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New College of Florida Abruptly Dismisses Librarian

New College of Florida has fired librarian Helene Gold, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported, making her the second LGBTQ+ employee dismissed...

HBCUs Got 178 Times Less Charitable Funding Than Ivies

Historically Black colleges and universities received 178 times less funding from philanthropic foundations compared to Ivy League institutions on average...
Students hold a banner that says "Justice 4 Dr. Heath" at a protest to save Scott Heath's job at Loyola University New Orleans.

Students Rally to Save Black Professor

Loyola University New Orleans students are speaking out on behalf of a Black assistant professor who they say is losing his job while mourning the loss of a friend.

New Paper Suggests PWIs Learn From HBCUs

A working paper recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests predominantly white institutions can learn how to...
Female scientists in white coats with their hair pulled back stand beside a microscope.

Research Finds No Gender Bias in Academic Science

Reviewing decades of studies, researchers with “adversarial” perspectives conclude that tenure-track women and men in STEM receive comparable grant funding, journal acceptances and recommendation letters—and that women have an edge over men in hiring.

North Dakota Quietly Enacts First Anti-DEI Law

North Dakota governor Doug Burgum signed into law on Monday a “specified concepts” bill banning educational institutions from asking students...
Demonstrators supporting the University of Michigan graduate student workers' strike cross a street, holding signs.

Grading Amid a Grad Workers’ Strike

University of Michigan graduate student instructors and staff assistants have been striking for almost a month. Now, the institution is trying to grade without them.

A stack of three books, stamped with the words "Diversity," "Equity" and "Inclusion."
Opinion

10 Ways to Appropriate DEI

Advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion should be wary of these 10 (mis)uses of the language and principles of DEI, Alena Wolflink writes.