Education
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Student-Loan Cancellation for Millions of Borrowers
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Biden’s sweeping plan to cancel some debt for millions of people who took out…
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Education
Students and Faculty Fear Tenure and DEI Bills Could ‘Destroy’ Texas Colleges
[ad_1] As a law student at the University of Texas at Austin, Sam Jefferson worked in the school’s diversity office. Jefferson said he learned…
Education
Tenure and DEI Changes Loom Large in Texas. Here Are 3 Takeaways From a Marathon Hearing.
[ad_1] When Texas lawmakers scheduled a hearing this week about two bills that could alter tenure and eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, the…
Education
College DEI Bans Are Showing Up in Republicans’ State Budgets. Not Everyone Is on Board.
[ad_1] Each spring, Missouri’s legislature goes through the familiar ritual of passing a new state budget. This year, Republican lawmakers have mostly wrangled over…
Education
North Dakota Just Enacted a ‘Specified Concepts’ Bill. Here’s What It Says.
[ad_1] A bill banning mandatory diversity training at public institutions of higher education in North Dakota was signed into law on Monday. Gov. Doug…
Education
Hundreds of Students, Faculty, and Administrators Speak Out Against Ohio’s Proposal to Reform Public Colleges
[ad_1] Florida and Texas have drawn much of the national attention over lawmakers’ efforts to reform higher ed this year. But Ohio’s legislature hosted…
Education
‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ Is Stripped Out of Florida’s Higher-Ed Reform Bill
[ad_1] Florida’s state senators edited out some of the most contentious provisions of a much-discussed higher-education bill advancing through the legislature on Wednesday. Lawmakers…
Education
Some States Want to Ban DEI in Higher Ed. These States Want to Require It.
[ad_1] This academic year, public colleges in Washington state were required to provide training for faculty and staff on diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism…
Education
Texas Republicans Want to Reform Higher Ed. What Are Their Plans?
[ad_1] Among an avalanche of bills filed in the Texas Legislature on Friday were at least half a dozen proposals that would affect public…
Education
DEI Legislation Tracker
[ad_1] The Chronicle is tracking legislation that would prohibit colleges from having diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or staff; ban mandatory diversity training; prohibit…
Education
Citing State Law, an Idaho College Censored an Art Exhibit That Mentioned Abortion
[ad_1] Lydia Nobles, a New York-based artist, thought everything was going smoothly with the installation of her artwork at Lewis-Clark State College’s Center for…
Education
‘Never Seen Anything Like It’: New Bill Would Write DeSantis’s Higher-Ed Vision Into Law
[ad_1] In recent months, Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, has laid out a comprehensive vision that would place public higher education under extraordinary state…
Education
Could North Idaho College Really Lose Its Accreditation?
[ad_1] Abolish race-conscious practices. End “leftist indoctrination.” Fix what’s wrong with higher education in America. Those have been the long-stated goals of Republican governors,…
Education
College Is a Dividing Line in Politics. Here’s What You Need to Know.
[ad_1] The idea of college as a fundamental political division in the U.S. has prompted a great deal of handwringing in the academic world…
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A Rare Court Victory That Protected 4 Tenured Professors’ Jobs Just Got Reversed. Here’s Why.
[ad_1] The College of Saint Rose didn’t violate its own policies when it dismissed four tenured faculty members, according to a ruling Thursday by…