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2 Virginia Universities Won’t Require DEI Classes After Governor’s Review, Board Pushback
Years-long efforts to create and mandate diversity-themed coursework at George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth fizzled after an unusual intervention by Glenn Youngkin and last-minute actions by board members.
MIT Will Stop Asking Faculty Applicants for Diversity Statements
Massachusetts Institute of Technology departments will no longer ask for diversity statements as part of applications for faculty positions, the...
Tenure and Promotion Barriers Persist for Women, Faculty of Color
The number of women and people of color on the tenure track has increased over the past seven years, but...
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Ban on DEI, Institutional Statements
The Republican-controlled Iowa General Assembly ratcheted up restrictions issued by the state Board of Regents, sending the governor one of the nation’s broadest DEI bans.
Turning Point Workers Admit Harming Arizona State Instructor
Two Turning Point USA workers have admitted to charges from an October incident in which they followed and filmed a...
Tennessee Triples Down on Targeting ‘Divisive Concepts’
Another year, another Tennessee General Assembly bill targeting so-called “divisive concepts.” Republican lawmakers in multiple states have listed and taken...
National Protest Day Planned Against ‘Attacks’ on Higher Ed
Faculty members and students plan to hold events across numerous campuses Wednesday, April 17, to kick-start a movement against what...
Full-time Faculty Raises Finally Beat Inflation … Just Barely
With the dollar’s declining value taken into account, new data shows that real wages grew by half a percent. But pay remains well below pre-pandemic levels, and full-time women and part-timers continue to receive less than others.