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GazetteTransitions: New President Named at U. of Oregon; First Woman Selected to Lead Bowdoin College
The University of Wisconsin at Madison’s provost will become president of the University of Oregon. -
Leadership
Embattled President of Connecticut College Will Step Down
Katherine Bergeron had drawn fire over a planned fund-raising event that prompted a diversity dean to resign and write a scathing public letter condemning her leadership.
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Unfulfilled Predictions
When It Comes to College Closures, the Sky Is Never Going to Fall
Are you tired of reading nearly annual predictions of a looming wave of colleges shutting down? Not nearly as tired as one Chronicle reporter. -
Politics and DEI
Bans on Public-College Diversity Offices Wouldn’t Affect Just State Funding
If enacted, the bills could prevent colleges from using many federal grants and threaten existing private-funding pipelines. -
Mental Health
Emotional Stress Remains a Top Challenge to Keeping Students Enrolled
A new report from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation builds on their previous research showing that students’ distress spiked during the pandemic. -
Campus Speech
Stanford Law’s Diversity Dean Is ‘on Leave’ as Controversy Boils Over a Disrupted Speech
Jenny Martinez, the law school’s dean, on Wednesday wrote a 5,000-word letter to the campus community that staked out a clear position on free speech and diversity, equity, and inclusion. -
Diminishing Access
The Post-DACA Generation Faces Steep Barriers to College in the South
Three states banned undocumented students from public institutions more than a decade ago. What happened there could spread. -
The Future of STEM
Meet the Stanford Professor at the Center of the Knock-Down, Drag-Out Math Wars
Jo Boaler is leading the math-instruction revolution. Critics say her claims don’t always add up. -
Campus Speech
Surveys on Free Expression on Campus Have Zeroed In on a Common Worry. It’s Not Professors.
Students report that fear of their peers’ reactions curtails their speech. But this isn’t a new phenomenon. -
Student rights
Public-University President Faces Backlash for Canceling Student Group’s Drag Show
The head of West Texas A&M University has drawn criticism for calling off the event. Critics say his action is a form of censorship that disregards students’ rights. -
'Equitable Educational Outcomes'
What Does It Take to Be a ‘Minority-Serving Institution’?
Researchers propose a new classification system to clear up confusion and improve equity. -
Politics and DEI Training
North Carolina Lawmakers Want Details on UNC’s Diversity Training
By next week, all University of North Carolina campuses must provide an inventory of employee-training programs that cover diversity, race, and unconscious bias.
