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Florida’s Own DOGE Reviews Faculty Research, Grants

Multiple states have created entities named after the federal Department of Government Efficiency. The Sunshine State’s version is targeting colleges and universities.

Cornell President Cancels Kehlani Concert for ‘Antisemitic’ Remarks

Cornell University’s president announced Wednesday that he’s canceling Kehlani’s campus concert, saying the R&B singer has “espoused antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments.”...
AFT president Randi Weingarten speaks in May 2024 in front of a  sign that says Raises Justice Community

Anti-DEI Guidance Letter Put On Hold, for Now

Several colleges scrubbed their campuses and websites of DEI-related language and shuttered offices in order to comply with the letter's sweeping demands.

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5 Lessons in CPL From HBCUs

Four administrators from historically Black institutions across the country share promising practices for implementing credit for prior learning policies.

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What We’ve Learned So Far From Tracking Student Visa Data

More than 1,500 students from nearly 250 colleges have had their visas revoked, but who they are—and why they’ve been targeted—is still largely unknown.

A group of brightly colored job applicants.

Can Universities Still Diversify Faculty Hiring Under Trump?

The professoriate doesn’t demographically represent the U.S.—or the college student—population. The government’s anti-DEI crusade threatens efforts to address that.

Illustration showing the black book cover and two headshots. The text reads The Origins of Critical Race Theory: The People and Ideas That Created a Movement

Reclaiming the Narrative About Critical Race Theory

Aja Martinez and Robert Smith say in a new book that the roots of CRT show that the academic discipline is uniquely American and an extension of the civil rights movement.

An illustration of the Project 2025 book, President Trump, the Department of Education and Columbia University.

How Trump’s Early Actions Compare to Project 2025, Other Blueprints

Many of the Trump administration’s early actions have closely mirrored the recommendations of conservative think tanks.