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West Virginia Governor Bans DEI by Executive Order

On his second day in office, West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey issued eight executive orders, including one that bans diversity...
Greg Steube, a white man with a beard, is pictured in front of two American flags.
Students Athletics

House Advances Ban on Trans Women in Women’s Sports

The bill, which would forbid “a person whose sex is male” from playing on women’s sports teams, echoes legislation already in place in 26 states.

John Thune stands next to a poster of screenshots about the Democrats and border security
Government Politics & Elections

Laken Riley Act Could Have Implications for Higher Ed

The bill would force harsher detention policies and could impact visas for lawful, documented individuals applying to work or study in the States.

Student engineer assembling robotic arm with computer in technology workshop.
Student Success The College Experience

Report: Improving Completion for Students of Color in CTE Programs

Research from the Urban Institute offers five promising practices in retaining students of color in career and technical programs at community colleges.

Quick Takes

Fewer New Med Students Are Black, Hispanic

While the number of first-year medical students in the U.S. rose 0.8 percent over all between fall 2023–24 and fall...
A photograph of a "die-in" protest at the Modern Language Association annual convention. Dozens of people are lying on the floor in a hotel, and people are standing around them with signs.
Faculty Issues Academic Freedom

Denied Vote on Pro-BDS Resolution, MLA Convention Attendees Protest

The backlash continues to the Modern Language Association Executive Council’s fall decision not to let members vote on a pro-Palestinian resolution.

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Faculty Issues Academic Freedom

Pro-Palestinian Columbia Professor Departs After Investigation

Katherine Franke, a law professor whose interview became the subject of a university investigation, says she’s effectively been terminated.

A photograph of Jim Grossman speaking into the mike at a lectern in front of a screen. Both the lectern and screen say "American Historical Association."
Faculty Issues Research

‘Historians Should Be Everywhere’: Questions for the AHA’s Retiring Leader

Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to multiply historians’ routes to tenure, The 1619 Project’s impact on history debates and why policymakers need historians.