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Equity Audits Should Be Commonplace

Higher education has a tool to identify and address issues of inequality, writes Annika Olson, and more colleges and universities should use it.

What Qualifies as Harassment?

A federal appeals court says universities must do everything in their power to stop further harassment of students who report it, and defines what behaviors qualify.

Dissent Over an Institution's Future

Vocal students and faculty members at George Washington University believe the administration's strategic plan is a step backward for diversity and will make GW "whiter and richer." They want the plan and the university president gone.

Striving for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Less than 10 percent of students at Grand Valley State University are Latinx. That hasn't stopped the university from making them a focus of supports.
Opinion

In Our Own Words: Institutional Betrayals

When Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt asked a large group of underrepresented faculty members why they left their higher education institutions, they told her the real reasons for their departures -- those that climate surveys don't capture.

Fashion Sense and Sensibility

A controversial fashion show at the Fashion Institute of Technology that some considered racist set off a discussion about balancing creativity and sensitivity in students' work.

Separate but Equal at the MLA?

The Modern Language Association planned separate panels for scholars of color and their white colleagues.

A Tougher Stand on Sexual Misconduct

University of Texas at Austin accepts recommendation to fire faculty members and staff found guilty of sexual misconduct and, in some cases, make their names public.