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An Early Look at Diversity Post–Affirmative Action
Colleges are slowly releasing demographic data for the Class of 2028, giving a glimpse of the Supreme Court ruling’s impact on racial diversity. The results are decidedly mixed.
Opinion
Making Sense of MIT’s Diversity Decline
Jim Jump considers the drop in underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students in MIT’s new entering class.
Should Higher Ed Workers Have to Pay Dues to Unions That Criticize Israel?
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is representing, for free, Jewish academics who don’t want to support a pro-BDS labor organization. But the foundation is trying to score broader wins.
U of Alabama Requires Black and LGBTQ+ Groups to Relocate From Student Center
The University of Alabama is requiring the Black Student Union, a minority advocacy group, to close its current office in...
Common App Report Shows Growth, Particularly Among Minority Applicants
The number of first-year college applicants grew across the board during the 2023–24 application cycle, according to the latest end-of-season...
MIT’s Incoming Freshman Class Is Less Diverse, Data Shows
The incoming cohort of first-year students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is less diverse than in previous years, according...
When a U.S. Presidential Candidate Is Called a ‘DEI Hire’
The first Black woman to be a major party’s nominee for president is facing conservative attacks on her race. We spoke to an Obama historian about past precedent and today’s differences.
Mizzou Renames a Long-Standing Black Student Group Event
University of Missouri at Columbia officials have asked Black students to change the name of a long-standing start-of-term tradition to...