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Chief Diversity Officers Report Stress Amid Shifting Roles

Chief diversity officers find their work has gotten harder and more stressful over the past two years, according to a...
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Policy Changes and Financial Issues Drove November Cuts

Universities across the nation announced job and program cuts last month. Most were related to persistent financial challenges, though some stem from federal and state policy fallout.

Asian female professor working with a Black male student in a library on a college campus.

Helping College Students Save for the Long Term

Colleges provide financial education to help students plan for retirement.

Denny Chimes and the University of Alabama's quadrangle is seen from the steps of the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Citing Anti-DEI DOJ Memo, Alabama Ends Black-, Women-Focused Student Magazines

The university pointed to a July Department of Justice memo that warned against “unlawful proxies” for race or sex. It’s another example of administrators restricting student media.

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Texas Tech Puts Its Anti-Trans Rules In Writing

Race and sexuality course content is also caught up in the university system’s expansive new content review policies.

Cover of the book The University's Voice next to a photo of the author Steven G. Poskanzer, a light-skinned man wearing glasses and a suit.

A New Book Helps College Presidents Pick Their Battles

Lawyer and president emeritus Steven Poskanzer discusses why university leaders should stay out of public debates—except under certain key circumstances.

A Bible on top of the outline of Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma campus.

Oklahoma TA On Leave After Student Claims Religious Discrimination

The dispute uses a conservative recipe to stoke controversy: an appeal to individual rights, discussion of transgender identity and a request to have politicians adjudicate classroom conflict.

MacKenzie Scott, a light-skinned woman with long brown hair.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Doles Out Another Round of Transformative Gifts

In recent weeks, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has poured another round of funds into underresourced higher ed institutions. Last week, the...