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New York Law Now Requires Title VI Coordinators at Colleges
How Disciplines Shape the DEI Debate
Attitudes toward DEI differ sharply across academic disciplines, Matthew J. Mayhew writes.
HHS Ends Minority Biomedical Research Support Program
How to Make Career Connections for Online Learners
A recent white paper highlights ways colleges can improve socioeconomic mobility for today’s students, including through embedded curricula and career mentoring.
Worries of Racial Discrimination on a Campus Where 4 of 5 Students Are White
It seems implausible that collegians in the minority have enough power to routinely and unlawfully discriminate against their peers who comprise the majority.
What 30 Years of Campus Racial Climate Research Can Teach Higher Ed
Three decades of research on campus climate for students of color shows that little about their experience has changed. The authors of a recent paper hope further research can help.
What Counts as ‘Unlawful Proxy Discrimination’?
The Trump administration mostly seems concerned about the use of “unlawful proxies” that would benefit Black and Hispanic students in admission, Catharine Hill writes.
DOJ Deems Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Unconstitutional
The Department of Justice said it won’t defend against a legal challenge to the law defining HSIs as having at least 25 percent Hispanic undergraduates. The program’s future is in jeopardy.