Are they a victim of politics, conceptually flawed, or here to stay?
People like to believe that a quick fix will change campus culture, but it doesn’t.
Eleven scholars on politics, partisanship, and the professoriate.
Testing can do more than help elite colleges select a small handful of students.
Tracking DEI Across the U.S.
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Data & Policy
The president directed each federal agency to identify up to nine organizations for compliance reviews related to DEI efforts — including colleges with endowments over $1 billion.
Targeting Diversity Efforts
Antidiscrimination and affirmative-action practices at colleges that receive federal aid are no longer required and could be prohibited, several lawyers said.
Law & Policy
The new administration’s clear opposition to DEI could prompt colleges to preemptively revisit their diversity offices and programs.
Academic Freedom
Colleges have 90 days to come up with a plan to get rid of any programs catered to staff and students based on their gender or racial identity.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The NAACP says Alabama’s legislation has had a disproportionate effect on the campus experience of minority students.
Diversity
Weber State wants to be an “emerging HSI,” but a new state law prevents administrators from doing almost anything explicit to bolster its Latino enrollment.
Dismantling DEI
Board leaders said the action would force administrators to support all students “regardless of their identifying characteristics.”
The Review | Opinion
When faculty members don’t do their jobs, the state must step in.
Data
While many changes have been made as a result of state-level directives, more colleges are eliminating diversity offices and staff even when they aren’t required to do so.
Top Stories
Department drama. Faculty firings. Gordon Gee. Parking fees. We look back on the higher-ed topics and stories that drew the most attention.