Newswise — A new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examined nitrogen fixation among diazotrophs—microorganisms that can convert nitrogen into usable form…
Read more Long-Term Study Discovers Nitrogen Fixation Hotspots in Atlantic SeaweedNewswise — North Carolina leads the nation for most households relying on private wells as a primary source of drinking water, with one in four households on private…
Read more Disparities in Testing and Treating Well Water Found in Low-Income, BIPOC Households in NC, Reveals New StudyThe lawsuits that ultimately led to the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision on race-conscious admissions centered on two colleges where most prospective students who apply won’t get in. At…
Read more The Supreme Court’s Admissions Ruling Mainly Affects Selective Colleges. They’re a Tiny Slice of Higher Ed.By J. Brian Charles How the vision of a gathering of Black college administrators created a movement that is now under attack. J. Brian Charles Source link
Read more The Evolution of DEIThe Supreme Court is poised to decide the fate of race-conscious admissions policies, perhaps as soon as Thursday morning. Unless you’ve been stuck in a trustees meeting for…
Read more With ‘Armageddon’ Looming, a Last Look at the Legal Fault Lines in Race-Conscious AdmissionsThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in two cases that challenge colleges’ consideration of race in admissions decisions — one against Harvard College, the other…
Read more As Race-Conscious Admissions Policies Go Before the Supreme Court, Here’s What 6 Experts Are Listening ForLegacy preferences in admissions have been around forever. So they might seem as permanent as any monument. But as recent history reminds us, sometimes monuments must fall. James…
Read more ‘Everybody Hates Them’: Why One Researcher Says Legacy Preferences in Admissions Must End Soon
