Diversity

Andrea Y. Simpson reflects on how the phrase, as interpreted at so many institutions, can undermine the goals of diversity and inclusivity, as well as limit the scope of first-rate scholarship.

Seattle Pacific University’s board voted to maintain a policy that bars hiring LGBTQ+ individuals. The decision has sparked protests from students and faculty who are pushing to change the policy.

UMass-Boston aspires to be an antiracist institution. Some faculty members disagree with this, saying it’s limiting for a university. Others raise major concerns about the institution’s ongoing treatment of its Africana studies faculty.

Predominantly Black institutions need more attention and funding, Kurt L. Schmoke and Zaldwaynaka Scott write.

University of St. Thomas Houston plans to launch a new associate degree program taught entirely in Spanish.

A killed book review and resulting racist backlash reveal the extent of white gatekeeping, ally performativity and outright racism in academe, Ambereen Dadabhoy and Erik Wade write.

An organization that promotes dialogue and understanding among people with different political and religious perspectives is expanding its partnership with Hillels to address tensions among Jewish students about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Lawsuit alleges that Canisius College ignored misconduct complaints about a professor until it couldn’t anymore—and then let him say he’d retired while it left students hanging.