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U.K. Science Secretary Pays Damages to Professor Over Extremism Claims

The professor says the science secretary “made a cheap political point at my expense and caused serious damage to my reputation.”

Senate Democrats Press Education Department for FAFSA Fix

Twenty-six Senate Democrats are urging the Education Department to permanently fix an error in the new Free Application for Federal...
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New College of Florida Hires Professor Who Champions Colonialism

The institution’s president has appointed Bruce Gilley—who’s argued that a “European moral revolution” ended Africa’s “endemic slave empires” and said the transgender flag symbolizes mutilating children—to teach.

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24-7 Library Spaces Drive Commuter Student Success

Campus libraries with a designated room open all the time benefit students who travel to campus and any campus community member needing a late-night study space.

Representative Burgess Owens, a Black man wearing a blue suit, and Representative Suzanne Bonamici, a white woman wearing a blue blazer, both speak at microphones.

Democrats Make Their Case for DEI

A Republican described diversity, equity and inclusion offices as a “cancer.” Democrats pushed back, calling their understanding of the concept flawed.

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Negotiators Fail to Bridge ‘Gulf’ on Reciprocity Changes

An Education Department rule-making committee went back and forth this week over how and whether states should regulate out-of-state online colleges, but didn’t reach an agreement. 

Hopkins Medicine’s DEI Chief Resigns After Backlash to Comments on Privilege

The vice president and chief diversity officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine stepped down from her position Tuesday after a conservative...

U.S. Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into UC Berkeley, 4 Others

The Education Department is investigating allegations of shared-ancestry discrimination at another five colleges and universities, including the University of California...