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Are Diversity Essay Prompts Disappearing? Not Yet.

More than a dozen colleges have removed or edited diversity-related admissions essay prompts. Nevertheless, essays asking about identity and background remain a cornerstone this admissions cycle.

President Donald Trump along with text from the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education that the administration released.

Another HBCU Shows Interest in Trump’s Compact

Oakwood University supports the Trump administration’s controversial compact for higher education that would require signatories to make changes to their...
Four Duke students walk on campus in front of the chapel tower.

Duke Asked Some Faculty to Avoid Talking to Media

As Duke University navigates a $108 million federal research funding freeze and multiple investigations by the Trump administration, administrators want...
A group of protesters, some in animal masks, confront police outside a University of California, Berkeley, Turning Point USA event.

ED Investigates Berkeley Over Protest Violence

The Department of Education is reviewing potential violations of the Clery Act at the University of California, Berkeley following violence...
A graduate smiles with a diploma at Central New Mexico Community College’s commencement ceremony

Listen: How One Community College Is Embracing AI-Powered Data Tools

Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how AI can be leveraged to improve predictive analytics and provide insight into workforce outcomes data for a two-year college.

A Department of Homeland Security agent stands guard as protesters demonstrate against recent raids conducted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outside the DHS office in Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 16, 2025.

ICE Detains Oklahoma Professor With H-1B Visa

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a University of Oklahoma professor Saturday while he was on his way to a...
Students sit on a lawn outside academic buildings at Nassau Community College.

Nassau Community College Prepared to Sue Over Rejected Presidential Pick

Trustees at Nassau Community College are poised to file a lawsuit after the State University of New York’s Board of...
Students walk across the University of Pennsylvania campus.

Employees Rally Around Penn’s Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names

The Trump administration asked the university to hand over personal information for the members of Jewish clubs and organizations as well as the Jewish Studies department.