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Florida Hands Down Sociology Curriculum to State Colleges
The sociology curriculum is likely just the state’s first foray into course development; the Florida Department of Education is already working on a similar framework for American history classes.
UT Board Policy Asks Faculty to Avoid ‘Controversial’ Topics in Class
The system board did not specify what topics are considered controversial or elaborate on how the policy will be enforced. The language echoes similar restrictions at the Texas A&M and Texas Tech systems.
31 Colleges Agree to End Partnerships With PhD Project
The resolutions show that Trump’s crackdown on race-based programming isn’t over, despite recent court orders blocking the ED’s anti-DEI guidance.
Trump Administration Agrees to End Race-Based Criteria for McNair Grant
The decision ends a lawsuit from a conservative student group and will open up the doctoral grant program that originally targeted underrepresented students.
Kansas May Withhold Millions From Universities With ‘DEI-CRT’ in Gen Ed
The budget bill would also freeze tuition revenue, allow institutions to fire tenured faculty faster and develop plans to eliminate a tenth of positions and expenses from universities’ leadership offices.
DOJ Sues Harvard
The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard on Friday, filing a lawsuit that accused the university of failure to comply with an investigation into admissions practices.
Report: 41 Institutions Steered Low-Income Families to Loans
The New America report identifies institutions where a high rate of families who took out Parent PLUS loans are low-income.
Rethinking Fit: Autism and Equity in Faculty Hiring
Sociability is not the same as hireability. Colleges can take concrete steps to make the academic hiring process fairer for neurodivergent candidates.