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From: Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez
Subject: Race on Campus: A university tells faculty their teaching and research will be under intense scrutiny
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“Intense scrutiny” of teaching and research on certain topics. Faculty members at the University of North Texas at Denton were warned that the university’s Integrity & Compliance Office will monitor teaching and research related to diversity, equity, and inclusion to ensure the institution complies with a new state law that bans DEI offices, training, and statements at the state’s public universities. Though the bill’s text give exemptions for teaching and research, faculty members were told that the university will have a low “tolerance for violations.” Our Megan Zahneis reports.
Saint Augustine’s University has entered a $30-million credit agreement to restore its full accreditation. The private, historically Black university in North Carolina is on probation with its accreditor for financial instability. The credit agreement with a venture-capital firm will allow the university to pay outstanding debts, among other things. Our J. Brian Charles outlines Saint Augustine’s financial plans and how the university got here.
Last edition’s most read story: Our J. Brian Charles on how outsized growth at HBCUs is leading some institutions into an “identity crisis.”
