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Andrea Ucini for The Chronicle

Diversity Dilemmas

Can colleges build their reputation as a place where everyone, no matter their identity, can flourish?
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.

Latest Stories about DEI

Data & Policy
By Sarah Brown January 24, 2025
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
By Katherine Mangan January 22, 2025
Antidiscrimination and affirmative-action practices at colleges that receive federal aid are no longer required and could be prohibited, several lawyers said.
Law & Policy
By Jasper Smith January 21, 2025
The new administration’s clear opposition to DEI could prompt colleges to preemptively revisit their diversity offices and programs.
Academic Freedom
By Katherine Mangan January 16, 2025
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
By Katherine Mangan January 14, 2025
The NAACP says Alabama’s legislation has had a disproportionate effect on the campus experience of minority students.
Diversity
By J. Brian Charles January 2, 2025
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
By Jasper Smith December 18, 2024
Board leaders said the action would force administrators to support all students “regardless of their identifying characteristics.”
The Review | Opinion
By Mark Bauerlein, Scott Yenor December 16, 2024
When faculty members don’t do their jobs, the state must step in.
Data
By Declan Bradley December 13, 2024
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
Chronicle Staff December 10, 2024
Department drama. Faculty firings. Gordon Gee. Parking fees. We look back on the higher-ed topics and stories that drew the most attention.