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Photos of Penny Pritzker and Claudine Gay

Who Failed Whom at Harvard?

Claudine Gay’s presidency lasted a mere six months. Now, in the aftermath of her exit, questions linger about how the Harvard Corporation handled matters.

U Chicago's Phoenix STEM students smile in downtown Chicago.

Success Program Launch: Scholarship Supports Diversity in STEM

This academic year, 20 students at the University of Chicago began receiving institutional support and additional scholarship money to support their academic pursuits in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

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Opinion

Admissions as Slavery Reparations

The end of race-based affirmative action should pave the way for positive admissions considerations— and full-tuition support for—descendants of enslaved Americans, James E. Murray Jr. writes.

Jacques Berlinerblau on Protest and Learning: Syllabus Podcast

This week’s episode of the Syllabus podcast features a conversation with Jacques Berlinerblau, an MSNBC commentator and professor at Georgetown...
A photograph of seven demonstrators holding signs in a building as someone walks by. One sign says "Protect Pro-Palestine Activism" and another says "Stop Silencing Activism for Palestinians."

MLA Delegates Pass Motion Defending Pro-Palestine Speech

A leading opponent of the statement said it represented “an organizational pivot to anti-Zionism.”

Report Details Student Loan Servicing Errors

Student loan borrowers have experienced billing errors and long waits to get hold of the companies managing their loans since...

University of Utah Ends Diversity Statements in Hiring

The University of Utah will no longer use diversity statements in hiring, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The paper shared...
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Is Class-Based Affirmative Action a Pipe Dream?

Since the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions, a chorus of voices has called for an ambitious—but costly—economic alternative.