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As the DEI Crackdown Escalates, Faculty Choose Between Silence and Resistance

While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?”

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Selective Colleges Double Down on QuestBridge

The program, which places promising low-income students at selective colleges, is seeing record early-admit rates and new university partnerships. What’s behind the surge in interest?

Abrupt Presidential Exits at Oklahoma State, CSU Pueblo

Two presidents resigned abruptly with few details in recent days: Kayse Shrum stepped down at Oklahoma State University, and Armando...

Poll Finds Abolishing the Education Department ‘Wildly Unpopular’

The majority of likely voters oppose abolishing the U.S. Department of Education by executive order, according to a new poll...
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Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Trans Participation in Women’s Sports

The order says the United States will oppose “male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.”

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Hegseth Moves to End Race-Based Admissions at Military Academies

Newly confirmed U.S. secretary of defense Pete Hegseth issued a memo Jan. 29 ordering the Department of Defense to eliminate...
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Higher Ed Fights Back Against Trump’s DEI Order

The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution.

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Listen: Increasing Access, Equity in Study Abroad Participation

A new initiative at Bucknell University seeks to bridge participation gaps between first-generation, low-income students and their peers in terms of who’s participating in study away global education.