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Subject: Race on Campus: U. of Michigan ends use of diversity statements
U. of Michigan bans diversity statements
Emily Elconin
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has nixed diversity statements in faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions. The policy change comes as reports circulate that the Board of Regents is going to announce cuts to the university’s
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U. of Michigan bans diversity statements
Emily Elconin
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has nixed diversity statements in faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions. The policy change comes as reports circulate that the Board of Regents is going to announce cuts to the university’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. During a recent meeting announcing the diversity-statement change, board members reassured faculty members that no such cuts were coming, our Katherine Mangan reports.
Race-conscious admissions can continue at the U.S. Naval Academy, a federal judge ruled. The ruling stems from the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned some colleges’ ability to consider race in admissions. The opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, exempted service academies. Friday’s ruling affirmed that service academies can consider race in admissions because diversity within the officer corps is a compelling national-security interest. Our Declan Bradley has more.
This college lost its accreditation decades ago. Why won’t its leaders call it quits? Knoxville College, a historically Black college in Knoxville, Tenn., was once one of the few gateways into the middle class for Black residents in East Tennessee. But competition and a series of bad financial decisions caused the college to lose its accreditation in 1997. Typically, unaccredited colleges will lay off their staff, shut campus doors, and sell their property. Not at Knoxville. For nearly 30 years a group of alumni has fought to keep the college running. Meanwhile the abandoned campus buildings have become a problem. Our Jasper Smith tells the story.
Last newsletter’s most popular story: The University of North Texas at Denton tells faculty members to prepare for “intense scrutiny” of their teaching and research.
In the aftermath of a critical New York Times story, faculty leaders fear regents are considering cuts to one of the nation’s most unapologetically ambitious models.
