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N.C. Universities Have Cut 59 Positions Since DEI Policy Repeal

North Carolina’s four-year public universities have eliminated 59 positions and “realigned” about 130 more since the University of North Carolina...
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Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway.

Some of the state’s biggest public institutions have voluntarily dissolved their DEI offices. But will that be enough to forestall legislation that guts them even more?

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Republicans Seek to Revive China Initiative

Many education and civil rights advocates are worried the proposed House legislation would justify racial profiling and hinder American science.

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Should Higher Ed Workers Have to Pay Dues to Unions That Criticize Israel?

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is representing, for free, Jewish academics who don’t want to support a pro-BDS labor organization. But the foundation is trying to score broader wins.

Professor Cleared of Misrepresenting Her Ethnic Identity

The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee has reversed course and cleared professor Margaret Noodin of misleading people about her ethnic...
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New College of Florida Is Dumping Books—and Losing Professors

The conservative transformation of the institution continues, with gender studies texts being tossed and the faculty chair, plus other professors, taking leave.

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AAUP Faces Criticism for Reversal on Academic Boycotts

The American Association of University Professors announced Monday it had dropped its categorical opposition to the tactic. Critics say the organization has changed for the worse, but its new president isn’t backing down.

Judge Tosses Professors’ Suit Against Indiana’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Law

On Wednesday, a judge dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to invalidate the parts of a new Indiana law requiring...