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A Texas Trilogy of Anti-DEI, Tenure Bills

Three Texas bills would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming. The State Senate has already passed one.

Students gather to protest anti-trans speaker Ian Haworth in the University of Albany's Campus Center; one holds a sign reading "transphobes, 0, trans people, 1."

Shouting Down Speakers Who Offend

Over the course of a month, students on several college campuses shut down speakers they disagreed with. Why is it so hard to forge a consensus on what protecting free speech really means?

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10 Ways to End Elitism in Math Classes

Our current approach often translates into racism, classism and sexism—and leaves many students feeling as if they don’t belong and can’t succeed, writes Felicia Darling.

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Opinion

The Prejudicial Logic of Productivity

Discrimination against disabled faculty members is often dismissed because it’s linked to the academy’s deeply entrenched values around productivity, Sandy Sufian writes.

Dean Allegedly Fired for Support of LGBTQ+ Rights

Mark Maddix, a dean at Point Loma Nazarene University, has been fired from the private Christian institution, allegedly for supporting...
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2.2% of This Year’s Applicants Are Trans or Nonbinary

Data come from Common App and Campus Pride as they release new guide on sex and gender questions in applications.

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No Quick Fix for Enrollment Woes

Amid undergraduate enrollment declines and harsh criticism from faculty members, Northeastern Illinois University struggles to keep supporting and educating Latino, Black and transfer students.

Protesters at the U.S. Supreme Court hold up handmade signs in favor of affirmative action.

‘The Impact of College Diversity’

Author who first explored the impact of diversity on undergraduates in 2005 returns to her subjects as they reach 30 and finds new evidence of success of affirmative action.