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What If 2% of a Harvard Gift Went to an HBCU?

With higher ed facing a hostile political climate, rich colleges should share their wealth with needier institutions, Eric Weinberger writes.

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Opinion

Anti-DEI Rhetoric Does Not Equal Legal Reality

The anti-DEI movement sounds like a row of cannons, but its legal attack is a rifle shot based on one provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dan Currell writes.

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Ed Data Goes Dark: Why It Matters

Cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences are part of an authoritarian playbook, Robert Ubell writes.

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Free Speech Matters. So Does DEI.

Students can’t speak and debate freely without inclusion and belonging, Michael S. Roth writes.

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Lessons Learned From a College Closure

In part three of a three-part series, former senior leaders at Cabrini University offer advice for navigating a closure, including ideas for how neighboring institutions can help—and not hurt.

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Presidents Are Staying Busy, Not Silent

Just because presidents may not be speaking out, that doesn’t mean they aren’t advocating for the sector and their students behind the scenes, Mary Dana Hinton writes.

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The Deadline That Wasn’t

Higher ed botched its response to the anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter, Steve Robinson writes.

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How to Support Faculty During the Chaos

Beth Mitchneck and Stephanie A. Goodwin suggest some simple ways academic administrators can support faculty whose research and teaching are under threat.