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The Cal State campus is slashing academic programs, laying off faculty, and, in an unusual move, scuttling its entire Division II athletics program.

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Bias Allegations
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has pointed to the university’s own data showing a decline in white, male professors.
'Unique Needs'
A new report sheds light on a rapidly growing but often overlooked subgroup.
Data
Taxes on endowments could go up under two reportedly different Republican plans, according to a Chronicle analysis.

Trackers: Keep Up With the Latest

The Chronicle is tracking executive orders, statements from Trump, and agency actions that affect higher education, plus legal challenges directed at those measures. Here’s the latest.
The Trump administration has abruptly canceled the visas or legal status of hundreds of international students, leaving campuses scrambling. Here’s the latest.
We’ve documented actions taken to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.
Legislators want to get rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, end diversity trainings, banish diversity statements, and censor how professors talk about race, gender, and sexuality in mandatory courses.

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Daily Briefing
Judge orders Tufts student released. Feds probe Penn’s foreign funding. NIH grants come with fine print, and more.
By Rick Seltzer May 12, 2025
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Protests at Columbia U. and the U. of Washington. Santa Ono prepares for a Florida move. Documents suggest the NIH violated court order, and more.
By Rick Seltzer May 9, 2025
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U. of Washington faces federal review. E.U. seeks to poach scientists. And more.
By Rick Seltzer May 8, 2025
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Can House Republicans land a punch outside of the Ivy League? Protesters arrested in two states. College credentials keep their sway. And more.
By Rick Seltzer May 7, 2025
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Great Read

Rediscover timeless and popular stories from our archive, handpicked by Chronicle editors.
Now Feifei Fan and Yanyao Jiang work in the same department, and their tangled case is headed for a Title IX showdown.
Soon enough, the capable few won’t want the job either.
Faculty members are overwhelmed, and the solutions aren’t clear.

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Data

The food-service workers, electricians, groundskeepers, and other skilled craft workers were laid off amid budget cuts or their work was outsourced, according to experts.
New labels assessing colleges’ minority and low-income enrollments, and students’ later earnings, suggest a new orientation from one of higher education’s longtime arbiters of prestige.
Our analysis offers a sector-by-sector look at changes in average annual pay for workers in noninstructional jobs from 2012-13 to 2023-24.
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Advice

Here’s a sustainable plan to bring you up to speed on a technology that academe can’t afford to ignore.
By Angel B. Pérez
In this era of constant disruption, the traditional leadership playbook no longer applies.
The success of new faculty members doesn’t just happen. And it begins with thoughtful onboarding.
How to execute the three phases of a presidential transition with as much finesse as possible.
Five tips to improve your mentoring and make it less time-consuming.
What does a well-designed leadership-development program look like?