North Carolina’s public universities cut 59 positions as part of a massive DEI overhaul this summer
[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. — Almost 200 diversity, equity and inclusion staff positions were either cut or reassigned across North Carolina’s…
Tag: Colleges and universities
US higher education advocates welcome federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions
[ad_1] Higher education advocates in Latino communities say they are optimistic about a new federal effort to support hundreds of…
As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
[ad_1] University of Southern California law student Elizabeth Howell-Egan isn’t allowed on campus because of her role in last spring’s…
Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling’s impact on colleges
[ad_1] Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted…
Donald Trump’s youngest son has enrolled at New York University
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has begun his first year of college this week at New…
As students return to Columbia, the epicenter of a campus protest movement braces for disruption
[ad_1] NEW YORK — As Columbia University resumes classes Tuesday, students and faculty are planning, and bracing, for a resumption…
Jewish students at Columbia faced hostile environment during pro-Palestinian protests, report finds
[ad_1] Jews and Israelis at Columbia University were ostracized from student groups, humiliated in classrooms and subjected to verbal abuse…
Women’s college in Virginia bars transgender students based on founder’s will from 1900
[ad_1] Sweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year, making the…
Alabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center at flagship university
[ad_1] TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — There was one major deciding factor in Cierra Gilliam’s decision about where to go to college.…
After diversity pushback, some faculty feel left in dark at North Carolina’s flagship university
[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. — Keely Muscatell always told prospective students they could study anything they dreamed of at the University…