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Black Student Found Hanging From Tree at Delta State Spurs National Response
Authorities say there’s no evidence of foul play, but the student’s family and lawmakers are demanding more information. Black students and others nationwide are reeling from the news.
Trump Proposes $1.2B Settlement Fee to UCLA
Equity-Minded Mentorship as Courageous Action
As formal DEI efforts come under intense pressures, Kimberly A. Griffin and W. Brad Johnson offer advice for how faculty can still advance equity in higher ed through mentorship.
Academics Say Names Added to Gaza Letter ‘Without Consent’
A researcher whose name appeared on a letter coordinated by the group Scholars for Truth About Genocide says he has no idea how it got there.
Proposed IPEDS Supplement Could Undermine Reliability of Admissions Data
The Department of Education’s proposed changes pose major methodological challenges exacerbated by an ambitious timeline, Bryan Cook and Christine Keller write.
‘Weaponizing Antisemitism’: Campus Speech Under Siege
Provosts agree antisemitism in higher education is a problem, but they largely object to recent federal investigations into campus speech climates—which experts warn could hurt, not help, Jewish students.
HBCUs Lock Down in Response to ‘Terroristic’ Threats
At least seven historically Black institutions in five states investigated threats of violence, evoking memories of the wave of bomb threats that shook HBCUs in 2022.
Charlie Kirk Killing Feeds Fears for Higher Ed’s Future
The provocateur supercharged the right’s depiction of campuses as intolerant, leftist spaces. Then he was killed on one while exercising free speech and debating students.