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Alabama Lawmakers OK Bill Targeting DEI, ‘Divisive Concepts’
The Republican-controlled Alabama Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that would, within public higher education institutions, limit so-called “divisive concepts” plus...
Opinion
Professors Are Not the Problem
The ‘viewpoint diversity’ movement ignores that professors aren’t just curators of readings –we’re experts in assessing arguments, Simon Feldman and Afshan Jafar write.
Rutgers Unions Sued Over Strike; Case Seeks National Impact
A junior is suing Rutgers University faculty, graduate student, postdoctoral associate and counselor unions that struck in April 2023—plus their...
Virginia Officials Scrutinize Two Universities’ DEI Course Syllabi
A spokesman for Governor Glenn Youngkin invoked concerns about “core curriculum mandates that are a thinly veiled attempt to incorporate the progressive left’s groupthink.” Two universities’ diversity education initiatives may be in peril.
Civil Rights Groups Push Back Against Wave of Anti-DEI Bills
So far this year, at least five state legislatures have passed bills seeking to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. This year’s batch may seep more into the classroom.
Opinion
Scaled Online Learning as Higher Ed’s ‘Pandora’s Box’
And other imperfect academic equivalencies inspired by a fantastic book on the history of prestige TV.
Indiana Governor Signs Bill Tying Tenure to ‘Intellectual Diversity’
On Wednesday, Indiana’s Republican governor signed a controversial bill diminishing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and tenure protections in the...