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Ohio State Board Pushes Back on Anti-DEI Bill

Ohio State’s Board of Trustees blasted a State Senate bill one day before it passed. The rare move comes as culture war politics drive education reforms across the U.S.

Astronomy Preprint Withdrawn Over a Co-Author’s Inclusion

An astronomy preprint’s lead author withdrew the paper and is removing one of the co-authors: Geoff Marcy, who resigned his...
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Opinion

In Ph.D. Funding, Identity Shouldn’t Trump Merit

The practice of awarding Ph.D. student funding on the basis of racial, ethnic or gender identity undermines the research enterprise, James Moore II, Kursat Christoff Pekgoz and Spiro Pantazatos write.

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Opinion

Worthy Women

Amy Gais writes that her students judge women writers much more harshly than male writers—and considers what can be done about it.

Rising Hispanic Enrollment, Degree Attainment

The Hispanic population in the U.S. has made significant gains in college enrollment and educational attainment since 2005, according to...
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Opinion

DEI Attacks Hurt All Students, Even Evangelicals

Evangelical Christian students are among those harmed by attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion offices, Matthew J. Mayhew writes.

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Mizzou Faculty Alleges Pressure to Not Seek Tenure

A U of Missouri faculty committee report says professors have been pressured to withdraw tenure and promotion applications, or to apply to non-tenure-track positions before even submitting tenure applications.

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Police Seek Recruits at HBCUs

A number of police departments are looking to recruit from and build partnerships with historically Black colleges to diversify their ranks.