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Notes of a DEI Search Chair
Without certain conditions, a search amounts to a public devaluing of scholars who have historically been marginalized within the academy, argues Abena Ampofoa Asare.
Survey Details Obstacles to Black Student Attainment
Black college students have lower six-year college completion rates than any other demographic. A new survey found that cost and discrimination are largely to blame.
Cooper Union Reinstates Student Show It Barred
The Cooper Union reinstated a student show that it initially barred for fears it would offend the Ukrainians in the...
Reading ‘Lolita’ as a Sentencing Memorandum
Classic novels can carry many meanings. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Miami’s Christina M. Frohock explores one. Frohock...
Texas Governor Warns Against DEI in Hiring Practices
Texas governor Greg Abbott is taking aim at diversity, equity and inclusion practices in hiring. The move comes shortly after Florida announced reforms to defund DEI efforts.
Beyond the Monograph
Textbooks, op-eds, museum exhibitions, public lectures, congressional testimony, podcasts, historical gaming—the American Historical Association wants departments to consider more as historical scholarship.
Vice Chancellor to Step Down After Less Than a Year
After less than eight months on the job, University of Tennessee vice chancellor Carrie Castille is leaving her position as...
House Education Committee Ready to Tackle Short-Term Pell
The first hearing of the new House Committee on Education and the Workforce featured talk about the return on investment of a college education, expanding the Pell Grant to cover short-term programs and the need to provide more access to postsecondary programs.