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Virginia Tech Bans University-Funded Identity-Based Graduations

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has banned university-funded “identity-based Graduation Achievement Ceremonies,” the institution announced on its website. The...
A rainbow-colored group of students in a quad is being projected out of an open academic journal laying on a table.

A Home for Homeless DEI Strategies and Research

A group of current and former diversity professionals and researchers founded a journal to preserve perspectives they fear could be lost amid state and federal crackdowns on DEI work.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, a white woman with short hair wearing a suit, speaks at the White House press briefing room.

Education Dept. Drops Appeal of Court Order Blocking Anti-DEI Guidance

First Amendment advocates and higher ed leaders are declaring victory, and some say it’s the “final defeat” of Trump’s attempt to rid colleges of race-based student supports.

U.S. president Donald Trump looks through a window to observe construction work on his new ballroom.

4 Takeaways From Trump’s First Year in Office

Higher ed faced upheaval and uncertainty as the president sought to overhaul colleges and universities. Some leaders hope for a more stable year two, but significant changes loom.

A photo of pro-transgender rights protesters in front of the Supreme Court.

Justices Consider ‘Sex’ Definition, State Laws Banning Trans Women in Sports

Dozens of states have barred transgender girls and women from playing on teams matching their gender identity. Conservative justices appear set to bless these actions.

A photo illustration of a student parent studying while doing laundry. A child is in a stroller next to her.

Student Parents Bear the Brunt of Cuts to Federal Programs

Parenting students’ advocates say this population is especially vulnerable as the Trump administration makes changes to childcare funding and public benefits.

President Trump speaks at a podium while Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on, smiling, in a photo taken in February in the Oval Office.

Virginia Agrees to Scrap In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

The state’s lame-duck Republican officials sided with the Trump administration and asked a federal judge to block the Virginia Dream Act. Incoming Democrats and advocacy groups are vowing to fight.

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Is DEI Dead—or Just Changing?

After a year of repeated blows, diversity professionals and scholars are debating whether DEI has a future on college campuses, and if so, what its next iteration looks like.