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Re-Evaluating the ‘Essay Carveout’
After the Supreme Court barred affirmative action, many selective colleges added essay prompts focused on identity and diversity. Will they hold up under legal scrutiny?
Lawyer: UT Austin Fired Lecturer Involved in Pro-Palestinian Protest
![A photograph of Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin speaking behind a lectern bearing Virginia Commonwealth University’s logo and the letters “VCU.”](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2024-05/GettyImages-2152005700.jpg?itok=MI110GXv)
2 Virginia Universities Won’t Require DEI Classes After Governor’s Review, Board Pushback
Years-long efforts to create and mandate diversity-themed coursework at George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth fizzled after an unusual intervention by Glenn Youngkin and last-minute actions by board members.
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Will Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech Survive?
Faculty and free expression groups are sounding alarms about threatened limitations and crackdowns on professors’ speech and student protests.
New Analysis Finds Race-Conscious Admissions Didn’t Close Equity Gaps
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As Police Clear Encampments, Professors Arrested Along With Students
Videos have gone viral of faculty members being taken to the ground, zip-tied, and led away by police.
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Iowa Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Ban on DEI, Institutional Statements
The Republican-controlled Iowa General Assembly ratcheted up restrictions issued by the state Board of Regents, sending the governor one of the nation’s broadest DEI bans.
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Will Free Medical School Diversify the Physician Workforce?
A slew of medical colleges have gone tuition-free in recent years. But experts say it’s not enough to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the medical field.
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