students
The changes wouldn’t affect funding for tribal colleges or nontribal Native American–serving institutions but could eliminate datasets used to fund social services for Native people.
Maryland Suspends Tennis Club Over Racist Images
Teaching College Men About Inequality, Power and Sexism Shouldn’t Be Optional
The Cornell case shows why universities should make sustained education about gender, power and sexism part of every undergraduate’s education.