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Government Politics & Elections

ED’s DEI Guidance Is Dead, but Trump’s Crackdown Isn’t

Diversity advocates say the courts have been clear—Trump has no justification to ban DEI. But other legal experts say the administration has plenty of other tools it can use to accomplish the same goal.

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Government Science & Research Policy

NSF Plans to Boost Staffing, Halve Grant Solicitations

Following last year’s cuts, the chief management officer of the federal research funding agency says its number of employees is “too low.”

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Quick Takes

UF Will Temporarily Pause Out-of-State Transfers

The University of Florida will briefly pause transfers from out of state in order to “better balance UF’s resident and...
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Quick Takes

WashU to Acquire Nearby University

Washington University in St. Louis plans to expand its health-care offerings through the acquisition of nearby University of Health Sciences...
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Quick Takes

A Closer Look at Faculty Political Diversity

Liberal faculty members consistently outnumber conservative faculty members in faculty surveys, according to a review of faculty political diversity studies...
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Student Success Life After College

‘A Foot in the Door’

Students are hungry for work-integrated learning, even if they’re not sure what all their options are. How ready are colleges to provide it?

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Faculty

Larry Summers Resigns as Epstein Files Fallout Continues

Columbia’s Richard Axel also stepped down from his role as co-director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute.

Faculty Learning & Assessment

Fear of Being Flagged by AI Detectors Drives Stress Among Students

Increased use of new technologies accompanied by rising fear of being accused of cheating, with many universities’ policies on what is acceptable still unclear, has students on edge.