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Compromising on Diversity?

Iowa State’s Faculty Senate approved a compromise on a diversity requirement to comply with a new state law against the teaching of “divisive concepts.” Some say it’s time to move forward, but other professors say this is no victory.

Researching ‘Institutional Courage’

A research center focuses on how institutions, including colleges, betray their constituents—and how institutions can act with courage instead.

Bad Education

Students at the University of Illinois at Chicago escalate their calls for a law professor accused of racism to be fired, now that he’s scheduled to return to the classroom. The professor says he’s caught up in something that isn’t really about him.

In Conflict Over Theology and Governance, an Accreditor Steps In

Accreditor places Southwest Baptist University on probation, finding the board’s actions raised questions about its ability to act in the best interest of the institution and that the climate for academic freedom had been eroded.

Growing Latinx Enrollment, Not Enough Support

Latinx students in California are enrolling at higher rates than ever before but still face stubborn equity gaps in academic outcomes.
Opinion

Becoming Clickbait for Speaking Out

Phoebe Cohen describes being targeted for voicing her views about the Dorian S. Abbot controversy.

Protecting a Predator?

Students allege in a Title IX lawsuit filed against Louisiana State University that the chair of the French department protected a serial sexual predator and accused rapist.
Opinion

3 Steps for Increasing Faculty Diversity

Colleges must move beyond stated commitments and incremental efforts to embrace more innovative change, write Sonia Cardenas and Anita Davis.