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Opinion

The Deadline That Wasn’t

Higher ed botched its response to the anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter, Steve Robinson writes.

ED Shares More Details About DEI Guidance

The Education Department offered more insight Friday into its sweeping guidance that essentially declared all race-based programming illegal, releasing a...
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Wary Colleges Scramble to Meet DEI Deadline

The Education Department gave colleges two weeks to eliminate race-conscious programs. As the deadline approaches, questions remain about what compliance means and how far the Trump administration will go to enforce it.

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As Colleges Face Funding Threat, Accreditors Offer Flexibility

Accreditors are relaxing enforcement of DEI standards as colleges grasp for answers on what unclear Trump administration directives targeting DEI mean.

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Trump Is Targeting DEI in Higher Ed. But What Does He Mean?

Colleges are supposed to comply with the administration’s recent guidance by the end of the week. But it’s hard to tell which activities the White House actually opposes.

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Opinion

A Lawless Attack on Diversity

Ray Li writes that the Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter is not supported by established case law or sound legal reasoning.

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Teachers’ Union Sues to Block DEI Guidance

Colleges have until the end of the week to comply with the Trump administration’s order to end all race-conscious programming, unless a federal judge blocks it.

USDA Reinstates Scholarship Program for HBCU Students

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reopened applications to the 1890 Scholars Program, which provides federal scholarships to agriculture...