Faculty Issues

The cancellations came after anti-DEI activist Christopher Rufo posted on social media about the programs.

Christopher Newfield writes that higher ed has a better counternarrative to share.

The Carnegie classifications now require only two criteria for R-1 status: spend $50 million in annual research and award at least 70 research doctorates a year. A new designation also recognizes smaller colleges conducting research.

Research labs benefit if faculty are inclusive of students with disabilities, a group of scholars and students committed to inclusive lab practices write.

The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted.

Even before Trump’s return, Republican legislators in some states were rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The campaign continues in current legislative sessions.