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Report: Racial Inequities Play a Role in Loan Default Disparities

Black and Hispanic student loan borrowers experience disproportionate repayment challenges compared to their white peers, a new report from the...
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UVA Students Resume Campus History Tours Without Officials’ Approval

In August, administrators banned the volunteer student guide service from giving university-sanctioned historic tours. Now, the club has decided to go out on its own.

Federal Judge Rules Naval Academy Can Consider Race in Admissions

The U.S. Naval Academy can continue to consider race when evaluating applicants to the elite military higher education institution, a...
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Western Accreditor Looks to Drop DEI Language

Critics argue that by changing its standards to focus on “success for all students,” WSCUC is bowing to political pressure. Officials say it’s in response to honest feedback.

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Opinion

Behind the Scenes in DEI: The Fights Within

Tait D. Brooks writes that internal conflicts and biases undermine the potential of DEI programs to drive transformative institutional change.

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Cornell Interim President Accused of Violating Academic Freedom After Email Leaks

A professor’s accusation that another’s course is antisemitic and dangerous spilled out into public after the interim president weighed in and his private email was shared.

Brown Unveils Diversity Recruiting Strategy

Brown University is launching a new initiative to improve student diversity, focusing on expanded recruitment and financial aid strategies to...
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Louisiana Governor Calls on LSU to Punish Professor for Alleged Anti-Trump Speech

Republican governor Jeff Landry, claiming to defend free speech, is publicly targeting a specific professor for brief alleged classroom comments on Trump voters.