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Why DEI Initiatives Are Likely to Fail

The math does not add up. DEI faculty hiring initiatives are but cheap talk without corresponding efforts to build the pipeline, Mariappan Jawaharlal writes.

A University’s Attempt to Give Back Meets Local Resistance

Fairfield University’s Bellarmine College, designed to give low-income students in neighboring Bridgeport an affordable education, faces pushback from some residents.

Federal Judge Blocks Title IX Guidance on Transgender Students

The temporary injunction issued in Tennessee will apply to the 20 Republican-led states that joined the litigation.
Opinion

Universities as Women-Serving Institutions

Rather than focus narrowly on lagging male enrollments, consider what would it mean for a university to truly be a women-serving institution, Sanjam Ahluwalia and Frances Riemer write.

Gap Between Online and In-Person Learning Narrows

Since the start of the pandemic, law school faculty members have gained proficiency in online teaching best practices and students have gained appreciation for hybrid and online learning options.
Opinion

More Flexible Title IX Regs Pose New Dilemmas

Colleges must go beyond what proposed Title IX regulations mandate or risk expensive litigation, Brett A. Sokolow writes.

Mitigating Bias Through Rubrics

Study finds that rubrics help fight gender bias in faculty hiring—to a degree.

Narrowing the Gap

Researchers used a new method for measuring equity gaps in graduation rates to analyze significant differences in student support services between higher ed institutions with narrowing or widening gaps.